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‘Votcifjn SntfiUfltntr.
of tk. sal
l I OIK lon of the 20th,
fv'bcon'rPceive.l by the ship Hunter
h' l Turner unfortunately slnp-
t ’ a ! )t j. , n jf Charleston harbor on
Kttl*
. . r uriiio- Ferdinand was
( ,IJii?V ursulns ’ ,is roote ,0 Mad ’
Symbol-, at tl,e"hemlof 4.ooC(men.
V Se IM , H. wt. retreating Wore
the Baron .rUralcs, made a •u.l.len
Itlennarcl. nn the SOth an,l attack
,l In-Harm, at SUlemon,three cattue.
r nri.l-1 It IS said that the da-
Scorpa, ‘which con.iate.l nf about
! ,V, or 1,6(10 men was rouel.ly hao.l
jrf,an.l that he hwt 700 prisoners.
A severe battle is also said to have
Seen fought in Arrauum, in which San
Micucl wasinurtallv wmintletl.
Some excesses had been committed
i„fc province of Cordova bvapor-
L of the troop, recently under the
(ommand of Balla.tero.: from winch
it would appear that they were far
IfVom being in a state of complete sub-
Lission, at the time Cadiz was given
I'/lie returns of men killed and woun
liicil in the French armies, fiom the
Lowing of the Bblassoa to the taking
Lftlie Trocodero and surrender of Ca-
IjiJ, amount to but 4,500 men.
(letter from Gibraltar of Oct. 4,
Ir.vs that Argue lies and several other
liiHpibers of the Cortes were then in
Ithfl hi v, having escaped from Cadiz.
I | rumored in Condon on the
■SO h that Parliament would he conve-
Ine’ before Christmas, for a specific
Ipu-iose—that is regarding Spanish af-
I ‘ V House of Rothschild & Twines
|j ia , > taken the Austrian loan r>f 2,000-
Iqo >]. The loan is for ihe pavment of
■ tin Austrian debt to Great Britain.
[ I ’he Bank of England has loaned
Ithe East India Company 2,600,000f,
I for hree vears, at 3 per cent.
Ireadful ravages are made in the
|Tu kish fleet by the plague.
| Liverpool Oct. 21st, 1823.
“Cotton has been extremely dull
Ifor he last three wpeks, and lias de
lelia id during that time $d to 5 8d per
lib. The dealers and consumers still
Ike 4 back, purchasing only for their
■imr ediate wants, and as the approach
■of tie new cron is so near at hand it is
■dotntfnl whether present prices will
■be maintained. The large holders
Bini speculators do not manifest the
■ran? firmness thev have heretofore
B,r\ though at the same time there
■reW so anxious as to force sales—
■’pi;ids mav be quoted at 8d to lOd.
Boa dands 13d a 22d per lb.
H of London. —lt is stated, that
Bor ships sail from the Port, of Lon -
Bonn a year than from all other pla-
Bi i the world united. It has been
Bom nited, that the total amount of
Brn|?rty shipped and unshipped in
Be Port of London, in one year,
Brio rs to nearly seventy millions -
Bil Sere are employed about 8 ,000
Bait men in navigating wherries and
Bras; 4000 labourers, lading and un-
Bxh’g ships: 12,000 revenue officers
doing duty; besides the
Brew i of everal vessels; which latter
Bccu ving a space of nearly five miles.
IB’ average there are 2000 ships in
jB p uer and Pocks ; together with
■OOO larges and other email craft cm
■lop I in lading and unlading them;
■ 3ftf } barges engaged in the inland
B for passengers. The exports
Hh'l imports employ about 4000 ships;
cargoes that annually enter
■>e ftrt are not less than 15,000.
MMil’cr movement of the Holt/ JUli
lhe ministers of the several
jßcmjers of the ITolv Alliance in
have required of tlie
H'' lS lgovernment that thev expel all
V e If'htical retugees in their territo
furnish them. with passports
■I,' V | r Suited States of America
■r way of Uremen or Hamburg. A
was furnished.
Sept. 22.—The day be
e s cs, erdaii the disgusting cer-
R ony of burying an effigy of- Rie
tpokplace. There is a species
■ I{lßen ess of mind in this triumph
r ~ courage well
■/ ‘> th * v ile populace of Mad-
H ’ o* their proper allies, the
■' K f o Wiers. The latter laugh
s’ , c .? rt,l >'■ at the farce, and did
H ‘Hi * Cast * tc P to P rcvent
, f ceremony commenced at
|R J? ° the evening, at the
SjHL . c and public function
!n tbe procession.—
J- v . e words of the Bible,
■fletK S l? abu,r ° on -likc kind of
De and the AV-
n en . lans ‘ When this mis-
W 1 o lc Mas finished, the crowd
■ began to cry “Pillage the shops for
j all the merchants are negroes , and
in tact some doors were broken
open in the streets Del Carmen zrul
De la Montera. Hut the Monks
checked the furv of the robbers, by
crying out that the pillage should
take place on the day that Hiego
entered the town. Thus also they
talk of the great day when Fer
dinand is to return —a day when
torrents of blood will flow in the
streets of Madrid.”
Letters by the Hunter, from Liver
pool, state that a most extensive tire
took place on the night of the 21st of
Get. All the fine ware Houses in
Wapping were burnt down to the
ground, and a vast amount of property
therein destroyed. They were lull of
Corn.—Courier.
Accounts by a later arrfval inform us that—
The King of Spain is pursuing with
(lie utmost recklesness his plans of
vengeance. It is calculated that 15,-
000 persons will be banished from
Madrid under his decrees, and a vast
number of persons be obliged to leave
Spain. Most of the banished take re
fuge in France.
Mina is said to have issued a proclamation,
declaring that the King has been guilty of per
jury, and that he is wholly unfit to govern the
country.
The London Morning Chronicle says, it was
well known in Paris on the 16th Oct. that
Prance, Spain and Portugal had concluded a
treaty for the restoration of the American Co
lonies to the legitimate sway of the two latter
powers.
SIERRA LEONE.
Portsmouth , Eng. Oct. 9.—Arri
ved his Majesty’s gun brig Snap
per, from the coast ot Afiica, where
she had been employed upwards of
three years in the suppression of
slave trading. She left Sierra Le
one on the Ist Septemher, and on
the 2d, Lieut. T. H. Rothery, her
commander died. The most im
portant article of information bro’t
by the Snapper is, that the Ashan
tees were approaching Cape Coast
in considerable numbers, with the
intention of making an attack on
and plundering the colony. The
private and public property there is
very considerable. Sir Charles
M’Carthy was about to leave Sier
ra Leone for Cape Coast, to direct
the operations. Captain Laing,
of the Royal African corps, had
collected a force of 7,000 men
(principally natives) to resist the
Ashantees. Com. Sir Robert
Mends was at Cape Coast, with the
Owen Glendower and Driver, for
the purpose of affording all possi
ble aid to the military forces. The
Ashantees were said to have arri
ved within nine miles of the col
ony. We are happy to hear that
the Owen Glendower, had captur
ed in the river Bonny, two Spanish
schrs. with 260 slaves on board ;
bu’ though the French have had a
squadron of five vessels of war at
Goree the last 12 months, four of
them were about to returu to
France, (having been relieved;
without having made a slave cap
ture : a recent arrival from the
river Seslos stated that the traffic
in slaves is carried on w ith redoub
led energy by the subjects of the
Kings of France and Spain, at the
Galinas, and on the coast of Cape
Palmas. It appears that revolu
tion and legitimate claims are as
much the political feelings of the
day in Africa as in Europe. Al
manv Abdtilkadue has been recal
led to the throne of the Foulahs and
Boukari Alfia has been sent to
private life. In the Madingo
Country, Fatimaha Mordie has
been deposed, because, contrary to
ancient usage, he had determined
on palaver without the consent of
the other Chiefs ; he was moreover
not allied to the principal families
in the Madingo Country hut was a
new raised Chief! It will be lier.rd
with pleasure that the gum trade
with the Moors at Portendic,
which was long lost, having taken
anew channel,had since its re-open
ing become verry flourishing.—
Three ships employed in this trade
had lately left Sierra Leone, for
Portendic. We are happy to state
that the rainy season had set in at
Sierra Leone, without any por
tentous omen of unusual sickness.
Slave Trade.— The Captain of
the brig Alexander, lately arrived
at Holmes Hole from Africa,
states, that during the last vear
not one vessel engaged in the Slave
Trade appeared on the coast of
Africa south of the Equator, while
heretofore he has never seen less
than 10 or 12 vessels engaged in
that disgraceful trade.
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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10.
A bill incorporating the town of M ACON
lias passed both houses of the Legislature. We
have not seen the net, but understand the ex
tent embraced in it, is—the town plot on the
West hunk of the Okmulgee, heretofore known
as Macon, and the village on the East side,
known as New town.
In consequence of the above mentioned act
of incorporation, we have altered the name of
our place of location from “Fort Hawkius” to
“Macon:” As the Fort Hawkins Post Office
w ill he most convenient to us, correspondents
mid printers are requested to direct their favors
as usual, until further notice is given.
It may not he altogether unnecessary, for
the information of people at a distance, to give
a sketch of the situation of Macon, Newtown,
and Fort Hawkins, as we are aware that many
who have not visited them, are misinformed
with regard to it.
The scite of Fort Hawkins is about half n
mile from tbe Okmulgee, on a hill, and the
buildings formerly attached to it are occupied
by several families. Near them is the tavern
of Messrs. Bullock fc Wells, at which the Post
Office is kept. On a level, at the foot of the
hill, and about two hundred yards from the
ferry is the village of Newtown, but generally
known us a part of Fort Hawkins. On the
western bank is the tow n laid out in February
last, extending one mile on the river and 3-4
of a mile buck. Here a Post Office has also
been established. The two latter places now
constitute the incorporated town of Macon.
CONGRESS..
The first session of the eighteenth Congress,
convened in Washington on the Ist hist. We
shall probably obtain the President's Message
in time for our next.
FINANCES OF THE STATE.
It was stated in our paper a week or two
since on authority of the Milledgeville papers,
and common report, that there was in the pub
lic Treasury of this Stute, surplus funds to the
amount of $425,775. —But it now appears by
a note from the Treasurer, that instead of the
State’s being burtlienal with lands, there is an
actual balance against it of $45,297 45. We
regret that we are unable to give the Treasur
er’s communication this week—it shall appear
in our next. This information we presume
will spoil many goWen dreams ofapublic Loan
Office.
A New-York paper says, “ We hear, in a
manner that induces us to believe, that infor
mation actually reached this city some days
since, aud lias probably been made known to
our government, that almost the first act ot
King Ferdinand, after his liberation, was to
sign a treaty ceiling the island of Cuba to
France.'’
In the Legislature of Tennessee, resolutions
have been adopted against tbe nomination of
President by a Congressional Caucus. The
principles laid down are argued at considerable
length, commencing as follows:
The General Assembly of the state
of Tennessee has taken into considera
tion the practice which on former oc
casions lias prevailed at the city of
Washington, of members of the Con
gress of the United States, meeting in
Caucus, and nominating persons to
be voted for as President and Vice-
President of the U. S. and upon the
best view of the subject, which this
General Assembly has been enabled
to take, it is believed that the practice
of Congressional nominations is a vio
lation of the spirit of the Constitution
of the U. S.
After going through with the subject, the ar.
guments are thus summed up:
Ist. A caucus nomination is against
the spirit of the Constitution. 2d. It
is both inexpedient anti impolitic. 3d.
Members of CoHgress may become the
final electors, and therefore ought not
to prejudge the case by pledging them
selves previously to support particular
candidates.—4. It violates the equali
ty intended to be secured by the Con
stitution to the weaker states. 5. Cau
cus nominations may in time (if the
practice is not effectually prevented by
the interference of the States) acquire
the force of precedents, and become
authoritative, and thereby endanger
the liberties of the American people.
This General Assembly, believing
that the true spirit of the constitution
will be best preserved bv leaving the
election of president and Vice Presi
dent to the people themselves, through
the medium of electors chosen by them
uninfluenced by any previous nomina
tion made by members of Congress,
have adopted thefollowingrasolutions:
Ist. Resolved, That the Senators in
Congress from this State be instruct
ed, and our Representatives be re
quested to use their exertions to pre
vent a nomination being mailt, during
the next session of Congress by the
members thereof, in caucus of persons
to fill the offices of President and
Vice-President of the U. S.
2d. Resolved—That this General
Assembly will, at its present session,
divide the state into as many districts
in convenient form, as this state is en
titled to electoral votes, for the pur
pose of choosing an elector in each, to
vote for President and Vice-President
of the U. S.
3d. Resolved—That the Governor
of this state transmit a copy of the
foregoing preamble and resolutions to
the executive of each of the U. States,
with a request that the same he laid
before each of their respective Legis
latures.
4th. Resolved—That the Governor
transmit a copy to each of the Senators
and Reprerentatives in Congress,from
this State.
Estate ILr&islatuve*
IN SENATE.
Tuesday, Dec. 2.
A bill to compel Sheriffs and Coro
ners to deliver possession of real es
tate sold by them under executions, to
the purchaser, his or her agent or at
torney —which was read the first time.
A resolution requesting his F.xcel
lency the Governor to cause suits to
be commenced against the Commis
sioners and their securities, who sold
the fractions in the counties of Wal
ton, Gwinett, Hall, Habersham and
ltabun,for the recovery of such amount
as has been retained by said Commis
sioners, unless the money shall be paid
over immediately—passed.
The bill to divide the county of Ear
ly'—passed.
Wednesday, Dec. 3.
The Senate passed the bill to lay
out and organize anew county out of
the counties of Wilkes, Warren,
Greene, Hancock and Oglethorpe—
[since reconsidered and rejected.)
Mr. Bullock reported instanter, a
bill to be entitled an act, to change
the time of holding the Superior and
Inferior courts in the Flint Circuit,
which was read the first time.
Thursday, Dec. 4.
On motion of Mr. Gamble—Resolv
ed, That the joint Judicary committee
be instructed to enquire into the expe
diency of appointing some fit and pro
per person to compile and digest the
Statutes of England that are in force
in the State Georgia.
The bill to divide the county of Ap
pling was lost.
Friday, Dec. 5.
On motion of Mr. Maugham—Re
solved, That the committee on Agri
culture and Internal Improvement be
instructed to enquire into the expedi
ency of opening a canal from the river
Altamaha to Turtle river, with power
ty, report by bill or otherwise.
Saturday, Doc. 6.
Mr. Berrien from the joint Judiciary
committee, ta whom the subject had
been referred, reported that it is inex
pedient to pass a law, having for its
object the pecuniary compensation of
Grand and Petit Jurors.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday, Dec. 1.
A Resolution has been) approved
and signed by the Governor:
Appointing O. 11. Prince, C. J. Me.
Donald, M. Robertson, J S. Frierson,
R. Durrett, commissioners of Bibb
county Academy.
The bill to lay oil’ three new brigades
and create the 7th di vision of Georgia
militia—passed.
More effectually to protect the in
terest of parties plaintiffs in suits
against joint, or joint and several ob
ligors, and promissors—passed.
To legalize all grants under the sig
nature of Simon Whitaker, as secra
tary of state, and to make valid and
legalize the same ; and also the acts
of Thomas H. Crawford, deputy sec
retary for A. Hammond, secratary of
state—passed.
Tuesday, Dec 2.
Mr. Daniel reported a bill tojlay out
anew county out of the counties of
Elbert, Wilkes, and Lincoln. •
The bill to create a board of public
works and to define their duties,
passed.
To reduce the tax of pedlars—pas
sed.
Wednesday, Dec. 3.
Notice was given by Mr. Ingersol—
To amend an act to provide for the
temporary management and security
of the public property at Fort Haw -
kins, &c.
By Mr. Law—to compel all own
ers and packers of cotton to mark their
names and places of residence on each
bale.
Thursday, Dec. 4.
The speaker of the house being ab
sent, on motion of Mr. Upson, Mr.
Daniel took the chair, and the follow
ing resolution offered by Mr. Fort,
was read and agreed to unanimously,
viz:
Resolved, That Genl. Allen Daniel
be and he is hereby appointed speak
er pro tem, during the indisposition of
the speaker, Gen. David Adams.
The bill to establish a loan office
and authorize the loan of 8500,000 of
the public treasure of the staif was
read the second time and made the or
der of the day for Tuesday next.
The bill to alter and amend the 2d
section of tha 2d article of the consti
tution of the State of Georgia (for elec
ting the Governor by a popular vote)
was passed—yeas 90 —nays 9.
New-York, Oct. 25.
Statue of Washington. —A model
in plaster of an Equestrian Statue ot
Washington, is now exhibited at the
City Theatre, W arren street executed
by signor Causici, an Italian artist
and pupil of|Canova, which is pronoun
ced by good judges to be as fine a piece
ol statuary as any to be seen in Eu
rope. Signor C. was induced to de
vote his attention to production of
this specimen of the arts in conse
quence of understanding that the cit
i7.ens ol New-York were desirous of
having a statute erected to the mem
ory of their immortal chief. That
which he has modelled is about 13 feet
in height, and is remarkable for its*
correct likeness of Washington, and
the spirit displayed throughout the
whole. The fiery steed on which the
hero is mounted, bears as close a res
emblance to life as any Equestrian
Statue we ever beheld. We are in
formed that the Corporation on Sat
urday last visited the exhibition and
were highly delighted with the spir
it, taste and eftect which the artist
had infused into the execution, and
that they have since intimated to
Signor Causici their intention to pat
ronize his efforts, by calling on the
public to furnish the means of rearing
a marble or bronze statue, after the
model he has constructed. The ex
pense of the former will be about g 50,-
000 of the latter g 60,000. Pronze
has decidedly the preference : it lasts
for ages ; while the latter is extremely
subject to decaf, especially by expos
ure.
A meeting was held at Colombia,
S. 1. on the 22d ult. for the purpose
of preparing a petition to Congress to
reject the biil imposing protecting du
ties for home manufactures. The
Committee appointed by the meeting,
for drafting this petition, were also
directed to open a communication on
the subject with the different sections
of the state.
An Embargo has been laid at
avanna, on all vessels bound
esiward, supposed to be in con
sequence of an expedition fitting
out for the relief of the Castle of St.
Juan de Ulloa. E. F. Herald.
A sample of Cloves has been
sent to this country ; the. produce
of the island of St. Domingo. The
tree from which the sample was ta
ken ; produced sixty pounds. This
may lead to cultiv ate the various
kinds of Spices in Florida.
St. Augustine, Nov. 20.
This morning Gov. Duval left this
city lor Pensacola. His object, more
particularly, is to explore the interior,
so as to be able to ascertain the face
of the country, and the character of
the soil ; and also to assist the com
missioners infixing upon a proper,
scite for the seat of the Territorial
Government.
The GlSrerninent have issued or
ders for the establishment of a milita
ry post at Tam pa Bay, for the purpose
of taking an oversight of the ludians
who are about to be located in that vi
cinity.
Destructive Firej —We learn from
Cincinnatti that the great Steam Mill
at that place, owned by Oliver Orms
by, of Pittsburg, Pa. together with all
the machinery, grain, flour, whiskey,
account books, papers, &c. belonging
t the establishment, was consumed
by fire on the night of Monday, 3d
inst. The total loss is estimated at,
8100,000; eighty thousand of which
is sustained by Mr. Ortnsby.
Georgia—JeiYerson County.
WHEREAS Jesse Robinson and
Matilda G. Bostick apply to
me for letters of administration on.
the estate of Don F. Bostick, deceased,
late of Jefferson county: These ara
therefore to cite ami admonish all
and singular, the kindred and credi
tors of said deceased, to be and ap
pear at my office within the time pre
served by law, to show cause, if any,
why said letters should not be granted.
Given under my hand this 2d De
cember, 1823.
John G • Bostick, n. c. c. o.
*6w—3B
Administrator’s Sa\e.
WILL be sold, on Saturday the
17th day of January next, ia
the town of Louisville, at tke late re
sidence of Joseph Hall, deceased,
AW t\\o Yersonat Yvo\iertv
of said deceased, consisting of Hors
es, Cattle, Hogs, Household and Kit
chen Furniture, and also a set of Sad
dlers Tools. Terms made known on
day of sale.
CALEB COOKSEY, Mm'r.
Dec. 10, 1823. *tJs3B