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From Africa. —The Rev. R. R.
Gurley, agent ot the Colonization
Society, has just arrived in this
city from the coast of Africa. He
states that the Colony at Cape IMc
surado is in encouraging circum
stances. The natives have been
peaceful, and there is no danger to
he apprehended Irom them. Ihe
Colonists lelt no more leal* oi being
attacked by the Ashantees,of whose
proceedings at Cape Coast we have
heard so much, than we do. 1 hey
are so far removed and there are
such various obstacles between,
there is no prospect of it whatever.
The Colony has suffered tor want
of medical aid, hut the del ths have
been comparatively few, ten or
twelve since March last, and, those
of ordinary diseases, I hose who
went out from Petersburg, under
Waring, haye erected bouses, and
are now conveniently accommoda
ted. Considerable land, also, has
been cleared, and the Colonists, in
general, have, on the whole, mani
fested great perserverance and in
dustry. During the absence of
Mr. Ashmun, who went to the
Cape de Verd Islands for his health,
they moved on harmoniously, un
der the direction of Hot Carey,
Johnson, and Waring, three men
of color. Mr. Ashmun has since
returned,and resumed his superin
tendence ; his health being in a
great measure restored. Mr. A.
is spoken of as deserving great
credit for his unwearied efforts for
the good of the Colony.
Land has been apportioned to
the settlers, and a satisfactory sys
tem of government established.—
‘l he country is represented bv Mr.
G. as well as bv all others,as being
remarkable for fertility. Coffee,
sugar, cotton, rice, indigo, may be
cultivated to great advantage. Mr.
G. brought with him a specimen of
indigo raised by one of the colonists
also of a peculiar kind of cotton,
of a consistency like silk. Os this
cotton, one of the colonists from
this city, whose name, on account
of her character for great industry,
ought to be mentioned, (M. Poul
son,J spun and knit him a pair of
socks, which show of what the ma
terial is capable.
He visited Siena Leone, and
found the colony in safety and
prosperity. The Ashantee war is
entirely beyond the Sierra Leone
region. Philadelphia Pec.
Dreadful Shipwreck. —A seaman
named Olford, belonging to Polper
ro, has returned to his native
place, having lost his legs, and be
ing otherwise in a most pitiable
state. The following account is giv
en by this poor fellow, of the cause
of his calamity: On the 3d of
April, 1823, he sailed from Ply
mouth, in the brig Mount Stone,
Coleman, master, to St. John’s
Newfoundland. ‘Die crew consist
ed of the master, Samuel I.ong
mard, the mate, 3 seamen, Olford,
Cost, Dingle, and a cabin hoy.
They had on hoard, beside, Mr.
Hodge, the owner of the vessel,
and his son, a lad about 1 7 years
of age, and, Mr Roth well, a passen
ger. They had a rather favoura
ble passage until the 7th of May,
when, during the prevalence of a
dense fog, and whilst the vessel
was sailing at the rate 8 knots an
hour, they struck against a body of
ice that was level with the surface
of the water. The shock was’ so
severe, that the vessel was stove in,
unci after a vain attempt to stop
the leak, they were forced to get in
to the boat, without being able to
save a morsel of food, a drop of
water, or an article of clothing Hut
what they had on, and push from
the ship which was rapidly sinking.
Soon after leaving the vessel she
went down, and thev proceeded to
make the best of their way towards
the land from which they were
then three hundred miles distant,
i hey continued to row for three
days,when, being completely ex
hausted bv latigue, hunger, thirst,
and cold, they were compelled to
desist, and resigning themselves to
their fate, they allowed the boat to
drive before the sea. On the sth
day, Mr. Roth well the passenger,
expired : on the seventh day, young
•Hodge, the owner’s son, died , his
father a few hours after, shared the
same fate; and was speedily fol
lowed by Cost and Dingle, [the
two seamen,] the mate, and the
bov, leaving only the master and
Olford alive, but reduced to the
last state of weakness. On the
17th May, 10 days after quitting
Mount Stone thev were observed
by a vessel belonging to Liverpool
on board of which they were taken
and treated with every attention
their deplorable state required.—
The next day they were landed
about 100 miles from St. John’s,
where they obtained medical as
sistance. In consequence of his
feet being frostbitten whilst in the
boat Olford had them amputated
a little above the ankles. In Octo
ber, 1823, he was sent to St. John’s
to obtain a passage home; whilst
there, it was found necessary again
to amputate his legs a little below
the knees. After recovering from
this second operation he was sent
home. — English paper .
LATE FROM FRANCE.
Ncw-TorkfJov.\o. —By an arrival
from Havre,files of Paris papers
to the 2d October, have been re
ceived.
The censorship of the press was
removed on the 30th September.
The Moniteur of that day contains
the following ordonance :
“Charles, etc.
<l Not judging it necessary to
maintain for a long period the
measure which was adopted under
different circumstances, against
abuses of the liberty of the Jour
nals ;
“ The ordonance of the 15th of
August last, which recalled into
vigor the laws of March 31, 1820,
and July 26, 1821, shall cease to
have its effect.”
The Bordeaux paper of the 29th
Sept, mentions that a courier has
brought news from Spain of the ar
rival at Majorca of a Russian
squadron of 25,000 men, from
which an officer was despatched to
Madrid.
The dev of Algiers has announced
that he will make war upon Sardin
ia within one month from the Bth
of September, unless that country
pay to him the full amount of the
tribute which he had imposed.
He has made the same declaration
to Holland, with an injunction
to separate herself from an alliance
with Spain within three months.
He has declared war without res
triction against Spain. The Dutch
Admiral commanding in the Baltic
has notified the Spanish govern
ment, that he cannot extend his
protection to Spanish subjects, in
case of attack from the Algerines.
A squadron of twelve vessels, well
armed and equipped, were at Al
giers, ready for sea, on the Bth of
September.
Germany. —The King of Wir
temburg has issued an Ordonnance ,
which subjects for five years to the
censorship, the Journals and peri
odical publications, as well as all
works having only 20 pritited sheets
in conformity to the last decision
of the Germanic diet.
On the 22d of September, a meeting
of the Committee for commencing a
Steam Navigation to India, took place
in London. Several scientific gen
tlemen in the service of the East In
dia Company, wliohad been appointed
to investigate the plan, were present,
nml they reported favourably of the
undertaking. It was finally deter
mined to carry it into execution. The
route is intended to be round the
Cape of Good Hope, and not by the
Red Sea as was formerly intended.
Irish Chinch Establishment. —The
returns to the House of Commons of
the quantity of land belonging to the
Church of Ireland, is a document of
fearful importance, and one which can
not fail, we should think, to draw at
an early period of next session the
most serious notice of Parliament.
The I limate, Lord J. Beresford,
Archbishop of Armagh, has above 63,-
000 acres, of which more than 50,000
are arable. His Grace is a man in
middle life, and of a healthy constitu
tion. Suppose he was to let his life
against the leases let by his predeces
sor, he would have the power of ruin
ing perhaps a hundred families, and
obtaining for himself a rack rent of not
less than 70,000/. or 80,000/. per an
num.
The See of Dublin has upwards of
20,000 acres. Much of this being near
the metropolis, must be considered us
of extraordinary value.
But every thing is eclipsed by Der
ry ; there wc have 34,000 Irish acres
appropriated to inv Lord the Bishop
little short of 150,000 English acres !
and should his Lordship, at the begin
ning of his incumbency, have thought
lit to run his life against his tenants,
he would now, at the expiration of 20
years, possess a larger I'ent roll than
an v subject in the world. Vet it was
this very See which bogged assistance
towards repairing its own cathedral !
hut which, bv the horror into which it
threw Mr. Dawson on the occasion,
has produced, we suspect, this saluta
ry exposure of an evil which must be
removed.
SOUTH_AMERICA.
Bolivar's Victory. —An official ac
count of Bolivar's victory das at length
readied us, bearing date, Head Quar
ters Itegis 7th August 1824 —anil ad
dressed to the principal Ministers ol
Peruvian affairs—we make the iollow
ing extract.—
In conclusion, after vat ions con
flicts, in which the advantage varied
from one side to the other, the ene
my's cavalry, although superior in
number, and better mounted than ours,
was thrown into complete disorder,
beaten, and compelled to fall back to
the files of the infantry, which during
the battle, had continued its march to
wards Juago, and when its cavalry
was defeated,wasat a con siderable dis
tance from the place where the action
was decided. Our cavalry has dis
played that courage which my pen is
unable to express, and which can
only be conceived by calling to re
membrance the age of heroes. The
result of this brilliant action is,that 235
of the enemy have fallen in battle,
among them are ten chieftains and
officers, more than 80 made prisoners,
and a great number dispersed. Above
300 excellent horses with their equip
ments have fallen into our hands, and
the field of battle was covered with
every species of spoil. On our side
we have had about GO killed ; among
the killed are Capt. Urhina, of the
Colombian horse grenadiers, and
Lieut. Cortes of the first regimeut of
the Cavalry at Peru. Among the
wounded are Bizaria, General Neco
ches, who lias received seven wounds,
none of which however are dangerous,
Col Corbajal, of the Colombian horse
grenadiers, Commandant Soberri, of
the second squadron of the Peruvian
regiment, Serjeant Major Felipe
Brum, ami Capt. Peraza, both of the
Colombian cavalry ; the first and two
last are wounded severely, and some
few of the privates dangerously.
The war of Teru would have been
brought to a close last evening, had not
the enemy continued the rapid re
treat of his infantry without intermis
sion, or could our troops have flown as
was necessary, in order to come up
with theirs ; all were burning with the
desire of destroying the enemies of the
country.
Gen. Bolivar embarked for Peru,
Aug. 7th, 1823, on the 7th of August
1824, his despatches are dated, an
nouncing his victory on the day be
fore.
The enemy was so panic struck
that they continued their march from
day light yesterday, without even hal
ting dining the last night.
To-morrow our army continues
pursuit, and I hope that my succeed
ing dispatches w ill be dated from the
valley of Juaja.
I congiVualate your excellency,
and all Peru on the brilliant achieve
ment of yesterday, and which being
the result of the first action of this
campaign, presages the most tortunate
conclusion. The land of the Incas,
moistened with the blood of her op
pressor, and of those who endured
their tyranny, will ere long otter to
the view, her beautiful fields, adorned
with the precious tree of liberty,
which is fast approaching to maturity.
Soon the characters for 14 years will
leave in the recollection ot the op
pressed inhabitauts of this country,
only the recollection of the horrors
they perpetrated,whilst fortune smiled
upon them. THUS. DE UKRES,
Secreluria jenera ierion.
From Pernambuco. —The brig
Adriana, Austin, 43 days from Per
nambuco, arrived at Boston on Sat
urday. We learn from our corres
pondents that Capt. Austin brings
information that on the 18th of Au
gust, Lord Cochrane, with several
frigates and transports, from Rio
Janeiro, appeared off’ Pernambuco,
and on the 7th of September landed
about 2000 troops under the com
mand of General Learner, about
one mile south of that city. They
were met on their way to the city,
by the inhabitants, who fought the
F.mperor’s with great bravery for
five days, during which about 500
marines and sailors were landed
from the fleet under Com. Jewett.
The Pernambucans were at last
overpowered, and made good their
retreat to Olioda, (which place
they held possessinn of at the last
date,) while Gen. Learner and his
troops marched into the city, and
held quiet possession of it when
the Adriana sailed. N, TANARUS, Spec.
_PIT l
\Hhi‘m\u'V \.
Much lias been said, and much written on
the subject of Internal Improvements in this
state, uiu! v.e reur’t to be under the necessity
of adding, that nothin; has yet been done.—
No state has ever hud greater inducements
to undertake them for the benefit ot its citi
zens, and a greater command of means tor
prosecuting them than Georgia. Hut with an
apathy that has astonished all hut those who
had the power, and should have acted, the
Legislature lias till the present time neglected
to comply with the wishes and interests of a
great portion of its citizens. A principal ob
jection made to prosecuting the plans that have
been suggested has been the want ot a com
petent Engineer to make the necessary sur
veys. But we now find hy a communica
tion from the Governor to Ihe Legislature,
that the services of one has been obtained.—
The subject of Internal Improvements is also
now fairly before our Legislators, ami we can
not but indulge the hope that even they will
for once act with ENERGY —that they will
dismiss all feelings of lornt interest, or jealousy
and lie united and active on a subject which,
will eventuate in the general good Their
constituents are anxiously waiting tor them to
redeem their character from the imputation
of indecision ami want of discernment which
they now lie under Should they not, howe
ver, answer their expectations, and adopt ju
dicious measures without delay, ciur com
merce, (which has already gone in a great
measure to enrich the cotters of an enterpris
ing neighbour) will be drawn into a channel
from which it cannot tie diverted until the state
has become a great sufferer. Nothing is now
proposed but w'hnt must tie done at some
time or other, and bad it not better be done,
while it can be attributed to wisdom rather
than to necessity ? be have a wish that the
State should enjoy the benefits ot its own
commerce —but if it refuses to act in such a
manner as to secure the advantages of it, to it
self, must we not seek our interest wherever
we can find it ?
q j=* it he remembered thnt an Election
is to be held for a member of Congress to fill
tlie place of the Hon. Mr. Cobb lately- elected
to the Sennte of the United States. Richard
11. Wilde Esq.and Col. Win. C. Lyman, are
candidates for the place.
PRESIDENTIAL —As far as the Election
of Electors has yet taken place, and the re
turns been received they stand as follows.
Maine, for Adams 9,
Massachusetts, Adams 15,
New-Hampshire, AdumsS,
Vermont, Adams 7,
Connecticut, Adams 8,
New-Jersey, Jackson 8,
Pennsylvania. Jackson 28,
Delaware, Crawford 2, Adams 1.
Maryland, Jackson 7, Adams 3, Crawford 1
Virginia ,Crawford 24,
North Carolina, Jackson 15,
Georgia, Crawford 9,
Alabama, Jackson 5,
Missisippi, Jackson 3
In New-York, the Legislature at last suc
ceeded in nominating two tickets, one for Ad
ams, the other for Crawford ; and on the 15th
the two houses met, and a vote was taken,
which elected 7 of the Crawford and 25 of the
Adams ticket, and adjourned, leaving four to
be elected.
On Sunday evening last Mr. Henry Hill who
was employed as a ferryman at this place
having some altercation with Mr. Joseph S.
Loving, occasioned by a supposed inattention
to his duty, when Loving procured a heavy
stick with which he gave Hill several blows,
one of which inflicted a mortal wound. Hill
died in the forenoon of next day from extrava
sated blood in the brain. A coroner’s Inquest
was held aver the body which returned a ver
dict of murder. Loving left the place on
horseback, taking the Marion road, us soon us
he ascertained that Hill was dead, and was
pursued by several of the citizens, some ol
whom have returned without success ; others
are still in pursuit, and little doubt is enter
tained but that he will brought back
From the Recorder.
TO THE LEGISLATURE OF GEORGIA.
Internal Improvements.
This interesting subject which has
been so zealously advocated in all the
public papers for these twelve months
past, and which his Excellency the
Governor has recommended to the
most serious attention of this Legisla
ture, from all appearances bids fair to
be acted on. The only difficulty
which presents itself at present, is the
multiplicity of plans and projects sug
gested. Some are unimportant, some
merely local, and others by far exceed
ing the resources of the State ; and
tins creates some apprehension, that
the main object may again be defeated.
It is obvious that all those improve
ments which are deemed necessary
and practicable cannot be underta
ken simultaneously ; the question
therefore is, where to begin, and how
with the least of expenditure to ef
fect the greatest portion of public
good ?
Nature and Reason plainly point
out as of primary importance, the im
provement of our principal navigable
rivers, on which we roust ultimately
rely for the cheapest conveyance ol
our produce to the nearest seaports,
—then to facilitate by good roads,
bridges or ferries, the easy access to
the ditVerent landing places on those
rivers.
Savannah river has been most ef
fectually improved of any in the State
—the Oconee, Ocmulgee and Altuma
ha but partially so; the latter running
through the very heart of the state,
arc now unquestionably -entitled to
t ie slave population of the Sou*’, v v
the next immediate patronage i
Legislature. That these riven
be rendered navigable for Bl *!!
Steam Boats, (the only ,j VPr * d !
n,w desirable for clfeapness *
expedition) is not disputed and tl •
tercst which all those rich and J"’
1 u s counties, from thirty miles i
of the Oconee to Flint river, have
their effective clearing, i s a ‘sufficiei!
guarantee that it will be done u
the benefits expected therefrom won’ t
be but imperfectly realized unl PSs
permanent, good central sea p or t v '*
established, where merchants and j!'*
dividuals of capital would find indue ”
ments to settle. Darien is not, ar j
from its unhealty situation ami ’ B j
low bar, never can become such ,
one ; during the best of times,
with all the advantages of a gn at
Bank located there, it has never bee
more than a depot for Savannah, J!
at the present crisis of our State con,’
merce is likely to become a depot |',
Charleston, unless Georgia, emulaliij„
a little of that state pride so hi4|
displayed by our sister state, estab
lislies that so often spoken of and (?.’
sired port of Brunswick, which p re .
sents so many advantages to the State
clearly and copiously defined and ac.
knowledged by onu Legislature after
another for these six or seven years
past, that it would be superttuous to
repeat them. The report of the
Commissioners, purposely sent toes,
pi ore the route of a canal to connect
the Alatamaha with Turtle or Sapdo
rivers, with that of an able Engineer
accompanied with a diagram, is at
the command of the committee. This
canal of eleven miles only in length,
through a country whose soil is pecs*
liarly adapted for canalling is repre
sented to require no locks, andtobe
one of the easiest undertakings of the
kind in nature. Has not the State
already paid for sufficient evidence,
that it can now safely sanction the
opening of that canal, under the direc
tion of the Board of Public Works
and their Engineer, and make an ap
propriation for it? Since the Commis
sioners made their report, labor has
become much cheaper—work maybe
engaged by the mile—we may proba
bly even employ Convicts to advan
tage on public works, for which we
have the example of other countries
set before us.
In 1819, we were indeed very near
getting this port established, with
very little trouble and expense,
through Mr. Henry Shultz, an enter
prising and persevering citizen, who
duly appreciating the natural advan
tages it ottered had purchased halt
the lots in Brunswick, and asked
leave to open said canal —a resolu
tion passed the House of Representa
tives authorising the Governor to con
tract with him for it—but the Senate
then anxious to adjourn, postponed
the further consideration of it. The
good genius of Georgia was then asleep
or much evil resulting from that de
nial might have been averted. Mr.
Shultz, instead of establishing his fa
vorite town of Hamburg, on Turtle
river, and continuing to work for this
State, whose interest it was then hi*
ambition further to promote as wed
as his own ; being afterwards, in de
fending his rights to the Bridge whicn
he built, literally driven across it into
South Carolina, that state offered
shelter and protection, and enabieu
him, with a loan of 850,000 only, to
build a town of the same name opf 11 - 1 e
Augusta, and by projecting and open
ing a direct Steam Boat navigation
between that town and Chariest" 11 ’
lie has accomplished what that state
with a disbursement of 8 1,500,000
inland canals, not yet finished, com
but partially effect —namely, to “ re •
from Augusta and Savannah that con
siderable portion of the S. a!lllf
trade which they were so long P eiC
fully enjoying, and of which no o
before him had thought it P® ssl ] lC
deprive them. A line ot *-*,
Boats follow s now the hack ope
to them, protected by the late< * CI ,
of the Supreme Court of the 11
•Slates. Tlie Steam Koat Cum
of Georgia has suffered
seeks now redress Irom the W 1 ’ ,
ture. The merchants of Aog*9 *
the up-country attracted ( a * t
doubtedlv must be) by superior a
tages of trade to Charleston.
mostly deserted Savannah ,th .
tunate city, once the pride ol -
The Soutn-Carolina paper* ‘
commercial advantages - A #l
ed, and look forward to no lew• ‘
monopoly of the whole at our * P
If we continue to look on w 1 i^ eß dy
much longer, the assertion •
made, “ that Georgia has no b#t
a may indeed bt
too true. fhat!*^
If we investigate the c*'us . j r
to the decay of Savannah* “ ( | lff k
to point out effective means oin .
the adverse current i *£ al ” , ‘, ‘’ j rap
merce is attracted by cap lla • (()|)Ven
italista by commerce, •; . ugf ir.
iencc and many other adven t |, e
cutultnnccl, wltich tl °"‘