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THE GEORGIA JOURNAL.
VOL. I.
MILLEDGEVILLE, TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1810.
No. 23.
PUBLISHED BY SEATON GRANTLAND,
(PRINTERTO THE STATE,) ON JEF-
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1 agent for the collection of debts due
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ted accounts, of which all persons
concerned, arc requested to take no
tice.
Charles Williamson.
December 12. 7—tf
100 Dollars Reward.
Strayed or rUoIrn from the plantation ot
Cnpt. Samuel Tinsley, the latter part of la ft
month, A ROAN HORSE, eleven years
old, between fourteen and fifteen hands
high, strong made, with thick inane and
tail ; trot* and paces, but goes roughly.—
Me is branded, but the brands not recollect
ed. If strayed, a liberal reward will be gi
ven on his being delivered to the subscriber
living near the mouth of Little river. Ami
if stolen, the above reward on conviction of
the thief.
Hines Holt.
Baldwin county, March 20. 21——tf.
INTERIOR NAVIGATION.
Better practical evidence perhaps
cannot be given of the vast national
importance of the interior navigation
of our country, and the facility of
intercourse which already exists
between the immense stream Ri
vers of the West, and the tide wa
ter of the Eastern side of the conti
nent, than a recital of the following
circumstances which we have great
pleasure in giving to the public.
On Monday, the 7th inst. arrived
at the office of the Superintendant of
Indian trade in George Town, a large
.quantity of Beaver St other valuable
. fuffc, collected at the United States’
1 factories at Fort Osage on the Mmiss
uori, & Fort Madison on the Upper
Mississippi'. Of the 2000 miles which
this valuable cargo has been thus
transported, it was water borne the
whole distance, except about 130
miles, to wit : down the Missouri &
' Upper Mississippi toSt.Louis, thence
down the Mississippi & up the Ohio
i. to Wheelen in boats ; from that place
^across to Cumberland in waggons;
and again in boats from Cumberland
down the Potomac to tide water in the
district ot Columbia.
So much has nature done toward
facilitating this most important and
extensive connection between the two
sides of the continent—that of th(
whole route just described, no exer
tion of art has yet been made to aid
the transportation but on the river
Potomac—on which from Fort Cum
berland to tide water, a distance of
about 220 miles, large sums have
been expended, in constructing nu
merous locks and considerable canals
round the falls and other works to
remove obstructions which we un
derstand have been completely over
come.by the perseverance aad spirit
of the company engaged in that en-
terurise, as relates to the seasons when
he waters are up—that compared
jtn what has been done, but little
emains to be executed to render this
river navigable at all seasons : when
th is shall have been done, and the U
States road from Cumberland west
fitablcloss of lives, and the late mili
tary enterprises in which his majes
ty’s forces have been unfortunately
■mployed, have excited mingled feel
ings of compassion, disappointment,
indignation and alarm, among all
classes of his majesty’s subjects.’
Resolved, That the whole military
strength and resources of this king
dom have been drawn forth to an ex
tent unparalled in its history, and
have been most improvidently appli
ed, and finally consumed, in uncon
nected and abottive enterprises, at
tended with no permanent advanta
ges to Great Britain, without effectu
al relief to her allies, and distinguish
ed only by the unprofitable valour
displayed, and immense sacrifices of
blood and treasure.
Resolved unanimously, That during
these unprecedented failures and ca
lamities, our misfortunes have been
highly agravated by the imbecility
and distraction in tlife cabinet, where
it appears his majesty’s confidential
servants have been engaged in tli
most despicable intrigues and cabals,
endeavouring to deceive and su|
plant each other, to the great neglect
of their public duty, and scandal ol
the government.
Resolved, That the most effectual
way of evincing our loyalty to our so
vereign, regard for the constitution,
and promoting the security of tin
country, is, by a spirit of jealousy and
vigilance over public men, and a free
representation of the people in Parlia
ment, by which alone we can secure
a just and constitutional control over
all public functionaries.
Resolved unanimously, That we are
of opinion, that in the present arduous
struggle in which Europe is engaged,
the safety of the British empire can
alone be preserved by wise and
honest councils to direct the public
force ; and that such councils can a-
lone be upheld hv the energies of a
free* and united people.
Resolved unanimously, That such
calamitous events imperiously call
for a rigid and impartial inquiry
and that an humble address be pre
sented to his majesty, praying his
majesty to institute such inquiry
arm the general character of th
whole nation ; and thus one or twi
millions of ptwplc bear an opprobri-
ms stigma from the turpitude of a
few.
The middle and southern states
have never disgorged upon New-
England the off-scourings of their
cities, nor their fugitives from justice,
in any very considerable degree. If
they had buckskin tricks might in
Boston, or Portsmouth, or Portland,
he as pioverLi il as yankee tricks in
New-Vork or Philadelphia.—But let
when I found the clay well melted,
md in a fluid state so that it run out
of the crucible in strings, as thick a
i straw, and produced solid glass,
which could be thus drawn from thre
to four feet long.”
As this is an entire new discovery,
it will no doubt receive the attention
of the chvmists and mineralogists of
our country.—A. York Com. Ad.
philosopher or a citizen of the
world, examine the records of our
criminal courts, and he will find, that
the triumph we pretend to over our
New-England brethren, is not indis
putably just and correct, as some of
us may have supposed. Let us bear
in mind the elegant, the instructive
and the universally applicable lesson
held out by the parable of the phari
see and the publican.
I have travelled very often through
New-England. And when I first
visited the country, I was a slave to
’’Riie miserable prejudices that so ge
nerally prevail respecting i's inhabi-
ants. I imagined that a large propor
tion of them were sharpers, solely in
tent upon deception and fraud. I
have lived to see the extent of my
error. I am |>roud to acknowledge
it, and to do justice, as far as these
feeble effusions can do justice, to the
much injured character of a most
respectable nation. I have beheld
with delight, the decency, the neat
ness the elegance of their dwellings—
the order, the decorum, the propriety,
the urbanity, and the hospitality of
their manners—the intelligence and
good information even of the lowest
orders of their citizens—the capti
vating polish of their smallest cliil
ren, in whom the rudiments of e-
ducation are so far instilled, that
they uniformly stop and salute thc|* f AbdaUah| “to whose death he
passing stranger the republican sim- u - as consenting and he related the
A much esteemed friend of the Edi
tor has forwarded him from Savannah
a new publication, entitled, “ The
Star in thf. East”—A Sermon
preached in Bristol (Eng.) by the
Rev’d Claudius Buchanan from In
dia, for the benefit of the Society for
Missions to Africa and the East—
The Appendix contains a Report on
the state of the ancient Christians
in Cochin and Travancore; and an
account of the discoveries made by
the Revd. Dr. Buchanan of 200,000
Christians in the sequestered region
of Hindoostan.—From this very va
luable work, the following interest
ing narrative is extracted.
ABDALLAH and SAB AT,
Two Mahometans of Arabia, per
sons of consideration in their own
country, have been lately converted
to the Christian faith. One of them
lias already suffered martyrdom, and
the other is now engaged in translat
ing the Scriptures, and in concerting
plans for the conversion of his coun
trymen. The name of the martyr
was Abdallah ; and the name of the
other, who is now translating the
Scriptures, is Sabat ; or, as lie is
called since the Christian baptism
Nathaniel Sabat. Sabat resided in
my house some time before I went to
India, and I had from his own mouth
the chief part of the account which
I shall now give to you. Some particu
lars I had from others. His conver
sion took place after the martyrdom
“ YANKEE TRICKS.”
This is a very significant phrase
and one in very general use. It
convevs to the mind of the hearer an
plicity and the good sense of their
municipal regulations generally—the
very successful struggle they have
maintained against the sterility of an
unkind soil—the order of their spirit
of enterprize—their unceasing & un
wearied industry. Having repeat
edly seen, and having as repeatedly
admired all these things...it is not very
extraordinary that 1 assert, without
disparagement to the merits and
claims of the citizens of the other
idea of a high «««, .ha. the yeomanry of New-
pecu tar to t te pcop L ° 1 v • arc die pride and the glorv
land,lrom which their more upright ,.® 1 , b -
brethren in the middle and southern
states claim a total exemption. The
latter are pure and immaculate, un
stained with any thing in the slight*
cbt degree approaching to yankee-
ism.
Let us axamine this point fearless
ly. Let us ascertain, as lar as we
of the United States, and are not per
haps excelled for the long train of
social virtues, by any equal ntimhir
of people under the canopy of hea
ven r” Port f olio.
Important Discovery.—An intelli
gent and respectable correspondent
can, on what foundation the charge'jnforms us, that there has lately been
rests. If that be solid, let it remuinjfound in the northern part of this state,
unassailed, and be received wilhoutia singular kind ol clay, which, by the
controvcrsv. But il it rests ujion aiheat ot fire, is converted into pure,
sandv and delusive basis, let it be fine transparent glass. The peculiar
consigned to oblivion, with other properties of this clay were thus ac
prejudices equally untenable. cidently discovered. Last summer
National prejudices are very casi-while Mr. George Scriba was hmld-
ly formed, and the nick-names as ing a grist-mill at Rotcrdam, on the
circumstances to me with many tears.
Abdallah and Sabat were intimate
friends, and being young men of fa
mily in Arabia, they agreed to travel
together, and to visit foreign coun
tries. They were both zealous Ma
hometans. Sabat is son of Ibrahim
Sabat, a noble family of the line ol
Beni-Sabat, who trace their pedi
gree to Mahomet. The two friends
left Arabia, after paying their adora
tions at the tomb ol their prophet at
Mecca, and travelled through Persia,
and thence to Cahill. Abdallah was
appointed to an office of state under
Zetnaun Shah, King of Cahill ; and
Sabat left him there, and proceeded
on a tour through Tartary.
While Abdallah remained at Ca
hill, he was converted to the Christi
an faith by the perusal of a Bible (as
is supposed) belonging to a Christi
an from Armenia, then residing
easily applied. They arc, however,
eradicated with great difficulty.
When once adopted, every day
Oneida Lake, in digging a canal for
the flume, the workmen came to a
bed of clav, of which, however, no
1 ‘ of his hands was cut off at the
“ wrist. He stood firm, his arm
“ hanging by his side with but little
“ motion. A physician, by deure of
“ the king, offered to Ileal the wound,
*‘ if he would recant. He made no
“ ans\vel\ but looked up stedfastly
“ towards heaven, like Stephen the
“ first martyr, his eyes strearti-
“ iivg with tears. He did not look
“ with anger towards me. He look-
at me, but it was benignly, amk
“ with the ctwntenance of forgive-
“ ness. His *ther hand was then
“cutoff. But sir,” said Sabat, in
his imperfect English, “ he never
changed, he never changed. And
“ when he bowed his head to receive
the blow of death, all Bochara
“ seemed to say, “ What new thing
“ is this ?”
Sabat had indulged the hope that
Abdallah would have recanted when
he was offered his life ; hut when he
saw that his friend was dead, he re
signed himself to grief and remorse.
He travelled from place to place,
seeking rest, 8c finding none. At last
he thought that he would vist India.
He accordingly came to Madras a-
bout five years ago. Soon after his
arrival, he was appointed by the Eng
lish government a Mufti, or expound-
r of Mahometan law ; his great
learning, and respectable station in
his own country, rendering him emi
nently qualified for that office. And
now the period of his own conversion
drew near. While he was at Visa-
gapatam,inthe Northern Circars, ex
ercising his professional duties, Pro
vidence brought in his way a new
Testament in Arabic. He read it
with deep thought, the Koran lying
before him. He compared them to
gether, and at length the truth of the
word of God fell on his mind, as he
expressed it like a flood of light.—
Soon afterwards he proceeded to
Madras, a journey of 300 miles, to
seek Christian baptism ; and having
made a public confession of his faith,
he was baptized by the Rev. Dr. Kerr,
in the English Church at that place,
by the name of Nathaniel, in the
twenty-seventh year of his age.
Being now desirous to devote his
future life to the glory of God, he
resigned his secular employ, and
came by invitation to Bengal, where
lu* is now engaged in translating the
Scriptures in the Persian language.
This work hath not hitherto been ex
ecuted, for want of a translator of
ability. The Persian is an impor
tant language in the East, being the
general language of Western Asia,
artlcularly among the higher clas
ses, and is understood from Calcutta
to Damascus. But the great work
which occupies the attention of this
noble Arabian, is the promulgation
the Gospel among his own country
men ; and from the present fluctuati
on of religious opinnoi in Arabia, he
is death £pr a man of rank to become
a Christnm- Abdallah endeavoured
for a time to conceal his conversion
at i
Cahul. In the Mahometan states, it is sanguine in the hopes of success;
His first work is entitled, (Neama
Besharatir. li Arabi,) “ Happy News
for Arabia;” written in the Nabut-
serves to corroborate them ; bccauseinotice was then taken. In the month
every little incident that occurs, and,ol November, a stove was put up m
affords the smallest countenance to the mill, * or the benefit of the men .
who were employed in finishing the with indignation at his conduct,
interior of the building. Finding Abdallah knew his danger, and!
them, or will admit of being strained
to that effect, is tortured to prop and, .
buttress them up, right or wrong. Itjthe house soon filled with smoke, the
is not difficult to perceive how thisjworkmen applied this clay to the ere-
In
prejudice arose. The tide of migrati-vices ol the stove-pipe.
1 ■ - n- -i:—.--i ''course of a few hours, the clay had
K w*vdly be finished, a portage from } )n has rcncra lly directed its course!' . . -
lj Brownsville to Cumberland only willl,* rom New-England to the southern'disappeared, and on examining the
,*disconnect the communication be- an d verv little fi
1
i* tween the Eastern and Western wa
iters, but seventy miles of land car
riage will interrupt a continued navi-
■ gabion from the lulls of the Missouri
to ifhe tapes of the Chasapeake.
Nat. hit
states, and very little from the latter stove, they found that the claj hac.
to the former. The reason of this.been converted into fine and pure
is obvious. The soil of New-Eng-jghtss. Since that discovery, several
land is not as luxuriant as that of experiments have been made, to as
i London, Dec. 20.
n a meeting or assembly of the
|Maj *or, Aldermen and Liverymen of
thG. several companies of the Citv of
Lon don, in Common Hull assembled,|
at jjfie Guildhall of the said City, on
irsday, the 4th day of December
Irsolved unanimously. That the c
pious waste of treasure and tin two
some of the other states. The po
pulation is much crowded. The
state of things naturally produces
the effect above stated. As mankind
is now, and has always been, made
up of good and had, and a pretty-
reasonable proportion of the latter
every where, it would he wonderful
if among the hosts that swarm out
of New-England, there should not b<
many depraved Ik worthless charat
Wherever these appears, the
are cited as cjorrolxirations, “ siroi
certain the qualities of this new kind
of earth. Two letters have been re
ceived, briefly stating the result.
One of them says :—“ The melted
clav, as it was poured out of the cru
cible, appeared of the consistence of
molasses; and when it had cooled,
it proved to he clear and beautiful
glass, of a green tinge, and so strong
.bat it was with difficulty broken
, ith the hands.”
The ether letter says—“ I prepar-
d a little furnace before a blaek-
but finding it no longer possible, he tee, or common dialect of the coun-
determined to flee to some of the try. It contains an eloquent and ar-
Christian Churches near the Caspian gumentative elucidation of the truth
sea. He accordingly left Cabul in;of the Gosjiel, with copious authorities
disguise, aad had gained the greatjadmitted bv the Mahometans thein-
city of Bochara, in Tartarv, when selves, and particularly by the Wa-
he was met in the streets of that citylhabians. And prefixedto it, is an
by his friend Sabat, who immediately account of the conversion of the un
recognized him. Sabat had heard thor, and an appeal to the members
of his conversion and flight, and was'of his well-known family in Arana,
for the truth of the facts.
Tile following circumstance in the
threw himself at the feet of Sabat.jhistoryofSabatoughtnottohave been
He confessed that he was a Christian, omitted. When his family in Ara-
^ ,e and implored him, bv the sacred tiejbia had heard that he had followed
of their former friendship, to let him the example ot Abdallah, and bc-
cscape with his life. “But Sir,”came a Christian, they dispat bed
his brother to India, (on a voyage of
two months,) to assasinate him.
While Sabat was sitting in his house
at V'isagapatam, his brother present
ed himself In the disguise ot a Fa-
queer, or beggar, having a dagger
concealed under his mantle. He
rushed on Sabat, and wounded him.
But Sabat seized his arm and his
servants came to his assistance. He
{ben recognized his brother. The
issassin would have become the vic
tim of public justice, hut Sabat in
terceded for his brother, and sent
escape
said Sabat, when relating the story
himself, “ I had no pity. I caused
“ my servants to seize him, and de-
,’ered him up to Morad Shah,
“ King of Bochara. He was sep-
“ tenced to die, and a herald went
“ through the city of Bochara, an'
“ nouncing the time of his execution
“ An immense multitude attended,
“ and the chief men of the city. I
“ also went and stood near to Alxlal-
“ lah. He was offered his life, if he
“ would abjure Christ, the executi
oner standing by him with his
“sword in his hand. “ No,” said him home in peace, with letters and
“ he (as if the proposition were im-Lresents to his mother’s house in A
possible to he complied with) l|rab»a
bvllov.’c, and b!e'.v one hour j“ cannot abjure Christ. Then one And these, my brethren, are t^e
