The Georgia journal. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1809-1847, January 15, 1812, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOL. III. MILLEIKiEVILLB, WEDNESDAY, J VN'.UARY 15, 1S12. PUBLISHED Br . SbaTouX?Fleming Grartlaud^ PRINTERS TO THE STATE, Qa )iliniw-fctt<, oppoMt* th* Stats-Hooh. ^TERMS......THREE DOLLARS PER AN- RUM, ORE HALF TO RE PAID IN AD- TANCE. ADVERTISEMENTS WILL BE THAWK- VULLY RECEIVED, AND PUBLISHED AT THE CUSTOMARY PRICES. Billiard Room. The Subscriber begs leave to in form (he Public, and his friends who { irovcd liberal to him, that his Bit* iard Table is now ready in his large and commodious Room. It was constructed by an excellent artificer, and every part is .geometrically true. Proper attention will lie given to the company by the owner, who has on band, Porter, Gin, choice Wines, French Brandy, Spanish Segars, See. P. MENARD. December II 7—tf. NEW STORE. Sears & De Forest, have lately Arrived at this place from New- York, with an assortment of BUY GOODS, Groceries and Hardware, together with an assortment cf Sid dies and Bridles, which they offer for sale at the stote lately occupied bv J. W. Dcvereux, Esq. as Post- Oftce. N. B. Likewise the best Madeira Sherry and Malaga Wines. Also, a horse, gig and harness for sale. November 13 3—— 26t * 1 1 ' 1 ' ' ' The Subscriber, Having purchased that large Com. modious and airy building of capt. Jett Thomas, on the East corner of the State-House Square, HAS OPENED IT AS A House of Entertainment •—where may be found at all timeB good Wines, Spirits, Beds, Fires, Stables, See. It will be his object to render his accommodations at least equal to any in the up-country, by affording at all times prompt attenti on to those who may favor him with a call. Under these arrange meats the subscriber flatters him- ejelf with deserving a share of public encouragement. John Downer. October 30 1—-tf. Private Entertainment. The Subscriber returns his thanks «A his friends and the public in ge neral, for the liberal support he has received for twenty years, and in- forms them, lie continues to keep En tertainment for Travellers and Sta bling for Horses, on his ufual low terms. His stable is always filled with good Corn, Hay and Fodder, also attentive Hostlers. William A. Moore. Savannah, Lincoln street. 1 November 30 J 2m. Entertainment. The subscriber having taken that well known stand, formerly occupi ed by David Fluker and lately by 'Henry Darnell, fronting the State ‘House, respectfully informs his friend! and the public in general, that he intends to keep Entertain ment and good stableage for horses, ‘and flatters himself by strict atten tion to give general satisfaction to >hose who may favor him with their custom. Jabez Roberts. MiUedgcvillc, Sept.4 45—.» Doctor Mitchell BEGS kaveto inform the citizens of Jones county, that he will attend to the dutiee of hie - proitwian. with every attention that ie ntceifsry \ jautaty «. to tf. To Rent, The carter Store- House, occupied by Messrs. Dcvereux and Sanford— , There are few better stands for busi- ,'arss—Apply to S. Grantland. J'fopemhf M4- • §—<1- GEORGIA. By His Excellency David B. Mitch ell, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of this State, & of the Militia thereof; A Proclamation. WHEREAS I have received in. formation of a cruel and unprovoked murder having been committed in or near the town of Dublin, in the county of Laurens, on the 14th day of August last past, on the body ol a man by the name of Benjamin Har. rison, by a certain Hansel Roberts, late of the county aforesaid. And whereas it appears from sun. dry documents transmitted to the Executive Department, that at a Su perior court held in the county of Laurens aforesaid, for October term 1811, an indictment was preferred, and a true bill found against the aforesaid Hansel Roberts, lor the murder of the said Benjamin Harri. son, and he, the said Hansel Roberts, committed by the Judge to the cus tody of the sheriff, to be conveyed to the jail of Washington county, there being no jail in Laurens coun ty; and after being so committed, he the said Hans .! Roberts, broke cus tody, and made his escape from the guard placed over him by the sheriff. Now, in ordet that the said Hansel Roberts may he brought to justice, I have thought proper to issue this my Proclamation, hereby offering a re ward of ONE HUNDRED DOL LARS to any person or persons who mav apprehend and secure him the said Hansel Roberts in any safe jail within this state. And I do hereby charge and require all officers both civil and military, belonging to this state, to be vigilant in assisting to ap prehend and secure the aforesaid Hansel Roberts, so that he may be dealt with as the laws of this state require. Given under my hand, and the Great Seal of the State, at the State House in Milledgeville, this nhdayof January, in the year of our Lord ooe thousand eight hundred and twelve, and of the thirty .sixth year of the Independence of the United States of America. D. B. MITCHELL. By the Governor, A. HAMMOND, Secretary of the State. *yThe Editor* of the Georgia Exprelb, Augufts Chronicle, Monitor, I.ouiivi'le Courier and Savannah Evening Ledger are requefted to publifh the foregoing Procla. mat ion twice in their refpretive paper*, and forward their account* to the Execu tive for payment. Jan. •. II at. W anted, A Journeyman Black-Smith, who is well-acquainted with Coach and Chair-work and Mill Irons. None other need apply. Geo. IV. F. (tela Huff'. N. B. Warranted AXES of all kinds may be had at a short notice. G. W. F. H. September 11 40——tf. Notice. 1 for warn *11 per font from trading for a note of hand given hy mytrlf to lfaac' Newfom for five hundred one and a Mlf dollar*, which wa* given for a negro fellow, which negro wa* *old to me for a well, *ound negro, and he i* not. I am deter, mined not to pay the note. R. S. Ransom. January y n—jt \X7ILL BE SOLD on Saturday the i4th i „, of Februaryncxr, at the eourt-hoofe in Wilkmtnn county, betwei-i the u»ual hours, the following tracts of land, or aa much thereof at will be fuffi lent to fatisf the fax lue for 18to and cift*. *oa t a acre* pipe land, S h dtftriA Wil. kinaon ounty. No 106, returned hy Jahu* Wi'km—rax doe. 71 rent*. 80S | a terra pine land, s.1 dlfirift Wil- k'nf *n . ounty, No 193, returned hy Charle* Miichell, as ptreni, tor Benjamin, Rebecca »nd E'isabeth Mitchell—ux doe, « dollar* 16 9 4 cent*. 60 »cre* pine land, Wilkinfon county, ad joining j. Hardin, returned by John Gil. more—tax due, 56 1-4 cent*. B. lixum, t c. December ts. s—td* acm Doctor Anthony _ TAKES this method of informing the inha bitants of Randolph county,that he has made a permanent Hand in Moiuicello and having juft received a full assortment of Medicines and lullruments, holds himself in readitiels to accom module those who may think proper to favor him with their calls. Monticello, December lO. 8—ft Bv a law of the laft L*gi«Utare, the Su perior Courts of Hancock county were al tered from the third to the firfi Monday in Pebraary and Auguit Dec. 95. Q® Lazarus Battel, Esq. wi sre authorise.1 to say, will be a candidate at the next election, to represent this county in the Senato rial branch of the Legislature. now igmatn ncutf il—— h y kt+Ut wi JtB zed the inedtcacy nt British as sistance— —.a,or that assistance Tias ’»cen afforded in as ample a manner .is it could have been if war had ac iuallv prevailed between us and that power. • j Within the last three months the whole ol the Indians oh this frontier nave been completely* armed anti e- u.tiped out of the K'ng's store* at Malden. Indeed they were much better armed .than the greater part ol my troops. Evert/ Indian was provided with a gun, scalping knife, tomahawk, vs^r club, and most of them with a spear—— vhilst the grea ter pan of my rifl.-;neu had no other weapon th in the rifle. The Indians htd moreover an ample supply of thjf best British glazed powder ■ ■» some their ol gnus had been sent to he.» soshort a time before the action, hat they were not divested of the list covering in which they are im ported* All the information which I have received since the action, corrobo rates the opinion which I had formed mmediately after it, i. e. that ihe combination under the Prophet was much more extensive than I had he- lieved, mid that many ot those who to our peace. for those intrigues , were warmest in their pioiesMop* ol ; , n d this influence, often-'frond on «► friendship to the U. States, uflordal j rUinem.} war, or parable with the nun all the aid in their power. The* [ s Jeeo of death. ©timcjJtir. L OST, a note of hand for 190 dollar*, due ftrft inftant, given to the subicriher hy New bill Moore, with a credit on it for 25 dollars. All perfon* are forwarned a. cainlt trading for faid note, a* Mr. Moore has given hi* obligation for the ballanre due. John S. Thomas. January 7»I 3. Doctor Williamson RefpeAfully inform* the citizens of Mil- ledgevilie and it* vicinity, that he has com- mcnced the Practice of Physic. January T |f Will be Sold, T O the higheft bidder, on Saturday the Bth February next, at the late dwelling house of Jeremiah Edge.dec'd, in Hancock county, all the personal eftate of said dcc’d, consiAing of Horae*, Cattle, Sheep and Hogs, Household and Kitchen Fdmiture, Plantation Utensils, ISc. Twelve month* credit—the purchaser giving bond with ap- proved tccurit’. Katy Edge, Adm’x. January 1. tb-N Notice. T HE aale of the eftatc of jamea Cun ningham, late of Jones ro’nty, dec’d, iapoftpotted till the i?th of January, tsiS. Robert Cunningham, Adm. *jl unary 1. W—91* Frankfort, ( Ken tuck if) Dec. II. Extract of a letter from Gov. Har rison, to Dr. f M Scott, dated Vincennes, Dec. 2, 1811. Within this hour, two principal Kickapoo chiefs have arrived aud sue ior peace. They are entire!) humbled—And il they speak truth, there is scarcely a vestige remaining of the lute lo tnidabie combination that was headed by the Prophet. He (the Prophet,) remains at a smalt Huron village, about 12 miles from Tippecanoe, with about 40 warriors il 12 or 15 Wiandots. He has appli ed to the Kick.ipoos of tne Prairie, to get their permission to retire u their town ; but it was refused. He then requested to lie permuted to send some of his people, in compa ny with the Kickupoo mission, u» mo —this was also refused. No mis chief of any kind lus been done since the action, and the lrontiers ap pear to enjoy as proiound peace as ever they have done. Before the late expedition commenced, not fortnight passed ny without toms vexatious thctl being committed, iu deed, the insolence of the Indians (not those ouiy wiio were immedi alely under the coutrol of the Pro phet,) had become insupportable.— To chastise them was aosolutely ne cessary. There was no species of injury and insult th.ic they did not neap upon us, and our forbearance nad excited thur contempt to so great a degree, that they scarcely considered us as warriors. About six weeks since, some of the young men of the village ol Peoria tq|d their chiefs, in the presence of a man in the mplpyment ol Uen. W. Clark that “ they could kill the American* as easily as black birds.’' 1( is greatly to be regretted, that these scoundrels could not have been made to respect our rights and our national character, but by the sacri fice of such men as Owen, Daviess. White, Bant, Spencer, Warwick, &c. But much as they are to be la mented, their fait has not been inglo rious, nor useless to their country. The victory which was scaled with their blood, will ensure the tranqui lity of the frontiers ; and one ol the finest tracts ot land in the world, will he settled in peace, and give a- o undance and plenty to a smiling aud happy population. Even in the event nf a war with G. Britauy I think that the Indians will funeral Oratmii on the '!cilh of tb* late Cols. Daviess Rod AXweat, anckth* othrr heroes vho fall in the lain fe«t- l< on the Wabttshi ‘ Extract Itc. Att. . TH°. DOUGHERTY,*.-*.*. Ex trad from ttie Com mukicfftl&n of Governor Scott to, the Legitfa ftro of Kentucky- ’ The true weal h of a flatlo.; is the product of its industry, hot thn soil is the prime source l'rbfn wheneq all riches must flow. Agriculture must therefore he the basis of buy prosperity, however labour may (fa applied iu manufactures and in giv ing a proper *^se anfl direction to n thousand streamlets which branch f ont this fountain. The interchange of home made, articles between the Various Stages of the Union , happily possessed ns f they are, with, every variety of soil und cHmate, it is evident will be the means of a durable ccihent in our confederation; Will expose us 'few er vexatious from abroad— tfid above all, will keep u> Far reinotc froiq the intrigue and influence of foreign powers, which when felt a* inorig ns always threaten dcstfujttio* Tor those Delaware chiefs were ail sincere—. so was the Turtle, a few other Mia mies, ail’d three or four Putawato my chiefs ; but all the rest were either openly or secreily engag' d in his cause. The principle by which th.' Prophet prolwsed to oe governed, viz. that ot putting a stop iu the pro gress of our settlements, nail gained him an astonishiug popularity a- mongst the young men ol ovc-y tfihe ——and I have nodouut thai nun beds ol them were in the action thn* now pretend to have been at a considera ble distance. However, a3 peace is the object of tlk government, and «3 I believe that ii can nov be preser ved, I intend to d'-semide my sus picions ol those whose conduce was equivocal, to admit the excuses or those even whom i know t»» ii.ivc been active agaiti.-t us. The two Aickupoo clnels miorm me, that the Prophet and his part)’ had deterinin cd to attack ihe, even if I should have advanced no further than Tort Harrison.” •AMa-*- KfcNTlTCKr lAGin,ATITRE. In the House of Representatives, Dec, 5th, i8ll. Impressed with the belief that na tional feeling and giatitude arc the best security so the endurance ofou: republic, and giving iife aud • uugy to the body politic, reiulyrs u. firm in our union and formidable to our enemies— That it is a cAuntry’s gratitude that compensates the sol dier lor his scar*, perprtu ites giate- lul recollection ol his services, and induces the living to emulate the he roic deeds of the dead—That it is a Country’s gratitude that softens (he rugged pangs of those left to mourn husbands, lathers and friends lost in avenging a country’s wrongs ; with a vietv to the'proper expression of this gratitude ; Resolved bv the General Assembly of Kentucky—* That the brave deeds of our offi ers and soldiers in the late battle on the Wabash, de serve not encomiums only, but un fading fame in the hearts of their countrymen. Resolved, That the members of thfo body mid their officers will, for the space of thirty days, wear crape on their left arms in testimony of their deep regret ior the loss ol the brave and meritorious Cols. Daviess, and Owen, and the other volunteers from Kentucky who tel! ut the bat tle ; And as a further tribute to thfci Memory; Resolved——That Messrs. J^ II. Hawkins, Moore and D. Trunble be, and they arc hereby appointed a com mittee to wait on John Rowan, Esq. and solicit his attendance at the Ca pitol on some day which he shall ap. It has not bee# unwisely said, thaf he who makes two blades of glass to grow where but oin: grew belV.ie, has not lived in vain. An all boun tiful Nature hai blessed ua ‘.:h a country uneq died for its fertility —but this itself is but an inc: ;. .'*- jfl c ipacity for me hand of injuoiy. Th .t this fertility should be pu-suLy- ed and turned to toe" greatest, ac count, are objects whi^ji wc‘ rtfr.uld never cease to leuep i.‘ view. It is said .Ipu iiuiuaify ss dwav3 in proportion to motive, and tiiat We ir. vain attempt to force it Ij o.n i*:i um- ai channel. Th's i* tine t»> a ctftain extent—«Bui why quy'we not en deavour to add to the mubve and lighten labour. li the pooycan havo their enjoyments increased without increasing their toils, cvoi.y fi eling ol philanthropy enenur iges to tho a.tempt. And it ii trqly astouishr mg, tn.it in many the u j0 st usual occupation* ol lib, a i iminon error forever embarrassing with uifficul- lies, or waiting exertion, \h perpetu ated, for the want ol aditthj: aiCciitipu, and the force of more fortunate ex ample. i ‘ The time^has not been very lung past, and is within my own Tetnem- liratict, when the plougli, the nxosk useful and uow the most common in strument of the husbandman, was al* most wholly unknown in our fields. . Many improvements in agricul ture, manufactures anti the invention of lnboursaving machines, have been lately made aud are still progressing i but much of their utility i* lost for the want of their kno wledge and prac tice being more generally diffused. Perhaps nootiier country has ever wit nessed such rapid advances as have been made by the United State* in. these respects even in a few years. They augur fortunately for us.—— What we make for ourselves, depend* neither on Decrees or Orders in Council, of people beyond the O* ccan. 11 has been with sincere pleasure that I have perceived a very sensi ble improvement in the discipline and military spirit of our men. To en courage. and by every means in our power to promote these should be always kept steadily in view. Ne glect of duty, iu officers especially, should never go withqut animadvei - sion or punishment. Nothing fa more contagious than disobedience of orders.yi an army. For it may be regarded as a standing axiom, that 0 I precise and prompt obedience is the ruaiu spring of military force. If we expect our liberties and prosperity to endure, we muse be strong ; to be strong we must have people, arms discipline and willing hearts. t When we have the first these, not to procure the second is pornt, lor the purpoje #f delivering ■ madness, aod yet they vrUl not

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The Georgia journal. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1809-1847, January 15, 1812, Image 1