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Hohlsb trough's Naval ('hronich.
FROM THE METROPOLITAN.
This highly interesting book has
H jut issued from the press, and is
replete with every filing relating to
the early history of our gallant na
vy from the oaptiire of the ‘ arga
retfa in 1*75 to the la9t action in
the late war. If we are to preserve
our respe lability in the scale of na
tions, and be secure from foreign
invasion, we too must have our
“wooden walls.” I his species of
for e. mu*t be cherbhod, A should
he m re than gradual! v increased,
for >f!er all it is on ships we must
relv for the prese ! *va?ion of
that independent form of govern
ment, which, while it secures eve
rv rational blessing to us, is lo ik
ed on with a malign eye by the al
lied tyrants.
The anlhor has chosen for his
b<. k . the motto of Suslcntans et
Sirtentotis” and we wish it may
apply toi’ full meaning—it is not
thermal ffi ers, aloe, hut every
individual should poisess himself ot
am important a rponril.
We trust the day will not be very
tbs’ . when we shaM have a Na
va l SduK'l oti the same plan with
our Military S bool, where all the
yoijb of cur : nmrv destined for
the naval service, will have an am
pie opportunity of becoming not on
ly skilful seamen, hut accomplished
gentlemen, a tbi'i* we wish ‘o see
perpetuated in our naval character.
In (Ids hook will be found accounts
of my y brilliant achievements ?hat
have past almost from rente \ bounce.
Among those of our <*w day, we
fi a ‘P, capture of the Insurgent b\
th C :v;f<*!taf?on The brave ms
\vh- -‘iTima ded in that memorable
ffo I. has gone to the tomb of his
fattsers, and his subordinates arc
S ‘w o* our ftem st officers, in *<ci
en< *. skill, ard chivalry. We can
n, t refrain Lorn copying the fob
low'** * mention off .ieutenans Rf (I
pt• • >now the m<si scientifi’ and a
file e f man our country boasts, mid
of “he brave and accomplished Por
ter. Such conduct at that earl y pe
riod four Naval history gave am
pie earnest and tlm usefulness which
thev have since manifested.
<J*‘hn Rodgers fi st lieutenant.
Wa e ge t with midshipman P- rter
Bi:c eleven men. to take possession
o’’ the priz. vud superintend the
rein tval of the crew to the f!onieb
lati * The wind blew high, and
ocffitv red $< mneb delay in remov
ing ‘he vow. (hat before it could
he 1 (footed. .? bt sei In, and it came
o blow o bhrd as to separate the
i! fs le ving ore hundred and se-
V k v three prisoner* n bi-ard be
Ins* * - he go rded bv I ten -
te •• ’ P ulgerv wrb his -mall party.
The ordinary moans of securing
prisoners, and ‘bp gratings havi g
been thrown overboard by the rrew
of he Ir surged, soo*; af'er she
stru- k. left Lieutenant It-’tigers in
a most embarrassing and peril ous
situation. The Insurgent resem
bled a slaughter bouse; her decks
Dot having bee cleared of the dead
or dv* her spars, sails, and rig
gi g. cut to pieces, and lyiag on
efo k The navigating her ia this
fiihidion, in a gale of wind, by tw*
oftj e and eleven men, who were
a< the same time charged with the
tin v of guarding one hundred and
sevv-tv.three prisoners, without
In and fifa or sha kies, and hatches
fti: i; vpi eel, was a service no? to
be t* vied by the boldest mao living.
Under these circumstances, lieu
ten*nt Rodgers immediately secur
cd ; i >he small arms; ordered the
printers info the lower bold of the
ship* and placed at each hatchway
a sentinel, armed with a blunder
buss. cutlass, and brace f pistols,
Hri'h orders lo fire, if any of the
prisoners should attempt *o come
upon deck, without having previ
ously obtained his permission. In
this situation he was placed for three
nights and two days; during which
time neither he nor Midshipman
Porter could take the slights* re
po e, being compelled to he contin
ually on the watch, to prevent the
prisoners fr m rising upon them,
and retaking the ship, which their
number* would have enabled them
to do, with ease, hut for the pre
cautions taken, and the vigilance
practised by Lieutenant Rodgers and
Lt> party. One moment’s intermis
sion thereof would have lost the ship*
as the prisoners had manifested a
4ii§po?iiiim to re take her, and were
incessantly upon the watoh for a fa
vocable moment to acc< mpli*h their
purpose. She was ; under these eir-
eurastances, safoly couuueted into
Bt. Ki'ta, at which place the Cco
steliation bad previously arrived
D uriog the action with the Insur
gent, midshipman P .rter, then 18
years .f age, was stationed in t| ie
foret pof the Constellation—an 18
pound hall from the Insurgent struck
the forelop mast, ju*i above the cap,
and the mast was tottering and a
bout going. Discovering this, mid
shipman Porter hailed the com mo
dove, and gave him the informa,
tion; but no person being inirnedi
■ atcly sent to his assistance, he, him
sdfwitli great presence of mind,
judgment and gallantry, went up a
midst a shower of balls, cut away
the slings, let down the yards, anil
thus Saved the mast.”
v*L***T ■ **•. > .-•^&£’. i *JMMS4E^!SHBevHOQCNWIseVHWS
Sheriff’s Sales.
1. 1 ILL be sold on the Ist Tuesday
in April ne*it. at ths cour*
house of Wilke- county, within the
u ual rale hours the following proper
ty, to wit:
One child named
Fdnionri ; levied ot> as the pr
of John W. V* iilis, deceased, to sa
tisfy an execution in the came of
Fbza Rail, adm’x, &o. rs Laban
Marlerand J, VV. W i)! i-—p operty
pointed out by plaintiff. a> and was ad
vertised for sale on the ls Tuesday
of this month, and postponed by or
der of the plain iff’s agent.
A 1.0.
Four negroes, viz. Pom
pey. Limas. Fhilis, ami Mriah ;
levied on as the property of John
Minton to satisfy sundry executions
ts saio Minton, and pointed out by
p intiffs Sale postponed from last
vale day as the property was not
delivered.
ALSO,
One bay h9r.se, saddle and
bridle ; levied on as the. property ot
David Bibb to satisfy a fi f a so favor
of Stokes’ and Sayre vs said Bibb—
property pointed out by plaintiff’s
attorney,
ALSO-
Seventy-five head of cattle,
thirty - four bead ol sheep, forty head
of hogs, two horses, and one sulkey;
levied on as the property of William
G Gilbert to satisfy a fi fa h-f’avor.
of David P. Hillhouse and Gilbert
Day, executors of Felix H .Gilbert,
deceased, for Sarah H Gilber*
pointed out bv ore of the plaint iff-.
‘also,
One tract ot land contain
ing one hundred acres, m .re or less,
in the eouuty of Wilkes, on ‘ info
River, adj icing W’lliam P‘ m tor
and others, in the occupancy of Josi
at> Paris, and levied on a* his pro
pet ly to satisfy two fi fas from a
justice’s < ourt. in of R. & R.
H. rarver—pointed out bv ulaimiff
ALSO.
Charlotte Roberts’ life es
tate in the following negroes, viz.
CarnUs a womaii about 3b lears old,
and Hester a girl about 14 years
old; levied as the property of
Hughes Rnfterts, her husband, to
satisfy a fi fa to the name of tlahony
and Stovall against said Roberts,
together with sundry other fi fas vs
Hughes Roberts—pointed out bv the
plaintiff io exe^ut'on,
*.L O,
One lot of land containing
one acre, more or less, with the im
proveroents & appurtenances there
of, adjoining Charles Dukes and
others, in the occupancy of John K.
M Charlton ; levied <*n as the pro
perty of Samuel Gardner by virtue
of a fi fa cm the foreclosure of a
mortgage in the name of Lewis S.
Brown against Samuel Gardner, to
gether with two other fi fas vs said
Gardner—point* and out by the plff.
Richard J. \\ illis* and. s.
March 6, 1824.
0\ the first Tuesday in April
‘• ext, will be sold at the court
house of Wilkes county, between
the usual hours of sale, the follow
ing property, to wi‘:
Two feather beds, bed
steads aud furniture, two cows and
calves, ©tie table and crockery, one
chest, four shoals, two spinning
wheels, one pot and one oven; le
vied oo as the property of Rebecca
Waller, to satisfy an execution ©b
tai ed by virtue of a mortgage in
favour ©S James Moore; property
pointed out by said Rebecca Waller,
and now in the possession of plain
tiff JOHN BURKS, and. s.
January 2S 18 >4.
JOB PRINTING
Neatly executed at this Office.
WILL be'sold on the first Tues
day in April next, at the
Court house in Wilkes t ounty, within
the lawful vale hours, the following
property, vis:
One walnut folding table,
two small trunks, one shoi gun, two
washing tubs, one man’s saddle, two
water pails, one brass Leu le- one
coffee mill, and two bread trays;
levied on as the property of Simon
Pettee, deceased, to satisfy sundry
executions-—property pointed out by
\\ iu= efred Pettee.
ALSO,
216 acres of land, more or
less, lying in V ilkes county, on the
waters of Fishing creek, adjoining
Nelson Powell and others, in the oc
cupancy of Samuel Flournoy, and
levied on as his properly to sati&ty
an exe> ution in favor oi Jilson Hop
kins—property pointed out by plain,
tiff’s attorney.
AISO,
One negro woman named
Nancy, about £5 years c id, and her
infant child; levieit on as the pro
perly of Howell Slay to satisfy sus
d.y executions— property poiuied
out by Willis Fulhlave.
ALSO,
John Moore’s interest in
100 acres of land, more or less, ly
ing in Wilkes county, in the occu
pancy of Mary Moore ; lavied on as
the property of said John Moore,
by Richard Anderson,constable, ami
returned to me, to satisfy ao execu
tion in favor of T homas Green.
AL O,
One hundred acres of land,
more or less, in W ilke* county,
the waters of Little River, io the
occupancy of Kdua V. Ulis ; levied on
as the property Ls John VV. Willis,
deceased, to satisfy an execution in
favor of Miza Ball, adm’x, &>%--
property pointed out by L. S Brown.
ALSO.
One man’s saddle ; levied
on as the property of Laban Mai ler
to satisfy the above stated execution,
said Marler being security for John
W illis, deceased.
One negro woman named
Bess, a boy named Ja. ob. nod a gi,,
named L*z, two beds and furniture
steads and cords, -Z chests, #i.e tablf.
seven chairs, one lot of t,> kerv
two looking glasses, two spinning
wheels, one clock reel, two pots, two
ovens, spider, three ails, one
tub, one loom, one frying pan, one
gridiron* one coffee pot, one . burn,
and two mares; levied on as the
property of Thomas Reeves and oi It
ers, to satisfy an execution in favor
of John Thurmond.
WILLIAM SMITH. Shff
Mat eh jk i H2L
W ILL besold on the Ist Tue*T
day in April next, a*
the court house in Wtlkes county.
within the usual sale hours, the fol
lowing property, to wit:
31 negroes, viz: Nelly and
her 5 children., Barbara, Susan,
Charles, Peter & Joe—-Nancy & her
3 children, Harriett and Nathan-
Cyrus and wife Kitty and her son
Travis—Armstead and wife Sarah
and her 3children Jenny and Ann
Charles and wife Rachel—Franky,
James, Big Peter, Maria, Henry,
Austin, John, Sandy, Little Peter,
Puppet, Billy, George, and Ben ,•
levied on as the property of Patrick
Kelly to satisfy an execution ob
tained on the foreclosure of a mort
gage in favor of Robert Malooe
property pointed out by plaintiff.
ALSO,
Six negroes, viz : one ne
gro fell w named Solomon, one ne
gro woman named Judy and her
child Mary, one woman named Vina
act! her child Claiborne, and one
boy named Frank ; levied on as the
property of Josiah Walton to satisfy
an execution obtained on the fore
closure. of a mortgage in favor of
William Bearing—To satisfy also
two other executions against said
W r alton—-property pointed out by
’ illiam Bearing, ad in my pos
session. ALSO,
I wo negroes, viz: a man
named Gabriel, and a woman na
med Siller; levied on as the pro
perty of John W Willis to satisfy an
execution obtained on the foreelo
sure of a mortgage in favor of An
drew G. Semmes.
Richard J. Willis, and. s.
Bnnar v 30 1824-
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MimiPij Titles,
Neatly P/rinted,
Aud far sale at this offiffi.
WILL be sold on the first Tues
day in April next, at the
court house of Wilke.* county, with
in the u ual -ale hours, the following
property, to wit:
• i he interest of Lewis Wil
li* in a tract of land containing 530
acre-, more or less, lying in Wilkes
county on the waters of Little Ri
ver, adjoining Hunter and Thoma-
Poilard, and whereon Edna Willis
now live ; levied on a the property
of said Lewis ttilli. to satisfy sun
dry execution* in favor of Drewry W.
Jackson and other*, vs. Lewis Wil
lis and John W. V iilis.
ALSO,
One tract of land contain
ing one hundred and eighty-five a
ere*, more or les* 1 ing in Wdkes
c unty, adjoining Richeson Booker
and Burden, unoccupied: levied on
as the property of Christopher Brooks
to satisfy an execution in ’avor of
Wii iam Guice- property pointed out
by plaintiff. ALSO,
One negro man named Aa
ron; evied on as the property of Ig
natius Semmes. administrator of the
estate of Jo eph M Semme-, decea
sed. to satisfy an execution obtained
in a Ju tice's court in iavor of David
Lockett, and returned to me by .las
Clemmons, constable: property poin
ted out by plaintiff.
AL><>,
One tract of land contain
ing seventy two acres more or less,
lying in the county aforesaid, on he
water of Rocky creek adjoinieg E
noch Coomb and others now in the
occupancy cf Philip Coomb , junior;
levied on as the property of ) humas
Vi Bo ton, administrator l)t bonis
turn, of Thomas VV bims, deceased
to satisfy an execution in avor of
John B. Lennard—-property pointed
our by defendant.
Jt HN BLItKb, w.s.
March 1, 182i
#T the fim Tuesday in April
next, will be tmld at Eb ert court
house, w thin the usual sale hours,
the fol owing property to wit:
One hundred and fifty a
cre* of land, more or less, adjoining
Rebeca Up* haw and other*- on rhe
waters of Dove's c*eek one hundred
acres of land, more or le adjoining
Jame* R dgway and other, on the
wa ers of Dove> creek, ninety bar
rek of corn more or e s, six stack -
of fodder, one sow and eleven shoats
one sow and pig . fwo cows arid
calves, one dining tabie, one pire
cupboard, & one bay mare all levied
on as the property ot Presley Chris
tian to satisfy sundry fifas vs. said
Christian-
ALr o,
Three hundred acres of
land, more or les*. on the waters of
Cedar creek, adjoining braham
Parks and others: levied on to satisfy
a Ida in favor of Martin Dead er,
for the u e of Ransom V orrell v-
Vtiley Childers—levied on and re
turned to me by Dobbs, Con: ta
ble ALSO,
One stove; levied urn as
the property of Johnson S Pledger to
satisfy a fifa in favor of Heard Thorn
ton & Cos.
Lindsay Oglesby, d.s.e.c.
February .8, 1824.
iLL be sold at Elbert con*
v ▼ house, on the first Tuestia
in April next, within the usual sah‘
hours, the following property, viz :
One sorrel mare , levied
on to satisfy a fifa on the foreclosure
of a mortgage, in favour of Bena-
jah Houston vs, Janies Edmonson;
property pointed out in said mort
gage. Levied on by Wrn C, Mor
gan, late deputy sheriff, and te
turned to me.
B£VIB BOBBS. s.e.c.
January 23. 1824.
Adminstrator’s Sales.
PURSU ANT to an order of the
hon. inferior court of Greene
county, -itting a* a c urt of * rdinary,
will be >old in the town of Greenes
borough, on the first Tue day in i
pril next that va uable tract of land
known by he cull Shoal tract, con
taining 750 acres, with one half of
the feriy boat and landing attached
thereto Merchant* & farmer - would
do wel- to view the a
there is no situation in the up coun
try better calculated to wield a capita
to greater advantage and with more
success. iso at the same time and
place, seven likely neg oes Terms
made known on the day, by
vV na, C. Osborn, ad. /r
Jan. 27, 1824. lO^tda
Agreeable to an order or the
Infer io. court, \vi be old at
Liber. Court House, on be fir.t
Tuesday in ‘ pril next, at) the c airn
and title of the estate of Thomas
Gardner, deceased, to a tract of land
in aid county, lying on the tester of
the Beaverdam creek and Ray creek.
Ann Gardner, adm’::,
January 10 1524. 3—tds.
AGUEf ABLY to un order <*f
the court of Ordinary of O
gieiliorpe county, will he sold at
Lexington, in said county, ou the
first ‘Tuesday in April next,
One tract of Land,
lying in the county aforesaid, on the
waters ot Long creek, adjoining
Wilson Bi#nks, Mrs. Bailey, and o
thers, and containing 20 2 1-2 ar-res,
more or less; being the real estate
of Samuel Muling, deceased, and
to be sold for the benefit of the heirs
and creditors. Terms made known
oa the day of sale.
James Huling, acLf.’r.
January 27. 1824. $1 4f
ON the first Tue day in May
next wil be sold at the court
house of Wilkes county,
Two Negroes,
, n 7
a boy named Jeffrey about 15 years
of age and a girl named Lavina a
bout nine y ars old-for the benefit
of the heirs and creditors of Patience
Crenshaw, decea ed Terms made
known on the day of sale.
Thomas Guest, adm’r,
March 1, 1 824. IO -^kt
LLKAULY to an order of
Xjl li Honorable C< urt of Ordi
. . i Libert counts, will he g<>M
at li filer; Court House, the first
Tuesday in April nex, within the
lawful sale hours, the following pro
perty o wit:
i wo negro men,
Peier, a? and Med; sold for the benefit
of the heirs aid creditors of Job
fiumrno and, sen. deceased, a credit
until the 2 b In December next.
Lucy Hammond, adm’x.
Jano. ) so, 1824. £
N the first J uesday *?i April
next, wi Ibe old at the Court
hou e of Oglethorpe county.
1 wo Negroes
Jemima nnd Darius, belonging to the
estate of Matthew Phillips, deceased,
of aid county for the benefit of the
heirs and creditors t erms mado
known on the day of sale
Joan Harper, adm’r.
Feb 17, 1824. B—3f
Executor’s Sale.
/ N the fir?t Tuesday in April next
will be fold at the Court House
door in Wilkes County, all the real
estate of Benjamin Taliaferro, late of
said county, deceased ; consisting of
3 l racts of i and,
one containing twelve hundred acres,
more or less, lying on Broad river,
the same whereon the said Taliaferro
died: one containing five hundred
and eighty six acre , more or less, ly
ing also on Broad river ; and the oili
er containing three hundred and fifty
four acres, more or less, also lying on
Broad river, and purchased by rhe
said Taliaferro of Isham Watkins.
The above land to be sold in pursu
ance of an order of the Court of Ordi
nary of Wilkes County, passed at rhe
January term of said court in eighteen
hundred and twenty four Terms,
notes with good security, the first;
note payable the first of April, 18*5*
the second note payable the first cf
January, 1846, and the third the first
of January, 1827.
ioseph A. Green, ex’r.
January 30. 1824.
D. Me gs & J. M. Hand,
Huvirg irmed n cor. motion for the y
purpose of transacting a
SS arehouse
And Commission Business ,
jg „ £ i'ECTFULLY solicit the>
” - patronage of their friends and
the pub ic I heir V are Hou-e is
ituated opposite that of Messrs R,
Malone & Co’s upper end of Broad,
street and is new, spacious and con*
venient and from it* situation, af
fords great security from fire The
subscribers will also attend to rece v-i
ingand forwarding any produce or
merchandise confided to their care.
Damei Meigs.
Jonathan M. Hancb
Augusta, December 31;