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NEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE.
D. Ci. COTTIMG, Editor .
No. 6.—NEW SERIES.]
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Sales of Land and Negroes by Executors, Ad
ministrators, and Guardians, are required by law,
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previous to the day of sale.
The sales of Personal Property must be adver
tised in like manner, forty days.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an Estate
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Court of Ordinary, for leave to sell Land or Ne
groes, must be published weekly for four months;
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AGE NT S .
THE FOLLOWING GENTLEMEN WILL FORWARD THE
NAMES OF ANV WHO MAY WISH TO SUBSCRIBE :
J. T. df G. 11. Wooten, A. D. Statham, Danburg,
Mallorysville, B. F. Tatom, Lincolii-
Felix G. Edwards, Pe- ton,
tersburg, Elbert, O. A. Luckett, Crawford-
Gen. Grier, Raytown, vilie,
Taliaferro, VV. Davenport, Lexing-
Jamss Bell, Powelton, ton,
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IP/n. B. Nelms, Elber- Wilkinson,
ton, Dr. Cain, Cambridge,
John A. Simmons, Go- Abbeville District,
alien, Lincoln, South Carolina.
arrangements.
POST OFFICE, )
Washington, Ga., January, 1841.
AUGUSTA MAIL.
ARRIVES.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 5, A. M.
CLOSES.
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 21, P. M.
MILLEDGEVILLE MAIL.
ARRIVES.
Sunday, Wednesday, and lYife'v,
Monday, W>-’~ ~ at 11, A. M.
MAIL.
-gH|^ay,atll,A.M.
Sunday, at 8, A. M
ARRIVES.
Sunday, and Wednesday, at 9, A. M
N ‘ CLOSES.
fr Sunday and Wednesday, at. 9, A.
ELBERTON MAIL.
ARRIVES. , CLOSES.
-r .lav. at 8, P. M. Thursday, at 8, l• M.
y LINCOLNTON MAIL.
ARRIVES. CLOSES.
Friday, at 19, M. j Fnda^atlt^M^
Wo are authorized to an
nounce WILLIAM M. BOOKER, Esq as a
Candidate for Receiver and Tax Collector, tor t, e
County of Wilkes, at the approaching Lfectjn.
July 29, 1811- 48
(KT 0 We are authorized t> an
nounce JOHN B. JACKSON, % as a
Candidate for Receiver and Tax Collator for the
County of Wilkes, at the Election in January
next.. August 18, 1841 • 51
W e are authored to an
nounce THOMAS A. HE AS}, Esq. as a Can
didate for Receiver and TaeCollector of Wilkes
county, at the Election in inuary next.
September 9,1841. 2
For Hale*
The Suh.riber offers for sale, the
1 , ® premises i, the Northeastern corner
- Jj. ‘igSt i! the Scare, at present occupied by
LfAfmk. vlr. R. I Vickers, as a Tavern.—
FrMi s , >nve:ii*Ft locality, it is well suited for
either a Tavern,private Boarding-house, or a
private Resident. Any one disposed to pur
chase, can do sdipon reasonable* terms.
AMES N. WINGFIELD.
July 8,1841. 45
lor Sale •
Ta Subscriber otters for sale his
■"■lm. i’ !a one mile of Raytown,
a ’fnaferro county, situated on
Betyferdam Creek, adjoining James
Bru. ; i,-q. Messrs. Luckett’s.. The im
provements areWl, with a Gin and Gin House.
There are aboutjThree Hundred and Sixty A
cres in the Tracfand about 175 Acres of which
• are woodland. ?| le place is very healthy, and
there is a good firing of Water near the Dwel
ling-House.
.4/so.—A Tiait of Land in said county, situa
ted between Raiownand Washington, on Har
den’s Creek, clitaining One Hundred Acres,
adjoining Mr. Jilepli Campbell and Mrs. Ran
doljih. About 6ft Acres of this Tract is Wood
land—with some “aprovements thereon.
Any person wishing to purchase the above
property can have them on reasonable terms.
Apply to 1 TERRENCE ROARK.
Raytown, August 18, ts 51
mm f ™ iT”
FALL & WINTER GOOtS.
THE SUBSCRIBER
IS now receiving an extensive supply of all
kinds of GOODS, generally kept in this
section of the country. All of which he offers
for sale on reasonable terms, particularly to those
who wish to purchase for CASH.’
MARK A. LANE.
Washington, Sept. 30, 1841. 5
THE SUBSCRIBE S
• % ggf Will continue the. If'Vst’C-
House and Commis
si on Business at their
former stand on Jackson-street, and solicit a
continuance of public favors. The location of
their Ware-House is central, and no exertion
shall be wanting to promote the interest of their
friends.
S. KNEELAND & SON.
N. B.—Sales of Cotton will be made for any
currency the Planter may derire.
Augusta, Ga., Sept. 9,1841. fit 3
Notice*
ON the night, of the 21st of September inst.,
a double-case Gold Hunting WATCH
and CHAIN were feloniously taken from me.
The Watch is Numbered 2103, and was made
in London ; the name of the maker is not recol
lected. Any person bringing the Watch and
Chain to the Subscriber, will be handsomely re
warded and no questions asked.
. WILLIAM F. SOIIAN.
, Sept. 30,1841. 3t 5
COTTING & BUTLER,
ATTORNIES,
‘VTAVE taken an OFFICE over Cozart &
XI Woods Store.
March 11,1841. 28
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
Will be sold at the Court-House door in Wash
ington, Wilkes county, on the first Tuesday
in December next, within the legal sale hours,
by order of the Honorable Inferior Court of
said county, while sitting for ordinary purpo
ser,
A Tract of LAND, well improved, lying in
said county, on the waters of Beaver-dam Creek,
containing six hundred and thirty Acres, more or
less, joining F. G. Henderson, and others, belon
ging to the Estate of John W. Jones, deceased ;
to be sold subject to the Widow’s dower. Terms
made known on the dav.
CHRISTOPHER BINNS, Adin’r.
Sept. 30,1841. 9t 5
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
be sold on the first Tuesday in De
’*’ cember next, at the Court-House door in
Elbert county, between the usual sale hours :
One thousand Acres of Land, more or less, on
Broad River, in Elbert county, joining James
Oliver, Shelton Oliver, and other.-, 1. m
the Estate of Thomas Jones, late ofsaid county,
deceased.
AtSO,
The House am 1 Lot, in Elberton, well improv
ed, wherecjpMrs. Jones now lives, together with
‘■iOllApfliti of Land, more or less, immediately ad-
One Acre Spring Lot, with Spring-house
thereon, and eue Unimproved Lot in Elberton, ot
one Acre, more or less.
, , also, *
A valuable Tan-vird, with twenty-five Vats,
i situated 'Town GLElberton,well improved,
Kuccessfql^e ration, together with
litfiTattached to it.
~ also be sold on Wednesday the
_• U, 'T ocember next, at the Plantation of the
deceased, on [s roa ,j River, a large portion of the
Perishar e Property, consisting of
■“ ou ,'ehoid and Kitchen Furniture, Farming
utenajg, stock of Horse s, seven head of Mules,
To fi'ad of Cattle, 150 head of Hogs, among
w "ch are 40 or 50 half Berkshire pigs.
40 head of Sheep.
4 yoke of Oxen; 400 barrels Corn.
15,000 pounds Fodder; 3,000 pounds Oats,
2 Cotton Gins; one Ox Waggon, together
with various other articles too tedious to mention.
Sale to continue from day to day till all is sold.
And will also be sold on the second Monday,
the 13th December next, at the late residence of
Thomas Jones, deceased, all the remaining part
of the Perishable Property, belonging to the Es
tate of said deceased, consisting of a large quan
tity of valuable
Household Furniture, Kitchen Furniture, plan
tation Tools, valuable Tanner’s Tools, one Cast
Iron Bark Mill, one 4 horse and one 2-horse
Wagon, two4-wheel Carriages,
200 bushels Wheat, 200 Volumes Books,
Horses and Mules, 15 head of Cattle.
Together, with various other articles too tedi
ous to mention.
Sale to continue from day tcylay till all is sold.
Terms—one and two years credit on sales of
Real Estate; one year’s credit on sales of Per
ishable Property.
Notes in all cases, with approved security,
will be required.
All sums under five dollars, cash.
JOHN H. JONES, and
ROBERT HESTER, Adm’rs
September 23, 1841. eowid 5
Notice*
A LL persons indebted to the Estate of Thomas
■™- Hiiyntfs, deceased, late of Elbert county,
are requested to make payment immediately, and
all those having demands against said Estate, are
hereby notified to present their demands to the
Administrator, duly authenticated, within the
time prescribed by law, this 17th Sept. 1841.
LETT! HAYNES, Adm’x.
BENJAMIN THORNTON, Adm’r.
Sept 30. 6t 5
I_.NOUR months after date, application wiii be
Jlv made to the Honorable the Inferier Court
ol Wilkes county, while sitting asa Court of Or
dinary, lor leave to sell the LAND belonging to
the Estate of John T. Dent, late of said county,
deceased.
THOMAS BLAKEY, Adm’r.
July 8,1841. m4m 45
VOIR Mouths after date, application wi 1 be
-*• mi le to the Honorable the Inferior Court of
Wilke i county, while sitting for ordinary pur
poses, or leave to sell the LANDS belonging to
the Ei late of Asher Layne, deceased, this 10th
of Au; isf, 1841.
tr.4i V • ft)
WASHINGTON, (WILKES COUNTY, GA.,) OCTOBER 7, 1841.
POUTICAL.
A LETTER FROM HENRY A. WISE.
Washington, June,” 1840.
Gentlemen : —I have delayed answer
ing yours of the 10th inst., in order to make
arrangements, if possible, to accept its kind
invitation to attend the dinnei; in honor of
Mr. Clay by the citizens of his native coun
ty, at Taylorsville, on the 27th inst.
1 need not tell you what I think of that
man Henry Clay, of Hanover. He has
done for himself what friends and fortune
can do for no man, and has acquired what
neither friends nor foes can take from him
—“a fame for which himself has fought,
and from which no man’s censure can de
tract.” And that fame is his reward. Os.
ficccould not add a cubit to his stature.—
He has reflected honor on the place of Iris
birth, and a Henry was born there before
him ; he has maintained the reputation of
Virginia’s sons, and Virginia is the mother
ofHicroes. statesmen, and sages.” That
is enough for any one man, and it is enougli
for you to claim him as your own—you
honor yourselves in honoring Henry Clay.
None can impeach his disinterestedness
now, and I wish that all Virginia, all Amer
ica, could see him, as you will see him.
and hear him as you will hear him—a
teacher, an experienced teacher, of eternal
political truths, and a witness of facts for
freedom against freedom’s foes. Heed him,
I beseech you, heed trim whilst you may !
11. A. Wise.
From the Charleston Courier.
HENRY CLAY.
It is a very-hard thing to draw a discrim
inating portrait. Blind admiration and
unqualified praise meet you on every side
It strikes us that the following sketch
Mr. Clay, taken from “The New Yofiy
Sunday Morning News,” possesses, thejj
high merit of precise and faithful dclinea- j
tion. The distinguishing features of lris|
character are vividly and strongly hit off.
The characteristics attributed to him, in the;
lines in italics, friend and foe will alike
admit to be his.
The writer justly says of Mr. Clav, tlrttt
his “temper is quick.” It is true, be could
not be an orator if it were not so But he
might iiave added that his temper, upon all
great occasions, when the country in
volved, has been under .pusolute control. —
Calmness in peril, re'-’Urce in difficulty,
com.-s’AL ° ai ‘ so upon violent
fundamental strongly marked
his career. His whole life does not affol'd
one instance ofan unworthy surrender of
hirnselfto passion, when the great inter,
ests of his country, or national honor, de
manded calmness, self sacrifice, modera
tion. In mere personal collision—when
rudely struck at —he is quick, but placa
ble as quick, and “carries anger as the
flint bears fire.”
“Henry Clay.— Mr. Clay is now in the
63d year of his ago. He is six feet high,
not stout, and has a very careless appear
ance. His limbs are long ;he has a slow
precise walk, and takes lengthy strides.—
His complexion is light—high retreating
forehead, and very thin hair, slightly grey.
His mouth and eyes—the former being ve
ry large, and the latter small, and grey—
give every indication of that genius which
he is known to possess. The fire of his
eyes cannot be described; but it can be felt
with tremendous power. No one can re
sist its potency. He has a great deal of sua
vity in his manners, and he has a most rare
faculty of making every one to lohom he is in
troduced feel easy and free. There can bo
no restraint in his company. He makes
himself agreeable to all—the greatest or the
smallest; he has been a public man nearly
forty years. He entered Congress—first
the Senate, I believe, where he did not
remain—at a very early age, and ever
since he has filled a large space in the pub
lic mind. As speaker of the House of
Representatives, one of the most difficult, ar
duous and important stations in the Govern
ment, he presided with an ability which has
never been approached. It was in this sta
tion that his powerful genius was univer
sally acknowledged. All paid homage to
it. As an orator he holds the highest rank
in the country. The tones of his full, rich,
exquisite voice, & his inimitable and origin
al manner, a re’fascinating beyond parral
lel. lie is eloquent, argumentative, play
ful and persuasive. He has command over
both the feelings and judgements of his
hearers. As u legislator—a leader in the
legislative body—a ready do. iter and prac
tical statesman, he has newribeen equalled
in this or I believe any o(|ger country.—
Napoleon was not greater as a captain than
is Henry Clay as a legislator. He is al
ways ready at his post, and no matter what
may be sprung upon him he is prepared for
it. His dexterity is astonishing. If his
opponents toss him ever so high he invaria
bly lights on his feet, and let the blows
dealt at him be ever so well directed, or
ever so powerful, he is sure to ward them
off-—either by his superior skill <3t his
strength. In defence or attack he is equal
ly an adept—inapproachable. His mind
is as elastic as the trunk of an elephant ;
it can grasp with equal facility the mighti
est or minutest object as occasion requires.
He unites genius and talents with an inex
haustible store of common sense. All his
faculties arc available. No man ever origin
ated so many great public measures as he
has. He has the genius to conceive great
things, and the power to consummate them;
differing in this respect from all his contem
poraries. He is a very bold man, and ne
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
ver waits for others to move, or watches
the current to determine his own course; he
takes die responsibility. Asa leader of a
great party he ranks the mightiest; he was
born to command. He is not a learned man,
but sufficiently so for all practical purposes,
and his knowledge of men and the world is
consummate. His sympathies ami feelings
are all with the people, and he lias a stronger
hold upon their affections, I firmly kelieve,
than any man living. Os course, too, lie
has violent opponents, necessarily arising
out of his public course in advocating and
opposing measures which divided party
lines. His temper is quick ;he has a great
deal of system both in private and public
affiiirs, and has one of the best conducted
plantations in the whole west; he is pro
verbial for skill in raising good stock.—
This results from that plain good sense for
which he 13 so pre-eminent, and which en
ables him to adapt hirnselfto all the purpo
ses of life. All his great abilities are of
available character. lie never soars up
in the air after intangible objects or wan
ders in tTie mazes of metaphysical abstrac
tions; he ’s brilliant, but his brilliancy
guides and instructs, it does not dazzle or
mislead ; lie is a native of Hanover county
Y a., and early in life distinguished himself
at the bar ; he was an associate counsel in
the great Burr trial for the defendant; was
minister at the treaty of Ghent, and secre
tary of State under President Adams. Ilia
residence is Ashland, near Lexington, Ken
tucky ; and he is idolised by his faithful
| and intelligent constituents.
i ***From the Mil/edgeville Recorder.
■ THE yiN BUREN FEELING FOR
OUG PUBLIC INTERESTS AND
GENTRY'S PROSPER
ITY.
. not lamentable to witness the mol
ar.-., oly fact, that the spirit of party and
of selfishness has so far swallowed up eve
ry vestige of public virtue, as to make it
matter of triumph to the opponents of the
present government, whenever they are a
ble, by book crook, to defeat any of
the measures which the Whig party have
tried to carry out for the prosperity of the
country.
The Harrison party have been entrusted
by the people ofthe United States, to reform
the misdoings of the late prodigal Van Bu
ren administration, and to adopt such meas
ures as have been proved to be necessary
to save the people from abso!“*<=- ium. nav
ing aJfe’vvM ttie Van Buren party twelve
years for their experiments—seeing the ut
ter prostration to every thing like prosperi
ty, by the unwise schemes of those who un
fortunately controlled the public councils—
having given them a fair and full trial, and
been compelled, to save the country from
ruin, to place other men in their stead—it
would seem that regard for the public inter
ests, and a decent respect for the will of the
people, might have induced those who have
lost the public confidence and given place
to new ageutsofthe people, to iiave allow
ed them a fair trial, and their measures, at
least, a chance of healing the miseries in
flicted by their own misrule. But no ; this
is not a wish of these selfish political aspi
rants. Let but the present administration
bring forward any measure which they be
lieve will effect this object—let them bring
forward the very measures which the good
sense of the people has demanded at their
hands to relieve the country front the evils
under which it suffers, and this is enough
at once—no matter what may bo the meas
ure—to call into the utmost vigor every en
ergy on the part of our opponents, to defeat
it. And if they cannot accomplish that,
they protract, and dally, and delay, and
spend the money of the people, when every
days delay brings with it actual additional
suffering and calamity to the country.
Has not this been the case during the
present extra session ? We confidently ap
peal to the intelligence of Georgia, to an
swer this enquiry. Here was a session cal
led expressly from the exigency of the pub
lic treasury. And has it not been apparent
to every man of common sense and common
observation, that our opponents, from the
very first day to the present time, discarding
all'sensc of respect fortlio decided expres
sion of public opinion—contemning and
mocking the public calamity, have rallied
round the flag of party alone—and of a par
ty but a day before condemned and repudi
ated by the people—and put forth every
energy and every nerve, not for the country
or the people, or in .-L- dx-i - -i to their wish
es, but to defeat their hopes a id to spurn
their will. It seems to have been their
watchword that “it was glory enough to
defeat liny thing attempted by the Whigs,”
no mattey how essential it might be for the
reform of the times. Not a measure, ive
believe, not a single measure deemed es
sential for the public interest by lie coun
try, which has been attempted by the whigs,
But has met the sternest opposition from the
Van Buren ranks. Alas, that selfish party
spirit should so prevail over the public
good !
The people now know by a few month’s
experience, tliat if the country is to be re
deemed from its present calamitous condi
tion, it has to be done in the vSry teeth of
the Van Buren party, and to overcome its
most determined opposition. Be it so.—
When a party so fur looses sight ol patriot
ism, and what is due to the public welfare,
as to oppose good measures essentially re
quired for the good of the country and the
people—even when brought forward by po
litical opponents —they miss the mark,
and are sure to overrcaah* themselves.——
The people are certain to teach them the
wholesome lesson, that public men are but
their agents, and when they sacrifice the
interests of the people for selfish, individual
or party objects, they will meet, as faith
less servants, the indignant rebuke and re
jection ol an outraged and injured constitu
ency.
Look, people ofGeorgia, St the move
ments one and all, of the Van Buren
ites in the present Extra Congress! Have
they not worked, and worked only, to put
at nought your wishes, and to paralize their
political opponents, rather than for the pub
lic good ? “ All for party, nothing for the
country.”
The Whigs are the most unconscionable
people in the world. They have introdu
ced into Congress seven favorite measures,
to all of which but one the President has
given his sanction, or is expqetcd so to do ;
and yet, because ho has purhis veto on that
one measure, they growHiko a parcel of
bears with sore hcafe- These measures
were—
1. “The rope>* °f the Sub-Treasury law.
2. The permnencement of anew Nation
al debt.
3. ‘Fne Bankrupt law.
4., The law for digtwAflJ nett pro
ceeds of the Public Lands and a militv of
dollars besides the Customs, amongst up
States.
5. The bill taking from the customs half
a million of dollars, to make up a deficiency
in the post office fund, not to he paid back in
to the Treasury.
6. The-bill imposing additional duties,
called the Revenue Bill, and
7. The Bank Bill.
In complaining thus it appears to me that
they are quite as unreasonable as the hun
ter described in the following story :
A hunter in pursuit of game, met an In
dian who promised, for a drink of rum, to
tell him where he could find a deer. The
reward w'as paid, when the Indian commu
nicated the promised information thus :
“ Pursue this path for a mile, when you will
see a piece of cleared ground, in the middle
of which is a large oak tree, with some high
grass around it. In that grass you will
find the deer lying. I saw it as I came by
that way.” The hunter followed thejlireo
tions, but found no deer. On meeting the
Indian at a subsequent time, he charged him
with deceiving him. “ Why,” said the In
dian, “ did you n1 tne path as I desen-
Lv.,i ii
Yes.
Did you not find the piece of cleared
ground ?
Yes.
Did you not find the oak tree l
Yes.
Did you not find the high grass ?
Yes.
“ Well, then,” said the Indian, “if you
succeeded in finding four tilings out of five,
I do not think you have any cause of com
plaint.” ‘ Bob Siiokt.
From the Baltimore American.
Buie or Ruin is the countersign of that
most unpatriotic body of men who consti
tute the minority in the two Houses ofCon
gress. They have steadily resisted, du
ring the Extra Session, every bill having
for its object the prosperity and security of
the country. Notwithstanding there is rea
son to apprehend serious collision with
England—in the very face of the fact, that
that arrogant ‘power has been steadily
strengthening her armaments and means of
annoyance on the American coast— in spite
of the miserable and neglected condition of
our forts and garrisons—in utter disregard
of the financial bankruptcy of the country
and of the widespread disasters of a ruined
currency—notwithstanding all these tilings
and more, we repeat, that this most unpat
riotic body have resisted every measure
calculated to place the nation “in the ar
mour and attitude of defence,” and to pro
mote the commercial, manufacturing, and
agricultural prosperity of the country. —
Really such conduct is appalling! It ar
gues that there is a canker at the heart of!
our political institutions, which unless spee
dily eradicated, must end in death. This
very party have been blowing the flames of
discord between this country and England
during the past winter and spring, and yet
have perseveringly withheld their sanction
from every measure calculated to arm and
fortify the country. The Treasury was
left by Mr. Van Buren in a state of bank
ruptcy, and yet this patriotic band have re
fused, by their votes, to replenish it by
loans or taxation. They have voted against
every thing, however wise, beneficent, and
useful —however necessary to the honor,
interest, and safety of the Country. Those
are strong and serious charges, but lamen
tably true! Ingenuity may distort, mysti
fy or discolor the subject, but we predict,
that posterity will put the brand of reproach
upon the motives and principles of the minor
ity of the first session of the present Congress /
The “Tiers Parti.” This concern now
counts one Senator, one newspaper, (Madi
sonian, )four members “off the House, one
corporal, and one hundred and fifty rank
and file. We think it reasonable, however,
when they set up housekeeping for them
selves, to suppose they will, by a little bar
gain and sale,be able toget three Senators,
nine Representatives, rind perhaps, by x
great bounty money, three hundred rark
and file. It will be a pretty sight (wjl.’ it
not?) to sec sixteen millions of people gov
erned by such a dish of small fry ! it will
be an illustration of Gulliver, bound by the
cords of the Liliputians.— Cin. Chronicle.
MASON AND DIXON’S LINE.
1 he following statement, from the Salem
Gazette, contains a brief and comprehen
sive history of a division line between the
North and the South——the lino between
Pennsylvania and Maryland. At the date
this line was run, (1762,) what is the
State of Delaware, was under the jurisdic
tion of Pennsylvania although having a se
parate legislative Assembly—from which
we infer that in the running of said line,
Delaware was included with Pennsylvania.
Mason and Dixon’s line, therefore, strictly
speaking, is the line dividing’Delaware and
Pennsylvania from Maryland. But as
spoken of by politicians, it includes also
the dividing line between Pennsylvania &
Virginia, till it strikes the Ohio, and then
follows that river to its mouth. Such, at
least is our understanding of the case. If
we are wrong, we will thank someone who
| knows, to set us right.— Jour, of Com.
Mason and Dixon's Line. —This bounda
ry is so termed from the names of Charles
Mason and Jeremiah Dixon—two gentle
men who were appointed to run unfinished
lines in 17fi*A between Pennsylvania and
Maryland, on the Territories, subject to the
heirs of Penn and Lord Baltimore. A tem
porary line had been run in 1739, but had
not given satisfaction to disputing parties,
although it resulted from an agreement ; ’
YCUX between themselves. V jjee
been mik".i 1018 by King ,1\
ting the boundaries betv
en by charter to the first h,
and those adjudged to his majesty, (after,
wards to William Penn,) which divided
the tract of land between Delaware Bay &
Chesapeak Bay, by a line equally intersec
ting it, drawn front Cape Henlopcn to the
40th degree of North latitude. A decree
in chancery rendered the King’s decree im
perative. But the situation of Henlopcn
j became long a subject of serious, protracted
i and expensive litigation, particularly after
the death of Penn, in 1718, and Lord Bal
timore in 1714, until John and Richard
and Thomas Penn, (who had become the
sole proprietors of the American possessions
of their father William) and Cecilliusj
original patentee, entered into —*
ment on the 19th of Maj’’ I '‘ ~ • 4 .° Bits
agreement a eln w as appended, which as
certained the site of Cvpa Henlopcn and de
lineated a rli'-'-’ion by an East and West
i;,>c, limiting Westward froiwthat Cape to
| the exact middle of the peninsula.
Lord Baltimore became dissatisfied with
this agreement, and endeavored to invali
date it. Chancery suits, Kingly decrees,
and proprietary arrangements followed,
w'hich eventually produced the appoint
ment of commissioners to run the temporary
line. This was effected in 1789. But the
case in chancery being decided in 1739,
new commissioners were appointed, who
could not however, agree, and the question
remained open until 1762, when the Jine
was run by Messrs. Mason and Dixon—Sa
lem Gazette.
FIRE IN HAMBURG*
From the Hamburg Journal of 23 d vlt.
A few moments after 11 o’clock last night
and just as our paper was going to press,
an alarm of fire was given, which has
caused a delay to our regular issue. The
fire was first discovered in the store of Mr.
George Parrott, on Centre, one door abofo
Mercer-street, and adjoining that of Messrs.
Sibley & Crapon, on the corner of Mercer
and Centre-streets. The house being of
wooden materials mostly, w-ere soon envel
oped in flames, which immediately caused
the destruction of both houses. Here the
progress of the flames were arrested, and
we learn that the buildings were insured.
The total amount of goods lost will not ex
ceed 840,000, of which about two-thirds
are covered by insurance. It is no doubt
the work of an incendiary, and we hope that
in a day or two, he will be brought to jus
tice. But if we were to stop here in spea
king of our narrow escape from destruction
j w 7 e should not be discharging a duty of ob
! ligation and thankfulness which wc owe to
! the fire companies and to many of the citi
zens of Augusta, for their great exertion
extended to our people, in subduing the pro
gress of the fire. We owe them much, for
it was by their unceasing labour and activ
ity that saved the city from a heap of ashes
as the wind was then high, and everything
was favorable for a general sweep of the
flames. No sooner was the alarm of fire
given, than they forthwith repaired to the
scene with engines and axes, and rendered
us that relief which wc were unable our
selves fb lay hold of- Great praise is duo
to the fire companies of Augusta, and wo
believe that there are none more vigilant
and capable of performing’their duty than
they are.
From the Chronicle if* Sentinel of yesterday.
uOSS BY THE FIRE.
We have learned that the loss of Messrs.
Sibley & Crapon by the late fire is incon
siderable, (about 4 to $5,0 >O.) •• -up;-red
with ‘lie amount ofgoods dost ivy c f 1 -
were insured on their stent gnxis
810,090 in the \tgusta Insurance ai. i
’Bulking Company, SO,OOO in the Hartford
Protection Com [Any; and for about $5,000
: n the Georgia Insurance atul\ Trust Com
pany, on the bt/ilding. Mr. Parrott was
also insured to some extent, btk we have
not been able to ascertain particulars.
Shedding of Ink.— -The members of Con
oress with the clerks, Ac., have, during
the present session, coisumcd fifteen bar
rels of Ink, 83.000 qnil, and 4^ groee of
steel pens. * \
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