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VOL. I. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY M I.VTrUE § MILLE.Y, (bay-street) AT FIVE DOLLARS PER AS.\'U, PAYABLE IN ADVANCF.. Advertisements, not exceeding one square, seventy five cents for the first insertion; and thirty-seven and a hale, each successive time. 03“ All letters, on business, to the editors, must be post-paid. Coffee, Sugar, JWolasses, <S,Y. hhds. prime Havana Molasses 6 boxes double refined Havana Sugar <3 ditto Muscovado ditto 15 bags prime green Coffee and 70 barrels Tar for sale by JA .IES 11. GIEKIE &. CO. april 5 24 D arien lots fur sale. ROM ten to fifteen LOTS, in different parts of this city, by GEORGE STREE T. 1 april 5 24 FRESH GOODS. Tite subscriber has received by the sloop Alary Jinn, from Charleston, and offers fur sale; CLASSES in hogsheads and tierces Jamaica Rum, in hogsheads rs Muscovado Sugar, m hogsheads I,oaf Sugar in barrels London bottled Porter in tierces Madeira, Sherry, Teneriff and Malaga Wines in quarter casks New England Rum, in barrels Rye Whiskey ditto Gin, ditto Prime Beef ditto Prime Pork ditto Mess Beef, in half barrels Superfine Philadelphia flour, in barrels and half do. Pilot bread in half barrels Shad in ditto Mackerel, *in barrels Smoked herring, in boxes Lard, in kegs Spermaceti and mould tallow Candles, in boxes Red Ochre in barrels White lead in oil, in 281 b kegs Fish Oil in tierces Sweet Oil in baskets - Fruit, in brandy and boxes Dates in bags Raisins in boxes Almonds in bag’s I’rnesin boxes • J • Pickles, and fish Sauce in boxes Filberts in bags Hyson Skin l ea in chests Hyson do. in half chests Gunpowder Tea, in caddies Blue printed dinner Sets, and other blue printed Ware in crates. IN STORE, A small assortment of Dry Goods, Hardware &,c. A few tons Share Moulds, Butter in kegs, Bar Iron and Castings Blue and green Paints. CHARLES P. SIBBALD. march 22 22 Q For Sale weight of PRIME BACON, received oil consignmentp*’ 1 ’ doop Marv Alin, from Charleston. -'is CHARLES F. SIBBALD. m arch 29—V\ , TkW$ u bscriber in this place, has placed Ins in the.&ffjds of Messrs. Hart &. Cos. for collrifesmiivcrsons are therefore requested to come for- the samtj hy the 10th April, otherwise theyWPsrt>e fluids of an attorney. Jinenii, Jsoui\ Fork, <S*Y. \j.jmeN. C. Bacon 100 barrels N .’ CVTlour 30 do and pride Pork 25 boxes mmil Candles \ 50 barrels Phfladelphia Whifr cy 25 do northern Gin 10 barrels loaf Sugar a 30 boxes superior claret Wine 1 bale Osnaburghs \ 10 hogsheads N. C. Sugar, \ received and kr sale by CHARLES D. M \\ rBIE L CO. at llaford's building. march 29 23 \ ” ■ - - “~ m — -S - The subscribers \ Have just received by the regular packet \kgraph, J. Graves, master, and offer for sah DEMIJOHNS * 12 ditto ditto Soap A few barrels best Philadelphia lec\ 18 dozen best double Hibbert’s Londoiyporter 40 doz. double flint Tumblers and Wir.eß asses 8000 Dutch Quills V Different sizes Burlaps and white Rol\ * 2 patent iron Blocks 1 box assorted Medicine \ Looking-Glasses, and sundry otiier articV, DEW ITT & BURNET A jan 18 13 V Valuable property fur sale. ; \ rjlllK, undersigned intending to leave thiA l “ = ’ JL place, oilers the following property for sal-M h ; !j on n>pdonate terms, the two story lionse whi r I A'JUJ>he afWcgent together with the lo’-’ No. 105; hoirffnvud-lot No. 104, occupied by. Mr. John B. Mills; two hmmr sand a lot, near the bank; and the i-e 1” ■ ."-ni !<ft No. 111, unfinished; some ejegant iiwants. DARIEN GAZETTE. NATHAN lEL CORN WELL, wmt mi Msaamst SILVER-SMITH AND JEWELLER, I) ESPECTFUI.LY informs the inhabitants of Darien 1 and its vicinity, that lie has taken the room former ly occupied by John Kell, esq. and now offers for sale A GOOD ASSORT.ME.VT OF WATCHES, JEWELLERY, SILVER WORK, Sec. See. Consisting of the following GOODS, viz: — Gentlemen’s and ladies’ gold patent lever Watches of the newest patterns Ditto common plain gold Watches, silver levers A great variety of capped and jewelled, and plain silver Watches Elegant fine gold Chains, Seals and Keys Jeweller’s gold do. do. do. Pearl Breast-Pins; ear and finger Rings, a variety of pat terns; Amulets in sets Soup, table, desert, tea, cream* mustard and salt Spoons and sugar Tongs Constantly on hand, fur sale Silver Thimbles, Pencil-Cases, Toothpicks, Cloak Hooks and Rings, Sleeve-buttons, &c. &c. Silver tea Sets, Goblets, Tumblers and church service Plate furnished at short notice . I/so for sale Double and single barrel Pistols Pen and sportsmen’s Knives; Needles in eases, assorted And a variety of Giltware, See. &c. ‘l'lie subscriber flatters himselfi from the experience be has had in business, he shall be able to give general satisfaction to all those who may favor him with their work. All good Watches and Clocks will be warranted to perform well for one year, if thoroughly repaired, jan 11 12 GROCERIES and DRY GOODS. r|lllE subscribers have just opened, at the corner op i posite the Exchange, a general assortment of Gro ceries, (most choice) suitable for family supplies, con sisting of Cognac Brandy Jamaica Rum Holland Gin Madeira Wine W est-India Shrub New-England Rum Windward-Island do. Porter Sugars—loaf, Jamaica, New-Orleans and Georgia *- Coffee and Tea T obacco—leaf and manufactured Hardware and Cutlery with a small assortment of domestic manufactured Cot tons. AlWirders in town or from the country will be punc tually attended to DEWITT & BURNETT. dec 14 8 T Factorage and Commission Business. rpilrf subscriber begs leave to inform bis friends and JL th<ljmbhr in general, that he has fire proof stores in readkArfor the reception of produce or merchan he will forward as directed—and hopes bv stffctaflSition and punctuality to merit a share of pub lic t Cm SAMUEL HAMILTON. Lumber Factorage , AND COMMISSION BUSINESS. frVIE subscriber begs leave to inform his friends and i the public, that lie continues to transact business in the above line, on Mr. John Hunter’s lower wharf, next above colonel James Johnston’s. He lias every comm ence for the reception of LUMBER, of even descrip tion; also a commodious store for the storage of C(S TON, &.c. ‘ THOMAS JONES® Savannah, October 26 1 To lease, id f ■ (for THE TERM OF CNF. YEAR,) jj =ljh J S AUM.TON’S WHARVES and STORES, 1 % hole or in parts as may mL ■ “nßJpicjylpants. Also, a BaKe mouse, with a large eping room attached to it, and several small la Houses. For terms appl\ to either of the dlbsiMbß SAMUEL HAMILTON, W I y DAVID HAMILTON. Jpcefvcd on storage—the film proof store being so w|lfknown in Darien for security against fire and other accidents of the kind, requires nocomment. Apply as above. x dec 7 7 Just received . \ Fi.W liaif barrels buckwheat FLOUR OA’l S CORN Fine fly-market BEEF, in half barrels, and A few first rate GICS for sale by * SAWYER 2c HERRING, jaii 4 1 1 . For sale A commodious two story HOUSE, pleasantly situat ed, with a Lot, and necessary Out Buildings. Also a RAZEE, neatly finished w ith Harness complete for tw o horses, and one good saddle or carriage HOUSE. For terms apply to GEORGE ATKINSON, dec 28 10 V'ur rale 4 two story HOUSE, situated in one of the pleasant- VV est ])arts of Darien, and at pres, nt occupied by \arles F. Sibbald,’ esq. comprising ... complete an as anv in the city. The house contains s’Yoorns; and has attached to it a comfortable kitchen, aunts’ apartments, a stable, fowl-hoy ■ garden and av V of most excellent watt . !'• Jt rt'.< •• DARIEN, (GA.) MONDAY , APRIL 12, 1819. ( Continued from our last.) It is a clear principle that no order given to one officer can be made part of an order subse quently given to another officer, for the perform ance of the same duty, w itiiout a special refer ence to the first, and an express direction to be governed by it. Jackson’s orders were general: he was told to terminate the conflict, and give tranquility to the frontier, and in these orders, no instructions can be found for his government by the orders previously given to general Gaines. In selecting the means of ac comp Using the ob jects of the campaign, the commanding general’s powers were discretionary, and for his judgment in using those powers, was he alone responsible. The only mode in which he could have disobey ed the order was either to have remained inactive at Nashville, or to have adopted such measured as would have been more pernicious than inactivity. In either case, his conduct would have been just ly reprehensible. But admit the orders of gen. Gaines to be ob ligatory on gen. Jackson —the case contemplated by these orders never occurred. The Indians were not found under the guns of a Spanish iort, but were sheltered within it. It was their depot, from whence they drew their public stores, both of ammunition and provision. Spanish officers es corted parties of Indians to place them in securi ty from our attacks. The war was planned in St. Marks. The Indian power of attorney was executed there, and countersigned by I. C. Luen go, the commandant, and the councils lor the ar rangement of every w arlike movement were held in the quarters of that officer. If these facts had been known at the war office, it is not to be doubted, that an order would have been issued for the seizure of St. Marks. For when they, and the acts of the general induced by them, were known, the president approved ot the meas ure. It had not been conceived that the Spanish officers had made themselves parties in the war; and no previous order could have been expected to meet a case which was not supposed to exist. In page 6, the committee remark, that “here also, (at St. Mark’s,) were taken two Indian chiefs, one of whom pretended to possess the spi rit of prophecy; they were hung without trial, and with little ceremony.” The committee have forborne to state, that Francis the prophet had long been one of our direst and most dangerous foes—that he had a brigadier’s commission from Great Britain—and that he successfully employ ed his superstitious influence, and the promises of his trar.satlr.ntic friends, to instigate his delud ed brethren to deeds of rapine and massacre. They seem also to have forgotten that liomath iimico, the other chief, had headed the party who tii cold blood murdered Scott and his unhappy companions—struck the reeking tomahaw k into the bosoms of the defenceless women, and “dash ed out the brains of infants against the boat.” Was it mere “technical retaliation” under which these monsters were executed, or, was their death an awful but just punishment for their unhallowed crimes? It is wrong to speak ol the policy of executions; and I trust that mere policy shall never be urged as an excuse for de priving a fellow being of existence; —but crimin als are executed both for example and punish ment, and the awful example made of Francis and Homathlimico, had a wide spread influence. Two Indians had been taken with them and re leased; and, in a few days, the whole Ocheese tribe surrendered at discretion. They were treat ed humanely, furnished with transportation and provision, and sent into the Creek nation. An effort is made by the committee to shew, that, at the time gen. Jackson believed the war iAe ended, he had resolved on occupying Pen sacola. To establish this charge, they more than once refer to extracts from his letters, wherein Instates that the Seminolies are dispersed, and their means of annoyance destroyed.—lt w ill be recollected, that these letters were written after the end of that part of the campaign which was conducted in East Florida, and had a necessary reference to the general’s success in securing that portion of our frontier immediately open to the incursions of the eastern Seminolies. At the time the despatches were written, the numbers of hostile Indians in West Florida were unknown; and, without attributing to gen. Jackson the pow ers of prophecy and magic, it was impossible in stating “the Seminolie war was ended,” that he meant to extend the remark to all future aggres sions, both on the eastern and western extremi ties of our southern border. The Seminolies in East Florida were dispersed, nottxterminated— their towns were burnt and their cattle taken from them; of course, w hen scattered and in a state of starvation, the commanding general safely said the war with them was at an end. But the means of subsistence they might soon again procure from labor and the sympathy of their Spanish friends east of Sahwannee—and, these obtained, they still possessed the power of concentration and incursion; although it was confidently trust ed, that the awful lesson which they received w ould have a permanent salutary influence. In .Vest Florida, the same outrages had so! some time been committed, almost daily, on the frontier of Alabama; and the letter from governoi Bibb, of the 19th May, which was received on the arrival of the army at the Escambia; shew ed that the tevritoi ial bo e-Jj£^|®|i!j§s U. States; in both had British instigal’on cherish jj ed and matured this spirit of hostility; and,® each had the savages a depot, whence they die® their w arlike munition;;, and in whitdi they retire in case of defeat. Ol all these facts, general had the fullest proofs; and with lhc®| proofs before him, he had to choose between r<B| tiling from Florida into Tennessee, content with \ doing half his duty by securing half the frontier, or executing his orders entire, by pursuing the same course to tranquiiizc the west, whicti he had successfully adopted in the cast. I mean not now to enter upon a defence of th J occupancy of Pensacola, gen. Jackson believe L‘ it and therefore he did it. If it save. ‘P the life of a single frontier settler, was right ■ and it can only lie proved wrong, by shew ing® that there was not a single body of Indians nfl West Florida, at the time Pensacola was pied. The savages w est of Pensacola Bay w scattered in the swamps, obtaining after theirdisß pension by the movement of major Young’s anefl gen. Jackson’s advance into the country, a miser™ able subsistence by hunting and depredating on,*> the cattle of the inhabitants. Ilad these Indians, , irritated by a defeat, been granted access to their old depot, they would, in parties of ten and twenty, have committed more murders on our open bor der than could ever have sat easy on gen. Jai k son’s conscience, had any act or neglect of his facilitated their commission. Common sense, as well as national law', pro hibits any violation of neutrality, to prevent ai. evil remotely prospective.—But, where the ex pected danger is both of vital character and cer tain occurrence, to neglect any means of prevent ing it, is not only falsely generous, but “grossly/ criminal. may make such sactifli Cs, when mere personal danger or inconvenience is apprehended; but to avert so dreadful an evil a? the murderous incursion of a savage foe, all ac cessible means of security and prevention arc im periously called for. Men, who know tlie'liu. an character, are well aware of the folly of defensive operations to restrain their massacres and picda tory expeditions. If the whole army had been extended in a cordon, along the southern frontier, they would have been laughed at by the Indians. Relieved from all apprehension of attack, and the privation of their Spanish depots, they would have leisurely concentrated their forces, and bioken the cordon at almost any point. It was then ne cessary to attack them, and, as in West Florida, they never w ere embodied, the general had ei ther to march his w hole army in pursuit of each mile squad of warriors, and exterminate them 41 detail, or to adopt such measures as would reliei e his army from useless toil and bloodshed, and his country from unnecessary expense. This mea sure was the provisional occupation of Florida. It was an act of necessity; the necessity w e were under, in all cases, to protect the lives and liber ties of our citizens.—ls the occupation of Am Jia Island is justifiable, the seizure of Pensaco.a is still more so; for the lives of our citizens are of infinitely greater importance than the plunder of our commerce; and the security cf a frontier from Indian invasion, of much greater interest than the prevention of smuggling. To destroy the scattered parties in West Flo rida, capt. Boyles, with two companies of range; s, was ordered to scour the country, and his gallan try and success are well known. In page 7, of the report, there is a sentence calculated to induce a belief that the terms of ca pitulation were forcibly imposed upon the gover nor and garrison of Pensacola*. These terms were proposed by the governor himself, before surrendering the Barrancas; and were fully ac ceeded to, except in such pojnts as affected the security of the occupancy, and the objects of the campaign. It was unnecessary to remark that gen. Jack son abolished -the revenue law sos Spain, (p. 6.) The capitulation engaged for the transportation of all the officers of government, civil and mili tary, to Havana. What then became of their re venue laws? The governor virtually abolished them himself. It is not a fact that all tine officers of the new government were military men. Tl& temporary governor, colonel King, is an officer of the ai mv; but civil officers were appointed in the different departments, from among citizens, and M. McKen zie, a native of Mobile, was placed at the head of the magistracy. The civil rights of the inhabi tants were secured to them, and in some instances particular privileges of individuals were held sa cred, which were totally repugnant to the nature of our political institutions. In the 9th page ol the report, there is a remark that, before gen. Jackson could make a hostile movement on the Spanish possessions, they nmsj have “opposed him by physical net moral It is not easy to understand this presume the c< mini'tec mean! \ ; i .1 I! UK I ii r,. i r ;.tt, ‘HI ■ 1 e I !: : C ! . ; I M 1 No. 25.