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U BSD AY .MORNING, APRIL 28.
3THER INDIAN BATTLE.
tter from General William M’lntosh, coin-
ic Creek Warriors, to David 11 Mitchell, Esq.
Indian Affairs, dated “Camp ,30 miles from
e, (on the way to Suwannee,) April 13, 1818
ce I have left vou I have not sent yon
ihat we have done, & I now send you
ard yesterday of Peter McQueen be-
readiiig in the senate by a largej- The crops.—AVe have seen a letter from May
isage into a law may be regarded River, (S. C.) dated A; * 1 20, to a gentleman in
’ " this city, which states that, the frost of last night
tiered to a ^hird
majority, its pass: _
as morally certain. Thus will be added to tht
union another state, making the twenty-fust in
the confederation. The number of acres of land
in the state is estimated at thirty millions, being
about one fifth larger than the state of Ohio—Its
present population at forty thousand, but increas
ing with unexampled rapidity. The unanimity
of the vote with which tliis state is admitted in
to the association of states, must be highly ac
ceptable to the people of that territory, and we
should think, cannot fail of producing those feel
ings of cordiality to the sister states, which it
is well calculated to excite.—ib.
We find several papers continue to inculcate
the opinion that war with Spain is u probable e-
vent i deriving this impression from the remark
which fell from Mr. Forsyth in the discussion on
the neutrality bill. That remark, as we observ-
d at the time, we were certain did not look for
ai u jcaiciuay ,11 i citri iUkyuiui uc* , . ' .
e road we were traveling, and I took a proposition tor war* undue can now state,
sand wentout and lou^ht him. There j" 1 ^ 1 ^ ie sa,, * e . conliderice, that circumstances
be a considerable number collected r ,s ?X e ien ', eT * ** verv probable that no propo-
r hen we first began to fight them, they | s ^ l0U "’M xoaue uv Mr. rmsyth, during the
bad swamp, & fought us there for about I present session* touching our relations with Spain.
~ *■ * • i He had intended, we understand, when he sig-
! nified his purpose to prove the responsibility of
hen they ran am? we followed them
They fought us in all about three
Ve killed 37 of them, and took 98 wo- 1 ‘he Spanish government, to introduce to the house
children and she men prisoners, and a
head of cattle and a number of horse*
through the committee of foreign relations, of
which he is chairman, a motion to authorise the
od many hogs and some corn. We lost! executive to take possession ot the Spanish ter-
nd 5 wounded. Our prisoners tell us ritory ol Kast Florida; but on submitting the pro-
s was 120 warriors from six different!position to the committee of foreign relations, he
Front what we saw, I believe there was
n they say, as same of our prisoners say
s200* of them. Tom Woodward and
wn, and your Son, our Agent, and all
men that live in our country, were with
h the vvi.ole fight, and fought well. All
8 fuught so well t do not know which is
t. They all fought like men and tun
ies. Gen. Jackson waited for us about
from where we fought. After the fight
Adjoined him, and we are going thi
w as overruled by a majority of that body, ami,
finding from the subsequent declarations of Mr.
Clay, that he should oppose such a measure, and
other indications of hostility to such a motion in
the house, Mr. F. became convinced that the at
tempt would be fruitless at this session, and
has accordingly abandoned his purpose ot bring
ing it forward.—lb.
The election which has recently taken place in
..w ...- ..... Massachusetts for governor, has terminated in
to J fig’ht the Negroes together. “They ! t,le re-election of general John Brooks by a ma-
wannee, and we shall be therein fourjj or *ty it is supposed, often thousand votes over
was among the Hostiles a woman j Mr. Crowniiishild, the republican candidate.—ib
There
i in the boat when our friends, the white
were killed on the river below Fort Scott.
Slave Trade.—To demonstrate the eagerness
e her to her friends—her husband and i oi ' the adored Ferdinand, in the prosecution of
are with Gen. Jackson—Maj. Kinnard j theslave trade, until the time at which he is pledg-
- himself. This is all I have to tell you. ed t0 abolish it, requires but to mention the fact
would send a copy of this to the Big
or and Little Prince.
Your friend,
WILLIAM MTNTOStI,
Brigadier General Comm'g C. \V.
Mitchell, Esq. Agent I. A.
m the Alabama.—A letter from Fort Clai-
i dated the 9th inst. to the editor of the Re-
j states, that “ much alarm has prevailed
hout this country, and even at this place
abitants have built forts for their security ;
alarm has measurably subsided,and the in-
nts generally have returned home ; many,
er, have not, and some have sought new
, and affairs generally extremel y deranged,
companies have been drafted from Tuin-
and will be stationed at the Forts on the
One company where the first murders
committed, Fort Dale, near tiie place com-
• called the Poplar Spring, seventy miles
here ; another ten miles nearer (a little oil’
oad,) at the Pine Barren Fort; and the other
e Pine Orchard Fort. These men will oc-
nall* scour the road and woods, and render
ge and residence probably safe. The Ten-
settlement,(old Ft.Miras,40milcs below)have
pprehended an attack, and a company lias
to their relief. Governor Bibb is at present
plantation near Fort Jackson, and has or-
all friendly Indians olf the public lands of
rritorv, or be considered and treated as hos-
A gentleman here, direct from the mouth
Cahawba, a remote and weak settlement
’les above here, states that some parties a-
i had refused to do so, had committed
depredations, and had assumed very hostile
ranees. He was sent to confer with Col.
who commands the troops in service. Fort
, near the Poplar Spring, was burnt by the
son the 2d inst. This was a temporary
first thrown up by the inhabitants, and
they deposited the principal part of their
on moveables. No lives were lost. This
wo miles from Fort Dale. Back of Fort
and between Pine Barren creek and the A-
a, are thick and almost impenetrable coverts
ne-brake and cedar, where those nefarious
lood-thirsty savages revel with their pluu-
nd scalps, and are apparently safe from ear-
astisement, and able to make incursions at
ure.”
e Weather—We have seen several planters
this and some of the adjoining counties, who
that crops of cotton, whgat, corn, &c. which
forward, have sustained much injury from
ate frosts.
i bill concerning navigation, which passed
enate with but two dissenting voices, has
d the house of representatives with an al-
equal unanimity ; sixteen votes only ap-
j in the negative. If the bill receives the
ion of the president therefore, of which there
' i doubt, it will become a law, ami bv a
ger vote probably, than any act of a l ike cfiar-
1 has ever received in congress- This is the
important act so far, of the present session ;
with reference to the commercial
ention with Great Britain, which expires in
*Urse of next year bv its own limitation.—
necessity of the act has been so apparent as
rcome the reluctance to pass it which, at
:t session, caused its postponement; and the
has received may be regarded as a pledge
J i adherence by congress to the policy it
ses.—Nat. Intel.
i bill for the admission of Illinois into the
having parsed the house of representa
that during only five months of the present su
mer, there were introduced into Havana, 15,53d
slaves from the coast of Africa, averaging near
1000 per week ! By this accursed traffic there
have not been less than 25,000 miserable wretch
es transported to the same place during the year
past, the greater part of w hom, no doubt, means
have been devised to convey to the United States,
as affording a favorable mart fur tire completion
of those enterprises. It would be a desirable
proceeding on the part of our government, if they
would render the introduction of slaves into this
country a criminal instead of a finable oHence ;
for certainly there are few transactions in the
catalogue of human wickedness that require a
more effectual prohibition, cither as it regard
the internal policy of these states, or the due ad
ministration of that justice which reprobates
crimes as being in contravention of the divine
law.—Baltimore Fat,
(Sunday night last) has been a dreadful scourge
to the cotton planters in this part ot South Caro
lina. As far as the Euhaw I have heard it has
been equally fatal there—this evoking I have had
three applications for cotton seed—1 um one ol
those who have suffered—41 acres of cotton ot
mine was up and putting out the third leaf yester
day, was fair aud promising—to-day withered
and blighted to its roots. I understand from a
gentleman who resides near Coosawhatehie, that
all the cotton in that neigborhood is killed, and
that in the vicinity of Euhaw the inhabitants were
visited with a most severe hail storm on Friday
night last.—’The hail were 4 inches in circum-.
ference—that 3 of them filled a half pint tumbler
—that wherever they struck the Pride ol India
tree, the bark was turn off.—Sav. Hep.
Jl relenting thief.—A few days since an old
lady in Baltimore, had her house robbed of COO
dollars, which was nearly all she had in the world.
On the fact being made known through tlie me
dium of the papers, which luckily caught the
thief’s eye, he instantly felt the compunctions of
conscience, and so far repented as to return 300
dollars to the old lady, by throwing it into the
chamber window.—Balt. Patriot.
Two large deposits of Gypsum have lately
been discovered inOvertortiCuuntyabout80 miles
west of Nashville, and near Cumberland river.
An ox was not long since sold in Philadelphia
for S 1,300. It was the largest ox ever in that
market, ami weighed 2,000 pounds. It was rais
ed by Job Tyler of Salem, New-Jersey.
Ludicrous instance of pride.—A friend to the
elder Scaliger wrote to acquaint him that he
should make mention of him in a work that he
meant to pub'ish, and wished to know what he
should say of him. Were not the answer actu
ally extant, in the printed collection of his let
ters, it could not be credited. “Endeavor (said
he) to collect your best ideas of what Massimssa,
what Xenophon, aud what Plato, were, and your
portrait will bear some, although an imperfect,
resemblance of me.
“ The business of life is to go forward*” says
Dr. Johnson : He who sees evil in prospect, meets,
it in bis way; but be who catches it by retro
spection, turns back tu find it. That which is t'ear-
ed may sometimes be avoided ; but that which is
regretted to-day, may be regretted to-morrow.
We should, to be useful, decidedly condemn the
indulgence of brooding over circumstances and
events, that thought cannot mend ; because it
unstrings the minu; and that once done, it
surprising with what rapidity all i(s peace uura-
vels itself! aud how much it loses of the power
of judging rightly on the mixed condition of hu
man affairs.”
COMfltlNieATION.
It is with the moat poignant feelings and heart-felt iV-
gret we announce the decease of Mr. CHARLES MOORE,
soil of Gcn’l John .Moore, of Jasper county, whose death
was occasioned by a fall from Ida Imrse, on the 3d mat.
lie had on the evening previous to his death loft his pa
rental roof in company with several ymmg'lurlies and gen
tlemen to attend Ins In-other's wedding, which was to take
place a few miles f rom home, and having proceeded about
two miles on his destined visit, and wlien riding some
what faster than usual to overtake Ins company, who were
not far before,him, his horse threw him with great force
against the earth, where lie was found insensible and al
most lifeless, and conveyed home. Skilful nied cal aid
was immediately called, but in vain—On the next morn
ing, his spirit winged it flight, we hope, to realm., of bliss.
This young man was about eighteen years of age, in pos
sess.on of the most flattering prospects in life, and was
distinguished for tenderness and affection. The recol
lection of his many amiable qualities will long endear Ilia
memory to Ins surviving friends and relatives Thus ira
the bloom of youth, tins young man was called home by
the Father of Mercies, to titose mansions of bliss where
he will enjoy more solid and lasting pleasures than are to
be inet with’ here below.
Died, in tins county, on Tuesday morning last, after
a long and painful diness, Mrs. Smith, the wife of Col.
Francis Smith.-— In Savannah, a few weeks ago, Tho
mas Telfair, Esq. lately a representative in Congress from,
this state.
PUBLIC SALE.
O N the third Monday (being the 17tli) of May
next, will be sold, in front of tire s'ore late
ly occupied by A. Irwin, Groce & Co. 4he remain
ing stock ol Goods of that concern, being ;i
well selected anti extensive assortment of almost
evory article suitable to country merchants. Un
til the day of sale, great bargains will be given
in any of the Goods on hand. The conditions
will be lor sums under 8 100, cash, above 8 100
not exceeding 8 500, 90 days credit, above 8 500
and not exceeding S 1000,3 and 6 mouth*, and
for sums above 8 1000, 3, 6 and 9 months, for ap
proved endorsed notes, and in order to acco. .mo-
date as far as possible, country security will (when
approved) be taken.
George Hargraves,
John APKinne,
Wiiliam Sim*, \
Barna M'K'inne, J
Augusta, April 22, 1818.
Assignees.
HEALTHY SITUATION.
*TMI0MAS HUSON, from Charlotte, (N. C.)
1 has opened a boarding house in Jackson
cuuutv, at Jefferson. Families removing front
the low counties, and travellers, may be assured
of comfort and convenience if they please to
call on him.
HORSES \ HORSES ! HOUSES i
T171LL be sold without, reserve, to the higli-
YT est bidder, next Saturday, at Mr. Rooert
Winn’s store, two miles from Milledgeville,
twelve head of horses, on a credit u.itil Christ
mas. Small notes and approved security w ill be
required. Also, at. the same time and place, two
pair of elegant match horses—Sale to commence
at 11 o’clock. D. LYMAN, juhV
April 27, 1818.
The model of a machine has recently been ex
hibited in the city of New-Yurk, to cut, thresh,
and clean wheat, rye, oats, &.c. at one operation.
The machine is constructed to be moved by the
strength of one horse—enters a field of wheat,
rye, ifcc. will take “ a two men’s land ahead,”
and cut, thresh, and fan the grain fit fur the mill
or market, and without waste or leaving any thing
behind to be cleaned. This complete operation
can be performed as fast r.s a horse can walk.—
The machine may be seperated and used only for
cutting and gathering the grain, which will ren
der it extremely simple and effective. It is cal
culated that two horses, and one man to attend
them, will cut and gather the grain for twenty-
live acies per day. The net co t of a machine
for cutting and gathering the grain will not ex
ceed one hundred dollars ; and a machine com
plete, for performing the whole operation of pre
paring the grain for the mill, about double that
sum.—American Monthly Magazine.
Louisiana—A Ngw-Orleans paper of the 21st
ult. contains a statement of the foreign exports
from Louisiana, for every year since the admis
sion of that state into the union. It appears,
that in 1804, iter exports amounted to l,t>U0,3t>2
dollars, and in 1817, to 8,518,235 dollars, 05 cents,
being an increase of seven millions.
The Legislature of Massachusetts have passed a
law restraining persons from practising physic,
in that State, who have not received a medical
degree. The same regulation exists in Connecti
cut, and some other states, and a proposition of a
simitar nature is before the Legislature of New-
York. Massachusetts lias likewise granted ten
thousand dollars per annum for ten years to its
Medical college.
Tire vice president.—By an account of the
balances due to the state of New-York as re
ported by the comptroller, in pursuance of a
resolve ol the legislature, it appears that Mr.
Tompkins has a balance of SJ3,851 81 remain
ing against him,“ totally unaccounted for”—but,
the comptroller adds, “ there is reason to believe,
however, that he has vouches which he has not
yet rendered,” &.c.—Niles.
Tribute to Valor.—The rifle company com
manded bv captain Beale, whoso signally dis
tinguished themselves, at the siege of New-Ov-
leans, have lately presented General Jackson
with an elegant sword. The workmanship is of
a superior kind, and reflects honor on the mechan
ic arts of our country. It is, however, of a mas
sy character, and intended rather as an ornament
than use. The scabbard is made of Gold, with
Optical wonders.—“ The people laugh at the
story of Argus with one hundred eyes ; but what
are they to the eyes of some insects. The grey
drone Hy, for instance, has been ascertained to
possess 14,000 eyes; and it is said that a much
greater number may be found in the dragon fly.”
ro (Correspondents.
“ A Hint or Two,” by Otsoira, will appear in owr next,
“Haclielorof Had Luck,” is inadiniss.ble.
by a neatly unjijnmous vote, and been or- suitable emblems aud devices Nash. Whi,
MARRIED,
In Milledgeville, on Thursday evening last, by the Rev.
Myles Greene, Mr. John II. Wright, merchant, to Miss
N ancy H. Jenkins. On the same evening, in this coun
ty, by James Rosseau, Esq. Captain John Bozeman, of
.Milledgeville, to Miss Elizabeth Murphey, only daugh
ter of Cornelius Murphey, Esq.
FOR THE REFLECTOR.
BRIEF SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF DR. LEE.
Doctor William Lee was born in the countv of
Columbia, in this state, on the 12th of December,
7. He lived the practical, as well as theo
retical philosopher and patriot. How few unite
in the same body of decaying matter, the rare
virtues of humanity, charity, benevolence, sym
pathy, science, religion and economy of time !
Yet he was one. A few years before his death,
Dr. Lee was appointed brigadier-general by the
legislature of Georgia; and in the service of his
country,during the late war, he contracted a con
stitutional infirmity, which terminated his world
ly existence on the 15th of March, 1815. He
was a pattern of excellence in domestic life, and
in society ; and as a professional character, the
virtuous of his acquaintance would have exchang
ed him for none. The poor and distressed knew
well the path to his door. The virtuous were
generally his friends—the envious and malicious
were often his enemies. This excellent man re
sided at Greatwood, near Montiecllo, the latter
years of his life; and after a long ami painful
conflict, and having foretold his death for many
months, yielded to the unerring dart of sallow
Hsepatitis.
TO THE MEMORY OF DR. WILLIAM LEE.
Tho’ croud on croud in Frolics’ circle press,
Flit oft’ the hours in gay and gaudy dress ;
Their tongues tvith idle accents ever move,
And all corporeal pow’rs in ltix’ry rove;
Such was not Lee ; Ids sober steady mien,
Mark’d by humanity and science keen,
With charity his actions well were fraught,
And all the poor his dole received for naught.
No selflsh sense influenced, but his soul
Was sympathy’s sweet self without control.
Fate's curfew toll’d ! Ilis vital spirit heard
And swift obey’d the peremptory word.
His soul on Angel’s pinions borne at ease,
Floats high in ether with soft zephyr’s biccz*.' ;
Its angel form of life eternal vies.
With angel forms of no inferior skies.
Sky above sky, th* ethereal essence sprung,
Full loud the choristers of Heaven wrung ;
William, the lofty cherubs quickly give,
Long promis’d glories now accept ami live.
Farewell dear Lee ! departed worth, farewell!
Your spirit dwells with high Emanuel •,
Farewell to worldly bliss thy presence gave,
We hope to meet again—beyond the grave.
MqpviceUo, April 73. ,
VALUABLE INVENTION.
Patent for welding cast steel to iron, and tem
pering tools of all Icinds.
T HE subscriber informs the publie that lie
has just arrived with this useful invention,
being appointed by the patentee to dispose of pa
tent rights. The utility of this invention so far
surpasses any thing of the kind ever offered to
the public, the subscriber anticipates a hone that
it will be encouraged, that (be public may be bc-
nelittcd thereby. I deem it unnecessary to speak
any more in its praise, but invite those persons
who work in iron to make a trial of it.
H. R. WARD.
Milledgeville, April 27. 1818.
KIDNAPPING.
O N or about the 29th of December last, a
certain Thomas Wiggins, a small impudent
looking fellow, about 35 or 40 years old, endow ed
with an extraordinary gift of the gab. departed
hence for the upper Counties, with three horses
and a waggon loaded with brandy, intended fur
sale; and took with him as an assistant, Jessa
Mandly, a free lad of color, snare made, 17 or
18 years old, curly hair, sharp forehead and fierce
looking eyes ; his clothes I am unable to describe.
Wiggins has but lately returned, without the bov,
and says that he was killed by tiie tongue of the
waggon. There are strong circumstances to in
duce a belief, that he has been sold for a slave ;
indeed, I entertain not the smallest doubt of it.
He who will behold a fellow-citizen deprived of
liis liberty, without giving aid to rescue him, is
unworthy the enjoyment of it himself. It is
therefore, that I ofi’er a reward of me hundred
dollars for such information as will enable me
to punish the guilty \\ iggins, and relieve the
innocent aud suffering Mandly.
JOS. F. DICKINSON.
Winton, Hertford county, N. C. April 5, 181 8
BOOKS, MAPS k GLOBES.
T HE subscriber respectfully informs the citi
zens of Putnam and Jasper, that he has
just received a neat and. extensive collection of
BOOKS in every department of English litera
ture—also, Arrow Smith’s, Lewis, and Melish’s
MAPS, the whole neatly canvassed, colored,
varnished and mounted on rollers—Also, English
and American 9,12, 13, and 18 inch GLOBES,
with a lew neat cases of Pocket Instruments.—
He will attend and offer the above mental feast
in Eatonton on the first Saturday in May, and in
Monticello on the second Saturday. It may
sharpen the appetites of some to know, that every
article—every dish, may be procured at the N.
York ajid Philadelphia prices. Fifteen percent
deduction to him whose strong stomach shall bear
away 8200 worth. p. l. jackson.
April 10.
N!
INE months after date application will 6®
made to the honorable the Inferior Court of
Putnam county,sitting for ordinary purposes for
leave to sell part of the real estate of Levi Jor-
dain, deceased, for the benefit of the heirs and
creditors of said deceased.
ISHAM BROOKS* guardian.
Japuary 20,1818,