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CONGRESS.
OFREPRESENTATIVES
Thursday, April 16.
it paymasters.—Mr. T. M. Nelson
ill to authorise the recovery of publir
*roviding that suit may he commenc-
e a settlement of open accounts of
o received and expended the public
'his bill was twice read.
1. Nelson moved, that it be read a
Referring to a statement yesterday
tables of the house, ot the names of;
lusters of the late army of the 1’. states j
failed duly to account for the monies
their charge. Mr. X. said there was
TUESDAY MOUNINti
LATEST I HilM TUI'. ARMY
For the following late intelligence from our
troops, we are indebted to Mr. Pearre, (one of
, . , , e * ; troops, we are indented to .Mr. Penrrc. (one ot
dated debt, apparently due. from per- the tM | ill)rs of „ ie Augusta Chronicle,) an officer
at description alone, to amount or three C „|. Milton's stall', who isdirect from the army,
f dollars. I pon conversation with the T|te , , ett st . . Mar k* on the 9th alt. and on
officers of the treasury, he ound that „ lc were j oine ,| by a detachment of moi.nt-
ot consider tlieniselves nut,.or,soil t. p(1 from Tennessee, under the command of
against any delinqilent until Ins ac , Co]ime f s a „d Williamson, a small detach
ment of regulars under the command of Captain
Call, and 1000 warriors under MTntosh, who
had been left at the Mickasukie to scour the coun
try and gather the stock which was left by the In
dians in their retreat. On the morning of the
re liquidated, and the balance ascer-
’his settlement of course, was delayed
an 1 ter: and the object ot the bill w as
the accounting officers to coerce the
situated to come to a settlement,
ome conversation,in which Mr. Lown-
I 1:2th, M'lutosh wi'h apart of his warrior;
ppeared had been given to the existin
Burwell congratulated the house
introduction of this bill, so neces-
le security of public money, to the pro
mt transactions ; aiul Mr. T. M. Nelson
d
what he had already said, adding
the government prescr ed a coercive |
er the paymasters while in office, instan-
Ji' 1 '®. T 0 r s !.?: c !;!! n j tack, ' d * purty of hostile Indians'. The engage-
incut continued about two hours with much spi
rit, when the hostiles retreated, leaving their wo
men, children and property of all kinds to the
, . -. . ■ - , - - . ■ mercy of the conquerors—Sustaining a loss of 3*
I killed on the field, and two wound-, d. and a num
ber of prisoners. The num er of Indians en-
•jgaged was differently represented by different
B I prisoners. M'lutosh had three men killed, and
c , . p <n| otfice, instan- gC vcral wounded. Kinnard and Tiinpoochec (or
frequently occurred in which, under the j , hli) | Jai „ett ttere c ..ispicuous in this action ;
laws, .t was found necessary to keep the | attei . evinced military talents which would
to pei- j |, ave (tone credit to a greater man. These Indians
leir ac- belonged to M'Queen's \mi ty. anil were the same
who mussacieed the crew ot lieut. Scott in the
boats lust fall, at tiie mouth of Flint river. The
woman who was taken there, and many articles
ot soldier's clothing were found in their possession.
On the 1 Till the army took possession of 8u-
waney. alter a skirmish of about fifteen minutes,
in which three negroes were killed, and three ta
ken prisoners. About 2000 bushels of corn, some
cattle, and some lew articles of provisions, such
as rice, potatoes, sugar, salt, ike. were found in
tlie. town, ami at a store belonging to Arbuthnot,
a tew miles below . On the next day a scout was
rs in office, without any duty
rely to obtain a settlement of their ac
The bill was ordered to be engrossed for
private counrspovoEver.
hington City, Saturday, April 18.
ince the house of representatives lias cens-
anoritorical spouting school, and assuiu-
ue character—that of a place of grave anil
usiness—more has been done inbothquan-
quality than in all the preceding part of
ion : and taking into account the highly
nt nature of one or two of the measures,
ceedings of the last eight or ten days mav
glied against those of the same space of
any one session since the peace. The na-
n bill alone, if weighed against any previ-
easure on the score of boldness, vigor and
and of future utility and importance,
• found to preponderate. It at once coun
is the advantages which England derives
tus, from her exclusive policy respecting
onial trade, and so rigidly insisted upon
convention of London. The question on
reading was taken by yeas and nays, and I
came to Hartford, reported himself captain in the
service, assumed the command of some cavalry
and infantry ordered out for the protection of the
frontier, obtained permission of the Governor ol
this state to burn Phelemie’s and. Ilupimnie’s
towns, which General Jackson had passed near
and permitted to stand, and with this command
wished to immortalize his name, (in which 1 fear
lie lias too fatally succeeded,) went on, disregard
ing orders, permission ami instructions—left
Plielemie's town to his left on the river—stopt 10
miles short of Hoponnie ? s,anil commenced a most
wanton and unprovoked attack on the old men,
the women and children of a town, the friend
ship of whose inhabitants to the people of the U.
States had never been doubted since the revolu
tion, and whose warriors with the exception of a
few who were out hunting, followed Jackson to
the field to chastise the enemies of our country,
who liberally shared in the fatigues and pri
vations of the campaign, and were actually in
the service of the United States, when this band
more barbarous than the most savage Indians,
w ere firing on their mothers, their wives and their
children, who were remaining at their homes se
cure in protection from the whites, and paticipa-
ting no solicitude only for the return of their
Sons, their husbands and their brothers, and an
ticipating the happiness which that event would
bring with it; and while their old chief, whose
silvery head and tottering limbs, might have be
gotten pity even in the most savage beast of the
torest, and whose services to the country should
have procured the good will of all, stood expos
ed to the fire of a whole battalion with the flag of
peace extended begging for mercy, & making the
most solemn asseverations of his peaceable inten
tions, that lie wished no war. Even after he had
fallen to his knees, lie held the flag extended and
begged for mercy—but inhumanity stopped not
here.—He was again fired at, and after they had
murdered him, the ornaments were torn from Ins
ears.
Soldiers of the Revolution.—Upwards of four
hundred and fifty- officers and soldiers of the revo
lution, have appeared before judge i)avis, of Mas
George Washington Campbell, a senator in
congress from Tennessee, has been appointed by
the president with the approbation of the senate,
to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipo
tentiary to the court of Russia, in the room of Mr.
Pinkney, who is about to return to the United
States.
General James Wilkinson lias been appointed
liv the governor of Louisiana, quarantine master
for the port of New-Orlenns.
DIED.
In Savannah, on the 23nl ult. Isaac Fell, F.sq. father of
the senior editor of the Savannah Republican.
T
NEW DRUG STORE.
WIE subscriber lias just received a large and
elegant assortment of fresh DRUGS, and
genuine Patent Medicines. Paints & Dye Stuffs,
1 erfumery, Hair Powder, Trusses, &c. lie ex
pects in a few days, a large addition of Drugs,
rocket Instruments, Tooth Drawers &c. and will
sell low for cash. Thompson bird.
Milledgeville, May 4, 1818.
P. S. A liberal price will be given for well
dried sound Ginseng, Seneka and Virginia Snake
root.
WATCHES, Ate.
[ ''IIE subscriqer has for sale, an assortment of
good plain silver Watches, Chains, Seals,
tyS, &.C. T. REID.
Milledgeville, May 5,1818.
NEGROES FOR SALE.
rVMlE subscriber has five likely young negroes,
| which lie will dispose of at piivate sale, on
reasonable terms, fur cash. Persons wishing to
purchase will make application to the undersign
ed, at his residence, on Camp creek, Baldwin
county. zach. chambliss.
May 4, 1818.
sent across the river for the purpose of pursuing
the Indians, but rivy had got too far advanced to
be o ■ ei taken. I lie scouts took some property,
and found a small quantity of merchandize con
cealed in tlie swamp.
On tue night ol the 18th, two Englishmen who
Arbuthnot Imd employed ascleiks and agents,!
IMPORTANT INVENTION. .
FB'MIE undersigned having obtained a Patent
JL for the invention of an horizontal and / er-
jiendiculurly moving water Wheel, and ben g >en-
sachusetts, for the benefit of the act fur the relief j sible that conclusions drawn from theory -line,
ol indigent survivors of tlie army of the revo- are not always confirmed by experiment, and
lutiou Some ol the veterans were more than eigh- though supported in his opinion of its operative
ty years of age, and life but “just glimmering in power and general utility,by the most cogent the |
the socket.” In the town of York, Penn, tliir- oretical reasons : yet, rather than obtrude it on
teen sulaiers apjdied to the proper judicial office, tlie public notice, supported by theory onrt, ue
whose ages combined amount to 9J(i years. The | determined to make a full and satisfactory t x;
Gazette remarks, “ what a spectacle is sergeant riment of its operative power and general .v. .tv,
Thomas’ venerable, honorable and ancient squad. | on a scale that would test t ie principle V . .mil
Their history is eventful. Poor, old, lame, blind, the possibility of doubt. He according! v as
deal and forgetful. They never looked to see; built and erected in the edge of Elk River, ^near
this day. They have been bandied about, from ! Elkton, Giles county, West Tennessee) a water
home, or stated j wheel on the above plan, 32 feet diameter, with
12 arms, to which the floats, 8 feet by 4 in sur
face, are suspended bv two hinges, and support-
| except one negro,
d by the immense majority of 126 to 16.
' ill providing some very important regula-j canoe which they’came
in the collection of duties on imports anil
re has also been passed. The details of it
usually long, running into no less than
"-seven sections, and were canvassed anil
d with great industry and attention in
ittee of the whole. This bill goc- a great
b put an end to the various frauds coinmil-
nthe revenue under colour of false invoices.
ar to post, often without
place of residence.”
<i r.... ■ - .. . . -| Ranh Rubbed.—On the night of the Gtli ult.
’ .r es ’ CII, ” U • r0, !‘ “ !’ c,l0imer J lljt ai ; two persons by the aid of false levs, entered the, l ‘d by rods connected to the lower edge anil’ the
•’ . v ul !.' a l u,a,ica C, U1SU .’ U P t0 tll,: town | Farmers and Mechanics’ Hank ol'Pittsburg, and arms that follow, in a wav not to prevent the ino-
i" I carried off' a large amount of specie and notes, tion of the float until fully unfolded. The float
ie, ’ > ' none of which had been recovered on the loth h ,nr '"* to fold un on the eddv or that „f i'w>
l’wo gamblers by the names of t’luvnmrt and E
for provisions, &.c. unconscious of our army
there, l'hey were all taken by our centinel
who made his escape. The
was secured, and atj
j inoiis were suspected ot committing the robbery,
i Gie bank directors have offered a reward of one
day light next morning a detachment was sent to
take possession of the sctiouiier, on board ofj ““‘T IlIm- 1 ”'V a Vi " , ,
which lining Arbuthnot commanded. The re- d “!!“ re ,or tl,e apprehension of_thc
suit ul the expedition was not known when our
luformant departed.
On the 2(Jth, the Georgia troops commenced
their march homeward. In the evening ol the
. same day, M'lntosii anil the principal part of his
avy additional duties have also been laid on . warriors also commenced their return march, with
us articles of importation—particularly on j directions to destroy llopciunie's town and all I
manufactured into bars and bolts, pigs, cas
and nails—also on manufactures in which I
n and wool bear rshare.—These duties w ere 1
on the requisition of our manufacturers, and
opposed and severely censured hv several
ctable members as impolitic and unfair—by-
effect, nothing else than a tax on agricul-
and on the honest and laborious farmei and
to enrich manufacturers,
string-of resolutions purporting to be an a-
‘ment—I shall call them a subversion of the
itution—were laid before the house of re-
ntatives and ordered to lie on the table.—
general scope of their effect, if enacted into
than which nothing is inureimpossible) would
deprive the president of all bis constitu-
1 powers, and to lodge them Hi the two
ys of congress. By these resolves the chief
’strate would no more be authorised to
e or disapprove of bills—to fill vacancies m
xecutive offices, or in the judiciary—blit
secretaries, judges anil all, would be to be
anted by the senate and representatives. 1
not trouble your readers with the resolutions
"tail. 1 have given the whole amount of
meaning in the above few lines, and that is
than enough.—Raleigh Alinerva.
thieves, ar.d the recovery of the money. Two
men, supposed to be the robbers, have been com
mitted to prison in Philadelphia to await their
trial. Among other articles stolen was a gold
medal, granted by congress to general Morgan,
commemorative of his gallant services at the bat
tle ol the Cow-pens. Its weight is said to be a-
.»■»»a {.ai w 1 * a
perty ot every description, so as effectually to I
destroy him.
DBS I ItevJTIOM OF THE CIIESI.YW VILLAGE.
on naval subjects.
irtf'c—About half past 8 o’clock, last might,
our citizens were again aroused by the erv of fire!
Mr. l'earre has politely favored us with the j It proved to be the livery stables belonging to
lollowmg account ol the destruction ot the Che- Mr. Daniel Uen.shart, situated '
lllimv’k ! lluv 'PI... (I L I
he Congress of the United States finislved its
'on about eight o’cli. * last evening. All the
have passed into acts, whose passage in both
ses has been heretofore noticed, except the
o increase the salaries of the Heads of De
ments, which was postponed indefluite-
in the Senate, on the disagreement
wo Houses respecting amendments thereto
session lias terminated harmoniously, and I
members have separated, with tlie cou
ntess of having generally devoted them
es tytheir public duties in an exemplary man-
, and ontertaining towards each otner recipro-
feelingxof respect and good will.
Nat lilt, April 21.
vai uvdle invention.
entfor welding, cast steel to iron, and tem
pering tools of all hinds
HR subscriber ; nforms the public that lie
has just arrived vqth this useful invention,
g appointed by the [^tentee to dispose of pa-
rights. 1'lie utility it' this invention so far
asses any thing of the kind ever offered to
public, the subscriber anfffipates a hope that
II be encouraged, that the public mav be bc-
tedthereby. 1 deem it unmeessary to speak
more in its praise, but invite those person
work in iron to ma!^ a trial of it.
P ld II. WARD.
haw village.—*• On the 28tii we reached Jimmv
town, a part ol the old Cliehaw village ; and here
we were informed ol one ol tlie most infamous
outrages that ever disgraced the human form.
It w ould even give a darker shade to the blackest
deeds of an Algerine pirate. On our near ap
proach to the village, we saw a party of mounted
warriors retiring very last into tlie swamp, and
sent on our pilot a head to inform them w e were
friends, aim would not injure them. lie did nut
succeed in overtaking them, but found another
party at tlie landing who had come in fur provi-
a P-.|sioii8. When we approached they appeared
friendly, but very much alarmed. \Ve enquired
lor provisions, having none among us, and were
told that they had none. They informed us that
their town had been attacked and destroyed ; that
their warriors were lying out, and that they ha I
only come in to get something to eat. We were
struck with astonishment at the fact; but could
get no information of the cause, or the authors
ol this base transaction. All we could learn was,
that a party ol mounted men had entered their
town with a white flag and fired oil them, while
the hand ol friendship was extended to them ;
that they had killed old Howard with six other
men, and three females, an old woman,a girl and
a child ; that they had burnt all theirbouses, plun-
ot j tiered every thing they could lay their hands on,
and made a precipitate retreat. Of the cause
| they were as ignorant as we were. They expres
sed no sentiment of hostility, but relied oh the
justice ot our government for reparation, anil
seemed to think that it would be amicably settled,
and here 1 hope government w : If not disappoint
them. \N e informed them w e were confident
government could not have authorised tlie mea
sure, and that the commanding general was en
tirely unapprised of it ; that General Glascock
at the head of the Georgia militia, was in their
neighborhood and would afford them protection ;
and that they might with safety call in their war--
riors, old men, women and children, which they
did. On our arrival at Fort Early we were in
formed of the facts. A Mr. Wright who was
elected in Savannah to command a company of
militia from that place, which afterwards in con
sequence of liis being sick & unable to command,
elected the. 1st lieut.to command the company,who
was regularly mustered into service as tlie' cap.
tain of (lint company, and is now in command of
the company in the U. S. service—lie (’Yi'i'diV
in the west part
of the city. 1 lie flames had so far progressed
before assistance could be rendered, and the w ind
being high, the stables, together with the out-
builuings, and Mi. Remsliart's dwelling, (a two
story house) Ik two other dwelling houses were
consumed in a short time. At one time we tlio’t
the whole ol the south east part of the town would
have been destroyed : but owing to the persever
ance ami activity of our citizens the flames were
arrested. Mr. Adam Cope’s house, (the only one
saved on the block) escaped the devouring flames
—twice, aye three times, was it on fire, and vet
was rescued : although the out buildings belong
ing to the dwelling were consumed, and the flames
not more than tw enty feet off. Had Mr. Cope's
house been burnt, find only knows where the fire
would have ended ;—we should in all probability,
have witnessed such a scene as was exhibited in
the year ’96. But what is still more distressing,
eight or ton horses that w ere in tlie stables, per
ished in the flames.—It was really affecting to ev
ery observer, who was not dead to the noblest
sympathies of the soul, to witness the shocking
sight. While on this subject, we would remind
our citizens of one thing—Mr. Kemshart lias by
this disaster, in the space of tw o hours, lost his
all—he is one among our best citizens—has resid
ed among us a long time—is now poor and infirm
—we would then suggest, that a subscription,
forthwith, be opened for Ids relief; and we have
tun high an opinion of our citizens, to even sup
pose that they will withhold the band of aid in
this instance. We have not been able to ascer
tain bow the fire originated—various opinions are
afloat on tliesubject.—Savannah Hep
A magnificent and superb Cenotaph, with suit
able inscriptions, is to be erected in London, by
public subscription, to perpetuate the memory of
the andable and lamented princess Charlotte.—
It is to be composed of a temple of the purest
order of architecture, containing a statue of tlie
princess in Parisian marble, surrounded bv a
monumental gruupe. With aview of rendering
tlie subscription to this public expression of a na
tion’s sorrow as general and as diffusive as possi
ble, no sum above a guinea was to have been re
ceived from any one single individual—while the
smallest amount, as a tribute of respect to the re
collection of those illustrious virtues which it
was the object to eternize, would be cheerful!v
accepted.—Chcrlc.Jpn Tiuiyy
begins to fold up on the eddy or that side of the
wheel returning against the current, and is car
ried easily over and inclined plain, by means uf
a small wheel or roller, fixed in the lower e-ige of
the float, and pass off the float so soon as ir i ;<u he
acted on by the current. The inclined plain can
be dispensed within tidewater: tlie ehb and
flood acting alternately on the different sides of
the wheel, and without changing or alterin'* its
motion. The wheel is suspended bv two swords,
indented on one side and passing through blocks
on the arms of the cog-wheel ami retained by-
catches and is raised or lowered by levers to suit
the different stages of the water, or to increase
or diminish its operative power. The inclined
plain rises and falls with the water. The current
in the pai l of the river on which the above wheel
is erected, is far from beingbrisk ; yet the wiiceL
performs one and a half revolutions in a minute*
driving a stone of four feet diameter with great
power and with a velocity of one hundred and.
twenty revolutions in the minute.
The proprietor will have in full operation tii a
ensuing summer, two pair of stones and a saw, r ,11
attached to and driven by the same water wl.e ,.|.
The great and important advantage arising fi 0 io
this invention, is the substituting the com i.on
current of rivers, for the usual quantity of t -ii,. r
acting under a head, or falling under "an b
and without a dam or any other obstruct oof to
the current in rivers than a small triangula r wharf
extending from the bank above, to half th e diam
eter of the wheel, to protect it against dri ft-wood,
ice, ike.
There are few rivers that do not affix,xl a situa
tion every mile or two for the erection, of a w heel
on the above construction, and thereb y affordin'*,
to farmers living on such water courses a facility
of manufacturing their own grain, saw ing up anil
rendering profitable, timber that otherwise would
prove un unprofitable incumbrance on their
ground ; and in short is well calculated to pro
pel all the various kinds of machinery, whether
on a large or small scale, by increasim* or dimin
ishing the size of the wheel.
The premium for using the above described
wheel, if obtained of the proprietor, will be two
hundred dollars ; but if an agent, some what
higher. To a priviledged. right will be attached
a schedule, containingafullaiid accurate descrip
tion ol all the parts, sizes, &c. composing the
wheel, so as to render it intelligible and easily
comprehended by the most ordinary capacity, it
being extremely simple, when seen or under-
Still) WILLIAM PURNELL.
Elkton, 22d March, 1818.
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