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POETICAL.
ODE TO MEMORY.
M:ui gii'Cth up the ghost, and where is he Job. v.
Ami where i. lie ? not by die side
Whose every \v*u.t lie loved to tend ;
Not o’er those vallcjs wandering wide,
Where, s weedy lost, he d\ would wend;
That form beluv’tl he marks no more,
Those scenes admired no more shall see,
Those scenes are lovely us betore,
And she as liur ;—but where 19 he f
No, no, the radiance is not dim.
That used to gild h:s favourite hill,
The pleasures that were dear to him,
Are dear to life and nature still .
But ah ! Ins home is not as fair,
Neglected must his gardens be,
Thein.es droop and wither there,
And seem to whisper “ where is he f”
His was the pomp, the crowded hall,
Hut where is now this proud display ?
11. . iclies, honors, pleasures, all
lesire could frame ;—but where are they ?
And lie, as omc tall rock that stands
Protected by the circling sea,
Surrounded by admiring bands,
Seem'd proudly strong—and where is he ?
The chinch vird bears an added stone,
The fire sine -.hows a vacant chair,
Here s.al.iers dwells and weeps alone,
A>.d death lisplavs his banner there;
The life is g . ic, t!ie breath has Hcd,
A.ul w'iui' nas been no more shall be ;
The well k : »wn form, the welcome tread,
Oh ! where are tbc\, and where is lie ?
A REFLECTION.
I’ve seen the c.c’k sh.j) proudly braving;
W h hieh sail set—and streamer waving,
Tne tempest now and battle prme ;
I've seen those lion Png streamer* shrinking-—
Tl « high sad rent—the proud ship sinking
Peneuth the jeean tide; .
And • card the seaman i. ire well .»ghing—•
H 1 u >dy on the dark sea lying—
his death prayer to the wind!
R. sadder »ighi the eye can know
T..«i pi ouri bavk lost—or seaman’s woe—
Oi I atilc fire and tempest cloud—
0 ,, i*c. stipes. shroud—
Tr .PWithCR * i'l M* NT).
Cruelty of Henry Dearborn commenced the
attt.u’k.
i claim for my grandfather no advantage
from tiie common .sentiment, that we shoulJ
tread lightly upon the ashes of the death
No, sir, when the tomb received his body, it
did not close upon a single stain that had
tarnished his escutcheon. To use the language
>f Ids eulogist, pronounced after the solemn
BUILDING fc INSURANCE TUNC
OF THE STATU OF GfiOT.OU’
S TS Capital to ensi-t of Tiro ,VilH„ n , M I
£ Hollars, divided into 20,001) Share, of 10 I
Dollars each, of which are to be reserved lurtU I
state 4000 Shares
For the Marine and Fire Insure!
Company its present capital. -1000
Subscriptions lor the citizens of the
State at huge, in Books to lie kept
open at Savannah, Amrui-ui. Mil.
ledgeville and Darien., tbr thirty
days—12,000
1 far ike
o 40(),ooo,
S 400,'.JO I
MISCET.I.ANY.
IMPORTANT INVENTION. |
'T’lini undersigned having obtained a Patent
for the invention of an horizontal and per
pendicularly moving miter Wheel, and being sen
sible that conclusions drawn from theory alone,
are not always confirmed by experiment, and
though supported in his opinion of its operative
nowand general utility, by the most cogent the
oretical reasons ; yet, rather than 1 obtrude it on
1 the pubhc notice, supported by theory <*dv, lie
peal of cannon, and the lamentations of an* determined to make a full and satisfactory expe-
ussembled multitude over his tomb—“ lie rimentof its operative power and general utility,
pitied littleness—lie loved greatness—and j 0 n a scale that would test the principle beyond.
ever aspired to ascend its glorious summit.” (the possibility of doubt, lie accordingly has
His fame was the dearest legacy he left to ] built and erected in the edge of Elk River, (near| ’ S ~,000,e!X)
his descendants ; and if one of them, soever 1 Elkton, Giles county, West Tennessee) a water The Privileges to he applied to the Legist^
remote, will suffer it to he assailed with im- wheel on the above plan, 32 teet diameter, withj J'ur,are
Dimity, bv any living man, he is guilty of! >2 arms, to which the floats,,8 teet by 4 in sue- lst-Banking on tne common principle, wift
..-tit tr, b i face, are suspended hv two lunges, and support- '■* ‘ - 1 ' - '
* . . * , ... .... ... „f!ed by rods connected to tke lower edge and the
As to your description ot the “ battle ot J r ,, . . ® f f i mn .
„ , 11 * 11 * 9 * > ' , • • i I anus that follow, in a way not to pieu*nt tne mo-
Bunker Hill, its ac curacy cannot he J««g- tUm of the n oat u „ti| fully unfolded. The float
ed of oy me. I glory ill the fame that «i»}' begins to fold up on the eddy or that side of the
mail, n any rank, acquired in the revolution-1 w | u:e i returning against the current, and is car
ary struggle, and most sincerely hope that ;ie»l easily over an inclined plain, by means ot
from time to time our country men will ac-j a small wheel or roller, fixed in tlie lower edge of
pure additional knowledge of that great j the float, and pass oft'the iloat-so soon as it can be
contest. Blit, sir, could you not detail your acted on by the current. The inclined plain can
' " ‘ - ' be dispensed with in tidewater; the ebb and
conduct, and that of Col. Prescott, without
assailing the reputation of Gen. Ward and
Gen. 1‘uiunm ?
You speak of tlie “ universal popularity
of Gen. Putnam,'’ and add <• none ran at
this time offer any satisfactory reasons why
In' was held in such high estimation.”—“L-
niversal popularity” in tlie American repub
lic, sir, cannot be acquired by any man, with
out. h long course of meritorious service. It
was for this reason that Gen. Putnam
•• held in such high estimation.” He had that
•• popularity that followed him ; not that
Hood acting alternately on the different sides of
the wheel, and without changing or altering its
motion. The wheel is suspended by two swords,
indented on one side and passing through blocks
on tiie arms of tne cog-wheel and 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 lulls with the water. The current
it. the part of the river on which the above wheel
is erected, is far from being brisk ; yet the wheel
performs one and a half revolutions in a minute,
driving a stone, of four feet diameter with great
which lie run after.” The American people power and with a vet city of one hundred and
have awarded to him the meed of prais.-— tw enty revolutions in the minute
they have enrolled his name, with the bright | 1 he proprietor will nave in full operation the
consti llation of American worthies—and
GENERAL PUTNAM.
[Gen; . ^e.iroorii c ,u of the Battle ot Bunker’s
It ,, l ech published m n.e Fort Folio, has excited
much surru-Ho, so far as relates to General Putnam It
has cat’ei. tortli the following tetter from S. Fiitn.tin
YV i-io, E.,q. a descendant oi' General P. addressed to
Geo. Dearborn, which does not contradict or in any way
ex.-m.ne the correctness of the account, but appeals
win. a becoming spirit to the well known and cstab
lislier reputation ofhis venerated ancestor, whose ‘corn-,
age, . -nduct and patriotism, even the breath of sus
picion bad never asXa.led.’}
TO THE UO.V. HENRY DEARBORN'.
Sir.-rMy attention has recently been di
rected too publication in the Port Folio, en
titled, “ An account of the battle of Bunker
Hill.” Not having been born until after the
lirsi war for Independence, l of course know
n >'h ngof that unparalleled contest, except
ing from reading the histories wc have of
it. end hearing the surviving veterans relate
tin tales of it. It is a.subject of all others,
most interest ug to me. My ancestors were
among the first to •< breast the shock and
those of them who did not fall upon the
field of battle, were the lust, who left it.
My venei-hU"! grandfather, Major Gener
al Israel Putnam, was among tlie first who
flew to arms after the blood of Americans
stained the fields of Lexington. He had
fi, ight the French and Savages in the French
war. He had gone through scenes of suf
ferings, and hosts of dangers, which is prob
ably without a parcliel in the history of our
country. In that var, sir, h<- became a
terror both to a civilized and to a barbu-
r-' ’is f u, and an object of admiration to his
countrymen, and with the British govern-
im nt.
When that sanguinary governnv'nt com
menced the dreadful trade of war upon their
own sulijti ts in America, it endeavored
with unceasing assiduity , to detach him from
the cause of the country, and to lead the
British forces against his country men. Yes,
sir, the first horors of the British govern
ment were within his reach ; and had he
bi •■'li base enough to have deserted the stand
ard of his country, lie might have been
• ‘stuck over with titles, and hung round with
strings;” and the stars and “ orders” of
nobility might have decorated his body.
B it hebeta.ne a champion in the cause of
Ji.vrty; and without any respite from the
toils and privations of the camp, remained
in the field until, by a paralytic shock, one
half (This body was rendered as lifeless as the
whole of it has been for more than a quar
ter of a century.
1 I.ope I shall escape the imputation of
vanity, when I say it was the delight of my
infani years to hear this hoary-headed patri
ot detail to his listening descendants, the
perils, the pains, and tlie tortures he had en
dured ; and with the crutch that supported
the living part of his system, to trace, in the
sand the plan of the battles in which he had
fought.
His aid Gen. Humphry, became his biog
raph-r : and he, with his own hand, present
ed hr with a detail of his life.—It was the
fir t of my reading. I became familiar with
th iilc of Israel Putnam, and felt an infant
gi i\v of pride that ho was the compatriot
a ad favorite of Washington. Humphry lias
followed Putnam into eternity, and the hand
of death has deprived them both of defend
ing that hard • anted f • war. h was never
-assailed or doubted until the. phlegaiatiek
you may as well change the course of the
streams fie encountered, and shake tiie found
ation ot the mountains he defended, as to
rob lii.ii of iiis tame. But the impossibility
of doing tills is no excuse for the futile at
tempt.
ilas it come to this, sir, that the glory
of a Washington and a Putnam is to be tar
nished hy a Duane nid Dearborn ? •• on !
shame, where is toy blush ?” You said at
the table** ofhis excellency James Bowuoin”
it was declared, after the war, that Gen.
Putnam “ ought to nave been shot.” My
blood congeals as I write ; this declaration
tortures my bosom more than could cold icon
or nioiilton lead. Israel Putnam, sir, suffer
ed more from savage and Christian foes than
an hundred deaths could iniiici, in the cause
ensuing summer, two pair of stones and a saw, ail
attached to and !riven by the same water wheel.
The great and important advantage arising from
this invention, is t.u- -iibstiliitiiig the common
current of rivers, for tiie u-ual quantity of water
acting under a head, or fulfill,under an height,
and without a dam or any other obstruction to
tiie current in rivers than a small triangular whan
extending from the bank above, to half tiie diam
eter of the wheel, to protect it against drift-wood,
ice, &c.
There are few rivers that, do not afford a situa
tion every mile or two for the erection of a wheel
on the above construction, an i thereby affording
to farmers living on such water courses a facility
of manufacturing their own grain, sawing up and
rendering profitable, timber that otherwise would
prove an unprofitable incumbrance on their
ground ; and in s ort is well calculated to pro
pel all tlie various kinds of machinery, whethei
on a large or small scale, by increasing or dimin
ishing the size of the wheel.
the right of purchasing and trading in the ^
manner, in bill-, of exchange.
2d—The privileges now belonging C the 5-.
vannah Marine and Fire Insuiance i'mniiuov.
3d—The privilege of Domestic IiiU\:,;;|V
provement, viz.
4st—To advance money on in >■ t_n. n-..) 0 .
ther security. to aid ill the erection of Le }
2d—To erect Buildings on Building Lei.;,’
or Purchased Land, and of all ether matters ij!
cident to Buildings and Improveinmitsortiiety
provided tiie institution shall be compelled to sell
out any such Buildings or improvements, «!:;
ever a net profit ol 10 per cent on its advai.i
can be realized.
4th—The privilege of taking an intcrcstiuani
making advances on any internal iinproveinei.tj
of Canals, Roads, &c. &c. and in slant,of ^er.t.
rally bend in.' its attention to Internal hiif.tme.
merit, whether in tiie advance of Agri ullurt.
Building, or Transportation.
At a meeting of the Subscribers to f..i- Build. I
ing and in-tirancc Bankot Georgia,Bania.M'Kis.
ne, Esq. was railed to the chair.
Resolved. V ., 'H o Commissi 'ijersbeet ■ itod I
to do all fii. ;,9 - ' • e needful to can , t.w. •,av«‘
into operation.- -1 i,. following person;, were ap
pointed : Wm. Sea.brouali, J. id- Bulloch,|)
Burroughs. U> u ,-.-ne d John P. Henry.
Resolved, that on i ll subscriptions already
made, the payment of.Two Dollars per shw
shall he paid within ten days from this date; >41
in case ol non c >.optionee to do the same, sittl
subscriptions, shall he deemed forfeited.anthniH
.10.0 s be stricken off; anil that in ail futuiektl
xciiplinns ihe sum of two dollars ersijitl
shall he paiil down at Ihe time of subsoil >ii>..
Teri;.-. of Subscription.-—-No individual 4nij|
lie permitted to subset ihe for more than fifty s, a til
In case of an excess of subscription the siiarn I
will be fairly apportioned to each subscriber.
TIIE SUBSCRIBERS
R VYING been appointed Commissioner! hi
.receiving Subscriptions to the “ ]5uili.i«j|
and Insurance Bank of Georgia,” give notiiM
that Subscription Books will be opened at Ml
Post M.lice; o.i Tuesday next, at 10 o’clock, id I
iliiv, (Sundays pxu'pt[
of a country lie loved better than himself; ismngme size oi mewneei. | wiii continue open eveiv
and after resting in his cemetery for a quar- l’ne premium for using the above described j ed) until the !.-si day ol June, at which tunc Ik
ter of a century, his memory is assailed by j wliee I, it obtained ol the proprietor, will be two j Book-. \ i 1! he sent to Sa can nidi—Onersfoni
one who wishes to build ins fame upon his ['I'^drcd dollarsbut if ail ager* l “‘
higher. To a priviledged i ight w
rums.
Gen. Dearborn, the history of the second
war for American Independence, is yet to be
written. I he part you took in it w ill be de
tailed. If ihe impartial historian shall place
you in tne temple of mine, and you should
hi- called to the congregation of the dead,
imagine to yoursolt now what would be the
feelings of your grand children when your
reputation should he assailed, as you have
assailed that ol Israel Putnam. Excuse me
tor this trouble, and from pursuing, at this
time, a subject which harrows jny feelings
into agonv.
S. PUTNAM WALDO.
Hartford,May 0, ibis.
Dr, Franklin.—The doctor, in the. early
I „!’t of his life, followed the business of a
printer, and had occasion to travel from Plii-
iiuieipliia to Boston. In his journey he
stopped at one of their inns, the landlord ol
whn ii possessed the true disposition of his
country men, which is, to be inquisitive even
to impertinence into tiie business of every
stranger. The doctor, after the fatigue of
the clay’s travel, had sat himself down to
s .pper, when his landlord began to torment
him with questions. The doctor well knew
the disposition of these people ; and appre
hending that after answering his questions,
others would conic and go over the same
ground, he resolved to stop him. « Have
you a wife, landlord ?”—•* Yes sir”—“ Pray
let me see her.” Madam was introduced
with much form. •• How many chihlr<%
have yon?”— 44 Four, sir”—“ I should be
happy to sec them.” The liildren were in
troduced. « How many servants have you
—•• Two. sir, a man and a woman.”— 44 Pray
fetch them.” When they’came, the doctor
asked if there was any one else in the house;
and being answered in the negative, addres
sed hitnself to them with much solemnity :
44 My good friends, I sent for you here, to
give an account of myself: rnv name is
Benjamin Franklin ; I am a printer ; forty-
five years of age ; reside in Philadelphia,
and ain going from thence to Boston. I sent
for you ail, that if you wish for any further
particulars, you may ask, and I will inform
you ; which done, I flatter myself you will
let inc cat my supper in peace.”
a schedule, containing a full mid RC.ii ate descrip
tion of all tiie parts, sizes, composing the
wheel, so as to render it intelligmie and ea-iy
comprehended by the most ordinary capacity, it
being extremely simple, when seen or under
stood. WILLIAM PURNELL.
LI,-ton, £2d March, lblb.
ent, some what f - country promptly attended to, am/ rcreifUl
ill tie attached j sent, by the same conveyance that brings the or-"
NOTH,]?.
V LL persons indebted to the estate of Wil
liam Ryle deceu.it(I, late of Putnam coun
ty, are icquired to make payment without deli...
—and those who have any demands against said
estate, are requested to present them tor settle
ment. lf.o. vnERciio.MBiE. adm'r.
SAW-GIN BUSINESS,
tibscribcr returns his thanks t<
JL lie for tiie liberal encouragement which
received in his business, and informs them that
he lias declined the same, and recommends Mr.
A. J. Brown, as he is a good workman, and will
work on my plan generally ; Mr. Brown has
worked with me some time and I think him able
to give satisfaction. elisjia beid.
TTT^HE subscriber respectfully informs tlie pub
J3L lie, that lie has made a choice collection of
materials, and is now ready to make engagment-
for the approaching season—he will pur.->ue Mr.
Reid’s gieat improvement, viz: that of facing
the breast with steel, which makes them last
much longer, and gin infinitely better. Those
who wish to purchase, had better apply early, so
that they may be suited as to the size.
He has a likely, smart young fellow, who
is an excellent brick layer and plasterer, that he
will dispose of on reasonable terms for cash.
A. 3. BROWN.
*«* Liberal wages will be given to a good Jour
neyman. Milledgevillc, June 15.
HEALTHY SITUATION.
1 AHOMAS HUSON, from Charlotte, (N. C.)
has opened a boarding house in Jackson
county, at Jefferson. Families removing from
the low counties, ami travellers, may be assured
of comfort and convenience.
HATS.
I AHE subscriber, wishing to close his business,
will sell at reduced prices, his extensive as
sortment of Hats, consisting of Ladies’Beavers
of the latest fashion, Gentlemen’s superfine Ben
ver hats, common and low priced Fur do. Men*;
and Boy’s Wool do. Children’s Fur and Morocco
do. &c. &c. all of which will be sold either at
wholesale or retail, much lower than have ever
been sold in this place.
All persons indebted to the subscriber are
earnestly requested to make payment immedi
ately ; and those having any demands against
him, to present them fu- payment.
A. IIANSCOM.
Mitledgeville, March 10, 1818.
ABNER LGCK.E
R espectfully informs the public, that
he continues to receive and collect, upon
donation, loan or purchase, Antiquities end Curi
osities, Natural and Artificial, and solicits pat
ronage. Mitledgeville, May 12,1818.
Augusta, May 23, 1818.
J. .VI ICIXXE,
J. FRASr.lt,
R. H. MVSf-llOVE,
A. SI.ACOHiEB,
R. J. MBIOS.
NOTH E.
'fyYTINE months after date, application v.ill he |
!. n| made to the honorable the Court of fin;
rv, of Washington corn.tv, for leave instil tint
hundred and twenty acres of land, sdj'iniq
>r -se Krooni and others, part of the rcai estate I
o, William B. Murphev, deceas' d, sold fir tU |
benefit of the heirs and creditors ol saiil <k-
ceased. jf.sse kroom, adm'r.
AtSEV MASNISO, .1(1 III*!*
March 12,1818.
NOTICE.
'^U’TXF, months after date application will he
ANl made to the ho .orable (!><« Iufeiun Court>-11
Putnam county,sitting for ordinary pu, j i.ees It I
leave to sell ;an t of the real estate of I-e'i -
(lain, deceased, for the benefit of the heir- 4 e® I
creditors of said deceased.
IS 11AM BROOKS, guardiiti |
January 20. 1818.
'NOTICE.
^TINE months after date, application will'
li made, to the honorable the Inferior Coart I
of Putnam county, when in session for ordiaij
purposes, for leave to sell the real e.-(atc of W 1,
Reid, deceased. jamcs i vss.
in right of liis "‘ lf ' |
February 25th, 1818.
NOTICE. »
•^TINE months after date, application will I* I
jJN made, to the honorable the Inferior ^ 0, jl
ol Putnam county, when sitting as a Court ol I
Ordinary, for leave to sell the real estate VI
Thomas W. Scott, dec'll, sold for the belief 1 1
of the heirs and creditors.
THOMAS KILPATRICK,adit) 1- .
i iu right ol his wife*
March 24. 1818.
NOTICE.
A PPLICATION will be made agrecablyfj
law. to the interior court of Putnam cuB ‘ ; I
tv, sitting for ordinary purposes, for h’a vC 1 i
sell one hundred acres of land, he the same aw |e
or less, the real estate of William Rvle, decetf |
ed, lying on Cedar creek.
LEO. ABERCROMBIE, aOI»f-
Mav 2G.
NOTICE
WTUTHEREAS I do caution all personsogsi®J
y y trading for two notes of hand, give" “I |
me to Isham Laws, for twenty-five dollars e*® 1,
as I do not intend paving them.
BENJAMIN HERB-l®*’
May 20, 1818