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p.’ : ence r. pjvtrv heavy gale. The
va i.i'ole tli!,) t ‘..ii)i *.i is l.u i t > hivu
tu; h Past of the new ii i : ge is
c rried away. One ul t!i- United
.Srate’s Bilges is and ftroyed and ir
is appichended fvmic* oi her crew
havi perilled. Some of the
wharves are carried away ami de
ll m (Vu/i Lems almoit univvrlady
ti- have* prevailed among tin- Hup
pinpj. We have not time* lor the
purnaFurs.
Two us the United States Tronps
Rationed ai Fort Johnfim, w< re Lot
at that Garril mi. on I'uei.i v lall:
one for lieleilim; the ether for
11 epit.fr on his poll. I’hr • others
\\ h * had be; n fentcnced to the fame
awful pur.iflnm nr were pardoned
on the ground v/l. v theit unhappy
comrades, were cxccc.:< i.
/ i.'i.is, 20/ b u!t.
LAWRFNCK At ;> I.UDI/KV!
/ xtract if a /it Ur from Sa/em.
*• l.aii tuning, (Aug. IS ) am
v .1 here fht ll ie ol true- l.ri> Hen
ry. v’apt Ct’owuingflr.t'id, 5 days
iroiu lh'dih-.x, with the bodies of
('apt. Lawri.kce. & Lieut. Lud
low! On the 7th Aug. the* day
sh Idled lro*n Salem, was boarded
c;l rapt* Ann, by theNvuipbe* frig
ate. the ('urhw biig i:■ company,
at 1 t:tail'd politely Mr. JVIilLr,
the B itilh a tut fin piitoners. bav
in r luard > I our nuHi-m, ca it* on
h J, to )!: our pall .rt and retur
in v. n town. At mi night, Aug.
I‘eih. Mr Milfi r came <d ng fide,
wi'l’ the rt mains of < p LawrtT.ee
in I !ieut La !! w, wifii express or
•Ji rs to g.r ur, let way i mnet'i.tu !v
During our (lav, w*. hid n iti
;er and a file of marim.-. on h >a: J
our v (111, anJ no one allowed to
leave her except *t captain, fut
were ftear<*d with mu !i polirenefa
and aitenton by the oili s <>| the
ft-it. and by the e dicers who visited
The vi Hid.”
—ii • *fXr o
INDIAN EXPEDITION.
hi ii.i.i dg vu.i.r, Sept. I.
Between 1 1 and 3(hK) troops are
now on the frontier, but tlnir de
parture thence* is uncertain. Ihe
i x >i efs to Gen M yd, ofln ing him
th. command ot theexpediti ui, lus
ru t yet returned—it is looked (or
to-morrow. Col. Hawkins will set
out in a day or two for the Agency,
and v ill be followed immediati ly
by a ihiall detachment oi regulars,
lor the defence of that place. A
predatory warfare, with various suc
cess. is flill carried on by the aJ
vcife patties in the nation. Not
Jong fn.ee, MTntnfh, with about
37 > followers, plundered and dc
lb ved the town where M Queen,
who h.eada the fanatics, ha lor tome
time lived. Alex. Cornels, a lead
ing chief, has gone to Cowetau to
pi t Is the friendly Indians to make
battle, and to give afluranees that
iu;j-!ies of provifimi;, of which they
are in great need, will be font them
without delay. We underhand it
is the intention id the prophets and
their adherent? to attack this hate,
I‘ennelTit*, and the settlements on
the Tnmbigby, at the fame time—
They will no doubt he foiled in ail
thth* attempts, as Gen. Claiborne
is at Totnbigby, the weak, ft and
nm ft exposed part, with a confide
•able force.
1 AI K \ \ fKO ’o I. • .’l a I Hi'*
&:k. CL: :lk/ rt C:l. H.-.i
*■ i oms igby, i ! h August.
‘ Lift month a party < F ;.bc;it
SCO Intliiss, hr -.!< 1 bv M Oaten,
visited Pmfui>la, whit (it is said &
b..i.’ Vid) an ord i from the Bimlh
general in Canada to the governor
of that place, to lurnifli the lavage*
with all the munitions of war; and
fact is, that 1(K)0 IJ>>. powder,
lead, ilmts and other articles in due
proportion, were accordingly tur
nilhed. Ihe inarch of the Indians
and theobj and of their journey being
underwood here, lpies were sent to
I’tnlacola, to aicertain the extent
and luccefa of the application; on
the return of the foies, C and. Callier
afltmblcd about ISO men and rnar
ched to intercept the party on their
return to the nati n. On the 27th
ult on the ciit fide of Alabama &
wafers ot Kfi-.irnhia, he fell in with
and gave ba’tle to the Mule ogees.
Ihe light was handsomely mam
t ined for fome time on both lides,
ai.d at the moment victory was a
b >*it to declare in favor of ( allier’s
pure, from lome unaccountable
cause, ami w.thout authority, a ju
nior nir_r cried out ‘‘retreat *” —
it palfed through the whole line and
notw ithfletiding the exertions of the
colonel, it was impollible to rally
the iniiitia ; the enemy were left
mailers of the field. Gol. Galiier
101 l two men kill,d md ten wound
ed— [” Ihe Indians (ta f e their lols to
be (i\ kill* ci ,v a number wounded 1
Ii is supposed the eru my’s loft was
much greater, as they fought lor
lome time uncovered and much ex
poled— i Hired, fevcral without any
ai ns came within hall gun (hot (ha
king aim in iking uncommon gdi
ure-s till shot down l his, they
haw been t->ld bv their Prophets
w- cjhi have the eliect t (liak* the
guns at of the hands ol the whiles,
or loci’ cd their tiuves as to render
It ir.nieb tueir sue l iiey found
tlx ir milt.ike, and acted more cau
tioufly towards tiie dole of ts) ■ act
ion lit p>llv brought oil and
dcliroycd a conliderable parr of the
g. vertior’s present . 1 fie half breeds
fought well. Two Indians have
been brought in as fpics.”
Frc::i a raped.ibl> gentle:;isr. to Cel,
I 1 . / .. A Ull.
“ Fort-Stoddert, 13th August.
‘ L Before the receipt of yr.ui favor
numerous circumliances hud latisfi
cd us of our danger. Ihe robbery
of the mail, the lli Jit <>i Vle.vind* r
Cornels, the burning of the houie
of James (.! irnels, the plundering
of Manac, the murder of the Indian
who was his frie*nJ, his own narrow
escape, the development of the
plans of the Infurgems by High
headed Jim to Mr. Mar.ac under
the expectation of his joining them,
the expedition of warriors to
Pensacola tor the purpose of pro
curing ammunition under a recom
mendation from a Canadian Gene
ral, and finally tht* abandonment
ol rhe half-breed lettlemcnts and
their taking refuge among us. all
tended to convince us that the La
lon of hostility was near at hand and
that we rr.uft dtpend on ourselves
fi>i fafety. Univerialcondensation
therefore pervaded the Ltth meats
on tfi it* waters —multitudes of the
people abandoned their habitations
and their farms, and fought refuge
in temporary forts. Cries for arms
and ammunition echc-c.l from every
part of the country to Mobile, and
capt. Wilkinson ventured, without
any exprels autlioticy, to supply the
p.: pie to the extent of Hs abilities.
I believe that there are now up
wards of twenty forts on the Toin
bigby and Manama. As it was re
duel ! ♦ > d-::r.-'*' a r -.'tion that the fn
i.mns had gone to P nfacola for
ammif ifion, and that tiny in*end
ed to ule it for our ileUruCtion, it
was thouglit juflifi.ible to endtvvor
to an est then in their progri Is. In
deed I thought so my fell. About
tyo mui there tore went rut to in
tercept them on the road, acconma
nied by fotric of the half-breeds.
Never was un enterprise more mis
erably. managed. Hie officers, I
mean the field i filters, were totally
inadequate both as to (kill and cour
age for Inch an enterprise. ‘1 he
men in coni, qvn nee of pr rlonal tim
idity arid blundering orders, were
prefe-ntly throw n into cunfufion. —
1 wo thiriis of them fled, and tile*
remainder fufiaincd the c-.n.flick
marly two hours, k many id th. Ic
in confiqucnce of their pt*i fever
r.rice loft tlieir In r!e*s. ‘l’he Indians
loft about. 20 IK-, of powder arid
lome other articled— but our l< L in
hoi les, fold !c:>, Ac. was much uv re
coJifider.i )!;. The present of the*
Sue oh Governor to \i Oocen and
his party am tinted to ah ut 2000
dollars— not lels than 20 la: r- Is of
(!'• r 25 ot corn, 50 blank r , a
quantity of knivis, razors, ftiffors,
and about 1 !!is. ot powder with
a prop rtionate* quantity of leaei.
“ We arc n> vv !o iking lor a visit
tvet y day, and troops have been
diltributcd in various parts to re
ceive the invader*. Should th y
however cotne- in a body, we can
not ft and ag.unft them
“ Gen CI liborne w ill do his heft
and 1 have much reliance on hi n.
(Jo\< in<r If lines aflut. sme i his
utin .il exertions. He will be thle
to turiiifh us, lit thinks, with four
companies oi infantry and two of
cavalry, f cx; est to ft e- him loon
at my house. Gen Fi urtioy will
r.iinrd us further help if 1 e efiary.
1 have received two letters llrorurlv
exjirelltve of his anxiety to prol„u
Us But he doubts hir, authority
to et t.r into the- Indian tetri’ery.
Could a vigorous efiort bt made
from Georgia, 1\: in fl‘ e and this
I'erriton, eve.y adherent of the
rebellious party might lie exp iled
from the nation, and the legitimate
government be* n eitablifh el on a
footing h morablt to themfeivesar and
advantag- on* to the U* ited States.”
“ I It- G ivernor at P nfacola in
timates a.*, at: ap ‘logy f : fupplyirig
the* Indians, that it had !).en th an
nual custom oi his Crlv-lic Majefly.
fins is a cuftoin which 1 have not
been acquainted with, at.d rumor:,
at ie'ail, which ! have heard from
time to time art clearly incompati
ble with it.”
Ir appears by an article in a late
Mobile Gazittc, that anot’ c bat
t'e has been recently fought near
St. Antonio, between the Republi
cans ami Royaliffs of South Ameri
ca, in which the latter were defeat
ed with the* lofs,of 2~~> killed, Lv
era! pieces of cannon, 850 ft and of
arms, 1: sc head of mules and hor
ses, a quantity ot provifiuns of all
kinds, 6000 dollars in lpecie, camp
equipage, kc kc ihe lo!s ol the
Republicans was comparatively tri
fling
wounded. Civ.; ‘na
‘I he act laying a direct Tax up
on the people of the United States,
was preceded by a preparatory on?,
dividing the refrviftive Hates into
collection ciftricis—the following
extract train :hr r.cl de-fignarcs t!:e
collection c!;ftr:Cs of this Hate.
“ The state cu Georgia fliail cm
t in fix c • l!*?ction diflrids, as fo!-
t lows: The ftrili ronfift oft’,.*
count-,. oi Chatham. B yau, f.ib
erfy, M-hitoffi, Glynn, Cauakn,
Way: e, Lffinghani, Bullock, and
latnall; the lecond, of the coun
, ti; sos beriven, Burke, Riehmond,
i Jeiurlon, Walhii.gton, atiJ Mont-
I gomery ; the third of the coundes
| of Columbia, Warren, Hancock,
and Greet.t*; the fourth of the
counties of Lincoln, Wilkes, Kiln rC
and Fianklin; the fifth of the coun
ties of Oglethome, J ickfon, (dark
and M rgan; and the lixtli of the
round sos Laurens, iViLfki, Wil
kinson, leliair, fwiggs, Baldwin,
J mes, Putnam and J.dper, f orn er
ly called Randolph.” Herald.
PORTO! AUGUST l.
ct.t: R AXtEt .
Tn conformity to the suggestion
ol giving Clearances, as well as
Arrivals at this Port , we (late the
following departures as reported to
lis ‘ £ lit raid.
August A)th
3 Four Ilorfe Waggons for Phi
ladelphia.
1 do do do for’ do
2do do do for do
2 1 .veil u'fe do for Bahim vc
1 do do Jo for do ar.d
a Matket.
2do uo do for PH'adel
phia.
2do do do for N. Yo*k.
2do do do for B fh,.*.—-
Cargoes, Cotton, two were L. 1•; • y
Ip kin on their pi.fl’ ge 4 days out,
about ‘JO miles Bum thi.s, all well.
O y'/e . !/, J silt.
1 four h. if..* waggon fi r N Y< -k.
2 do. do. Philadtlp. ta.
1 five horse do. PniLu.lp .*a.
1 Ipi km c.tt the r 9 A.ugull. .
itude 37. 14 fie !:jd? VV. 77,
4 all w moving or* titular _x
ly fail.
JP, hm C irr. /it.
Cotton, y to 10 etc*
AD.MINiSTR ATOR’s SALE.
wii.t 11L SO! I),
(./. t/i first Tuesday in December
mx: at the Court Houst i/ii'id-i/:-
sen canity, the fdk aing pro[urt; t
(to 2- it j
“I ’
4 vv O hundred two and an half
acres <d land, situate in th. in U
diftncl of \Yi kinlon county, No.
227, on the waters of Sandy rr ek,
at the mouth of Clear creek, it be
ing part of the real dlate of \V in.
Henderfoti, dec. and fold for the
benefit oi the hJrsef laid iL. ealed.
Twelve months credit wiil be given
the pure haler giving bond and ap
proved Lcurity.
Hannah Henderson, aa’ni'x.
Benjamin Stovall, ad/n'r.
Sept. 1 x th. 55. 3w,
NOTICE.
1 INF, months after date appli
cation wiil be made to the honora
ble Inlerinr court of Wfikes county,
for leave to fell a trad of land in
laid cor.nry. on the waters of I.cr.f
creek, adjoining Robert Athens A:
cithers, containing t rie hundred and
thirty two acre**; being there;:! cf*
tate of William Wilder, dseeded,
and fold for the benefit of th. heirs
oi said d-iceaftd.
Simeon Wilder , ly
Winfred l\ Hd:r 9 a,
February H, C!**.