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AUGUSTA. Wi
TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1525- m
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Wk have not learned with certainty what
has been done in the Indian Nation by Gen.
Gaines and Major Andrews. The Geor- m
gia Commissioners invited by the late A- gi
gent to assist in taking testimony, and ap- T
pointed by the Governor for that purpose, th
have returned home in consequence ot the| s >!
letter of his Excellency interdicting fur- fii
ther intercourse with the United States A- > s
gent. It is said they did not receive an v»
abundant degree of courtesy from the Ge- 8 I
neral, who, having ordered the U. States n *
troops from Fort Barancas and New-Or- J*
leans, intends by force to prevent the Sur 11
vey of the lands of Georgia recently ac- c
ouired. We do not credit these rumours, 1
nor shall we, without the most positive v
proof. We have been accustomed to think P
General Gaines a gentleman and a soldier,
and we tan hardly suppose that he will by "
any act |if his, make the breach between
our Stai and the U. States wider. As for
major Andrews —we have not heard a word
said in defence of his conduct. —There
needs noghost to assure us that the late
Agent v4l be acquitted by him ; but this c
matter tust be reinvestigated at Wash- t
ington, aid we have too much confi- j
dence in he ability of our Representatives t
and the jktice of the United States to be- <
lieve that|ur rights will not be at last res
pected. lis further reported that Gene
ral Gainesias effected a peace between the f
hostile Imkns and the friends of the mur- >
dered M‘l|osh. A Peace !—a truce ra- j
ther—for ijlthe Government do not punish s
the deludeu wretches who committed the j
butchery—ke surviving friends of the last »
of the Creq Heroes, will most surely seek j
an amp/e reVenge. We copy the following
singular statement from the Macon Mes- ]
sengtr : <
. “ Ore fact we 111 mention, which took place at Broken Arrow (
during the investigation, which we think deserves notice; The
public mny then of the high and lawless hand with which
the Indian Agent yn. tern, has exercised his power, and of his *
Jitness for the oftiq*.—A gentleman from Milledgeville, on his
way to Alabama, oi business, stopped at Broken Arrow, havin':
been informed person he wished to see, was expected
there. It is supposed the idea was suggested by the Agent or
some of his satellites that this gentleman was waiting to obtain \
information for the Governor of Georgia. Gen. Gaines was ap
plied to foran orderto send him out of the Nation, bill declined '
granting it, staling he had no such authority. Triplett, the i
Agent pro. tern, then issued a mandate, requiring him to depart
■before the expiration of four hours. The, gentleman wishing to
avoid disturbance, complied. We might inquire what authoriiy (
Mi. Fripieu tiao to oraer hi. «iiiurtv.n Ji»g «tu/.cn u..«, us tl»« rf.t
tion. W'e never understood that the investigation, or any other j
proceedings were intended to be conducted secretly—But inquiry
on our part is unnecessary; the cloven foot needs no unmasking. 1
We also understand that onr Commissioners were unable to ■
procure Indian guides when they were necessary, and that after
engaging and paying one, he declined to comply and returned
the money. Is not this the first time that Indian guides could
not be procured by the citizens of Georgia for hire ? Why is it so
now f ;
It is a matter of congratulation to the friends of Georgia that
Maj. Andrews has so fully exposed himself, and to the President 1
ive shall confidentially look for justice, not only to Maj Andrews, .
but all others interested in this very singular aod unpleasant
affair.”
—&OQ —•
A committee of the Darien Bank is said
to be at present in Savannah, anil that ar- i
rangements are making which will soon re
store the Bills of that Bank to their form
er credit. We earnestly hope that this
may be done, or the true reason at once
given, why these Bills have so much depre
ciated in our commercial cities. There
has been a mystery hanging about this mat
ter which ought to be cleared up.
Let those who doubt or pretend to doubt r
Governor Troup’s patriotism, look at his
Toast on the last 4th of July :
The UNION of the States and the SOVEREIGNTY of the
States—one and indivisible—slmil hearts and sharp swords for
their defence against all assailants
We find it has been objected that we did
not publish a minute account, of the cele-l
bration of the last Fourth of July in this 1
city, and some charitable persons have at-j
tributed the omission to a sinister motive.'
W e are vain enough to say that our motives,!
however we may err, are always good; —'
we are humble laborers—for the edification
and amusement of others, and should be
sorry to leave out of our columns, at any
time, what might eminently contribute to
either. Os the celebration we did speak,
although as our paper came out on the sthj
of the monih, the notice was necessarily!
brief. That we did not in a subsequent pa
per trace the order of the procession, was,
because that had been done very well by
another, and as our paper is not of the lar
gest size (and we take this occasion to say
that the kindness of our patrons will ena
ble us very soon to enlarge it) we did not
think proper to copy what was sufficiently
circulated, and known to every body in the
city We certainly intended no disrespect!
to the volunteer companies, at whose nour
ishing condition none can be more gratified
than we are. As for the loasls we should
have printed them, if they had been com
municated to us—but without even a re
quest there was no obligation to republish j
hem. We have reasons however to be sa
isfied with some of them, of which those
fho suspect us of unfair dealing are not a
fare. We remember the fable of the old
tan, and his son, and his ass, and endeavor c
i) profit by the moral it inculcates. . t
A correspondent who signs himself Tai.- s
ot, has sent us from Portsmouth in Vir
inia—he was on his way to the North —a |.
havestic of the Governor’s Message from t
r <e New-York Statesman. It is coarse, s
illy—and ridiculous, and therefore can 1
ud no place in our paper, which we trust
5 devoted to better things. Os the Go- t
ernor we have had occasion very lately to t
peak. He is undoubtedly an excellent v
nan, and a good patriot, and never dreams s
if a severance of the Union. To say that I
ic has faults is but to pronounce that sen
;ence upon him, which of necessity must j
ic applied to all men. Let his enemies i
:ease to find fault with his warmth of ex-||
iression, and tell us ivhat official act of his J
leserves reprobation. When they do this, ,
we shall endeavor to answer them. j
Communications must hereafter be
post paid, or they will remain in the post- !
office.
The trial of Doctor Walsh for murder,
before the Superior Court for Columbia
county, lasted from Tuesday morning un
til Friday, eleven o’clock at night. Thej
Jury then retired and at six o’clock on Sa-i
turday morning, brought in a verdict of not
Guilty.
111 11
The Georgia Commissioners have returned
from the Council held with the Indians at
Broken Arrow, and we are informed Gen.
Gaines had not effected a reconciliation be
tween the friendly and hostile parties. It
seems to be unreasonable and even cruel, to
insist, on what is said to have been required
of the friendly party, that without the pun
ishment of the murderers or any satisfaction
to the injured party, they should forgive the
transgressors and live in amity with them.
It is not in human nature (ami much less
does it accord with the disposition of In
dians) to submit tamely to the most aggrava
ted injuries, such as the murder of relatives
and friends who are near and dear to us.
Government should act promptly, and with
out consulting these Indians, do that which
would be best for them and for their white
neighbors. This would be, to remove the
whole of them beyond the Mississippi, from
whence they originally came, and have them
comfortably settled there, locating the (WO
parties as. far from each other as possib'.e,
and under distinct agencies. It is the in
terest of the white men among the Creek
Indians, such as Agents, Missionaries, Ta
vern and Store-keepers, &c. who have snug
and profitable births among the Indians, and
exercises over them a controlling influence,
to oppose this, and all such persons certainly
will oppose it. But it is not their profit, but
the real welfare of the Indians and the con
venience of the whites that should be con
sulted. Gen. Mclntosh was the only indi
vidual of his Nation who, from attachment
and services, could claim the special regard
of the' Government—he has been cruelly
murdered, and his murderers remain unpun
ished. [Mill. Recorder.
Not a word is said in the Washington
newspapers in explanation or extenuation of
the incomprehensible order of the Treasury
Department, which excluded all notes of
Georgia and South-Carolina banks at the
Tallahassee land sales, and lost the Govern
ment perhaps a hundred thousand dollars,
besides doing injustice and injury to a num
ber of individuals who attended the sales
with the view of purchasing land. Such pro
ceedings were not known while Mr. Craw
foid had control of the Treasury Depart-
Iment. We have referred to a Northern
'price current for the relative value of the
Bank notes of South-Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama and Louisiana, and find that those
of the two first states, which were refused at
[Tallahassee, are actually sold at from one to
jthree per cent, more than the notes of the
1 Alabama ami Louisiana Banks, which wi re
received there. [lbid.
Army Movements. —The New-Orleans
papers state, that the five companies of the
| First Regiment of U. S. Infantry, stationed
at Baton Rouge, have leceived orders to
'march for the Creek Nation. Orders had
| also been received at New-Orleans, direct
ing Maj or Twiggs, with his command at that
place, about one hundred ami fifty men, to
match, for the same destination. A reso
lution was offered in Council, requesting
the Mayor to use his endeavors to prevent
the removal of the troops, which was, how
ever, postponed to another day. Toe Pen
sacola Gazette also stales, that the United
.'States Troops at Cantonment Clinch, had
[received orders to march to Fort Mitchell.
i Fire at St. Johns, Newfoundland. —The
[captain ol vessel arrived ai Quebec from
N wf u (hand, reports tuat a dreadful coii
ii gi atom had taken place at St. Johns, in
ie.it island This, u appears, makes the
fifth fin- which has tak< place i;» that de
voted town within the last nine years!
i i (_ N. Y. Evening Fast.
FOR THE CONSTITUTIONALIST.
Mr. Editor,
IN your paper of the Ist inst.
you notice with some excitement the cir
cumstance of Georgia and South-Carolina
bills being rejected at the iate sales in
Tallahassee, and that •* surely, there is i
something wrong in this business,” I per
fectly agree with you, for I myself was one
of the many disappointed by this measure ;
but that there should be blame attached to I
the public itlllcers who conducted those !
sales, (as you would seem to infer) I am en- !
tirely unwilling to admit, and that informa- I
tion on which you state, “ the holders of
those bills were suddenly made subject to
the greatest inconvenience, because this ex
tract of a letter to which there is no date, |
was not published until the morning of the j.
sales, up to which time, the persons who hail
provided themselves with the bills of spe- }
cie paying banks of Georgia and South-Car- ,
olina, believed that their funds would be ,
perfectly available,” is certainly unfounded
in fact. I arrived at Tallahassee on the lOth |
of May, five days previous to the sales, and
it was then a matter of public notoriety that
those bills were excluded This information
was derived fiom a letter addressed to the
acting Governor (Col. Walton,) from the
Receiver at Pensacola, enclosing a copy of
his instructions with a request that they 1
should be published in (he “ Floridian ,” (a
paper supposed to be published at that place, |
but the publication of which had for some,
time been suspended.) The Governor lost no
time in making known this information as 1
!soon as received, but unfortunately, owing
jto high wr f er and the difficulty of a passage!
from Pensacola to Tallahassee, the informa-
I tion did not reach there until 6 or 8 days be
fore the sales, and did not afford time for a
remedy. The Receiver and Register did
not arrive until late the evening before the
sales, and the extract alluded to as being
posted up on the morning ol the sale was
not understood to be intended for informa
tion, bui as an official notice, to prevent a
: pretext on the part of bidders as having bid,
on the credit of bills that were not receiva
ble.
[ have been thus explicit for the purpose
of doing away erroneous impressions, and I
feel fully persuaded that no unbiased, intel
ligent, person at the sales, entertained the
least suspicion, of unfairness of conduct on
the part of those officers of the government;
and as an individual, 1 am bound to say that
i their conduct in conducting (he sales, com
. ports with their general character as high
minded and honorable men.
i A FRIEND OF TRUTH.
! The Court Martial. —We learn from the
i Intelligencer, that the Court Martial ap
i pointed for the trial of Commodore D. Poh
• Iter, and others, assembled on the 7tli iust.
, at the Navy Yard, Washington.
Present, Capts. James Barron, Presi
t dent, Thomas Tingev, James Biddle,
- Charles G. Ridgeley, R. T. Spence,
; John Downes, John D. Henley, Jesse D.
1;Elliott, Thomas Brown, James Ren
. shaw, Alex. S. Wadsworth, Charles
r C. B. T hompson, George W. Rodgers,!
t Richard S. Coxe, Esq. Judge Advocate.
The Commodore was asked if he had ob
■ jections to any of the Members of the Court,
■jwhen he requested to read a paper which
t contained objections to the Judge Ailvo
l|caic, and expressed his satisfaction with
t'the members. The Court being cleared
■ for deliberation, decided that he had no
right to object to the Judge Advocate, and
the Commodore’s paper, together with the
iJutlge Advocate’s opinion, was recorded.—
fiThe members and Judge Advocate were
rlthen sworn and the charges read, when the
f Commodore requested a copy of them, that
; he might be allowed until the next morn
-jing to plead, and that Mr. Jones might be
.ladmitted as his counsel. These were grant
-led, and the Court adjourned until the next
i day at ten o’clock.
Mr. Noah, in commenting on the arrest
-of Commodore Porter, says—“ It is in
i tended to put down the democratic party,
“ and elevate its opponents. The old federal
. party triumphs, ami in proof of this, I will
S( whisper a secret in the ear of the editor of
t the Press, as the first movement after the
» appointment of Mr, King, a purse has been
e made up by lending federalists, of the old
b school, to pay Mr. Walsh for writing a his
tory of the administrations of Adams, Jes
• ferson, and Madison, to elevate that, of the
s former, and write down the two latter .”
; j
• I Post Office Contracts. —Alterations have
> been made in that pari of the Post Office
1 contracts relating to lorida, since our last
■ publication of them, which are correctly
1 noted below, viz,:
;>i Route 122. From Pensacola by the
(county scats of Gadsden, Jackson, and
? Walton, to Tallahassee, once a week,
tj Leave Tallahassee every Monday at 6
-a m and arrive at Pensacola on Friday by
110 am.
I Leave Pensacola every Friday at 2 p in
I and arrive at Tallahassee on Tuesday by
6 p m.
1 Route 184. From Tallahassee hy Sewa
e ney Ferry and Dill’s, to St. Augustine,
a 1 once in two weeks, 237 miles.
Leave Tallahassee every other VVednes
n day at G a in and arrive at St. Augustine ou
e the next Monday hy G p in.
;-1 Leave Si. Augustine every other Tues
(day at G a m and arrive at Tallahassee the
jnext Sunday by Cp m,
General Lafayette has accepted the in
vitation of the President to return to France
on board the United States frigate Ihan
dywine, which is expected to be ready a
bout the end of next month. The General
will then embark from Washington; so
that when he leaves our city on Monday
next, he leaves it to return no more.
[JV*. V. American.
Yesterday afternoon, the 17th class of the
Union Canal Lottery was drawn, and the
550,0u0 prize was sold by P. Canfield, the
820,000 by the managers, and the 810,000
by Prutt & Davis.
{_Phil. Aurora, 7th inst.
The Pirate off the Capes. —The Haiti
more Chronicle of the 2d inst. says, “ We
are happy to learn that the Secretary of the
Navy has despatched an efficient force to
scour the Coast of North-Carolma, in search
of the piratical vessel supposed to have been
committing depredations on our commerce.
The prompt movement looks well, and we
trust success may attend the expeditio n.”
The semi-annual dividend upon the
stock in the Bank of the United States, for
the half year just ended, has been fixed at '
two dollars and three fourths percent —and, ,
jit is said, that after the payment of this <
dividend, there will still be left a surplus 1
profit of about five hundred thousand dol-|
(lars.
|C7* Croaker, is informed that his Com-
Imunications will be received and consider
ed. They will be published, if none other
i than the objection made in a late number,
may with propriety be urged against them.
I&tirriefc,
On Sunday night last, in Edgefield District, Soiith-Carolma,
by the Rev. dames Holcombe, Mr. WADE GLOVER, to
Miss CAROLINE COX.
ifj* We are authorised to an
nounce Samuel Tarver, Esq. a. a Candidaie to
represent the County of Richmond in the nexi
, I egi-laiure.
,!oli- 19 7
DURING my aost-nce 'or h short time, Mr.
Robert F. Foe, is authorised to attend to
ni} business.
Hugh Nesbitt.
.Inly 15, 1825. ‘ 1
NOTICE^
AHTEwill attend at, the Market House, in the
i » city of Augusta, on Tuesday the 2d day ol
August next, at 12 o’clock, to let the Building of
a Bridge over Butler’s Creek, on the Louisville
road below Mr Walker’s Mill. A plan of the
Bridge with particulars will he made known on
the day.
D. Berry, j. i. e. r. c.
H. McTy re, j. i. c. k. c.
V. Walker, j. i. c. r. c.
H. Hale, j i. c. r. c.
J. 8. Holt, j. i. c. r. c.
,Toly 19 7
&
ON NEW YORK, for at Sixty Days,
Fur sale by
F. Dupont.
July 19 7
- F »U KENT.
TWO Tenements on Wash
flnL inglon street, pretty comfortable
luftlH Dwellings fur small families, and si
•WAWL mated in a very healthy part of the
Ciiy.—Possession can be had immediately.
ALSO—
The Office on Reynold-street,
near Mr. Woo folk’s, at present occupied by Mr.
I Ganahl. Possession can be had on the Ist
October next.
Wm. Micou.
lii'v 19 3t 7
TO RENT.
u jil The Dwelling next helow the
undersigned, at present occupied by Capt. Cor
mick. —also —
I lte Dwelling ft present occupied by Mr. John
t Billion, on Campbell street,
ALSU—
The Store a”d Dwelling on Broad street, next
> above the Bridge Bank.
1 And four Offices on Campbell street. For
1 terms, applv to
f .VDKenzic & Beunoch.
> July 19 7
l s Mr. Henry H. Field, is au
borized to set as Agent for us daring our ab
' lence (rum Augusta.
Bidwell & Casey.
B Julv 15 6
NTotice.
e |fll, Henry If. Field, is authorized by the
„ ivi Farmer’s Fire Insurance and Loan Com
, puny New York, to sign Policies of Insurance lor
1 us and to a'tend to ali other matters in which this
f Company may be interested, during our absence
:rom this place
b Bidwell k Casey, Agents.
1 July 15 * V 6
5 !?X&lT£>
’’ Tuned and Repaired.
1 The Subscriber,
O ESPECTFUL.I.Y informs the citizens of An
ILI. gtista that he intends staying here a few
" .os, and would be happy of attending to all -n
dt-rs tie might b favoured in the above branch.
Xj* All orders left at the residence of Mr l><
ass, in Green street,wdl be pit cut dlv attended to
u Bamuel L. Spcissegger.
.In v 12 5
rfi- Wanted at this office, a young
e trom 15 to 16 .ears ot ag , o. indust'inus habits
as an apprentice to the Printing Business-
liist ol lietteirs.
Remaining in the POST-OFFICE, at Waynesbci
rough, Geo. Ist July, 1825.
Allmined John, 1 Hill Elijah,
Andrews John 2, j Hill Benjamine D.
Attaway Harley, ! Hatcher Edward
Ihdlard Reddick, ; Hill James U.
Hewers John li. } Johnson Hannibal 2,
Bowers John Ur, 1 Kimball Joseph 2,
Bush Joseph, | Kidd Edward,
Ballard lohn, | Kinsey Abs lem,
uxion William 2, * Lambert John,
Bargenean Elisha, ! Mnrphey John W.
Belcher or Hines, 1 Milton Peter 2,
Brown Fielding J. | Moore John B.
Bush Samuel, | Myers David,
Belcher Abner, ; McKay George,
Byne Lewis, { Messer Stephen,
Beil, the family of Jes- I Manin Rachel,
se Ct Klizi, | Murray John,
Catlett Mary, i Nichols Heusof,
■'ollins Jns. I), or Sarah, j Nerum Hiram,
C"X Sarah. \ Overstreet Moses,
Chew Henry, ? Owens John,
Clark Charles, j Elizabeth M. Hamilton,
Carsey Bud. { Philips Joseph 1.
Champion Elisha, } Powell Lieut C. R.
Jutteau Peter J. ? Perse Thomas,
Cleaveland Mailin, j Perry Joseph 2,
Carter William P. » Paris Henry A.
Cox John, j Ponder Richard,
Cm. k Elizabeth, \ Rials Arthur,
iticfcson John, i Rec*e William,
Dickson Robert, < Royal Stephen 2,
(iregory Charles, J Spain Lewelling,
Gresham Jobe, j S James,
Godbee Samuel, \ Tiiulale James Senr.
Godbee, James or Sami, i W'imberly Edmund,
Godbee William, 1 Walker Mrs. Martha,
Gamble Roger L. ’ Williams Jane,
Hand Henry H, Welch James,
Harwell Ahsolem, J Ward Capl. John,
Holliday A. E. 1 Ward Nancy 2,
K. Garlick, P. M.
July 19 3*i x 7
iTOgajp, &c.
aa© IHDS. prime Molasses
2b Hhds. do and Middling Sugars,
10 Hags prime Coffee,
5 Pipes pure Holland Gin,
3 Hhds. 4ih proof Jamaica Rum,
30 Bushels prime Matanzas Sugar,
150 Harrels N. E Gin,
i 40 do Philadelphia Whiskey,
6 do Sweet Cider,
Just received by
VV illiam H Egan.
On Hand.
A few thousand real Cuhana Segars.
Wanted to Hire,
Two smart laithlul NEGROES.
July 15 2t 6
FRESH SHOES. ~
The subscribers are now receiving an exten
sive and well selected assortment of
iauau'3 & affifuisaa
OP BVHICt- DB«fIBIPTtnU, - w
Which they offer low, for Cush or acceptances.
Also, on Consignment,
2 barrels prime Smoakcd Beef,
' 2 do. do. do. Tongues.
An assortment of PICKLES, in jars, consisting
of English Gerkins, Mellon Mangoes, Cabbage,
Peccolidy, &c, &c.
Lake Reed & Co.
’ July 1 3t r 2
Com for Sale.
From 1000 to 2000 Bushels Prime
For Sale by the Subscriber , at No. 341,
IkttOAll-STllKftVf AUGUSTA.
John Dillon,
July 5. 3
AND
Commission Business.
At his old stand in Savannah, near the, Fort, and
s prepared to make suitable advances upon all
produce placed in his hands fur sale,
. John Everinghara, jr.
April 12 83
, Duavtliaii’s Sale.
Will be sold on Saturday tin lOih day of Sep
tember next, at the residence of Henry Megse,
t deceased, laic of Sci iven County, between
the hours of ten and four o’clock.
r A quantity of Beef Cattle, a par
cel of stock Hogs, t geluer with a number of
other perishable articles too tedious to enumerate,
.old as the property of the minor heirs or said
" deceased, lor the purpose of making a division.
• Terms ol sale Cash.
Simon Smith, Guardian.
Scriven county, July 13. 18Z5 12t t 7
GEORGIA, Columbia Camay,
WHEREAS Charles H. Porter, has applied
lor letters of Administration on the Bs
-2 tale of Stanton Porter, lately of this county, de
ceased.
’’ These are therefore U) cite and admonish all
and singular the kindred and creditors of the
said deceased, to be and appear at my office, with
in the time prescribed by law, to file their ob
jections (if any they have) to shew cause vvliy
said letters of Administration should not be grant
ed. i i .
Given under my band at office, in Columbia,
this 12 li day of July, 1825.
7 G. Jones, D. Clerk.
CORGI A, Scriven County.
WtKKBAS Mary M’Kinney, applies for let -
lers of Administration (with the Will an
v ne.euj on tbe Estate atid effects ot Roger M’-
Kimiev, deceased, late of said county.
These are therefore to cile and admonish (fli
and singular, the kindred and creditors of the
0 ,md deceased, to file their objections in my office
wit bin the time prescribed by law, to shew
ause sis any they have) why said letters should
oi be granted. _
r Given under my hand at office in Jackson be ■
rottgli, this 13th day of July. 1825.
8 7 Seaborn Gondall, Cl k,
