Mirror of the times. (Augusta [Ga.]) 1808-1814, October 24, 1808, Image 1

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f Import™' Iniclligtncc ' HICHMONU, October r. a >- 1 "TLJ.,. *> w ; " va , ,rt.iotoN«-P"«” Cum ; , ti.e bewer of [ gbrope, iwimediai lely .hroV.h YV», and I p" M '. ca £cirvon Wednesday Llarived Y' J, v to lhe Fedor- ITr!°", Yestdrdav morning lie ■» s,aK ”’ h,s l*r^^ <,re i co n«r |L ng tliU ge»riem»« to IrCs. «cM was 50 day. 1 ruXlmoath «"d+i LO, I y sbe kfc the Utter port on I %f^r«sco m ptoelyand I received on the state of I WUirs m &>'<**. " c Is e .Mightto allusio,. >o , I roe rmsoflisd,. pa.cl.es- He I , f > i'v silent as »o the ex -1’,;,. « prcposi-ion, winch Wb.cn. lien «'dn. the peolic fi n n ts tc ve bttn offered by L ar , urstlves.or to Great L± as equally 9 ' lcnt 39 Slbeto. S' w £«**'«» d,he fa' l m J- rf,a " d - Hratad v remark m the l; . >V the rumor of «ftV> ■ had f f r ed ■ „hc wake '. n ■ Inland, ami immedi- . ■ W |v after the in lienee of the, ■ mention efthe A.-ie.Mftm vessels 1“ - ”ind, had aho ; etched that St. Michael but lays at L’Orient ; dicing iroe, her seamen were Ytot [ ,td to go on snoe. Ot * though the dispatches I nt off to our Minister at 1 here was not time enough vc any communication in The last dispatches from nister in France, are sup* o bear date about the 14th h cT August.—These dis* ' i were not in the possession Nourse. belligerent powers (lo not well disposed by their acts ectthe rights of tht United Condemnations and se niors are obtained upon the frivolous pretexts. X V’o •illillustrate the practice of iintries'. In England, the an American vessel, which Irdfrom Philadelphia, with nrqitii d’Yrujo, and other f»tis onboard-, and without rgo, was condemned by the of Admiralty; because she und to Bfiurdeaux, or some French port, without touch - England, &c. according to tquisiticn of the orders of 1. In France, a few days the St. Michael werit into fnt, an American Vessel Martinique, with a cargo of i &c. was sequestered in f nl. She had not touched dand, nor had she beeh vi hy any English cruisers; ' l, hey had hunted her thro’ Jglish Channel into port.— r»ume that this act of se ration was effected under :C,ce arrete, orders or in* 0I ]*» that Bonaparte is said ' issued at Bayonne. It is Sl ‘ D B> ‘hat this document, ■uth exists, has never \et published in this country, L * or literatim. y understood by some bf h vT ° f London » lhai the 7 llsh ot defs relative to Feting of n •*. °y»»H u l.' e Thespian l Busttn* d Messrs Calf, tist.ai l n *°, n t| )e dej oj the Mancgers ,&* 1 •Ss£7 p ,rt ° f «>■ ‘' e ‘'tn,M, re t , )e n * AUGUSTA, Oct. 24. j OUU GoveniHie.nl has received dispaii h. s from England & France, hut the contents are not yet known We .received by last evening’s mail the National Intelfigeftccr of the 10th Octdbrr, from which we se lect the following : Washington City, Oct. 10. Tue St. Michaels arrived a 1 Baltimore on Saturday, last Wn L’Orient, which she left of August, bringing dispatches both from Mr. Pinkney ami Gen. Armstrong. , The contents will doubtless be trade known to Congress, which is soon Co meet, with any further communications which may be previously icceived. In the mean time there is reason to believe that no final decision had been expres sed by either of the beligerent go* vernmentr, on the appeal made fjy the President to the justice and policy of rescinding their illegal edicts, under the authority vested in him by the act of Congress, to suspend in whole or in part the Embargo laws. Notwithstanding the manifest interest ahd sound policy which plead with France, to concur in lie equitable views of the U, S. her infatuated attach ment to the particular system she has adopted ajaiim her enemy discourages a reliance, at feast on her setting the example of chan ging it. It is understood, that appearances weft at first favorable to the expedition that the British government would yield to the unobjectionable arrangement con- by the President of a evdsation of the Jrdeis of Coun~ \«il as they regarded the U. S. and, of the Embargo as it regards Grcat-Britain , and that there was moreover a disposition indicated to tesume the affair of the Chesa peake, with a view to some tffec live step towards i s accommoda tion, particulatly ‘he restoration of the seamtn still detained in cap tivity, to which it was admired there could be no reasonable ob jection. At a later date, the ap parent disposition tc coticur in tlie contemplated arrange meut had undergone a change. Difficulties were started as uuc.tyccied as they were irrelativfc and inauspicious. Whether further expanation aiicl reflectioh W'ouldleadio the result due to the fair arid frcndly views of the U- S. must sooi be known. As the offer to repeal the Embar go as it relates to England on her revoking her orders as they relate to the U. S. leaving tint Embargo in force as to France if ibe adheres to her illegal decrees, tal es away absolutely the sole pretext on which the British orders are ex pressly founded, to wit ; the ac quiescence bf ihe U - . S. in the French decrees , and as her wish es would be gratified i th the whole of our trade in case France refused to repeal berdech.es, or a removal of all illegal obstructions : to a general commerce woul 1 take place, in case France agreed to repeal them, England may still be expected to accede to the views disclosed by the President, if Her owh views do not noW fotsake the otigihal ancl avowed objed: of her orders, in favor of some Jis. tinct and unfriendly to wards this country. For odrselvcs We do net ton ceal our conviction, foiind-d on 1 a variety of known circumstances i as well as the language of certain English prints that the British po! ■ licy is co-operating with the ef forts made among o*rselve s - 0 j altneate the affection*, of zens from their government, thus j v ie more effectually to answer aid promote the views of tie Drithn \ government by rendering abortive J the measures taken m vindication of our just rights. She calculate! upon our divisions, and to divide and paralise us, she act*one wav and talks another. Tlere cun’ scarely be a dob t that she is nlay. mg the most dexterous card in or der to influence the pending elec tions, particularly that of Chief Magistrate for the ensukie four vears We shall be happy,?f even , e . r "i le , #h . all llave complete y baffled in her- hopes on this I head, as b.-.filccl she infallibly w il p<\ she at length accedej t<> the j juu terms offered by cur ruvctu* •netit. 1 ! ftIED pn Friday lust, Cor. ! nf'lia Murrev, Dti ightoi of Mr. j ■ lames Murren of ibis cir. ii»od j five years. r =.rrrrr: - a— - - GRO)FIG) A, Ihchrmnd C nuifu. i' 1 • - * , T ' Presentments of thejGra4 Jury. • October Term I S 3B. j THE Grand Jury considering as j of great importance to the roiniftti. ! nity at large and of immediate mi- ' lity td the town of Augusta, that ■ the public roads, bridges and fords within t»ie comity, should be kept ! in good repair, are under the ne. ' cessity cf noticing several instances ' of neglect of duty, and thereupon: | 1. We present as a grievance j that, since the bridge over finder’s 1 creek, just below the mills of : the late Mr. Cooper, has become j impassible, no ford has been made ! where the bddge stood, which is represented to be a suitable situ%. • tiori for that purpose, and liiglit be I ntadc at a smail expetise-iiiiat l>v this neglect, the people w)j > coine to market from that quarter arc obliged to leave the direct Wty and i pay a toll tor crossing <Jver t Mill* dam, 8, The fording place ovet Rocky creek, cn the Savannah road being now, and tor a long tube put, i>. a situation to endanger the safety ot passengers, W« presett the character whose tlutv it was and is (for a valuable consideration reced ed in advance from the county) to keep it in repair, for a bre’.ch of hi 3 conduct, and also the persons | who made it, and whose cuty it was and is, to enforce a compli ance. 3 NVe present tb'e commission- I er or overseer of that p„rt 1 ,f the Western (conimumv called tlm Bed ford road) lying above thd limits of the Corporation of August, and oetow the Colombia countv me— which w e consider as the woi-A and most iiigltcte'd piece ot road n the county. 4 VVc present as But cher-pens situated on any public road-side, as tvtdl those at a grt ater distance and withm the counttf, as those in the vicigjty ot tIVe *y.vn—- .itid that they be removed \ itliin one month to a distance mil less than two hundred yards fVo.ij tlie side of any such public roa Js. We present as a grievance that the public jail of tin. county, insiead of being duly regelated and applied to the purposes for vdiich prisons were intended, Is converted into a house of riot, disorder and gambling, to the great dlsturhance of the prisoners, as well as of the neighborhood > thus nßiltiplvin'g (wiilim the walls () f a public build ing) those sources of vice anu de pravity already spread to an extent, which the parents and guardia is of the rising generation every friend of decency, may well look upon with serious alarui.—While t) tre fore; wc expect the county Sheriff will effectually provide against such gross misconduct in future by re moving his present Jailor—we feel it a dtity we owe to the reputation ol Mr. Rhodes to acid, that, upon investigation, we are satisfied he was but very latedy apprised of these facts. 6. The Grand jury, considering themselves bound* bv their public duty to notice such iustancH of misconduct in individuals ; pin. rage the teeling* of society, r,v a j | douole violation of the laws of the j ; land and of pubiic decorum, Pre- j ; sent Ferdinand Phimzy as living in ' a stat<i ol unlawful and criminal 1 ; intercourse with the wife of ano-1 j ther man. I 1. We present Peter Donaldton [ i as living in a state of adultry with ! | Peggy Perdue. 8 The state of Georgia, bv m act ol assembly passed 31st of Jujy 1803, having placed under the nttii.' 1 agement of certain Commission rrs | or trustees and their successors in i 1 office, a very valuable property, I lor the use and support of an Ac - j ! demy, and oilier purposes within i this county; and by the 6lh section of the said act, the Trustees are re quired to make annual returns and statements of that fund ; and, as it does not appear to this jury ttut any such returns liave been maoe by the said Trustees to the govern ment of the sute : and ihat gre.t j solicitude on rhis snhiect is rmni i fested bv various persons, We con ; siijer it a subject ot such inagnitud j and importance as tt> induce th.> I Grand jury to recommend, am* i they do hereby recommend to the i present members elect, of this countv, to the state legislature, to. exert tL.vnseives to obtain an in-1 : yestigation of the matte.- in su ’ ■ manner as to the legislature miy seem proper. 9, We present as useless and im | .politic, oppressive and unequal in ! -i ,s operation, the act of the legis lature passed the 2Jcl Mav !Bi)3, j entitled “ an act to alleviate the I condition of Debtors,” &c. f he members of the Grand Jury. ■ cordially unite n\ expressing their , approbation of the otfieid conduct ! °f his honor Judge* Walker, which i we present to him with the more pleasure as our Conwy.man. j We request that these present ments b.* published in the Augusta j News-papers', and that the Clerk, j he directed to luruish each member > elect, of the legislature from this couniv, with a certified copy of. j the Sth. 1 lioma« Cnmming, Foreman. Each. Williams Win. M‘Tyre John Bedinglicnl Jesse Pumpbrcy Donald M‘iver fsaac Herbert Win. J. bunco 0. F. Randolph Win. Bacon John Carmichael N. Deleiglc Wm White Cosby Dickinso'i Benjamin ijunn Nicholas Fox James Walker. L Samuel Fee The Court after taking into con sideration the presentments made bv the Grand Inquest, ordered that the Clerk of this Court lav before tire honorable the Inferior court of this county, a certified copv of the lirst am second presentments, and ' before the City Council of Augusta, a cercitied copy of the fourth pre sentment, and that the said Clerk deliver to the Sheriff of this county n tertifi.-d copy of the fifth present ment, and that he abo deliver to each of the melnhers of the legis tore elected from this county, a tertiH.-d copy of the eighth present ment, and that the third, fourth, sixth and sevedtli presentments be laid before the Attorney-general, and that ihe whole of the present mems be published in the Augusta News-paper*, agreeably to the re quest of the Grand Inquest. Taken from the Minutes. . MATTHEW FOX, d. C/’*. October £2, 1808. TO TDK PUBLIC. ! BEG the indulgence of the public to suspend their opinion on the above presentment, as it is a bale, falfe and malicious ca lumny, propagated dn purpose to injure thy reputation ; I call upon the fabricator to come for ward and declare himfeif to be the informC', so that I may have an opportunity to vindicate tpy character; il he is a man ot ho rior he will not hefnate to com ply with mv iequefl. * Immediately after I received the information of this diabpii cal proceeding, I wailed on ihe fofeman of the jury, & rcqutjf ted of him to know theinforitl er, and what evidence they haid before them, to juftify fuch|a irieafiire ; He ref il fed to tell any thing, in faying that he & not at liberty to dilclafe • j was done by thfe Giand J ! I informed him that I j (eek for redrets fiorh without delcrimination, and as they had ftabed my charaftej in the datk, which I belitvc was i intended through malice and j lp;te, to me alone ; he then re. j ; plied, he would fatisfy me fofar \ : as to lay that upon his word, he ’ ! did not hear any one of ihe i jury, mention any thing that i appeared like they Had any bia j lice against me, and that if they | | had done wrong, it was through ’ i ignorance alone ; then I ob- j ierk*d to him, that 1 always coaj iered him a man of lenle, thari.vould fuppole he would hik rtinonftiated to them, ihe hfido you know that I was m j »r or a gain'll it j and do you not know that twelvV men of dir jury are fulficient fen carrv thing into 'eftett ; iVeply** :d, yes fir, arid took lcirte of \ hir(i. 1 have beep inforineaNhy \j fudge Walker tnat I cannot \ have any Sc that I can\ \ hot bring fuit.a (ainll thie jury. \ Nqw mv leflow citizens, you nay judge w£it that body of men (An do, (if they take in it their heads (o to do.) They may propagate any base Sc in famous fallhood on the charac ter of any of yout citizens, and no remedy can be had by the laws of your count’y ; is this not a case to be lamemed, that ' those coincis of fcandai Sc clip pers of leputation Iho#'d be lb clothed by law *s to pass with impunity—are hot luch men more dangerous in lociety than the mid-night assassin. F PHINIZY. October 22, ISO 3. For Sale, / The Bay-tyririgSy WHhltON the Subscriber now lives, six miles above Au gust, on the main road lead.iug to lUilledgeville—Tts situation for a f’avyrn cannot be exceeded, and an lor health it sc a rely can bn equaled. It is well timbered with Pine, Oak, &c. &t. which have been particu larly reserved, and its conveniences are seldom surpassed in point of houses, stables, kitchens, t Vt -il s „f good water, orchard, lYurverses i r c. For further particulars application may be made to, B. B. TINDILL. October 24., 1 he Subscribers, HAVE removed their Stock of Goods to the Ssqre ‘formerly occupied by Meters. Watson and lick3ert, where they are just opening shi extorsive assortment of DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, II AH DWARE CUTLERY, stat ion ary, & They have an assortment of SHOES, which they will dispose of on -he must reasonable ttrms ; they have also on hand, a quantity of .salt, All of which they ate determined u> sell as, low &s they can possibly he sold in this place or Savannah, tor Cash or Produce. J I-a Roche ic Van Sinderen. | Dissolution. l THfc Co> part net (hip, of J. I Sc. E. STARNES is d.lTolved by mutual content* those hav ing demands against them will oleafe present their accounts to Ebenezer Starnes for and those indebted will please call and fettle their account* without delay. __ J JOHN STARNES. ; EBENEZER STARNES. The bulineL iu future will be carried on by Ebenezer Starnes* # firlt door below Wigfall and j? M‘Kinnie. f ,Ofl. 24. f Reward, WILL be paid to any person for apprehending JOHN | WYNN, who deserted from my company of Artillerists, on the I4ih inst. he is a outive of Geor gia, five feet six inches high, thirty lour years of age, has g rey eyes, fair Hair, fair complexion—by oc. j cupation a Taylor.—Whoever j will sectire said WYNN in j goal,, or deliver hi any com. missioned officer in thliirnoie* of >he U. S. shall A reward, a-,d A jA B f v ' : .Arid