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tfGUSTA' Jw. 30-
hst Evenings Mad.
Savannah, J an - 2 4-
o „,hc * 7 th mil. the Schoo.
vififie States, capt. S.iaw,
Uenwtth S3B bales of cotton
' j ,i tierces of rice, cleared
jluliy « lhe e " Bom , ho, ' f '
'f @ .hi. port, for N«* Vark;
,i:h a ere* cor.ftlliog of the fol.
lowing perform Jabez St,aw,
mailer ; Samuel Jones, mate ;
? Vro . pierce & Win. Witham,
an 3 thtee people of colour, ma.
rtners; together with a Mr.
Ktchatd Kelly & » * lr - Brown >
tia(Tenders. On the t tih, four,
after leaving Tybee tflami,capt.
Shaw being in the cabin, heard
a node on deck, Sc on coming
found the vefltl hove too.
Optain S. immediately ordered
the helm to be put up. Kelly
(;he passenger) replied, that it
fhou’d not; and told captain S
j,, t>;3s no longer matter of the
vefTcl. The cabin door was then
tout, a smell yawl boat let down
along Tide and captain Shaw
ordered into it by Kelly and all
the rest of the people on board,
except Win, Witham. On re
fufing to leave the veflH and go
into the boat, they lifted him up
arvlthrew him into it. He then
laid hold of the veflcl, but was
compelled to deli ft in confe
qnence of their repeated threats
to knock out his brains. Kelly
& Brown offered Witham mo
ney to join them ; but he declin.
irg, was ordered into the boat
with captain S.
After throwing a small piece
of boiled beef into the boai,
they call her off from the fchoo
uer; hoisted all fail, and, hear
ing away, ealt hy fouth, with a
fefh noithmfl wind, were, in
nlhotuime, out of fight. Ty.
bee light house being then fifteen
miles, and mote dittant than the
Hunting lfhnds, captain 8. and
Witham made for the latter,
vhich they reached a little be
fore iunfet, arid remained all
night on the sand hills without
titer provision or water. Next
day they were taken off by a
party of gentlemen who had
been hunting on theiflands, and
conveyed to St. Helena, in S.
Carolina, from whence ihev
proceeded to Beaufort, whetc
they protested before the inten*
dant; and proceeding to this
p ace, protested a lecond time,
infubftance, similar to the fore
going.
dhe Rising States is owned by
* !cf f r * Albert Ogden Sc Co.
0 ew Vork ; Was conllgntd
•oand ioaded by Mcfirs Ogdens
and Baker of this city - and the.
onds for relanding her cargo
Jut United States, are Tub.
aenbed by Ogden’s and B„ker.
, jrrtH and Parkhurlt, ar.d
; ,a . bfz Shaw - She is fuupoled
10 have proceeded for Europe.
CONGRESS.
cusc °f Representatives.
Saturday, jan. , 4 .
tISTRESSfi) SEAMEN.
, oa ire ou fe refofved itself in
,Teo!fthewhoie ’ or '
ibrr °Tsick, dil
E c jk n
Chair.
e blank for the sum to be
v f; r Plated for , he purpose.
, WU i h dollars,
i 1 o ln l he affirmative.
i* ro(c « f »d re’
•-I, Cc e D ‘“* *be queltiou
f "rrence wuh the com
*B.> ifc* bUftk > h ‘ v
Ue " we, e coi.Gcler.ble de
bating on this fubjcct, in which
Me Airs. Sloan Alexander Quin
cy, Storv, Sinilic, Newton, and
i) R. Williams advocated the
principle of the bill, and Me firs*
Holland, Buyd, Gardemer and
Macon, opposed it.
The question on inserting
100,000 dollars, was taken hv
Yeas and Nays, and carried—
Yeas 69.
\|r, D. R. Williams moved to
add to the clause making the ap.
propriation the following word>,
“ and that the lame (hail be re
funded into the Treasury of the
United States out of luch funis
as may accrue to the fund for
the relief of disabled seamen.”
This amendmendment was mo
dified, on the fuggeltion of Mr.
Quincy by adding to it the
words — (i At such times ar.d
in such manner as may not
defeat the genera! purpoie for
which such fund was eftabliffied.
The amendment, as modified,
was agreed to.
Raleigh, (n. c.) January 11.
Samuel R. Jocelyn efq. and
others of Wilmington, have
cflabldhed in the vicinity of
that town, a manufactory of
fait. It is they will be
able to make two or three thou
i'and bushels a year.
A p?.flcnger In t!>t British schooner Jjne, ar
rived at New York on the v3d ult. has com
municated the following particulars :
“ Sailed from Dcmerara, under convoy of
tht Galatea frigate and Express brig— flour at
Demerara 4o,Dcef Sj.and por k 40 per bbl
butter 60, rice S 5 and Maryland tobacco
63 cents per lb. by the hhd. Just or fore fail
ing ti.cre were only j barrels fl« U r in the
colony—hut the arrival of a British fcheoner
from Haiitax, witn 33U barrels, aft rded a
temporary lupply.
'• Inched at Grenada and Tortola—in these
i (lands, flour was 36, oeef 10, and pork 93
dots per bbl. Lumber not to oe had at either
port.- Touched also at M. Thos —ft JU r only
Ho dots, per bbl in coftlcquence of the arrival
of a Britiili fchr. from Philadelphia, with
5 09 barrels flour of that city brand Other
articles at St Thernas nearly the lame as at
Gre: ada.
“ Gaudaloupe and Martinique.it was sup
posed mu ft furiender to the Britiili lor want
of provihuus, ia coufequencc of our embar
go."
Savannah Republican.
Entrait cf a letter r (levied at Chariest on dated
St. Mary's , la tbjan. 1809
“ Two late arrivals at St. Mary’s from
Liverpool,bring accounts, that Brnaparte
was Marching into Spain, at the head of
-jo ; ooo men, and that it was seriously ap
prehended at Liverpool, that he would not
be flopped in his progrefs.’
A small detachment of the United States
troops, under command of licut. Swan, of
the 3d regiment ot infantry arrived in tow i
yesterday, from Columbia, and immediately
embarked for Fort Johnfton ,^-Cl/aiUfttn Ai
ftir.
The troops from Carbfle, amounting to
500, pafled through Baltimori oa the 9UI
inftaut, tor Annapolis, where tney are to
embark for Ncw-Orleans.
Wc are informed that on Wed
nesday last, Mr. Erskmc called
upon aMr. Madison and slated
that he observed Bom the pro
ceedings in congress, that tue U.
•States were about to raise 50.000
additional troops and Uicrtiorc
demanded for what purpose the
same troops were intended. We
dave not yet understood the a
mount ot the secretary’s answer-
Yesteiday the intolerable warn
of decorum in certain British sub
jects, in ihe gallery of the house
ol representatives, compelled Mr.
Jackson to notice their conduct
and call them to older— Wktuvg-.
tun l^xfcstti,) , Jannuly od
For the Mirror of the Times.
Messrs Starnes Sc Co. •
THERE is no vice to which
mankind ate more liable, rone
io alluring or \o dclpicab.t' as
gaming, nor any that lequires
greater exertions to lupprefs ir,<
,rowing influence on the mind'
of our youth.
Augulta has for feverai rear?
pass been annually inlefted with
acuw of (harpers whole trade
as been that of gambling, arid
shole sp oils are the deftru&ion
t conjugal felicity and domes.
c peace. 'I ne pernicious es
ects ol this horrible vice has bu;
-00 cl.eu bv£n the source of re
gret among us, we have o r ten
had caule to lament the misfor,
j tunes and miseries of numbers
of our friends and acquaintin'
ces of whole families, often
proceeding from this aboinina
; ble and infamous practice.
We have, hut too of on. h.i ( i
the misfortune to behold the wi.
dow and the orphan weeping
over the remains of a man who
infiead of iivtaiiing milerv on
the n by lavishing a competence
at thegaiming table, should have
extended towards them the t*:i -
(.earing contolauon of a hit I.
band and the virtuous example
of a father ; but wretched and
forfal<en we ha»'c too often be
held them “ care-worn, fiiend.
lels, pennvlefs,” without the
common needfaries of life, or
augln wherewsth to fatisfy the
irrefiflible cravings of nature.
Gracious Heaven ! when I
reflect, as I cannot but do with
horror on this despicable vice,
what are my lenfaaons when I
remember that a propofa! was
made in the City Council to
tolerate or rather licence garn
ing. Yes, for a paltry, pitiful
lum propose to licence a herd
of gamest ers, to create dome!,
tic broiis and contentions in fa
tnilies, and drive comentment
from the nuptial pillow—well
may it be (aid tbet wonders will
never cease. Cou'd any tati-
J
ouai man have thought that
theie is a member of the City
Council lo ignorant of his duty,
or the ical luteiclis of thole he
tep,relents as jo have propoled
fucti a mealute. I wornd ask
iuch a metnbei whataie
jecis of all laws ? If their ob
jeos are the eltabhfhmcnt of
rights and the prohibition of
wrongs would luch conduct be
hkeiy to enlure them ? It the
object St end of tile City Coun
cil is to icgulate the internal po
lice of the City, as I apprehend
it is, wouid iuch conduct be
p.ouuctive of that end ? If in
fact the objett of the la ft meet
ing of the City Council was to
pals a law to (upprtls gambling
would the refotuiion aiiuded to
amwer that puipoie ? I pictume
that evety rational and candid
ajind w:ii agree with me, that
inflead of fuppieffing, it ivouid
ojjly lend to incieaie the cvi
and that the only difference
would be, that ns votaries would
be Ciolhed with authority to
wreit the hard-ear nings of indul
uy from the hands ot its legiti
mate owners. In fine would
iuch member or members wish
to fid the coders of the City
Co uncil with the money of our J
deluded citizens, drawn from
then pockets by the vile artifices
ol a gambling fraternity ? No,
I trull that this was not their
objtrbt ; that however mtftakeri i
they may have been, the mo
tives from which they act.d that |
they would not wilfully do any j
thing which would be productive j
‘“ju l yto the community.— j
I do not know the advocates of
me mealure nor am I anxious
to know them ; but I lincereiy
wilh that thev rnav be convin
* • |
ced of its futility by tfie bench.
ual and lalutary effects winch
will De produced by the one ad.
opted m its head* and may it
ever be laid witn applauie of \
thole tnenrbers who adopted it,
that the City Council of Augui.
la has effectually guarded its ci
tizens horn the infectious blast j
of this comagidus Aaci deadly i
vice.
To those persons who pur.
sue gaming for a livelihood I
wouid adclrefs a few wotds by
way of advice, Sc corijuie them <
to abandon this difgraceiul pur- (
Suit. Let them contider that
they arc men, and that their
profefl/on degrades them be.
( the digniiy of human in.
j tuic. I etfrauges them Iron l
• every principle of social virtue
and m iral honefty', and will e
ventualiy render iliem callous
l to every feeling of humanity
and terminate their career in in
famy Sc disgrace ; 44 for a game.
Ucr is in nature such a fool, in
character so little of a gentle
man, and by profedion so very
dole approaching to a high
waymau,” that his company is
fhunued bv every decent man
1 ami friend to society. May
luch persons be convinced of
1 their errors abandon this de-
I 7 ,
tellable and infamous calling,
and learn that to be good citi
zens they mud fir It he lioneft
men. B.
By a late law of S. Carolina,
the Court of l.quiiy will lit at
Abbeville, for Abbeville Edge,
field and Pendleton dilfricts, on
j the lecond Mondays in Fcbrua.
i ry and June in every year.
SPORTING INTELLIOMCE.
The J >ckev Club R ice* com
i mcnced Running on Wednesday the xjtli
iuU.
Fir ft Day's Ruining Fittr Mih heats f>r a
purse f five Hundred Uol.ars.
Mr I.iviugfton’a li. •ertorious, I.
Mr. Collier’s h. Diomed, dia.
Seemt Dy's Running 'Tb'ft Mill heats for a
pusje of 7 hree Hur.dred Dillart.
Mr. Garrett s h Ccberus, walked the Turf.
‘Third Day't Running Two Aliie bean for a
futfe of 'Two Hundred Hell ate.
Mr I.ivi.igftou’t g Dungannon: i 1
Mr. Gtrrctt’s g. Socratc*, '2 2
Mr Greenwood’s g Truublcfome 3 H
Mr. Redd's g Fox 4 dis.
Forth Days .-.nnnieg ‘Two Mile heats for tine
entraene money
Mr. Garctt’s h. Ceberu* walked the Turf.
Died, this morning Levi
Sheftall c'q. United States’
Agent, for the date of Geor.
gia. An old and relpectable
inhabitant and native of this
city —leaving behind him a nu.
inerotis family by whom, *»ad
many other idatives and ac
quaintances, his lols will be
long and sensibly felt.
Savannah Republican.
IN Salisbury Jail, North Caroli
na, a Negro man who says he be
longs to Mr. Georgti Thompson
ot Morgan County, Geoigia, 0.1
Big Sugar Cre-.k.
LOST ~
ON Friday the 27th inst. be
tween Vaux Hall board
ing house Sc the race ground, a
RliD MOROCCO POCKET BOOK,
containing sundry papers, a
mong which are a note of hand
on i nomas Sc Archibald Gra
ham lor forty dollars, and one
noiC on John Baugh of fifteen
dollars, dates of neither recol
lected—Also, an order on John
Patrick, duwn by John H.
Pugn in my favor for one hun
ched and fifty dollars, together
witu a bank lull of ten dollars,
and lundry other papers not at
preteut recollected, which can
ue ol no ule to any person but
hie. owner—Any person finding
me above deicubed book ana
papets shall r.CRve the bul as a
rewa»d for •is honesty bv dc„
iivcriug me fame to the fubicn
her. Wm. COX.
Columbia county, Jan. 2d.
dhORGIAy Richmond County .
WHF.KEAS Jamm Violeau
lias applied to me for letters
of administration on the e<tate &.
effects of Wm. Fitzgerald, late
of Augusta, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and
admonish all and singular the kin
dred aud creditors of said deceas
ed,' to Le and appear at a toon of
ordinary to be held in and for
the coufrty aforesaid, 011 the first
Monday in March nexr, (to shew
Cause, if any they h fi ve) why said
letieis should not be granted.
Given under my hand and sea'
at olfiee, in the citv r-f Augusta
this 6th day of .Idtiuarv, fBo9
ISAAC llFKßfc’iu # LUrk.
To Siuri.ls,
Extent ions wilf be forward*
ed from this office, by every
nail between the date of tlfu
and the Firll of April next, to
h»me one or more of the Iheriffs
of thir. Itaie. They will consult
.heir own interelt therefore, by
applying in person, at the Poll
Offices in their ref petdive court,
lies, and receiving their letters
as early as polfible after the ar
rival of each mail.
GEO : R. CL AY TO NT
T'tafurer.
T eafury office, Georgia,
M ilUdgcvillt, 2d Jan. 1809.
GEORG 1.4, Columbia County.
VT7*HERHAS Roh-rt I.nsenby and Tim-
W ntl’v Pitman have app'ted u> me fur
letters of aotrtluiftratioji ou the .-Ibte atid ef
tcOl, of Jjlm r,azci»!>y lace of t't.s C’ouuty
dccrafed.
1 htfe are iherefo eto cite r»nd
a ‘" J fingtil.ir the kind td auti creditors of
laid c'ecealrd, to he and a, pear at my i tlice,
wifVin the time preferibed by law, to thew
caule (if auy they have) why laid leuer*
llnxild uot he granted
Given under my hand at office, thii 2jrh
day of January JBO9.
A. CRAWFORD, Cl'k.
Christian Smith,
(Under the firm of STEINERT
& Co. in Savannah,) informs l u 's
friends and the public in gene, a s
that he has taken Ji e store of
Mr. Stvnnes, opposite the Nail
Manufactory, where he of as for
s,tlc • very tow Jor Cash or /Yo
tluce,
a large assortment or
groceries,
cjz ,
GIN in Pipes,
Ruin in I ]lids.
Philadelphia fleer, j
Porier and ,\| e , \* n Turrets.
VV l i,,e 6 years oM ) rntfuar-
Malapa, do. do. { fee cash
l*es: Green Coffee in
l io. Sugar in Barrels,
Glhsu in Boxer, 8 by 10.
Soap c1,,.
Raisins do.
■V ritiiig paper,
o,mor, 11.g S :„ e £i Colton Cards,
‘ >)rk, kc *
November 21.
1 be Subscr.bcr
, WAS removed to the house next
below Mr. Junes Mui ren’g Store,
and a few doors below his former
stand, where he has for sale an
assortment of
Dry Goods & Groceries f
Also, a large quantity of
Manufactured Tobacco
OF AN EXCELLENT QUALITY - .
All of which will be sold very
low for Cash or Produce.
Ife is in hopes that those indebt
ed to him by bond, note, or open
account due last w inter, will make
it convenient to settle their re*p“c»
tive debts in a short time, a* no
longer indulgence will be given
than the law has or will give iht.m.
SAMUEL FEE.
November 14.
Ten Doll or s Reward .
JL m rv .! in la( b
k \«1 rotn Abbeville S.
a dark
negro wo.
' " T named A bus.
about 30 years of age, at«d ra*
ther delicately shaped.
Captain 1 laac Wellborn of
whom the lublcriber purchaied
ner, found her in the Augulta
jaii in July Lit, after an ablenc#
from her owner of 13 months.
Her husband I am told belongs
to Mrs. Walker who rcfidcs in s
or near Augulia.
KLI S. DAVIS.
Os 8».
TO RENT.
A STORE inttiie Cent al part of
Broad Hired—tiw
Pi niters.
October 17.