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[VOL. L]
BY DANIEL STARNES & Co.
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PROPOSALS
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OF AUGUSTA,
TO BE ENTITLED
Mirror of the limes.
tH F universal promulgation of
" t u e cen ml deftributton of know- I
thefirft importance m
«b«'« lib "'T h “ ,r,c “ '
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f!Utfc litre " laid ‘b« Great I ord EaCO “
’ unitc d with virtue" it certainly
IjEL ’ Where ignorance reigns there
Sph. »>'d dtfpoiilm governs. As
wnrL euliehtened authority will be
**“ , morality restored.- Knowlt dge &
Iff Je the biles of freedom-the one
Shu. in our rights, theothertcael.es
the tirfHhews us how to
SUthebeftpotlib e form of govern
ri. the last requires us to obey .t when con-
Si It.. therefore advaßlageou. .very
!£, bur is a Rtfublic it is absolutely nc-
C ’ tl at correa informat.on lhnuld be
2’mffufed and easily obtamed : For
4-4 the p»pU who govern. 7b<y never
atentionallv choose bad leader, or approve
ran; me»iuw, yet they are liable to error
J 2 them true details and they wilt Judge
jjßtdly—for on plain grourd, the people at
,.JVsform just opinion i whenever they nut
nitheir own intcrelHis owing entirely to
suit of information in the many or want of ,
honeftv in the ftw. But exttnftv* political in
formaton is not to be acquired wi.hout much
Isbuur, aid few have leisure to study the
compare the opinions, & peruse the
paj;t< of Lncke, Sydney, Gibbon, Hume &
Vittel. If an acquaintance with the true
principlesof government & duties of a citizen
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or if fought, the plough, the hatchet, and
the saw truth (land Hill. Some cheaper and J
eifier means of fatisfying curiosity and j
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it who will not extend the fame indulgence
fc* alt parties, and all fe&, which he wishes
hr his own, it already or defer ves to be a
lave.
Tdfupport Religion and morality will
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ttdav^r—no communications calculated to
do either will be refufed ; no hint will be
Kgitficd. In a free country it is necefTary
the law ftiould be neither vague nor
““known, »|| public aiSks of the State tee
•taturs, will therefore be published as they
•Offictohand, 1
The MIRROR OF THE TIMES will be
J" 10 canvass public measure with
jfocy.and m examining ,he condutf of
k.iiL “**’ 15 cd ' cer » of government—it
CONDITIONS.
iThe MIRROR OF THE TIMES will be
pubhfhed every Monday, on a royal
T«t ° f an exeeltem quality, and good
Vj;? riCCtnfubfcrberß wi " * three
annum, paid half year ly in
r c r for advertifin * will be fifty
4tthirf C ( U,src <or G,e ,r ft insertion
SUE, [ CVen aodah^f breach cou
-11?6 ddi ™* d *o Town
Ihofe for thV thf,r Place6of abode and
k pJI' the “ ountr y will be dene up
Oft£ t . k * nd dtllv «r«d at the Poll-
J°hn M. Jameson e? Co*
to
receiotd in addition to
4r /. ntr #fck the following
1 r ’ will he sold
u ■ or CAsH or cotton.
VIZ.
5 c B «P‘. , Lt e ! outoe '*
t -Vo' , aL A,t aks °fled,
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Kentucky Cotton-
ALSO,
'?*** GALLONS
Irish Whiskey ,
t > ea r»old,by the n ~ U
Jury u y th eD,l J°h n '
MIRROR OF THE TIMES
Foreign Intelligence.
VIENNA, Dec. 9.
The court gazette contains
the following intelligence from j
Conßantinople.
“ On the 14th, 15th, and *ftth
Nov. there was a revolution ,
at Conrtantinople accompanied ;
with some bloody feenes, a lupe
lior number of the Januaries,
attacked the Seimens. — When
the Grand Vizir Baraittar law
that his enemies were triumph
ing, he set fire to his magazine
ol gun powder and blew hmileU
up. The deposed Suitin muff
alio have been killed.
“ The 16th November a
great part of Conltantinople,
the Ihips of the Port and the
Hyppodrorne, were a prey to
the fluncs.
lOih—The part of the new
Grand Vizir Muftapa Baraic
tar is terminated. Since the 29th
of July lail, the day on which
Selim the Hi. was murdered
and Multapha his fucceflbr
was dethroned and shut up in
the Seraglio. Muftapha en
joyed an unbounded power, 1
Sc governed the Oitomon Em
pire under the name of Mah
mud 11, whom he had raised
to the throne. His intrepidi
ty, joined with the Prong and
vigorous measure which he
took, re-established order and
tranquility throughout all the
provinces. He kept the Pachas
in obedience, wrested from the
faniliaries, who had so often
arrogated to themselves the
right of raising and deposing the
Sultans at their pieafure, their
ancient privileges; and he
was firmly resolved upon put
ting the whole Turkish army
by degrees upon the footing of
European troops, by draught
ing them into the Nizami gedid.
The difficult and dangerous
part cf reformer among a peo
ple who detelt all novelty and
every thing foreign, has cost him
bis life. A courier who arrived
here on the Bth from' Conßan
tinople, has brought the fol- 1
lowing news.
“ On the 14th November
all the orts (legiments of the
Janilfaries, reinforced by thole
which were encamped in the
environs of Conltantinople,
rose and fell upon the Seimens
Sc partizans of the Grand Vizir.
They lought in all the (treets
of Conltantinople, The Sei
mens for along lime, made a
vigorous refinance, but were
at lenght overpowered. The
next day the Janiffiaries sealed
the w alls of ihe Seraglio. The
Grand Vizir caused Muftapha
IV, who was confined in it, to
be itrangled; Sc in order not to
fall alive into the hands of his
enemies, he blew hiinfelf up with
gun powder, of which He always
kepi a large provision in his
palace.
“ The 16th, when the cou
rier set off from Conltantinople,
every thing was the greatelt
confufion ; a violent con flag,
ration was spread through the
city ; and during the whole of
the following night, the courier
perceived in the horizon a light
from which it might be con
cluded that even at that time the
fire was not yet extinguifhed*
<! It is not positively known
“ HOLD THE MIRROR UP TO NATLV.E.” ShakcipCdrc.
WEST END OF BROAD-STREET.
what is become of '.he Sultan
Mahmud ; on the i6'b differ
ent rumors were afloat concern
ing him.”
This news immediately raffed
the price of cotton, becaule if
is pofible, and even likely, that
under the present cii cu m fiances,
merchants will no longer err
joy the fame liberty as former,
ly for the conveyance of goods.
( Journal dt: l Empire,)
ALGIERS, Nov. 21.
Extrcß of an authentic letter ,
brought direß to Mar fellies
ly an American vcjjcl.
For some time palt the grea
telt tranquility reigned m this
country. The return of the
troops from Conllaminc to Al
giers had not occasioned riiitur.
bances that were apprehended ;
but it was a deceitful calm, the
forerunner of a (form. Ur.
the 7th of this month, at ten o’
clock in the morning the sol
diers met in their barracks, and
alter a Ihort deliberation, they
lent a deputation to the palace
o! the regency for the purpoie
of killing the Dey AchmerPa
cha. Upon arriving at the
palace, the deputies desired the 1
guard and all persons belong
ing to the DeVs household to
withdraw, under pain of fliar
ing the lame fate which was re
served for him. This menace
produced the desired effect ;
every one withdrew'. The Dey
fled to a terrace of his palace ;
whence he reached the roof ol
a neighboring houie. But his
alfaffins pursued him from
houfie to house, and overtook
him upon the roof of a Jew’s
house, where they killed him
with a musket shot, a few paces
from my habitation. They cut
off his head, and threw his bod)
into the street, after having hor
ribly mutilated it.
Immediately after this bloo
dy execution, the soldiery as
iembied sot the purpose of elec'
ting and proclaiming a new’
Dey. Their choice fell upon
a certain Aiy, surnamed Kod
ja, who during several years
was guardian of a mosque
This revolution was termina
ted in less than two hours.—
No boby was molested, except
the father of Achmer Pacha, his
wife and his firft Bifcary.—
These three individuals wert
thrown into prilon. The alarm,
which at firft was general thro’-
out the whole town, because,
the people were ignorant of the
intention of the conspirators,
was not of long duration. At
one o’clock in the afternoon
the consuls oj the foreign poro.
ers repaired to the palace in or
der to compliment the nezu Dey.
I myfelf attended this audience
with many other fpefclaiois.
The following are the canfes
which are assigned for this hid
den revolution :
During the three years of his
feign, Achmet. Pacha had made
away with a great number of
Turks of the firft diftinfction,
who were members of the Re
gency, and with a much more
considerable number of the in'
ferior clals. He appeared to
have formed a design of weak
ening and perhaps even of del
troying the authority of the
Turks, in order to raise the
power of the Moors. The
fear* which \fc re entertained up
on this score redoubled, efpe.
cialiy when he rva* seen to fa
vor the escape of his Dragoman,
a relation of his wif's who fled its
Gibraltar with a great treasure,
after having committed crimes
the leaff of which would have
fufficed to induce the Dey to
cause a l urk to be strangled.
Ail the individuals who form
ed the ministry of the former
Dey, except the Minilter of the
marine, were banished to Ble
da, a town in the interior of the
country, 25 miles from Algiers.
On the day of his in 1) alt at ion,
A!y formed a new mtniilry, the
members of which he took from
among the lower dalles of the
army. They were all men with*
out education and without the
leaff personal confideratioti. —
The public rumor soon accul
ed them of having divided a.
mong themselves Ihe Ipoils of
the diftnifled miniffers, which
Ipoils according to custom,
ought to have been confiscated
for the public nealury. These
suspicions brought on a second
revolt, which btoke out on the
1 ith of this month.
The soldiers loudly demand,
ed the expulsion of the new
miniffers, and appeared at the
fame time dtfpofed to sack the
town. All the shops were (hut,
and all the doors barricaded.
The Divan, who were assem
bled itv the palace, at length
connived to make an arrange,
merit with the mutineers, by
vittue of which the new minil
ters weredifmiffed, banished &
replaced by more worthy men.
On the morning of the lGth
November there was a new al
arm, it was generally rumored
that the soldiers had reioived
upon pillaging the town, on
account of their not having re.
ceived the pecuniary gratifica
tion which is usually given to
them at the accession of each
Dey The Divan being again
assembled, {tilled this fiorrn ;
nevefthelefs we continue here
to live in a Rate of the greateff
uneasiness.
(Journal e'e l Empire)
PROCLAMATION
or BONAPART ETO THE SPANI3H
NATION.
Spaniard-. —You have been
blinded by perfidious men. They
have seduced you to take up arms
and drawn you into a foolish and
senseless warfare* Is there one
among yuu who, on reflecting for
a moment upon what has passed
will not soon be convinced that you
have been the tools of the eternal
enemy of the continent, and who
rejoice to see and shed the blood
of the Spanish and the blood of
the French l What will be the re
sult of a protracted campaign ?
An unfinished war in the king
dom ; and a long anxiety as to the
fate of your property and your
lives.
In less than a month, you have
been delivered up to all the an
guish of a popular faction. The
defeat of your armies has been an
affair of some marches only. I
have entered into Madrid. The
rights of war will authorise me
to g've a terrible example, and
to wash in your blood, the outra"
ges against me and my nation.—
I have only listened to forgive
ness.
Those men only that are ihven
tori of all our evils shall be pun.
ished. I will soon chase from the
Peninsula, the English army who
have been sent to Spain, not for
your aid, but to influence you with
[No. XXVI.]
MONDAY, April 10, 1809-
t false confidence and to mislead
you. I have told vou in my pro
clamation of the 2d of June, that I
would be your regenerator.
To the rights that have been
ceded to me by the princes of the
last dynasty, yon have added to
me the right of conquest. No
thing will change my disposition.
I will approve of what have been
your generous efforts.
I would tell you that jrour ene
mies have not consulted your int«C
rests : Th y have dissimulated to
you the true stale of things.—
Spaniards, your destiny it in your
own hands- Throw away ths
poison that die English have scat
tered among you, that your king
may be certain of your love and
confidence, and you shall be grea
ter and happier than you ever
have been. Alt those who oppose
your prosperity your grandiur,
I have destroyed, and have broken
the shackles wmch have weighed
down the people. 1 have given
you a liberal constitution, in the
room ol an absolute monarchy.—
I give you one temperate and sui
table to voiir habits. It depends
on you to say whether that con
stitution shall be your law.
But if all im efforts ave ineffec
tual, and if i find you unworthy of
my confidence, I will tttat you op.
ly as provinces conquered, St place
my brother on another tfiyone.—
I will put the crown of Spain ou
my own head. 1 will be respected
even by ;he worst, lor God has
given me tffe power and the dis*
position necessary to surmount all
obstacles.
In our imperial camp, at Madrid,
7th December, 1808.
Napoleon.
NEW ORLEANS Feb. 5.
Sir.
1 must request the favor of
1 you to make publick the fol
lowing extrafcl from the copy
of the Hon. Secretary of the
Trealury’s inftrufctions to you,
dated December 9, i3oB
“ All veflels whatever, Ameri
can, Foreign, or even ?panifh,
fiionld, for the prefenr, and
until you are furiher inftrufled,
be prevented from proceeding
above New Orleans* exceping
only such veflels sent by the
Spanilh government with sup .
plies for Baton Rogue, as may
receive a fpeciai permilfion from
Govenor Claiborne, in the fame
manner as the Spanish govern.*
ment pretnits us to proceed to
our feulement on the Mobile.’*
I have been overwhelmcl
with complaints Sc ie nonitran
ces, and should wilh the pub-;
lick to know where the grie
vance (if any) orginated. I
(hall in future, adhere {tri&ly to
the order.
1 have the hondr to be, Sec,
D. PORTER.
Wm Brown, Esq. Collctor.
Notice. —Commanders of
merchant veflels, who are de.
termmed to pass the United
State’s armed veflels, without
shewing their colurs, are here
by informed, that if an attempt
of that nature is made, it will
be attributed to some concealed
motive, which I shall confider
it the duty of every officer to
endeavor to deteti, by the most,
rigid examination.—Therefore
they will be compelled to heave
to an anchor along fide every
United State’s armed vessel they
may meet on this flation, until
an examination is made.
It will be the cause of much re
gret to me, if merchants should
luifer the obftancy of their
D. Porter.