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tRK universal promulgation of
-h and the general deftribudon of know-
S’ ,re object of the Grit importance m
i’roumry where liberty ha. left trace,
rs her footfteps, under every government
Jhich cgnfclu ‘he happ.nef. of Man—
Knowledge,” Wd the Great Lord Bacon
u H power” united w.th v.r.ue it certainly
i, liberty. Where ignorance re.gn, there
lice triumph, and despotism governs. A,
mJD become, enlightened authority will he
limited & morality leOored.-Knowledge Sc
prtue are the bas« of freedom—the one
instructs u* in our rights, theothcrtcacl.es
u , our duties; the firft IheW, us how to
conftrudl the heft poflible form of govern
ment, the lift requires us to obey it when con
ftrm-led. It i, therefore adva»iageou» every
where, but in a Republic it is absolutely ne
teflarv, that corredt information Ihould be
widely di Hilled and cafily obtained : For
tltrt ’tis the people who govern. ‘J bey never
intentionally choose bad leaders or approve
wrong meafutes, yet they are liable to error
give them true details and they will judge
corredlly—for on plain grounds the people al
ways form just opinions ; whenever they mif
taketheir own interest ‘tl« owing eutirely to
want of information in the many or want of
honesty in the few. But extensive political in
forouton is not to be acquired without much
labour, and few have ltifure to fludy the
fjftems,compare the opinions, 6c. perul'e the
pagei of Locke, Sydney, Gibbon, Hume &
Vattel. If an acquaintance with the true
priDcip'esof government & duties of a citizen
could be acquired only from huge folios
&diffufe treaiifes.it would be fcldom fought
or if fought, the plough, the hatchet, and
the law mull (land dill. Some cheaper and
easier means of Satisfying curioiiiy and
procuring information mud therefore be
looked for; and where is intelligence
ctieapnefs and convenience united with more
advantage, than in tbe closely print, d col
umn of the humble News-paper ? Our
countrymen appear so well convinced »f
the ufefulnefsof periodical prints, and have
lo very liberally encour. ged them, that we
dccrn it unnecessary to in lift on their merit
andalmolt hesitate to requdt public pat
ronage for another News-paper eftabliili
•wnt.
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ke who will not extend the fame indulgence
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he our pr.de— to encourage literature our
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CONDITIONS.
1 2mII I ? OROFTHE TIMES will be
C evtr l hilonday, on a royal
ttect of aa excellent quality, and good
11 dolfrs^ t 0 fubfcrber « wiH be three
JST— half yearly ia
l!L f IJe Price for .dvertifing will
half for eachcon
r::Shc dcr,vered ,o
those for tl p!acc,of abode and
in Ik t Tsr r will be <*<■ ■* »P
OfiS. * * ad d€ll ''ered at the Polt
vu.j notice.
appl to \u° n u hhe l date 1 shall
"»cl, h 'rnT° rab!e ,be Inf*-
leave, o ,‘if olumb ‘ a county for
I. toUn,y °‘ Kicl.mond,
pan ol t he real „•
hwJ*?'” Si “““ decked, -,ml
her* and
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rSoo. m»m
50 Cents Cash
’VJII , Weight,
14,f °r the T lven by the
sumac Tf bri r h
h Fu,v\ Ac » dcil vered at
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>L } 22 M - 'VILDE k Co.
MIRROR OF THE TIMES-
Attorney’s Office.
’X’HE Subscriber having commrn
ced the practice of the LAW,
tenders his profes>ional services to
the public ; he will 'ttend the Su
perior and Inferior Courts of Co
lumbia, Warren, Jefferson, Burke,
Scriven, Washington & Richmond,
and the Superior Courts of Han
cock and |Wiikes. Unless when
absent on the circuit he may he
seen at hi* usual place of abode.
RICHARD H.|\VILDE.
May 8. 1309.
FOR SALE.
THAT place wlieroon Doctor
George Cleghorn now lives, fifteen
miles above Augusta, near the
fork of the Washington and Peters
burg roads, containing 2o acres of
good land ants well improved.—
There is a good dwelling house,
kitchen, store house and other ne
cessary out buildings, with a well
of excellent water —it is an eligible
situation for a store or tavern. Im
mediate possession witii indisputa
ble titles will be given—tor fur
ther particulars application may
be made to
Win. P. BEALE.
Columbia County, June 5.
E. UnderzvoGd 6? Co .
TAKE this opportunity of in*
forming their friends ami the public
that they have taken a house tiear
the upper end of Broad-street, and
opposite the Nntl Manufactory,
where they have just received an
assortment ol Groceries, among
which are,
Brown and loaf Sugars,
Imperial Tea, and Coffee,
4th proof Jamaica Rum,
West Indie, and N. E. d«
Gin, and Malaga Wine,
Bottled Porter,
Best boiled N* E. Cider,
Philadelphia Beer,
Almonds &c.
Crockery ware assorted,
A lew boxes of excellent soap See.
Also a small quantity oj excellent
Manufactured Tobacco.
All of which will be sold at very
reduced prices for Ca>h.
They invite all those indebted to
them either by Note or open ac
count to call and settle their respe
tive accounts immediately.
May 29.
NOTICE.
I hereby forwarn ail persons
from trading for certain Notes
given by tne to Alexander Be
lhears, for the sum of one hun
dred and thirty leven dollars, &
made payable to laid Belhears,
as ihele notes have been fraudu
lently obtained, and I am de
termined not to pav them.
HENRY SLAUGHTER.
May 29.
NOTICE.
On the iof/i of July next 9
WILL BKfeOLD,
Part of the perlonal proper
ty of David Newlom dec. at
the place where he formerly
lived, conhiting of cattle, hog>,
hurled, household and kitchen
furniture, one negro boy.—
Terms made known on the
day of laic.
POLLY NEWSOM, admx.
May 29.
NOTICE.
Qn the first Tuesday in July
next, WILL BE bOLD tor cuah,
cue handled acres or land, being
a part ut the real estate ut James
Germany, adjoining Blair and
Eury.
lUCH’D JstLKS, Adm’r.
“ hold the mirror up to nature.” — Shakespeare .
WEST END OF BROAD-STREET,
Latest from Europe.
CHARLESTON, June i.
Py the arrival of the Britilh
brig Princess Royal, captain
M‘Gaa, in 59 days from Liver
pool, we were yefleiday favor,
ed with London papers of the
28th of March, three rfavs
iater than were before received.
The most important at tides
they contain is an account of
a revolution having taken
place in Sweden. The king
had been arrclted and made a
close pnfoner. His uncle, the
duke of Suderinauu, had taken
upon hirnfeff the chatge of the
government of the kingdom.
The American vtfTels detain
ed in Holland had been per
mitted to depart in baliaO.
Hoitiliiies had not commen
ced between France and Au„
Itria. It i< laid the emperor
of Kuffia is laboring haid to
reftoie amity beiweea the two
powers.
The dukes of Auerftadt and
Rivoli, [Davoufl and Mal
ienaj had taken the command
of the Fienfh army on the
Rhine.
From there appears
nothing of moment. The
French army did not enter Sar
agossa until
a iplendid account is given
of the entrarjee of the duke
of Montebellp (Lanncs) into
it,on that and of the joy
exhibited by the inhabitant,
on his appcrance.
The United States’ bring
Hornet, captain Dent, took
po Bullion yeflerday of the
Princess Royal under the non*
inteicourle act.
London, March 27.
The king of Sweden has
been depoltd by his lubjects ;
and his uncle, the duke of Su
detmauia, hasallumed the go.
vernment of the country as re
gent. This important imelli
gence was brought by captain
Lyford, of the Prolelyie ft 1-
gate, who arrived at the admir
alty yelterday vviih dipatchts
horn admiral fir R. Keats, in
the Baltic.
The revolution took place on
the 13th inltani. The king
was arreited as he was aDout
to depart for his country resi
dence ; Sc when the lalt advices
came away, he was a dole pri,
loner at Stockholm. When
his majelly was fir It lurroun
ded by a guaid, he ciiew
Im (word, but was focu over,
powered, and prevented from
making reliltance.
Counts Uglas and Ferlen,
and others of his adviiers, have
been put under arielt at the
lame time. Two proclama.
nous announce the dehgns of
the friends of the revolution ; the
one, dated from the palace of
Stockholm., and lublcribed, the
duke, declares, that ‘* his
uiajcfty is incapable of acting,
or of conducting 44 the impor
tant affairs of tne nation,” and
propoles to reter the iituauon
of the country to the Rales of
the realm; the other hgned by
the commander of the troops
in Vcrmeiarld, concurs in this
lalt particular, uaails the grie
vances under the ioriuer ad.
ministration, and indicates the
difpoliuon 01 me writer to con
ciliaie the courts of Peterfburgb
and Copenhagen in the fol.
lowing remarkable exprefli
ons:
rulers of Russia and
Denmark, inctlfantly engaged
in purfuiis tending to promote
the prolperity of their people,
will not dillurb the peace and
tranquility of a nation which
merely delires to live or die
independent.”—These procla.
, mations prove fufficiently that
| the 1 evolution has been etfeffed
; by the enemies of Great Britain,
j Overtures have already been
I tnade to ihe cabinets of Paris
St. Peterfburgh fora reconciiia.
lion, and thus we are depri
ved of the only ally leit to us
in the North of F.urope.
We have received Dutch pa.
pers to the 22d. It does not
appear that hoitiliiies have as
yet commenced between Au.
liria and France.—Several per
ions who were endeavoring to
procure passages from HoL
land to England have been ar.
relied.
Proclamation issued by the Duke
oj »uderamia on fits assuming the
Government,
We Chains, by the Grace
of God, hereditary prince of
Sweden, the Goths, Vandals
«!*c. declare, that under existing
circumltances, his majelly is in
capable to aft, or of conducting
the important affairs of the na.
non: We have therefore (be
ing the nearest and only branch
of the family or age; Deen muu
ced, for the lime being, as ad
ministrators of the kingdom, to
take the reins of gov crmnenl in
to our hands, which, with the
help of the we will
conduct lo that the nation may
regain peace both at home and
abroad, and that t rac j e & com
me.ee may reviv c f (om lhcir
languifhmg Rate.
Our invtolabi e intention is,
to conluit with lhe states on
the means to be taken lo render
the future time happy to the
people of Sweden. We invite
and command, therefore, all
the inhabitants our nation,
! oar foices by l e a an d land, and
alio the c ivil ofß cers of ail de.
grees, to obey us, as our real
i iiitenii 01l ali d their own wel.
i ,are demand. We recom
i mend vou a |i to the protection
God Almighty.
4 * Done at Stockholm Pal
ace, the 13th March 1809.
(Signed) Charles.
C. Laceknbrinc.”
March 28-
Aflagoftiuce fiom Calais
arrived yeitciday at Dover,
with a Ruffian rneffengcr, with
dispatches for our government.
, It is fuppoled that they relate
to the recent depolition of the
king of Sweden and the Reps ta
ken by the regent, the duke of
I Sudeimaina, tor the relloration
; of peace. That being the olten
hbie object of the leisure of the
king’s person, couriers were im
-1 mediately lent to the courts of
London, Paris, St. Pcteiiburgh,
1 and Copenhagen with a view
loaCcelcraie ihatdciirabie event.
As the new government ol
bweden is said to have no objec.
non to accede to the annexa
lion of FtnUnd 10 the Ruffian
empire, there will be few topic*
; ol protracted dilcullion betweci
! thole two powcis, Englant
/
[No. XXXV.]
MONDAY, June 12, 1809.
has never objeOed to Sweden
purchasing her lalety by entering
into a treaty with France; but
then that treaty must be fucii
as will enable her to preserve at
lealt her neutrality towards Eng„
land. But if Bonaparte ftipu,
lates, and Sweden consents to
aflilt in (hutting us out of the
Baltic (he of course is at war
with us, and only changes her
enemy,
CONGRESS.
SENATE May 24.
John Condit , appointed a
Senator by the Executive of
the Rate of New ]erfey, in the
place of Aron Ki'tchtll , resign
ed, appeared and took his (eat.
Mr Giles submitted the follow
ing motion for conhderation.
1 R cfolved, That so much of
the Prelidem’s meflage as re
lates ** to the revision of our
commercial laws,” for the pur-.
pole of adapting them “ to the
arrangement which has taken
place with G. Britain, *’ be refer
red to a lelcO committee, with
inßrutlionsto examine the kmc,
and report thereon to the Sen*
ate. and that the committee
have leave to report by bill, or
otherwile.
The following motion was
submitted for conhderation, by
Mr. GiUs : £
2. Refolvcd , That so much
of the President’s melfage as re
lates to “ the defence of our
r ? rt •* nw o3 and harbors,”
be referred to a feleft commits
tee, with inftruflions to cxa.
mine 1 he fame, and report there.
onto the Senate : and that the
committee have leave to report
by bill, or orherwife.
The following motion was
submitted by Mr. Giles for con
fiderat ion :
3. Ilejolved , Thit a fclefr com
mittee be appointed to enquire
whether it be expedient at this
time to make any modifications
of the laws relating to the army
and navy of United Slates and
that the committee have leave
to report by bill or otberwife.
The Senate then chose the
Rev. Mr. W timer chaplain on
their part.
May 25.
The three resolutions, offer
ed yesterday by Mr. Giles,
were considered, « & reedtoand
referred as follow :
'l'he jirft to Me firs. Giles,
Smith, Md. Pope, Lloyd and
Gregg.
Th tfecond to Messrs. Ger.
man, Gilman, Malbone, Smith,
Md. and Lerb.
The third to MeflYs. Ander*
son, Ililboufc, Turner, White
and Franklin.
HOUSE OF KEPRESENTA*
TIVES.
The following are the gen
tlemen who compose the coni,
mittees appointed by order of
the House :
Ways and Means ,
Messrs. Eppes, W. Alßon,
Tallmadge, Montgomery, Ba.
con, Rhea (P.) and Heaven.
Commerce and Manufactures .
Messrs. Newton, Dana, Mau
rion, Cults, Muntford J, Poe,
ter and M‘K.im.
Claims .
Meflrs. Johnson, Seaver But
er, Pukin, jtobt, Brown, Jones
and Stanley.