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VOL. V. AUGUSTA— printed BY DANIEL STARNES & Co. west end of broad-street. SATURDAY Night, September 4 , r 8,3., 3 . FOR SALE. | A Valuable TraCl gs Land ! LYING in F.lSert county on Sa. vfinaH river, including- tl.e Cherokee Fur«, con'aniug 600 a_ tr«.-s, ISO acres n. w in cultivation, on which is on« of ihe Dc<t ISlill ieats in ihe Siate o! Grorg.*. The - dam uili no? ejtce ti 100 yards in Ifi.gib, Jour or fTc iq h« igot ; the da.Ti will run at h ast S s**-p the rirer, front angl. , «i,d will’ include 15 of o>a same. 1 lie , canal if yards in length ; the Mill will Maori forty su-p.s hot* ihe ri ver, the tail r*ce wi.l empty into the tall will give at icA-c Int leel 'onter. hoß ti ■> leading from dis« Jtreiit parts crossing ~t tiiii place, c?nige*< ot ad tricotr-jnioß* pAs* wi;h saletv. land* *uii bit lor me culture of Whca'jio n n Cardin.a ard Georgia, Tne above desen. j htd *eat :s base from all high wa. tei. For tt»m# apply i tt |j, e sj U (j scnEr now bviug 011 in*’ premises. James Bulks. August 28 ,1 n■■ .. m. —•% amtaß* ■■ 1— - - The Cdtbruled Running Hone, Young Bell dir, tl/ILL stand •he tail seas, n at i VV judge Beall's, Columbia C. House, and u Mr. Pleasam Tin dill s in Cdlumhia Coumy, alter eatfly, commencing at Mr. Tin diii’s on the id day of September, and aa on in totatien ; at FIGHT KS me season, fli 1 may be discharged with SIX if paid within the Bcaion—FOUK DOL LARS the single “visit, Twelve Dollars to en*sue ss mare in f ai, and one dollar to the g-oom in c« very instance. Season k, contin ue two ixonths. PLDIGREE. YOUNG BLLL AIR w»<j g o t by ihe noted old Beil Air— 114 «„rn »Vas as fine a mare *a any ir. Burk* county—»he »ai got by old Fear ij ind CiiVTitc GUC Gs «4 4Ull blooded Jamis iifdie, Vinson G, Jones. August 28. 4 t —— -■ Tax Collector’s Sale. WILL BE SOLD, On outuiuuy the 2 5th oj September next, at ike AJatkei hzusc in i/t, iuwn ij LoUiAV/lte, in Jefferson Cvunfy, between the usual hours ihe Jvbowing ptopcrly, or at much ihetcoj as win satisfy the t*x due, wuh costs, Joe t/u year idl J. f O WIT:— 1^0 in Y acres of land 3d quali ty. and one hundred and ten -efts of pane laud in Jeff", rson uouuty, gianud 10 Jjenhi.l, adv Jbioiug Foisym, lying on Wdiitm »uir» *... tt mp, ifcktn to sandy VVil. Ham Daui nl* 5 tax. lux Uutgj tmu 12 cents* Also— 202 l 2 acres pme laud, T C S * n l,lc iirot distuui WnkißAOu luiw Lam net, r.umb.r *'ik i taken to satisly John t&x. lax due 16 125 ebuts. Also— 4 u o acres ed pine land in *-cnv*»i ci>wu v , granieu to Wihl ip'1 * Gudiicy, on LiUie Ogtchee, taken to saitsly VV Gowf/ey’s ***• 'i r* doe, Tb cctus. , 412 acus 2r.k quality tn j thet son coumy , ai loin i fl I'a n « , •* c ,lu o<Hii atm oUlin.) on livcdt ' ‘aUin, taken t»i sails;y tt' iijuri'n * »tfc. tllA. i E.X b uo.iAl b ■HtS cents. .'•Leo—2 so tc.es 2nd quality Run, !u JtllcißWo County, * uaiy, hojoininir jti.d jii 011 tieetiy rirsiKh. ukltt i« sati*!) **') j•: dan » tax. iax esc o uu.U,« 47 BM v-l-o—2oo acres 3‘d qualitt ' u ‘| “*J>tffiM*n csuii.y, g anttd I nti, a.'j ,l Hi , g liar f -9i,oU U.g ' l|t » t-rxeu tu unify Abiici k N s tun. '* .x out, 1 doiiA. ib D HAUDWiCH, i > >: ( 1 ,'itch r Jt J t ■'. a t ounty MIRROR. OF■ THE TIMES, j TAKE NOTICE ! AI L perfout tre hereby forwamed not to take *.17 a lignnuot or endorfemrot r,f a Due Bill >»iven by me to Newel W. Herbert, ot Hegufta, tor vt>3t pound, cf Gir.ucd Cot ton to be delivered at my Gin. dated between the 1 7th and auth of Mav 1811, payable I believe oue day after date— fiuce the due biil wa» a iTe, '» ther* w»i a credit given ou the hack for 1416 pound* of cottou, dated jfgth June 181 1, »* well ail recoiled; lince that tune 1 have overpaid him the balance, which I have a receipt in my po tie Hi on to Duw, given by Richard Whitfield, who ailed «« . hi* ajetu. 1 can alio prove that Newel W. Herbert ha. acknowledged that ha did re cetve the cottou i* Augusta; he ha* alio j lßtall coiton receipt* in i.i* poff.dian, w'hictt wa* giv cn by nu—via . one given hy oie to Ttioma* May*, tor u»a pouuda of feed cot ton to clean tor George*Herbert, dated a-lth December 181 U; oue oilier given oy me to Fra net* Hughes tor 770 pound* feed cotton to clean, dated jd January a 2 l t ; uuc other given by me to Samuel Middleton, for jyl pound* feed cotton «< clean for Geo. Her bert, Hated toe iijih January ISti, all of which have beta tiuce pant oti aru the laid Newel W. Herbnt Hill hold* the above paper* and will trot give mem up, hit mo tive tor holding the i cairuwi rell.un let* he intend* to try to loipofe rhem on lcire innocent pirion--! .n dciermmed not tu pay them- Thomas Murray. Lincoln County, tßth August, xßij. =^rae =T *=« = - =ac—j —*— ora-si GALLANT ACTION. Charleston , ftugusf2o. Ycllerdsy arrived at tbia port the fine new privateer icho©ner Decatur, captain Dominique Diron, from a cruize of 85 days; bringing m with bar an prizes his Britannic Majcfty’s fchoon cr Dominica, lieutenant G. W. Earrette, late Jer, captured on the sth in stant, and the Britiih lhip London Trader, capt. Sin claif, from Surrinam bound to London, captured on the following day. The parti culars of the a&ion with the ! Dominica, will be found in the following extract from the Decatur's log book : EXTRACT. Relation ot the battle be tween the American priva teer Decatur, armed with fix tweiv* pound carronades and owe eighteen pounds* on a pivot, w ith 103 men, com manded by Monsieur Dom inique Diron ; and his Bri tannic Maje dry’s fchouner Dominica, of twelve 12 pound carronades, two long 6*s cne brass 4 pound and 1 32 pound carronadc on a pivot, wuh 82 men com manded by licut. George Wilmot Barrette—carried by boarding. On tire stli of Augud, 1813, lat. 23, 4, n®rth lon. —, standing north—at half pad 10 in die morning the man at the malt head dikoveici two fail to the sou tli ward —at 11 these vcl lcls were afcerrainci to be a fiiip and a fchouner—at half pad 11 went about and I fioou towards them, in or der to reconnoitre—at half pall 12 found ourieives a- Ui caltol the schooner, vi hich hoided Euglilh colors; at 1 o’clock the Decatur wore round } half an hour <ittcr the Icfiooner fired a Ihor, w'ithout effect ; the captairi then gave orders to picpaie •verv thing for action, and 44 HOLD THE MIRROR UP to nature— Shakespeare. to load all the cannon and 1 musketry, to have . the grappling?, sword?, &c. 1 ready, and having previ -1 cufly got up the necessary ammunition, water, &c. from below, ordered the hatches to be fattened down. At 2 o’clock the Decatur having wore ihip in order to take the schooner abaft, she 1 fired another (hot which j patted over us; at a quar ter part 2 we fired our large gun and hoirted American } coiors at the peake ; we fi- j red our piece a second and | t’ ird time ; which ihe an- | lwered by Bring two guns from her battery; our dis ; tance was now ab«ut half gun fiiot: it was now halt patt 2 o’clock, the schooner evinced a desire to bear a way, obfervmg this the De - catur hauled upon the hr board tack, in order to pre lcnt her bow to the enemy ; 10 minutes after the enemy fired a whole broadside, which caused no other da majre to the Decatur, ex cept fame trifling injury to the rigging. /Mcer having answered her by a foot from our 18 pounder, the capr. of the Decatur ordered eve ry one to his port, in order to carry her by boarding, when L*e necciTary prepara ! tions were made t or that purp«fe; it was now about | three quarters pafl two, the dittancc about pirtol (hot— the crew ot the Decatur ha ving cheered preparatory to boarding, our fire taf mus ketry commenced and was very well kept up—the ene my bearing awuy in order [& av oid the boarding, feiz ! the opportunity to fife a | broadside into us, which Killed two vs our men, and oiherwiic matcrialiy itijured I our rigging and fails. j The Decatur continuing to follow up the manoeuvres of the enemy, endeavored again to board ker, which hie once more avoided and fired another broadside. The captain of the Decatur having ordered the drumb to beat tne charge, the crew cried ouc to board. At tiiat moment endcavorwd j a&ain to board her, which | the enemy could na longer : refill, and which wan efifec j ted by palling into her lUrn ! over our Uowfprit, our jib boom running into her mam fail. It was now half pall 3—the lire from the artille ry and musketry was terri ble, and well lupportcu on boih tides. The enemy not being a ble to difeHgage himfelf, dropped aUngfide ; and it I was m the pwh;i®n captain D»r®n ordeied ills whale crew to board, armed with pi Id,, kbits, ou 'wTic*. I order was executed with the ot lightning Vincent Snafith, prize-ma tter, and quarter-matter I Romas YVasbore, were the two firlt on board ihe enemy —in d*ing which the niatter received 3 wounds— 1 the crew of tne enemy/ fought with as much ecu* 1 ! rage mid bravery that of the Decatur did with Valor | and intrepidity Fue-arm* j now became useless, and 1 the ccws were fi*htin»- o t* 1 hand to hand wiili cutlattes i and th 1 owing cold ttut— when, the captain of the I 1 enemy and the principal of ficers being killed, the deck covered wuh dctd woun ded, the English colors were hauled down by the conque rors. In conlequence of the orders given by the captain of the Decatur, the v«ifeh were then (eparated, ihe rigging ani fails being in the woitt Rate pofii. b le. During the combat, which larted an hour, the king’s packet ship Princess Char- ! lotte, remained a lilent spec tator ot ihe Icenr, and as l#on as the vettifls were dis engaged from each other, ihe tacke 1 about and ttood to the louthward. She had tailed from St. Thomas, ! ftound to England, under | convoy, to a certain latitude ! of the Dominica. Killed and wounded on ho ird the Decatur. —Killed three —wounded 16, one of whom (the Carpenter) fincc dead | On board the Dominica. — I Killed 13 —wounded 47 —3 1 ot whom are fiifce dead of! their wounds, total killed ! and wounded Ou. Among i ihe killed are G. W. Bar rette, commander; Mr. J, j Seeker, matter; Mr. D. Brown, purser; Mr. Ar. 1 ch<r and Mr. Parry, mid ihipmen. Wounded Mr. J. Nichols, midshipman. The fergeon and one midttiipman were the only ntficers on board who w«r« killeu or wounded ; the lieutenant wai left on fhorc sick. ANOTHEr’vICTOPvY. Natchez, July 14. We have been politely fa vored with the following co py of an official letter, re ceived at Alexandria, (Ra pid? of Red River) by a gen tleman wmo atuved in this eity latt evening from that place. 44 Government House, 44 St. Fernando, June 20. 44 Dear Sir—By letters forwarded fro n this place,! dated the 19th intt. you re ceived information of the enemy being within three j ie*gu«i i» 1 the capitol. “ Being informed fhitj ;h:.*y we;t aoout Ig oe rem- | forced by Aradondo, whj headed in person 700 ttrong T conceived it highly neces sary to defeat Aid undo as loon as pottinh. 44 Early ihis morning [ left the capitol wnli about | foo ttrong ; niv brave j merican and Suaniih troops 1 were all in fine lpirits firm. ly relolved on vif.tory or i death ; thu< d«ite.mined to deiend a jilt an t honorable cause, and being well pre pirrd for buttle, .it eleven o clock A M. we com iien ced the grand attack. W^ | had not been engaged more thin leveiuy-five minutes before we marched owi the enemy*a camp, and com-* pull«d them to yield, with the K Is of two pieces of ar tillery, (all they had) 20 0 killed, a number wounded, and many prjfon ♦r«, immense number of 4 fire*arms and (words—large ; (applies of proviiions, Hour &c. aminuniiion. mules and horses. YVT, lott buc few in killed and wounded, 44 This ever memorable day* will t* the tnd of time, continue to be dear and sa cred to the memory of Span iih patriots. In this victory much may be laid in favor of the natives—the follow: ed the bright example of 1 tliofc brave Americans who ! have futttred every thing to ; tclieve them from their bon* dage and difgracc. 4 ‘ As advantageous as this victory may appear tt* you, as having freed me 1 from many present and fu ture didicultics, when I in i form you that Mr. Louis 1 Maificote, i’ecretary of ttate was nearly the firlt rnan who j you cannot refufe to ac knowledge that we have lo(l one ot our inoft uleful men —yes, the armament of our young republic, the voung father of Spanish iiberty; happily he fell covered with glory in the field of battle— Texas mourns and her Mif ficote is no more, Enough ia laid, he (hared the fate of war; he lived and died a good and vituous min. 44 One favor I have ask of you as a friend dear to me and the honorable cause of the patriots, that is to procure me a man who who is acquainted with the Spanish and English langua ges, to replace my deceas ed friend Matticote; (pare no pains to inform yourlclf * where such a gentleman may be found as it is impol tiule (or me to do without 1 a man podefied of thole qtul. 1 ideations or accompulh ments. /am dear fir, with . ejtteeui. 1 “ f .nc Bernantlo Gutierrez, «« L Nathaniel Cogswell. x ' r ;n-niy w.rc ouc * 1 No. 255.