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farthing of hard money is gone.
No money will come back but our bank
notes; they are not liked well enough to be
able to remain abroad long.
We can therefore expect no silver change to
circulate, and we shall feel much inconvenience
for the want of it, unless a substitute is ac
cepted.
This state of things calls for an emission of
notes of small denominations, either from public
institutions, or private establishments. If the
former deem it a lessening of their dignity, it
must be done by the latter.
One individual induced by the urgency ot the
cue, has stepped forward with his bills. There
is no question as to *h*ir validity, nor any doubt
as to their redemption at all times, being pro
vided for. Neither are there any apprehen
sions, but that a limit will be fixed to his issues.
Others may do the same thing it is true. Hut
it is not likely any one will have the presump
tion, unless he be generally known to the com
munity, to be always prepared to take them up
when called upon to do so. Besides, it will be
optional with the public, whose to receive
None will be able to circulate freely, that are
not known to have substantial bottom.
Tam no advocate for paper of this description,
but as we cannot get along well without it, I
am disposed to see a cheerful currency given to
those recently put forih, until we can obtain a
needful supply from banking establishments.
At the same time 1 shou and not wish to see the
example followed, but prefer to have it confined
where it is, until a more generally satisfactory
remedy be provld and.
Public accommodation requires it, and some
plan must be adopted to give facility to small
transactions, where change is absolutely indis
pensable. C.
Mr. Eti’tor :
In your last paper a petition was presented to
tha City Council, from Hall Dollar, Quarter Dol
lar, Sevenpence, Dime, and 6J Cents, claiming
to be put in circulation to the exclusion of
Change-hills, as in duty bound they would ever
chink.
Now, sir, T have good reasons for believing
this pretended petition the invention of some
wag, to hoax your readers ; or the effusion of a
miser, whose imagination has been strongly
wrought upon by the belief that he hears what
he so much desires—the chtiik, chink, chink .■—
for after the most diligent ei quiry at our banks,
■where they would rendezvf us if in Savannah,
all that 1 could learn was. that they first went
to New. York and Doston, and at those places
embarked tor Liverpool fbr the purpose, it
would aecm, of purchasii g Manchester goods.
But ifthey are re dly in Savannah, as this peti
tion imports, they have only to show themselves
and chink a little sweetly, to obtain what they
ask, without troubling the City Council. Their
being in Savannah is all a Hum, and when they
will return, heaven alone knows. We cannot
wait through the warm season fur their return,
for as we pass through the city we must have a
gmss of punch or sargrree, and should we in
dulge but sufficiently to satiate thirst, we shall
be likely to need a glns-t of soda, or even a dose
of medicine. Ymt anow these correctives are
uati illy sold at an advance on their cost of three
or four hundred per cent.; it would then fore
be highly unreasonable to further tax us ten of
twelve per cent for chi.ikers, were filiey even
present. -
Indeed, sir, we are under no 6mull obligation
to any individual of known and responsible
standing for change-bills, so as to enable us to
have our ice punch and seda, and a dose of sal's
if we should need it 1 beg, sir, that you will
not in future disturb us with petitions from
these absent or defunct characters, or we may
be drove to thfe Indian expedient rs dividing
bank notes in equal pieces for change*, till such
times as Messrs. Chinkers, please to return.
ONE OF THE MANY.
* Five Creek Indians having received a hun
dred dollar bill from the United States’ Agent,
in order to make an equal division, carefully
divided it in five equal parts.
Mr. Editor, .
When the liberty of a citizen is violated,
it becomes the du'y of every freeman to inquire
into his rights—and as a case of uncommon op
pression has lately been exhibited ia one of our
courts, I am inclined to examine into the matter,
and to ask of someone lenrned in the law, to re
concile the following discrepancy in this case.
The oath of the Judge, is, “I do solemnly
” swear or affirm, that 1 will administer justice
” without respect to persons , and do eqnal riqht to
” the pooh and to the rich, and that I will faithful*
11 ly and impartia'ly discharge and perform the
“ dut-'es incumbent tip n me as Judge of the Court
“ of Common Pleas and Oyer and Terminer fur
“ the City of Savannah, according to the best of
” my abilities and understanding, and agreeably
” to the Constitution of this State, and the ConsH
*’ tution of the United States—So he’p me God.”
Poor Uf.nsis Cnosgoji, was committed to pri
son on the 3d May, being unable to give bail to
appear as witness and prosecutor for an assault
and battery on his person, and when bis case
was called up on the 94th June, the defendants
failing to appear, their bonds were estreated
and the prisoner entitled to his discharge ; nev
ertheless, he was remarried to Jail, where he
must have remained an expense to the county
until October next, had he ndt been relieved by
the writ of Habeas Corpus bes ire Judge Wayne
of the Superior Court, who to his immortal hon
our be it'spoken, discharged the unfortunate
man, without a moments hesitation; after a de
tention of sixty days in the common jail.
The only alleviating circumstance in this poor
man’s case was tlie*citreme kindness of the
Jailor towards him during his imprisonment,
which he describes as “that of a father.”
By giving this a place in your independent
paper, yru will afford a useful warning to per
sons seeking justice, who are without money or
friends—and also oblige an IRISHMAN.
July 4th, Anniversary of National Independence.
SUMMARY.
Petit Tie Fillers, Esq. has been appointed Pre
sident pro tem. of the Planters’ Hank of the
State of Georgia.
Post-Office Arrangement. The great Western
Mail to Augusta, will be closed at the Office in
this city, on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday ;
and at the Augusta Post-Office on Monday,
Wednesdav and Friday, at the usual hours, and
go through in the usual time of 24 hours. This
arrangement to continue until the Ist October.
Insurance. The Savannah Marine and Fire
Insurance Company, offer to Insure on Merchan
dize or produce conveyed between Savannah &
Augusta in the freighting boats of the Steam-
Boat Company, for a premium not exceeding
half of one per cent, and fifty cents for the
policy.
The un-reuted Pews in the Baptist Church in
this city, are offered at a moderate rent, Until
the Ist of December next.
The number of convicts now in thfe Peniten
tiary of this state, amount to but seventy
12 prime hegroes are advertised to be sold by
the Sheriff of Chatham county, and 4 do. by the
Marshal of the District of Georgia, on the Ist
Tuesday in next month, before the Court-house
in this city.
The Augusta Herald, which has been printed
in Augusta in this state for the last 24 years,
was christened on the Ist inst to that of The
Constitutionalist. It has undergone an improve
ment, in s'zc, talent, and appearance, and from
the well known industry and economy of the
iiroprietor, it bids fair to become a profitable
paper to himse'f, and a useful one to the people
of Georgia. ‘I he editor observes in his first
number of the new series, that “he beeves
the welfare of Georgia, of Hie United States
will best be promoted by the election of ffm.
It Crawford ” We invite the Judge to read the
following admirable sentiment, which was lately
drank by the Portland Rifle Company, (in the
State of Maine, at their 14th Anniversary :
The next President —No matter in what State
may be his domicil; may he consider the whole
country his home, be a real Patriot and a sound
Politician.
The editors of the Philadelphia Franklin Ga
z'tte, s'ate, that they learn from Washington,
that J-'hn M‘Lean, esq of Ohio, formerly a
member of Congress, and at present a Commis
sioner f the General Land Office, has been ap
pointed Post-Master-General of the U. States ;
and that George Graham, esq President of the
U. S Branch Hank at Washington, is to suo
ceed Judge M‘Lean, as Commissioner of the
Land-Office.
Accounts had been received in London from
Home, that the Pope had already ordered pet%
tions to be offered up in all the Churches in
favor of the French invasion of Spain.
linnen Drilling, of a quality which will not
suffer by a comparison with the Russian, is man
ufactured at Wilmington, Delaware, by Mr Jno
It. Brincle, who is highly spoken of
Fever at the Nerj-Yorlc Quarantine. The Com
Advertiser of the 57th ult. says “ we learn from
the Quarantine ground this morning, that Mrs.
Britton, niece of Mr. Jos- ph Silvia, who died a
few days since at Staten Island, of Yellow fever,
also died last night of the same disease. The
mate who joined the brig Kmeline, since she
arrived Irom St Jsgo de Cuba, also died lr at
night of the yellow fever, and two more of the
crew are now very sick of the same disease.”
161 persons have lately Applied for the ben
efit of the Insolvent Laws of the state of Penn
sylvania
Counterfeit Notes. —A df sperute garg of coun
terfeiters has been arrested in Philadelphia—
the celebrated Mrs. Carson is one of them. She
may be called the Aba-!ino of that place Pos
sessing talents, skill, and personal attraction,
every art is used to promote her nefarious
views.
Joseph Haslett, Esq Governor of the state of
Delaware, died at his seat near Milford, on the
271 h ult. This is the fourth governor of Dela
ware who has departed this life, while in office,
within* few years The speaker of the senate,
Charles Thomas, Esq. on whom the duties of
governor had devolved, is stated to be lying
dangerously ill.
At Albany a stepping mill is erecting, which
will be in operation in a short time. The Alba
ny Advertiser adds : —“Sturdy rogues and beg
gars have this early notice, in order to prepare
themselves to decamp before their services shall
be required in this mast beneficial of ali em
ployments to their health, manners and morals
If the cite of New York is saved the expense of
supporting a thousand vagrants a year, by their
stepping mills, the city of Albany may safely cal
culate on saving the expense of 50, or 5000 dol
lars a year, by the stepping mill about to be
erected.”
Prince Mum l l.—This gentleman, whose name
is Charles Louis Napoleon Achilla, Murat, bom
at Paris, and 22 years of age, reported niiim.tr
in the Marine Court of New-York on the 28th
lilt, as a necessary step towards naturalization.
We understand that several tailors in Virgin
ia are now making what is called this Henry coat
’ The difference between ‘hat and the New-York
Eclipse coat, is, that the former is ha'f a length
longer than the latter.
Rhode- Island Economy •—The Icgis.alure of
Rhode- Island at tin ir last session, pass* and an act
granting the Governor four hundred dollars,
and the Lieut. Governor two hundred dollars,
the amount of their respective salaries Jie last
year; also, an act ordering n tax of g 20,000 to
be assessed and collected before the Ist of De
cember next.
Albert GaUaJin, Esq American Minister to
Fiance, w ith his family, who have been long ab
sent, have arrived at New-York from Havre.
There is in opera'ion at New-York a small
machine fbr making pins, which, with one hand
only to turn the crank, makes from the simple
wire thirty pins per minute, completely headed
sad pointed. They are better than others, be
cause the head and shank are one piece. It is
said that in London the most they can do, is to
make fourteen in a minute, and they are not so
good.
The establishment of the East-Florida He aid
published in the city of St. Augustine, is offer
ed for tale, if application is made to the editor
previous to the Ist of September. Letters
must be post paid. ,
The Academy in Hath, N. Y. ihe upper story
of which was occupied as a lodge room, was
burnt down on the night of the 3d inst. The
loss sustained by the lodge is estimated at SSOO
The charters of the Master’s ami Ma- k Lougvs
were destroyed, together .with ali the furniture,
jewels, records, &c. The building is supposed
to have been set on fire from hostiJi'y to the
Freemason*. ,
Sun Umbrellas —Martinot & Roe, Maiden
lane, New-York, have completed the mairfac
ture of a nest sun umbrella, exceedingly light
and ornamental, for gentlemen. The intense
rays of the sun not only authorises the use of
an umbrella, but safety and comfort requires it
There is a difference of ten degrees in the sh dt
of an umbrella, and the fierce and intolerable
rays of a virtiaalsun, and in this weather its use
is recommended.
There are in the United States upwards of
5000 post-offices, to each of which the postmas
ter geneial has to assign a deputy.
Medical. —Ah anonymous correspondent, on
anonymous authority, recommends a plant, vul
garly called pokeweed, as a specific and sove
reign remedy for the cancer. The recommen
dation appears to rest on a solitary experiment
made by a person of color who by accident
‘hrew the leaves of this plant over a cancer to
keep off the flies Finding unexpected re.iel, he
repeated the opera ion and was entirely cured.
This specific needs confirmation ; hut as its effi
cacy is possible, and as important discoveries
have arisen from circumstances equally r-s acci
dental, we think proper to state the altedged
fact. Our correspondent requests all editois to
notice his statement, and govern ihetuselves ac
cordingly.
David OrFir.r, F.sq of Philadelphia, has been
appointed by the President, Consular Commer
cial Agent of the United States at Smyrna
A London paper enjs, that “the author of Wa
verly is elected a member of i he Roxburgh Ciui>,
and it is undeis'ood as certain, that in case the
mysterious person should be found wantis g,
when called for, his chair will be occupied by
Sir Walter Scott.”
John Wesley quaintly observed, that the road
to Heaven is a narrow path, not intended for
■wheels, and that to ride in a coach here, and go
to Heaven hereafter, was a happiness too much
for a man. John, however, rode in a coach be
fore he died. ‘
A late number of the Dublin Evening Post
say s—“We have learnt from a gentleman very
conversant in the condition of the South of Ire
land, that emigration, which was principally con
fined to the North, has begun with great activi
ty in Munster From the neighborhood of one
town, Borroskane, thirty Roman Catholic fami
lies have r< centlv emigrated to America. Ma
ry land, which is, in some respec’s, a Catholic
state, and Philadelphia, are the desti- a ions, we
believe, of these and other fannies.”
The following article is taken from the An
nals of inventions and new discoveries for 1819;
it represents one of the effects of Galvanism
Doctor Ure of Glasgow, working with a battery
of 270 pair cl plates, upon the body .cfa crimi
nal w ho had been huiig, the knee of the corpse,
though tied, shook with such violence as to
knock down one-of ute a sistants who ei deavor
<d to hold it. A painful respiration then began,
the body moved and the features of the face
contracted in a hideou6 manner. At last the el
bow having been struck with an electric blow,
ihe fingers were stretched out and pointed to
the operators, till thev thought the dead was
i aised.
Bonaparte alive. —An extract says, “ The let
ters of the Duke d’Angouleme, give the mos*
alarming accounts of the progress of the deser
tions. They state that two-fifth of the soldiers,
those who have been 4 or 5 years in the service,
have got a strange and absurd idia into their
heads, that Napoleon is alive, and in Spain, and
they are burning to join him. They call h : m le
.Mai-Mai t. Singular to say, this opinion pre
vails also among the peasantry ; they cannot be
persuaded cf bis death When you speak to
them of it, they laugh silly and incredulously.”
The Commongate Clock, of Edinburgh, has
been lighted “with gas; and the papers state,
that the dial thus i!!um : nated is rendered dis
tinctly visible to a considerable distance during
the darkness of the nights.
Breach of Ala-riage Promise.— At Thetford
assizes, a cause was tried between a young lady,
plaintiff, and a clergyman, defendant. The ac
tion was brought for non performance of a mar
riage contract i when it appeared on the trial,
he preferred his servant maid, whom be mar
ried, although the young lady had a fortune of
70,000/. The verdict was given for the plain
tiff, with 800/. damage*. tend pap.
A Pleasant Climate—The following ia the
calendar of a Siberian or Lapland year;—June
23, snow melts; July 1, snow gone; July 9,
fields quite green; July 17, plants at full growth;
July 25, plants in flower; August 2, f, Hits rip j
August 10, plants shed their seed; August 18, j
snow, continuing from August 18 to June 22.
REMARKS,
From ihe CAarlest&n /’rices Current.
FROM THE COURIER, JILT 7
The preparations for celebrating the Anniver
sary of our National Independence, and the ad
vanced state of the season, caused a general
stagnation in business through the week.
Cottons —Ho „eis are generally asking high
er prices than purchase)s are disposed to give,
particularly for ‘.he European market The on
ly sales making are some small lets of Up'avds,
for the Nor.hern factories.— Sea hiat us and
luntees aie nearly all vul vi ike nurkit
Rice The highest price asked is §3 5 B‘,i';a;
the article is lather heavy, and sales limited.
Flour —The best superfine can be had at g 8
—the. market is fully supplied, and sales effect
ed with and fficulty.
Com—ls getting more scarce—there is none
afloat, and sales are making out of store at 68 to
71 cents — Peas aie selling in the s_ine way at
70 a75 cents, and Oats at 50 cents.
N,.val S.ores —A re nominally as quoted, ex
cept Turpentine, c.f which there is none in mar
ket
Groceries, Uc —No variation in the prices of
Coffee since our last; bojh articlev
however, sell very heavily.— Molasses has de
clined in price—a cargo from Cuba has been of
fered at 25 cents, without meeting a purchaser
-—Foreign and Donestic Sprints have not varied
m price during the week.
Ft eights 5-Bths ot a penny for Cotton to
England is asked, and not readily obtained
Nortb-Laiollua and Georgia bank Bills have
declined still fu: .her
Cotton. —The article of Cotton has advanced
since cur last pape, it may be quotv and this weeJc
at from 14 to 16$ cents. Cotton bagging in
price lias also advanced, it is now serin g at
frcm3oto 32 a 35 cents—other articles have
not varied. Hamburg Gaz July 2.
Augusta P ices, June 28—COTTON—Very
small supply in market, prime Has sold at 16 to
I6j ; ordinary and fair will readily command l 4
to 15 cents.
Til? Cotton Alnrkrl at -Liverpool on the 17th
was without ary alteration. The arrivals dur
ing the week had been heavy. The sab ■ were
45>)U bags ofuuiand Georgia, at 6 to Bj}d ; 1050
New Orleans, at 7id to 10$ri ; 600 Mobile, at
5} to 71 ; 150 Tenuescee at 6id to 7Jd.
UDatrieb,.
Tn Burke county, on the 22d ult. Mr. Joshua
Key, to M s. Alai y McNatt
At Augusta, Ist inst. Ca.pl. John Sassurd, to
Afiss Henrietta Davis,- and on. the 3d inst. Mr.
Joshua B. Harford, to Mist Eliza Olivia Powe-s.
tDicb,
In Jefferson countv, on the 31st May, Mr.
Lewis Ha.es, in the 74th year of his age. He
was a native of Halifax cuun'y, N- C and emi
grated to this stall upwards ol 40 years ago.
At the Richmond Ba'hi, on the 24th ult Mrs.
Mary Whitehead, relict of the late Mr. Amos
W. of Burke county, in the 76th year of her age.
■JO CORBESPOWDEKT*.
The Poetical effusion of *‘J. H” is received
’ and aliall appear in our next. A continuance of
his favors is tar justly solicited.
The piece signed “A Country Subscriber,”
was received through the Post-Office yesterday.
Although it has a good moral, we must req[uest
an interview with the author.
The Literary patrons of The Times, may ex
-1 pect to read in our next a valuable communi
cation on that subject, from the pen of Thomas
U. P. Charlton
*#* Young Men’s Missiona
ry Society. A quarterly meeting will be held
at the Wesley Chapel, South Broad-Street.
THIS EVENING, 9th inst. at 8 o’clock, wheo
an Address w ill be delivered and a Collection
made in aid cf the funds ot the institution.
TMOS. PURSE, Itec. Sec’ry.
jlj 9 4
PRESENTMENTS OF THE GRAND JURY.
The Grand Jury of the Court oi Oyer and
Terminer, with much pleasure meet his honor
Judge Nicon, and avail themselves of the op
portunity to express their entire approbation of
the prompt and im artial manner that justice
lias been meted out under hir administration.
Ist. We present the existing regulation of the
night guard or city watch, in as much as it is
found inadequate tor the protection of the citi
zens, arising, we are informed, from the reduc
tion which hjisbeen made in the pay of the
watchmen, thereby preventing good and trusty
men from serving We therefore earnestly re
con mend to the Honorable the City Ccui cil, if
the fund appropriated to that purpose will ad
mit, to increase the pay of said city guard so as
to hold out a sufficient inducement to persons
of established diameterto perfoim ihe duty.
2d. The act prohibiting trailing with sidles
for articles submitted by the court in conformi
ty with its duty, has been duly considered, aIM
we are happy to say, that no violation of it has
come to our knowledge, but would respectful
ly recommend that this law be published occa
sionally in the Gan ttes of the city, for the in
formation of those whom it may concern.
3 We request that these our presentments*
may be published.
Jss Hunter, Foreman, Frsncis Sorrel,
Thomas Clark, D. T. Hall,
John Hunter, I. Cohen,
Elias BlisSj It. Worr<d, jr.
Louis Guridon, JamerOick,
James Fcwlar, Dadd Betl,
Nathaniel Lewis, James S. Bulloch,
John Morrall, Adam Cope,
Wm. A. Moore, Jo* 1 ” M Russell,
Upon reading the foregoing preferments, if
is Ordered, that a copy of the first be furnished
to the Msyor.and that the whole and also the
set of the Legislature referred to be published
j in the Gazettes of the city.
’ july 2 • 3