Georgia Historic Newspapers

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FREDERICK
CITY PRINTER'
fell,
SATURDAY EVENING. May 0.
Constitutional Amendment.—We- would
remind our fellow citizen* Mini an act was
Daily I*nper..*......eiftl<t dollop PC a' 11 '" 1 !' v ». .
Count.y Paper... six dpllavs per annum. p . ls , e H' a t tii« last session of tlie Legislature
FA-rAULR W ABVASCB- _ Li,.,i„,r ilm nariods of tlte meeting of the'
who have been bharged 1ith piracy—they
arc to bogivpn over to this eovnrntnent for
triai. We understand the scb’nor and lies
cargo were loll iti clilrge of tire American
Constil.”
All News, and New Advertisements ap
pear In both papers.
(J5“ office in--Dickson's three story
brick building, on the' flay, near the Ex-
chance.bel"CBnfl»)l and, Draytoiwltreot*.
The.Revemic ofGieat Britain for the
yoar 188 B amounted to 52 millions of
pounds sterling, whilotho expenditmo was
47 1*» millions, leaving an actual linking
fund of 4 1-2 millions.'
Communications by Mall, must 4e Post-
oaf 1. • ■ r.-„ . i- ,
Hales of Innd, and negroes by Adminis
trators, Eyecutors, or Guardians, are re-
3 aired by ljw; to be held on the (JrstTiics-
ay in the nionth.between thiihoursoften In
altering the periods of the meeting
legislature ftbm onnnnl to fiienrilelt and
this being nn amendment to tire constitu
tion, should it receive tlte requisite major
ity at the next session. It will then become
a fundamental law. As this is ah alteration
ofconsiderableconsoquenoe, It should on-, , . . .
and it is for this reajaa.lvrat *6 svould dl
rect the public aftentlon to it, that their re
presentatlvas may be Instructed to! express,
their feelings. Wo have not reflected much
The following-portentous paragrajflt -I*
fronilJredlaltlmore Amerloan. Tlte mean-
tlie forenoon, and three In the- afternoon, , ,r. . ,. ...
Rt the Court ITottse of the Cnnnty.in which 4, P° n ,I,B wo think the snhjoin-
thc property Is situate. Notice of these
•dales must be given in a public Gazette
airly days previous to the day of sale.
' .Notice ortltesnleof personal propotlv
must be given In like manner, forty days
previous to tha day of sale. ’
, Notice to thoAeblnrs and creditors of an
estate, must b» published (ot fbrly days,
cd remarks nf the Millcdgevilla Journal are
entitled to much consideration
“At the first vlew.ft would appear that blen
naPmeetings of tho Legislature, would save
to the Treasury a large expenditure.- But
this would not -be the case. It must be
considered that the population of the' State
Notice that application will he ’5 Ms Increasing, und, consequently, that the
the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell land * ^
must be published four months.
SAVANNAH MARKETS,
.Mat 9 1829.
■ ■■-■=—■ j——
{) Wholesale Price Current,corrected tccekly)
British-Dry Goods, 55 a 62 1-2 per Cents
ndv.
Beef, prime,'*8 *t
mess, fllOSS •. v
Bacon, 6 a 7 1-2 cents per lb.
“ Mams, 8 1-2
Blitter,Northern, 18 cents per lb. >
Bagging, Dundee & Inverness, 16 a 24
cts.' .
Brandy, Cognac,' Otanl, Dupuy & Co's.
brand, 162 a 170 ct$. none.
» “ other brands, 1 a 1 18 1- ’ -
Cotton, Upland*, Inferior to prime lots,
71*09 1 •
*• . " selections of prime, 10
, <• .Sea-Tslands, 17 a 22
Corn, per bushel, 47 a 4R- cts. „ »,
Candles, Northern Mould Tallow, 10 a 12
•' Georgia, 16
V •• Sperm, 85 a 26
Cheese—7 a 8 non*
Crockery, 80 a 85 per cent adv .,'
Coffee, Havanna Green, prime,141-2 a 15
•» ,1-8 scarce .
Other qualities, 11 1-8 a 12 1.-2
*- plenty.- . ?
Flour, Philadelphia,Baltimore, Richmon d
and Alexandria,17 1-2
Gin, Holland, 90 a 1W .
t “ •Northern, SO a S4 ^
Hay, prime Northern, 1st quality, 75
cents. . <ry-
g yson Tea, 109 a lie 1-8. per lb.
on Swede's 15 per liund.
Lnrd, 0 a 7 _
Lumber, yellow pine Ranging Timber, S4
. ad «* - .
Steam sawed Lumber, *18 a 18
River Lumber,RoardsjPlanks & Scan
tling, 1100 13. - • .- -f
Quartered 11-4 inch flooring Boaids,
business of the Legislature must-increase.
Legislative business increasing, more time
will be tegulred to attend in it in a proper
manner. With annual Sessions, the' Lpgh
lature sitigenerally two months.—With so
Increase of.population and btiilncru; the I.e
gislaturc will have to sit four months, if
nnt more* with biennal nfsotines. So that
the expense will htuie same ns if the Leg
islature were to sll annually. We say (hat
the Legislature would have to sitmnr^hsn
four months, with biennal meetings,Tf the
members wish to .discharge their duties
rise publio may prepare themselves for
unpleasant news- to-day t we woj^ld not
••heedlessly tread U|H>n a wqrm," bitilf ao-
cidents will take place we cannot help it.
the Havana Notlcloso of April 88, re
oeivett in Charleston by the Catharine con
tains the following letter from Mexico,
The repots against Mr.'Polnsetf, our min
isfor, we piesume are of the lame Minrae-
ter as those which have ao frequently been
refuted* - V ' t
MFaXICO, March 18,18*f.
To day thrf«f reject of the ChwnUV of
the Senate, respecting the expulsion' of
Spaniards, which contained seveo^ excep-
tions. has been rejected by two thirds of
the deputies, and In the midst of the ut-'
most uproar and confusion In the 'gnlfories
notwithstanding the Senate had been twice
b«fnre forced'to approve of tfiem by -two
thirds of the votes, in despite Of threats, ill-'
suits, injuries, and - all maftneV of opposl
tlon employed in the galleries to .iutimi-
dnte-th'i Senators. The passing nf this
unjitst law, so imieh dSsired hy .m interes-
faithfully .and profitably to their constitu
enis; for at every past session, the Lfegiita
114
White Pine Boaids, dear, 117 * 18
- : Merchantable, 19 « 10
W. O. Hogshead Staves, gl5 a 18.,
R .O. “ •• 10 a 12
Shingles, tafted, 2 1-2
•' •• ■ boated, “ 9'
Mackerel, No. 1, 6 25 '
•• 2, 5 25.
v •• a, 425a'4 50
Molasses, W. India, 80 a 31 ..
N. Orleans, 35 non*-
Osnahurgs, 9 a 10
Oil, Sperm, winterpres5ed,88 cts,
Summer strained. 02 *
Olive, 4 1-2 a 5
; Linseed. (Dutch) .85
. Fork, prime, 11
mess, 14
Porter, 8 a 8 1;4 :
Rice, S 1 4 a 75
Rum, Jamaica, 90 to 1 25 .
“ West India, none. ? >
N. England, 83 a 35, dull - •
Soap,-yellow, 5a 7 1-2 cts per lb. dull
Salt, Liverpool, 40 ets.
Sugars, Havana, white, none. • 1
Brown, 0 1-2 a 18
Muscovado, 8 3-4 a 10
St. Croix, 10 1-2.0 11 cts.
New Orleans,. 8 a 9
Rdflned Loaf, 10 1-2 a 19
nr . “ Lump, 15 a 15 1-2
Tobacco,-Kentucky, Geo. foe. 2S-4 a 4
Manufactured, do. 8 a 30
Tallow,,8 a9. . - r .
Whiskey, in bbls. 27 cts .
? * EXCHANGE.
Oh England, none.
France, none ' * ' ? >
New York, 60 days, 1 1-4 a 1T-S dis,
and 30 days, 1 -2 a 8-4 . ; ,
Bank Ciieoks, 1-3 perct. preni.
Philadelphia, 1-2 ••
Baltimore, 1-8 " “.
" S'-Charleston, 1-5 - !,' “
Bank of Macon, 1 a 1 1 2 perct. dis
Bank U. S. Bills, 1-4 a 1-2 premjum
Darien Bank Notes, Branch 1 1-4 per ct.
N. Carolina, §. B. Notes, 5 dis.' •' ■
State Bank of Georgia; payable at the Bran,
ches other than Augusta, and Milledger-
yillo, 1 h 1 1-4 per ct. dis.
South Carolina Bank Notes, par.
FREIGHTS. .
Liverpool, l-2a5-8ths
' France, 1 1-4 a 1 3-8
Now York, 1-8 cent. -
Providence, 5-8 all-18 *
REMARKS. *
COTTON.—Since our last report. Up
lands have been in good request, and 2500
to 8000 hates have been sold. Good to
prime has been in most demand,' from 9 to
9 1-2 cents; some common lots have been
taken at 8 a 8 5-8*«ve quote from 7 1-2
to 9 1-2. In Sea Islands, the demand lias
been fair, but confined principally ter tho
lower priced cottons: about 250 • to •300
bales have been sold at from 17 to 22 cts.:
we,quote from 17 to 21, and-over, accord
Sng to quality.
RICE.—The demand for thir article
during the week has been fair, and the
jwincipal sales have been made, of the
comnuln quality. Prices range from 2 to
*2 3 4, 1
GQRJif-s-By cargo, sells at 47 to 48 cts.
and retails at 50 to 52,
ture, after, sitting nearly two months, left
unfinished a great many Important bill'
reports and resolutions, besides the loose
and hurried manner in which hills are pas-
sed and sent to tha Governor for his as
sent
-Biennalmeetings will occasion's com
plete change in Ilia operations of the gov
eminent, and the local transactions and
concerns of the counties, The epproprla
tions of money will hive to lie made fur two
years, and tlie provisions for 5 revenue, by
tixes otherwise, will hayeto be made for
two years also, flhoufd any circumstance
occur, in lire interval to obstruct qr retard
theoperatjoiisofthe government,'which will
lie more likely to happen wit Witannnl than
annual meetings'the governor will lute to
call the Legislature together, if the, inter
vention of that body is indispensable, or to
transcend his constitutional or legal pbwera.
to nfeet .theexigencleauf jhe times.' Ever
since the State has become free and Inde
pendent, the operations of the government'
have been carried nn with annual meetings
of tlie Legislature. • The local concerns of
the counties hare been managed with th"
anticipation of such annual meetings.—
The organization of new counties; the ne
cessary changes for holding the superior
courts; the' arrangement for the mainte
nance and supportof Sefmols.and- Acada
mies; and a variety of other matters, can
hot well be attended tb'with bifenr.nl meet
ings of the Legisialure. A change in
those meetings may produce a stagnation
In the local operations of.the counties, and
the people themselves may materially suf
fer, in whatever they may undertake,
promote their individual, welfare, and the
hesciuterests of their respective counties.
Considering the prfeson' nonditian qf Geor
gia, wo’beiieva that the amendiqent
question would be inexpedient and highly
injurious to life State, Georgia is y<
oe*r country,' where a largo portion of her
Terrijnry is unsettled, neitt another.portinn
in- the possession of the 1 ndiant, This
territoryjnay.be soon obtained;-,it will
have to be surveyed and disposed of, end
organized. Such operations will require
immediate and constant attention. Wjlh bi
ennlal meetings of tlie Legislatnro.it will
impossible to pay that attention to the new
territory which the best interest of Georgia
will demand,and which cannot a^mit of any
delay. " i
Ono year of postponement may be of vast
injury to her future prosperity. Moreover,
there, are at least ten new counties which
require the annual attention and conside
ration of the -Legislature. > They increase
in population.; they have need every year
of new regulations, of new enactments by
the Legislature in-theiofavor. Their local
Concerns would suffer, wefe. the Lfgisln-
»uro to sit jiqt once in two years,; Should
the Cnnslitutijm he altered, tnore^pbwers
will .have, necessarily, to be given to the
inferior courts.,, It will be impossible, with
| must ho approved bv the officers ot tlie
o Nimble, and that lie Nimble. When this first named .lopnnciit,
which not wishing to ilefeat tho object of Ins \oy •
“ age, ho agreed to si{;n Audi u protest- as
they woulcl approve of. wjiich was done;
and ot 5 P. M. on the Util InM; got under
iigh, and standing down tlie harbor was
boarded by one of tho boats of tho Nimble,
having her commander on hoard. Inline
principal 'naHpf tlie -'cargo, consisting of I dlately on re.iclilng our dhek.
' .. 1. _ . _,— .. some of III that, prntcvt was inadeout, apd ordeitd 110
criw ab.rn-loned tlie IMaty, lie c-uindt
tneh anyblainc tot
regrets Ukvitlg malic any asscitions
may. hear a dilleront construction."—Hoy.
al Gaulle.
March 20.—Tho American schooner
Sails, of Baltimore, Tavl'ir, master, frbm
Nuevlf.it in Cuba, hmind to Hliliwelpliia,
has been wrecked at ilto Ilogstios. The
Apd it is.necessary to observe, that for &ve.
rv seven jioumls gain in weight over a lout
mile com so it Is equal in -distance to two
hundrodand foity yards. Eclipse carry,
ng ono hundred and thirty pounds against
I r.....I,,,. .1..--. ......... •
Homy, four ntiles, titno seven minutes and
thirty-seven .seconds. Thr inforntatiun I
Itavc received resper* 1 *— #
jj f l believe, correct.
Com.5>der in Chief On . the Smitl, 4^
;inH |, oi , t his flag on passipg her a musket was flred at thu bvig
l„ia,d tho w'mspitg, 74,‘ 11 PljinuUlli. the] and .liortly afferj another, wlien haf com-.
command of which is given to Oapl.W .11.
Sherriff.”— Hampshire Telegraph, Jan
19. . ' • ...
In addllloh to the above, however, we
have been fuvoied by * mercantile gentle-
nun nf tliis cltv with (ho Ptotest or L«pi.
Kelly against the proceedings of the Him-
I le, ivlii.h we lay entire before O.ir.iouders,
It will ho seen from tills duciimont, which
differs in many particulars from the pre
ceding aci*uut, that Capt. Kell) distinctly
chaiges the commander- of the Nimble w ifeh
injustice and opprcssl* n, and avers that ha
was •-compelled" to siaii the declnr tion
in hKfav.fr contained in the above extract
fiom hia Profest. We learn also that
Cnpt. K. lias been enhqielled to pay dliont
gfuo; in addition to the dofehtluu of his
vigsel. ' ."
C'.'NflULAft COMMERCIAL' AGF.N
cy OF THE UNITED STATES AT
. HAVANA,. ...
By this Public Instrument ofPrptest, bn
it known npil.made .manifest to all whom
It may or shall coneern, tliat.on. tlie tiny of
tho dale hereof, hefure me, J. M. RputsKf;
Consular Cmnpiercial Agent nf the, United
States feyr-tlie city of Havana, personally
mander ordered lifer (d cease firing; wlion
the schooner manned a ll'oat will) six men,
armed Srlth- pistol^, and oiitlnsiea, liuvlng
nn board tho ofllcot wlio hid had charge
of the brig, who, an coming on board, de
manded to seo tlie protest, saying that tho
brig should not go to sea imtil lie got b
certificate of Ilia good conduct, while In
chnrgn of said brig, which we. were reluc
tantly compelled to glv«, after.-behig de
tained one hour and a half, wo proceeded
on our voyage ^ and on the 20lh inst, ennie
to anchor in tlie harbor of Havana,' ,’when
tho first named deponent came on aim
- ,,
have received respecting tho hbovo ractfT,
I helieve, correct. ■ '
Flying Gliililei :). fo iicil in 1715, g ol |,.
:o Daiby Arablku, and bred by L. Uhif.
ilers, l'.sq. Tills must wondqrful imrae was’
first, ilsod as a hunter, and lie did hot ap.
pear-on the turf until -lie Was five 0 r *,«
years old.. lie heat all horses of Ids tuns -
and at whatever distant*,. He never »,,{
tried fur .a single mile; but.-frmn the per.
fonnaiices of (ibises since, far inferior t 0
him, lliere.appears no doubt' of his ability
li.linvo gone a mile in-oiie minute. I; i,
stated tiiut ho.inoVed at tlie nitunlshiitg rite
of eighty-two nude half feet iu one secoiid
He run over the ttountl Course at N e J
Market, three miles, six,furlongs and nine;
ty-ilnec yards, in six inlnutps. and foa#
seconds, carrying one hundred.nnd twenty
fight pounds. He also ran over the|] ea ;
cm Course,, four miles, one furlong apd
o io limidred and thirty six yards, ip , Cfc “
minutes and thirty ji conds, carrying one
lumlicd and thhly. three pounds. ‘ fu
speed of this horse could never be exactly
ascertained, us he beat all tunes who thp
within 24 hours thoreaftery ami noted prov against hiun with ease.
IXnd^tWorScrae^
•rat tTinvuniantnf iniUffiiat'on throncliout -Day,-m?tet Jqhn Ij.
*- fnovemwnt of mdlgnatmn thro.tgJ.ouj Xftx.Tlnkham. .&
lest to • uxfen led, as now done.
And Utefhfore the said Kilv urd Kelly
did declare to protest, as by these proseiits
lie dotfi protest, against the acts ot II. »•
M, icin'. Nimble, her officers and Ctpw, the
Government AttoriAiy, and all end evory
person or persons whomsoever it may or
shall'Concern, rand, doth declare that all
damages, losses and,detriments, Hint have
hnppeimi to said brig tind tlie goods of her
loading, ar* and ouglit.to bo borne by tlie
meroha is and freighters interested, or
whomsoever elsfe it may or shall concern
tlie same linving occurred ns now set forth
and ndt by or through the neglect of the
said appealer or nppenrors, or either of the
oflier mariners or scame.ti belnnging to-th
the city, which is all iirj-oiifusion, and we ■■■'a T.i.' t,;i,. nn i n » ih'e i„t„ | other inarm
know not wh.iuhe result will be.^a-.'m ihe^tute of SoV h i-rip;—all which, matters and things
“Although a'Mexican, I am resolved to ^ly qf Churl€lton, in liieBtuto or^^ouip .
flv frlini the cllji, to he.iemovcd from this
theatre hf horror andrilatislbn of assassins,
There are.rome gjhirfehenslons of a revo’u
lion occurring Irore on the 20lh current,for
the put pose of impeding Guerrero Inking
possession s there is 1 continual alarm,and
t is probable that the destruction'or tha*ci.
ty mav lie tho termination of |heso disofd
ers. The spirirof'revolt ife idlbit, j*nt
every'thing tfireatetis'a sudden catnstrnphe
‘•Let these remark* he re-published in
the public'papers of the United Slates,and
larlicuinrly in tlie Redacior. of New York
.0 older that England nod all Europe may
see tho oppression whtch'Ae Mexicans suf
fer, by a faction under the odntrol of Puin
self. : ' ■ ' „ '
"According to a rumor now afloat, fliere
will.be a mob in the streets to night Venn,
nnns afe in rcadlnelsi’bitb matches light
ed, in the Acordada, and In front of the
Palace f the troops have taken possession
offlie church steeples.
“1 ain with my family full of confusion
and know not what will becomtPbf us. I
haye not time nor disposition to say more
at present, but remain, &c.”
of til*
48-94
ton.... il.etotuto o. « • W9re . i ,||, Rnil , declared, and affiuned heforc
't" 1 ' me, Ilm slid Gomulnr Commercial Agent;
tpns, Who bel g hy me|^ n( j tlftrofore , 1 |, aV o hereunto sat
. . . -• - y*,
severally sworn according to Ja*..d)q de
c-lare and dgpose that the .said jjrig heln;
laden wlrtiSi cargo of rice, they tho said
nppearers, made sail in mid ,Upon the said
my
ifllcu,
hrig from Ohatleston aformuhi, hound to
Havana, in the Island of Cuba, on the 4lli
-of Aplil Inst, that in the prosecutioniif the
voyage, nothing material occprred .until
the the 14tli day of said month, of Apili,
which commenced with light pnt| varqihfe
winds and heavy weather. At 2,30.P.M.
ttiree sail in t^ght. one of them, a s tnall
schooner to the N> VV. apparently edging
down futus.jmd a very suspicinus looking
vessel. At 8. P. M,. shi; tacked to the VV.;
at 4, P, M. w« tai tied to the N- and E.; at
5'. P. M. lost sight of ihe schooner; at 0, P.
M. we tacked to the VV.jat to, P. M.,the'
mate's watch on deck, pbsetved the lehr,
standing to th^|. and E. at tlnjes edging
tfic
hand and affixed the-seal of my -
lining rj-quested to certify and testify the
premises. < . ‘
Till* done and protested at the City of
Ifavana, this aisidaji.of April, in the
year of. nur i ord ono thousauiLeiglit
hundred and twenty-nine, and of Ihe
Independence of the United Stale'
the fifty-third. ,
f ' M. RODNEY.
Edward Kelly, ’ ' ~
Hradhnry, .1
and O. Hijiitli.
IJ-, J. Dey, J. VV. PerUer, J
J. McManus, A Finkham-
aown for us, TO night being extreniel,
c. J T,-'
SCENES AT'WASHINGTON.
A Dinner.—Yesterday I dined at the
President's with tljo whole foreign Diplo
matic Corps, in thqir varioue court riresses
and ordej-s of nohitify, all the officers of
the army alql navy alow In.tlie city,, in full
r.cllpse. foalqd m UO-J, got by Marsh,
grandson of.Qhilders. Hq was bred by tb«
andflalMr, '
Duke of Cumberland^fter.svbosedeath ho.
sva* sold, when a yearling,/or 75 guineas,
gnd when five year! old Tie sold for 1,7}g
guineas. -O’Kcli.y; tlie owner, could after-
wards, have got almps^ any sum for him,
hut he Could not be gut to name a price.—
This horse, like Childers, did ndi uppegt
cm tlte turf, till he-was five years old. life
was.rt|iml to sixteen stone. Too-much
cannot be said ofliis'speed and bottom, fot
no contemporary racer could keep a mo.
■■lent, by his side; IJo was alwAVs rode by
Oukly, a powerful jockey, but yet unable
to holt) him, This horse always went at a
certain rat.-, novel 1 swerved, and pulled up
at tho end of the race, Inoatly of bis own
tecord; neilftfer whip no* spur was evet
applied to him. Wiiaii lie run ids first
race of lour miles, at Epsom, for the maids
en plaid, he won tlie first li«kt, going at Im
usual rate, and in running for tbesecond
nil the horses were close (ogtihePat the
three-mile post, when same of the Jockiei
crocking their wliins, Eclipse suddenly bes
j-ame alarmed, and bounded aw*y from liil
usual jog, end Oakly held hi|n with all hi|
strength; nptHlilislanding, in -going the,
last mile lie.distanced all the liuucs. lie
t« seid. to have run over the York Course,
four miles, carrying one hundred and sixty
eight poUiYds. fn.feight minutes. In another
race, at York, in 1770. lie run against the
llellurio.—
pleasant and moon light—at midnight we -dress; all the hfenjia nf departments anil a
Tzow'ock COnRESPOXDXNTS.
OJicet of the Courier, Mercury and
Gautte.
■ - CnantESTox, May 7—7 P. Si.
By the ltnoone.- Florida, - Com ■ Rnol
arrived yeslerda/iver have the Key West
Register of the 80th ull from ivhioh'weok-
Iracr rite following articlvs taken'from a.
Nassau paper, relative to certain occurren
ccs which have taken place betw een II. fl-
M. schooner Nimble and the brig Mary,
(Capt. KollyA oftfii* poit. According to
this account if'would appear that Captain
Kelly. Instead of hdtng •tndignant at the
conduct nflitfe Commander of the Nimble;
bad acfnally certified,to thod.-liberii'con
duct" of that officer towards him, and that
He' “regrets having -made any assertions
which may bear a different construction."
• , KEt WEST, April so.
, By tho arrival of'the sclir. Good Intdnt,
Young, from the Bbhamns, we have been
furnished with regular files.of the Royal
Uazette of Nassau, N. P. up to ihe Ifflh in-
stant. ' ; '"
; NasiAtr, ,N. P. April 18.—On Suiidajr
l ist his Majesty's sclir..Nfmble, Lieut. Go-
ham, sailed from'this port and retorned on
Wednesday, having iaposscssldn an Amer
ican brigantine, which was brought in and
anchored. : Ii appears'that early on atic
inorhing of the l'4tli inst. off the' Berry Is
lands a sail was seen etecriftg Very wild, &
appeared to-be a brigantine. A musket
jvas fired,'bf which nd notioe feeing takeu
lacked to the N, and Ed it I, A. M. the
wind shifted to N. E. tnokeil to the N. W.;
at 3, 20,. a. u. the sclir. in sight, Imt in a
few minutes disappeared, and We presume
she must have taken in her sails, lor in 15
or 20 minutes she «a's within niusket shot
tunning down for us, and fired a musket—
the nlonn nt this time was nearly' down,
and the night had.bec'dmn dark.
All hands were immediately called to de
fend till- vessel. A few minutes nftgr fir-
iug thn musket, she fired a camion, the ball
'front ivIflHr passed ahead.of ujc mid while
loading our arms she fired a"second can
non; when the first naimd deponent lmil
Vd thy schuoiier, but receiving pp answer,
V becoming ftiglitened, fearing
and the ore#
she was a pirate, all entreaties by the first
haihed deponent to prevail upon tlie cTei)
to remain by ttiehrig Were unavailing—got
nut the sttiall boat,.and placing iqjior one
liam and aomo other articles of folW, togeth
ny tho strange vessel, a gun was fired a-
cross her bow,'wbjcli naving had as little
effect', the Niuible rangCdup aloVigsiife.and
hailed several times, but received pti an-
swei; on which ao officer was'sent on tioarfl,
with an armed boat’s crew. On hoarding
this vessef slie was louftd without any per-
. but several loaded fire arms
it Ihe deck. On going " into
the births tvero mucli deranged,
clothes lying about in every part, and n
loaded blunderbuss on'the table. 'Tho'offi-
son on ho-
sitetted Ul
cibin,
tlie
biepnial meetings, Tor Ihe Legislature to
anticipate and provide for the demands and
necessitfes ot the counties for the term of
two yean. and.to foresee,all the events and
circumstances which might happen during
that time, aml of which, by the Constitu
tion, (he. Legislature only can take cogni
zance.” O
The New-York Journal of Commerce,
ofthctst.inst.reports thg arrival at that port
of ‘,Hi»<Pamsh.Majeaty's man-of-war- brig
St Thomas,commanded by CaptKlavman.
iq days from St. Thomas,having on board
his Excellency General Van ^oliolton, go
vernor general qf liio Danish West India
Islands Aides de Canlp Oxholm, Doctor
W. Helms; csaie passenger Capt Thomas
Liowditcli.late of the ship Canton,oC Salem,
[.Also, on board, prisoners,Capt. John An
[deison,late of tUesclu. Virginia, a man by
car who boarded being convinerfd there was
no person alive in the vessel, sent thfe pa
pers which lie found, on board the Nimble,
which proves her'to'he the “Mary, of
Charleston, E-- Kelly, master" laden witn
rice, and bound for Havana;' At day light,
Which time Little Harhodr, Berry Islands,
bore SW. tlist'antS or 7 miles; tho Ninible
spoke an American brig, and inquiring if
they knew the brigantine, the master“an-
stvered that he had ’spoke her on' Sunday,
and had seen her in company with a brig on
Monday evening. - - ' *
. On Thursday morning, Capt. Kelly ahd
the creaqof thejirigantinoarrived inns mall
sloop,who picked them tip near Little Har
bour Captain K- stated that they left the
Mary fron
in chase 9
jcjiv the Nimble on the following chfy, hut
r could not prevail on ills crew to. leave the
shore.- Immediately on capt. Kelly’s'ar
rival the Mary was delivered-up to him hy
tlie commander of the Nimble, and pro-
. ceded on her voyage to Havana yester
day. We have bean shewn cap|. Killy’s
protest,from which we make tbe following
uxtr-ict. •
“And this deponeitt, further snilli thaton
iis nr rival iu Nassau the most liboral con-
-luct Was exercised by the Comma ndpi of
i+.M. schooner Nimfeie, in restoring to him
•the said Brigantine without delay. That
III delivering up the- vessel the officer in
charge, (Mr. Dalway,) caused the baggage
of tlis crew to bo examined in tho presence
if the deponent, and that on ids complain
mg that a few articles of clothes, &c. being
missing, every means were used to,dlqai|i
restitution and redress; and tho deponent
1 . t
few distinguished strangers, nmnnR whom
was Mr,.Gallatin, As.it was the,first pub
lic iTitinor he has given,had great curi
osity to witness the cereinuny; nod was
not only.cr.atified, but felt proutl, that fo
reigners . should witness such a splendid
entertainment. ThePresldeql reoeiyecl his
guests wiih great!(ligmty. his maqriers he-
ing thoscof an accomplished militaiy t>fli :
cor; ctmTetsed very freely, and made liitn-
self qnito Sgreealde. • Thp Presldifnt sat at
Ihe middle of tfee tabid; the foreign minis
ters rangiii^Qp Ids right and left, accor
ding to their rank ; the Dutch iniriislei on
hjs right, and the British minister on Ids
immediate left; Mr. Van.Bureh directly
opposite, pnd otjier heads.of departments
ranged on his right and left., Tlte honors
of the table were done by Major .Ronald
son and Mr.. Hays, .the nephews of Mrs.
Jacltsnu. The ladies were. not .present,
whifth I regrpjted, lor l.considei'eJ Mrs.
'cglehrkted horses Tortoite
Prcvlous to stalling, twenty to one was of
fered, juirfe-wtiile-ruuning, one hundred tq
one on Eclipse again,r tfee field. He t ak
the lead On starling, and after having gout
f-ro.'miles out of the four, he had left both
horses a' distance behind. . It is slated that
O’Kelly, tlie oivner-of- Rcli| |s e, enteiedi
Idm against several other horses for a ace,
and that he bctled llx tofoul that hewuuld.
place all Mid Ifortts; and, when called upon
liefsre starting to do so, Jie named Eclipse
first, and nil the others distanced. Eclij-st
took the lead, and in the first heat disun-
cecl nil the horseyjwilh ease; cnnsequrnllj.
O' Kelly won his feet, a distanced horse ha- ,
ving no place. Eclipse won eleven King’s
plates, and In all of (hnnv.fx.ccpt one, H
earned line hundred. & sixty.ohilit pounds
He and Childers ore. never healoo, W
lias any Jiotsc since.their lime been pru*°
ccd whsise pr-rfornifinces witl bear acorn-
pari>C.ii r vviih theirs.
or with a compass, brace of pistols, and I Donaidsoii quife feenutifiil, and Mrs. Eaton
the first named deponent's trunk, shored
lined deponent
off tfee hq#t half full . or water, and eight
persons on board—with great difficulty wo
reached tho land,’ n distance of 5 miles j
and after hauling up'onr hmit, we proceed
iled to the most'elevated ground to observe
the movements of said aehr. That thq said
sclir. ana brig stood towards tlie land, ivhen
the first named deponent and two seameb
agreed tb prdeeod tn the said sclir—but i;t
s very interesting and very .social. .. The
dinner ivns served’ np'in a mnie.splendid
style than I have witpeised on any. similar
occasion. The dessert and wines were a
houdant and riel); and we left tlm table at
9 o'clock'in fine spirits, and jmicli grati
fied; w hen coffee nnd cordials met . us in-
tho dniwing room, .’• i. ;
A 'ftrview.—The interesting ceremonies
of Jickson’s inauguration, need no delcrip-
tKIs.time both vessels lacked and stood bff tion, as yon were present at fliem as well
tlldjUnd ; that qi they cntild not get on as myself. I, however, to-day, witnessed
hntird «nfH •rlrr. mirl rnttltl not nriul/f« nut 1 wnr,t1, n . I I
board said scltr. and could not make out
wliiif said schr. was, they determined to
Seek assistance on the Island,and after ro
ving d short distaqce they arrived at a hut
where!, they received, some refreshments,
afinthor, of which I suppose yoii would like
to lienr; less-'impVnihg, if is true, hiu Ip
shine measure morepleasing—in which tlte
old General showed tn great advantage :—
It was a review nf the volunteer troops of
nnd were instructed to proceed in a wfester-1 (life metropolis. Tani, lipWevor, notenhiigh
ly direction for assistance ; they according of the shidiertn descrihn tho scene to you
ly sdt off in their boat, and after rowing a- Im technical stylcc-fqrther .than to say, it
bout the distance bf 20 miles, they saw a I was highly gratifying, to .the niiluprnui and
sloop at anchor on tfift^bank—they niade. I resppctahfo spectators who participated in
for her, and were informed' that the capt. ft. - The qpporlunUy of seeing tlie,old fel-
mid owner was on shpre at his Iprm.wliilh- Hoi» in a military ehnractci, was one wliihh
ei they tvcnt_ami found John llmynen, the 11 had long desircdi. The troops were drawn
rainaifllhg about 24'hnurd on the Island,
which ja called Anderson's Jsland.'They
proceeded to Nassau,‘where they uirived on
the 16th inst.ahd found their vessel atan-
chor'in Ihffih'arhor of Nassau, and that the
schr. which they had taken for a pirate,
was II. B. M. splir..Nimble, Lieut. Com.
Coham ; and on the first named deponent
going on shoto, was given to -understand
that Ihe officers and crow ofliis B. M. sclir.
claimed salvage, which was uwarded them
in the amount of tivo hundred and fifty dol
lars, and the Other expenses to wh:ch tlie
vessel was suhjoct, increasing the whole a
S mint to four hundred dollars ; and Ihat
i taking possession of the brig Mary, found
full suit of blacjt, Iu. passing the entire
line, at the distance of but a few'paces, lie
sootnod to read every man's lieait through.
Ills counienance, nine planted his-own fine
firm eyes upon it. His gait was’ remnrka
hie for its strength and activity, having evi
dently recovered -from tho debility under
which lie labored at his inauguration,-and
appeared in other respects to he in good
health. He was attended through tfee ce
remony hy tire Secretary of War, a man -of
excellent disposition and hiiihly prepos
sessing mariners,. blended with.most truly
amiable qualities of-tho head and the heart.
When the President had. reviewed the
•loops) the captain of the, “.Washington
that she had been rbbbcd nnd plundered of [Guards", said, "Tha volunteer companies
9 rrnnrl rntinu dvl,nln« ,,,rr 11 'I - an J _a*-iir s.-v • .... '
good .many articles, vfc., l'l 'hams. 4(1
pouiids Bologrte smAages, all tho tou, cof-
nf Washington had'nvnilcdMliemselvcs of
= . . tho tou, cof- the opportunity of payinghim their res
,g" JTC "iP r ' *hree quarters of a barrel of [ peels,” fceron- which the President advun .
(Hint bfetlfl, one half band navy bicad all ced to him and expressed himself honored
the beef and pork in the harness casks, and by the compliment, and returned his ginte
that they-had broken every chest and trunk ful acknowledgments. After which, the
on hoard, and taken many articles then.- troops marched to-Meridian Hill, about a
I he firs) named deponent lost his mile and-a half from the oily, tlm propertv
amt , Ifcwis —- --- > ' ,f Commodore Potter, and now xho rosi-
from.
watch, flnH a bank note for one hundred
dollars, together with many articles of I deuce of Ex-President Adams'/where they
1 «/t?i Ifllf nn • Irnsti I ...» 1 _ J .. 'at •* /• . . .
clothing. Tho'conk had g45 taken'from
hia cheat; and all the crew lost more or less
of their clothing Tlie licufi in charge of
the brig having on; at the tinfc wo ivoqt n-
lioard, a-pStr.of tlio cook’s pantaloons ; and
that on the 17th tho G'ov’t. Attorney seht for
the first named deponent, and told him if
he did not have bis protest, (tncaning 'a pro
•• ere rogaled with a collation of viands und
Beverages,
From the.New-Yorli Gazette.
Comparison of Speed of the most celebrated
English, and American Racers.
’It has Been often said that-Eclipse and
instances
- r „ .. . , of rakes
fnado by the most colaferaied horsei knoivfl;
Regal decision.--rhs Philadelphia
Cln onialeasnateins the report ofi esse late- ,
ly liVduebf up and decided |n the ftipciior
Court nf that, state, of which Ihe felloiiftf '.
is a brief.sujmnary 'jThomesP Cnpesno ,
Hotis, were the owners of the sliip-L-vricas-
ter, on board of which, being then at Liter*
pool, ton erntes o(..Liverpool ware wen
shipped, tl - ly ruu'sianed to Raphael He
OorfJovantPliiladeiphja. ,When the vet-
sol arnved at Philadelphia and was reaoj
to Jipload,Cordpva, s'6it his porter to wlion
nine of tho crates w'eie -lelivered. Tlie
tomb crate wal landed on the wharf ot Ijic .
I.iverpbnl.packetp, but, was after received
by Cordova, imr' was li known to either of
the pnrtjes what became of it. , U°' l '° va
brought Ills adieu in tlie Court offeto
moil Plena ngeintt Cope &' 8ons, for the
Value of the missing crnle anil obtain™
judgement iniiis fsVSr. The case war thee
carried bp by writ of opror to the Sopreun
Court, and tlie question'now was. sWW
the landing of the, mate at the usual wharf,
iv.as-Asuflt.creht delivery of il to Corfiova—
The Court decided that it was so, and re
versed tho decision of the Common r ie«.
■' -Tiie Baltimore Gazette says—“The city
-of. Baltimore now contains about 14,009
buildings, jnhshited by about 80,000 souls,
forming,' with ihe country, a populationol
about 130,000; proverbial fur industry sue
enterprise, ii-Iiq possess a floating capitalm
jllOO.OOO'dbo, & fixed or real estate wpr:».
*10.0,000,000, and wlio employ at pi™"
slilfes and oilier vessels amounting to iw,
8.24 tone;
The Ship Boston,arrived yesterday tm
Liverpool, has on boaid 7121 liars of i.e
forthe Sooth Carolina' Rail Road Com
|73 ny.—Charles ton Patriot, 7 th '
Catholic Cathedrdl-iNe u»3w| l |f
that'the DHke- of NorfnJk and the Ires
Catholics in London Iiave had a plan " n
upfor the edeclion of a Roman Latn^
if; i
Cathedral in London, in 4he event Mj|A
passing of the bill. £200,000 1
IliloolIIkl Ul 4110 twill* - on ,
eirnady subScsibed Ibr'tiie purpose, a
sitlcralilo poriion of which has beend .<
from the Catholic Rent)—Atlas.
DIED*
On the 30tfe ult..MARTHA L.
aged 2^ years a native of Scriven l
Oonsbrt of Ed w ard ll'Jghei ol thn C J^
PORT OF SAVf^NAjL'
,0 SI"
rllgli wator Tomorrow ak'l’ybee. .
1
do
do'
. WSJ* i vv
* do on Monday sit.Tyfeee,
-. do vtn Savnlinali...
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ARRIVED. ’
Ship America,, Goddard. Cfeare
lay in holiest tglYin .paitofj* • w j Jl
"ilrig George, fm Fbiladelpht ,
ricid.