American advocate. (Louisville, Ga.) 1816-????, September 05, 1816, Image 3

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~~'frtypig'yijurg;. j tßußiualT : SPANISH OUTRAGE. The arbitrary & inquisitorial proceeding \ n t fit# C kholifi Majesty, in the vase of Mr. J abseil will he found at length in | uur paper <>f te-J*y, appears to us the ifiosjt! aggravated outrage upon na>ianal law t|o<l, Signify,- that ever <H*gr*ee4 llxeahnals of a civilized nation. Mr. Meade, it will be seen,%t the tttrie of his arret, was tv-ring - o theenpaei'y of pro consul—hm tins sa cred character of a public minister, efcaid not sfaietd him from an insult and degra dation, wlieh the most heinous offence could onlv merit. *iV * Uepnbiia iA the person of her rrpre* sentasive has moat abused Her nationij[#UUiitate has b> en violated— for * agreeably to the datios of nfition% and conformebSy to the greit principles of the law of nations, the ambassador dr pubUe minister is at present, by the r.ustotfi ajwl consent of all nations, independent of ail jurisdiction in the country where he resides, I either for civil or military c ses.” ‘‘ln the year 1668, the Porto uese resi dent at the HAgup was, by an on er of ihe court of justice, arrested nod put in prison far debt. Bit *n illustrious member of that vama court very justly thinks this procedure unlawful, aai contrary to the law of na tions. 11l t\ eye tr 1637, a resident of the j vector of B sHenburgh io England, wa B,iso arrested for riot. But i e wca set as liberty, the arrest judged “on.r.iy to law: and even the cr dnors and oliv ets ul justice concerned in the insult were punished Here we see what inviolable repaid is at tached to the character of* public minister, even notwithstanding the abus of the high confidence reposed in him, anb lr*s Cpart orefrom thecvurnon principles. olhriuoty. A power who regards the dignity oi her character, will be as tenacious of the good name of her ambassador, as f her own—r od will be as anxious to indemnify tor injuries fuistair.ed thro’ him, as can be the pariy iu sutted to demand retribution.—But Mr. Meade, did not abuse the sacred privilege of his office, while atiug as vice his oonduct appears to be eat* rely irr;'pro&fch&- ble—he was arrested for the p> ymrts? ol’ a sttm of money, which the Wcrceu %ry iyront Imnself, acknowledges to have in his posses sion i There are some acts of moral ittrpi tude and political <yrunny, so palpably of fensive to humanity, (and the one betafe us is an evidence of tkl i’ tt) tU4 any a'H'mpt at;elucidation, or reprobation, only verves to lessen, for the moment, the abhorrence they so naturally excite—we shall therefore refrain from farther comment, than Amply to observe, that “ an injury done to the meanest subject, of a country, is an tnsuii upon the whole constitut'aM Atia Chkonicxe* GENERAL TOLEDO. Gbnehal Ton edo, of tho revolutionary army ot Soutb-Ameriea, aceompaoied by his secretary (an American) and another gentleman, were iu this town on i ueedey and Wednesday last.. They ‘ awe passen gers we understand with ,c~ plain Gjrinnohls of this port from New-Orleans, whete n attempt had been m&dd by home of the tta snisaries ofthe old government to ssa.ssiiia.ie him, from which be narrowly escaped, a ball passing through the eu§ ot >ns coat He is of the ordinary *i*e, and litudsuwoly proportioned, about 35 years old, and uas held the command of admiral under the government of the kin*;. The obj ioi t fis visit to this part of the country i* a profound >cret, as he acts very much upon e le serve. There c.tn be but lilt e doubt but what it relates to furthering the viev. s oi the revolutionists, ahbough h'-’ and cUu and tho (jtfer, while here, of the aervi es ol s ver; i individuals, and appe red av tsv to private conversation. On the 2.! of Janu ry tuat he was denounced by the Chevalier D- Obis as a “ traitor who was preparing an txpi ditinn at Ntw-Orlean# ag iust the dominions of the king bis master” in eorjutv tion with other insurgents who h -d taken rtriuge there. We think it more than probable that his present object is to obtain a supply ot arms, ammunition and provisions for his p rtiza'n.s, to be conveyed in fast sailing vessels under the American fl-g: if this is the res* v.e shall soon hear of hi* beine in Baltimore. Alexandria [Jerald. ISew ; -Vok, August 16. Success oj the Patriots. JZt tract of a letter from l unavna, received by a geutlcni: a in this city, dated 73th ot July. *i The squadron ruder the command of Adiitt oi Biron j.* dvd its forces at Cantpa not whence lo!i’ ar detsthed ivlaririo, his sev-ood ia comm ad, to tiu reh Upon Cuniana, and Piar with 300 avalry upon the Plains. Margarita, end several other places were taken, nod great clemency tJj;-wn by tho i conquerors to trie Spanish troopij. ibonce: they sailed and landed at Ocutnftves vvi'h; 2000 troons, wlnve they were 6ooit joined by 700 of the They KtiUequ''nt.ly lock pcfcsesnen of CAliren cad aexny. t V ! V (nottic .i j) wc* ecf.n as<r eva *uafvd, and <b? victorious iuiicrcndfnt nrr { ‘look’ the roV? to Cats ecus. Ths-a moTnin. Admiral BiVwi arrived off this hnrbor c.rn. obtafued perrr.faiion (*> land <af tfce pavpf.ee of having k cordercoee with Admiral Kik feert, id brought (he infelligtrice of tjac : race#* haViUg sorr - ? dered (o the Patriots [Thehipauish soidoffi ere daily degenprg | their Oiircb r rt cstsse to eiiliet under t’.e ! banners of ihe Libtr*4or*—they deelar© : that they are starving utnh-.r the cruelty ot their government, aiid wish no t** b<? slaves. Previous to their landing at Cam-i p no, a uavpri action took place, io which> Don Mateo L;o Laiupo was killed t B:rori! was sii ,htiy wounded, but is now perfectly tveovereti.” [Translated for the D mocratic Press, j Head Quarter? at Octameter, &th July y i ßt. Simon Bolivar, Supreme ehiet of the Rcpub li *, and captain geui.r.ii of the arteies of Venezuela and New tsrerr and t, &,?>. To the Inhabitants of the Province of C&rrhe ’ cos. j An army, a nvimetpus ork of artillery, Quskets ammimi* tion are now at my command to liberate y-wu ~ Your tyrants shall be destroyed or empJ&d, arid you . shall be restored tb your rights, to your ‘country, and to peace. The war of e'vteffnimtian cas tled on against us by our ene mies, shall cease on out side.—~ We shall pardon those who may surrender, even thongn they be Spaniards! Such oi then as serve the cause of VY lezula shall be regarded as friends, and con sequently chall be employed;jc cording to their merit and abi i ties The hostile troops that come over to us, shall enjoy all the benefits that the country can bestow on its benefactors. No European Spaniard shall be put to death unless hi battle. No American shall suffer ihe least injury for having joined the king’s party and committed hos tile acts against his fellow-citi zens. The unhappy portion of our brethren, who have groaned un der the calamities of slavery, is hereby set free. Nature, justice and policy, demand the emanci pation of the slave ; hencefor ward there shall be known in Ve nezuela only one class of men—■ all shall be citizens. After taking the capital We shah convoke the representatives of the people to a Con grf ss, in order to re-establish the government of the republic. Whilst we are marching to Carraccas, general Marino, at the head of a formidable corps, at tacks Cumana , General Piar, reinforced by generals Roxas 6c Mon a gas, become master of the plains. (Uancs) advances to Bar celona, and general Arismendi With his victorious army occu pies Margarita. Bolivar, j Late News from Havanvah. Oaptttiu Brooking#? arrived her© yester day in the sloop Jane, five d*iys from H&- vunnah, irform# ns, that just before he sail ed, a report was in eireoiation that the Car- (or insurgents, as they were called) bed ‘raptured Pensacola, liplis new# wti# said to iuve been brought British: man of war Wig, in a short passage from the mouth of the Mississippi A ft *et of merchantmen, principally Spa niard# under convoy of a Pi each man-of-war brig, was to sail from Havnunab in ti e day alter captain Brookings} they amounted to about 80 soil, end were priueip’ * y bound j to Cadi*, and otuer port# , The cly before the Jane #i Y r * Spanish ; sehormer ernvrd from the <:v >ft, #nd tco ; f)th> r<? aomufew days previona—-ari w;(h fold cargoes of sLves, >. n< )tit.ring tri about nine j hundred, or n tfoliH’ nd. _ ( ! Cap •. i;; B. ittruifelit# the following ** t:ej i*Ute f Ihs aaaAt-t when Is left Hr*’ rr.<> -| : Flour a r ' r ? a 5 tofr-e 13 i browp mjffv to.j white do. U —t'harhslor.. i City ejxdte TKk instant. Captain Brooking#, of the *Wn .T-ne.| strived here yesterday in S ifeya frem U - vannah, informs, that two days before l e j soiled, i British g. v. hrig t rrfmf there Aow off the BeV:st, wvfi inierjbfcttoa that, tie : Cnrthgeia#, r patriot had p.iade an upon, nan taken Pensorola. Charleston Courier. I _ Nvw-Yoat:, August 12. j W© fenrn from ept. Is.-Io fron M laga, I atid Gibraltar, that the Onit and htic ipf ban!© ship Washingtoa. rroimodoi*® ‘Chtmti’-ey, arrived and a<K!-oT'cd in Uibrnl : (a- bay on th© 2d of July. On he- nr.iv I, jtbe fired a Salute, white vr a e.jjs.wered by ! the garrison’ ‘fbe Was*, in ..ton stilled from Ammpolis on the 7 h of June. Bank JVhttdr.—The Ba'tim.tre Federal G iTaite intimates, that the seetre ary of the treasury, is dianilsed to svquiesre t - the arrangement proposed .by the * ©avsnfinn ot 71 ;e bank# (to pay “peeie on the Ui of duty) if adopted by all the barks Chariestoii Ev. Fast. Ag. 22, Another Lift The British sloop Ami, ; from Nn#.&a, graved yesterday wi.h sixty t*'re© thimimnd’ doPe.r# its IE. We bone ttfh article will soon be more plenty i tliAfc dry aoou*. Ihyu’- Tork Gazette Aug. 14. New York. Augnst 13. bank M)n:k „ , j.,- , / 7 pc*r cent di# :ount for f ? ’* ® ! ' V;K N w-York Bills ‘'Jersey do. do. 7 do. 00. B Ifimore do, do. tO u7Ol 2- do. V.rgioiATaoorpo-> 3 do> do rated Banks y North-Carolina 4 dr. do, j Bouth-Carolina 21 2 bo. do. i Pennsylvania, O ) r J,*o Ken tacky >2O a25 do, da, J & wester n bote# j Treasury. Notes, 1•* !*>.- da. j * All‘lie Bills of the Barks ia the ftaW* i o f* New-Jericy- ©rest th Above dsKtooot, iexcept the Newark Ber.kA Eli* betrrfowu | Banks, Mofr’ s.twu Bank aml Patterson • Bank fthey are at par with New-Yo?k Bills. TO MEDICAL MEN j Philadelphia, Aug L ! The Philadelphia Medical So ciet) contemplates publishing, as soon as sufficient materials shall have been collected, a volume ot Transactions. With a view ‘of embodying in these Transactions the numerous important medical facts which may occur in the widely extended practice of this Country, the so ciety thought proper by a resoiu tion adopted at its last session, to require the corresponding secre taries publicly to solicit informa tion, from the different parts of the United States. In compli ance with that resolution, the corresponding secretaries take the liberty of respectfully soliciting the physicians cf the U. Slates generally, and especially th£ dis*j tant members, to aid the society j in the accomplish men of this im-j portant obje ct. j Without presuming to dictate | Yo iheir medical brethren what! subjects are most, deserving aUen | tion, the corresponding secreta ries cannot refrain from invitlhg ! the physicians of the U. States to an attentive observation and cri tical investigation of the epidem ical tnd eodemical diseas sos th r coiinirj'. S hey are also desirous of obtaining information on other medical subjects, as well as on the collateral branches of science connected with the medi cal profession: sensible that the collection St compari .on of facts, resulting from well conducted ex periments, and attentive observa tions minutely and accurately de ailed, must be an important de s&eratum to ell who are desirous j ; of the advancement oi’ me Yea! | science. Communications in t u i (led for the society may bedY ! reeled to JOSFPB WOOLLENS, M.J>. 15,.. 222. 3S aJ silft es, or JOHN B. J I NKS M 0. Nii 575.N. iestrwt. Convspti >.< iii? t. h luriebpi.iA M.ijoeit ty. £3* Printers of Newspapers 5c other periodical publicaiions in j the United Stares, favorable to j the progress of medical science, are requested to insert the above* SHERIFFS TaLEsT Will be Sold, on ihe first Tues day in October next, at the Mar** b*t House in the Town of Louis ville, Jefferson county, i One tract of pine land, contain ! ing 455 acres, on the waters of , Reedy and Brier Creeks, adjoin ling Hatcher and others: Taker* I as the property of Richard Jack ! son, to satisfy an execution, the. | administrators of R. Watkins 5 vs. f said j ickson. ALSO, I One tract oflund whereon Johts ! Eubank now lives, adjoining Co day Fowler and others, taken as the property of said Eubank to satisfy an execution Holiday Ha ley and others, Executors of €. Ballard vs John Eubank, George : Eubank, Benj Thomas andJohu j Cox. L, H- MARKS, d.s j.qj j August 30. iS 16 I” ADML\ Ia TRA TORS’ SA LE O Will be sold, on Thursday, thz \7th October next , at the plan tation of “Jonathan Drake > lai& of Burke county , deceased. All the personal property o£ ! said deceased; consisfmg of Hor ! se’s, Cattle, Hogs, Sheep Corn Sc | Fodder, Plantation fools, House j hold & Kitchen Furnitu re, and j Other Articles* too tedious to men j tion. Terms made kgown cii jibe day of sale.—Sale to be cotv j tinned from day today, until oe'ea j pitted. Judy Drake, Adm'x . Elias Dtake, Adm ? n sih Sept. IS 1/5. Nwe months after date ’cation will be made to the hon- Jorable the inferior Court of Jes- I ferson county, for leave to sell j all, the real estate of Idhabud i Ledbetter, late of said county deceased. JOHN COOK, Administrator. April 9. PRINTIKIiT OF ALL KINDS is n>ri at t © A* mrbican Advocate OrFi.es, in Louis vilte, Georgia, with neatness, aciuraey ilisn**t-h. SHERIFFS BLANK TITLES, for sale at the Print!. -Office LcuisvUie. Aixo _BTANK DKEDSL Also, a Narrative of the con version of Sarah Hamilton. A LAI), Op ABOUT FIFTEEN TEARS OLD, Will be taken a# nn Apprentiee to th© Prin ting Business, by the Printers hereof, if application is marie soon. Lonisvilie, AugnA 8, IK 10. NOTICR FLOPTI 8t WHEAT, will ho bj th© Printers, in payment Ibr ariri A rivof firing.