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VOL. L fRXNTEO WEEKLY. k lit HODGE & WDONNZLL. .0: CONDITIONS* if” <m. ‘ V*’ Ist. Tfee Annual Subscription will be three dollars, half in advance. 2i. Subscribers Jiving oor of the State will i pay the whole subscription upon the deli ver/ of the ftrst number. &l. No Subscript ions will be rece.ved for * less than one year; and no paper shall be discontinued unt 1 arrearages are paid- * 4 *th. Advertisements will be inserted at the L customary rates. \ |C7* Letters addressed to the Edi* ► Writs must be post paid. Tub following GEN.rLE.XEN are re- I Guested end authorized to receive Sub• 4£riptions and give receipts for this papeu viz | Watkinsvillc , Dr. Wm. Wright k i* Jjlc* Joseph Moss. Jdtstfon'icourt\\ Capt. Boyle. Letington—\i'\\t Post Master. * Greene county* Mr. Wyley’ Gres f Jam, P *%H. Greenesboro'y Mr. Grant, I p. M. Grantsvillcy ai)d the ?Post Master, PoweltoQ. j Wilkes county— Mr. James Wing** i field, P. ?$. Washington, and Mr. Robert Grier. l Mr. John Barnett. Columbia Court-House— P. Master. » Hancock —Mr* Abercrombie, F. M. and Joseph Bryan, Esq. Elbert on—Mr. Wm. Woods. iPjtersburghj- Mr, Alex. Pope. | Augusta—Mr. Fraser, P. M. and Major F- Phinizy. * Morgan—Mr. Cunningham, P. M. Jasper— Dr. Shorter. \ JPutnam—BjtiCU Gaither, Esq. JMilledgeville— Fhe Post Master. Madison county— Mr. Gong, P. M. and William Hodge, Esq. W Franklin—*' the Post Master and the Rev. Messrs, Newton Jtrtd Sampson t-arv«.’ jtPttthfogtim county— General Irwin. I Warren— the Post Master. JL,incpln—Y he Post .Master. Savannah— .-Samuel But nett, Esq. Midway^} obn El. Fraser, Esq. t St. May's-«rM* jor Clark, “P M. Abbeville t S. C.**- Mr. Moses W* . .Dobbins* J Without intending any disparage ment to'the and valuable pa s ,pers printed in Augusta, Mil ledge- J .tille and elsewhere in this State, we vwill take the liberty to mention the following considerations as in some | .degree recommending this do public L patronage, and especially in the up r per counties. I j ; It will he large* and will conse l ifuently contain not only a variety, L but a considerable quantity .of mat * ter—selected with care,. , It will be pub Used at the Seatof : the University of this State, and’ I will derive from that circumstance | iome general interest and import* Once. . It will be published on Thursday r in every week soon after the arrival of the Northern and Southern Mails at this place, and will contain a »• condensed summary of the latest and most interesting news from the North and South. 4 From a direct communication L thro’ Greenville. S*C. k Buncomoe V Vo Tennessee this paper will proba ;f*ly derive the earliest intelligence from Tennessee* Kentucky, Ohio & , other Northern and Western States and Terriftmes. It will contain besides the com* mon subjects ot a newspaper, some , moral, religious and scientific mat ter, which will be carefully selected •: and made as far as possible subser -1 tieot tb the practice of chrisj*anity and to the pursuits of common life. m tj'hd more effectually to attain this a object, we here beg leave respectful ‘Jy to invite?wad solicit genUemen'of t actenee, who are friends to man t Jkind, and who would meliorate the 4&qndttiort of hutnarPlifc, to favor us irthfe their aid. pieces on toe,vari ous subject* alludejd to, whether ori ginator well selected, will 8e thank fag Jteceijfeo— to j>i griculture or the mechanical arts. It is not that this paper shall be made the vehicle of private orpereonal scurrility and abuse. To those gentleitfeo who have be nevolently forwarded, by a liberal advance, the publication of the Ga zette* the Editors heg leave to ten der their grateful acknowledgements —their fuune endeavors, they trust, will go to-prove that this liberality has not been wholly misplaced*? *• & |C7* Gentlemen holding Subscrip tion papers for the Gazette , are res pectfully requested to transmit to the Editors immediately the names of sub scribers, Savannah, May 10. # 4 . ‘ *•? - jg} . m UNlYmti S* A S*jColl FE TVE ADAMS. On Friday evening the 19th ult arrived at Cockspur, [about 12 miles from Savannah] the United States’ corvette Adams, Capt. Morris, from a cruize of near 4 months. We bavt’ obtained the following particulars of her % cruize. | ‘ On the »9th of Jan* at 10 o'clock p. M.the Adams got under way, and stood down the Chesapeake bay, dis covered what was supposed a ship > light—she immediately hauled her wind—at 11 o’clock the Adams struck several times on York Spit, hauled off to the eastward—at half past 12 o’clock, discovered 2 large sail of the enemy ; passed them within half mus ket shot, without being discovered, & got safe to sea. Several days after, spoke a Russian ship, 63 days from London, for Rhode island, hi ballast, and informed that she Was boarded by a British frigate a few days pre vious. Jan. 26th, spoke the Russian ship Nadescha, Putnam, from Lon don bound to Amelia Island. Nex> day boarded the Portuguese brrg Piedade from St. Salvador, for Bos ton. On 29th, the Adams Captured the British schooner Prince Regent, capt. Bee he from Malaga, for Hali fax—took out her cargo which con sisted of wine, oil, and fruit, and burnt her. Feb 9th, fell in with and captured the British sch>r Industry, from John's, bound to Grenada— took the crew from on board at mid night ;r and set her on fire. Feb. 24th. made the isle of Sal-hore, distant 4 leagues. March 4th, discovered a small sail under the land, a canoe c%me off from her to the Adams— the sail proved to be the Fairy of Sierra Leone. The next day, early in the morning, the Adams came to anchor ip 10 fathoms water and sent her boats ashore for water; after being supplied, got under way and stood off shore. On the morning of the LOlh March, discovered a brig at anchor under the which the A dams lost sight of in a squall of rain. Next day, made her again ; at 7 p. M. sent the 2d cutter and stern boat on board the brig, under the command of lieut. Wadsworth. She proved to be the English brig Roebuck of 8 guns and 12 men, trading along the coast; cargo ivory, oil, Sec. took sun dry articles from on board of her; gavemp to the brig the prisoners, 39 in number which were paroled * the Adams supplied them with a sufficU ency of water and provisions to take t)iem to Sierra Leone y the prisoners also received some cloth, knives, pipes, fee*-to-trade with the natives for provisions and water in case ,of necessity. *’ March 24, made a sail about $ p. m. and immediately gave chase, night coming on, she was lost sight of— nextefliorning discovered a ship bear ing down—*at 11 o’clock’ the Adams fired a gun ahead of the chase and hoisted English colors—the chase hoisted British colors at the same time. Next day at 1 p. is ifired a gun ahead of the chase again, Which’ r was answered by firing three at the Adams—beat to quarters and clear ed ship for action—the Adams fired a number of shot at the chase j bit, she being to* windward, and*at sdcM a distance, that no execution could be done—ceased firing—the enemy still keeping hu colors up—madb e- exertion, practised every ma bceuvrrl; to%mke his cicape-rwhich, howeve?, lie con Id ppt effect. At 4 o’clock JfcJjjW* Adams came up with liie ship, and fired a gun into her, when, she struck her Shtrproved )&■ be the Woodlfridge, * Indiamun tram Calcutta, cargo, rice, ivory, 6cc. It was very thick & hazy wnen took possession of the but on the haze ATHENS, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1814. 28 sail, 5 or 6 miles distant—the two nearest men of war. The Adams had scarctiy to take her men which she had put on board the prize—on effecting this, she imme diately made all sail the fleet gain ingon her—the nearest 14 miles— Three made sail in chail of the A dams, which she lost sight of in a hours. On the 27th the Adams discovered a man of war standing for her under a heavy press of with a signal flying at the main—in I a short time afterwardsit become ve ry thick and squally, when the Ad ams saw nothing more of her. At/ tive r. m. it cleared away, discovered the sail again, also four others, haul ed close by the wind.; at fi lost sight of them, 28th March, spoke Portu guese ship Emulator from St. Jago, |[Cape de Vcrd] bound to St. Salva dor©, cargo salt.—April 4,’ boarded the Portuguese brig Dukd of Pala vers, 4 days from+Pernambuco, lor Boston. From that time to April 24 [2O days] the Adams never saw a sail, April %5 spoke the Spanish sch'r Dorotcr, from Havana a, for Newport,’ I. April ST, chased, came up with, and boarded the American privateer Clara, from Havanna for the U. States, 29in the Adarak came to anchor off fybee Light. The Adams to sea.< | Went to 9ea pn Sunday morning a>out 10 o'clock the corvette A dam.,. She entered the port as will be seen above, on the 29th uftftowb- 4 tain a supply of provisions and wa -er, having been qui e destitute of the** articles whefr’ sne arrived.— Almost all her spars were sprung or injured in some degree. She has procured ne w ones— a as gotten on hoard provisions S*c. sufficient for a lour months cruize > and again pro ceeded against the. enemies of the Republic, Her officer* and crew, when she arrived, Were in high health and fine spirits— success attend her. The Adams* landed at this portrait her prize goodsaroongli which were 6 tons of ivojy. PICTURE Os PARIS. [The following Picture of Pari* is front the pen of an intelligent and observing native of Philadel phia, whose talents, opportunities and love of truth, qualify him eminently to give the most faith ful and interesting account of ev ery thing passing in his vicini ty.]— Press. Parisi u In my last, written several weeks ago, I mentioned the departure of the Emperor for the army a few days before, and stated my belief that notwithstanding the deplorable state of France, she would, yet be sav ed, in consequence of the dilato ry movements of the enemy, which had given time to organise another force to oppose him. About that date the battle of Brienec took place, if, which the French suffered consi derably, & were obliged to fall hack —the consternation excited in Pa ris by that event exceeds all des cription ; the general belief was Chat the allies would be in Paris in two or three days, as several bodies of them had been within eight leagues. All kinds of business was at a stand, nothing was to be seen but confu sion and dismay ; shops shut, goods, families, &c- quitting town to seek refuge in the lutenor—bank stock whicn a few months before was 1200 francs; fell to 490., , Specie was jgb longer to be found; it had disa|iK pcared in the twinkling of an eye bank notes were discounted at a premium of 40 per cent, and very soon could not be discounted at any price. At the moment when _ their scene of terror was at its heigni, and when the enemy were momently ex pected to arrive,, the firing of the camion of the hotel des Invalids an nounced gained over {tie Russians and Prussians, which’ was rapidly followed tor several days by others, until the whale force of, the allies commenced their retreat; & Paris a short time before apparent** *lv destined to inevitable desiruction) lias now nothing more to fear fi# its safety . *, * “ With respect f6 the details of these* remarkable .refer “TIP to the official accounts, which will doubtless arrttji befon? my letter. Os the slaughter and de struction however nude among the i. 1 mmSm » 3ttl6#r W4i wounded in one of (hem, and con sequently sent back, here.-j. He says that for himself n? never had an idea of such a scene of Carnage, and that the oldest veterans in the army de clare they never witnessed its e qual. ’lt is said by many who have had authentic accounts, that the Erf . peror discovered atf character of Wertttiess and ferocity? never before displayed by him.” The soUliet y and 1 peasantry, wrought up to a pitch of frenzy by the devastations of the en emy. entered into his feelings, and a$ Jong as any excuse For slaug iter re main e no quarters. ..To a few ‘thousand old troops brought! from Spain, theif successes are in a gfeat measure attributable i these kgnixed among the new conscripts, in* fused their’ courage tand energy in to them, tnd carried all bhlbre.tivem at the point of the bayonet,’ exclaim ed at every stroke they dealt vaparte ca a Paris i Go take that to Paris ! In one instance a body of Bavarians, consisting of near four thousand meh, were massacred to £ man—* add to all ilm,:tllat numerous strag- - gters are roaming about the woo Is, who are hunted like wild heists; br the’ ‘ peasantry ‘ f how all furhikhed |vith arms gathered from tliC field of battle] and mvstly shot dowh with out mercy. The 4 roads, & ditches, fields, fit: are covered With dead bo dies and so many have been dr'own ea in the*Seme, that a notice has been* issued to the inhabitants of Pa ► Tfc by the police, requesting them not to use Its waters without previ ous purifications. “ To us who are spectators of these passing events, ho\y interest ing is a resident at Paris at this mo ment f* The scene oPaction is so. near that every change and occur* rence is instantly known. Tljye tri umphs and! miseries of War; may here be seen in all their brilliancy, aq|i all their horrdrv At one mo ment is heard the shout of victory, ami the next the groans of the wounded and dying: now the eye encounters a body of prisoners, 6c now a long melancholy cavalcade* of miserable beinap whose agonizing wounds and ghastly countenances show that, the victory was dearly purchased. Within two weeks up wards, of 20 Ouo Russian, Prussian and Austrian prisoners have passed through heye, by a large number, of-officers. Three Russian generals have also afr ved here together,, escorted by the gen darmerie, “and surrounded by the populace who maefe the air ring with their* shouting and exultation’. “ The head quarters of the Empe ror are now at Troy.ts, the capital of Champaigne. ? ;The Austrians continue to fall J>ack, bu; Unless an arrangement is made, a terrible ac- must take place Very soon. Peace is much talked of, and is most devoutedly to be wished for by eve*-J ry friend of humanity# 4 This deso lating war has 44 filled the World with widows and with orphans,? and made some of the most Nourishing districts of Europe a desart and Si grave. Not one object for which it : was commenced, has been effected ; on the contrary, it has opened adoor for endless jealousies and conten tions, St I anticipate nothing for the* future but everlasting wars and bick erings among the very powers now fighting undef the same banners. , I close this letter in haste, I put off writing to the last pome at, be cause at this eventful moment eve ry day furnishes something new and interesting and I wish to give the la test intelligence. I fear indeed it will be two late for the first Vessels at Bordeaux. I shall again address you the first opportunity.* FROM THE MILITART MUSEUM. Sketches of Manners and Customs in * - Lower Canada* ; Every attempt to elucidate the custom, and character ot any people or country, however distant or un f known, is laudable ; anajmore go that of our neighbors, a people ve ry little known to men ot travel or observation, .and seldom visited by any other class of men thau merce nary speculators ; this aud the dis similarity of language, has kept our knowledge of this section of our continent so limited, as to their paK ticul&r and characteristic habits and manners* f ‘ * • ‘ 1 he Canadians are a hardy, ath lete, swarthy complectioued race of men, and as a people, of » ensuring the greatest harsdhips hos». pitable, unambitious, to a great degree many of tb m vUi 11v retain the Indian cittfour and complexion which has been most. Scftipuhusly handed tloWn from hi ther to son, since the first cofonizvv tion of Canady* when the <f|renehi King finding nd othe¥ Way to quiet the savages, lofig at a tune gav e % reward of4o guineas to ‘every French staler who should moon y a squa:v % which had the ritsired effect, fimd at the same time peopled “she colony Which was fast 1 sin king in number of inhabitants! In this'climate both man and beast depreciate*, in point ofsi’xc toaveiy observable degree; every one knows’ the Canid mil he se to fie a mere poney in the are rquulfy so Veer ed in this climate, ‘and the hast breed of English ctti|L*, id three’ genera* tons, will diminish, to the standard* of Lilipufiaii size. - ‘ The’ men average about five feftt, four or five inches, the Women aifc rather more, thi.yWtf extfavagnail* fond of the pipe, which They are it* ten so cartidl af as to pie'sei'vt on* till it is ten years ffftl’aUd as black as which” Constitutes its chief value ; at this,state of perfection it is preserved with as much care as a Bersian would of his talisman : In* deed, smoking is such a perpetual motion in tlreir houses, which af*s‘ generally ceiled, that the whole inters nal part exhibits a complete bistre c<4 lor better laid oh thau tould the fiiost finished rob rii painter, & after theft annual scouring and polish! hg dee* not appear amiss* Their dress i$ from one to five pair of trowser-;, water proof mocasms, jacket and * kind of plain surtout or froc k c without that necessary appendage * collar, but in its stead a kind of hood,’ not unlike ah’ Esquimaux cap, r/hrcli on any emergency of rain or chid, thev very dexlt# )usly draw. in their heads like a tortoise, [which is alwaysembellished With a knit wool* ftn cap of red or blue] false 1 theirt tap'd att and project their heads • int#‘ this sacu, to the no small ‘amuse-, merit of the Yankee observei'T’ theif’ clotfies are invariably the salne co lor being mixt of bUck’ find Whitts sheep’s wool* which they contriWfetto dress w ithout the help of a clqthfer, and indeed well they may, for thero is not a single clothier in ail LoWeir Canada—at least among th% French —a large billet of wood and a tub at , completely supercedes the fulling mill as though it never had bpen , in ven ed. ‘ V’PKI Their houses are generally small, frequently containing but one ngom, and that sumptuously decorated witfcl uncouth pictures, crucifixes, holy boughs, and a great provision of boii* which are an* artificial compo* si lion of flowers, which are, ‘given as a present on the frirth-day >of eve* ry one frdfn unCV to uncle and cousin to cousin, to the relationship df which they pay* great attention even to the* twelfth degiee-; often times a whole parish are related* Their chimnies which are very large and* built of stone always appear on the*out sido from top to bottom, probably for e conomical purposes to sate boards, which are very dear. Immediately before the house is a large oven, and underneath, a pig-stvc—which no doubt improves the, flavor of thelfk, ragouts and stews which they are s » fond of. Their land is not capable of producing fall wheat, or rather, climate, owing to the great sqpWV and long continuance which their fields are ridged like musk me ion whether high or h»r land, because their fathers did s&; and they obstinately adhere to their old customs, the strict * of WJrich, constitutes a man's ovtiio- r doxy.as a farmer. The moat of tbe farms are annoyed to tr vcv.v* great dcgice by the Canada wherever it gets hold, it mi perfect pest, destroying every thing i it is as contagious to lands in .the Dei -Ik borhocd of it, as the yellow fever among men; after the Wheat, r/> or oaits has been about six weeks’ sowr «and, the tlustrcp appear about ten iiw chef above it, completely hiding the grain, when me farmer with a scythe, mows them on just above the bhtde of the grain, cbkes tnern off and burns them, by whioh means the Wheat gCva the start of them for the rest©i the season. ♦ 1 : gjg^kt g j* v[. mA ft X/ ¥ Vf4'4 A NO. XV.