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THE PASSAGE OF TIME.
Roll* the tide of Time along!
Swift i» fleet*—nor deigt.* ciuy,
B.v its current, deep and *>t» »ng,
Marfc, my Sou*! Vwill not be long,
Ere *hou shalt be borne away.
On i> smooth surface while I glide,
Heedless of it* receding motion,
Beauteru* flo vers i the banks betide,
Charm rro ljt*, and fr m me hide
Eternity*s capacious ocean.
So, lu -ftl by below
Loses *»ght of heaven and bliss ! y
Still. «uU his ears unnoticed flow,
And bt-ar him, as the) silent £O,
To th* awful deep abyss, (
Mortal! let the year exhort.
Ere it bid ’bee long fareweil :
Spend the future as thou ought 1 „ -
\Vha: de{>end[s on time so short,
Even angeiscannot tell.
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EXTRACTS
From an essay on the Divine Authority
OP ME NETT MWAMEttr,
By DAVID BOGUE. 1
A .. /. ‘)H ..;/ ‘ ./ ’ “, ‘• ■ \ ; •. /’
There is every thing in the Nets Tes
tament which a Revelation from God
may be expected to contain •
Before God has given a revelation
of his will for a man to sayprecise
ly, what it will contain, would be
just as absurd as for an angel before
the creation of the earth which wc
inhabit, to have attempted to des
cribe what kind of a world Godcouid
make. When it is created, he may
an accurate idea of it: and
may clearly perceive the wisdom*
power, and goodness of God* dis
phved in its formation, and in its va
rious parts. It is thus in respect to
divine revelation. The wisest of the
human race must have groped in the
dark before it was given, and could
form no distinct view of its nature,
livery sober enquirer now may disco
ver clearly how ivell it suits the ne
cessities of man ; and how much it
manifests the perfections of God, and
is calculated to promote his glory,
livery thing necessary for us to
know, is here revealed. God in
structs ds in his nature and excel
lencies* , Various books have made
pretensions to a divine origins but
there is not so much said of God,
»or is there so full and enlarged a
view of God in them ail, as in the
Ncw Testament alone. Human na
ture is delineated in all its parts, in
its principles, and in all its wants.
The character of Christ furnishes a
mod A for the imitation of every in
telligent The doctrines of a
mediator, ahd redemption through
him, present a remedy for the wants
and miseries of mankind ; and open
the way to everlasting blessedness.—*
In the pvecepts of the gospel there
is a full and perftet rule of temper
and conduct. A future state is un
veiled, and we are presented with a
view both of the happiness of the
righteous* and of the misery of the
■wicked : and in addition to this, ev
ery motive which can influence the
heart, is set before us in all its force.
In short, there is nothing of value
which men need to know, but is here
taught. I will not say there, is no
thing we can desire ; for we may
desire to know many things which
are not revealed* But 1 will confi
dently assert, that every thing which
sober reason can say it is necessary
for us so know, in order to the direc
tion of our conduct, and to the real
comfort of a present state of being,
is here revealed with inimitable sim
plicity, purity and precision.
An attentive reader of the New
Testament may say, “ what is all
this to the purpose : and what proof
does it afford of a divine revelation?”
But the judicious and reflecting en
quirer who is in search of principles,
and who is determined to examine
with care whatever professes to be a
revelation from God, will not satis
fy himself with asking, M What ex
ternal evidence is there of its divini
ty in the first place, 44 What
are the things which it contains, and
delivers as heavenly truths, that I
may know what it is, which the evi
dence is to confirm.** -This is the.
proper method of proceeding : and
whoever will take the pains to search
Srotoundly into the principles which
&ve been presented to view : and
survey them in them light, sanctity,
exten and fullness , and give due
weight to the consideration, that
theie is every thing in them neces
sary to t!>e perfection of human na
ture in goodness and felicity, will
6ee abundant reason to conclude,
that they are worthy of an infinitely
excellent Being to reveal, that they
carry with them a presumption of
their divine original, and if they be
accompanied with external evidence
Vare to be embraced as a reveiatio.
M i ‘A * hr ‘a s:
MORAL.
Forsake the foolish, and live* and go in
the to ay of Ui.de tanding.
There is an intimate connection between
our own, mortal and the character*
of those with whom we associate. In the first
place, it i« natural to suppose, that we seiec:
lor our companions such as possesses habits (S’
dispositions congenial with our own ; and
thence it may be inferred that our habits and
dispositions are similar to those of ourcompa.v
ions. This is one important reason why w -
should avoid bad company, and endeavor to es
tablish ourselves in that which is morally
g >od. In the second place, we naturally im
bibe the habits, the sentiments and the man
-of our associates, however different ours
may have been formed by nature or by educa
tion. The water which passes though min
erals, partakes of their taste and efficacy.—
This is another strong inducement for us to
frequent the circles of those and those only,
who are worthy of our esteem and our imita
tion. >
Since our characters are thus dependent on
those with whom we are familiar, our compa
nions ought to be persons who have been
carefully educated, of good dispositions, of
unblemished characters, honest and honorable,
moderate in their expenses and temperate in .
their lives. In such company we shall neith
er vitiate our morals nor tarnish onr fame ;
but our credit will be established, our interest
promoted and our happiness encreased.
“ Select those for your companions” says
one, “who are men of good sense and under
standing: and if possible who excel in some
art, science, or accomplishment that so in the
course of your acquaintance, your very hours
of am dement may contribute to your improve
ment ;• and mostly such as are open and com
municative and take as much pleasure in be
ing heard as you do to be instructed. By pur
suing such a conduct you will be an ornament
and useful member of society.**
“ Speak Evil of no man.” None of the
Commands of Jehovah are arbitrary injunc
tions, but given to us for our good; He knows
our frailty and the propensity of our hearts in
our depraved and fallen state; and what tem
per and disposition of mind will qualify us to
enjoy his.gracious presenci. What high de
grees of gratitude and thankfulness it should
excite in us for the innocent condescension
and goodness of the compassionate Father of
mercies, in giving us snch laws, ordinances,
rules and regulations, which if attended to and
strictly observed will have a direct tendency
to fit us for the company of holy angels, and
capacitate us to enjoy it. Although the pre
cept I have chosen for a text, is from the same
authority, and equally obligatory on us as the
command *• Thou shaltnot kill,” yet by too
many it is no more regarded nor their conduct
any more influenced by it, than by the preach
ing of.J onah to the Ninevites. The min who
has been favored with a transforming view
of the transcendant excellency and amiable*
ness of the divine perfections, andrenewed
in the spirit and temper of the mindwhile
his graces are in exercise, will no sooner in
jure others with his tongue than with his
knife. ’■; v
AGRICULTURE.
CUCUMBERS.
An ingenious method of propagating
Cucumbers for several crops in sue
cession, without sowing them •
As soon as thefre appear several flour buds
on a plant, bind the second or third Joint of a
btanch below the blossom, fasten it firmly in
the ground and cut off the capillary point of
the plant. The vegetable speedily takes root,
when, you separate it from the parent stock.
Proceed thus with the most vigorous plants t
and, as each root has to support only a few
fruits with nourishment, you both save labor
and procure a constant succession of Cucum
bers, for a number of months from one sort,
n which is not so liable to degenerate as if they
were raised from a variety of seeds.
“ The By which is very often destructive to
cucumbers, melons, and pompkins, may be
killed by sprinkling amixture of tobacco wa
ter and red pepper, over the vines.”
“ A friend, E. B. Esq. informed the editor
that some years since, nearly all the cucumber
and melon vines in New-Jersey, were destroy
ed by a fly or bug. One day he had a oc
casion to ride by a miserable hut in the Woods
and perceiving a very flourishing patch of cu
cumbers, he was induced to dismount and to
examine it. Upon approaching the spot he
found it had formerly been a charcoal heap.
He took the hint, and by strewing powdered
charcoal round about the vines when they first
come up, preserves his cucumbers effectual
ly.”
“ M. J. W. of Philadelphia, informed the
editor, that he enriched the ground near the
! trunk of a peach tree, and sowed some cucum
ber seed, which came up Very abundantly.
He pulled up all the plants but one, and per
emitted the vine to run up the tree- It bore
ISO cucumbers. The numerous creepers <
with which the cucumber abounds, and the
result of this experiment, would seem to point
out the climbing nature of this plant and the
great advantages arising from permitting it to
attach itself to a frame or tree, in stead of con
fining it to the ground.”
“ The seeds of melons and cucumbers are
apt to run too vigorously to vine, before they
emit a single fruit. To prevent this, Dr.
Darwin advises to wash the seeds clean from
their pulp, before they are put away for pre
servation, and to keep them three or tour
years before they are sown. The expeykn
. ced Abercrombie (Mawes* Gardner) confirms
’ the advice to plant seeds two, three or four
years old.”
Raleigh Star.
OBITUARY
DIED, in hiidson, (New-York) on the
; 27th ult. Mrs Lydia Hicks, consort of the
late Mr. Thomas Hicks, in the 54th year of
\ her age. Her death was occasioned by gie
improper use (by the advice of a friendly wo
man, for sick head-ache) of the plant so com
l mon in the villages and road sides, denomina
ted in the Edinburgh Dispensatory, Stramon
ium, or Thom Apple— in the American, Hy
ascya, musNitra, Black Henbane, by the vul
gar, Stink Weed. This plant is a very use.
ful medicine m the hands of the skillful—but
dangerous, like all other active medicine in the
hands of the ignorant and unskillful. Hen
bane, more than any other narcotic, resembles
opium n its action. In a modern.e dose, it
increases at first the strength of the pulse and
occasions some sense of heat, which is follow
-u by diminished sensibility and motion. In
a larger quantity > occasions profound sleep,
nard puise, and sometimes fierce delirium en
ding in oma or
is recommended in from one to ten grain do-
WS. Mb. Hicks took about three half pints
cf dcocrion of ttf? above mentioned
»! n*—* cine msene-.bie in nf.een minuiH
and died in three hours and a half, notwith
t ending she had medical add in thirty minutes
trora the time of taking the decoction.
RESULT GUN-BOAT
ACTION.
New York, May 29.
To gratify the public anxiety to
;eam the result of the rencontre be
tween the British squadron off New
London and com. Lewis’s division on
gun boats,.on Wednesday afternoon
last, a person arrived this morning
in the stage, and who saw the whole
engagement from a short distance
from the combatants, that
The British frigate Maidstone
and sloop of war Sylph, lay off Go
shen reef, about 3 miles from land,
Com. Lewis, with his convoy, under-*
stood to amount to 53 sail, of which
13 were gun-boats and ketches were
going from Saybrook to New Lon
don, within the reef, when a Brit
ish sloop tender, armed with a 12
pounder, came in among the fleet
and commenced firing upon some
,of the coasters. The fire was re
turned by capt. Howard of the Juno
who spent all his ammunition on her
and proceeded on. The gun-boats
which were in the rear, coming up,
ihe tender retreated, and the fire was
opened by the frigate and sloop of
war.
, The sloop of war being armed
with carronades only sand as some
supposed having received injury
from the gun boats ) soon jdrew off,
out of reach of long shot, and left
the frigate to maintain the engage
ment ; which was continued by com*
Lewis until all his convoy
safe jn port* without any damage
but two grape shot which struck the
New Bedford sloop, the Lydia, capt.
Freeman, and another sloop ground
ing a few minutes and throwing o
verboard a few barrels of flour be
fore she got off.
‘ 0 Com. Lewis brought his division
to anchor in a line across the har
bor, without being pursued by the
enemy, and having received but a
single shot in trie hull of one of
the ketches. The damage done
to the enemy could not be ascer
tained ; but the shot were seen
to strike in every direction about
and over them. The next morn
ing, the Maidstone was perceiv
ed to have her top-gallant-mast and
fore yard down, and jib-boom.rig
ged in.
On Thursday morning the gdn
boats got under way, and proceeded
in line of battle towards the enemy
again. The frigate aud sloop of war
hauled 6ff by their kedges a mile or
so; by which time a 74 appeared
in sight coming round Race Point,
and commodore Lewis returned to
the mouth of the harbor.
At the commencement of the af
fair there was wind enough to work
the ships and to cut off the fleet
from New London, which they de
clined, but lay broadside to, and fir
ed by divisions throughout the ac
tion. I
The coast being cleared, between
20 and 30 sail of the packets and
coasters continned their voyage to
the eastward.
On Thursday evening commmo
dore Lewis got under way and caipe
up the sound unmolested by the en
emy, and yesterday afternoon an
chored off Norwalk Island—and will
pro&ibly reach this city in the
course of the day.
The British squadron which con
sisted of two 74% two frigates, one
sloop of war,Bc a gun brig followed
on, and on Friday, at 9 ©clock a fri
gate, with 11 barges in tow, was off
Guilford, when the alarm was given,
and the militia turned out and every
preparation was made to repel an
invasion. In the afternoon howe
ver, were seen standing back a*
gain towards the eastward.
Not a man was killed or wounded
either on board our gun boats or
coasters.
’ Our informant is an intelligent ci
tizen of New London, and having
been an eye witness of the transac
tion, as well as of the progressive
movements of the parties afterward,
may be relied upon for the most ac
curate account We have yet received
—or may expect until we have the
statement of commodore Lewis, who
we this moment learn has reached
port and come to anchor off the bat
tery.
NOTICE.
NINE months from the date
hereof application .will be made to
the Honorable Inferior Court of
Clark County, lor leave to sell the
Real Estate of the late Col. Peter
Randolph, deceased, or as much
thereof as is situate in the said coun
ty ; for the benefit of the heirs and
creditors.
THOMAS W. COBB, ‘
Adm. cum • test* annexo •
March 21, 1814* , <‘ ~ V
FOR SALE 5
A most excellent JENNY-—En
quire oi the Printers hereof. R
NOTICE.
PERSONS having demands ’
gainst th i est&*e of Barrett W. Park*.
d»-eased, are requested to
them within the time prescribed b*
law, properly authenticated-*\n .
those r .vho afe indebted to said estat
are equested to make immedrut
settlement. ;
JOHN ESPY,
KUSSEL JONES.
Administrator*
May 12th, 1814.
GEORGIA, 1 Court of Ordinary , •-
v Adjourned Sessions ,
Clark County, j 6th June, 1814.
Rule nisi.
On the petition of Isaac Middle
brooks, Jun. praying that the execu
tors of John Maxey, deceased, may
be directed to make titles to him oiV
in, and to a tract of land in fee sim
ple, lying in Wilkinson county to
the one of two lots, either No. 61 in
the fifth, or No. 1 in the fifteenth
districts, the choice of which lot
was left to the said Isaac Middle
brooks, which he hereby signifies to
be lot No* 61. Agreeably to a bond
made by the said Maxey in his life
time to the said Middlebrooks, a co
py of which is here filed in the court.
It is ordered that the executors of
the said Maxey make titles accord
ingly in pursuance of|the provisions
of an act of this state in such cases
made, unless cause be shewn against
the same at a court to be held in
said county of Clark on the first
Monday in September next.
A true copy from the Minutes .
JOHN HODGE, C. C. O,
235555535f1552jM£35555Hi2i232S JSSmmSSSSSS
NOTICE.
THAT attendance will be given
at the following named places, on
tho following days by the Collector
qf the Internal Revenue for the fifth
collection district of Georgia, viz
On Wednesday the 13th of July
next, in the town of Lexington, O
glethorpe county—-Friday, 15th of
July, in the town of Madison, Mor
gan county—Saturday, the 16th of
July, in the town of Watkinsville,
, Cladrk county, of which all persons
who have not entered their carriages,
and those who ‘ have bonds out for
internal duty, and those who wish
to take license for distilling, or for
merchandizing, or retailing foreign
domestic spirits, may avail them
selves of this notice.
J. M. C. MONTGOMERY,
C. R. 5. C. D. G.
May 30, 1814.
CAUTION.
. 1 . v •,. J-': TANARUS« f
v I do hereby forwam all persons
from trading with my wife Fanny
Thompson for any species of proper
ty now in my possession, or any thing
whatever touching my interest, such
as goods, wares or merchandize, or
in fact having any dealing with her
concerning my affairs* as I will not
be responsible for any of her con
tracts, she having withdrawn herself
from my bed and board without
having the least shadow of provoca
tion.
RICHARD THOMPSON.
Clark county, June 6, 1814. v
PLEASE ATTEND .
ALL those indebted tp the Sub
scriber for tuition, will oblige him
by calling on Mr. Josiah Newton or
Mr. Golding and making payment
as soon as possible.
M. W. DOBBINS.
April 28 r
NOTICE-
Those having demands against
the estate of William Harvie, de
ceased, will present them properly
authenticated within the time pre
scribed by daw—and all who are in
debted to the estate are requested to
make immediate payments to
John G. Meriwether,
OR
James Meriwether,
March 31, 1814. Executors •
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SHERIFF’S SALE.
On the first Tuesday in July next, at
the Court House of Clark County ,
WILL BE SOLD ,
the fallowing property , to ?y/f
Thiee hundred and fifty acres oF
land, lying on Shoal creek in said
county, joining Cnarles A. Redd,
David Harris and others, grantee
not Known, five negroes, to wit, one
fellow known by the name of Will,
Lucey and her three children, Kit,
Lewis and Edmond—all levied on as
the property of George Y* Farrar to
satisfy an execution in favor of the
State of Georgia, vs. George Y. Far
rar as Tax Collector of Clark coun
ty, and John Barnett, Joseph Brown
and Jack F. Cocxe. ins securities.
SAMUEL JACKSON, Sheriff.
May 26th } 1844.
GEORGIA.
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A. Gau in. S
. UPON the petition of James Tho
mas praying t the e
quity of redemption coivained in I
certain mortgage, given by. a Mich
el A. Gauvain to the* said J« me
homas, on a certain tra< t of lan<
containing six hundred acres, btins
part of twjp five thousand acre tract
of land granted to Charles Henri
D'Estaing, including a tract of on’
hundred and thirty acres,, lately oc
cupied by John Thomas and sold ti
said M. A. Gauvain by said Johi
Thomas, the said land lying and be
ing in the county and state aforesaid
on the waters of Trail creek, for the
better securing the payment of a
certain sum therein specified.
It is ordered, that the said
Michael A. Gauvain do pay into tiiii
court in . twelve months from thi*
date, the principal and interest it
said mortgage contained, and tht
cost expended in and aboiit the fore
closing the same, or be barred oi
his equity of redemption in and tc
the same. And that this rule be pub*
lished once a month for twelve
months in one of the public gazettes
of this state, or served upon the de
fendant six months previous to tht
time required by this rule, to pay ofl
the sum contained in said mortgage;
A True Copy from the Mirtutes of said
Court this sth day of January, 1814*
STERLING ELDER, Clerk .
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GEORGIA, 7
Franklin County . £
Inferior Court \ Februart Term*
1814.
ON the petition of Hudson Most
stating to the court that some time
ago, he was possessed of a receipt
given to him by James M. Thurrnot*
for the sum of Two Hundred Dollars*
which was in discharge of a note
which he had executed to said Thur*
mon, and which Was payable on the
25th of December, 1804, which re
ceipt he has lost or mislaid sq that
it cannot be found. A copy of which
as Well as he can recollect is in the
words and figures following—
April 17th, 1809.
Then received of Hudson Moss
Two , Hundred Dollars in payment
for a certain note that the said Moss
gave to me—l say received by me,
JAMES THURMON.
Test—Garland Lane* t -i
WHEREUPON Jr is
by* the Court, that the foregoing co
py of receipt be established in lien
of the original Unless cause be shewn
to the contrary within the time pre
scribed by the statute in such cases
made and provided.
A true copy taken from the minutes§
FRED . BEALL , C. I. C.
May Sth 9 1814.
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NOTICE*
Nine months after date applica
tion will be made to the Honorable
Court of Ordinary of Madison coun
ty, for leave to sell one tract of land*
containing one hundred and forty a
cre 9, more or less, lying in the coun-*
ty of Oglethorpe, on the waters ovj
Cloud’s creek, adjoining Job Felton,
deceased, Lewis Lester and others*
and lot No. 211, twelfth district of
Baldwin, now Jasper—sold for the *
benefit of the heirs and creditor»*oC
Hardy Sanders, deceased.
WILLIAM SANDERS,
Guardian •
March 17, 1814.
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> *3* WANTED >
At this Office, some neat plain
horp.espun, either white, striped op
colored. Subscribers to the Gazette
who live sufficiently near, and who
will avail themselves of this oppor-’
tunity of making their first payment*
will by so doing confer an obligation*
pry* Cash will be given for a few
well tanned or dressed deer or &eegk
skins.
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UNIVERSITY OP GEORGIA.
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r J I HE annual Commencement inj
this institution will be held on WedJ
pesday the 27th of July next*
, NOTICE .*
WILL BE SOLD ,
On the First Tuesday in July next , at
the Court-House in Jackson county
agreeable to an order of the Inferior
court of said county ,
SEVENTY-FIVE acres of land,
mor% or Idss, joining the town of
Jefferson, being part ol the real es,
tate of John Clark, deceased—fo<
the benefit of the heir* and creditor!
ot said deceased. . ! . j
JOHN CLAR&, Admimswatw
May 5 ihi 1814* > » I