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t*cfcr£. 1 .- > v • /ron’ M Repertory’ 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. ftcligioitf. 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 • —•— ■■■-• ■ I 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. b CL AKfC SB PE R TQ, R COB ft TANARUS, vs stp r&mie *Ti ■ m 6 t }, : .|Jsnes rhpjr.as, ’ \ V lH£\ ‘ ■, 1 5 riPjfc*- y IMS* W ‘ l *’ 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 . - - - - ‘ ‘ - ii- L - iuuj 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. ” ‘ ’ 1 1 j* 1 * ‘«• tG'b V\; • 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. mw in <■ 11 j > *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. -4 V Z* ‘J * • * J ‘ p » } < - - “Vi ( . b 1 ——* UNIVERSITY OP GEORGIA. % * { > ■ 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