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FRANK .IN COLLEGE.
TVskhkas considerable ? inconvt-
Thence has ar»«erk to the Colley”
from receiving Students noLsuMi -
♦ntty qualified to Cnter the respec
tiyd classes. the following extracts
iro.a the. rules of the College a e
published, Tor the informa'ion of
those whom it may concern, via—
CHAPTER 11. ‘ •
Sec. 1. Candidates far admission
into the lollege shall *be examined
by the president or und&r his uirec
tion.by one or n*pre of the profts
sors or tutors ; tfnd no dne shall be
admitted unless he shall be found a
hie to read, translate and parse Cice
lOi Virgil, and the Greek Testament
»nd to wrife true latin in pros® sand
shall also have learned the rules of
vulgar arithmetic, aud sii«ll pro
duce satisfactory proof of a blame
less life and conversation.
Sec. & Every candidate for ad
mission to an advanced standing,
shall be examined by the president
and one or more of the prolessors,
or tutors, or under the direction
of the President, by two or more oi
•ne professors and tutors ; and not
such candidate shall be admitted to
alien standing in-the college, unless*
he shall be found fbliy qualified
ill branches of learning proper for
the same. . ?■’ &■
CHAP§R iV. ,
Sec. 3. The established course of
study in the college, shall pe as fol
tews, viz. *
The first or freshman class, shall
etudy GiceVo's Orations, Greek Tes
tament, and practice elocution. . .
The second class shall read HwfS|
stce, Homdr** Jill ad, algebra, geome
try, mensuration of supertices and
solids, the ascertaining dl heights
and distances, conic ‘sections, plain
oik! spherical trigonometry, naviga
tion, surveying, geogfjphy,-compo
sition. English grammar, and prac
tice public speaking. I
The third class squall study astron
omy, deterinjna’ on of geographic
longitudes and latitudes, by obser
vations of Eclipses, and lunar obser-
TBttiqns, use of the celestial globe,
natural and experimental philoso
phy, chemtotry, botany, Cicero de
oratore, logic, Priestley’S lectures
<su history,. forensic disputations,
eomposition, and, public speaking.
he fourth t class shad study rheto
ric* ia vs of nature fend nations con
stAlsii’tmof, the United States, and
the const Of the individual
states, moritl forensic dis
putations, and coin position.
Iw admitting students, for the fu
ture, these rules Mill be strictly re
garded. _ j “
The vacation in College will con
tinue from the Cojnmencemmt un
til the IStn of September. The stu
dents are directed to be punctual in
their attendance on that day. The
1:0th of that monifi is appointed for
the- examination q£ ‘those who may
wmh to enter as regular students for
Hie,ensuing term. Testirqon'.aK qi
tegular deportment and fair moral
•Iraracter will be requited, l
And whereas serious inconveni
ence h&s arisen 4rpm persons who
do novbelong to the College, visit
ing the students in iheir rooms dur
ing the hours oi* study and resita
tion, it is therefore* requested that
tno«e who may halre business with
Ljkhe young gentlemen of the Institu
tion, will h ive the goodness to call
qg them when at their boarding
bouses, or by social Permission from
ru\e officer of College.
, JOHN R. GOLDING,
* * Sccretjfj.
CO mo. ’, ‘
The Athens Academy, superin*
tendedoy the Preside Ai of the Uni
versity, is mow. utider Che immedi
ate direction and tuition of itr. John
Scott, late of PayetteviHe, North
Carolina. Phis young gentleman
was for several yc»rs a pupil of the
Rev. JvV. L, Turner, and does great
honor to that excellent instructor.
A semi-amuiai ekimmatioa of the
Students of this Seminary closed this
Ajr/ The Examiners were toe Pre
siuent, and Professor of languages
hi Pranktrb College* the Key. Joan
Hodge, ai\d Dr. \Vjn. Wugut *
inifirsFcdass, e insisting of ts.
Hr * i igoer, Jesse PajilecL Leroy
lidt arm T hacker ward, . were
*x ihiihwd on the iHhuidof Virgd and
part of the Giejtat ,1 -o
•ftiis class did great
excelled, and, it aSy
funner disimetion co«£d oc made, it
was thought Id be dufcab Pauleit.,
Pile second C<m*t*ung of
Tkobct Crow D iwsun, did
ipd Bolt, liomei .lizard, ijJnjamiu
Rutlu rford, lysotir were
4rx a m i nod on Vir&ilf Geotglcs.
s, After a kfigthy aid crdtricai ex
imiaation, thw gemleiifen present
uiy t>f opinion xhui, Whvsoa ea-
Culcd to ‘h- action and
Howard to the
|
mat BatUrin, Robert Tail wood, Ro*
, Jones, George King, Lucius
..n r, losepn and James Loving
11 1 John Stuart, were examined jn
Selects e Vetefi.
Hus class gave great satisfaction
* aiur and *iiuart excelled—«f anv
irther distinction were noticeable
rt'was in fa tor of Baldwin. *
* * The foiirtli. consisting of
John Billups, Pulaskie Holt* iamuei
Jliver, Jo in Park, Thomas and Al
>ed Scott and James Scott, were ex
amined on Cssar’s Commentaries &
ielptt* e Profams.
All this class performed remarka
bly well ; it was dV.RcUit ip make any
distinction. Trie preference was
thought duoto Jams Scotr
The fifih class, consisting of H m
ry Jackson, Cicero H >lt, Ja nes
drown, Turner YVilihite Curies
-Jetton, Patrick Haves, Joan <
Tho mas Watkins and Frederick Sm
art, were examined on three books
of Cesar's Commentaries.
In this class vVillhite excelled.—a
The second honor was considered
due to Cicero Holt. The whole
class appeared to injich advantage.
The sixth class, consisting of Tho
mas B iidvfjn, Charles detton, Cr>s
by Dawson,, Milton Holt, Leroy
Holt, Thacker Howard, Homer Ho
ward, vSamuel Oliver, Jahn*Pai*k<
Jesse PaitsjH| . lain-* Scott, Hope
Tigner, Eug* Tyson, Turner VV*ll
-and Robert Wallies, were ex*
amined on English Grammar.
The proftciency manifested by this
class in a correct and critical know*
ledge of tile English language, was
highly gratifying to the Examiners.”
PaUieit Was tiioiig!U td excel.
Some of the Under classes werd
not examined.
Tiie Examiners with great plea
sure remark, that this Academy is
conducted in a manner that merits
the confidence of the public: and
that Vlr. Scott’s happy talents for
teaching and governing heed only to
blr generally known, to insure it
success. V
•,C7* The exercises of the Acade*
my• wilf be resumed on the * st day of
September next Hie * students are
requested to oe particular in return*
ing at the time appointed. As toe
classes are ndw coriveiliently arrang
ed, inconvenience m; gat arise
from the delay of a few. Those
vvno may intend entering boys for
the enduing term .are politely re
quested to bring them forward on
that day. Boarding can be bad in
several respectable houses m town,
and on reasonable terms. “V
COMMUNICATED.
Melancholy Occurrence .
On the 15th inst. Mrs. Mancy
King, wife of John King a respecta
ble inhabitant of Japkson county,
was found strangled in the lolt of
her own House, by a rope fastened to
one of the rafters. - She had prepaid
ed m l eaten breakfast with her husj
band and family lhat morning. AtV
ter breakfast. the husband had re
paired to his field to labor; one of
his neighbors era!le i on mm with
vyhom 4ie returned imm.ediately
to the house ; at this time Mrs.
King was missing, and search
being made, was found in the man- ’
mer above described. An inquest
was convened, who, from the evi
dence before-tnem, reported the case
to be that of willful self- ho mi tide* > v^.;
• This unfortunate woman had been
in a state of insanity for some months
with intervals of apparently good
reason. ►
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Plattsburgh, June 25.
On Tuesday last, Col. Forsyth,
With a detachment of 60 riflemen,
passed over into Odletown, as far as
capt: Oklel|’s He tarried tnere a
short time, when a party of the ene
my Were discovered endeavouring to
gain his rear—tire riflemen immedi
ately retreated, when another party
-of the enemy were discovered on tne
opposite side of the road, attempting
to form a junction . with the’ party -
first discovered and enclose the de
tachment under c6l. Forsythe. The
riflemen, however, made good their
retreat. The col. retired to the
house Hamilton, about half a
mile this side the lines, where he de
termined td make a stand. The ene
my* about two-hundred in number
were in* close pursuit-—rhey killed
two of the riflemen nesr the house,
and a platoon came up and discharg
ed their pieces at col. Forsythe,
while sating upon nis horse, in ths
road. ,15at so spirited a firs. Was
kept up from the house, that the e.n-.
emy were very soon compelled to re
tire- ‘ f
»Ve had 2 killed; rod 3 wounded.
The enemy must kave lost many
more—deserters whojgave come in
since the affair, stateJKt they hau 3
killed and *iad had UO
\ men k fV'-*
It is stated, that while on the, re
treat. it, Hamilton of the rifle corps
being aimo** exhausted with fatigute,
sat flftwn to rest himself, When he
discovered an Indian, who had out
stripped his companions, advancing
|jeh<ied--tJ*ettt* H. rested his piece
Vct'oss 11 1 fence and xbot the savage
down* ,
Yesterday the 6th, 13th, 15th and
iota regimsiiu of Infantry, marched
froal the Jaaioiimeut -at inis place
’ .ae north. ,
)n Wednesday last the Suaffi
>bat afrnved iVo a White--tail with
boat two hundred Britishexchanged
prisoners, and twenty sailor* in; our
flotilla. She immediately proceeded
with tnernto the lines. where our fleet
now lies.
Qgpt. taring commands the drftfsb
flotilla* We un he stated to
the officer wao cnarge oi tae
prisoners that Sir James Yeo, in
consequence of a wound, would be
compelled to retire from ti)e com
mand of Lake Ontario—and that tae
commaild would be cOnfercci on cap
tarn Alulcaster. Wnen and Where
Sir James received this wound, o
whether it is a bodily Wound or a
more fatal contusion in his reputation *
which renders him unfit for ser
vice,* \ve did not learn*
Fortifications are erectingon Cum
berland Head. Four Id pounders
have been mounted there*
Nlw-York, July 4.
. By the steam boat Lar of Neptune*
we are sorry to Itarn, a report nad
reached Albany that the brave, and
intrep.d COLONEL FpRSY IHE,
was recently Killed at the nead of a
recon none ling party, at* or near O
dletown.
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GE.ORGIA. Jackson County,
INFERIOR COURT.
XHE Petition of James M. CV
Montgomery and Ihomas Hvdej
guardians, state that m Original bond
to the Court of Ordinaiy of Jackson
county, for the performance 6f the
duties of guardian to Rogers,
Thomas S. Rbgefs, Mary Rogers Sc
John H. Rogers, orphans of Thomas
Rogers, deceased, by Daniel John*
son and Martha his wife, v width bond j
was signed by Daniel Johnson, Tho- i
mas Johnson And John Hampton, aj
copy of which with an affidavit of {
its , oss is herewith filjf, and your j
petitioners pray the establishment !
.of the said copy in lieu of the origi
nal. ‘ J*’
On motion of John M. Dooly, af
torney for the petitioners, it is order*
ed that a copy of thi* petition and
order be published once a month for
six months in one of the public ga
zettes of this state, and that unless j
sufficient Cause is then shewn, the
said copy Will be established in lieu
of the original.
A l f rue Copy from the Minutes , I
March Term 1 #l4. ’ v ,
EDWARD ADAMS, Clerk.
—-i .j,,,..—, ,
(jEORQIA. Frankltn County.
WHEREAS William*Ribhey and
William Tmk apply for letters of
administration on the estate df John j
Turk, late of said county, deceased; I
* *J£hese are therefore to cite and
admonish all and singular the kin
dred and creditors of said deceased
to be and appear at my office, within
the time prescribed by law, to shew
cause, if why sard letters should
not be granted.
Given under my hand at office this
\ 4cth day July, 1814.
” fred*k* Mall, c. c. o.
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GEORGIA , Ftanklin County.
WHEREAS John Williamson ap
plies for lettefs of administration oh
the Thomas Willianison,
late of said county, deceased*
These are therefore \o cite and
admonish all and, singular the
dred and creditors of said deceased
to be and appear at my office within
the time prescribed by law, to shew
cause, if any, why said letters should
not be granted. ’.r.
Given under my hand at Office this
l4fA day of July , 18L4.
FRED’K. BE ALL, t, c. o.
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GEORGIA. Franklin c unity.t
\\ r HERE AS Maty Long applies
for letters of admihistrafci m on the
estate of James Long, late of said
county, deceased.
These are therefore, to cite and
admonish all and singular tae kin
dred and creditors of said deceased
to be . and appear and at my office
within the time prescribed by fahtf,
to shew cause, if any, why said let
ters should nde be granted.
Given under my hand at’ office this
14? h dayof fitly, 1814.
FRED’K BEALL, c. c. o,
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* TENNESSEE &OMr AN Y.
The Share holders pf
Tennessee Land CoiMpany, are here
by notified that these will be a fleet
ing of the Share-holders ou .Ui.c 1 2d
Monday, being the Bth day of Au
gust next, at Washington Hall in the
city of New York, at 11, o'clock mi
the forenoon. It is doped there will
be 4 general attendance personally
or by representative. All accounts
against the company will then be~
suoraitted «to the examination
iHhe share holders < ml persons hat
ing accounts against the company
a. e now desired to exhibit tfyem be
fore the first day of August next
properly stated, to thd trustee* as
Che company will refuse to acknowl- #
edge all claims presented after tna*
date. Those who still owe a tax o»
three dollars on each share, are also
» desired iO make immediate payment,
being for monies actually expended
on account of said company. Mo
settlement of any shares in the Ten
nessee Company can be effected o
therwisfc than through the trustee,
who holds all the original papers and
check books* by which alone their *
authenticity can be established* All J
holders of original certificates un* 1
der the, individual signatures of
Zachariah Cox and Mathias Maher, \
are requested to report the same to I
the trustee with several numbers of
each certificate* Those certificates
on which the original purchase mo
ney has not been, paid, are by their
own express cdnditipns forfeited to
the company, or to the Grantees of
said company.
K. JACKSON, Trustee.
Middletown , State of Connecticut .
June 9.
NOTICE.
Will be sold on the 30th day of August
next,’ at the plantation of Coleman
Reynolds , all the personal property j
Tof John Durham dec. > ’ I
Consisting of one Horse, Beds & I
Furniture, and otiierprticles.
A negro girl will he hired cm the
same diiv. for the benefit of the heir s
and creditors of the said dec. i erms
of sale-will be made known on that
day. All persons indebted to the
are requested to conie
and naae payment or liqui- “
date their accounts.
MAHUdA biMivvi -
AJnr i it *at ‘/'x.
* She EdiYqks of rue Jqjrvxl
Fort* Jacksons I Sthjafie, lAI i
GES^LEMES.
You will be so good as to uuhlisH the enclo
sed list of Nrgroes and Horses to the end
that their owners may hear of hem j where
they can be bad on application and satisfac
tory proof to the commanding officer at this
place.
The Negroes were found among the Indian
prisoners taken during the expedition do\vn
the Alabama under the command of Jesse A.
Pearson. “ .
YoUrS &c.
ROBERT TORRiNCE, y
M. 7th Detach and Regmt IT. C.
State troops U. S. service.
NEGROES found n the Session of the
Indian prisoner>./f'dken during an expe
dition down the Alabama under the command
of Col. A. Pearson*
Sally, and three children, one 7 years old, a
boy, one 5 years old, a girl, and child in her
arms said to be the property of George Con*
nelsofTuck-e-bat ch£.
Venus, and old wench, says she belongs to
l.e Mad Dog’s Son. . /
Judy, ,i girl about 6 vears old, said to be
t|ie property of Josiah Fletcher, of Ten saw
Settlement ... v ,
i, MiUy, about 40 years of age, and her daugh
tfir Peggy, a bout 11 years old, the property
of Reuben Deir of Tensaw, ,
Patience, about 16 years old,
6etty, 19 years old,
Paris,, a boy, 8 o,r 10 years old^
Manuel, a bo ys or 8 years old,
Jinney, a girl o or 7 years old,
Jo, a boy 4 or, 5 years old,
Milly, a girl 4or 5 years old, , ,■, .
, This property of david all taken by the a
lnd ansat Fort Mims. I
Hannah, a wench, and two small children,
the property of Captain Isaacs v the wench
, talks Indian entirely .) - 4
-Wall ice, a negro boy 4 or 5. years old, the
property of Bengamin. Studham. ‘of Ten- .
saw. v ... , N . r ....
Description _of Horses found in the Fork of
the two rivers, Coosa and Taljapoosa,
One white §tod Horce, 5 feeVhigh, about
10 years old, his left eye out—no perceivable
Brand
One black mare, a blaze in her .forehead about
4 feet 10 inches high, branded oh her near
Buttock TANARUS, ten years old •, s- •
One sorrel horse a blaze in his face, hind
• feet white, branded O on «ftrh. side of the
; rump— l3 hands high, and at least 12 years
\ old. . .
(One Brown horse 15 years old, his off hind
foot white, about 13 hands high, no brand
One dark grey StudColt,3 years old, about
! 13 1-2 hands high, branded on the right shoul
dera;
j One roan mare 10years old, branded Gon
the r»ghc buttocK, 12 1-2 hands high.
• One bay horse with a small blaze in his face,
bind feet white, 5 feet two inches high, 10
J years old, no brand- *
j , One bay filly,years oldi, 4 feet high, the
. tip of her left ear taken off. . „
One black mare, 8 years old, branded S
ab >ui 4 feet one inch high. •
One mare, 4 vears old, branded,on the
right shoulder 8, 4 seer 10 inches high
hnuifeet white and forc foot, a blaze
in the face, 10 years o mr
One black filly, 3 years old, 4 feet 2 inches
high, a small star in her forehead, no brand.
One grey horse, 5 feet 1 inch high, 8 year*
*jJd, branded on the off side of the neck M,
and a B'rownapot on the near shoulder.
N. B Editors of Newspapers are requested
to publish the above. /is. , .
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ft',.. CLARK SUPERIOR QpURJ\
Ad joints SEPTEMBER 1813.
jf James Thomas, A
- vs t KULZ
Michael A. Gauvain.j
V UPON the petition of Jiymfes Tho
mas paying^the lorcclosuVe of the e
quily of redemption contained m a
certaiamoitgage, given by a Mien
i acl A? Gnuvatu to the said James
Thraias, on a certain tract of hti4
containing six hundred act. a.
pan of tv.o five thousand acre th»« u
of land granted to Charles Henry;
tPEstaing, including a tiact of otte
hundred and thirty acres, lately «c
--* upied by John Thomas and sold to
-.-aid M* A. Gauvain by said J n
i homds, the said land lying and he*
mg in the county and state afoAs ud
on the waters of Trail creek, for tiic
better securing the payment of a
certain sum therein specified.
It is ordered, that* the’ sa;d
Michael A. Gauvain do pay intp if is
court in twelve months fr<S this
date, the principal and interest in
said mortgage contained, and tho
cost expended in and about llie fore*
closing the. same* or be barred 4>f
his Iquity of redemption in and to
the same* And that this rule be pub
lished one a ‘month for twelve
months in one of the public gazettes
ot this stale, or served upon thfc de
fendant-six- months previous to ihe
time required by this rule, to pay off
the sum contained in said mortgage.
A True Copy from the Minutes of said
Court this sth dsly of januarv, ldl4.
STERLING ELDER? i u k.
t .oAiMLNCLMLNT.
On Tuesday the 26'th inst. the
Commencement Sermon ,
vnll be preachJd'by the Rev. Div
Brown.
* On Tuesday night, after the illu
mination of the college, will be per*,
formed the
TRAGEDY OF CATCk
On Wednesday Orations will be
delivered by the Senior and Junior
classes, arid Degrees conferred by
the President,.
Oh Thursday the Sophomore
Class will deliver Orations, and a
play will be performed calico the
POOR GENTLEM \M
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GEOhLiIA, >
anklin Co.inuy. \
we mo* Court. Feuruart Term%
f 5 •*- 18,14.
VjfN the petition of Hudson Mosrti
Stating to the court that sotbe time
ago, he was po isessed of a receipt*
given to him by James M. ThUrfuort
for the sum of Two Hundred Dollars*
which was -in discharge of a note
which he had execufed to said Thu'r*
mon. and which Was payable odi the
25th of December, 1804, which re*
ceipt he has lost or mislaid so that
it calfnat be found* A copy of which
as well as he dan redbllect is in tUft
words and figures following—
April 17th. 180-J.
Then received o»f Hudson
Two Hundred Dollars in payment
fpr a certain note that the said Moai
gave tb me-—i say receded by me*
JAMES THUKMuNL *
Lane .. -
WHEREUPON it is oßneuEcri
by the Courts that the foregoing co
py of receipt be established in iieti
of the original imless cause be shewn
to the contrary within the time pre
scribed by the statute in such cased
made dtid provided.
A true c >py taken frofn the minuses v
/ FRLD. BEALL, t> h Qt
May s thy 1814.
List vj Letters teniuin/tig $n the
Post Office at Athens Ga. the last (iay
of June 1814.
B. Jas. Boyle, Christopher Boweri*
Mrs. Susan, Billups* William Bil
lups, Joseph J Bridges.
C. William Calahan, William
l Curtis, Miss Lucy Conly, Isaac Car
ter; Robt. j. CaobelL 2.
D. Wm. Dyson Benjamin Davis*
Solomon Dawson, Dr. Jas. Duglass.
F. John Fletcher, Mrs. Elizabeth
Gamble. .'■ ‘/
J. Elisha Hendon, Rev. John Har
vey, Reuben Hill, Esq. Samuel Han
cock or John Skeen. Elijah E. Hunt.
L, Charles Lankford. X
, M- Nathan Maroney, George D*
Millan.
N. i.saac Newton. ‘
P. Joseph Parish, 2. Drury Pace*
Jeremiah Pace.
, R. Daniel Ratncy, Mrs. Rhods
Rakt&uaw. , -mi
S. Joshua Stephens* Wm. M*
Stokes, John S. Smith, Wm. Strong*
Sep. . .
W. Paterson Wise, Miss Weal
thy, Whitehead* Jas- \\ hceller
JAS. D, COLE, P. ’M*
By the Mdledgeviiie Mail .
, From the fate hour at which the Mi’ ogt*.
viile Mail arrived, we are onl> enables i ex
tract from the Georgia journal the i> vv ihg
, interesting article—*
l\r We ate glad to ftnd*he general Gov. •in ent
tracing he neceijai) artai.gen ehts to r cet
the formidable ji t paratif ns t f he entry to*
invading us. r l he several s ates bordering on
the Atlantic have b«cn called on to Ik id in te*
quisituu icr'immediate Vtivice n)»ety*t|We4
thousand troop* Os this fence, the-quo aof
Georgia w'ilt bt thite thousand iivehm.drtd,
Vk hichare tobcue ailed from the bts class £
rniittra,’ amounting t< about *i\ thoosayu,; t:d
vv organizing n.r the held The c« n n and
of the troops from this stare was oueitu w'*
ti>ue»siatia to Geo. tav .t
dined accepting, it will ‘"i*cetcc
Gen M'intpsb of the no.v i ‘V* w
Hoyu aod ate s’ vkienoi w