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VOL. I. PRINTED WEEKLY, MY HOJUSt if MCDONNELL. CONDITIONS. ( it. The Annual Subscription will be three dollars, half in advance. I. Subscribers living out of the State will pay the whole subscription upon the deli very of the first number. !. No Subscriptions will be received for less than one year; and no paper shall be | discontinued until arrearages are paid. th. Advertisements will be inserted at the customary rates. fetters addressed to the Edi tors must be post paid. __ — ! %'r l The following gentle men are re nested dnd authorized to receive Sub j:riptions and give * receipts for . this a per, viz Watkinsville , Dr. Win. Wright & ilr. Joseph Moss, j Jackson county , Capt. Boyle, i Post Master. Greene county , Mr* Wyley Gres am, P. M. Greenes!»no\ Mr. Grant, . M. Grantsville , and the Post 2aster, Poweltpn. Wilkes county— Mr., James Wing eld, P. M. Washington, and Mr. .obcVt Grier. ’ Raysville —Mr* John Barnett. Columbia Court-House* —P. Master.. Hancock —Mr. Abercrombie, P. 1. and Joseph Bryuni Esq. * * * , Elberton— — Mr. YVm* Woods. Peters burgh: —Mr, Alex. Pope. Augusta —Mr. Eraser) P. M. and F- Phinizy. Morgan —Mr* Cunningham, P. M. j Jasper —J)ft Shorter. Putnam —Brice Gaither, Esq. •• Milledgeville — The Post Master. Madison county ■—Mr. Long, PaM. , id William Hodge, Esq. Franklin— Ihe Post Master and ie Rev. Messrs. Thomas Newton id Sampson ifashington county— General Irwin. Warren —l he* PosU-Master. Lincoln —The Post Master. Savannah —-Samuel Barnett, Esq. Midway— -John E. Fraser, Esq. . St. Mary's —Major Clark, P M. Abbeville, S. C.— Mr. Moses W. pobbiils. Without intending, any disparage ment to the useful and valuable pa pers primed in Augusta, MiUedge- Ville and elsewhere in this. State, we will take the liberty to mention the following considerations as in some degree recommending this to public , patronage, and especially in the up pe r counties. -V / • It will be large , and will conse quently contain not only a variety, Rut a considerable quantity of mat ter—selected with care. It will be puhlised at the Seat of the University of this State, and will derive ‘from that circumstance some general interest and import ance. It will be published on Thursday* in every week soon after the arrival •f the Northern and Southern Mails at this place, and will contain a condensed summary of the latest land most interesting news from the !North and South. ‘< ‘ H From a direct communication thro’ Greenville, S. C. & Buncomoe tA Tennessee this paper will proba bly derive the earliest intelligence from Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio k uthe Northern and Western States and Territories. j It will contain besides the com mon subjects ot a newspaper, some moral, religious and scientific mat; ter, which will be carefully selected ami made as far as possible subser vient to the practice of Christianity (and to the pursuits of common life. She more effectually to attain this object, we here beg leave respectful ly to invite and solicit gentlemen of science, who are friends to man kind, and who would meliorate the I condition of human life, to favor us -with their aid. Pieces on the vari ous subjects alluded to, whether ori ginal or well-selected, will be thank*! fully receded —subject however to the correction and modification of jvhe Editoys. Nothing Sectarian^ ill b< ? admitted- Not only.the man of rs, but the plain practical philo- the inglSious faiyner and l tnuC hanic may biL\useful here.— | r°n* Ahem will be gladly received* jaud attentively noticed any useful jf* lS lovef*es v and improvments in a fc> rl< uluue or the mechanical arts, f Jt is not intended that thift paper shall be made the vehicle of private or personal scurrility and abuse. jfCy* Gentlemen holding Subscrip tion gapers for the Gazette , are res pectfully requested to transmit to the Editors immediately the names of sub scribers* FRANKLIN COLLEGE. Whereas tonsidjrable inconve nience has arisen to the College from receiving Students not suffici ently qualified to enter‘the respec tive classes, Jthe following extracts from the rules bf the College are published, for the information of those whom it may concern, viz— CHAPTER If. Sec. !. Candidates for admission into the college shall be examined by the president or under his direc tion, by one or more of the profts sors or tutors ; and no one shall be admitted unless he shall be found a ble to read, translate and parse Cice ro, Virgil, and the Greek Testament, and to write truelatin in prose ; and shall also learned the rules of vulgar arithmetic, and shall pro duce satisfactory proof of a blame less life ancf conversation. Sec. 3- Every candichate for ad mission to an advanced • standing, shall be examined by the president and one or mole of the professors, or tutors, or under the direction of the President* by two or more of the professors and tutors ; and no sucli Candidate shall be admitted to such standing in the college, unless he shall be foil rid fully qualified ur all branches of learning proper for the same. CHAPTER IV. Sec.. 3. The established course of study in the college, shall be as fol lows, viz. The first or freshman class, shall study Cicero’s Orations, Greek Tts- 1 tatnent, and practice elocution. The second class shall read Hor ace, Homer’s Illiad, algebra, geome try, . mensuration of superfices and solids, the ascertaining oi heights and distances, Conic sections, plain and spherical trigonometry, naviga tion, surveying, ge®graphy, compo sition, English grammar, and prac tice public speaking. The third class shall study astron omy, determination of geographic longitudes and latitudes, by obser vations of Eclipses, and lunar obser vations, use of the celestial globe, natural and experimental philoso phy, chemistry, botany, Cicero de or alto re, logic, Priestley’s lectures on . history, forensic disputations, composition, and public speaking. , The fourth class shall study rheto ric, laws of nature and nations, con stitution of the United States, and the constitutions of the individual states, moral philosophy, forensic dis putations, and composition. In admitting students, for the fu ture, these rules will be strictly re garded. 1 ; ‘ 4 4 Hie Vacation in College will con tinue from the Commencement un til the 12th of September. The stu dents are directed to be punctual in their attendance on that day. The I Oth of that month is appointed for the examination of those who mfay wish to enter as reguLr students for the ensuing term. Testimonial's of regular deportment and fair moral character will be required. And s whereas serious inconveni ence* has arisen from persons who do noi belong to the College, visit ing the students in their rooms dur ing the hours of study and recita tion, it is therefore requested v that tnose who may have business with the young gentlemen of the Institu tion, will have the goodness to call on them when at their boarding houses, or by special permission from some officer of College. JOHN R.'GOLDING, Sec of the Faculty* * OFFICIAL. K . - j . v Washington City, July 18. -fii **. Extract of a copy of a letter from Capt. Porter to the Secretary of the Na- Essex Junior, July 3d, at sea. SIR, . , 1 had done all the injury tbit could be done the British commerce in the Pacjncf vftid Still hoptfd to signalize . i my cruise by something more splen did before leavingthat sea, l thought it not improbable that Com. Hillyard might have kept *us arrival secret, and believed be would seek me at i a ATHENS , THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1814. Valparaiso as the most likely place .to find me, I therefore determined to cruise about that place, and should ‘ I fail in meeting him, h6ped to be compensated by the capture of some \ merchant ships, said to be expected : from England. The Phoebe, agreeably to my ex- ; pectations, came to seek me at Val* j paraiso, where I was anchored with the Essex, my armed prize the Es sex Junior*, under the command of LieUt. Downes on look out of the harbor ; but contrary to the course l thought he would pursue, com mo dore Hillyard brought with him the Cherub sloop of war, mounting 28 guns, ,32 pound carronades eight 24*s, and 2 long, 9 s on’ the quarter deck and forcastle, and a complement of 180 men. The force of the Phoe- j be is as follows—3o long l* poun- * ders, sixteen 32 pound carronades, , one howitzer, and six 3 pounders in the tops, in all 53 guns, and a cdrrt- j plement of 320 men ; making a force of 81 guns and five hundred men ; , in addition to which they took on s hoard the crew of an English letter of marque lying in port. Bota ships had picked crews, and were sent in to the Pacific, in company with, the Racoon oi 22 guns, and a sioresUip of 20 |dns, for tne express purpose of seeking the Essex, anti were pre pared with flags bearing the motto “ God and country ; British Sailors’ best rights—Traitors offend hotly.*’ i bis was intended as a reply to my motto •* Free. 1 rade and Sailors Rights ’* under the eVroneous impres sion that my crew were chiefly En glishmen, or to counteract its efiect on their owrt crews. The forceof the Essex was 46 guns, forty 32 pound pound carronades, and 6 long 12’s, and her crew which had been much reduced by prized, amounted only to 255 men. The Essex Junior which was intended chiefly as a store ship, mounted 22 guns, ten 18 pound carronades, and ten short 6’s, with only sixty men on board. In reply to their motto. 1 wrote at my mizzen, ! God our Country and, Liberty- Tyrants offend them.” j On getting their provisions on board, they went off the port for the purpose of blockading me, where they cruised for near six weeks, dur ing which time I endeavored to pro voke a challenge and frequently, but ineffectually, to bring the Phoebe a lotie to action, first with both my ships, & aftervvasds with ray single ship with both crews on board. I was Several times uuder way, and as certained that I had greatly the ad vantage in point of sailing, and once succeeded in closing within gun shot of the Phoebe, and commenced; a fire on her, wften she ran down for the Cherub, which was two and a half miles to leeward, this excited some surprize and expressions of indignation,, as previous to my getting under way, she hove to off the port, hoisted her motto flag and fired a gun to windward. Com. Hill y*ar, seemed determined to avoid a contest with me on equal terms, and from his extreme prudence in keep ing both his ships ever after con stantly in hail of each other, there were no hopes of any advantage to my country from a longer stay in port. I determined to put to sea the first opportunity which should offer— and I was the more strongly indu ced to do so, as I had gained certain intelligence that the Tagujs, rated 38, and two other frigates, had sailed for that sea in pursuit of me—and I had reason to expect the arrival of the Racoon from the N» W. coast of A merica, where she had been sent for the purpose of destroying our Fur establishment on the Columbia. A rendezvous was appointed for the Es sex Junior, and every arrangement made for sailing, and I intended to let them chase me off to give the Essex Junior an opportunity of esca ping. On the 28th March, the day after this determination was formed, the wind came on to blow fresh from the southward, when I parked fom my larbord cable, and dragged my sta rboard anchor directly out to sea. Not a moment was to be lost in get tiug sail on the ship. The enemy were close in with the point forming tlie west sjyile of the bay ; but dti o #pening thSn I saw a prospect of pas sing to windward, when I took in my top-gallant-sails, which Were set over single reeled top-sails, and braced up for this purpose ; but on round ing the point, a heavy squall s.ruok the ship and carried away her main top mast, precipitating the men aloft into the sea* who were drdwned. W ‘ > Both ships tow gave chase to me. I endeavored in my disabled state to regain the port, but finding l could not recover the common anchorage I ran close into a small bay, about three quarters of a mile to leeward of the battery ,>on the east side of the harbor, Sc let go my anchor in pistol shot of the shore, where I intended to repair my damages as soon as pos sible. The enemy continued to ap proach, and shewed an evident in tention of attacking, regardless of th • neutrality of the place where I was anchored—and the caution observed in their approach to the attack ot tfie pripplcd Essex was truely ridiculous, as was their display ol their motto flags, and the number of their Jacks at alj thetr mast-heads, l, with as much expedition as circumstance > would admit of, got my ship ready for action, and endeavored to get a spring on my cable, but had not suc ceeded, when the enemy at /'.5 miu tues after, 3 P. M. made his attack* the Phoebe, placing herself under rnj stern, and the Cherub on my si \r bourd bow ; but the Cherub soon find ing her situation a hot one, bore up and run under my stern also, where both ships kept up a hot and raking fire- i had got three long 12 poun ders out of the stem ports, which were worked with so much braver, and skill,,that in half atv hour we spoil disabled both as to compel them to haul offto repair damages. In .the course of this firing, I had by the great exertions of Mr. Edward Barnewall, the Acting Sailing mas ter, succeeded in getting springs on our cable three different times, bu. the fire of the enemy was so exces sive that before we could get out broad-side to bear, they were sap. away, and thus rendered useless to us.—My ship had received many in-- juries, and several killed.ahd wounded but my brave officers and men, not withstanding the unfavorable circum stances under which we were brought, t@ action, and the powerful force op posed to us, were no way discoura ged—all appeared determined to de fend their ship to the last extrjepaity and to die in preference to a shame ful surrender. Our gaff, with the ensign and motto flag at the mizzen, had been shot away,but free trad*, and sailor’s rights Continued to fly at the fore. / Our ensign was re placed by another ; and to guard a ’ gainst a similar event, an ensign was made fast to the mizzen rigging, and several jacks wet s hoisted in diifenu parts ojf the ship. The enemy soon repaired ‘ Ins damages for a fresh attack ; he now placed himself with both his ships on my starboard quarter, ou: of the reach of my carronades, and where my stern guns could not be brought to bear ;he there kept up a most | galling fire, which it was out of my I po. er to return,’ when I saw no | prospect of injuring him without , getting underway and becoming an assailant. My top-sail sheets and halliards were all shot away, as well as the jib and fore-top-magt sail halliards. The only rope not cut was the flying jib halliards ; and that being the only sail I could set, I caused it to be hoisted, my cable to be cut, and ran down on both ships, with an intention of laving the Phoe be on board. The firing on both sides was now tremendous ; I had let fall my fore-top-sail and fore-sail, but the want of tacks and sheets ren dered them almost useless to us— yet we were enabled, for a short time, to close with the enemy j and although our deck were now strewed with dead, and our cock-pit filled with wodnded although our ship had been sveral times on fire and was rendered a perfect wreck, we were still encouraged to hope to save her, from the circums ances of the Che-- rub, from her crippled state, being compelled to sheer oft'. She did not return to close action again, although she apparen ly had it in her power to do so, but kept up a distant firing with her long guns. The Phoebe, fop rtl our disabled state, was enaoied however, by edging off, to choose tne distance which best suited her long guns, aud kept up a tremendous file on us which mowed down my brave companions by the dozen. Many ot, my guns had been rendered useless by the enemy’s shot, and many oi them had had their crews destroyed, we manned them again from , those which were disabled, aiid one gun in particular, was three times manned— -15 men were slain at* it in the course of the action ; but strange as it may appear, the captain ol it craped wM no. xxr. only a slight wound. Finding that the enemy had it in his power to choose his distance, I now gavq up all hopes of closing with him. and as the wind, for the moment seemed to favor his design,l determined VO en deavor to nin her on shore, land my men and destroy her. Every thing seemed to favor my wishes AVe had approached the shorethin ‘ musket shot, and I had no <Hpif)t of succeeding, when, in an insfant, the wind shifted from the tan 1 fas is ve ry common in this port in latter part of the day ) and playfpnM? hfcad down upon the Phoebe, where we were again exposed to a dreadful ra- s king fire. My ship was now totally un manageable ; yet as # her head wus to wards the enemy, and he to leeward of me, I still hoped to be able to board him* \t this moment Lieut* Commandant Downes cavne on board to receive my orders, under tl>e im pression tiu'l I should soon be a pri soner. He could be pf no use to me in the then wretched state of the Es sex ; and finding ffrotn the enemy's putting his helm that my lust .attempt at boarding would nut suc ceed, l directed him, after he had been about ten nfinutcs on board to return to hisbwn ship, to be prepared for defending and c&stroying her in . case of an attack. He took with him several of my wounded, leaving three of his boat’s crew on board to make room lor them. The Cherub now had an op portunity ofdistinguishing herself by keeping up a hot fire upon him du ring his return* The slaughter on board my ship had now become hor rible, tile enemy continuing to rake Us, and we unable to bring a gun to bear. I therefore directed a hawser to be sent to the sheet anchor and the anchor to be cut from the bows to bring her board round: this suc ceeded. We again got our broad side to her, and as the enemy was, much crippled and unable to hold his own, I have no doubt he would have soon drifted out of gunshot be fore he discovered we had anchored, had not the hawser Unfortunately parted. My ship had taken fire se veraf times during the’ action, hut alarmingly so forward and aft at this moment , the flumes were bursting up each hatchway, and no hopes were’ entertained of saving her, our dis tance from the shore did not exceed three qua iters of a mile, and I hoped many of my brave crew would be ü ble to save themselves, shoul l the ship blow up, as 1 was informed the I fire was near the magazine, and the I explosion of a quantity of powd rbe-. low served to increase the horrors of our situation—our, boats des troyed by the enemy’s snot ; f there fore, directed those who could s.virnt to jump overboard and endeavor to gain the shore. Sonic reached n—* some were taken by the enemy, and some perished in the attempt ; but most preferred sharing with me the fate of the ship. We. wpo remained now turned our attention whollyuo extinguish the flames; and whenjwe had succeeded, went again to our guns, where ihe firing was kept up for some’ minutes, out the cqvi on l by this time become so Weakened, they all declared tp me the import bility of making further resiftanc , and entreated me to turretfde** my ship to save the wounded, as all fur ther attempt at opposition /m-: prove ineffectual, almost every gji being disabled by the destruction of their crews* I now sent for uie ou L cers of divsions to conduit tnem ; but what Was my surprise to find on y Acting Lt. Stephen Decaiu, M* Knight remaining, (who conLm.d the report respecting the cond.uo.i of the guns on gun deck—those on J the Spar deck were not in a baieE Lieut. Wilmer, after fi ;> ic ing most gallantly throughout . ue action, had been knocked overboa and by a splinter, While gtttmgihe p u.-t --anchor from the bows, and wa* drow ned* Acting Lt. Join G. Cj.cu had lost a’leg, Mr. Edward ii i :\ > wall, Acting master, haa been rid ed belowy alter having receive severe wounds, one in the ore av.; one in the face ; and Acting VVm. H. Odenheuner had beci knocked overboard Jrom the quarter an instantfoie, and did not reg i the ship until after *. j was b the steerage, .'sLfh2 birth deck could • corjUfiM^h *mbifeV wounded; that the woWi'e-: killed while the surgebivs were dres sing them, anil mat, .unlcs so.ru. *?. g , ( tor remainder uist V