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EXTRACTS
an essay on the Divine Authority
OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, .
By DAVID BOGUE.
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T6ff Apostles acted as Men believing
their Testimony to be true.
The witnesses profess to be fully
Convinced that Jesus is the Messiah,
Ond that every part of their testimo
ny is true. How they were led to
mccept the office which called them
to deliver this testimony, is not con
eidered as it ought; for it carries
vnuch evidence with it.—They were
following their occupations in com
mon life, several of them fishermen,
<£he a publican. Christ called to them,
« Follow me.’* They left all, their
homes, their comforts, their pros
pects : they lived with him as mem
bers of his family, and received his
doctrine from his lips ; and were
witnesses of his life, his death, his
Insurrection* and ascension*
One of the witnesses was a furious
tind sanguinary bigot, and a persecu
tor of Christianity. W e see him de
part for Demascus breathing out
threatnings and slaughter against
thfc disciples of Jesus. But before
he arrives at the place, he is stopped
in his career sand we find him soon
afterwards in the very city where he
designed to extirpate the gospel,
proclaiming that Jesus is the Christ*
and attesting the facts which he had
before been doing every thing in his
power to contradict and obliterate.
The moral as well as the attural
World has its laws : TJiere »s an or
der in both. Men do not throw off
their character on a sudden, Withodt
cause. They cannot instantly divest
themselves of their deep-rooted,
their favorite, their strong-grounded
prejudices, especially their prejudi
ces of birth, of education, and, least
of all, their prejudices of religion.
This is applicable to all the apostles,
but especially to Paul. Some cause,
some adequate cause mqst
produced in them, and especially iii
him so great a change* Ihe histo
ry of the planting of Christianity in
the world records it in Acts ix* and
Paul himself, m the xxii. *nd xxvi
Chapters of the same nook Chan*
sited he is indeed 1 His doctrme in
Som. xii. and 1 Cor. xiib shews
him to be a very different man from
Saul the zealous Jew, when
from the feet of Gamaliel. But
what cause shall we assign for the
Wondrous change ? There must
have been in them all, and in him, a
full conviction that the cause of Jesus
qpas the cause of God.
The manner in which they acted
in the discharge of the apostolical
office, displays the same spirit of full
conviction of the truth of their testi
mony toXhrist. Their Mastercom
manded them to go and teach all na
tions, u beginning at Jerusalem.
They obeyed ; and a few weeks af
terwards, in the very place where
fesus was crucified, they bore tes
timony that he was the Messiah pro
mised to the fathers* Their preach*
tng consisted of an extensive detail
of facts relating to Jesus Christ.
Had they been conscious of a decep
tion, they would have gone to coun
tries at a distance. They would
have declared at Byzantium, at Home
Or at Marseilles, what Jesus had
done in Judea and Galilee sand the
deception cOuld not have been so ea
sily found out* ) But by beginning at
Jerusalem, they put their doctrme to
the test at once. Every inhabitant
Os that city was qualified to judge*
and to decide. Could apostles
have given moroconvfncmg evidences
that they believed the truth of the
testimony which they bore to
Christ?
This will appear with still fuller
ovidence, it we consider that the ap
ostles preached the gospel in an age,
and in places of the greatest knowl
edge. The jews were beyond com
parison the best informed people m
matters of religion r with them they
began to deliver their testimony.
The Greeks and Romans had made
the greatest improvements m arts
and sciences, and various literature :
to them the apostles afterward* went
and preached in Syria, to the
lesser Asia, in Greece, and in Italy.
Every where they candidly and fully
Jt'bpoaqd to the people thq of
Cbvisl. Tina has certainly every
appearance of fairness ; and discov
ers a consciousness in the apostles,
that they were speaking the words of
truth for if rude tribes may be
easily imposed on, a civilized nation
will not believe without evidence*
Those only who think they have
truth on their side, will act in the
manner the apostles did-
Extract of a letter from Mr, Crawford ,
our Minister at Paris, to the Secre
tary of the Navy r dated Aug. 17,
, 1814.
“ I have the pleasure to enclose you
Capt. Blakely's despatches giving
the result of Uis cruize and especial
ly of the capture of the Reindeer.
This is another proud trophy which
will swell the glorious annals of our
little navy. I believe the Peacock
has sunk the British sloop of war
Pelican. It appears to be certain
that she has had an action in the Irish
channel and sunk a sloop of his Ma
jesty's,
<# Many circumstances concur in
favor of its being the Pelican ; she is
known to have sailed in quest of the
Peacock. 9
[Every reader will recollect that it
was the Pelican that sunk our sloop
of war Argils* and that she was one
of the best sloops of war in the Brit
ish navy.]
| CJ* Dublin accounts of the 2nd
August state that the crewsf of sev
eral vessels sunk by the Peacock had
arrived, and that her sails were much
cut to pieces in an engagement with a
British sloop of war, name unknown ,
•which she sunk • r ‘ y^r
Copy of a letterfrom capt* Johnson Blake
ley to the Secretary of Navy,
\ U* S. Sloop Wasp, L,Orient,
Bth July> 1814.
SIR—On Tuesday the 28th lilt,
being then in lat. 48, 36, N. and
long. 11, 15, W. we fell in with, en
gaged, and after an action of nine
teen minutes, captured H. B- M.
sloop of war the Reindeer, William
Manners, Esq. commander.
Where all did their duty, and each
appeared anxious to excel, it is very
difficult to discriminate, it is how
ever, only rendering them their me
rited due, when it is declared of Its.
Reily and Bury, Ist and 3rd of this
vessel, and whose names will be
fouqd among those of conquer*
ays of the Guerriere and the Java ; &
of Mr. Tillinghast, 2d lieut. who
was greatly instrumental in the cap
ture of the Boxer; that their con
duct and courage ori this occasion,
fulfiled the highest expectation and
gratified every wish* Sailing master
Carr is entitled to great credit for
the zeal & ability with which he dis
charged his various duties.
The cool and patient conduct of
every officer and man, while expo
sed to the fire of the shifting gun of
the enemy, and without an opportu
nity of returning it, could only be
equalled by the animation and ardof
exhibited when actually engaged, or
by the promptitude and firmness
with which every attempt of the en
emy to board was met and success
fully repelled. Such conduct may
be seen,t>ut cannot well be descri
bed.
The Reindeer mounted sixteen
34 lb. carronades, two long 6 or 9
pounders, and a shifting 12 pound
carronade, with a compliment on
board of one hundred and eighteen
Her crew was said to be the
pride of Plymouth;’
Our losfe in men has been severe,
owing in part to the proximity of
the two veesels, and the extreme
smoothness of the sea, but chiefly
in repelling boarders. That of the
enCmy, was infinitely more so, as
will be seen by the list of killed and
wounded on both sides.
; Six round shot struck our hull
and many grape not pen
etrate far# The foremast received
a 24 pound shot, which passed thro*
its centre, ana our rigging and
sails a good deal injured.
The Reindeer was litterally cut
to pieces in a line with her ports ;
her upper works, boats, and spare
spars were one complete wreck. A
breeze springing up next afternoon
her foremast went by the board.
Having received all the prisoners
on board, which from the number of
wounded occupied^much time, toge
ther with their baggage, the Reindeer
oq Qiq oi the jjptjh sfct on
fire, and in a few lioiTrs \f.cv up.
I have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Your most ob’t serv’t,
J. BLAKELEY.
Hon. Wm. Jones,
Secretary of the Navy.
On board the Wasp.
Killed, s—Wounded, 21.
On board the Reindeer •
Killed, 23—wounded, 42.
SHERIFF'S SALE
Iff * , ‘ • ‘ ‘ • * i * ‘
On the Jirst Tuesday in January next ,
at Danielsville in the county of Ma •
dison , between the usual hours ,
WILL BE SOLD ,
Five hundred acres of land, more
or less, well improved with a good
grist mill thereon, adjoining John
M’Elroy, on the south fork of Broad
river. Also one other tract adjoin
ing the former tract and land of
Tyre Sanders, containing fifty acres,
more or less, well improved.
The aforesaid tracts of land levied
on as the property of Charles Whee
ler at the instance of John Cormick,
on the foreclosure of a mortgage.
Terms cash. /
GEORGE EBERHART,
Sheriff,
October 14, 1814.
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AUGUSTA CENTINEL.
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Such persons resident in Jackson
county or such as have removed
therefrom. > indebted upon account
to the proprietors of the above
printing office prior to the 27th of
May, 1809, are’ informed that Mr,
David Rogers is authorised to col
lect and receipt for said dues.
Benjamin T Duvekinekt for self
& Geo . F. Randolph,
Augusta , Oct . 27, 18 14.
NOTICE .
Those having against the estates
of Col. Samuel Jack and James R. P. Jack,
deceased, will present them properly authen
ticated within the time prescribed by law—and
all who are indebted to the estates are request
ed to make immediate payment to ; (
. JOHN DODGE,” Adm'r
mrnm — ■'* ‘ ‘! ‘ m* , m, , .mm
v NOTICE . /
The subscriber being about to be absent op
a tour of duty the ensuing six months, deems
it proper to informhis c ust hat the busi
ness of his shop will, in the mean time, be
carried on by Drury'o. Howell.
LEWIS LAMBKIN.
October 12, 1814.
NOTICE.
NINE months from the date hereof ap
plication will be made to the honorable the In
ferior court of Clark county, for leave to f- U
one hundred acres of land, more or less, lying
in said county, on the waters of Robertson's
creek, joining Joel Dickinson and Olliers, be
ing part of the estate of John Roberts, de
ceased—-To be sold for the benefit of the heirs
and creditors of said deceised. -
AVERY ROBERTS,
Administrator.
Sept. 21, 1814.
Nine months after date applica
tion will be made to the honorable
inferior Court of Clarke county, lor
leave to sell 84 acres of land on Bar
ber’s creek, joining lands of Parker
and others, being part of the real
estate of William Bankstop, deceas
ed—to be sold for of the
heirs and creditors of said deceased.
SALLY BANKSTON, Executrix.
JONATHAN MELTON, Executor.
GEORGIA , Clark county .
Daniel Connery Executor of
Edward Hagins, deceased, has applied for
letters of dismission from the further admi
nistration of the estate of said deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and creditors of
said deceased, to file their objections (if any)
in my office wjihin six months from the date
hereof, or said letters will be granted.
Given under my hand this sth day of Sep
tember, 1814 S
JOHN HODGE, C. C. O.
FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD.
on the 18th of Septembers
from the recruiting station at Carnes
ville, Franklin county, Georgia, John Ham
bree, a: private soldier, 23 years of age, five
feet 7 1-4 inches high, dark complexion, dark
eyes, black hair, born in the state of South
Carolina, by-> profession a carpenter. The
above reward with all reasonable expences
will be given to any person who will appre
hend the said John Hambree, and delivering
turn to me at Carnesville, or to capt. John E.
Calhoun at Pendleton, court-house, S. C.—
It is supposed that he will attempt to go to the
Indian Nation, near,Choiu.
WM MILL WEE,
2J L? r y B&t.
/ tpmiXl S'PRATOfc'S S'ALik
0W be sv!d at tne house of Hen ’"V
Strukiano* Madison county, on jfci*
r the 2bth of November next ,
ALL tin persona! property of the
A util B- Strickland, deceased,
consisting of Horses, Hogs and ci
ther articles, too tedious to mention,
, Terms of sale twelve months credit,
bonds with approved seruiitv.
v CADE t>. STRICKLAND,
THOMPSON C. SriUCKLANX*,
Administrate,*. ’
September 22d, 1814.
GEORGIA , ‘«
Madison County. ’
SUPERIOR COURT,
October Term , 1814.
r r
§ HE petition of John H. Marks shew.*
etli that he was lately the purchaser at She
riff's Sale in said county, of a tract of land sold
as the property of x Absalom) Hendrick, who
then resided upon the premises, containing
two hundred acres, more or less, lying on the
south fork of Broad river, adjoining lands
granted to Noah Cloud, on the east and oji
the south, L.>unded on Broad river—arui
stating that there was an original deed of
conveyance of said land from one Samuel
Nelson to said Hendrick, and under which
deed the said Hendrick derived title—-which f
said original deed is lost or mislead so that ic
cannot now be round—and that a copy of
said deed v so near as can be recollected, toge
ther with an affidavit of its loss are Hied m
the clerk’s office of said court—and praying'thj*
establishment of said copy in lieu of the origi
nal.
On motion of counsel for t)ie petitioner, iff
is ordered that a copy of this petition and or#
der be published once a month for the term of
six months in one of the public gazettes off
this state—and that unless sufficient cause i*
then shewn, the sa,id copy will be established.
in lieu of the original.
I hereby certify that the foregoing* <
Is a true extract from, the minutes,
October 7, 1814.
JAMES LONG, Clerk.
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; . SHERIFFS SALE-
Will be sold on the first Tuesday it}
November next, at the Court Housq
of Jackson county, between the usual
hours, the following property , V ijt
• v 1 ■ J V ‘ y ‘.t ’’ ■’
A negro womjfti named Caty, le<§
vied on by a constable as the proper*
ty of ( John Cunningham at the in
stance of Joseph Parker, by virtue of
an execution Iron* the Justices court
and returned to the Sheriff by the*
constable*
W. M‘KINNEY*
Sheriff. *
September 22, TBl4. r 1
COLLEC T OR’S SALE. ?
W/LL BE SOLD
At the Court House in Jackson County f
on the first Tuesday in February
> next) thp following tract pf land y or
as much thereof as will satisjy tko
tax due thereon with :ost—m
Eight hundred & forty acres of land, grant
ed to Joseph Wilson, lying on the Mulberry-
Fork of the Oconee river, estimated and re
turned as the third quality high land, (so say
three freeholders) adjoining and bounded N.
E. by Thomas M‘Calls lands and vacant
land, S. E. by Jesse Lee’s land, S. W. by
Luckie and Sewright’s, and on the other
side by surveyed land—the above land in de
fault for the year 1812, tax dae 2 dollars CflP
52 cents. •
JOSEPH LITTLE, T. C. J. C
August 6, 1814. «
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GEORGIA, Clark County.
Whereas George Whitehead, adniinistra
tor on the estate of Elizabeth Whitehead*
deceased, has applied for letters *>f dismission
from the further administration of the estate
of said deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and Creditors of
said deceased, to file their objections, (if any)
in my office within six months from the date
hereof or said letters will be granted.
Given under my hand this sth day of Sep
tember, 1814.
JOHN HODGE, C. C. O
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EXECUTOR’S SALE
On Monday the \2thdayof December*
c nexty will be sold to the Highest
Bidder on a credit of twelve months
at the late residence of Sarah
of Madison county, deieassd,
/\jLL the residue of the
of Wm. & Sarah Stokes,consisting of /
a‘ number of likely born country ne»#
groes, horses, oxen and ox cart,
plantation tools and farming utensils*
oats, fodder and about three or four
hundred barrels of corn.
V ALSO,
One Tract of Land in said county*
with tolerable improvements, coir
taining two hundred & thrae
Notes with approved security wtiL
be required.
WH STOKES,
Surviving Executor of Wm. Stokes, dece*sg&
and Executor o £ Sarah Stokes. •
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