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fieligioujj. EXTRACTS an essay on the Divine Authority OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, . By DAVID BOGUE. ■ \ 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. -i-i. ■ mm > AUGUSTA CENTINEL. ’ * * V,. ‘ ‘ \ -s .*’*. _ •/ • •’ • 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. ■ ■—)■# 1 1,1 ■■■ i « —■ #<i. ; . 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. « - . ,«Mi 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 — 1 ’■ -V 1 y.i 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. • 2§*#t , 3t