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„ /•: urtteMSTtm letter. ‘
Extract of a tetter from a gentleman
of respect chili tv and information now
in Fuf ope t to ft is friend in this coun
\ try,!atdf rectivtL
What will be the fate Os the
unfortunrte Spanish nation is ,set to
be unfolded. .Ifus 1 expect) our war
will be continued the convulsion
which will probably take place in
Spain will have a favorable influence
in our favor. My desire to see thp
rational principles of government es
tablished among civilized nations,
outweighs any temporary advantage
whic • may attend the exertions of
the enemy to efobroil us with Spain
if she avoids a civil war. That G.
Britain is laboring to effect this
friendly office for us and Spain, there
can be no doubt* I have said that
1 expect peace will not be made be
tween us and England at Ghent.—
The spirit of the nation was neVer
more in favor of war than at the
present moment. The suspicion
Which prevails among them, that we
have no cause of complaint against
them, and the mortification which
they have felt at the naval successes
which we have gained over them, has
excited a spirit of the most yindic*
tive resentment against us* which
excludes all idea of cool and rational
investigation, ft is said that the
ministry are temperate, but from c
videncc in my possession, of the
most Unquestionable nature, J know
that this moderation exists only in
words- jV ff
Every tiling I see and hear of Em*
rope serves only to attach ine to my
own county*. The only draw back
I feel in this honest preference
which I am persuaded every Amer
ican will fe*el* is the shameful vio
lence to which pavty spirit h*3 ex
tended. Those who have excited
this violence under a dread, of the
power of Bonaparte, and urged that
our government have acted in sub
serviencer to him, will hereafter be
constrained to invent some other
cause of suspicion. 1 have never
believed that any well-informed man
dreaded the power of Bonaparte, or;
believed that Mr. Madison was sub
servient to him The ignorant have
been imposed upon and mas have
been influenced by these considera
tions. Napoleon is now no longer
on object of terror to any person—
It is not entirely so with England*
The Prince Regent in his drunken
fits, which arc diurnally periodical,
has said, that he hadsworne, that he
would never make peace with France
until the Bourbons were restored,
and that he will prosecute the war
With the Unfted States until he re
duces them, to submission to his,,
crown. Such are the Bacchanalian
ravings of the besotted ruler ot the
Britannic Empire. Enlightened
men in England are opposed to this
foolish plan of subjugation, but when
yqu reflect upon the immense num
ber of Governors, Judges, Generals,
Collectors, Bishops, See. &c. &c.
Which this subjugation would place
in the gift of the government, and
upon the number of expectants to
these offices, you will not be surpri
sed that this idea has many advo
cates*?
If he people of the Uftited States
. aru ? rue to themselves, no force
Wb- r i can be sent by England, pan
cnriiger their national existence.—.
IdE. yt people here apprehend that
* is a general combination in J£u
* Against the United States. That
this intact is a crusade against civil
liberty In overthrowing Bonaparte
they certainly have not inflicted any
deadly blow upon civil liberty,
forms of the French constitution
were in a certain degree free, but
the only freeman in. the nation, was
the Emperor, and his freedom con
sisted m being supremely above law
and constitution. France ipay be
injured in the change, but the friends
af civil liberty have nothing to de
plore in His'downfaU. Ido not be
lieve in this crusade against civil or
religious liberty. only solici
tude, which I feel in looking into the
the book of futurity, is that which
arises from the violence of party in
the United States. >1 believe that
the x pe ft *o which has been just sign
ed, will turn out like the peace of
Amiens, nothing but an armed truce.
For the first four weeks after the
wUips entered Pans the - was
the vc-establishment of a durable
peace betWeeirthe members* of the
N great European family. If I hacf
believed that this billing and cooing
would have outlasted the hopey
moon of lovers, I should have felt
some unhappiness for the American
family. , My conjectures have been
verified and all this love and family
yflection have evaporated. The pur
tits have remained too Jong toge
ther They have tOen and : knowri
each ether too intimately.; ‘I he
peace is excessivel) uppppuEi:im
*.nd l- ; resume will ‘fit- e
qdkfly so ih Eugiand,* Austria,
: M The hrs£ believe
hard conditions haVe been exaet&f;
the latter think that the rights of the
vanquishers have been sacrificed to a
vain and foolish affectation oi liber-r
alky. * Posterity will decide A this
question for them. ‘ *
France is like a great Volcano,
ready to explode, upop the applica
tion of any cotdbdstible materials.
Much discretion and firmness
necessary, to sooth or to restrain-the j
angry passions which increased rath
er than diminished since the return
of the King. The court and Royal
party preach up oblivion and concil
iation, whilst their actions momently
recal all the violent and disagreeable
sensations which the revolution has
excited. This hostility between
their words and actions is too appa
rent 10 be mistaken. he Divine
right„of Kings is presented, to ihe.
nation m every possible form and
obtruded in every act of public wor
ship. Germany is in a state of anar- ;
chy. The affairs of the continent,
however, are to be settled at Vienna
in a general Congress. !
’ It, appears to me, that much, very
much remains to be done in Europe*
before a general pacification can be.
said to hsive taken place. If peace,
is not made between us and England
I shall expect to see the war in Eu
rope lighted up again sin less f than
three years, perhaps in much less
time. If peace should be made at
the approaching negotiation it will
be in some degree mortifying, be
cause the English nation ana: Eu
rope generally will attribute it sole,
ly to the moderation of the British
ministry. Notwithstanding this idea
is an unpleasant one, I sincerely
hope that a reasonable peace may he
made. Ido hot expect it. Wetan
never make peace under more unfa
vorable auspices unless the drunken ,
dreams of the Prince of Wales are to
be realised* This can only take
place, in consequence ot the total
want of public virtue, and attach
ment to the principles of the union.
If we have arrived at such extreme
points of depravity and disunion al
ready, the sooner we have a master”
the better Ido not apprehend any
danger of jthis kind. The present
Federal'party is certainly infuriated
to the last degree, but I still believe
when they make a movement m
open hostility to the . government,
they will be annihilated as a party.
1 hope they will not make this move*
meat, but certainly there is strong
ground to apprehend it.*
From a London paper of Sept • 2.
mermaid.
To THE Eoitor <
Si r—As the existence of Mer*
maids is a point that has long been
disputed et adhue sub judice Its
. lid it may contribute in some de
gree to settle a point of so great *
portance to the naturalist, I send you
the following account, which- I ‘.ref
ceived from two fishermen residing
at Port Gordon, a smell fishing vil*
lage in this parish, whom I believe
,*to be of undoubted veracity, and- res
pectable enough in their station oi
life. As these men [Thos- Johnson
and Wm. GordonJ were returning
trom their fishing, about 3 or 4
o’clock yesterday afternoon, about a
quarteEof a mile from shore the sea
being perfectly calm> they observed,
at a small distance from their boat,
with its back towards them, and hall
its body above the water a creature
of a tawny colour, appearing, like $
man, sitting with his body
bent. Surprised at this, they ap»
proachcd towards him tili they came
within a few yards, when the noise
of the boat occasioned the creature
to*turn about, giving the men a bet
ter opportunity of observing him.
His countenance was swarthy, nis ”■
hair short and curled, of the color
between a gray and green / he haUF
eyes, a ftai nose, ms mouth
was large and his arms of an extra
ordinary length.
Above the waist Ke was shaped
like a man, as the water was clear,
niy informants could perceive that,
from the Waist downwards, his body
♦tapered considerably ; or as they ex
pressed it, like a large fish without
scales, but they could not see uSt’
extremity. The men however -had
not a longtime to observe aim, for,
after looking steadfastly at them for
hbout*a minute, he suddenly dived,
but ruse again at some distance from
the boat accompanied by another,
whom tae meu supposed a- female
as 7 they could percene she had
breasts and her hair was hot curled*
but Yearheil to a little below her
shoulders £ the skin oi tins last une
too?w da UHer than the other . “' : £\
ihfSiiiheThe men ban licc u.e
side a.armed: a shore
us last u* possible, and lor Some time
they cpuld'sbt the Mermaids nH/KUi
alter uvern. Spun Cfier then ar
the/c«ik;d on me, and gave; the u
ooie atfcbunu irifhuui the siuaiiex
vaiiauoo betweeit’ ; tli!em.^.v !f
2 1 1 am-sii, vours, tic. %
iT , W ATK-EisZlEv’ v
* t Scftoolmasitf,
SchooMiouse of Paffan,
■m Aug. 16, 1814.
Washington, November Id*
FROM DETROIT. J -;
\V« learn the Indians are yet trou
blesome. On the 18th ult. a parly of
them earned oft’ five of our Citizens
from the neighboring territory, and
I few days after one of our citi
zens were scalped within a mile of
Detroit. Gen. M*Arthur moved off
on the 22d With a detachment, a
gainst a party of the hostile Indians
at Saguisa, rather more than a hun
dred miles from Detroit. ; |
Extract of a Utter from Captain Ar
thur Sir. dair, commanding fa* Status
A aval forte on the Upper Lakes , to
the Secretary of the Navy, dated
Erii Roads, ltth Nov. 1814.
Sailing toaster Champlin, who j
commanded •he Tigress, has arriir* j
ed in the cartel from Mackinac, with j
some of the wounded. * He has his 7
thigh shattered by a grape shot,, and J
has not yet been able to make out a i
detailed report of his capture. He
appears not to have been surprised*
hut defended his Vessel very bravely*
kilting and wounding a number of
the enemy, who overpowered him
with 150 sailors and soldiers and 250
Indians the latter headed by Dickson
The Scorpion was overpowered as
mentioned in my letter of the 27th ]
ult. The conduct of the enemy to
our prisoners thus captured, and the
inhuman butchery of those Who fell
into their hands, at the attack of
Mackinac* has been barbarous
beyond parallel# The formei; have
.been plundered of almost every
article of clothing—-the *■ latter had
their hearts and livers ta>ten out,
which were actually epoked & feast*
ed on (and that too in the quarters
of the British officers,""sanctioned by
Col. M’DowelJ by the Savages.
This cannibal act, which capped
the climax of British atrocity, .and
must ever be vie wed with indignant
horror by the chrisdan world* will
be sWprn to by two respectable
dies, Who came down in the Cartel,
and who were witnesses to it lam
further assured by Mr. Astor, who
v was detained there with-his Cartel
for near two months, that it was not
disowned by the garrison at Macki
nac. and that when remonstrance Was
made by some who had not lost all
sense of feeling and honor, they
y?ere threatened with arrest by the
Colonel, if they checked the Indians
in any of their wishes. One of the
prisoners was inhumanly murdered,
by one of their militia, to decide a
dispute Detween him and an Indian,
of who had the best claim to the re
ward of his body or ?, scalp, and no
notice was taken of it by the colonel.
To retate to you?, sir, all the acts of
horror which have been practised
upon those unfortunate victims who
fell mtp the enemy’s hands on the
4th August would go far beyond the
limits of a letter? :
v . >•• /q *'• ■£&’ \r\ • . r*’
SHERIFFS SALE.
Will Be sold at the Court House on the
first Tuesday in January next, Be
tween the hours of ten and three o'-
clock, the following property, viz .
, FjOUßfnegro women, Silvey an old wench,
Hzrriotj Loney and Phoeb;, young- women;
levied on as the property of Benjamin Thur
man to satisfy an execution, in favor of
Daniel Trammell, vs. William Shields” and
said Thurman. 7.- \
JOHN SELMAN,
* L. Sheriff'*
November 25 r 1814
CAUTION.
A. C ,
persons are . hereby cautioned
gainst trading for a note of hand given by
the subscriber for two hundred dollars, dated
some time in February 1811, and due the 25th
day of December following, payable to John
Nivens either of South or North Carolina, as
» the property for which said note was given
was unsoundjand 1 was most vilely imposed
ou by said JNivens, and I am determined not
to pay it unless compelled by law.
JOEL HAILE.
November SO lg!4. - \
J v V NOTICE. ;
> i>N Wednesday the 28th of De
cember,” at the Store House of Tho
mas Moore,
WILL BE HIRED OUT
for one year, all the*
; „~. NEGROES *
belonging to the estate of William
Strong, Jun. deceased, and the
Plantations to be rented also ,
tools.
’ > JACK F. COCKE,
■ ,7 - f “ ‘ * Executor-
October 14, 1814. .
GEORGIA, Oglethorpe county. 7
Whereas Susannah Billups applies for let
ters of administration on the eataic e*fj. hn
isiilups, deceased.
These are therefore to cite aadc adm
ail and singular the kinired and reditors *ni
said-deceased, to be and appear at C. u: r
Ora.nary to be held on UW hrst t'dondfy.
in Ja. uary next msaid county,’ io shew vausd
if uuy> yvny said letters should not be grained
. Gwen under our hands this 28th day Os
* 1814 , : , /, r
- P C.
j Mat. Haikzv*. G. C. O. T
GEORGIA , Clark county*
’ Whereas Francis M. Trammell and Fanny
Trammell apply for betters of administration
on the estate of Darnel Trammell, late oi
said'county, deceased. ‘
v These are therefore to cite and admonish
. all and singular the kindred and creditors of
said deceased, to be and appear at any office
within the time pointed out by lair, to shew
cause, if any, why said letters gtiouldetot be
granted.> - 4^,
Given under my hand at office this
3t th day qf November lßls.
JOHN HODGE, C. C. O
EXECUTOR’S SALE*
On Monday the \%thdayof December
next , will be sold to *the Highest
Bidder on a credit of twelve months
Jut the late residence of Sarah Stokes +
of Madison county y deceased ,
All the residue of the estates j
of Writ. & Sarah Stokes .consisting of
a number’ of likely country bom ne
groes, horses, oxen and ox curt,
plantation tools and farming utensils,
oats, fodder and about tnree or four j
hundred barrels of corn.
ALSO,
One Tract of Land in said county,
with tolerable improvements, con
taining tv/o hundred Sc three acres.
Notes with approved security will
be required*
WM. M. STOKES,
Surviving Executor of Wm. Stokes, deceased,
and Executor of Sarah Stokes.
October Ist, 1314. ./ &* ’
ft ’»* ‘ -i
GEORGIA, JaCkson County*
’ v SUPERIOk COURT .
npi.
JL HE Petition of James M* C.
Montgomery and Thomas Hyde,
guardians, state that an original bond
to the Court of Ordinary of Jackson
county, for the performance id the
duties of guardian to David Rogers.
Thomas S. Rogers, Mary Rogers &
John H. Rogers, orphans of Thomas
Rogers deceased, by Daniel John
son and Martha his wife, which bund
was signed by Daniel Johnson, T ho
mas Johnson atul John Hampton, a
copy of which with an affidavit of
its Joss is herewith filed, and your
petitioners pray the establishmem
of the said copy in lieu of the ovigi
nal.
Ois motion of John M, Dooly al
torney for the petitioners, it is order
ed that copy of this petition and
order be published once a month for
six months in one of the public ga
zettes of this state, and that unless
sufficient cause is then shewn, the
said copy will be established in lieu
of the original.
A True Copy from the Minutes >
March Term 1814#
EDWARD ADAMS, Clerk.
NOTICE.
On Thursday the 12 th of Jar* next,
WILL BE HIRED k.RENTED ‘*
for the term of twelve months, at
the plantation of John Barnett, de
ceased the negroes and plantation
of said deceased, (dwelling house &c.
excluded.)
’ ‘ Also will be sold oh a credit of 12
months, part of the personal proper
ty, of said deceased, consisting of
two horses.
Small notes witfc Approved securi
ty will be required. 4
JOHN F. BARNETT,
Administrator.
December FE i
• . .
GEORGIA, Clark County*
r : \ COVHT OT O‘RD-ntAßr*
On the application of the Heirs of John
Brownfield,. deceased, stating to the court,
that James M‘Gammon, deceased, in his life
time, made and delivered his certain bombo
the said John Brownfield, deceased, in his life
time, conditioned to make to the said John
his heirs or assigns, a good, sure and indefea
sible estate of inheritance in fee simple’ of a
certain tract of land containing two hundred
acres, running round the western comer of a
tract surveyed for Elijah Stenion, (then the
property of Benjamin Knox) James M*
. Gammon’s land, lying and being in the coun*
[ty of Oglethorpe. . W.,.^4
On motion, k is ordered that the Adminis
. tratrix of the said James M*Cammon do make
■ a title to the said hind, according to the con
dition of the said bond and the acts of the
Assembly in such case made and provided, to
the said Heirs; unless cause be shewn against
the same at a court of ordinary to be held in
and for the county of Clarke on the first
Monday in March next. ■ ‘
JOHN HODGE, C. C* O.
;, i
JSJINE months after date application will
be made to the; honorable Inferior Court of
Madison county, for leave to sell a tract of
land containing 16U acres, 4 on Beaverdam
creek, Oglethorpe county, joining lands of
Bridges and others* Also one lot in Wayne
* county of 490 acre*, second district, No. 185, >
bemg the real estate of James Stallings, de
; ceased ; to be sold for the benefit of the heirs
\ and creditors of said deceased.
ES SIMS, \.xectitov.
MNE -nioiitns from
1 hereof application will be made t,.,.
41: Honorabk Inferior Court o\
UouiAy, lor t leave to sell !•<
tic&i Estate of the late Col, re 4
ftjuilolpfi, deceased, ‘or as “ y
‘ hereof as Is situate in the said eo J.
ty ; fer r tbe, beneftt ot the E’
creditors. ‘; .-4 V'P-P r J \^L
y, THt)MAS W*
\ Adm. cunt* tcst*<£nne%>.
March 21 > : > .V* : ‘
;<dS n6ti.ce. “TV
Ni #*; month's after date applice
tion to the hotimabte
the inferior Court of Clark equity,
whfen silfrns for ordinary purpose*
• for to self two hundred acre*
of land fthe same being mor or
lessj lying and said county
on the waters of Porter’s creek,
granted to John Eaanet?, joining
lands of Brown* Moore and others—
Also two hundred and sixty acres*
lying and being in Jackson county
on thejvaters of Curry’s creek, near
Jefferson,; granted to Brantly.—*
The aforesaid tracts of land to be
sold for the benefit of the heirs and
creditors of ‘John Barnett, decease and *
late of Clark County.
. >JOIiN T BARNETT*
Administrtor .
Jd{V 7, 1814. .
4 \ NOTICE.
.U persons are notified thett th©
oiiiy *lt title\to the lands forntterly’
averred by /aefianan in tha
County of Jackson, is now vested in
the subscriber— Alt applications for
rent or purchase must be made
her, as no person else is authorized
to make any contract in regard to
said lauds. , tv’ > ••
ANN cox.
•. — 1 -I -n ‘ -~\—-Tn -lit --- - |
” Left my plantation about tte
first of July, a negro man named
Phill, belonging to the estate o£
Henry Pope, formerly the property
ot Mr. Hatchett, a olacksmith by
‘trade*, about 45 years old—any per
son that will apprehend said fellow
and confine him so that l ean get
him by the first day of November
shall receive a reward of ten dollar
by me ■ ‘• • -
ALEX*r. S. JOHNSON.
September 12, 1614.
ADMINISTRa T
i nut on life \'2tii day of ~February
\Bl5, there will be sold at the house
°f J°hn Roberts , in Clark
county * the following property) viz .
J>IX to wit—two “boys,
one woman and her three children.
Xtrms twelve months credit will**
bond ujul approved security.
AVERY ‘ROBERTS,
■V .. s Administrator. -
September s. 1815. w ‘ J \W.
*
r /V COhLfiC t Olfs
i J WILL m SOLD
the Court House in ‘Jnckson County f
dm the Ji>'st Tuesday in February*
next, the following tract of land) or
e-K'OS much thereof as will satisfy the
V tax due thereon with sost—
Eight hundred U forty acres of land, granfc
«and to Joseph -Wilsom lying- on the Mulberry
I 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 laiid—the above land hi de
fault for the year 1812, tax die 2 dollars isf
52 cents. ‘ , ‘-V « . v
JOSEPH LITTLE, T.C J. O
August 6, 1814.”
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T"— mm ii. <
GEORGIA, Clark county.
Whereas George Whitehead, admimstra*
tor on the estate of Elizabeth Whitehead*
deceased, has applied for leuers of dismission
from the further administration of the estate
of said deceased.
These art 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's
hereof or rahTlfetters will be granted. m
Given under mV hand this sthday of Sep -I
tember, 1814. , ‘ I
JOHN HODGE, C. C. OJ
AUGUSTA CENTIN&~ 1
Such persons, resident in Jacksodp
county or such as have remove#
therefrom, indebted upon account
to the ’proprietors of the
printing office prior to the 27th oil
May, 1809, are informed that MrJ
David Rogers is authorised to col«j
lect and receipt for’ said dues.
lienjamin T Buyckinck t for sclfi
v & Geo . F. Randolph. A
AugUsta y Oct . 27, 1814.
Inoiicfl,
Those having demands against the estates
6fi Col, Samuel Jack and James K P.Jack*
deceased, wilt present them properly authen
ticated within the time prescribed by law~~ami
all who are indebted to die estates are request
ed td make immediate payment to , V
JOHN HODGE , Adm'r.
NOTICE.
NINE months front the date hereof ap
plication w ill be made tp the honorable the In*
Ferior court of Clark county, for leave to self
one hundred acres of land, more or less, lying*
in said 1 C«unt)v on the waters of R obertson*®
‘creek, joining joe* Dickinson and others, be-’
ing of the estate of John Roberts, de-
d—To be sojd for the benefit of the heinF
!y ml creditors of said deceased.
AVERY ROBERTS,
• Administrator,
tpt t, 18t4.
fa. Art KLIN COLLEGE.
4 'TO*>£, persons who are tit ar-,
rorJUiChm at ft mklin College !
l pec» fully requested to make
; * Le payment either to the
: vbriber or the President of the
’ a- Jt-’f ‘ld* V' ? ’dip’ ■ M: sea- -mc..;
A, S. CLAYTON.
Aiheta-l October 13.