Athens gazette. (Athens, Ga.) 1814-18??, December 29, 1814, Image 2

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i-4(5r!)S rsptmftp** ‘H *&sptr<*6 it ! t. Becavi.e’he prospect of a loan for tht year 8 s,~«rtthoni the aid of * batik, is faint a»id unpromising ; ex cept, perhaps, so far Hi the pledrm of * specific tax *n?.y- succeed > ar.d then* il «niiit be rteolhscted. that t» considerable supply of ihdtrcv. will be Teoutred, fnp the prose-cuth nos thf beyond ♦He v hole amount of the taxes to be letted. Because, if the loan for the fear f, f Sls, be mndc to depend upon* the • fame of the freasury Notes fubsort f#ed to the National Bank* it will probably fui! for reason } which have already been suggested «. St if the loan be independent o f that oner*- , tiopi a considerable issiieof Miy Notes* for the purpose of creating % hank capital, must, it »s believed, deprive the government of every dunce of raising money in stif sHl>- fyr manner. IL 5. am < f opinion that tt will He Extremely ddfimlt, if not impractica j{ trie, to get 41 millions of treasury Siote* with 6 millions of jj ap. c e, the capita! of a national hank) f; to circulation, with or without ck> % roc ration* Because, if the Subscription to the bank becomes an object of ape*. euicUioh, the treasure notes will be purchased at the loan offices and Sr-ver pass into circulation at ad. Because, whatever portion of trea* miry notes might pa*» into circula tion > would he speedily Withdrawn, by the speculator* in this subscrip tion iodic ban*., after arts, hatebeen y Joyed to depreci b:- th* • r value. j ioiscl.t is not btl i v,-d. that in the present state of the public cred it. 4 t,OOO o«) oif treasury no...ts ca.i i bc*:i*nr rdO flu? only difference between the Tn t ury ‘ Kot«l no, 1 iwed k»:t ROi* n ■■. n ; is« ?, *)!> i be- sub «. n >■•■• n; epuitiy s but reasons have ahvady a-digued ] for to op iron that the difference j docs nut -.fiord such confidence in | the experiment. as u,ni» reepvahe j Ip justify h reliance unoo it, far ac« ! ■ comptisbing some of tne moat Lui*. testing objects of tht u I must beg you, sir, to pardon the I hsbte wit’i wiiicii i owe written these j general .sw*v*s to your en ju Ties, i But lav ig the importance of iimi?; ♦net i ■<• jg a desire to avoid every feppearac- e of contribute sg to the iloss o’ *. moment f r l have choien ra* 5 thei to rest upon the intelligence and candor *>i the committee than o>> #tuer upon a m<*re L; ired of the subject fttGlVed to mc« I base the honor to be* Very respect ltd iy, sir, If oar most obedient terv't, A» J DALLAS. &?m Lcrftmfes* Esq Chair cnari) &;• ?Vc*-w Me y<Sk.r;ui dt Paris* We rrCi.ive every day -detaih res pecting the horrible oar. as trope which has arm hila-ed one oi the finest ci ties in the world, liow could a Hi lion eminently civil «ed conduct it* ! self at VVdiibington with as much bad-an tv a.- the jb] bu'vhttt >1 Vt* (ilia and Gen sc vie t Is ;tm this act utroemus venge »r»oe u crime a 4jainst all humanity l Uobespierre. who, seconded hr hia execru de sc complices, the Committee of rubUc S .illy, bnrni i;e iowsv. of La \C-ri doe, ordered the massa’ctcs of i'ou-’ lon and Bcdoin, and demolished the tiiy of Lyons, is c-\-voted to the ex* •terat on ot I he Uevoiutipna ry V ndais, who devastated France in 17*3 and t ook a ferocious plea* ♦ore »o de>Uo m the suoiiumeiUy of the arts*, were men taken from the Icovest ranks of soci tf y, wretched Sans Culottes, agitated by ail the fury of Revolution. But that from the bosom of the most en~ lightened nation of the world there should go forth a military chief, vbo W\ iiout fanaticism, without extraor - dinary motives*of vengeance, with out any of those Potent passions which -disturb the understanding, should imitated the fury of the most savage houles, should have car 1 . edfCe atih sword into the heart of ♦ city whose riches and beauty for med one of the most valuable nsonu rrv nta of the progress of arts and of human industry .* tha he should have made war, not upon his ene mies. but upon columns of temples, public edifices ; that he should have devastated for the pleasure of dev as rating i who can oniempbre all this without grief ant! mfUgnatior. ? Du: • mg twenty years Europe has groan ed under all the horrors to which the tright f»d genius of revolution has gkteu birth England was jtm* ly indignant at these excesses, asd mw y wM * inents of humanity have reanimated ail hearts his she that renews m America the scenes •i carnage uod desolation. If she I believes that such conduct will frighten her ene mes and conquer them by terre-i, she deceives her self, injustice ami tkug&rity re vole still more than they i hey comrnot to tne soul au ar 4 - fptowft energy, they raise u.e spirits j at the pact®* * du eboM and desperate defewmik tmns vhich sectjpe the said? an . <* •*.'{dependence of nations* J Vcwt the [,onj?n Courier of Oct. Ift ” In all these operatjen* our re i dors will remark «he almost iota! want in \ pan o? the enemy of that deteir&tineti vijro**. that unshaken onitancy. and that r.ndavmded ccu ii"gCt winch ivc should have expect ed frvrn men defending their own ‘enttories, W hether patriotism In a plant not adapted to the Amci r. n cJiwiatt-* wiiethtt ft has degenerated stlKf the prrj i o r Hit* which sepa rated the Lmted States from the Mother i ourtjy* or whether the* . i tty i< oi Arneriro are conyitned I that it v» <•* tit n ah* unpro* ’ tehee &nd is rn.vt that it was r*r*dtTfaktn for ti e base* purf nsex, and vi e destruction of ail those pfimiplus of freedom which 1 finding then lust asyien in C real Britain, have suvtd the world—-whe i t.hej tit ftettrL’ciion of thr.f power to whiehthey have linked themselves hoa ridsicd sud pars deed thei heart and tn.rvt s. we koow not ; certainly the duUt ei ilecocuw esi p*o l ett ic tt,or Odes not find ardent and numerous supporters in Afner ica, btt »t may he said that the real panic is Crt.v Britain ; that she is the pHt'tn* sloi k s the home fram vvheic.e. they sprung. Towards her they m n again and while then yo* r iii.7'ent is publishing the pros seat cr vr i rfies ag<i?n»i i>k|. the ju. n pk h ta! t*g; r to place fhemsehes. til cfcr the. 1 fifjbsh prottetcif), Ii r e v. ay give creed to r report bjotoilt by the i« op which ?('• vty td the dttrHdies to ibis < ornti-y. ■die ir. hr hits fits of Boston have ex ; re. vtd a w»?.h to -allow the exam ple al Nrti’ucka, and be permitted to h't neutraL'* •• ■'• ■ V<OST3MBfc THE ENEMY. 45 The plnrofi'iCf* of the enemy has fieeii , of rod to the rivt t shorts m iucc Tu-idtfcabie sir.v.-urt, ,-iuS on a il w plartutiohs. Innerd his wboh em;m; has been ttr.srfct.d with the Picst nrotmspr#;t caution and evi dent alarm. He fir-r tt listed’ him it‘t on lard a virrgh? night, Bn of* brer remarked here, trad their object was tii harms lot critlitU-.~xh?4t they should beat about the rivers for a week or two"! of gtr, ar,ci Iht ngo m* tr; vinter Then has been much wanton destruction of private property ht*it f in breaking windows and—& t.j it. lived of dam* nation bis bet n performed which out-doea US the ir td-rtner atrocißes, T he family -vault of Uo Ritchies wa« broken open aid coffins searched. I hut e seen the shocking spectacle.” CT Tht Editor of this paper was the youngest son of the venerable pah-, whole ashes the*c reposed a midst those of their children. May curst $ light upon the barbarians win have disturbed those ashes l Bichmen# knquirv * The picture which col* Ritchie presents «v’ the conduct of the enc “ my is • utrkicnt to harrow up the soul of every soldier, and tnan ot honor* Europe already cries lioud at their at? ociUts * hey seem willing to align eft* iiu load of odium which weigh uponj their charac ter* >V« have conversed with the videtle, who war bearer of the above dispatch g the ene ra.y have acted like the vilest buccaneers. Mr. Black v/as drag ged from hi s house, and stripped of hts coat, w#.ch and money- A poor widow was stripped of ail the clothes she h’d except those upon her hack Mockery was added to tobberv i for they had. the inalignitv to *h»ver mil rors upon mirrors, dec. They have gone up the river; their cks Jnation said to be Frede ricksburg. Let these Wretches be ware. Gen, Cocke is at iheii heels —detachments from his catnp are rapidly marching t« join him , the : local militia aie gathering; «ad if thty dare to land and remain for any length c?f time on this side of the Rappahannock, we shall give a good account ot them—<£, WBB9BBS& ; Extract of a letter from Gen, M'lnto-h tc his sxcdkncy Swernvr Earle ; staled Fokt liAWxtwa. Dec. 19 1814. i taink proper to ‘give your ex cellency the infortoaUoa l have just rece-Ted from col. Hawkins, comtn i ivicated him hy Wtf Llnsuaugh, dated rmi Mil hell, N jv. 14 tBl4. 4 * Po- rer f ifanjoe says, a rumier tv-hiCii he sc.ni from his town to i Hr bth* store, to Harn the iruth about afoul the Red Sticks t and Hie move ments ct the British ; said runner gave him the following talk; Ten British vessels are at anchor near Deer island ; seven of them are ve ry Urge* and the British s-y each of u.OiS large ve«e!s have V9OO men ca hoard, wmcii will m*kf 14-ooix 1 ie <KheV vessels are of & stmdl sr sue, 4Uid loaded wit 4 * ammu vMdoti snd for the louuns. *rt?e BnMsh hnv* btvic a tXßtfVrfff ■‘’■uie fosi at ffyifieV «i<ne. ami tin British landed ami put three, hem* Brio rnen in ?hc fnrt. wh\t H he s&fl with htv fwrti eyes , Ffe Atrfber stat s ’ hat hc-enDtcts the whole force will ! laid there j he was down there, -iml | w the ten ship*, j numbers « f the [ troops art negroes The British hare Invited all the Indians tor one end receive presents and all the Sticks have arrived there; and ell the rur.a* v negroes have gone ■• n ttie British r * You ‘ill rend is v perceive that **v erv preparation is mak ng to can v <m a vi porous warfare against the State of Georgia ; «rd, no doubt in soy mind is entertained, thiP f efforts wilt he p»at!e to prevent a junction .of this army wUb (.General Tick sen. Before l received this ti fomatmrv; Gen. BlaokShesr had ma.ched ; but ! sent to inform him by tetter, and to request that he would make use of t ei) effort to g.; ; o the point oI ecy tmanon--and to proceed w Ithuvt de lay to accomplish a plat e of deposit for provisions* rt porting himself to t*t as soon as ho arrived at the con s rente of the Chat a hooch it and Flint rivers. A OWNS G"aZB Tl h> —~ lg»l «N> •» ♦> I'JWf**’ ■ ? ft’as cm r, V}CJu*s£K 2s, If 14* w— ii NATIONAL BANK. iVt were ycsteed-:y favored hv a Congressional friend with a copy of a bill tv ported on the 2d hist to the Senate of the Tinted Sintes by Mr-. Krg, tr e t.& t length ofhhic hpre - dudes Us insertions The provisions oi the hill are, that there sh>li be a hank of the United Slates with a cu pruil of //£> millions ot dollars, tv* of w hich are to be subscribed by ih .United Statue in stock b a ring &n in terest of fur pi r cent, and /Try millions by mdi viduaH , of which in siock ere ted*‘met th* war* m treasury notes, £c/it.. *n pci r , the latter in proportion* iff • weritv-Uvo cloUiM's 8c fifty (:■. nti on the arm payment. 20 dollars «»r* tin second in four months, and 20 dol bos m nix month a or last payment. The above wish little, if any altera top, will, we think, become a is .v. Pa - /t j/en C/(y GaßUtc* £%*rac> of a letter to General J ■■f<n Floyd St, Mwy*) December HO 1814. Si*»—-1 hasten to COST*:v;uoicate tc you the hum mauon that I have receiv ;-.d yesterday from Darien. The English frigate Macedonian is at anchor outside of Doboy ; eight of her barges are stationed in Hie sound, and the gig oi die captain with a whale boat, are stationed at the entrance of’ the Inlets, so that the communica ion is entirely inter rupted. As many boats are expect* ed in Darien from the vicinity of MiUcdgeviffe, fears are entertained for their safety* iljlrfi —iH'n Extract of art ether Utter ft? tha same t d&icd ‘luker&rfliS', Dec> 12, u Before this you have heard ol the murder cf Isaac John.; by ..be savages on the frontier of this coun ty, ‘1 he mail being about to close < have just time to inform you, tlmi la&t evening * received information on which a reliance may be placed, that on Thursday bast ion as &v&ni ‘Thomas Wilder anti Reuben Cot lc , were killed and scalped, while alter ttieir cattle above l rad<r<sj fiiiloM their horses were killed aL of “\tr <•*»■*<»« The bii! before the House of Re presentaiivefi, and which has passed the Senate, authorising the Eresi« dent of the United States-tc call to service. 80.000 MiUtic for the de fence of the frautiers of the Uiiited States yesterday passed w a third rertdiag, without having undergone any material amendment except the reduction or the term of service from two years to one y eat. Nat, Intel* New York, Ike. 1C Commodore Chauncty and Getie ral >Vilider arrived m this dty yes terday morning in the Steam-Boat Fulton from Cattskill* ‘They bring no’ Hi r g new either from the North ern or Western frontiers. At Sack eiTs Harter there is no expectation of an attach from the enemy , and such, we understand, are the prepai rs* tons of defence, that no tears are entertained to the result, in case an attack should be ma le. Merer* &dv 4 I* Sk?at«, Saturday, December W. The lid! to'provide for defraying the expeoces of the government 8c for the maintenance ci the public credit, by duties on carnagcfejwfd carriage iiarnest; the hih stuff o ncers of the anphf to comply With the reqm lUogsaf nxsj\ oilicer s ,in certain c*ss? , and the bill t9*k : ? ;n e *t&«9S»Mprts i-<m -t-Muc .814. ♦«* r«'< a *3 I time Vid p»SHC<J an : tk't Dnt ■'■¥ | i.i th< m rctnrm and o - i... r’ ‘* I tor concurrence in the amr r ; Jn Deceit u:/’ Ihe hut authoring’s% ip» .n, t ment of r. nafo .Mum! Offiah w | tr n»Viicu? wu* read u thud time r passed. [Thk bttl riit houses the Pi t y dent of ihe Ufii’cd Stares, by -, \ with the tons-n oi ti e Senate, ‘4 one vice Vdmirat and Hear Admirals, and fixe? ti u & cornpersation.] No other Legislative busj4ess moment twin been done bv the $,.% ! ate within the two last days, •smlCSi(£2 ASfin»cirnx, D«c* c sorry io.kut •*•. by arc <>uj j front the t ,f tht \Ti I m b *^ : >r Buffalotbatwrt-vruJ Dur.lv’ | some ot whuh have termm-iud V | hvHy, bs,..ve tailer*. pisce among thtv i officers on that t>o-iicr. it afedi i < vest Ot v« untie :uh well as rdpTct* that the peremptotv orders c«f ts r> Wur^epaitmept:-' tbrhiiidiiid ths* p'av.tiwe, are iht's c*,nh n'« ned and set at naught by ti, osic mediately unde* ih t. mu-out -■-**.£» i‘ r . i\^jru.: Kf N' ov fircJ-'viuj. tcy, Zt/4 i; t ti tl a, y Dutriti 4 las* evening 1 :•/»£•,-» .« .»,* from t-d that. p<>ss gA the cvrum-g of S ;-N < - ,ii h-y approach seat M ,i or With a ifo* to the object of my or of Pensacoa. ll* z V L.or-<e f ais and was fired on by the <uu/ iion i’OfL* the !'orl-vir vetniu. *d o de report, thereof U nr*, i u>?., 1 ‘Utili itcly went wi-ia the AJji. tar* j f*erieiaf aiui the Muor, v ?iui a•• r uk.i i * sco? t, and viewed the lon. and f»,n>a it oe tended ay h oih t*** ** 11 >h tod b nuts * nii troops li re nuvf lately tu;erinin ed to storm the town, te»»-»ed ;-n4 encamped uvy *r«op.> for that r 'hd, ad made the nece*»aas y ai **aagernuib to arrv my dcterftiiuutroiwjuo isst\& he fickt (fa? Un ‘he morning of the 7m X marchtc* with the etfertive reg ;1.. f,? ; ‘ iC 39rh and 1-ub n.Lm;/, ’ part oi Genera* Coffee's bnt?w> Misstasippi dragons, and part c L.uf> West I emie-iftee regimehL co:.um-rpf d* and by incut. Col. ,H*«‘'Uittondn fi'-Qb Lowry .be••my; ..ii Herted auc homcj and pan of the Chactun- by- Major Hlvie, of.tbc ,••.«<! mv* ty ot £ *e tcr^- mory. iblng eiirampei on the wett, of the lO'.viw 1 caxaiated Uu y y. tdd expect the akSauiv froistthivv fju *nd he prepared }o rai.i ,ie irota the fori, and the dnuah armed aela, seven m number, that lay in hey* Ia- ocnui . hi? idea l sen*U> out part of the mounced men , show on Uie vrt%t l passed m rear of the Fort und cuv vcred:to the eaut of the town When l appeared within a mile I was in tuH vs e w. My pride w>s nes» ver more hcgldenad than view nig! the unifo us iirmnesa ol my troop* and with wuat undaunted courag* they iulvursced, with ;i strong iori ready to *s*ai! tliem on the right, t BritUh armed vtsseiwi on the ieft* strong block-houses and bwtte vch of . cannon in their front, but uiey stvllfc | advanced cn | entered the town, when a battery oV I Vvo cannon wai opened upon £*t* | centre coluuin composed of the | Kujai-s with nhi! and grape, and « | shower ci musketry from the ho uvea sand gardens* ihe battery wat* fro.* ! mediately stormed by C&pt. i.evill & "company» Mrs mutUtry soon silenced by the steady and »c']| directed fire of >hf regulars. The governor mer Cols . Wiiliarggr son and HmitU, who led the .dis.-nnua* ; ted Volunteers with a dvg, begged for mercy* and surrendered the town and fori granted and protection given to iht> citizens and their propeny—~and st»l>- Spanish treachery kept us out of p J& session of the fort urHii near o'clock ii night. Xevet was more coo* determined . bravery displayed by 4my troop* * and the Chorda*ws advanced to tue charge with et|ual bravery On the morning *.[ the eighth i prepared tw march and storm the Barancus, hut before f could move tremendous ex pi-- • del ic.'c that IL - u'ic-ii? t with alt its appendages was blown up* ; I dispatched a detachment of twv hundred mea->o explore i% who re<s turned in the night with the inform matiori that it was l* wn cp, all th& coirijustible j»an_s Ijurnt* tne car,tics> spiked a id dismounted tx fcpt two p thi* being ihe case I determined ‘» iviuidraw my troops, but ‘hijore £ diu i had the pleasure to *>ce British dfpat:. Coi. Ntcht>U doned the tort on the night of the Citu and betr#nk. himsidf to bh| snipping, with bis friend cajhaitj VV codbmc and their red fuci-Os* et CT>.