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- frenchenthusiasm.
Extracts of a private letter received from
Nancy , ilficzy 12; -
I will tell you that our city has had all
the appearances of a great head quarters
for a fortnight ; from morning to night
there are nothing but troops, cannons,
muskets, balfe and powder, passing with
out-interruption. The day before yes
terday 20,000 muskets coming from
Phalsburg, yesterday 10 pieces of can
non coming from Strasbourg ,• finally, I
do not know where they Will stow theym
all. Last evening we were awakened
by tfie cries of long l : ve the emperor !
more than 200 waggoris and six brought
in all, the national guard of the depart
ment of Vosges. 1 hey are all animated
with an enthusjasm which surpasses im
agination I cannot now give you a
picture of it.
Yesterday, with our own eyes, in the
several battalions coming from the Vos
ges, we saw two or three'hundredVo-,
men in men’s cloths, doing soldier’s du-,
ty ; a lady of our acquaintance was ser
geant major l A great part of them
march to Metz; I exaggerate nothing,
I assure you ; no*body would remain at
home if they could enlist. All bur Lor
rainers are already at Thionville, at
Metz, See. We have here still 4 battali
ons of married men, armed and equip
ped, with three thousand national guard
of the Vosges, and four thousand men,
(troops of the Ijn ej to guard Nancy,
which is simply an open cjty, Already
have roads been cut out; our woods
and forests are filled with French parti
sans (voluntaires) ; all the villages are
Organized into free companies ; they £il
arm themselves with pikes, guns, sabres
or whatsover they can get. I assure
you that if ever the allies enter, they are
lost, lost to a man ; because the exaspe
ration is at the highest pitch. Here we
have had the enemies during 4 months,
to drink, eat., and vex us into the bar
gain, dnd we do not wish to see them a
gam. At the momentl am writing, the
national guard on that side of Luner-
enraged to\be the last to join
the army. Already all the garrisons of
tire strong 'places are nearly orgam/ed.
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Villany Detected •
v^S» ’ ’t?'. ■ ‘’■&s’ *
The dolla|s of public moneys
lately advertised as stolen from Mr,
Whitfleseay, a pay-master of militia,
has been happily discovered through
the exertions of Judge Keyes and Mr.
Fairbanks, who were security
Whittlesey. Having ascertained, by
long Watching hfs house, that Whittle
sey knew where the money was, his
bondsmen decoyed h\n into obscure
place, where they threatened him with
serious’ injury, if he did not disclose to
tHera w*ere they could find the money.
The delinquent persisted in declaring
bis innocence, till he had received a ve
ry serious earnest of their
tion, when he confessed that the money
was secreted in his own house, where
it was soon after found. >
v If any thing can extenuate fthe guilt of
Whittlesey, it i£ the circumstance rela
ted to US, I that his unfortunate partnei
had purloined 8,00? dollars fpm Uhe
sum, which he believed actually stolen ;
that she then represented his ruin inevi
table, unless he secured to himself the
yelnainder ; and that he likened to her
of P The^B 000 dos
lars was found with the other money
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ATHENS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 1815
creted in the bed on which Mrs. W.
was ly»ng when the search was com
menced. This unhappy woman, unable
to bear the ignominy wjiich would fol
low her detection, immediately, though
undiscovered, fled to the river, and
plunged into the current, from whence
her body was soon after taken, and pro
per means used to recal life, but used in
vain.— Albany Argus*
A Navel Anecdote.
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Qn board Decatur’s ship, was a little
boy, about nine years old* He was not
considered one Os the, regular crew ; but
he shared the mess ofgenerous sailor,
who had, two years before, taken him
frOrn his widowed mother., The, spirit
of his father, who had s also been asea
tnan, had long since gone aloft, and left
his wife and little ones on the shoals of
*poverty,
“When the Macedonian hove in sight,
and all hands were clearing the ship
for action, the .little fellow stept up to
Com- Decatur—“ And it please you cap
tain, said he, I wish my name might be
put down on the roll.**—•< And what for
my lad ? ’—-enquired the Commodore.—
“ So that I can draw a share of prize
money, sir,’* answered, he. Pleased
wuh the spirit and confident courage of
the little hero, his name was ordered on
the list; btjt the moment was too im
portant any. more
Af er the prize was taken, Decatur
thought of the little sailor boy, arid call
ed him up. Well Bill,’ said he, we
have taken her, and your share of the
prize, if ,we get her safe in, may be about
tWo hundred, dollars, what will you do
with, it ? “ I*ll send one half to my
motjier, sir; and the other half shall send
tne to school.’* That’s noble cried the
Commodore ; delighted •’ with the spirit
of the lad, he took him under his immt
diate protection, and obtained for him
4thfe birth of a midshipman.
Every attention has been paid to his
education, and he gives great promise
of making an accomplished officer.
’ $ The Gleaner.
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Tea Plant.—A valuable interchange
has been made at the eastern and wes
tern extremities of the globe. The
Maratham cotton, cultivated so abun
dantly in the Brazils, has been trans
planted in the East Indies, and the ex
periment has been attended with great
success. Under the patronage of the
prune minister, Aranjo, a number of
tea.plants witn Chinese gat’d:ners have
been imported into the Brazils, and the
plantations formed under their manage
ment afforded every prospect of a rich
harvest from that important vegetable.
The decoction prepared from this exot
ic is said to be equal to that produced
from the commodity of its native soil.
St. Louis, June 10.
# OnfTuesday last, arrived here from
upper Missouri, Mr. Manuel Lisa, with
48 chiefs and headmen of the several
bands of Sioux, also the chiefs of the
Mahas and Pancaras,• residing between
the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
These chiefs, &c. represen tth nations who
have offered their services to the United
States and are anxious to war on
the Sacks and other hostile Indians, and
have actually killed, several laways a
few weeks ago. Among this deputati
on, recognize Big Elk* the Maha
chtef Partizan and the Little Dish, a
Yofkton chief* Partizan, the Teton chief,
is the, person who attempted to stop
captains Lewis and Clark, on their jour
ney to the Pacific ocean. Some times
about the middle of April, 250 or 300
Pancaras had gone to Vvar against the
Sacks, w hich will no doubt gring those
wretches to a of danger.,
Next day one of the Sioux chiefs ad
dressed governor Clark, in council, in
substance as follows;
Mt Fat hjr—We have come, a long
way to you, to recejve information. The
white people call the Indians dogs; they
are so, but they are inoffensive dogs who
traverse the plains in search of food.
The hands of the Sioux are clean, they
never have been stained wkh the blood
of the whites* We are not like those
nations that deceive your presents and
I -put them under their blankets andjthen
turn their backs on you* Put something
*harp into our hand that we may help
ourselves and by so doing holy you—
ibe skv is clear and the Father of the
world hear what we say—l have much
to say.?*
A Maha chief next occupied the floor,
having a well dress|d Buffaloe robe ex
tended 1 from his shoulders to his heels,
emblematically painted . with bloody
hands intermingled with black hands Sc
red stripes, wkh a pretty good represen
tation j>f the Missouri, fyom its mouth
to thefr village, the water stained with
blood.. *• ,Y ‘-4 ‘ . yY
called govenor Clark's attention
to the robe on his back. He said the
red hands were Americans, the black
hands were Indians & the bloody stripes
on his back were inflicted by the Amer
icans as well as the Indians, who sur-.
rounded them. The whites have killed
3 Maha chief and the Missouri is red
with his blood. ;
Governor Clafichad the affair explain
ed, where k. appeared, that a trader
from this place killed a Maha long before
the American government took place on
this side the Mississippi. The mistake
was explained and . the. chief appeared
satisfied. *Jn th is business the finger of
Britain was obvious ; their , agents sos
whom not a Yew reside in this and the
neighboring Were very indus
trious to induce jthe MahaS to join the
other savages against the U. States*,.
[ 1 his being & cdmplimentary visit,
of their mission will he the
subject of a grand council to be held in
a few days.]
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Corn Bill) Bonaparte's Return ,
From Cox*s Irish Magazine.
We thank God that the restoration of
Bonaparte, if it does-fiot t contribute to
Our peace, or the our
condition,w hich tfye severe seritence qf N
Peal has destined for us t it has J folieved
the Genesse, the Poles,? the
and Saxons from an odious B’.rgaib®
which the combined ctespots at Vienna,
in-the illusions ot their security, made
in the disposal of so many millions of
human beings. Tyranny was apparent
ly never so well and permanently, con
trived to secure general bondage of
Europe, Sec Th*s we are assured of by
. the declaration of Castlereagh, after the
arrival of that self sufficient character in
England. He proudly and . confidently
informed the house of commons, that he
had completed his mission to his utmost
wishes ; and we understand he has ob
tained the sanction of the confederated
tyrants, to assassinate or transport the
emperor Napoleon, contrary to the en
gagement of the mock treaty made with
the illustrious exile. This fact, which
wai communicated to the emperor, gave
decision to his determinations ; and
scarcely had the proud Castlereagh un
folded liis now useless .heap of papers,
when the hero of Austerlitz and of Mos
cow, was again witnessing the attach
ments of his people, SefvY,* 5 : , *
The exultation at Napoleon’s restora
fion was not uninfluenced by the follow
ing considerations : Since his
fipn a curfew, law was imposed on
the'lrish peasantry ;* and strange to
tell 1 supported by Grattan & New-port.
Irishmen suspected of republican pro
pensities were treated with contumely in
eVery country where England! had
weight. Y. f
$ “ It is not more than nine weeks,
says the writer, since the ejected Louis,
at the request of lord Castlereagh, dis
banded the Irish corps in the French
service, and gave a promise that no I-
I rishntan should ever meet any encour-*
‘TWSSSSL & worn
if possible, whefi the battle of Jena relie
ved the Oppressed from his mine* and
garrisons* ‘
His lordship has all his work to go
over again ; he Wfeathered the storm,
but nature is not so subdued as to leave
off blowing again.” He then hints, that
“it would be prudent to postpone the
erection\)f his monuntent, until it is
ascertained tnat ins.glory was not pur-
Bonaparte vanquisher™, we , hope the
proposed testimonial will not disgrace
our city ; nor that the sentence which
condemns us to raise corn as a commo
dity, not as ah article of consumption,
will be unrsps*fed.” > fg short, the Dub
< liners appear to enjoy the return of Bo
naparte as heartily as the Parisians.
if’ ’* ‘ i* ; ”
♦ Penalty for violation, ««transportation with
out trial by Jury.* 1
* . ’w’* f ‘”*■ ‘‘ $ * • % H 1
from cobbett»s register, of June 3*
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< Letter to the Earl of Liverpool* on the
political effects produced ia America by
the peace of Ghent . , •; 14 vjfcw* \
‘** was frequently observed m
by me, in former letters, -Whtch I had*
the honor to address to your lordship,
during the war with America, that* if
you were, at last, as I. foretold you
would be, compelled to make, peace
without humbling America, and, indeed :
without subduing hen,.or nearly subdu
ng her, the result would be honorable
to her, seeing that she would, in a war
single handed against England have suc
ceded in defending herself. It was clear,
that when once the contest became <x
single combat to defend herself must be to
Uerfriumph and*’to us defeat,, And if
she came out of the war without any,
even the smallest concession, her tri
umph over us must raise her greatly in
the estimation of her own people? and
of all tlie world. Site did come out of
tiie war in this way -and the natural con
sequences have followed,
I do not kpow that I no
ticed the fact in print, but itufriow time
that I should ; I mean the curious f vet
relative to the plocldmatlon offence vitl*
America. , \ve know that bpeafce with
anv power is usually proclaimed by
HERALDS, who, stating .at St. James’
Palace, go into tjip City, with a grand
display of, armorial ensigns, and
pamed ,J>y troops in gay attire, And by
bands ot martial music, popping from,
time to time, to read the King's procla r
fnation of the peace, , .1 his was done at
the Peace of Amiensi&nd at the Peace of
Paris. iiKleeu, it is the usuap-’way,'id
whicii the cessation of war is proclaim
ed*. .
Now, then, how was the peace with
.America, .proclaimed 2 There was m>
procession at all : there was nothing of
the usual ceremony.,, But tne Couhp'r
and, I believe, that, paper
only, unformed tne public .that, “>ra?
‘with. America ,«/% proclaimed toddap bv
reading the proclamation, in the UhU >ju
VV/\ V, at tfie .door of the .office dt> WMftp
hah.". This was all, and* I will,be bound
thatteven the people passing the si t. *
did ( not know what it. was that was >e a
nd is what, the Courier chM» the
tlsual way of proclairning peace.i.; there
was no illuminations ,* ho .fifing of gun. j
no ringing of bells ; pet demonstration
of joy, Li short the country which had
been eager for the war, and .so unani
mous for its prosecution, seemed not at
all to regret, that they never knew the
exact period when peace rjeturped—?v
i'hey felt ashamed ol the result of
the war, and were glad to be told noth
ing at all about,if. and
But, in America / There the full force
of public feeling was made manifest—
The country resounded from Ne>*Qr
leans to the utmost borders of the Lakes *
from the orange groves to .«!*
lands, buried four feet deep in snow,
of America ; I, whose predictions have
been so completely fulfiled in the result
of this contest j evert I cannot keep
>down all feelings of mortification at
these demonstrations of triumph, related
better of ,11 other feeling and
ations. \\ hat, then, must be
-tbfftcfion 9t| f °of Del
frJmour'tondoii pa'perYofour j’ubTkc
his raws so hastily licked over by the’
filthy women, who were called ‘U.adtes* ’
This Yankee calls it'** Bi*il*s err eat
y * . . w o
a. : • “wrap..:’ t,
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NO. IXXX.