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VOL. 111.
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XT JOHN HODGE.
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w - .. v Cwarlrstom, June t 9.
’ * VASE FOR GEN.. JACKSON.
“We had the satisfaction of cx’b ibitj rig
ih our office this morning the elegant
bV as/; intended as a Gen. Jack
son, by the Ladies S^riih-CaTiPina.—
It was received by rhe Georgia PacJtt
arrived last,evening/rQm Vhiladefjvhia.
I # Uls not in bur power to do justice td
tri.he_ ■$. ppmpriale. design and exquisite
[execution of this specimen of art-., A
flight description, however, is attempted. »
[ The body of thfc Vase is ‘about 15”
inches high,’ mounted bh a pedestal of
5 width from handle to
Randle i(f etches. Tlugfroportion and
i harmony of its parts strike the eye at
‘‘a single glance. * The supporters are.
Jour Logies’ claws—pn three'.sides of
the pedestal are eagles in basso-relievo.
On the front is a sketch of that- great
jbatti.k, which throws all other victo
ries into shade, and above it the ex-,
pressivt-v oeds . V-- i'-
li KIG H 1 11 OF JANUARY, 18J5
♦ On each , CO- pedestal, is a
spread eagle, in frosted silver? •gras'pin'g#
thuoder-bolt* - ’Xh© vase ■ (hen . risesf
with n held swell, and *>f a polish equsd
to the most peJlyOt’ ornamen *
ted on lLe Hosiery w ith a circle of laurel.
The hajv.fl ;s are two curled’ serpent:,
terminating m a On one
side ot the vase z\n ihe'arms of Smith-
Carolina on the other, this inscrip
tion : \-f » 71% . ■ s ■ 4 .
‘♦ Presented by the Lades Carolina
t*> Muj orkicneral Andrew Jackson v
The cover is of pobslkd silver sur
mounted with a large ~sip-ead eagle, in
frost, renting on a ball and cannon.—
The beauty of ttii<* elegant piece of
of workmanshrp, con s<sts, not on 1 y iu
the rnltuite perlection of its parts—but
in the general striking eject produced
upon the beholder from the harmony of
the wMole. The polish of the work is
alien, that all its ornamtmts at c inuUipli
td tv rejectibu—mwH gives it a pchness I
beyond description. *
The weight of the whole is *l4db: lOoz
the woikmanshlp is by Fletcher and ‘
Gardiner, of Philridelpbia—The design
arid’execution do bnno? to the artists,
and tht object for w hich it is intended
by tlie en.njiitencd fair of South Caro
lina, must be as gratifying to our State
us it can be to the uERo for whose hon
or it was designed* ’ e V
The dwelling house at the Creek
Arc fev, occupied by the family of the
late Col. Huwkins,, we understand has
been Consumed by lire, together with
the fain ture and papers, including his
valuable Manuscript?. Muth of the
colonel's leisure from official duties, had
been .devoted to Science and
arid n s J Lends had consoled
at his death with the reflection, dhat
hts works had not perished, but would
Survive lum, to enlightAu his country
men and immortalize tTfi'ir Author.— ;
By mis accident the public have lost
more than his family. No man living
vus note conversant with the character
of the North American Indians, oi\bpt
ter .*.ew the habits, customs and trudi
t.Oiis ol the AUoftgme'-* Journal^
Extract of a Utter to ike EditorM of the
S'wnuifduud* ’ . •'.> ♦ ; ( ■’ ■’• *%
Eatonton, June 25.
o Uol., Strong has suevtedea *h Uilehar
guig the Spaniard about wiiom i wi;ote
f u jast vveek. Fortunate for the cause
huinauhyj the next day a very exctl
-.d and- ; ‘v -
ATHENS, THURSDAY, JULY I], 1816
lentjnterpretor arr Wed at this village.
J’he Spaniard on his examination told
a plain tin varnish’d tale,” in substance
the statement contained in the Commu
nication from Jasper- A witness also
testified that He knew of the of
troops at St. Augustine about the time
stated by the Spaniard—that they were
commanded by the person mentioned*
’ and a part of them removed up the st-’
John’s frjpm whence the Spaniard and
his companions* set out for Georgia
Theperson who had him in custody un
der those circumstances didnot dare tode
ny that he; was in his opinion afree man.
The Court’ accordingly ordered his
discharge. After he related how this
were cajoled and kidnapped into this
state, he was asked, whither did.they
then travel ? lie replied* that M they
were forever walking I dont know,
where”—that they twice atMi him and
took'him back.” >
BOLIV\R’S EXPEDITION, &c.
NKW-fIAVBN June 12, 1816 ‘ v
Gentlbmks—Yesterday> after a pas
sage .of twenty one days, arrived off this
port frofa the Island of Trinidad, the
British brig Charles. Several gentle
man, who came passengers, landed here
lust even'ng—from one of them, who *
appears well: informed, I have obtained
die following which I trans
mit to you for the\ informatlm of the
ffien Is of South American liberty and
ndepeodence in the United “States.
»Yotii’s, v H
i\o the Editors of Uie Columbian,
The nav.d and military expedition,
which it was known the"patriotgenerate
Roll var and IT I rind a dc Marina, were
fitting oat in that part of the / Island of
St. 1> immgVAunder t’« government of
Potion, arrived at the Island of Mvgu
frtta early in May —it consists of twen
ty-one armed vessejs and transports,
having on board 3300 trooos of which
l jQO'are colorei"troops of the line, fur
n; from Petion's army ; the other
2000 arc composed of patriot emigrants
who H: w from <Carthagcna and
after the she ess of the royal general
Mordio. After relieving the Island of*
.Margaretta from the Blockade of the
royal Spaniards, general pro
ceeded immediately for the Spanish
Main. ? *. V , ’
‘Hie principal part of his force is des
tined first against the city of
an important post on the Oran oca.
Having reduced that place, the fleet
will convey the army f increased as it
will be by reinforcemenfsj against the
royal fmee ip Canteens. No doubt is
expresed of the complete success of this
expedition, and of tlie final triumph of
the patriots. are generally in pos
session of the interior country. *The
royal force is represented as small, and
except at Garthagena, where Monllo
commands is not expected to oppose any
serious resistance. At Carthagena the
contests will probably be sanguinary, as
neither party*gives is with
both, victory or death.
There has been in this city, for some
days past, a delegation from the Chick
asaw nation of Indians, consisting of
general William the great war
chief of the chickasaws ; major James
Colbert* Interpreter of the United States
Et-tsß-sueMingo, the great orator ;
Ap-pa-sau*fub-bee, a; chief; Cfias-tau
ny, and Col-leet-6hee, warriors—con
ducted'bv Mr. Wighton Xing These
chdifc an d warriors, with the rest ot
their nation, took anactive part in the 1 te
war,against our combined white and red
foes in the south, and can boast they
never spilled the blood ufa white man
except m war, and then have always ta
ken part with the Uffited States. Gen
eral Colbert has particularly distinguish
ed himself. He with seven others of
his nation fought with us as long ago as
at Su Clair’s defeat ; Sr.d in’ the late
war, before his nation whs ready lor the
irgi \, he singly joined the 3d regiment
ot ihe United States infantry alter re
maining with Hum nine; nuinhs, he re
lumed to his nation,“collected his war
riors, and marched to Port Montgome-,
ry. on ihe .Alabama, Ironvt'hS’nte against
;t4rosseti the Escambia untH
.puisued the flying hostile Creeks near
to Appalatchicola, killing many of tflt?
■ €SsmWw f
enemy end returning to the Fort Mont
gomery with 6 5 Creek ‘prisoners. The
business of the delegation at this city
was to obtain a permanent adjustment
of boundaries between them and the
Creeks, Cherokees and Chactaws ; for
purpose commissioners have been
appointed, They have been {satisfacto
rily paid, also, at the war department,
fop their .military services during the
late war, and returning home, to use
their own expression. « with gratitude
and thanks to the President, and their
white brothers, as well as glad hearts to
their wives ar.d children.” It is but just
to add, their appearance and deport
ment are such as to entitle them to res
pect and attention— Mth Inu
Impressed seamen.
An auijiv Iti'c and interesting docu
ment is now before us, which tends to
shew the extent to which the monstrous
practice pi impressment was carried by
the British before the war, and will af
ford softie satisfaction to those who hoji
estly enquire u What has become of our
impressed seamen J*
; On the 28th of February last, a resolu
tion was passed ,by the House of
sentalives,. requiring the President to
cause to be laid before the House a state
ment of the number of impressed Ameri
can seamen confined in Dartmoor prpon
the number surrendered, given up, or
taken from on board 3ritish vessels cap
tured during the late war* with their
places of residence respectively.
In compliance with this request, the
President transmitted to the on ;
the twenty ninth of April, a Report of
the Secretary of State on the subject,
consisting of three several statements,
and containing, as the Secretary says, all
the .information which he lysis, as yet,
been able to obtain relative to the object
steled in the resolution. This report has
since been printed, and a copy of it is.
in our possession.
*The iirstof these statements is a u List
of American Seamen impressed qn board
of British public ships, and transferred
to and confined iri, English prisons as pri
soners of war, taken from official lists
furnished by the British authorities, to
the American agent for prisoners in
London” —This {list contains Fourteen
hundred and twcntyHitfor,
The second statement, is a “List of
American Seamen impressed on board
of British ships, and transferred
to, and confined in prisons in the West-
Indies, or jNova-Scotia* taken from lists
furnished by the British authorities to
the American agent for prisoners”—
This list coatatns one hundred and fifty
eight*
i The third statement is a “ List of A
merican Seamen impressed on board of
British /public ships, and discharged
there from in England, since the peace *
furnished by the A merican agent, in
London’’—This list contains two hun
dred and nineteen .
In these lists not only the names of
the impressed American seamen thus
discharged are given, but it is also sta
ted .by What man of war, or under what
circumstances, they were impressed and
detained—where first confined—where
released—in what vessels returned to
Jhe United States* and at what port ar
rived* ’
Here then 4s indubitable evidence
which n© man of sense or candour will
dispute or doubt-—that SEVENTEEN
HUNDRED AND NINETY-NINE A
merican Seamen, who had been impres
sed by the British, have been liberated.
Having stated §(iese facts, we leave
our readers to make their own com?
meats Upon them.— Tren* True Amert
can• v •
LIBERTY OF THE PRESS.
In the British House of Commons,
April 1 W Mr- Brougham said—“ Seeing
the Attorney. General in his place, he
Wished to inform* him llfat the bill,
which it was his inflation to move for
]e»vt *j‘bving. in, for the better securing
t f t e- Lioerty of the Fress» would be direc
ted more puuicularly to three purpos
es : toiUiow the truth ‘in all civil and
criminal cases to be given in
sougb cot? received un justification :to
iesU’am the practice of ex-officio'. mibr.
illation : and* to prohibit special]uric 9
m trials for libel*
’ .
The Venerable Charles Thompsop, S e*
cretery of the Revolutionary Congress*
has just published at Philadelphia anew
translation of The Bible , upon which he
has been engaged 20 years- It is said to
be written in the modern style* less ob
scurely, and .more conformably to the
original, than the translation now in
, ‘ •’ Telescope.
W e ]e% thatthe Bank of the State
of Georgia* will commence business in
Savannah, on the sth next month—-it is
V €^Pec^. believe, that a Branch
of it in this place will be organized, he
fore October or November next* Aug Gas
Distinguished Liberality.— We”under-
stand, that ELIAS BOUNJNOT, Esq.
the woithy PTesuient of the American
Bible Society, has presented to that ini
stitution the generous donation of TEN”
IHOUSAND DOLLARS. m. Y.
Spectator . v ;
The followiug remarkes pn
the progress of jcien e in the U*
nited States, are extracted from
a letter, wriien as is said, by Dr.
Mitchell to otie of his European
Correspondents; “ There was
probably never such a time as
the present for the cultivation of
natural sciences in America.—
Think of the niimber of able
hands actually engag and in the
several branches, for which they
have a preference, and whom f
have had the pleasure of seeing
within a few months at New York
Mr. Brandbury, who returned
from the land of the Mahclanes
& i?icaras, on the high Misou
rie a few years ago, load ‘d will
indigenous plants atid other pro*
duct ions, is now, as ardent and
as capable as ever to discover
new objec s Mr Frazier, aft r
enriching Europe with the plant
which he and his, father found
in their long and diversified i urf
through the U States, has late
ly brought from Great Britain a
rich supply for 6ur parteras and
gardens, Mr. Haline que, aU
ready distinguished for his in
genuous, le.rned and original
publications,, is now employing
the acutehess of genius in bota
nical, zoological, and other in
vestigations. Mr. Nestall the
traveller through the vast re
gions west of Lake Superior, &
north of the river Misourie, pos
sesses sfiperior qualifications &
unquenchable ardor. Whitlow
well known, among other things
for his zeal in favor of anew e*
conomical vegetable, and for in
troducing most elegant -figures
of plan.s, painted in transparent
colours. Mr.'Pursch, the au
thor of the Flora of North Amer*
ica, a grand per*-—nanr-e, - post
ing up all that h> aecessors
and cotemporaries have done,
and adding thereto his own ex
tensive and correct researches.
Mr. Rich, the publisher of the
Synopsis of the Genera of A
merican Plants, the neatest and
NO. 20.