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With the hor joy that death denied |
Its metfcY t tW* her. daughter , lived, j
but livecrtlso tfl could no |
tHe^spepkVNb^— da,, ' n, |
•Conyul»en k a™l Ah. »oon ft? ;
*be coufd recover to any thing of tfTrt
oattirillv didNhe turn to tlte result
of Mr- TawnaSd—hi* order, had an
ti ©mated her the sentinel refused hefr
entrance —she told her sad narration—
she implored his pity—with the elo
quence of grief, she a:,kcd him, had he
a home* or wife, or children !
u t)h, holv nature! thou didst not
pleadin vain 1* even %ti e tude soldier’s
heart relented; He admitted her by
stealth, and she once more held within
her arms the darling hope of many an
anxious hour—duped—desolate, degra-1
ded, it wa3 true but still fter child*
Geiftlemen* if the parental hears can
not suppose what followed, how little
adequate am Ito paint it. flume this
Stretched creature could not faturn ; a
seducerVmandate and a father s anger*
equally forbade it* But she gave*
aver consolation she was capable * she
told the fatal tale of her undoing ; the
hopes the promisdf , the studied specious
arts that had .educed her ! and withx a ‘
desperate credulity, still watched the
that, glimering in the distant vis
ta of her love,smocked hkr with
hope, and wa* to leave her to the tem*
neat- To all the reproaches of mater
nal anguish, she would still reply. “ Oh
Ho ; in the eye ol Heaven he is my
husband ; he took me from my home,
my happiness, and you ; but still he
pledged to me a soldier's honour ; but
be assured me with a Christian’s con
science i for three long month* I heard
his vows of love i he is honourable and
Will deceive ;he is human, aiv!<
cannot desert me” Hear, gentlemen,
hear, 1 beseech y°u show this innocent
confidence w&s returned. When her
Indignant father had resorted to Lord
Forbes, the commander of the forces, j
and to the noble and learned head of i
this court, hath of whom |recei,%:d him
with a sympphy that d*d them honour,
Jdr. Townsend Sent a brother officer to ;
inform her she must quit his residence
and take lodgipgs t \n recnon-.
atraied # in jam reminded hjm of her
former purity, and the promises that
betrayed it. She was literally turned
out at nightfall, to find whatever refuge
the God of\he shelterless might pro
vide tor her ! Deserted am* «*wwrieWf
ifwurattf vud turn to the once
happy home whose inmate*she had dis
graced, and whose protection she hid
forfeited ; Ho% naturally did she think
the once familiar and once welcome a
venues looked frowning as passed !
How naturally did she linger, like a
reposeless spectre, rotfod the memori
als of living happiness l Her heart fail
ed her—where a parent’s smile had ev
er cheered her* she could, not face the
glance of shame, or sorrow or disdaiti !
the returned to seek her seducer’s pity
even till the morning* Good God !
how can I disclose iYi The very guard
had orders to refuse her access l even
by the rabble soldiery, she cast in
to the street, amid the night s dark hor*
rors, the victim of her own credulity,
th outcast of another’s crime, to seal
her guilty woes with suicide, or lead a
living death amid the tainted sepulchres
©f a promiscuous prostitution l Far,
far am I from sorry that it was so.
Horrible beyond thought as i. this ag
gravation. 1’ only hear iiv it the voice
pf the Deity in thunder upon the crime.
Tcs, yes, it is the present God, arming
the vicious agent against the vice, and
terrifying from its conception by the
turpitude to which it may lead. But
What aggravatioh does seducuoi| need L
Vice is its essence, lust its ©id, hypoc
risy its instrument, antj innocence its
victim. Must I detail its miseries !
Who depopulates the home of virtue,,
making the chi Id an orphan, and the
?>arent childless ! Who wrest its crutch
rom the” tottering helplessness of pite*
qu« age I* Who wying. its happiness
from the heart of youth ? Who shocks
the vision of the public fey© S Who in
fects your very thoroughfares with dis
ease, disgust, obscenity and profaneness!
Who pollutes the harmless scenes
where modesty resorts for mirth, and
toil for recreation, with sighs thut starfet
the pure, and shock the sensitive ! Are
these the pi rates of an interested advo
cacy s Is there oh* amongst you but
have witnessed their verification ! fs
there one amongst you iortuaate or -
occluded as not to have gone. over, the
wreck of health and youth and* loveli
ness, and talent, the fatal trofdiies of
*cdhccr's liiUfnph I—Some from,
I u-juip (Imu. 4 u*
Wd4te it® bloom, and every beam of
nun<J* and tone of melody, p >ured (therV
profusion upon the public wonder, all
* b a parent's prayer could lask, or a
tovers adoration fancy s in whom every
pollution looked go lovely, that virtue
would have made her m6»e than humant
Is there an epi,het too vile for such a
spo.ler t la there a punishment too se
vere for torch depravity I I know not
upon m what this Engltsh
seducer may calculate from, a jury of
this country ; i know not indeed,
whether he may not indeed, whether
he may think he does your wives fc
daughters some honour by they* conta
mination* Bht l know well what, a re
ception he iWouid experience from a
jury of his own country* I know, that
in such general excration do they view
thik crime, they think no possible plea a
palliation. No—not the mature age of
the seduced * oot her previous protrac
tee absence from <her parents \ . not <k'-
levity, approaching almost the absolute
guilt ; i*n indiscretion in the mother,
that bore every colour of connivance *
and in this opinion, they have been sup
ported by all the venerably* authorities
with whom age, integrity, and leurruEg
have adorned the judgment seat.
Tc beContinued
Appointments.
By the president of the Ur.iud States
with the advice and consent 9/ the
senate.
Rkhard Gutts, late superin
tebdant general of military up
plies, to be second comptroller
of she treasury department, un
der the act of the 3d of March,
1317, to provide for the prompt
settlement ol public accounts.
William Lee, late accountant
of the war department, Peter
Hagner, late additional accoun
tant ot the war department, Con
stant Freeman, late accountant
of the navy department, and
Stephen Pleas nton of the state
of Delaware, to be audi ors in
the treasury deiMmw.ni, tmd*r
the act aforesaid.
John C effee, of Tennessee
to be surveyor of the lands in
the nothern part ol the Missis
sippi Territory, under the act of
the 3d of March 1817.
Israel Pickens, ©f North Ga
rolinsti to be register of the land
office to be opened tn
filiippi Territory, under the act
of 2d March 1817.
John Taylor of South Caro
lina, to be receiver of public mo
nies at the land office to be o.
pened in the Miffiflippi Terri
tory, under the act ofthe3dof
March 1817.
6'tephenson Archer of Mary
land, to be ad itional judge in
the Mississippi Territoiy, to re
side in the eastern part thereof,
under the act of the 3d March
18*7.
Arrival of the Jat a v
On’fuesday last, the United
.States’ frigate Java, commodore
Perry, arrived at Nevis-port, R. L
in 40days fforaPort Mahon and
31 from Gibraltar. The Java
has brought out anew treaty of
peace, which wasconcluded with
the Dcy of Algires, |by the A
merioan Commissioners, on the
25th of December, Mr. Handy
Secretary to the mission, arrived
in this city last evening, on his
way to the seat of government,
with a copy of the new treaty
and despatches for the secretary
oi state v , We understand, that
this treaty differs from that con-
taring
prizes in the pan of Algiers da*
: ’ ring wan. pp\. ;C'*,‘.'*,. ..?.. “•■o\
Whep our squadron first ap*.
pearecl ofi Algiers, the Algerines
appeared to be greatly alarmed
and immediately placed their
flotilla in the m ist advantageous
Situation, and every possibles
preparation for a vigorous de
fence. The officer sent on shore
by Com. Chauncey, was hovre
evet, received with much cour
tesy, and the negociation was
commenced and c included .vith
out any material difficulty.
The Java left the squadron
under commodore Chauncey at
Port Mahon—all well.
V’ ’ ‘ V ’v‘- -I - -
Savannah, March 15, :0
RIO T.
We understand that on W-daesday
evening last, a most serjoU| riot took
place in the Charleston Theatre. Tthi
mob after requesting the ladies to retire
completely destroyed the inside of the
house, by sre king the Chandeliers,
lamps scenery, boxes* seats,&c. The
cause is attributable to some rrtisunder
standing bet ween Mr. U diiun, the man
ager, and Mr, Caldwell.
Ftom the Aurora, Feb* s\,
Pqymcnlsin Specie. — fhebanks in this
City yesterday commenced and continu
ed to pay sp-cie .throughout the day,
as in former times : there was a more
than usual number., of dem ands, the
doors of the banks being crowded dur
ing a considerable part of the forenoon /
but every ope went satisfied awayv The
demands were, after all, vefy small, lit--
tie more than u> periods antecedent to
the suspension. The return of specie
payments are the more grateful t»its to
notice, because we realty did not be
lieve that it wouid be practicable at so
. early a period. The benefit to society
must be inappreciable, should not the
wirit of speculation be employed ip
r mar so salutary a change, But society
at larg« i* so deeply intcryated tn the.
continuance of credit so happily restor
ed, tnat it will be the interest of every
man to set hts face against any attempts
to affect any further deprceisuifoof the
. social credit*^’ | ’
Thursday, Macs! S.
A gentleman just arrived from Tort
au Prince, ip the brig Aid* gives the
cheering intelligence of success having
attended the arms of the patriot's in Ven
ezuela, in their latest enterprises* Gen
eral Bolivar had a respectable forte well
organisfed ; and many gallant officers
were waiting at Port-au-Prince for an
opportunity to join him —some of them
We know, and we know them to be men
of the highest worth*
7he latest report was, that Caraccaf
had fallen into the hands of the patriots,
and that a cargo of ecclesiastics, with
their money and plate, and cowls, &c. : >
had arrived at the etty of St Domingo. i .
The most lively zeal animated the ag
ents of the Independents at Port au
Prince? and their friends were uncom
monly sanguir.e of a Complete triumph.
We have this from the best authority,
but have not time for particulars.
jV. IT- Columbian, %
SBSSXXM . ,- K
The French consul at Boston, under
date of March s>gives notice that he has
received instructions from his king* m
v forming him, that no individual, wheth
er Frenchman or of any other nation,
going to France, will be permitted to
land hereafter, unless his passport be
either given or countersigned by the
French minister or ono of Uie Freitcjr,,
tbnsulsdn this country. >
>GUARDIANS S/fLE^
Will be sold at the court House of
Clarke county* on tne first , Tuesdy of
Juue next, pursuant to un ord£r of the
honorable octirt of ordinary of; said
xY v *\ v ”r i* ##i f « r
on rhc
apH i n gT>y
Dougherty dcc'd and the Same where
ES'tSS&’SUSSM
raents, »uch as houses, orchardi k<> ;
good repair, and cleared land aufficie
to work ten dr fifteen hand $ to adva
$ tage, to be gold ,fdr the benefit of t
heirt and creditors, # Telrhg mi
known on the day of sale.
REBEKaH DOUGHERTY
Guardian.
ifpril 3 1817.
GEORGIA Clarke county. ~
Superior Court, Sept. Term 1816
_le»rty days after date I promise
pay to John Sheep, twenty dollars fi
valu« receifed, this 10th <J ay 0 f Api
Samuel Mims,
a . \ M'Uonell -A
w,V. eCelTed orthe Witflin «*><* from >
M Donnell U dollar* and so ceniasJu#
Ist 18lfc. v , 1 1
Thirtr daya afeer datd I promise t
to John Sheen, twenty dollars fi
value received 10 April 1813.
Samuel Mims,
* * A M’Donell.
Thirty days after datej .promise t
pay to John Skeen twenty dollars ft
ralue received, It April 1812
Samuel Mini*.
_ . A
f thirty days after /date l promise t
pay to John Skeen twenty dollars for v 4
lue received iO ylpril 1819. }
v V > - ‘f’ < ■ ‘‘ -i Mi ms, ;
A M’Donnell, -
Receded of the Within not- 4 doilam
* 5 1-2 cents, g9th Sent. 1312,
i Received 4 dolls. 12 ftfctg- do. 131*. \
deceived 4 dolls, go April,
Received 5 dolls samfe date. 1
Gei’fia Clarke county, * ‘ <i
Alexander M’DonnetJ, being duty
sworn deposeth and safth that he wa*
security to four several notes of hard
g ven by sartfuel Mirat to John Skeeii
three of which were for the gum oi
twenty dollars each, and the bther for
twenty one dollars, all dated tenth q*
April 1312 and payable thirty days aftef
date, of which said holes and the crcdr
its entered thereon the within and fore?
ghfng are jsoppie*—that he the
said as aecUrity paid the
credits that are on the said notes,
Well as th*' whole of the balance of
notes that no part of ®aid notes,
were? evfcr paid jjy Samuel Mtms f
the principal—that doppnet having dis
charged said notes as security ani
having them in his possession transi,
8 mitteii them to Addin LeWir,. in thd
Mississippi Territory to be pr rented
tc the gaid Mims, who lived In
quarter or bis legal representatives
payment—tha&hcy were committed tc*
the care tff Lieutenant Orlando Cary
! be delivered to the said Lewis-—that
the said Lieutenant a* deponent bev
lieves was rmfrderedby the Creek In
dians on his way. andj.belore the sat 4
notes Were delivered, whereby the said
notes were Tost—tfce gaid notes whea
. established will be entitled to a credit
ot thirty nine dollars for so much owing
by deponent to said Mims
,A M'DonnelL
* Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 18th September, 1316.
T. Mitchell j.* pr fm\{
Clarke Superior Court Sept- Terra, IBio
• RULE NISI.
On motion of counsel, for Alexander
{ M'Donoell, Who states upon oath that
he had paid off andt had in his possession
four several notes of hand given by Sam
uel Mims to John Skeen, to which he*
wag security and which were discharg
ed by him as security, and that the sa id l
notes are lost. Ordered’ that the copies
‘of said notes now deposited in this court (
be esiaotished in of the original on
the first day of the next term unless suf
ficient cause be shewn to the contrary
—and that a copy of this rule together
‘with a copy of the noies be published 1
once a month in tlie Athena Gazette for
six
True copy from the minutes of,
said court, this 24Xh day of September
1816. ’
Sterling JLlder , Clerk.
SHERIfFs ALE.
Will be Roldjat the Court House ipi Jackson coon
ty on the first Tuesday in May next between ,
the hours of ten anduiree o’clock, the follow-*
ing property viz, -* ;f ‘ ( / {
5000 acres of land be the game more
or less being part ot a nine thousand
four hundred eighty beven and one half
a :re sune/. “granted to AVarrnon oigj
the noi.Lh Oouuec river the liarricuol