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don. Itis probabkfthat hisTnissian Ma
jesty has been urged by Bonaparte to
come to sor.e final resolution upon this
subject, far the Moniteur contains an
artic 1 > commenting upon the extraordi
nary situation which England and Prus
sia stand, the former bring actually at
war, and the latter anxious to avoid it.
Mr. pinckney, who has been selec
ted by the President of the United
States to enter into a discussion with the
British Government respecting the mu
tual causes of complaint subsisting be
tween the two Countries, arrival at Liv
erpool on Thursday. We have no
doubt that there is every disposition on
the part of his Majesty’s Ministers to
redress an) -real grievances of which
the American government may have to
complain ; but Ibcy will not, on the
other hand, we are convinced, com
promise the dignity or sacrifice the in
terests of this country, to the clamour
of a Party in America, whose object ev
idently is to obtain from this Country
theHnosl degrading concessions, or to j
provoke a war.
June 24.
We last night received Dutch papers
to the 22d Lust, and this morning the
Hamburg rafiil due on Wednesday ar
rived. The former are filled with ac
counts of the arrival of .their Majesties
the new King and Queen of Holland at
the Hague. They arrived there on the
evening of the 17th, and took up their
residence at (the house in the Wood;
they w'erc attended by a large body of
cavalry, and the road through which .
they passed was lined with troops, all
French.
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6.
MARRIED , on Tuesday evening last,
by the Rev. J. Garvin, Mr. Amos .Yeiv- I
ton, to Miss Harriot Bond, both of ,
this City.
At an Election held on Monday last,
for a Representative in Congress, to fill
the vacancy oc asiontd by the resigna
tion of Mr. Bryan—the votes in this
county were
For Doctor Smelt 187 .
George M. Troup 45
Buckner Harris l
Columbia County.
Smelt- 109 -----
Troup 19
IVilkes County.
Smelt • 291
Troup 51
Harris 5
Jefferson County.
Troup 155
Smelt 7
Harris 2
Warren County.
Smelt 293
Troup 50
Edwin Mounger , Esq. has been ap
pointed Collector of the port of Savan
nah, in the room of Thomas Johnson,
removed.
George R. Clayton, Esq* appointed
Treasurer of the State, in the room of
Edwin Mounger, appointed Collector of
the port of Savannah.
MR. RANDOLPH,
THE following statement was fur
nished by the Comptroller-general and
Treasurer, upon a call of the House of
Representatives at the last extra session
of the General Assembly. As it con
tains information which is much want
ed in our Country, you are requested
•to publish it in your useful paper. It
will be found, that the different items
composing the State Debt, amount in
the aggregate, to nearly a million of
dollars (exclusive of bounties due to the
State troops) the whole of which was
contracted under circumstances, which
ought to create a sacred duty on the
part of the State, to pay it. lam well
apprised that, in almost every part of
the State, the people have been led to
believe, (by the deceptive arts of office
hunters) that this debt is very small,
and that the public faith is not concern
ed in redeeming any part of it. If men
are disposed to act and think for them
selves, the following sketch will be suf
ficient to excite enquiry on this impor
tant subject.
Copy of the abstract furnished
by the Comptroller-general and
Treasurer, upon a call of the
House of Representatives, at May
Session, 1806.
Audited Certificates.
Contracts for the payment
of revolutionary services and
supplies, furnished during
the late war, and for the
state troops, exclusive of dels. cts.
their bounties) 4/1,588 53 1-4
Funded Certificates .
Being such part of audit
ed certificates, as were bro’t
in and funded, bearing inter
est agreeable to law. 166,547 94
The interest on the last
mentioned sum, exceeds, 216,547 94
(By an after statement, it
appeared to be, "240,547 94)
Governor’s Warrants.
About half of this sum is
called warrants of anticipa
tion, issued in 1789 to David
Hillhouse, as contractor for
the state ; tire ballance
stands on the same footing
as warrants now issued by
the executive. 70,239 25
President and S/ieaker’s Warrants,
Issued to members of for
mer legislatures, and not yet
discharged, '13,731311-2
Gratuitous Certificates,
Issued to officers of the
Georgia line, 22,337 77
Paper medium at the scale
of depreciation, 11,968 85
State emission by Treasu
rer, at scale of depreciation, 224 50
President of conventions
warrants, 68
_ 972,254 10
State troop bounties, 406,070 acres.
ICP The different Printers in the
State are requested to Jivbtish the above
for the information of their countrymen.
Charleston, August 23.
The Gale. —For Chree or four weeks
past, we had expetienced an almost un
interupted series of W. and S. W.
winds until Sunday evening last, when
the wind shifted round to the N. E. and
and continued vibrating between that
point and S. E. for two or thee clays,
though moderate. On Wednesday
night an unusual roaring was heard
from the bar, occasioned bya heavy
swell breaking upon it, which indicated
an approaching storm. On Thursday
the wind continued fresh, at N. N. E.
and in the night it blew with increased
strength : yesterday morning the wind
remained in about the same quarter,
and in the course of the forenoon in
creased to a complete gale, accompani
ed with a considerable fall of rain, and
in almost every respect resembling the
first approaches of that tremendous gale
experienced on this coast in the month
ofSepiember 1804. Precautionary steps
were taken by our sea-faring brethren
in securing their vessels at the wharves :
and it gives us pleasure to state that lit
tle or no damage had been received by
them when our paper went to press
last evening, although the gale continu
ed with little or no abatement.
The ship Halcyon, capt. Manley,
with a cargo on board for Havanna, be
longing to Mr. F. Depau, and riding
at anchor in Poor-man Hole, we are sor
ry to state drifted from her anchors and
went ashore on Jame’s Island. But it
i 3 expected she may be got off.
The ship Hofie, capt. Hunt, from
Philadelphia, belonging to Messrs.
Kirk and Lukens, with a cargo of
flour, goods, See. also drifted from her
anchorage, in the river; and is ashore
on James Island.
The ship Arctic, capt Collins, lying
at quarantine, with a cargo of hides, tal
low and cocoa, from Montevideo, and
belonging to Philadelphia, als» drifted
from her anchorarge, and went ashore
on the reef off Fort Johnson, where
there is every probability of her being
lost.
The Revenue-Cutter schooner Eagle,
capt. Payne, drove from her anchorage
in Cooper-river, and is ashore on James’
Island.
A number of trees were blown down
in the different streets of the city ; but
we have heard of no lives being lost.
The storm will undoubtedly be very
detrimental on the crops of our plan
ters which had before suffered consider
ably from too much rain.
Extract of a letterfrom the Parish of St.
Johns, Berkley, dated Saturday eve
ning, 23 d inst. to a gentleman in
charleston .
“ I am very sorry that I am obliged
to give you the disagreeable information
of the damage your crop has sustained
from the violent storm of wind we had
yesterday, and the last night. Yester
day, about 10 o’clock, the wind increas
ed to a hurricane, and continued to blow
so till about the same hour at night,
when it abated a little.—lt has laid al
most all the cotton flat with the ground
and broke abundance of it off just above
the ground, the surface of which is
nearly half covered with blossoms and
pods ; I think from appearances, at least
one half the cotton is destroyed by it.
The rice appears to he in a worse (Ad
dition than the cotton, all the ears that
are just shot out, and not shed the blos
soms, are blasted ; —That which is a lit
tle elder, the grains are whiped off very
much and bruised. That which hail
not shot out will do very well I hope.
As two thirds ol'our crop was in the
first atage, a; above described I fear we
may lose that much of our rice. Ido
not think our misfortune is singular.”
BOSTON, August 4.
GEA E RAL MIR A A DA.
Extract of a letter from an Officer on
board the Leander, dated Trinidad Ju
ly 18.
“ It is reported that Sir John Boriase
Warren has arrived at Barbadoes. His
intention in coming to the West Indies,
is to join and assist General Miranda :
he is said to have brought dispatches to
General Boyer, at Barbadoes, Comman
der in Chief in the West-Indies, author
ising and requesting him to render eve
ry possible assistance in prosecuting the
expedition.
kS Every thing now presents a pros
pect of certain success. A few short
days will resolve my future happiness
and prosperity. Should we succeed, and
l survive my present anticipations,
though sanguine, will not, I trust, prove
chimerical; if we fail, my life, I expect
will pay the forfeit. Should fortune
frown on mankind and deny success to
the noble endeavors of General Miran
da, life or death will be equally indiffer
ent to me : for 1 never could return to
my native country, to bare the humilli
ating scoffs and sneers (perhaps) of all
my friends. While the warm breath of
life flows through my bosom—while yet
there is the most distant prospect of
success, I will preserve the glorious
phantom, and resign my life in the cause
of Lioerty.
“ \esterday information was receiv
ed from the Main, that Don Pedro Min
to, the General’s particular and most in
fluential friend had assembled an army
of fifteen thousand men, and was ad
vancing towards Carracas ; that the ene
mies of liberty few in number, were re
treating with equal speed. General
Minto begs that no delay or procrastina
tion may take place; he requests that
we come and join hjpi immediately—
says he has'every |b*ng prepared and
only waits our
fK:i t
“ Our depbfflti£pf
place, I days ; f
should be happy it was to morrow—
We shall be joined here by a considera
ble re-inforcement. Our forces, that is
military, will consist of about fifteen
hundred men, including officers ; a
small part of which we obtainedat Bar
badoes, the remainder at this place.
We are in momentary expectation of
the arrival of two frigates from Barba
does ; this I believe is all that detains
us at present.”
AUGUSTA TRICE-CURRENT.
Cotton . . . , 18 1-2 to 19
Tobacco . . . . §3 50 to 62 1-2
Hlour g 7 to 8 bl.
Corn Meal , . . . 62 1-2 cents .
Salt % l to l 25
Rees-wax .' 12 1-2
Hogs Lard . . . . 10 to 12 1-2
Tallow . . , , ..121 -2
NOTICE.
ALL persons having any demands
againstt he estate of Rebecca
Smith, late of Columbia county dec. afe
requested to render them in within the
time allowed by law, and all persons
indebted to the Same, to make imme
diate payment.
Thomas 11. Flint, Ex’r.
September 6, 1806. 7
NOTICE*
WHEREAS my wife Elizabeth
Hargrove has left my bed and
board without any just cause; this is
therefore to forvvarn all persons from
trusting or harboring her on my ac
count, as I am determined to pay no
debts of her own contracting from this
date.
JM Harg rove.
IVaynesboro' , Burke county , >
September 3 , 1806. 5
Notice is hereby given,
THAT after the expiration of nine
months, from the date hereof, an
application will be made for the divi
sion of the estate of Elizabeth Chad
wick, late of Richmond county dec. by
the heirs ©f said dec.
Thomas F ve, ring ha m.
July 12, 1806. 55
BLANK SHERIFFS TITLES
For Sale a' this Office.
SHERIFF S SALT
, J Ct: the first- Tuesday in Cdcbcr w.i c,t
the Court-House in Warren county, a t
the usual hours,
Will be Sold,
450 ACRES of land, one oth
er tract of one hundred acres with a
good Dwelling House, and all necessa
ry out.buildings, with a very consider
able clearing and in good order for cul
tivation, situate and lying on both sides
of Ogechee ; taken as the property of
Samuel Alexander, at the instance of
Mary Griffith, Administratrix, rt-sold
at the risk of the former purchaser, he
not having complied with the conditions
of the former sale.
ALSO,
200 acres of land with a o;c > od
Griss Mill, lying and being on Sweet-
Water, originally granted to Elijah
• Bragg, known by the name of Embree’s
Mill; taken as the property of Martin
Hayes, at the instance of David New
. som—the above property pointed out
: by the defendant.
s Conditions, Cash.
I Jeremiah Beall, S. IF. C.
> August 30. 6
k
J I cannot deny the Invitation.
> SEVERAL gentlemen have, recently,
- made application to open in my house, *
; NIGHT-SCHOOL
' DANCING:
■ I have determined to do so ; —and by
permission of Mr. G. F. Randolph,
will lodge, in his office, a subscription
paper, with my terms for tuition
where every gentleman may see, who
wishes to become a subscriber, and affix
his name. There ought to be six or
seven couplets, at least, for the coun
try-dance ; and when either of those
numbers are complete, I will inform
the gentlemen, Sc commence teaching.
W. SPENCER.
Augusta, 16th August, 1806. 4
NOTICE.
1 r Co-partnership of Geo : Smith
- X Houston and Jacques Cortelyou,
* -tolling under the Arm «f George S.
ifotiiton, id Co. expired on the 13th
inst. All persons having any demands
against said firm, are desired to pre
sent them for settlement, and those in
debted said firm, are desired to make
immediate payment to Ge#: Smith
Houston, who has taken Frederick Stoy,
from Philadelphia, in Co-partnership
with him, and will continue to carry
on the Clock and Watch making busi
ness, in all its various branches, at the
usual place, under the firm of
GEO: S. HOUSTON, &Co.
From Mr. F. Stoy’s talents as an arti
zan, having been accustomed to man
ufacture and repair, repeating, hori
zontal, patent and plain Watches and
Clocks, the subscriber hopes to merit
continuance of past favors, which it
will be the ambition of their united at
tention to merit. Those Time Keep
ers which have been rectified, correct
ed or repaired, at said shop, and which
have not performed satisfactorily, shall
be amended to the best of our skill.
/ Geo: S. Houston.
May 24, 1806. <, 48
LOST,
ON Saturday the 19th instant, be
tween Mr. Willborns and Little
River, on the road leading from Augus
ta, to Washington, a Red
Morocco pocket book ,
containing sundry letters, among them,
one to Governor Milledge, and one to
George F. Randolph, likewise two notes
of hand, given by Chatten D. Scrog
gins to Claudius Magn.m, with sundry
other papers—any person leaving the
same at Col. Willis’s in Washington,
or at this office, shall be generously
rewarded.
July 26. 1—
TO RENT,
AN eligible stand for business, at
present occupied by Mr. Grego
ry. For terms apply to
DONALD MTVER.
June 7, 1806. ts. 50
BI ANK3
of every description executed at
this office*, with neatness and
dispatch.