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COLUMBIAN CENTINEL.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25.
DIED, o?i Thursday morning last ,
Jl/r. william' spencer, an old and re
spectable inhabitant of this Jilace.
further returns of the Election held on
Monday the 6th inst. for State Represen
tatives, and four members for Congress.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
. M‘Friff, Senator.
IT. Fulgham, > Represen
-.Thomas, 5 taiives.
WILKINSON COUNTY.
Jackson, Senator.
Fairchild, Representatives.
BULLOCH COUNTY.
John Rawls, Senator.
Samuel Lockhart, Representative.
TATTNALL COUNTY.
Jessee Embre, Senator.
. Striplin, Representative.
Total amount of the flection from nine- j
counties, (us published in our last) for j
4 representatives to c . agrees,stand thus... j
SMKI.T, 3981 EI3B, 7845 COBB, |
6746—trou?, 7834-clark, 5941—'
SIMS, 2689 CArtU, 2940—BARN KTT, i
3586 SPALDING, 1149 JONES, 525.
Further returns.
BULLf.cn COUNTY.
' SMELT, 57 —8188, 69 —C088, 30 — \
TR0UP,47.. -CLARK, 1 I... SPALDING, 103. j
TATTNAL COUNTt. '
SMELT, 1 10 —TIiOUP, 185— CLARK,
89 —COBB, 68.
OjV Tuesday last an Election wax held
in Columbia county for u clerk of the In- j
p rior court....the, following is the state of •
the poll:
Anderson Crawford, 197 Thomas
Davie, 60....Hedrick Simms, 58
Win. Kennon, 25.... Wm. Naylor, 5.
VIRGINIA.
The scarcity of money in the coun
try, anti the failure of crops, whereby
the farmers expected to raise means to
discharge their debts, have become t"u
ly alarming in some parts of this and
the neighboring states.—ln Brunswick :
county, in Virgini , the magistrate re
fused, at the time xed for the last term
to go on the bench and open court; al
ledging that to give judgements at this |
period, against many individuals, would
be their ruin. However distressing
may be the times, from the scarcity of
means to better the conditions of those
in debt—yet to suspend the administra
tion of justice must be allowed to be
a much greater evil—as such a proced
ure will doubtless open a door for every
dishonest debtor to defraud bis creditor.
We see no possible safe remedy, but for
the legislature to suspend the stay of
executions —as there are many men,
when their debt is secured by judgment,
Would not deem it so great a hardship,
considering the times, to lay out of their
money a few months longer than the
ordinary stay of executions. But when
I it is known that lands in Virginia can
’/ not be attatched for debt, it is certainly
another species of injustice, to refuse to
pay at all: It is nearly as bad as paying j
off debts of honor with depreciated pa
per money.
J\ orth-Carolina paper.
G. Thrasher, of New- Fork, has pre
pared two Drawings of the Shipwreck of
the Rose-in-Bfoom. Two elegant plates j
of 3 by 2 feet are in the hands of an
eminent engraver for execution ; 500 :
copies are already subscribed for.
A rich vein of Lead Ore has been
discovered on the land of Maj. Philip
Gaines, in Grayson County, within two j
computed miles ofChessell lead mines, j
The ore was found within six inches of:
the surface of the earth ; the situation is !
fine for mining, and the prospect very
flattering. Said Ganies is now raising
excellent ore, and will, no doubt, soon
make lead in abundance.
Virginia Argus.
It is said that General Terreau, the
French ambassador has dernaned of the
, President the suppression of the “ Se
cret History of the Court and Cabinet
of St. Cloud,” now republishing in
Nevv-York—and that the President de-j
dined it saying that if he were disposed
to intermeddle with the Press, his pow
er did nut extend so tar—upon which
Gen. Terreau replied, that if he did
not do it the Emperor Napoleon would.
(Min.
A letter from Porto Rico, dated Sept.
8, says, “ We learn that Lord Miranda
has landed at Cora, and that ten thou
sand of the inhabitants have joined
him —if so, (says the letter) the Span
iards are dished."
Balt. I el'
A ew- York, Sept. 29.
Capt Gold, from Porto-Rico, informs,
that news had reached there from the
Main that General Miranda, with 600
men, had landed in the Gulph of Cora,
and was immediately joined by 10,000
well disciplined men, and it was expect
ed he would soon over-run the country.
.This news was received by a Danish
sch’r and was believed. Capt. G. (whq
believes the news) says Miranda landed
about the 25th Aug. The news was
received at Porto Rico on the Bth of Sep
tember.
October 2.
POSTSCRIPT.
Last night at 12 o’clock the following
information was sent up by the pilot boat
Clytus from the ship Eliza, Waterman,
in 40 days from Liverpool.
By this conveyance we learn, that on
the 18th of August, the prospect of
| peace between at-Britain 8c France
' had subsided....and nothing expected
! but a continuance ol the War.
t The Eliza is up....papers to the 15th
of August are received.... Lord Lau
derdale's Secretary luvd arrived from
Paris... .on his arrival Stocks rose, on
!'is return they fell....and it is was said
from the demands of his Imperial Ma
| jk sty, there was bu» little prospect
! of PEACE.
i •• *
Alexandria , September SO.
John Bedford, of Philadelphia has ob
tained a patent for making “ Iron Bound
Bools and Shoes." which is stated to he
“ one of the most economical inventions
ever offered to the consideration of the
public, for it not only saves immense
labor, but materials also.” He says af
ter noticing the facility with which the
shoes are made, that “ if one man and
a boy can make as many ns six men
could, and each pair of those will wear
as long as two pair of the others, this
new plan evidently makes the labor of
a man and a bov equivalent to the work
of twelve men on the old plan, and
saves halflbe usual consumption of the
leather; and should this improvement
be extended over the whole of the Uni
ted States, the saving of the labor and
leather would be immense.
These goods-are principally adapted
for the use of people whose occupations
cause them to wear out a great number
of shoes, and who want strong servicea
ble shoes at a low price. They would
suit farmers, people employed at iron
works, brick makers, brick layers, car
penters, sea-fa' ing men, and all persons
who work in wet or damp places, as they
are much more water proof than the
common kind—and possess this sin
gular advantage, that the wearer may
ia- nd them himself without any diffi
culty.
A r orfolk , Sept. 22.
We understand thata gentleman who
came passengers in the Protectress,
states, that on the 15th August, they
were spoken by his Britannick majesty’s
frigate Virginia, from whom they learn
ed that the frigate had a day or two be
j fore, spoke a cutter from Portsmouth,
the master of which slated that Mr. Fox
was dead.
Charleston, October 6.
The weather for the last two days,
has been very tempestuous the wind
; blowing with great violence from N. E.
to E. S. E. accompanied with heavy
i rains, The Mde this morning rose to
an unusual height, and has torn to pie
ces the remnant of East-Bay-street and
the front of South-Bay—Many of the
wharves were completely under water,
j and the property in' cellars contiguous
| thereto damaged. The shipping in the
■ harbour have sustained but trifling in
!jury.
From the Peruvian Minerva.
*
Lima, Oct. 16, 1805.
Account of the Engagement between the
British privateer brig Antelope,
Captain James Mori loch , mounting ten
12 pound carronadcs, six long 6 poun
ders, and manned with 64 men ; and
the Spcrtish merchant ship Neustra
Sen ore de Iziar, (alias Joacjuina)
! armed with fourteen 8 pounders and 2
carronades , and manned with 70 men;
bound from A/onteviedo, for Lima, off
the harbor of the lutter place... .The ac
tion happened to the southward of the
Island of St. Laurence.
On the 13th inst. at half past 4 P. M.
the Joaquina discovered the Island of
St. Laurence, and shortly after saw near
it a brig, which hauled her wind for
them, by which she soon manifested
, her superior sailing. The Joaquina a’.-
so hauled her wind, and stood from the
land, in order to keep to windward.—
Seeing that the brig approached direct
ly for them, they prepared for action,
which commenced at 7 P. M. by the
brig’s running under the ship’s lee with
in pistol shot, hailing and began firing
with her great guns and small arms,
which was returned in a spirited manner
by the ship, who immediately bore
down £md grappled her antagonist in her
fore shrouds, at the same lime cutting
away her sheet anchor, and letting.it
fall on the brig’s forecastle, in order to
put her out of trim, and thereby prevent
her escaping; the action continued with
great ardor until 10 P. M.'during which
period they both tried to board each oth
er on various occasions, but were re
pulsed ; at length the ship succeeded
in boarding with 50 men, who soon
made the people of the brig surrender.
The brig’s force was much greater than
the ships, and her superior sailing gave
her a decided advantage—she lost in the
action her captain and 15 men, and had
15 wounded, great part of which was
occasioned by the constant fire of small
arms from the ship’s tops; the ship
lost 4 killed and had 15 wounded, sev
eral of whom died before they would be
got ashore. • .
From the prisoners —The brig was
from London, had been cruising off’ the
river Plate, where she captured 7 sail of
Spanish vessels, had recently arrived in
the Pacific Ocean, and had captured but
one vessel on the coast. She had on
board a set of American papers forged.
The following is a remarkable phe
nomenon which certainly has taken ,
place in the town of Pittsfield, N. H.
| Within four years a Cow has produ
! ced eleven Calves, 2 the first year, 2 the
1 next, 4 the next, and 3 are now running
at her side. The Cow is but six years
of age— Providence Phenix.
AUG USTA FRiTf.-CURFEAT.
Cotton . . . . 17 to 17 1-2
Tobacco S 3 50
■; Flour g 8 W.
i Halt ...... g> 125
Corn Meal . ... 75 cents.
SOMERVILLE.
THIS valuable and desirable
Retreat, containing upwards of. 3000
j acres of land, lying on the heights of
i Rae’s creek, within five miles of Augus
! ta, may be had on Lease or Purchase,
! and possession given the first day of
January.
ALSO,
To be Sold or Leased,
On liberal terms, the Old Court House
! lot, on the bav, near Mr. Harris’s—and
• a lot on the back street, at present oc
' cupied by Mr. T. C. Russell. Apply
to John B. Wilkinson, Esq. in the ao
sence of
SEABORN JONES.
October 25. 13—|
WHEREAS Jones Rivers, of
Washington County, in the
State of Georgia, did report at the house
of Samuel Scott, jun. in South-Caroli
na, Edgefield District, and other pla
ces, many false and groundless reports,
Which if believed, might injure my cha
racter : the said Rivers deceives no one
where he is known, only, when he tells
them truth, for he is known to be a pub
lic liar, and as such I can prove him by
i Thomas B. Rutherford, and William
McMurry, Clerks ot the' Superior and
Inferior Courts of said Countv.
Philip Dillard.
i October 25. 2t 13
Administratrix Sales .
Will be Sold,
On the 29th clay of November next , at
the house of the subscriber,
THE whole of the personal estate of :
John Qurnett, deceased—Consist- i
ing of Negroes, Stock, Crop, &c. the
| sale will continue from day to day ’till
; the whole is sold. Terms will be made
known on the day of sale.
E- GARNETT, Adm’x.
October 18, 1806. " 13
Book Binding,
Q
THE Subscriber informs his
. | friends and the pubiic, that lie has re
moved from the herald Printing-Of
fice to the Office of the Columbian
f ckntinel, where orders in the line of
■ his business will be thankfully received
■ und duly attended to.
! William Butler.
July 19. 56
REUBEN MOSS,
Taylor Id Habit Maker ,
Respectfully informs the citi
zens of Augusta and its vicinity,
that he has commenced the TAYLOR
-ING BUSINESS, at his shop next
door to Messrs. Bradley S; Knapen,
in Y\ ashinglon Street. He flatters him
self from his knowledge of the business,
together with the punctuality and dis
patch that will be paid to orders, to en
sure himself a share of public patronage.
... October 18, 1806. 13
SHERIFF’S SALE.
On the frst Tuesday in November next,
at the Court F.oux c in IVaijnesborough ,
Burke county , at the usual hours ,
Will be Sold,
A N EGRO Wench by the
name of Hannah, taken as the propt v
ty of Samuel M‘Cormick, deceased, at
the instance of Elias Ball.
ALSO,
202 1-2 acres oi’land ilißaldvin
County, second district, known by the
number of three hundred and thirty
four, lying on the waters of Crooked
Creek, bounded North-East by lot N«-
344, North-West by lot N a . 335, South
West by lot No. 333—taken as tile pro
perty of James Esther, at the instance
of Isaiah Carter, and Allen Esther.
ALSO,
Three cov. s and Calves, taken
the property of John Megomery, at
the instance of Nathan Bair.
Conditions of Sale, Cash.
Gross Scruggs', S. B. C.
October 4. 11 —
SHERIFF’S SALE.
On the first Tuesday in at
the Court-house in Warren county at
the usual hours,
> Will be Sold,
ONE large bay mare, seized
bv execution on a mortgage from John
M‘Ktnzie in favor of Joshua Williams
Conditions, Cush. ,
J. Beall , S. W. C.
September 13. 8—
SHERIFF’S SALE.
On the first Tuesday in November next,
at the Court House, in Warren county
at the usual hours,
Will be Sold,
178 ACRES of land lying on
Rockycomfort, levied on as the proper
ty of Hez.kiah Williams, to satisfy an
execution in favor of Jacob Castleberry.
ALSO,
350 acres of land lying on the
waters of Ogechee, Warren county, le
ved on as the property of V. illiam
Nance, to satisfy an execution in favor
of William Harden, and others.
Conditions Cash.
Jeremiah Beall , s. w. c.
September 27, 1806. 10
NOTICE.
ALL persons having any bu
siness with Capt. John B. Barnes, will
please call on the subscribers.
Nicholas Ware , } Anomies, for
James Begs, 5 Capt ' Barnes -
July 19.
Notice is hereby {riven,
v O 7
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 of said dec.
Thomas Evc. in/iam.
July 12, 1806. 55
NOTICE.
NINE months from the date hereof
application will be made to the
honorable the inferior court of Greene
county,for leave to sell one hundred and
fifty acres of land, be the same more
or less, lying on Town creek, to be sold
for the benefit of the heirs and credit
ors of Elias Cozart, deceased.
Robert Wattson , Aclrn'r.
March 29, 1806. 40
BLANK SHERIFFS TITLES
For Sole at this Office.