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COLUMBIAN CENTINEL.
SATURDAY, JUNE 6.
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MARRIED, on Saturday the 23r/ uU.
in Greenville District S. C. Plr. Lewis
CakTelov , jun. of this city, to Miss
Rebecca Lester, of the former place.
Col. Burr arrived at Richmond on the
14th ult. from the northward.
Savannah, May 30.
The sloop Defiance, Capt. Crary, of
Groten, Connecticut, bound from St.
Augustine to Charleston, was captured
on the 16th inst. about 25 miles to the
northward of St. Simon’s, by the British
sloop of war and ordered for
New-Providence. '•4UI hands, except
• ‘the captain, were taken out of her.—
They arrived here the day before yes
terday. The Defiance had come south
wardly on a fishing voyage ; but not
meeting sufficient encouragement in
tnat line, had taken freight for St. Au
gustine, and was returning to Charles
ton with a cargo l of deer-skins, raw
hides and tanned leather, all American
property.
Raleigh , ( A. C.J May 2 1 .
A most severe and extraordinary
Storm of Thunder, Hail, Rain and
Wind, was experienced in this vicinity
on l'riday evening last.—Over the city,
the peals of thunder were very loud,
the lightning from which struck the
fence ofan enclosure in Cabarrus-street,
and the rain was pretty considerable.
But two or three miles from town, in a
northern and eastern direction, there
was a prodigious Hail Storm, the Stones
of which were said to be as large as bil
liard balls, though many of them were
in pieces of an inch square, wftich des
troyed all the’ rye and injured other
small grain,* beat down tiie the garden
vegitablest killed a number of young
pigs, fovvUv &c. and broke almost every
pane of glass in its course. A few miles
west of.the city, the most'severe hurri
cane of wind took place that was fcver j
experienced in this part of the country.
It leveled with the ground almost every
chimney in its course, blew down many
buildings, fences, and trees, particularly ;
.fruit tree Some orchards were total-1
ly destroyed, and the roads in The neigh- •
borhood were covered with limbs of i
trees. After the storm subsided, the
hail was lying under the fences a foot
thick. The damage received by many
farmers has been very considerable, and
is particularly distressing in the pres
ent season of scarcity.
Philadelphia, May 15.
Extract of a letter from an intelligent
gentleman at Birmingham, f England)
to a respectable character in this city—
received by a recent arrival.
“ The condition of this country grows
worse. Commerce is on the decline
and must soon be so diminished, as to
compel to humiliating stipulations for
peace. Trade never was so generally
complained of. Government
termined on raising a large body of sol
diers, and the private inhabitants gre to
be called out m different divisions.—
Every thing is done by fetruitiftg'par
ties, to tempt the ignorant and unwary
to enlist.— lhe following measure was
had recourse'tov* few days since : On
Shrove Tuesday, a waggon was drawji
along the. streets of Birmmgham, in
the centra of which was erected a teiiv
porary furnace, and on the furnace a
fire made, by the side of which stood a
man baking pancakes; ys he baked
them he threw them into the midst of
the crowd of peopje, who were parad
ing with the soldiers through the streets',
rendering by this meair%the infatuated
men an easy prey. % „
V “ The following prdctice is
mon The sergeahW who wllk at the
head of the recruiting partie#, have
their swords covered with bank notes—
about 10 or 15 of the value of a pound
sterling each, or placed at equal distan
ces on the blade of the sword—the
point of the sword having passed thro’
the centre of the note. Such are the
tricks employed to entrap the ignorant.
Excuse my writing you such circum
stances. I relate them because they
appear to be new kinds of subterfuges.”
Aurora.
Nassau, May 14.
Letters from Trinidad, received in
Jamaica, mention that a petition had
been presented to the Governor of that
island, by the principal inhabitants,
praying that General Miranda might
be ordered away, to prevent the recur
rence of the disagreements which arose
on his former visit to that island. The
Governor rejected the petition, on the
ground of his having no authority to
grant the prayer of it.
A severe shock of an earthquake W3s
felt at Linconville, Main, on the 10th
ult. The consequence of which was
the loss of gen. Ulmer’s miildam, part
of his mill, about 100,000 feet of boards
and plank, together with the handsome
bridge at Duck-Trap—all of which, by
the violence ©f a northwest wind, were ’
carried out to sea. The loss to Gen.
Ulmer, and the town, is considerable.
Philadelphia fa per.
Commerce of America. —ln four days
ending the 21st of April, 115 vessels
arrived at the port of New-York, and
oft-tbe lust day 6Q entered. On the
same day property to the amount of
five millions of dollars was entered at
the portof Philadelphia. fi\ the course
of three days last week, 4*Q vessels ar
rived at Boston fixim foreign ports.
From the first of to the 21st
of March, 154 American vessels arriv
ed at Liverpool (Engine! on the 16th
Feb. there were 137 American vessels
lying in that harbor. -,' ** *lb.
On Saturday evening last, ardWl at
the Mansion-House Hotel in this city,
General Moreau from New-York— lb
There is not hing in the present state
of society to boast of, either as respects
politics , or moral honesty. On Saturday
last it Vas discovered, that a Broker
of New-York, had made free with the
names of several of the most respecta
ble citizens, to answer his pecuniary
ends. He had, it appears, from inves
tigation, issued notes to the amount of
about 70,000 Dollars, drawn by him
self, and endorsed with such names as
would be most likely to give currency
to his paper. These notes, it seems,
have been sold to members of the Hu
mane Society, as they are called, but
more generally known as Shayers. Os
course, the whole loss fall* on this nu
merous, useful, and respectable body of
citizens. The Broker is not to be
found; and nothing is more likely than
that he has staggered off under the
weight, and at the tune of Seventy
Thousand ! In consequence of this cir
-1 cumstance, it is said that the shavers
have come to a determination, in fu-
I ture, to charge four, instead of' three
j percent, per month, for money advanc
j ed, to repair the loss sustained by the
unfaithfulness of the said broker!
N. York paper.
LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.
It is with pF asure we announce to
the public that the Life of Washing
ton, by Ramsey, is ready for and will
be put to press in a few days in New-
York. Several gentlemen, who have
seen the manuscript, do not hesitate to
pronounce it, what would naturally be
expected from the author and the sub
ject, a work of the most classic ele
gance. It will be comprised in one
volume octavo, and printed in an ele
gant manner.
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? The ladies of Paris are at least as
much attached to thin clothing, as those
of London. Madame Recamier, hav
ing become very conspicuous for the
thinness of her attire, one day, when
she had a good deal of company, a
packet was brought directed for her, and
entitled, “ Dress for Madame R
It was.brought up, and thinking it was
an aieg&nt dress she had ordered from
•Her fhilliner, the lady resolved to treat
her friends with a sight of the new in
‘vention of her fancy. It was opened,
and there appeared a vine-leaf.
London paper.
miserable old man dfed lately in an
tibs&tire place in the Liberty, Dublin,
.who for a great number of years had
teen the victim of disease, and the most
'deplorable poverty. On taking off an
old wig, which he constantly wore un
der his night cap during his illness
some papers were found sewed upin the
caul, which, on inspection, proved to be
bank notes to the amount of 9751. and
in various parts of his tattered apparel,
71 half guineas were found sewed up.
It was a fortunate circumstance that his
only son, a private in the marines, ar
rived from Plymouth but four hours be
fore his death, to visit him, and into
whose hands the property fell.
London paper.
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AUG USTA PRICE CUR REA T. \
Cotton 16 to 18 cents.
Tobacco none in market.
Salt _ 7s
Corn Meal Si 25 *•* •*
GEORGIA, >
lVarren County. Pci'SOrUilly ap
peared before me, Isaac Ball, one cf
the justices assigned to keep the peace
in the county aforesaid, Mary Perryman,
who being duly sworn on the Evange
lists of Almighty God, deposeth and
saith, tha* in the month of February,
one thousand seven hundred and seven
ty or seventy one, but cannot be certain
as it respects the date, Thomas Henry,
husband of the deponent’s daughter,
•Levina, gave unto Richard Perryman,
husband of the deponent, his certain
instrument in writing commonly called
a bond, (in consideration of the said
Richard’s giving unto him the said Tho
mas a certain Negro Girl named Sail,
together with other property) bearing
date as aforesaid, in the county of Pitt
sylvania, jtatt of Virginia, to the amount
of ope thousand pounds, Virginia cur
rency, that he the said Thomas nor his
heirs at assigns would never demand,
take or receive any part or legacy of
the estate J)f the. said Richard, and that
the said Thomas,' In his own proper
person, made his usual mark thereto,
sealed andcl£ljvtred the said bond unto
him the said Richard, for the within
j*4entioned purposes, and that Hugh
Henry, sen’r. was a subscribing witness
thereunto ; and that the aforesaid bond
is either lost or mislaid.
her
MARY X PERRYMAN,
mark.
Sworn to this 22d April, 18f7.
Isaac Ball, J. P.
SHERIFF’S SALE.
On the first Tuesday in July next, at
the Court House in Lincoln county ,
at the usual hours,
Will be Sold,
200 ACRES of land, more or
less, adjoining Oliver Jeter and others,
on Savannah river; taken as the pro
perty of Henry Jinning, to satisfy an
execution in favor of Nancy Hicks, Ad
ministrator of John Hicks, vs. Henry
Jinning and Moody Jinning.
ALSO,
111 acres of land more or less,
adjoining lands of John Hammock and
others, on the waters Loid’s creek;
taken as the property of Micajah Hen
dry, to satisfy an execution in favor of
William Johnston.
ALSO,
200 Acres of land in Lincoln
county, adjoining Robert Paul and oth
ers, levied on as the property of Bur
ton Hawe3, Walker Hawes, and Wil
liam Picket, at the instance of the ad
ministrators of Basel Lamar, senior
deceased; pointed out by the defend
ants.
ALSO,
Two pair of chain traces, two
pairhames, 2 backhands, one swingle
tree, one hand-saw, and one narrow
axe ; taken as the property of William
Linvill, to satisfy an execution in favor
of Philip Jones.
Conditions, Cash.
John Stovall, d. s. l.
May SO. 45
Scriven County Superior Court,
March Term, 18C7.
Present his Honor Judge Jones.
James Sharber , A
vs. v Rule JVisi.
The heirs of William David. J
ON the petition of James Sharber,
stating, during the late war, the
loss of certain deeds of lease and re
lease from WiHiam David, to the peti
tioner for a tract of two hundred acres
of land near the old Savannah road, ad
joining lands of L. M‘Gillivray and
others, originally granted to Neal Da
vid, in St. George’s Parish, now county
of Scriven ; and that he had filed in the
clerk’s office copies of said deeds, with
evidence to substantiate the same:—
And on motion of Mr. S. Jones, attor
ney for the petitioner, It is Ordered ,
That the heirs of said W illiam Da
vid do shew cause, if any they have, on
the first day of the next term, why the
copy deeds so filed, should not be estab
lished in lieu of the original, in conform
ity to the act in such cases provided.
It is further ordered that this rule or
order be once a month for
six months, in one of the public ga
zettes of this state.
Extract from the Minutes 24 th
March , 1807.
JAMES CASWELL, c. s. c. s. c.
NOTICE.
THOSE who are indebted to
Samuel Wigfall, are requested to come
forward and pay, or liquidate their ac
counts, and all those having any de
mands against him, will please to pre
sent them immediately for payment.
—Msy 2, '4l—
TO THE PUBLIC.
F ROM the following affidavit
of Mr. Armstrong, a respectable citizen
of Columbia county, the public are able
to judge of the viifany of mankind.—
Mr. Armstrong lias been a customer of
ours; lie came in search of oni store,
and Mr. Cantelou, or his deputies, un
der the ’prospect of getting Mr. A’s.
ready cash , immediately assumed my
name, and told him, this is Harrison <m
Hamilton’s Store. What dependanc*
can be placed in such men r They de
serve to be held up to public contempt,
and be exposed to the world, that men
may see how some acquire wealth, by
taking the advantage of their neighbors.
The following statement I lay before the
public, as made by the deponent of his
own free will, and leave the public to
judge of the conduct of a fellow desir
ous of being considered, just, liontst,
moral and pious.
lor self and .4. Harrison.
JAMES HAMILTON.
STATE OF GEORGIA, >
City of Augusta. C
PERSONALLY came before
me, Geo: Smith Houston, one of the
members of the City Council and Jus
tice of the Peace for this city, Jonathan
Armstrong, of Columbia county, who
being duly sworn on the Roly Evan
gelists of the Almighty God, solemnly
swears and deposeth, that on Wednes
day afternoon, May 27th, 1807, he the
said Jonathan Armstrong was in search
of Harrison and Hamilton’s Store in
Broad street, and had walked, as he
supposed, below it; returning up street
again to find it, he stopped in the large
brick house directly opposite the City
Hotel, and enquired,—“ Is this Har
rison and Hamilton’s store ?” One
of the two young men then in the
store, replied, “ Fes.” He next en
quired, “ where is Mr. Hamilton,” they
replied, “ He is not within at present,
after you get some things that you want
he will be in.” He the Said A rmstrot.g
then purchased many articles he want
ed, for Cash , and on going into the cel
lar, remarked, that* lie wished to see
Mr. Hamilton, as should his money not
hold out, he would probably credit him
for a lew days ; the clerk to this replied,
perhaps it would meet with Mr. Ham
ilton’s approbation, or words to tliat ef
fect. He the said Armstrong then
crossed the street to his waggon, near
Major Phinizy’s door for some bags—
Major P. enquired of him, the said
Armstrong, where be was dealing, he
replied at Harrison and Hamilton’s ;
the said Phinizy returhed him answer,
“ Why they are shut up—is it in the
brick ljpusc ? He, the said Armstrong
replied, Yes—Why, said Phinizy, that
is Cantelou's. This is the substance of
what passed, and further the deponent
saith not.
JONATHAN ARMSTRONG.
Augusta, May 28, 1807. \
Sworn to before me, C
Geo: Smith Houston, mi c.c. & J. p.
*** To the foregoing it may
be proper to add, that after Major Phini
zy had informed Mr. Armstrong that
the store he had been dealing in was not
ours that he went overto Mr. Cantelou’s
with Mr. Armstrong, for the purpose of
assisting in extricating him' from the
imposition practiced on him. When
they reached the store Major Phinizy
told the young man there attending,
that Mr. Armstrong a friend of his, had
supposed, when he had laid out some
things there, that lie was dealing at
Messrs. Harrison and Hamilton’s
store and that as he was an old acquain
tance of theirs, and had not cash to pay
for all the goods he w anted, he expect
ed some credit from them, and as he
had been deceived respecting the store '
he was dealing in, they must take back
the goods he had laid out, and Mr. Arm
strongwould goto the store he was in
search of—on which the voung man
replied, that the gentleman had enquir
ed for Mr. Hamilton, and that his name
was Hamilton, and he had accordingly
furnished the articles wanted, on which
Maj. P. declined any further interfer
ence, supposing tire young man’s state
ment to be correct, but it appears in fact,
that this young man’s name is not Hub**'
ilton, but that he had merely assurtifd
that name, at that moment, for the
purpose of*imposing upon one of our
customers.
JAMES HAMILTON, for
HARRISON 8c HAMILTON.
June 6.
Chairs & Sulkeys
TO HIRE.
Apply at this office.
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