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Whilst these operations were carry
ing on against our right and centre, the
enemy advanced two very strong co
lumns against the front of our left posi
tion, and at the suvne •moment, a very
numerous corps of sharp shooters [vol
tigeurs] advanced under cover of the
howitzer sr. 1 four-pounder, and got pos
session cf a wood, which ascended from
the rend to within musket shot of the
right flank of the left position. This
obliged gen. I’iguma to throw back one
, or two battalions upon his right, to op
pose the enemy’s light infantry. Nu
thing could be more gallrnt or more or
derly, then the enemy's of this post;
he advanced in the greatest military re
gulaiitv, under a most tremendous fire.
The gallantly of the enemy’s attack
could only be equaled by the intrepidity
of the defence mads by the Ist division.
It is impossible for me to do justice to
the soldier-like < omluctof this division.
Attacked on their side by a very supe
rior force, and occasionally lirctl on by
t!ie howitz -r tiiu! four-pounder, they de
fended their post with determined obsti-
nary. They appeared resolved not L»
yields foot of ground. The enemy
were equally obstinate and persevering,
and bring enabled by their very superior
numbers t > nearly surround all tint hill
occupied by this gallant division, gen
eral Figure.» felt hint self cn!4;d upon to
order a retn.nl: which was tiit cled with
as much order as existing; circumstan
ces would admit <{. Whilst the first
division was thus engaged, the enemy
kept up a heavy fire c i shot und sr.ell,
and sooir musketry [lroni the woods in
our front] on the centre *iivision and the
reserve. The guns were suppoitcd by
two very large olutmtSi and a disposa
ble reserve.
Nothing could exceed the soldier-like
steailmi.s# with which ihc4ili Uiuiaionlk
reserve remained on their post under
this heavy fire ; this courage will not be
wondered at when I mention that the
commander in chief himself, was at the
h ead of the centre division, animating
the soldiers by his presence and exam
pie. When the first sh*;!l buist, there
general Make repaired, and placed his
horse on the very spot, displayed liis di
vision into two lines, [ art of the reserv# J
remaining in columns. llis ad circs to !
the- soldiers was simple, and spoke to
their feelings—Remember you are
Spaniards, be firm, soldiers.” —Never
did the most veteran troops, or those !
most accustomed to cannon, remain !
more cool, steady, and determined."-- j
After an action of nearly nine hours in
cessant fire, and it became evident ib&t
the enemy had received very great re
inforcements, and having been enabled j
by the assistance of his cannon [of;
which aid this army wss entirely desti- j
tutc] to push forward a strong army j
against our centre, and having in conse-'
quence occupied the woods flanking the j
right of our left position, it was deemed 1
v adviseable to retreat. General liluke !
hiaiseli at the head of the fourth !
division and part of|the reserve, and in \
person superintended and directed tiic 1
covering of the retreat of his army, j
which was effected in order, the enemy j
not appearing inclined to molest out
movements. By eleven o’clock on the
night of the SOth October, the most
part of the troops arrived at Biiboa.
Lariy in the morning of the Ist, res- '
.terday, general Make arrived in this i
Town with the 4th division, and lost!
not a moment in proceeding to the !
great square, where he superiiiteidsd |
in person, the issue of bread and spirits :
to the troops. Nothing could exceed
their joy at seeing, their general return j
to them, a false report having obtained i
that he hud been cut off in covering the
No language of mine could dc suffi
cient justice to tlie gallantry and ardor
of the officers and soldiers of thij army,
in the action of yesterday. I trust, how
ever, the statement of facta which I have
given, in a plain unvarnished manner,
will give some idea of their brav« con
si ucu
Nothing can exceed the patience, and
I may add, the cheerfulness of the Span
ish soldiers, under difficulties and pri
vations of all sorts.
The impression left©n my mind from
the account of yesurday, is decidedly
most favorable to the Spanish soldiers-
The effect produced on their bosoms
from yesterday’s defence, is a manly
end soldier-like pride, arising from a
self-conviction of their having done
their duty.
ASSIZE OF BREAD, AU GUSTA,
. For February , 1809.
The price of Superline Flour being five
and a half dollars per barrel,
The 12 \ cents loaj and 12 \ Cz.
must neigh 2 id. The 6] do. 1 lb. 6 c,z.
• Nkw;.s, \V. HsitßtnT, Clerk.
COLUMBIAN CENTINEL.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11.
MARRIED, on Sunday evening, the sth
inst. by the Rev. Mr. Boage, Mr. Asa Gar-
KETT, tO M iss Charity Do loom he,daugh- I
ter of the Rev. J. Holcombe, all of this city.
the Rev. Mr. Newman, Mr. James Heard,
to Miss Xamcv Foremak, both of Barnwell
District, South-Carolina.
DIED, at Doctor George Graves’, Edge
field Distric-, South-Carolina, on the Ist inst.
i Mr. Samuel Scott, formerly of this place,
in the 39th year of his age
A letter from Washington, of the 17th inst.
intimates that “a Resolution will be offered in
a few days to the House of Representatives,
for the recall of Mr. Pinknsy from Lo/tdon.”
TIMES.
In the French Expose, published in Novem
ber last, under the head of Agriculture, we no
tice the following remark on the culture of
Cotton in France : ib.
“ In spite, of the contrarieties of a hard
spring, and a tolerably cold autumn, the at
tempts made still give room to hope for ulti
mate ■;cess
Tobacco—«• The rich culture of tobacco
:s daily ex-ending ; that which is gathered in
the vicini.y of St. Mai o, equals in quality that
of America. France will one day, to judge by
appearances, not only supply its own warns
with that production,but also export it to her
neighbours.”
Ti.e l.on. Benjamin Lincoln, Collector, and
Benjamin Weld, esq. Deputy Collector of the
Custom* for the port *f Boston, have resigned
their respective offices.
The Collector and Deputy Collector of Pro
vidence, have resigned.
The resignation of the Collector, Deputy-
Collector, &c. in Bos*on, r. said to have been j
partly through fear and partly through coiuri j
vancc. The combinations there, and it shield
seem almost throughout the common wealth,
organized to oppose the laws, had threatened, s
it is mentioned, the functionaries of the gen- j
ertl government. During this interregnum of >
federal aifhority in Boston, vessels \v I! go out.
Orte great difficulty in this dreadful statu of
things is, t!:t possibly tio man in Boston can ;
lie prevailed with to fill the Custom-House of- j
iices. so obnoxiins lias federal auihoviiy been |
basely ami artfully randertd ; and the Bosto- j
nians are so furious in their oppasi'ion to gov- '
j eminent that they may consip*" officers from |
| other * ates a* so mm- foreigner* sent to lord j
it over them. At such a crius, i:i such a s f ate I
of things, temporising msasures may endanger !
the union cf the States. It is rumored that the
j legislature of Cmntccrtcui is to be specially'
! convened, and it is known that for some time
j past the N*<.v-England states have priratrly
j been making arrangements for a sc'c mil league j
: and covenant; «r in plain terms, a eeperatim of
the States.
N. Tort American Citizen.
j Cant. Cornwell, a passenger ir. the brig Sin
! Amnia, from Cadiz, informs, that two days
; before he sailed, (November 18; intelligence
i was received, stating, that the Spaniards hid
i evacuated Bilioa.
j An eve-York paper.
j By the Swedish schooner Juliana, from
j Aux-Cayes, we learn, that Christophe and
Potion were still carrying on rather an inactive
j w>r. The Is’ar.d was tolerably well supplied
.' with provisions, and the British were carrying
,on a great trade with tha Haytians. Cofie*
J selling at 17 sons. ibid.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 18.
To the politeness of a respectable merchant,
vvs are indebted for the fellow extract —lt will
be remembered that th# last accounts from
j London (of Nov. 10, in yesterday’s Federal
Gazettee) stated ihat information had been re
ceived of WAR BETWEEN AUSTRIA
I AND FRANCE. The following letter in
: forms us that tire Austrian Port of Trieste,
; which was closed by Bnonapartean mandate,
! is again opened to neutral trade —ls this be
true, and it appears very probably, then it wiil
favor the belief that Aus'ria has joined the !
1 glorious cause of Spain and Freedom. In
j which case, we may suppose that a power re
sulting from the close union of oppressed and
indignant nations will yet be adequate to hum
ble the world’s Great Foe
F.ztract fa letter , dated
Cadiz, Nov. 7
[Communicated for the Federal Gazette.]
I havejnst received a lerer from Mr. Fry
ing, an extract from which follows.uudet date
the 25th ult.
“ I received the most prompt and satisfac
tory assurances when at Aranjucz, both from
Mr. Cevallos the minister of state and the j
president of the junta, that the ship at Algesi
ras Ehould be liberated without any difficulty or
delay. I shall return to Aranjuez on Friday or
Saturday, and may perhaps then write to you
more particularly on this subject.”
We have just received an express from Gi
braltar, giving information that the port of Fri
este is open for all vessete. This circumstance
augurs favorably for colonial produce, which
rises in consequence.—Already up to :
SUGAR, white ICrlolli.
brown J 3
FLOUR, 8 ■ lo
TOBACCO, 25.
New-Ori.eans, December 37.
By a gentleman from Baton R»uge, (W.
Florida) we learn, that previous to his leav
ing that place, governor Grand Pre, with se
veral military officers, had been arrested by
order of the governor general of Havauna,
tin suspicion of entertaining an undue partiali
ty for the French.
Th« editor of El Misisipi, a Spanish'paper,
printed at Nevr-OrUaus, makes he following
observations on Bonaparte’s constitution for
Spain.
We do not think it worth while to publish
the New Constitution of Spain, because it ap
pears too riJicuh i s to hear Scoundrels talking
about equity. 1. si rpers about justice, Tyrants
about eleni" c/, nnc.l Liars about truths. The
ccmmencenr tit is snfficient to disgust any one—
Joseph Nammou by the Grace of God,
King of Spain and the Indies.” Os what God ?
Say rather by the Frauds, Robberies ar.rf
Crimes of his Brother—by 'he sveakness of
Charles—by the credulity of Ferdinand, and
the vile parasites that surrounded and betrayed
him, or by the ridiculous Coionation of the
officious Bishop of Burgos.
British Gold ! —James Cooper, esq of Coop
er’s village, in St Lawrence county, butcher
ed a four year old bull, which he raised—after
dressing the quirters. by accident, he made an
incision with his knife when 3 English guin
eas fell from the maw, and on further eaain
ination two move were found in the paunch,
making five in the whole, amounting to
£23 75. They were a little tarnished, but do
not appear to have lost weight. One of them
bears an impression, on the tooth of the bull.
U ica Patriot.
A orf»/k, Jan. 23.
A fine new schooner,named tne Mar
tha and Susan, commanded by Captain
Belts, with a valuable cargo of corn,
fi ,ur, fee. was brought into this port on
Saturday last, prize U 5 tne revenue cut
ter Surveyor, commanded by tht»t vig
ilant officer, cupt. bright. She was
captured on the 14th inst. off Great
Cboptiink, having nocleurtnccor papers.
Robbery of the Mail detected. — We
ate very happy to learn, from the in
formation of j letter from Fdcnton, that
a discovery has been made, which ac
counts fo ! ' the frequent robberies of the
j mail, between this place and Ne tv be in,
| which have been committed for some
: months past. These robberies appear
to have been commiit d a«. an inconsid
erable post-office at Lte’e Mills, be
, tween Edtnfon and Plymouth, by a
person by the nams of Stubbs, who bus <
unfortunately made his escape. The
| letter adds, that should he be appre
i bended, but little doubt remains, that
j there will lie sufficient proof, to affect
j his conviction.
j THE Subscribers to the Rich
mond Jockey Club Races arc re
quested to come forward and pay
their Subscriptions on or before
j Thursday next, on which day
,lhe races will commence.
Jas. Hamilton, 1
Treasurer.
N. B The Club are requested j
to meet at James Hamilton’s on j
Monday Evening next, at seven j
o’clock, on business of import- j
ance.—Also, at Wm. M‘Tyre’s, 1
Esq. on Wednesday Evening
following. By order of the Club.
February 11.
Notice.
AT the request of Thomas Levinjp
ston, F.sq. it is m <de krnwn to
such members of the Augusta Jockry
Club, who have not paid their subscrip
tions, that a list of their names is left 1
with the subscriber, who is duly author
ised to restive payment, and if not dis
charged on or before tne 15th of April I
next, thtir accounts will be placed in '
; the hands of the proper for col
: icetion.
WALTER LEICfI.
February 11, 1809. 82
Notice.
ON or about the first day of May
last, a Mr. Jol.n Hamilton, of tne
State of Georgia, left in my care a cer
tain sorrel maie, for the purpose of go
ing to a horse ; —without having heard
! from Mr. Hamilton since, have thought
| proper to give public notice, to all con
| cerntd, that said marc will be sold at
my house in Edgefield District, South-
Car .lina, on the eighth day of March
next, to the highest bidder, for Cash,
to defray expenses.
THOs DOZIER.
February 11, 1809. 82
Strayed,
FNIOM my plantation, eight miles
below Abbcvile court-house, about
the last of November, 1808, a slim BAY
ROAN MARE, about four feet ten
inches high. Any person finding said I
maie and securing her so that the sub
scriber may get her again, shall be
handsomely rewarded.
TfIO: BURNETT,
j February 11, 1809. 32
B. Hall, & Co.
Have Jusl Received at their Store, Jour
doers below the City-Hotel ,
SO REAMS Printing Paper,
12 Ditto first quality Letter ditto,
34 do. First, Second St Thiid quality
Fools-Cap,
3 Trunks Ladies’ Morocco Slippers,
Assorted colors,
4 Ditto Men*’ St Youths’ first second
quality Shoes and Pumps,
Two Very Convenient
Newark made Gigs,
with Plated Harness complete.
A I-30 ON HAND—
A General Assortment of
Drif Goods and
* -
Groceries ,
Which they will sell on the lowtHJ
terms.
February 4. 81
The Subscriber
Has For Side, in addition to Ids
former Stock,
LADIES Tortoise, Square,
Fancy, Oral and Eagle-top COM OS,
Ditto Mock do. clo.
Do. Long and Half, do.
Top, Ivory, Pearl, Buir'aloe Sc hofn do.
Gentlemen's Mahogany, und Morocco
Dressing Cases,
A great v;arit ty of Vv utch Chains, Heals
and Keys,
Schcol-Books Es? Stationary.
ALSO
On the River und duily expected,
Silver . : OQNb, and
An Extensive Ad .ament nj Elegant
.V cw Cushioned
JEWELRY,
And a Great Variety of Warranted
BOOTS, SHOES, PUMPS 8;
SLIPPERS,
Os every description.
All of which arc offered on inviting
terms, for cash or phuntiek.
Geo: S. Houston.
Derrmher 24. 7«r .
Attorney General's
o F f i c E.
TPE Office of tl « Amiunt
Gknk.b ai., v.ill be kept slier i:,e
! 10th day of February next, in the house
formerly occupied by Dr. Smelt; in
M'lntqsh street, between Broad-street
and Reynold-strc«t, near the Poet-
Offict • svherc the subscriber may be
found from 8 till 12, ii» tiie morning,
, and''from 3, till 6 in the afternoon, by
those who wish his professional Service*
on the civil side of the court.
JOHN FORSYTH.
February 4. St
The Richmond
JOCKEY CLUB RACES
Will com'revee on the third T/nasdai, in
February ( the 16'// inst Jat Wm. AP
7'i/re’s !•*(]. on the Savannah Road,
four milt* from Augusta, free for any
\ horse, mare or gelding. — lhe Purses
and distances as follow——-ViZ :
First Dry’s Running, Three Mile heat*
for a Purse of jj> 200.
Second Day’* Running,Two Mile heats
for a Purse of g 150.
Third Day’s Running, Sweepstakes,
Mile heats, for the entrance money
and overplus, supposed to be worth
about Two Hundred Dollars.
The weights and regulations the
same a* the Augusta Jockey Club Paces,
excepting, that no winning horse si s!I
•tart more than one day during the
race*.
71 r order of the Club.
February 4. 81
__ .. -——.
Amos Nciv ton,
BEGS leave 1o acquaint his
friends and customers and the public at
large, that he has just received and of*
furs for sale, a quantity of
Boots & Shoes ••
that is good.
Men’s Ist, 2d, 3d, 4th and sth
quality of Shoes,
Ladies’ Morocco and Leather
Slippers,
Nerrro Shoes,
Suv. arrow Boots and Bootees.
December 3f. 7 3
