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State, e» void, and imposes a penalty on
any person insuring at such an office.
The first section was negatived in com
mittee of the whole, but on the ques
tion of agreeing to the report, the yeas
were 36, noes 42—so it was disagreed
to, and the section is yet before the
House. It will probably pass.”
Extract of letters from London received
at Charleston by the British sloop of
soar Rosamond, arrived at Aorfclk.
“ London February 15,
j “ The intended motion for the re
peal of the orders in council, to be made
in parliament by lord Greenville, in the*'
course, of a few days, will probably
give us some kind of decisive idea of
the feelings of ministers with respect to
American politics. The powers intend
ed to be vested in your president by
the non-intercouse act which has doubt
less been passed long e’er this certain
ly does in my opinion (and I have rea
son to believe our folks in power also
think so) open a wider door fur negoci
ation between us because if I under
stand lightly, he is to have authority to
take off alt your restricting laws to
whichever country first recinds or mod
ifies their commercial decrees—now
tliis is certainly conceding a great
deal to us because here all notice of the
affair of the Chesapeake is for the pres
ent sunk or smothered, and as the act
itself is to extend equally against
Franc-.- as England, it also does away all j
partial hostility towards this country. !
I repeat that I think negotiation will !
still terminate our differences, and j
which I hope in God will prove the case,
but even then America will have to rue,
I perhaps forever, her late measures, and
which have given us the opportunity of
possessing a most valuable and lucra
tive trade to the Spanish cclonies, &c
which would otherwise have gone
through your medium.’*
“ London, February 13.
“ Last night came on, in the house of
lords, lord Greenville’s motion for the
repeal of the orders in council. On the
•division, there was for the motion , 70—
against, it, 115— majority, against the mo
tion, 45. His lordship laid great stress!
on the recent offer of America to repeal
her embargo laws, if we would rescind
our orders in •nuncil, and then dwelt on
* the distresses we endured for wantot a
return of the commercial communica
tion between us Earl Bathurst (preident
of the board or trade denied the latter
argument of his lordship, in toto , and,
as respects the former, he said in sub
stance “ much as has been said on
the advantage which this country would
derive from the embargo being raised,
with respect to England* & continue
with respect to 1 ranee ; but this was a
chimerical measure, the execution of
which was impossible, for as soon as
ships were allowed to leave a port,
who could direct their course towards
Great-Britain alone ? Would not an
*■ immense number profit by the opportu
nity, and supply tiie continent with all
the commodities of which it had so
long stood in need ? The moment the
French decrees were repealed, ours
would be so too ; but bis majesty had
pledged himself not to seem to purchase
the removal of the embargo by an act of
yielding weakness beneath the dignity
of this country.
j “We hear a something whispering
here about France giving way partially,
solely with the intent to endeavor to
sow fresh seeds of discontent between
this country and America, wishing, as
she can do no good for herself, to make
further mischief between us. It is in
credible, the number of embargo break
ers which are daily arriving, chiefly lad
en with cotton, already to nearly the
numbers of 10,000 bales, and many
more insuring.”
A boat’s crew of an English gun
brig, consisting of 14 men, including a
warrant officer, lately landed on the
French coast, for the purpose of distri
buting papers, See. and having drawn
fheir boaton shore, proceeded into the
country, where, at a public house, they
imprudently got intoxicated, and were
made prisoners by a party of horse pat
rolingthe coast. The French govern
ment, on being informed of the affair,
ordered them to be executed as spits,
end their bociivs exposed on gibbets, at
intervals of a mile apart, along the
French coast, from Griszen to Bou
logne. London pap. Jan. 6.
Died m?Franklin County, N. C. Mrs.
Jane Rledso, i?t the advanced age of
C 2 f';ars.. Just before her death, she
requested, that instead of the usual so
lemnity observed at funerals, a drum
should beat and precede her corpse to
the grave.
FROM A I,ATE LONDON PAPER.
STATEMENT
OK THK FKKNCU ARMIES IN SPAIN.
It lus been said that the number ®f
the French in Spain has been exagge
rated, and that t hey are by no means in
the force which we yesterday stated-
We shall most truly rejoice to have it
ascertained that our information is un
true , but we have taken pains to verify
the account.
According to our informa
tion, there were in the Wes- Men.
tern Pyrenees, at the time that
Joseph the usurper returned
from Madrid, 42,000
There were in the Eastern
Pyrenees, that in Figueras,
Belgrade, Montjuic, &c. Sec.
about 15,000
There marched through
Paris from Germany, between
the 15th and 30th of Septem
ber, the corps ofNey and Vic
tor 46,000
There passed through Di
jon at the same time, the corps
ofLefebre, 21,000
About the middle of Oct.
there arrived at Bayonne, from
Italy, the corps of Sebastiani, 9 -300
There had also arrived a
body of Dutch troops, 6,000
Bonaparte brought with him
a part of his Imperial Guard,
| estimated at 8,000
\ The late bulletins have an
-1 nounced the arrival in Cutalo
( nia, of St. Cyr’s corps, from
Italy, together with some regi
ments ct the Confederation of
the Rhine, estimated together
at 30,000
To which are to be added
the sth and Bth corps, (those
of Soult and Mortier) which
are announced to have passed
the Bidassoa, 46,000
And the remains of Junot’s
army, which by our account
was 15,000 men but it is stated
in the Spanish papers, at only 8,000 ;
In all 233,600
USEFUL INVENTIONS.
Mr. Thomas Bruff, of the City of
Washington, has just invented a ma
chine for making shot, which is highly
spoken of m the Washington papers.
The machine is said to be simple, >
and is adequate to the making, within ’
nine hours, of six ton* of any, or all - t
the different sizes of shot, or the same {
quantity of any kind of ball, from tiie
small rifle to amu ski t. Mr Bruff h:s .
obtained a patent from tnc government ’
of the United States, for this useful
invention.
A Mr. MohnevEck, of Baltimore,
has discovered a composition far the j
cover of buildings; to answer as a sub-!
stitule for slates- tiles and shingles. It j
is said to have these advantages over
the latter: it is lighter and harder than 1
either, not in the least fragile, being j
elastic; will not crack by a blow from ,
a hammer, nor by the strongest frost, 1
and is equally secure against the he a- j
viest rains. The Judges of the Su
preme Court of the United States, have I
certified as to the importance and use-!
fulness of this invention, from actual j
experiments made in their presence,
and government have granted to Mr.
Morneveck a patent for the same. It
is styled The Patent Impenetrable Stuc
co, or Cement.
Died, at Charleston, on Monday
night, the 9th inst. in the 31st year of|
his age, Thomas Sheppard, Esq. one j
of the Editors of the “Times.” To
the bereaved partner of his bosom, to j
an infant son, and to an aged mother,
the support and comfort of whose de- j
dining years is now removed, this;
stroke of Providence is heavy ar,d as- j
flictive in the extreme.
Times.
The following melancholy accident
happened in Prince William’s Parish,
on the 3d inst :— Major James Miles
had that day attended a meeting of the
Board of Commissioners of that Parish,
of which he was one. He set off in tiie
evening to return home alone, but be
ing on an unruly horse, it is conjectur
ed that he was thrown from him, as
tiie horse Trent home without his rider;
and the body of Mr. Miles was found
on the road the next day, with the ap
pearance of a dislocation of the neck.
Major Miles was in the 361 h year of
his age. He was much respected in
hi* parish, which he represented in the
Legislature of this Slate for a number
of years past. He has left a widow and
several children to lament his untimely
fate. ibid .
ASSIZE <Jr BREAD, AUGUSTA,
For April, 1809.
The price of Superfine Flour being five
and a half do liars per barrel,
The 12 \ cents l><.j and 12 \ oz.
must weigh 2 lb. The 6$ do. Mb. 6 oz.
Newel W. Herbert, Clerk.
WE are authorised to an
nounce, that John Bedding
field, Esq. is a Candidate for
Sheriff of Richmond County, at
the ensuing Election.
April 22.
*** WE are authorized to an
nounce Samuel Lark, as a Can
didate for the office of Sheriff for
the county of Richmond at the
ensuing Election.
March 25.
Thos. Quizenberry ,
OJY the north side of Broad-street , a few
doors above the market,
RESPECTFULLY informs
his friends and the public in general, I
that he has just received and is now I
opening an Elegant Assortment of
Gentlemen & Ladies'
SADDLES,
of the first, second, third, and fourth
quality, from four to twenty-eight dol
lars each.
A few Gentlemens’ Saddles with
Patent Spring Stirrup Bars,
A Quantity of Plated Curb Bri
dles, from five to ten dollars ;
also, a quantity of common dit
to, from one dollar, twenty-five
cents, to two dollars each,
Saddle Bags and Plated Spurs
.a L s o
A Quantity of Ladies Morocco
SLIPPERS, and Gentlemens’
SHOES of the first quality,
Whiu. ’'e will dispose of on the most
reasonab. terms, for Cash only.
April 22. 92
Company Orders.
AN ELECTION
FOR au ENSIGN in the first Com
pany, tenth Regiment of Georgia
Miiitia, will be held at the City Hotel,
on Saturday 6ih of May, at 10 o’clock,
A. M. in the room of Ensign Stevens,
re moved out of the district.
All persons liable to do duty in said
company, wdl attend ami give in their
votes.
DAVID M'KINNEY,
Captain e
April 22. 3t 92
For Sale ,
An Elegant New-Ark made
GIG,
with plated Planless—Enquire of
the Printers.
April 22. 92
Notice.
WHEREAS Joseph Fleming has
a note of mine for the sum of
Twenty-Jive Dollars, on which there
has been a suit, and judgment obtain
ed, which makes the debt, See. amount
to near Thirty Dollars. -These are to
notify the public not to trade for said
debt, as I have paid the same without
having taken up the nott or other ne
cessary papers, and am determined not
to puy it again.
LEWIS W. COBII.
April 22. 3t 92
Notice.
AT the request of Thomas I.eving
ston, Esq. it is made known to
such members of the Augusta Jockey
Club, who have not paid their subscrip
tions, that a list of their names is left
with the subscriber, who is duly author
ised to rective payment, and if not dis
charged on or before tne 15th of April I
next, their accounts will be placed in ,
the hands of the proper officer for cal-'
lection.
WALTER LEIGH, i
February 11, 1809. 9% !
Attention !
T’liE Subscribers, hae the misfotw
tunc of being swindled, out of a
quantity of Cotton, some time ago, at
a store in the city of Charleston, which
was made public in South-Carolina and
Georgia, by advertisements, in different
Newspapers. They have had the great
er misfortune, in their anxiety and zeal
to discover the swindler, unjustly, and
rashly, to form a suspicion, that Doc
tor George A. Brown, of Wrightsbo
rougb, in Columbia county, and State
of Georgia, was the person, who com
mitted tlie fraud ; and at a religious
co»grcgation of citizens, at the lu use
of Wm. Halbert, Esq. in Pendleton
District, S. C. publicly charged him
with the act.
Dr. Brown, like a man of honor nod
integrity, fully convinced us of cut*
great mistake, and error, and in con
sideration of our bting poor nu n, that
we had been actuated by mistake, and *
not malevolent motives, has charitably
and generously forgiven us. While
we acknowledge, that Dr. Brown has
it in his power to ruin every individual
ot us, and distress our families; we vo»
luntatily come forward and do solemn
ly declare in open Court, at Pendleton
Court-house, and to all the world, cur
mistaken and erroneous conduct, to
j wards the said Dr. George A. Biown.
We testify bis innocence, we thank him
for his honorable and gentlemanly con
duct, and wc declare our regret and sor
row', for the injuries his feelings may
have sustained ; we are fully satisfied,
that Doctor George A. Brown, is a
man of the first respectability, of an
excellent character, and that his con
duct in life from childhood has been ir
reproachable. YVe can neither say or
do, too much to redress the feeling of
Dr. Brown, or 10 vindicate bis name and
character. We never will forget his
honor and generosity in forgiving u»
for the wrong we have inadvertantly
done him, which we beiieve arose from
I the similarity of features, between the
person who swindled and cheated us
out of our property, and the features of
the said Dr. George A. Brown.
We desire that ibis declaration may
be made public in tlit Newspapers of
Charleston, S. C. and Augusta, in
Georgia, at our cxpcnce, for the space
of three months; and recorded in the
Clerks Office, in Pendleton District,
S. C. and Columbia, county, in the state
of Georgia.
Given under our hands and seals this
31st March, 1809.
his
John Crump,
mark.
Wm. Mitchell,
George Mitchell,
Wm. Dodson.
■Signed, sealed and acknowledged in lh(t
firesence of
Wm. Brown,
John B. Dcmpsy,
Wm. Harris,
Daniel Massengale,
April 22. " 92—*
In pursuance of an order of the
honorable Inferior Court of
Burke County , will be sold at
at Public Sale on the first Tues
day in June next , at the Court
House in IVayncsborough ,
THREE tracts of Land, one
on the waters of Rockey and Buck
head creeks,containing 150 acres, more
or lessone in Baldwin county in the
17th district, No. 142, containing 202
\ acres, drawn in the name cf Gil
ford Holliday—and one in Wayne
county in the second district, No. 92,
containing 490 acres, drawn in the
name of Jacob Petterson ; and also a
likely young Negro Wench, all belong
ing to the estate of Gilford Holliday,
deceased, and to be sold for the benefit
of the heirs and creditors of said dec’d,
Terms of the sale will be made
known on that day.
Robert Atkinson,
Joel Reese,
Executors.
March 18, 1809. 87
Notice.
ALL persons having demnnds a*
gainst the estate of Cletnsy Morse,
lateM this city, dectaed, are requested
to present them legally authenticated,
and those indebted to said estate, will
j make payment to
Ann Morse, Adm'x. r r
} Robert Johnson, Adrfr.
; Augusta; 16th July, 1308. Zl