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by government, that those that had not
embarked were in some manner safe,
till they could gtt an opportunity to
leave the island, which they were all
doing as fast as possible.
Ail foreigners of every description,
except English and Americans, are
ordered to quit the island of Cuba, great
numbers of whom have sailed lor dif
ferent parts of the United Slates.
Washington City, May 8.
We have the pleasure of communica
ting to the public, atthe instance of Gen.
Turreau, the Minister Plenipotentiary
of France, the following official docu
ment relative to a subject interesting to
science and humanity. It is particu
larly worthy of the notice of such phy
sicians in this country, as have written
or contemplate writing, on the nature of
the CROUP.
( Translation.)
MINISTRY of the INTERIOR.
The Minister of the Interior, Comte
del'Empire , having considered the no
tice decreed on the 21st July, 1807, for
the competition opened by order of his
Majesty the Emperor and King, on the
subject of the disorder known under the
name of the Croup ; after having con
sulted the Medical College at Paris—
decrees a follow?.:
Art. 1. The tin e fixed on the Ist
January, 1809, for the competition up
on the subject of the Croup, is prorogu
ed till the 31st July in this year.
Art. 2. Those physicians who
have already addressed their treatises
to the French Minister, may withdraw
them, if they think proper, for revision.
They need only note thetime ofsending
memoirs and the motto or device with
which they are prefaced or headed as a
distinctive mark.
J (Signed) CRETE!'.
Paris, 17th Jan. 1809.
True Copy. ,
TURREAU, Min. Pirn.of France.
Peter Pederson, esq. the Danish con
sul general in the United States, hav
ing declared it to be improper for the
same individual to hold consular ap
pointments From Sweden and Denmark,
whilst those nations are at war, Fran
cis S. Tavlor, esq. Danish vice-consul
for Virginia, and Peter Collin, esq.
Danish vice-consul for Baltimore, have
resigned their commissions from the
Danish government.
Extract of a letter from Paris, dated
March 18, 1809, received at the office
oj the Philadelphia Register.
“ You have, no doubt, already heard
of the surprising conversion of the
emperor of China and his family to the
Roman Catholic religion. (Some men
tion is made of it in the London Times
of February 20th. As the principal
Mandarins are imitating the exam
ples of their sovereign, many persons
here expect that the mass of the peo
ple will hasten to adopt the creed of
their superiors, and that political inno
vations will soon follow this religious
N alteration. Missionaries, members of
the Propaganda, instituted by Napoleon
in 1802, after the publication of the
concordat, have been the instruments,
in the hand of Providence, of effecting
this conversion. Already reports are
circulating of his Chinese majesty hav
ing consented to admit into his empire
French political as well as commercial
agents, and that two principal Madarins
are on their passage to France in an
) American vessel, to compliment Na
poleon, and to offer homage in the
name of their prince to the sovereign
pontiff. As to our differences with
Austria, I fear, battles alone can settle
them. It is said, that orders have al
ready been given to occupy with our
troops, Trieste, and thus prevent Aus
tria communicating with England. The
, seizure of the Pope’s territory and tem
poral power, and the expulsion ot the
Bourbons from Spain (akingdom, to the
sovereignty ofwnich the house of Aus
tria has eminent pretentions) are said
to constitute the chief complaints of the
cabinet of Vienna against our govern
ment.
“ Among the many reports here, is
the very absurd one of a war with
Prussia, as wdl as with Austria. Rus
sia is said to have determined to remain
neutral in this continental war, and is
now negotiating a peace with Sweden,
in which Denmark is to he included.”
Extract of a letter from a respectable
Magistrate in Sweden,da ted Stockholm ,
2 2d November, 1808, to a Swedish
merchant in London.
“ Great exertions are every where
making to raise a subscription for the
winter, in behalf of the widows and
children of nur fallen warriors; but it
is feared it will go only a little way.—
Our divines, our authors, our poets, all
join in calling us to our duty in this ,
respect; and we obey as far as we can.
The young ladies here are also setting
an excellent example; they have de
serted the theatres and ball-rooms, and
seek a better employment in making up
linen, and other articles of dress, for
naked children ; and thus shew them
stlves worthy of being the daughters of
a free country ; which, though oppres
sed by war, and threatened on all sides,
never shall bend its neck under a fo
reign yoke, so long as utter starvation
does not benumb our arms. May the
Almighty avert that worst of evils,
which however approaches nearer to us
i everyday! I assure you, dear sir, the
. j distress here is very great; and, should
. j it increase in proportion as it has of
i 1 late, our ruin seems inevitable. Besides
f numberless other sufferers, the country
has 7000 widows, recently become so,
to provide for; and Ido not over-rate
when I say, that these 7000 mothers
• have at least 14,000 destitute children,
. for whom ho earthly provision is made;
• j and the families of those children, whom
. j we trust are yet among the living, are
, j also in very bed circumstances. You
. know well, that there is hardly a nation
. in the world, that can bear such priva
. tions, and live so hard as ours; but still
we cannot live on nothing. What would
i the good people in England say, if you
. were to offer them bread , made of bones,
. chaff, and bark of the fr —and a bason
of hot water to souk it in ? Would they
, cat it? Would they not even complain,
j if they were to live upon nothing but
bran of oats, thin beer, and salt htr
, rings? Whilst thousands here would be
. happy if they could afford to buy such
] food.”—[What a curse is war!]
Extract from the Proceedings of the Pre
sident and Professors of William and
Mary College, (Virginia) Jpril 24/A,
1809.
Resolved, That JOHN S. BAR
» '
BOUR be, and hereby is, forever ex
pelled from this college, for giving a
. i challenge to fight a duel, and other con
, ; duct contrary to the rules for the main
! tenance of i»-ood order.
• . o
! (Signed)
J. MADISON, President.
[J. gus.
I
Kingston, ( Jamaica) Jpril 10.
The following is a copy of a letter re
ceived from the agent of this Island,
dated February 14, 1809:
“ I have received information ap*
prizing me, that the mail which will be
dispatched this evening for Jamaica,
will convey the sentiments of his Ma
; jesty’s government upon the following
I points :
| “ I understand that measures will be
j taken, at the commt ncementof the next
j session of assembly, to assure the
, i house, that it is the anxious wish of the
I executive power to respect the privile
[•i gesofthe House.
! “ His Majesty’s Ministers have decid
, ed, that a copy of the proceedings ofthe
[• court-martial, which was convened to
investigate the mutiny of the 27th May
! last, shall be laid before the assembly ;
and that the right of the assembly to
\ enquire into all matters affecting the
! public safety, which happen within the
Island, and to examine all persons, civil
, or military, capable of giving evidence
I on any subject under the investigation
( ot the house, excepting his Majesty’s
representative, and the members of the
other branch ofthe Legislature, shall be
fully acknowledged and respected,
i “ I have also been informed that the
i mail of this evening will convey positive
orders, expediting the removal ofthe 2d
West-ludia Reg.”
The Princess Eliza, as she is termed
: by Bonaparte, and whom he has declar
ed Archduchess of Tuscany, with the
title of “ Imperial Highness.” is the
: favorite sister of the Corsican. In St.
Domingo, while her first husband, Gen.
1 Le Clerc, governed and desolated that
beautiful Island, she amassed an im
• mensefortune, which, together with her
connexions, procured her a second hus
i band, the Prince Borghese. During
i her residence ot Paris, some years ago.
Madame Bonaparte and she was known
i to live on the worst terms. ! his re
( volutionary Princess is near forty-one
, years of age, possessed of no personal
attractions, but acute, high spirited, ra
pacious, and fond of dominion. !he
Tuscans universally deprecate her ar
, rival among them at Florence.
London paper.
Theatres Destroyed .— Drury Lane
was built 1662. destroyed by fire 1672,
rebuilt 1674, pulled clown 1791, rebuilt
1794, destroyed again by fire on Friday
evening, February 24th, 1809.
Covent Garden was built 1733, en
i larged 1792, desiroyod by lire Sep
tember 1808.
Opera House, Haymarket, opened
1704, burnt down 1789, the foundation
of the present house laid 1790.
Pantheon, Oxford Street, opened
1772, converted to an Opera House
1784, burnt down 1792.
Astley’s Amphitheatre burnt down
on the Duke of York’s birth night 1794,
rebuilt and burnt down a second time
in 1803.
Royal Circus destroyed by fire on the
Prince of Wales’ birth day 1805.
It is reported in an English paper
that many of the cargoes of the vessels
which sailed from New-York in spite of
the embargo, were ensured in London,
a long time before their arrival at Liv
erpool. Phil. True American.
There is a woman residing at Vien
na, 40 years old, and twenty years mar
ried, who at 11 births was delivered of
32 children, of whom 28 are now liv
ing.— London Pafier. /
The Suqscribers, to the NEW
CHURCH met on Tuesday last, and
resolved, immediately to proceed with
the Building—about Twelve Thousand
Dollars were at once re-subscribed—
The Subscription is to be kept open at
Dr. Murray’s ’till the fourth day of
July next, inclusive.—Any person de
sirous of taking a share, may therefore,
yet have an opportunity of doing so.
Herald.
For the Centinel.
Messrs. Randolph, H? Co.
IT appearing by the Resolution of the
Board of Trustees, that th« pew-holders have
no authority to invite any person to preach in
St. Paul’s Church, and as a clergyman might
doubt the jrropriety of attempting to officiate
there without a request, or at least a permis
sion. from some person or persons having au
thority to make the request, or grant the per
mission, I make free, respectfully to suggest
to the Trustees of the Academy, to meet as
soon as convenient, that the regulations con
templated by them may be speedily made, or
the church opened in such a manner that any
preacher desirous of doing so, may be justified
in going in, and preaching to those inclined to
hear him. Several persons became pew-hol
ders under the expectation that there would
he preaching in the church, and, possibly, if
a majority of the Board of Trustees were to
invite some persons to officiate till the Board
meets, it might not be amiss—or if the reso
lution could not correct this, I hope the Board
will soon meet and make such an arrangement
as that all difficulties may be removed out of
the way of those benevolently inclined preach
ers, who are willing to be useful whenever
they can. CANDIDUS.
ASSIZE OF BREAD, AUGUSTA,
For May , 1809.
The price of Superfine Flour being six
and a half dollars per barrel, of 196
weight,
The 12 cents loaj I and 6 oz.
must weigh 2lb. | The 6 ‘ do. 1 lb. 3 oz.
Newel VV. Herbert, Clerk.
FLOUR.
FLOUR of a good quality for
sale by
Sturges* Ketchum, &. co.
May 27.
GEORGIA,' Jackson County.
At a Court of Ordinary held in and
for said County.
May Term—lßo9.
Present , their Honors James Hen
dricks, Etiieldred Woob, and
David Witt, Esquires.
UPON the petition of Matthew Hob
son, stating that Duncan Camb
bell, in his life time, executed his bond
to make titles to whatever land he
might draw in the contemplated land
lottery, bearing date the first day of
August, eighteen hundred and six, to
John Hobson, who assigned the same
to the said Matthew, and the said Dun
can drew Lot number cne hundred and
seventy, in the nineteenth district of
Baldwin county, and departed this life
intestate, without executing titles there
to, and John Hobson became the ad
ministrator upon his estate ; and pray
ing that the said administrator be di
rected to execute titles in conformity
to the law. Whereupon, IT IS OR
DERED, that the said administrator
will be directed to execute said titles,
at the next court of ordinary, to be held
in and for said county on the first Mon
day in September next, unless cause be
shewn to the contrary; and that this
rule be advertised in two or more pub
lic places in the said county, and at least
three months previous to the sitting of
said court be published in one of the
public Gazettes of this state.
A true copy from the Minutes.
Edward Adams, c. c. o.
May 27. 97
A'gricuhwal Society,
THE meeting of this Somety uiver
tised to be held on Monday evening, is
necessarily postponed, until further no
tice be give!).
The holder of the Ist and 2d vols. of
the Transactions of the American Phi
losophical Society, is requested to re
turn them to the owner without loss of
time.
May 27th, 1809.
Entertainment.
, TXTT have procured the house in
V V this place, known by the name
of the EAGLE TAVERN, (formerly
occupied by Mr. Thomas Mounger)
and have furnished it with the articles
necessary for the comfortable accom
modation of travellers and private boar
, ders.
The patronage of such persons as
may be disposed to promote the interest
of this establishment, will be gratefully
received by
j Edwin Mounger, C?
, / Sterling Grimes.
1 Milledgcville, May 1, 1809. 3m 96
| G. S. Houston,
| Has Just Received, & For Sale t
Two New &. Convenient,
Newark made Gigs,
With Plated Harness Complete
Cheap for Cash.
May 13. 95
B. Hall, & Co.
Have Just Received,
Two Handsome fk Convenient
Newark made Gigs,
With Plated Harness Complete,
which they offer for Sale.
May 13. 95
10 Dollars Reward .
RAN AWAY from the Plantation
of the subscriber about the 20th
of March last, a Negro Fellow named
BEN ; he is about five feet two inches
high—he has a wile in Savannah, and
is p'-obably lurking about that city, or
on his way to it. He was formerly the
property of Mrs. Armor, who now owns
his wife, and was lately purchased by
the subscriber from Mr. MauriceLehiff.
A reward of Ten Dollars and all rea
sonable expenses will Le paid to any
person who will lodge him in any jail
or so coniine him that the. subscriber
may be enabled to regain him.
EDMUND BACON.
Augusta, April 8, 18G9. 90
*** WE are authorised to
state, that Thomas Watkins,
Esq. is a Candidate for Sheriff,
for the County of Richmond, tit
the next Election.
April 29.
*** WE are authorised to an
nounce, that John Bedning
fjeld., 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.
for sale7
Six or Eight
Stale Troopßounties
For cash or.cotton —Enquire at
this Office.
May 20. 96
Notice.
NINE months after date I shall
make application to the honorable
Inferior court of Lincoln county, for
leave to sell n lot of land drawn by .lohn
Johns, of said county, and lying in'he
16th District of Wilkinson county, and
known by No. 87, which will he sold for
the benefit of the heirs and creditosuf
said deceased. ,
JOHN PI. WALKER, Auin i.
May 13, IPQ9.