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About Columbian centinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 18??-???? | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1809)
POETIC \LS ELECTIONS. From 'The Rhode-Island Republican. ADDRESS TO DEATH. HAIL, awful form! triumphing Phantom, hail! With ghastly visage crown’d... thou monster pale! All-conquering Death ! grim monarch of the world; By whom all creatures back to dust are hurl’d. O, from thy subterraneous vaults arise, Display thy horrors to our gazing eyes! Inspire my pen with strains of gloomy awe, While I attempt thy wond’rous works to draw I’ve known thy fame, O Death! from early youth, Thv name rever’d, and heard the lasting truth, Thy voice declare.,.thy silent accents speak.. . True greatness ever makes a mortal meek. Pride is hut vanity of meanest kind, A degradation to the human mind; All nature ridicules its writhing flames, And common sense its folly loud proclaims. But yet, Ambition, under due contt'oul, Inspires the mind and dignities the soul. When bale fill lightning flames around the skies. And o’er the astonish’d globe in torrents flies; When thunders roll in loud ar.d awful sound, Rend the dark heav'ns....and thro the skies resound.... O Death ! thy glaring frowns the world o’er spread, Mock human pride, and strike frail man with dread! Aw’d by thv name, the tyrant on his throne, Still dreads thy power, while he displays his own. Sov’reigns and vassals share one common fate, And thronging millions pass thy iron gate. The blood of nations stains thy ;iged shield, Un ivall’d warriors to thy sceptre yield. No host so great but what before thee flies, The groans of legions on thy altar rise! Victorious Death! e'er since the world began, Thy dreadful pow’r has been display’d o’er man! All former beings felt its potid’rous weight; And many sunk aghast beneath their tatc. Thdu Death, commission’d by Almighty God, H ist tyrants laid beneath the humble sod; Wild passions in their mad career hast curb’d, Reliev'd distress, and wealthy ease disturb'd. The vile oppressor trembles at thy voice, \Vhile virtuous thousands in thy arms rejoice. F. EXTRACT From Thiebaull's Mcmdirs of Frederick - the Great. “ There was a chamberlain in the court of the queen mother, M. de Mo rien, who was a man of so circumscrib ed an understanding, as to be constant ly held up to ridicule in the sphere to which he belonged: even after his 1 death some traits were related of him ! that appeared almost incredible ; such as his being unable to recollect whether at the seige of such a place he was the besieged or the besieger, and Whether j it was himself or his brother who was killed in such a campaign. To this M. Morien it was that the Marquis d’Ar gens lent the same volume seven times over; and who being asked afterwards how' he liked the work, replied, “ I think it, sir, an admirable production j but if I might speak my opinion freely, the author sometimes repeats the same j things.” The English ambassador re- J quested him to present to the queen mother the Earl of Essex, then on his ; travels; and added, that it was not the j Earl of Essex who had been beheaded under queen Elizabeth. Accordingly, M de Morien, at the usual hour of pre sentations, said to the queen, “ Ma dame, I have the honor to present to your majesty, the Earl of Essex, a na tive of England, aud a traveller; for the rest the English ambassador has as sured me, that he is not the same Earl of Essex who was beheaded under queen Elizabeth.” AN ANECDOTE Having appeared in two of the daily pa pers of London, of a barber having set up a sign with a full length picture of Absalom suspended on the branches of a tree by the hair of his head, with a motto, purporting, that if he had worn a wig, he would not have met this un toward fate. A French gentleman, on reading this anecdote, affirms, that if the circumstance did not originate in Bourdeaux, it was at least copied there, and that shortly after the sign was put up, a hair dresser established himself in the neighborhood, and, hurt at the inuendo conveyed against his profes sion, erected a sign, on which were pourtrayed a river, a ferry-boat, and a naked man ; one of the passengers hauling the man on board the boat by the hair ot the head, who had just been saved from sinking; with a motto, im porting that if he had worn a wig, he must infallibly have been drowned. A gentleman calling on a friend, (who, on account ofcjrtain duns, was a good deal at home, and had given out to his friends as an excuse that he was confined to his room , which was on the third floor) asked if he had been ill? Yes, replied the other, I have had a se vere fit of the roo/H-atism. Aye, said his friend, looking round, I perceive you are room-attic. A person of indifferent repute bought, the other day, a leg of mutton at a butcher’s shop, on credit. The butcher, when he was gone, immedia tely said with Hamlet, “ my tablets, 'tis meat, I set it down.” A butcher’s lady, whose husband was on his death-bead, expressed her self to a friend as very sanguine that he had cut her out a good joint- ure. Attention ! THE Subscribers, had the misfor tune 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 differen- Nevvspapcrs. 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 rough, in Columbia county, and State of Georgia, was the person, who com mitted the fraud; and at a religious congregation of citizens, at the house of Wm. Halbert, Esq. in Pendleton District, S. C. publicly charged him with the act. Dr. Brown, like a man of honor and integrity, fully convinced us of our great mistake, and error, and in con sideration of our being poor then, that we had been actuated by mistake, and not malevolent motives, has charitably and generously forgiven us. While we acknowledge, that Dr. Brown has i it in his power to ruin every individual of us, and distress our families; we vo* luntaiily come forward and do solemn ly declare in open Court, at Pendleton. Court-house, and to all the world, our mistaken and erroneous conduct, to wards the said Dr. George A. Brown. We testify his innocence, we thank him for his honorable and gentlemanly con duct, and we 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 j excellent character, and that his con | duct in life from childhood has been ir reproachable. We can neither say or do, too much to redress the feeling of Dr. Brown, or to vindicate his name and character. We never will forget his i honor and generosity in forgiving us for the wrong we have inadvertantly done him, which we believe arose from 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. I We desire that this declaration may j be made public in the Newspapers of j Charleston, S. C. and Augusta, in } Georgia, at our expence, for the space jof three months; and recorded in the j Clerks Office, in Pendleton District, j 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 the presence of Wm. Brown, John B. Dempsy, Wm. Harris, Daniel Massengale. April 22. 1 92 Notice. NINE months from the date hereo,f application will be made to tnh honorable the inferior court of the cou-e . I ty of Lincoln for leave to sell the whole of the real estate of John Bentley, dec. for the benefit of all concerned. John Orr, 1 Wm. Muncrief, 5 Admr ' s September 10. CASH given for clean Cotton and Linen Rags, at this Office. September 10. Thos. Quizenberry, OA the north /tide of Broad-street , a few doors above the market, RESPECTFULLY informs his friends and the public in general, that he has just received and is now opening an Elegant Assortment of Gentlemen & Ladles' 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 live 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 i: s o A Quantity of Ladies Morocco SLIPPERS, and Gentlemens’ SHOES of the first quality, Which he will dispose of on the mos reasonable terms, for Cash only. ;£ 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 Waynesboroiigh , THREE tracts of Land, one on the waters of Hockey and Buck head creeks,containing 150 acres, more or less ;—one in Baldwin county in the 17th district, No. 142, containing 202 \ acre&j drawn in the name of 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 ATKNISON, JOEL KEESE, Lxecutors. March 18, 1809. 78 NOTICE. ALL persons indebted to the estate of Charles Ward, dec. are re quested to make payment; those who have any demands to bring them for ward duly proven, in the time prescrib ed by law. SUSANNAH WARD, Adm'x. April 1.3 t 89 Notice. WHEREAS Joseph Fleming has a note of mine for the sum of Twenty-five Dollars , on which there has been a suit, and judgment obtain ed, which makes the debt, See. amount to near Thirty Dollars. Tnese are to notify the public not to trade for said debt, as I have paid the same without having taken up the note or other ne cessary papers, and am determined not to pay it again. LEWIS W\ COBB. April 22. 3t 92 Notice. ALL persons indebted to the estate of Joseph Ware, late of Rich mond county, deceased, will please call and settle their respective debts with the subscriber ; and those to whom the estate are indebted will exhibit their accounts proven according to law. Nicholas Ware, Qualified Executor. March 10, 1809. 87 Notice. NINE months after date application will be made to the honorable the inferior court of the county of Ogle thorpe, for leave to sell two tracts of land in said county, one on south ork broad, containing one hundred eighty five acres, be the same more or less— the other fifty-three acres, adjoining the former, belonging to the estate of Abel Howard, dec. sold for the benefit of the heirs and creditors Groves Howard, 7 r , Clement Glenn, 5 rs ' September 24* *2 THE SUBSCRIBER I WHO lately came from Eng ' j bad, and is now in this town, would bo thankful for information of the place of . residence of John Gordon, who left England about sixteen years ago with ! his wife Nancy Rice. He was a weaver by traue, and about six years ago was living in Georgia. If any person can j give infoimation of the said John Gor don, they will please direct their letter to WilliamM'Creighf, m Winsborougiu JOHN RICE. Winnsborough, South Carolina, > April 20th, 1809. C < 30 Dollars Reward. RIN away frmn the subscriber in February, 1808, a country born Negro Woman, about twenty live years of age, very smart and handy about any house business, and very likely her name is SALLY, but I expect she will change it, so as not to be apprehended, as she once before, when runaway, call ed herself Harriot. I expect she is on the river between Augusta and Savan’s nah, being informed a few weeks past: that she was in the neighborhood of d Mrs. Scott, on Savannah River. Any person bringing said negro to me in Green county, near Greensborough, or lodge her in any jail so that I get her, shall be entitled to the above reward by me. MATTHEW COLEMAN. May 13, 1809. 3m 95 The Celebrated Running Horse , GALLATIN, WILL stand the present sea-, son at William Lows’ in Columbia county, fourteen miles above Augusta, on the main road leading to the town of Washington, at the reduced price of I Hilt I Y DOLLARS, payable by note the first day of December next, whic h may be discharged by TWEN'I Y DOLLARS paid within the season al FTEEN the single visit, and one dollar to the groom in every instance. The season will commence on the first day o( April, and end on the first day of A 1 gust. Any mare that does not prove in foal shall have the benefit of the fall season gratis, by applying to the horse, provided he is not in keeping for a race. Excellent wheat and barley pastures are provided for the reception of mares from a distance, b\ * rm res ponsibility for accidents or escapes.— Mr. Low will take charge of all mares that may be left with the horse, and feed them twice a day with grain for one shilling per day, and the money ex pected w ien the mares are taken away* Good attention will he paid to every mare in rotation. Servants who may 1 be left with the charge of mares will be boarded gratis. GALLATIN is an elegant figure, full fift en hands and a half high, nine years old, a red sorrel of superior form and constitution, and a sure foal getter; his colts have by '' good judges been said to be superior, according to their age, in point of form and size, to any they ever saw on the Continent. PEDIGREE, Extracted from the General Stud Rook of England , which cannot be excelled. < G ALLA 1 IN was got by the import ed Horse Bedford, and he by Dungan non, whose sire was Eclipse ; his dam the imported mure Membrino ; his grand dam Miss Skeggs. by Matchem ; his great grand dam bv Regulus, out of King Herod’s dam, and Regulus by the Godolphin Arabian. To those who are thoroughly conversant with the turf, it , would be superfluous to remark, that Bedford undoubtedly contributed more to the improvement es the breed of horses in this country, than any stallion ever sent to America. It would be equally unnecessary to enumerate his get, suffice it to say, he was the sire of Cupbearer, Dungannou, Ariadna, Nan ey Air, Peggy arid Lottery. Thus it is no wonder that Gallatin, having all his near crosses from the best stocks in England, should stand unequaled as a runner, as the following testimony will shew:—Gallatin at Richmond, in Vir ginia, in October 1802, run a 2 mile heat in 3m. 43 s.~ in February 1803, at Charleston, he ran a three milt heat in 5 m. 53 s—Two days after, he ran the same distance in 5. 52 s. JOSEPH COTTON. WILLIAM LOW. March 25, 1309- 88 BLANK SHERIFFS TITELS j For Sale at this Office.
