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sense of divine things continued bo greats
and every thing else appeared so com
pletely vain, when compared to heaven,
that could i have had ihe world for stoop
ing down for it, 1 believe 1 should not
have thought of doing it.**
It is not sur rising, that after so affect
ing an account, strong solitude should
“have been felt for further information as
tothe words, or at least the subjects ol
praise and adoration, which Mi. l’ennent
had heard. Rut when he wa9 requested
to communicate these, he gave a decided
negative, adding,‘‘You will know them,
With many other partiuilars, hei taller, as
you will find the whole among my pa*
jiers;” alluding to his intention of leaving
the writer hereof his executor, which
precluded any further solicitation.
It was so ordeied, in the course of
divine Providence, that the writer was
sorely disappointed in his expectation ol
obtaining the papers here alluded to.
Such, however, was the will of heaven 1 ’
Mr.Tennent's death liappene during the
revolutionary war, when the enemy sep
erated the writer from him, so as to reu
der it impracticable to attend him on
dying bed; and before it was possible t<
get to his house, after his death, his so.
came from Charleston, and look his moth
er, and his father's papers and property
and returned to Carolina. About fit’
miles from Charleston, the son was eu
denly taken sick, and died, amoi g euto
strangers; and never since, though th
writer was left executor to the soi
could any trace of the father's papers b
discovered by him.
The pious and candid reader Is left
sis own iciiectioos on this very extia-.
•dinar v occurrence. The facta have be
to fed, and they are onquestiooftlc
The writer will oniy ask, whether it i
contrary to revealed truth, or re-i
to believe, that in everv •’ e world
instances hk< t’ t : s here recorded
have n. t n> furnish living testimony
i ‘ *hp reality of the invisible world, ami
of the infinite importance of eternal con
cerns?
Foreign,
■wl I ■
From the %/V*. V. Evening Post, Aug. 12
The packet ship Manchester, G*q>t.
Skrtchiey, arrived yesterday frun
Liverpool, puts jih in possession of
London and Liverpool dates, the
funner to the SOlh June, and the
latter to Ist up. h<*r day of Parting.
Tin: cnost interesting intelligence
which they contain in in tire Russian
account, which wt* give below, nf ah
important battle before Sclionmla, in
which the Turks were defeated. At
lludschuek, the Turkish force like
wise met with discomfiture. The
beseiging corps, under command
of the Russian General Kreutz, have
been attacked by an army of 3.000
men; but alter an obstinate fight, and
sustaining considerable loss, the
Turks were obliged to quit the field.
The Prussian State Gazette whic h
contains this intelligence is without
date. It will be seen by the annexed
ofiicial statement of the engagmenti
before Schuunda, that the Grand Vi-i
ziens army, commanded by himself
in person, consisted of 40,000 men;
that it was completely routed, leaving
2,000 of their number dead upon the
field, together with large quantities of
militaiy stores, and nearly sixty pie
ces of artillery.
Extraordinary Supplement to the Prus
sian State Gazette.
Bekljx, June 23.
News from the Theatre of War.
Translation of a report from the
Commander-in-chief l’ the second
army to his Majesty the Emperor, of
the 31st May, (12th June.)
♦•May it please your Majesty—l
have to congratulate you on a com
plete victory; obtatneil by your Ma
jesty’s army on the 301 h May (llth
of June,) near the village of Kulow
tscha, near Schoumla, over the Grand
Vizier.
“My report of the 4th of June has
acquainted your Majesty with my
march from the camp before Silistria
w ith the rorps of Count Pahlen, part
ly for the purpose of joining Gen.
Roth, and partly to relieve the fortifi
ed town of Fravadi; which had been
\ invested for ten days by tho Grand’
Vizier. In order to attain (bis dou
ble object, and at the same time to in
duce the Grand Vizier, if possible t>
engage in a battle, 1 resolved to mate
myself master, with all speed, of lis
line of communication with Schoumh,
With this view I set out from Silistria;
on the sth, leaving the farther prose
cution of the siege of that fortress to
Lieut. General Krassoffsky.
“The indefatigable eiforts of the 6th
division of Bioneers succeeded in
opening us a passage, in pite of the
extraordinary difficulties of the
ground, and made it possible for me
after a previous junction with Gen.
Roth, to occupy or the 28th, in a
nights march, all tin defiles and pas
ses in the rear of the 3nemy, by winch
he drew his ammuni icm and “provis*
ions from Schoumla. My forced;
inarch with the corps of Count Pahlon
was covered by several of onr parti
sans, performed With the greatest
caution, and remained vholly un-.
known to the enemy. The astonished
Vizier did not receive the first news
I our approach till tire defile *t Mar
la (called Marada on the maps) was
ccupied by our troops, ‘Even thci
e did not presage the danger vvhicl
hreatened him in its whole extent
ut imagined that hfs new adversary
as a corps of about 10,000 men, de
i hed by Ger.. Roth, the only object
t which was to threaten his line ql
imrnuniratioii. However, even or;
is fttipno-ition, he fhought it iieccs
>ry !. rai-e Hie seige <if Pc tvaffi, avt
t’ with his whoTe army towards
he dcfili sos Iviil<a\ tscha, in the full
persuatioii that he should be ale!e en
tirely to destroy our feeble corps.
••About 100 prisoners, who were
perked up upon the 28th and by
our van guard, under Lieutenant
Genet id Baron KreulE, bn the road
from Turk-Arntutlar to Jenilezar
and Tati er towards Schonmla, unan
imously a Birin ml that the Grand Vi
zier, wit It an army of more than 40,-
Qoo, was in perfect security near
Pravadi, without the least notion of
our approach. This favourable cir
( uinstance enabled me to have all the
mads by which the retreat of th
Grand Vizier seemed most practica
ble, most carefully reconnoitred, at
day break on the llth instant, and
about nine o’clock on the same morn
iug a strong recontloisSonce with ten
battalions of infahtry, four squadrons,
anti twelve cannons, on the road
which leads from Montkovtscha
through KopereVa to Marasch. This
last measure was founded on the in
formation of several prisoners taken
io the defiles near Madra, who said
that the Grand Vizier had resolved to
take that road with the body of his
army.
“The enemy at first did not oppose
more than about 3000 men, infantry,
cavalry, and artilery, to the above
mentioned strong reconnoitering par
ty. Huton the nearer approach of.
the columns, he displayed all his for
ces in regular squares of infantry and
well disposed columns of cavalry,
supported by numerous artillery.
According to l -count of the pris
I oners, this arm, insisted of twenty
two regiments of regular infantry
some regiments of regular cavalry,
and about 10,0(30 Anatolian infantry
land cavalry.
1 “Our brave troops burned with im
patience to engage the enemy, a moat
sanguinary battle ensued, so that 1
was obliged at the very beginning to
make a reserve oF two of in
fantry with their artillery, and a
brigade of cavalry# with a company
|of horse artillery, advanced into the
fire. This reinforcement, and espe
rially the boldness of the 19th compa
ny of horse artillery, which under the
personal command of the brave Major
Gen. Arnoldi, did the enemy great
damage, and also several attacks un
dertaken and executed with the great
est resolution by the Porograd and
| Irkutsk regiments of Hussars, obtain
ed us considerable superiority,* not-
I withstanding the battle contin
i
ued With great obstinacy, till at
length the Cherny was compelled to
j retreat into an advantageous position,
covered by Wood, leaving tire field of
battle covered With a great -part
bis regular tCoops who had fallen in
the action.
“After a murderous odhibat of four
! hours, the fire which the exhausted,
troops Could not continue, entirely
| ceased on both sides. 1 made use if
this interval of repose to take such
further measures as appeared to me
necessary for the entire defeat of the
Grand Vizier. Accordingly tne 6th
division of infantry was relieved, and
the sth took its place. I reinforced the
second division of Hussars with the
third, atfdthe whole line with a re
serve formed of the 16th division of
infantry; ind to Lieut. Gen. Haroti
Kreutz, who was stationed towards;
Schoumla, 1 sent a reserve, the third,
brigade of the eleventh division, ami
he Hulans of the Bug, witii their ar
tillery.
“ These new measeres, and the ex
raordinsry loss which the enemy*.-,
rmy had already sustained in the en
, r agement, produced an entire dis
ou rage men t in the Grand Vizier.,
le called a council of w ar, (as
am from a Bimbaschi who was ta
vn prisoner,) and resolved to retro, 1
v way of Xo pa rev a to Marareh.<
j'lie deliberations of the enemy's Gen
:* ■ls were not yet concluded who
Mir columns advanced from different
ides and began the attack. Ou,,
h rse artillery, under the prolectio.
f the sth division of i iff an try and the
l6di brigade of artillery, tdew up a**v.
teal of the enemy ‘s ammunition wag
ms by their‘first shot. This cireum ,
stance produ ed an evident terror in
lie enemy's ranks, and a particular,
wavering in his whole line seemed
to indicate that he wduld s-noedi-v
•i w
give way. Meantime our troops ad ‘
vanced in quick time; the Grand
Vizier's army, however, did not vv.u
fr the attack, but having
ali the artillery, commenced a g-ner
al flight, abandoning 40 cannon, with
.11 the ammunition waggons, the
camp, and their whole baggage. lie
sides this above 2000 of tho enemy
were killed, and 1500 taken prisoners.
“This happened at 4 o’clock in the.
afternoon. A Rimbas lii, whom w
have taken prisoner; and several oth
er* of the most distinguished officers:
of the nemy's army, unanitrtousl
agree that, the army of the Grand Vi
zier id to be considered as not only
totally defeated, but entirely dessolv
ed, that the Vizier himself
made his escape, accompaned by a
stiiall number of horses.
“The Way that he took was ad
mirably < alculated for this purpose;
for it led eight wrests through the
forest, and was so completely blocka
ded by the enemy's wagons that it
was necessary to employ a division of
infantry to remdve them in order to
open a way for their artillery.
“Immediately after sending off this
dispatch; 1 shall set out with the
troops to Marasch, in the hopes of
finding there the Grand Vizi*r with
the remains of his army. May the
God of war grant us his blessing for
their entire destruction.
“The loss on our side in this sap
guinary battle is unhappily not small,
especially in the Murow regiment of
infahti*y,the 12th regiment of Yagers;
and the Hdssars of Irkutrk. With
the bravery Which becomes the troops
of your Imperial Majesty, they frush
ed into the heaviest fire of the enemy,
and many brave men in their ranks
joyfully died a glorious death for
their Religion, their Emperor add
their Country.
“Among the wounded are Major
Generals Ohostepewke and Glasetiay;
among the killed, Lieut. Colonel
Remling; who commanded, dd interim
the 12th regiment of Tagars. 1 shall
not fail shortly to send to your Impe
rial Majesty a detailed statement Os
our lossy Und 1 a list Os individuals Vvho
particularly distinguished themselves
ini ilfii f ettraVktrM© ttttktib
“I lay at your Majesty's f<c* fix*
standards, vvliicti have just been scut
me by General Count Bahlen, who is
in pursuit of the enemy.
“I*. S. I have just received news
that 16 more cannon have been f m;,**
in the forest through which the cn. ny
directed his llig if.’*
~©ABiiSKT”
WA n IfKJV iV’ >; 7 , 9 I2 ~
r Fiie trial ol Me negro slave
Cato, the property of Maj. U.
Peebles, for the murder of a
negro man named Nathan, the
property of Horace A. Latimer,
took place at the court house
in this town, on Monday last.
The witnesses on the part of
the prosecution, with the ex
ception of Dr. Henry Lock*
hart, were z\\ people of color,
to wit—Austin, the property of
Nicholas Williams, i ?q. Ed.
;nun<J, Sum and Isaac, the pro
perty of Maj. Peebles. Before
tiie witnesses were sv orn they
were severally questioned as to
their consciousness 01 the oh.
ligation of an oath ; and an
swered promptly to the entire
satisfaction of the court and a!!
present The circrtnstances
accompanying this *a<l catas.
trophe as developed by the
testimony were—’Hr ton Sun
day evening, the 1G h inst. a
hout three quarters of an hour
by stin. at the plantation of Ma
jor Peebles, in Warren county,
immediately before the cabin
of Cato, a dispute took place
between Cato and Nathan, the
deceased—that Nathan appear
ed very much enraged, S5 made
use of abusive language to Ca
to, anti repeatedly told Cato he
could whip him—Cato was sea
ted on a bench—he gave Na
than the lie—Nathan replied
that Cato was a damned liar—
Cato rose from his seat and
said he would split open, wit.lt
his axe, (which lay near them
in the yard) any man that
would give him the damned lie
ill his own yard—Cato passed
into his cabin, pulling off hC
shirt and girthing himself with
his gallowses, he came otit and
made towards Nathan with his
hand behind him, and struck
Nathan jast above the left
breast—as Cato’s hand was
drawn back, they saw a knife,
and the blood bursting out in a
stream—Cato made and second
blow at Nathan -Nathan raised
his arm to ward it off and re
ceived another wound near his
wrist. The knife appeared to
bean old case knife ground or
cut to a sharp point in the
shape of a dirk, the blade about
five inches long. Medical aid
was sent for and Dr. H. Lock
hart attended. Doctor Lock
hart testified as to the wound
and its certain tendency to pro
duce death—that when he first
saw Nathan he was evidently
gasping for breath—his debih