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. OFFICIAL PAPERS.
Executive Department, Ok
MtUedgcrtllt,&unc 28,,1826.
Sia—A paper 01 this morning printed at this
place containing a letter purporting to be addres
sed by your Special >Vgent,to the Agent for Indian
Affairs, in extenuation of his conduct in suspend
ing him from his functions under your instructions,
is forwarded for the information of the President.
11 in writing such a letter the Special Agent has
so acted as so find himself within the letter or spi
rit of those instructions, it is obvious that the
question which he was charged to investigate had
been prejudged at Washington, before his depar
ture Irorn that City, and that consequently the
government of Geoigia can no longer, consistent
ly with its dignity, hold intercourse with that of
ficer, of which as you will see by the enclosed
letter, he has had due notice.
Respectfully, G. M. TROUP.
The Hon. James Barbour ,
Secretary of War.
Executive Department, )
Milledgtcille , June, 1825 \
Sir—l call your attention to a letter purport
ing lobe yours and addressed to the Agent in ex
tenuation of your conduct for the act of suspen
sion, and published in a paper here of this mom
ing called the Patriot. If this letter be authen
tick, you will consider all intercourse between
yourself and this Government suspended from the
moment of the receipt of this.
G. M. TROUP.
T. P. Andrews, Esq.
Special Agent—Creek Agency.
After the act of suspension was made known
♦o Maj. A. he addressed a letter to the Governonr
dated the 4th inst. which has ’beeu unofficially
published. It concludes as follows :
Your Excellency informs me “ that if the letter
is uulhentick,” 1 am to consider ali intercourse
between your Government, and myself as “ sus-
know ot no intercourse be
tween your Government and myself which is t
‘■■l necessary, which is not on your part perfectly
voluntary and agreeable. Bt ing an officer of the
General Government, 1 can go on to discharge
my duties, fearlessly, according to the dictate#
of my conscience and to the best of my judge
ment; and, if I am to be added to the list of the
proscribed, lor interposing the shield of my gov
ernment, to prevent the destruction of a man
doomed to be condemned without a bearing or
trial, I wish that >u-pension not only continued,
but made absolute and permanent.
As your Excellency has thought it your duty
to address me your letter of the 28th June, I have
tell it my right to reply to it; and to inform you.
that I can now see, so far as the examinations
haVe progressed, and they have been both muue
rous and important, no cause for the accusations
aguinst the Agent, unless in his inflexible integri
ty and firmness iri stemming a torrent of corrup
tion, disgraceful, in iny opinion, to the national
character. A sense ot duty compels me to say,
lhat in using this expression, I have not allusion
to your Excellency.; for, I sincerely believe, that
the same persons who have caused this outcry
against the Indian Agent, have abused that confi
dence which your Exoelleucy was compelled to
repose in consequence of your official station.
Indian Affairs. —A postscript to the Pensacola
Gazette of the 25th nil. mentions a report be
lieved to be correct, that the U. 8. troops station
ed in that vicinity, had received orders’ to march
to Port Mitchell.
The Macon Messenger of the 13th inst. says:
M We learn that peace has been concluded be
tween the two parties of Indians ; and yet it ap
pears that about 1200 regular soldiers have been
ordered from Fort Barancas and New Orleans ”
Foreign Neus. —The Calholick Relief Bill has
been rejected in the House of Lords, by a majoii
fy of 48. This decision has .excited great feeling
among the Catholic!*?, and disturbances are ex
pected io engtie in Ireland.
Accounts from Madrid state, that the troops at
Seville, being without sustenance, inarched in a
body to the residence of the canons and dignita
ries of the church, whose doors they forced oppn
and pillaged their houses, crying, “ Down with
the clergy, down with the absolute government !”
The king of Spain is willing to recognize the in
dependence of Mexico, on condition that his bro
ther shall be placed on the tlnone !
Letters from Sir A. Campbell announce the
complete defeat of the Burmese army near Ran
goon. Their force amounted to 20,000 men,who
were stronglyf entrenched and stockaded. These
works were assaulted by 1300 British infantry,and
carried in 15 minutes ; the Barmans, pauick
rtruck at the boldness of the assault, fled in con
fusion, leaving behind them all their baggage, and
aigreat part of their arms and ammunition.
, The oews-from Greece is much more favoura
ble to the patriots than previous accounts war
ranted us to expect. The Greeks have been
successful in several encounters both by land and
sea ; but much hard fighting was anticipated be
fore the campaign closed.
Execution. —On the 251 h ult. Oliver Lewis was
executed at Warrenton, N. C. for the murder of
Hinton Pugh. His brother was hung last year as
an accomplice in the same murder.
A pnblick dinner, attended by 300 gentlemen,
was given to Mr. Clay at Lexington, Ky. on the
Ist ult.
Morris Birkbeck, Esq. of Illinois, founder of the
Albion settlement, was lately drowned on his
way home from a visit to Mr. Owen at Harmony.
3r. B. was a zealous promoter of emigration from
reat Britain, and the author of a vivid descrip
tion of the Western country.
The sum of six hundred dollars was paid to the
Bunker Hill Monument Association, for the copy
right of Mr. Webster’s Oration.
A Gold Medal, presented to the Lady of Gen.
Washington by the city of Williamsburgh, is about
to be sent by Mr. Custis, in whose possession it is,
to Gen. Bolivar, the Liberator of the South. To j
enhance the value of the present, it will be trans
mitted through the hands of Laftydtte.
young men, lately convicted of man
slaughter, for having caused the death of Mr.
Lambert, in the city of New York, have been
sentenced to seven year’s bard labour in the
State Prison. .This is an instructive lesson to ri
oters.
The following resolutions were adopted at the
lute session of the Legislature of this State.
Whereas, it was a practice among the inhabi
tants of the colony and province of Georgia, to
1 publish from time to tune, authentick accounts
iof their condition; and, whereas, it would he
| highly txpedient to revive a custom, which would
result in benefits, not to present residents of the
state only, but even perhaps to their most remote
posterity ; therefore,
Resolved , That the Justices of the Inferior
Court, be, and they are hereby, requested, to
lurnisii his Excellency the Governour, for the use
of Ihe citizen appointed to collect the Historical
Documents , on, oi before the first Monday iu No
vember next, with information generally, re
specting their several counties, aud particularly
as to the lollowiug points :
1. 1 fie soil ; together with the nature, quan
tity, and quality ol its produce.
2. TraUe and manufactures.
3. Natural History, in a comprehensive sense.
4. Natural and artificial curiosities.
5. Internal improvements, from one period of
time to auother.
6. Peculiar settlements, their origin and subse
quent history.
7. Academies and other schools, together with
the state of learning g -nerally.
8. Various sects ot religion, removed or exist
ing.
0. Manners, habits and amusements of the
people.
Savannah, July 9.
holes! from Cuba. I\ e learn by a passengtr
in the pilot-boat schooner Savannah, arrived yes
terday in eighty hours from Matatizas; that a se
rious insurrection among the negroes took place
m the neighbourhood of that place about the 17ih
ult. The number of tile revolters was about 500,
who divided themselves into parties of from 40 to
50. These parties proceeded to several planta
tion?, ill every instance murdering the head of
the family. In one instance a party of fifty en
tered a house of publick entertainment, took pos
session and killed every one of its inmates. They
then intoxicated themselves tvjth the liquors, io
which state they were surprised and taken.—
Much alarm had existed in Matanzas; and the
volunteers had been ordered out, and were doing
duty in the city when our informant was there ;
but the insurrection was soon put down and tran
quillity restored. There were under arms in Ma
tanzas about 1000 men. The whole number of
whites wlm had lost their lives was sixteen. The
loss of the rebels was about 100 killed, and 75
prisoners, who would be tried and punished. The
remainder had escaped to the mountains. ’
The land which lias been fixed upon by Gene
ral Lafayette in Florida, is in township No. 1
north, in range No. 1 east, which adjoins Talla
hassee. This township i considered to be one
of the best in the territory, and its worth is esti
mated at from 150,009 to 200,000. It is said that
the General will dispose of one half, say every
other section.
DARIEN BILLS.
It is said that the Darien Bank will'in a few
days, propose an arrangement by which it 9 paper
may be received by the Banks of our city, as for
merly. If report speaks true, this institution
could have entered into similar arrangements long
since; and thereby would have saved many in
dividuals from sustaining a loss of six eight and
ten per cent on their bills.— Sav. Rep.
Spurious paper to the amount of $60,000 has
been palmed upon the*j>e.ople of Richmond, Va.
by Mr. Hening, Dr. Henilree and Mr. E. Brown.
This operation appear* to have bpen the result of
a conspiracy— it is said that their frauds extended
as far as New York.— Sav. Rep.
A Ccort Martial for the (rial of Com. Porter has
been ordered by the President. One of the char
ges against him is, the premature publication of
his defence which was rejected by the Court of
Inquiry.
On the 16th May, Mr. Canning laid on the ta
ble of the British house of Commons a treaty be
tween .Sweden and G. Britain relative to the
Slave Trade. According to the London Couriep
he held this language on the occasion :
“ He would take that opportunity to state--
and he did so with extreme regret —that a similar
treaty, which was in progress with the United
States of America had been, since the late change
of Govcrnours in that country, broken off, in
consequence of the positive refusal of the New
President to accede to it ; official notice of which
had been received from that government.”
Extract of a letter from a gentleman travelling on
the Erie canal, to the editors of the National
Intelligencer.
“ After passing 21 locks in the short distance
of about ten miles, we came to the Lower Aque
duct over Mohawk river. It was at this point
that the Engineers found no little difficulty, a9
they found it impossible to find a route along the
southern bank of the river, except at an enor
mous expense. They therefore boldly and wise
ly determined to carry the canal across an acque
duct bridge, and this has been effected in a very
handsome and substantial mauner. The water is
carried across in a wooden trunk, which rests on
25 or 27 stone piers, and over this the boats pass
in safety. The aoqueduct is nearly 1200 feet in
length, raised sufficiently above high water mark
to be out of danger. It is a novel scene to be
carried across the river in this way ; and while
the vessel is passing, you see the rapid stream to
the right and to the left, far below you.”
A decisive answer. —The late Mr. Armitage of
Yorkshire, Eng. was once engaged in a dispute
which terminated in a challenge. “ Name your
place, time, and friend ,” said his opponent, to
which he received a prompt reply—“ The grave
yard. Piccadilly—l 2 o’clock P. M.—the Sexton
of the Parish.” It is needless to say the rencon
tre did not take place.
It is said the name of the first man killed at
Bunker Ilill, was Pollard, son of an innkeeper at
Billerica. He was struck by a cannon ball from
the frigate Somerset.
MARRIED, ‘
In Morgan co. on the Bth of June, by the Rev.
B. Gildersleeve, the Rev. Remembrance Cham
berlain to Mrs. Matilda Peeples, both of that co.
DEATHS.
Whoever writes the obituary notice of a friend,
does it with painful emotions. The character
appears before him in all its amiable and lovely
features, without any of those blemishes from
which as mortals, none are exempt. But instead I
of copying from the character as it existed in real
lifs, he often copies from his own feelings, and
writes a fulsome panegyrick, rather than a plain
obituary. We would always gladly discover the
warm hand of a friend, while we would turn away
wtith disgust from one who unsparingly lavishes
hi? praises on the dead.
Mrs. Rebecca 8. Carrington was the daugh
ter of Nathaniel and Ann B. Robertson, who
were among the first settlers of this neighbour
hood. Her father died in the hope of the Gospel,
while she was a child, and left her together with
two brothers and two sisters to the care and edu
cation of a widowed mother, who still survives
this daughter and a son. Avery considerable at
tention was paid to the impiovement of her mind.
While at school she exhibited a disposition re
markably amiable and conciliating. It is not
known that she ever had the least difficulty with
any ol her mates, or suffered a reprimand from
her teacher. At twenty-one she was married to
Mr. i*l. H. Carrington, a merchant of this place,
and became the mother of four children, the
youngest of whom was buried in the same coffin
with herself.
Mrs. C. was a plain woman. Broflght up to
habits of industry aud economy, she “looked
well to the way? of her household.” She was
discreet and prudent. In her heart was the law
ol kindness. A simple fact will tend to illuaJtrate
a very amiable trait in her character. Near her,
there dwell an aged mother ill Israel, who is tot
tering on the verge of tile grave, and whose hear
ing is much impaired. Whatever company Mrs.
C, might have, this old lady was sent for, and
whenever she could not come, she would prepare
some little delicacy of which she knew the old
lady was fond, and carry it to her. Thus did she
honour those that honoured the Saviour. She
had been a thoughtful woman for many years,but
her attention was more particularly called to the
concerns of another world about two months be
fore her death. She anxiously inquired, and
there is reason to believe she found the pearl of
great price. This consolation alone can miti
gate the anguish which the loss of one who so
well sustained the relative duties of wife, mother,
daughter and sister, has planted in the hearts of
ail affectionate husband and relatives ; so true it
is, that Philosophy may infuse stubbornness, but
the hopes afforded by Religion can only give pa
tience. She fell asleep, to awake not again till
the resurrection day, on the 28th of June, 1825,
in the 25th year of her age.
At Montgomery, A. on the 2d inst. at the resi
dence of his brother, Mr. Charles A. Bailee,
late of this county.
This y oung gentleman, [says the Montgomery
Republican] was much endeared to all his ac
quaintances by his mild and gentlemanly demean
our, and his loss is by them felt severely ; and by
his decease the community has been deprived of
a citizen who bid fair to become one of its most
brilliant ornaments.
At Lexington, in an appoplectick fit, Capt. Rob
ert Flournoy, of Savannah.
In Beaufort, S. C. Rev. Mason L. Weems, of
Dumfries, Va. well known as the author of the
Life of Washington, and various other popular
works. He was a man of very considerable at
tainments, both as a scholar, a physician and a
divine. His philanthropy and benevolence were
unbounded. Early in life he liberated his patri
monial slaves, from conscientious motives, and
voluntarily commenced a career of incessant bod
ily toil, to disseminate n.oral and religious books,
in various remote sections of the country. From
Pennsylvania to Georgia was the principal thea
tre of his indefatigable labours, and it is supposed
on good authority, (hat in the course of his life,
he has been instrumental in circulating nearly a
million copies of the Bible and other valuable
works. That, j n this laborious calling he was
principally actuated by an expanded philanthro
py) is proved by an entire neglect of the means of
accumulating a large fortune, and dying in com
parative poverty. His very eccentricities, for
failings they could not be called,. were the ec
centricities of genius and benevolence. He final
ly fell a martyr to his arduous exertions to do
good, and died in the full enjoyment of faith, and
a blessed hope of immortality, leaving behind him
a numerous and afflicted family.— Enquirer.
At Red Lion Inn, Delaware, Chloe, a colour
ed woman, supposed to be 116 years of age.
We are authorized to announce
HENRY B. MERSHON as a candidate for the
office of Tax Collector of this county, at the en
suing election. Hancock, July 8.
THE DRAWING
Os the Augusta Masonick Hall Lottery will
commence on the FIFTEENTH AUGUST,
and be completed in Nine Drawings
TICKETS— WhoIes , Halves and Quarters ,
for sale by W. M. TURNER, Agent.
Mount Zion, July 15.
Jk 1Y ROUGIIT to jail in Warren-
A j J) ton, Warren county, on the
ERFT 11th of this month TWO NEGRO
f BOYS, who say their names are
m—Mmhm JOHN and GAINEY, and belong
to Hartwell Tarver and Mr. Hardnot of Twiggs
County, Geo. John i9 about 17 or 19 years of
age, dark complexion, and has very stout lips.—
Gainey is about 17 or 18 years of age, dark com
plexion, and has a stammering in his speech when
spoken to. The owners are requested to come
forward, comply with the law, and take them
away.
ASA CHAPMAN, J W. C.
W’arrenton, July 14, 1825. 3w51
Caution.
ALL persons are forewarned trading with or
trusting on my account, my wife, Mary Bat
tle, as she has left my bed and board without any
provocation. H. BATTLE.
Wilkes co. July 12, 1825. 50*3w
A List of Letters remaining in the
Post Office at Sparta, on tbe Ist of July, 1825.
Allen Wiley Low William
Alford Capt. Wm. Lucas Robert
Alston Robert W. 4 Lockhart Jesse
Alston Willis 3 Lancaster Rev. Tbofr.
B Lundy James
Bandom James Lette Robert
Barnes Benj. Lumsden John G. 2
Brantley Zach. M.
Black Peter Mason Thos. jr.
Brown Dr. John Mitchell Greene 2
Brown Epps Murfee Drury
Boon Kinchen Morring William
Birdsong Isaac Martin & Abercrombie
Broad Miss Henrietta 2 Mitchell Henry 3
C Morgan Mrs. Charlotte
Carroll Wm. N.
Clerk of the Court of Newsom Joel D. 2
Hancock county. Nichols Robert
Clark John P.
Cooper Thomas Parker G. H.
Coleman David Peterson T. B.
Culverhouse Mrs.Cloye Pettit Melmond M.
D. Peace Major
Daniel John R.
E. Ransome Samuel
Ellis Bevil H. Reese John
Ellis L. 11. Reid S. D.
Ellis Byron ‘Reeves Wm.
Ellis Handy, 2 Roe John
Ewing John Richardson John
F. Reese Jacob
Foster I'lios. 2 Roche Elizabeth Bricft
Farrell Byrd 3 S.
G. Strother Richard 2
Giildens George Shaw John A.
Griggs Robert Stitli Lodge, W. M. of
Griggs Khodom Smith Benja.
Greene Daniel. Smith & Morgan
H. Sims Britain
Ilillsman James Smith Sydney
Howell Joseph Simms Philip L.
Hooper James Shymanski Mr.
Ilardy VVhitmill T.
Hurst James, or James Thomas William
Cone , Terrell Henry C.
Hall Janies Tarver Jacob
Henry Henderson Tatum Wm.
Harris Guilford Taylor Drury
Hunnicutt Dr.W. R. P. Terrell William 2
Hoyl John Terrell Mrs. William
Harris Mrs. E. \V.
J. Warren Jeremiah 2
Jinkins Charles Wheeler John 2
Johnston Luke 2 Wheeler Thomas
Jordon Edm’d Wheeler America
Johnson W'illiamson Webb Ludwell
Jones Elly Wooton James
K. Webb Chapter, Sec. Os
Keith George Wynn Burwell 1.
• Knox W'illiam Whyte Tarver
L. Williamson Wyatt C.
Loyd Alsey
SIMEON ROGERS, P. M. •
Administrator’s Sale.
WILL he sold at the house of Spivey Fuller,
in the comity of Warren, on Friday, the
2d of September next, in pursuance of an order of
the honourable the Inferiour Court of the county
of Warren, when sitting for ordinary purposes,
Eight Negroes, to wit Big
Toney, Little Toney, Jordan, Aaron, Joshua,
Isaac, Jacob and Dick, belonging to the estate of
Thomas Smith, deceased, in order to make a di
vision among the legal distributees of said deceas
ed. Terms, Credit until the 25th December,
1825, purchasers giving small notes with approv
ed security.
SPIVEY FULLER, Adm'r.
de bonis non and with the will annexed.
July 8, 1825.
To the Children of Elisha Cary.
TAKE notice, that I shall make application to
the Honourable Inferiour Court of the coun
ty of Warren, when sitting for ordinary purposes,
on the first Monday in November next, for leave
to sell certain negroes, to wit—Sam, lack, Mima
and her children, Nancy, Landy and Radford,
belonging to the estate of Elphinstone Cary, late
of said county, deceased, in order to enable the
executrix to discharge the debts due by said do
ceased, &c. her
ELIZABETH X CARY, Ex'x.
mark.
July 9, 1825; julylß—9od
Notice.
THIS is to forewarn all persons from trading
for a Note of Hand given by me to Enoch
Rigsby for the sum of One Hundred and Four
Dollars, due the twenty-fifth day of December,
eighteen hundred and twenty-six, dated the 31st
day of May, 1825. All persons are cautioned
against trading for said note, as it was fraudulent
ly obtained. /. B. CHILDERS.
Hancock, June 18, 1825.
Executor’s feale.
ON the 31st day of August next, will be sold at
the late residence of Richard Shipp, deceas
ed, the remaining perishable property of said
deceased, left in (he hands of his widow while in
life, consisting of one large still, wagon and gear,
part of a set of blacksmith’s tools, household and
kitchen furniture &c. Terms made known on day
of sale.
W. HARDWICK, Qualified Ex’or.
July 5,1825.
GEORGIA, ) Clerk's Office of the Infe-
Hancock Cocntv. S nourCourt.July 14,1825.
IN obedience to the laws of this State for the
government of free persons of colour, the fol
lowing persons have caused their names See. to be
registered in my office as such, before the first
inst. and if no objections are filed thereto, certi
ficates will issue to them accordingly.
Miller Tom Thweatt, 68 years of age, a native
of Virginia, resides in this county, 38 years in this
State, by occupation a miller.
Valentine Bellamy, 72 years of age, a native of
Pennsylvania, resides in this county, 29 years in
this State, by occupation a farmer.
Patty Carter, 46 years of age, a native of Vir
ginia, resides in this county, 15 years in this State,
by occnpation a cook, washer and ironer.
Ben Michael, 26 years of age, a native of Geor
gia, resides at Powelton, in this county, 26 years
in the State, by occnpation a farmer.
3w51 JAMES 11. JONES, Clk.
NINE months after date application will be
made to the honourable the Court of Ordi
nary of Warren county, for leave to sell all the
real estate of Ambrose Edmondson, late of War-
Yen county, deceased.
WM. G. EDMONDSON, Adm’r.
Oct. 11, 1824. oct