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’i .\VN OF MACON.
I/it a It w *> til* 1 hill, now
].i 1 off tor the ton is i.i’ Macon, was
|IH ■) n bv the foot of umie but the
.".ivage —no mmiihl “'as hom'd but t.u*,
veil; no implements used iat the rifle,
Hip ton.ahav.k, and the scalping knife.
\ here nature smiled in her gayest
attire, waving the boughs of her lofty
tiers; while the leathered naiblei
chanted forth his melodious note# mid
;t . fn sh fragrance of unseen flowers.
.Vine, the sound of the axe and the
hammer echoes through the forest, and
*p.e sturdy oak is made to yield to the
superior art of man.
Twenty half-acre Lots were sold
there on the fifth inst. at an average
of (ioO dollars. Most of them were
purchased by men oi large capital,
who intend improving them imme
diately—indeed there are already
several buildings on hand; and should
the next Legislature (as doubtless will
be the case) authorise the sale of a
still larger number of lots, we may
expect in a few years to see a town
there, inferior to very few ithe state.
The situation is high, comparatively
level, and very beautiful. And for
health, is doubtless inferior to no pai l
<•’ the State of Georgia. The streets
ire laid oil wide, ami the Iu s < inter
qierscd with alleys, as not to admit
hat density of population that ren
■ s most of the towns and cities in
c Tinted States exceptionable.
The result of the. late attempt
hold a Treaty with the Cherokee
Indians, has been truly unfortunate.
And from the disposition manifest
ed by that nation, there is but little
hope that the meeting in August
next will be more successful.
The Commissioners, we under
stand, under the expectation that
the Indians would at least, attend
at the Agency, and ’near what might
be urged in favor oi selling their
lands, procured a lage supply of
provisions, and had tents l>ut\t.
Some few did attend, but so scrupu
lously did they observe the orders
in Council which had been previ
ously passed, that, although the
weather was very inclement, they
would not touch a ration, or ven
ture in the inside ol a tent. W c
could wish that civilized society
should always present such exam
ples of obedience to the laws of the
land.
A deputation of the Commis
sioners waited on Ilicks, the Prin
cipal Chief, and remonstrated with
him on the course that had been
pursued by the nation. He heard
them through their story very pa
tiently, aid dryly asked: “Will
vou give us two Dollars per acre
for our land r” Iking answered in
the negative, he said “ \ cry well,
we know its value and can keep it
—as for the claims your people
hav e against us, we clo not regard
them. We can pay them without
selling our land, whenever they are
properly presented.” 1 hese things
are most infallible indications that
the People of Georgia must be con
tented with what land they have
already got, unless they adopt the
idea of a ret tain titled son ol Mars
who shall be nameless for the pre
sent, that Indians stand in the siting
relation to white men as the wild
beasts of the wilderness, and that
it is competent lor the latter to
drive the former from their pos
sessions by force, whenever dou
ceurs fail of their usual effect.
C eorgta jo urnai .
Indian Resents. —ln the Mouse
of Representatives on the 21st ult.
the bill intituling that part of the
ISiilitaiv Appropriations which re
lates to Indian affairs, Mr. Tattnall
moved an additional clause to the
bid, aj [.vopriativg S 50, t KX) bar the’
extinguishment ol the Italian title
to lire reserves now occupied by
Indians u ithin the late cessions cd
territory to this state.
Mr. Me I ,ane supported the amend
r a ut, and it was adopted in com
mittee of the whole. Ibid.
A manuscript of the eighth cen
tm r, hitherto unknown, ol a transla
tion of the Bible into the Georgian
language, by St. Euphemius, has
been discovered in the convent of
Mount Athos.
W.v;ms<vro\’, February 2-’.
Tile ii to appropriate 2 >,GOO
dollar-’ lor the I epair hi the Cum
berland Ivo.uj, was yesterda*. or
dered to a third reading in the
House of Representatives, bv such
a-majority (90 to <’■’>) as leaves no
doubt of its final passage ibis day.
‘[ he amendments made to it are
unimportant, and the Senate will,
no doubt, concur in them. M e are
assured before hand of the appro
bation ol the President to this act;
so that our readers, who feel an in
terest in the preservation of that
National Road, may assure them
selves of the fulfilment ol theii
wishes in its behall.
We learn that Commodore Porter
put to sea, on the evening of the
14th instant with his squadron of
small vessels, headed by the Pea
cock sloop of war, in pursuit of the
Pirates in the West India Seas.
We have a list of the vessels, and
of their officers, as we have already
said, but shall not publish it, (the
publication in tliis paper of the list
of officers ol the schr. Shark, one
of the squadron, having been an in
advertence, which we regret.) We
will not publish the list, because
the-enumeration of so many well
known names ol gallant spirits, w ho
have forsaken the peace and pleas
ures of the land, lor the toil and
plication inseparable from the ser
vice on board these diminutive ves
sels, might lead our readers to look
for some daring exploit, some bril
liant victory, or some valuable ac
quisition, uK the result ol their
cruize. Whereas, in plain and h<>-
nest truth, this squadron, however
useful its destination, however hon
orably manned, is engaged in it pur
suit which may be hazardous, per
haps, and will certainly be laborious
but cannot be glorious. Ihe great
est success* that can he anticipated
from !t is the destruction of the few
piratical vessels which have not al
ready taken the alarm and fled, and
the i reaking up ol the haunts (1 the
freebooters, so radically as never
again to be re-occupied.
It is precisely because so little
can be reasonably expected lrom
this enterprise, that unbounded
credit is due to die officers of this
squadron—to those who have ****!#■
lies particularly, and to Commo
dore Porter at their head, tor tne
promptitude with which they have
rallied round the standard ol their
country, moved by the cries ol sui
ftririg humanity, rather than the
seductions of glory. Their service
will have beer, honorable to them,
though no pirate should be found
bv them on the ocean or on its
borders.
RK APPOINTMENTS
Bv the President, by and with thr
advice and consent of the Senate,
the original appointments having
been made by him during the late
recess of the Senate.
Joftn McLean, of Ohio, Commis
sioner ot the General Land Office,
\ice Josiah Meigs, deceased.
Adam Lynn, of the District of
Columbia, justice of the Peace for
the County of Alexandria.
Ke-appointments in cases where the
original appointments were limi
ted by law, and have expired, or
will expire before the next meet
ing of the Senate.
Lewis Cass, Governor of Michi
gan, from 11th February, 1823.
Andrew Scott, of Arkansas, Judge
in Arkansas, from the 3d March,
1823.
Jacob Beeson, of Virginia, Attor
ney for the Western District of
Virginia, from the 2d March, 1823.
Jepthah Hardin, of Illinois, At
torney of Illinois, from 2d March,
1823.
‘1 homas G. Thornton, of Maine,
Marshal of Maine, from 9th Janu
ary, 18-3.
Michael McClarv, of New Hamp
shire, Marshal of New Hampshire,
from 16th January, 1823.
John Conard, of Pennsylvania,
Marshal for Pennsylvania, from
11th February, 1823.
1 John Nicholson, of Louisiana,
Marsh..l for Louisiana, from 27th
J unuarv, 1823.
Hentan Allen, of Vermont, Mar
shal for Vermont, from 14th De
cember, 1822.
Oliver W. Ogden, of New Jersey,
Marsha! for New Jersey, from 17th
December, 1822.
Kobert Ci ittenden, of Arkansas, See
rotary of Arkansas, from 3d March,
1823. J\~at. lnt. 20t/i ult.
The ship Magnet, arrived at New-
York from Liverpool has brought about
one hundred tons English ft heat.
Lnirt from Europe. —Captain
Findlay of the ship Boston, who hit
GibraUk! early in January, informs
js that at the time of his departure,
war vvat expected immediately to
take place between Spain and Great
Britain, and that every mail was
expected to bring the declaration.
A letter from Mr. Sprague, at Ca
diz, stated, that in consequence of
this anticipation every kind oi bu
siness was at a stand there. Capt.
F. adds further, that two or three
British vessels had been captured in
the Mediterranean, on the coast of
Africa. Sav. Geo.
The inteligence from South
America incieases in interest,, as
the result of Morales’s expedition
approaches. Our correspondents
at Norfolk, the editors ol the Ben-!
con, informs us, that at the time oF
the sailing ol the sciir 4th of July,j
arrived at that port, from Laguira, j
about the Ist ult. the Colombian
arms were every where successful,
and the retreat of Morales to the
sea board was entirely cut off.-
Gen. Paez had sent back from St.
Carlos 1500 men, stating to Gen.
Soublette that he had no use lor
them, having Morales completely
in his poweiy Ibid.
A m earthquake did great damage
in the town and neighborhood of
Grenada, in Mexico, on the 10th ol
December last Churches ami hous
es were thrown down, and the in
habitants fled from the scene in
great alarm, and kept away lor two
weeks.
Port-au-Prince, Jan. 24.
Our markets remain extremely
dull, there are no purchasers lor
any thing—American produce plen
ty ; the onlv aitides m demand are
l ice and flour and of those 200 tier
ces of the former and 100 ) bids,
of the latter would overstock the
market.
Free Pert. —A letter received at
Boston lrom Messrs. Dodge N Ox
nard, dated Marseilles, Nov. 7, 18-
22, savs—“ We lose no time in ac
quainting you, lor the information
of our friends, that the Genet a!’
Direction of the Customs at Pans
have sent oi.Gvs, to rite Direction
here, which were receive l yester
day, not to levy the tonnage duty
ot 51. per ton established by the utstj
treaty, on American vessels, in con
sequence of this being a free port.
We have further to add, that Ame
rican vessels will onlv pay in future
the same pilotage as French vessels,
viz. 15 centimes per ton, instead of
25 centimes, which they paid prior
to the last treaty.”
Front Li.;b6n.— Capt. Rider, of the
schr Industry, at Washington, N.
C. left Lisbon Dec. 1 7 th, ifecon-j
firms the accounts bv way ot Lon-j
don, of the refusal ot die Queen ot.
Portugal to sign the new constitu-j
tion, and of her being ordered to!
banishment. On the representation
of a jury of ten Physicians, that her
health was too delicate to encoun
ter a sea voyage ; she was then or- j
dered to confinement tinder guard
in a small village near Lisbon, and
the gentlemen of the faculty to be
confined vith her Majesty until
they should determine that her
health was sufficiently restored to
enable her to undertake a voyage
bv sea, when her Majesty was to
he transported and the unfortunate
physicians with her.
Claret Vintage in France.—Ex
tract of a letter from Bordaux, da
ted Nov. 13th, 1822. “ The vint
age has been uncommonly early
this season, having begun in Medoc
on the 24th of August, and there
fore nearly two months earlier than
usual. Tills has always been a sure
sign of the good qualities of the
wine. The crop has been rather
scanty, and fullv one third less than
in 1819, which was itself very or
dinary in p tint of quantity. Ihe
fiequent hail storms which prevail
ed last summer have unfortunately
destroyed a great number of our
best growth at Margaux and Can
terac, and most of them have not
made any wine at all. Ihe form
er estate of Cha eau Margaux, is
among those which have most suf
fered, and no wine of that growth,
1822, will ever be sent to Great
Britain. The best clarets we can
recommend now are those of 1819.
Bo h vintages of 1820 and 1821 are
not for your market. The wine
is too indifferent, particulraly of
1821.”
tROM LAGUIRA-
New Tori, Feb. 24.-1 he brig
Georgetown Packet, capt. Ra".
bone, furnishes intelligence up to
the Ist ult. The prospect was more
flattering for the Colombians than
for some time back. Morales, long
their dread, was now in a situation
that it was deemed impossible for
him to escape. He had evacuated
Maracaibo and marched for Porto
Cavello. Gen. Montillo was in
his rear with 4000 troops. Paez
was in his front and occupied with
a strong force, all the passes lead
ing to Porto Cavello. Com. Dan
iels, was expected to set sail soon to
act against Porto Cavello, and co
operate with Paez. Sanguine ex
pectations were entertained that
the war would soon terminate, by
the defeat of Morales. The Co
lombian squadron had now the sole
command of the sea —the Ligera
frigate, which had so long sus
tained Porto Cavello, was totally
lost.
The Colombian brig Eagle, cap
tain Cottrell, had just arrived at
Laguira, with the Spanish brig
Conception, lrom Havana, for Bar
celona, having on board 45,000 dol
lars in specie, and a cargo valued
at 100,000 dollars, captured off the
coast of Africa. Tne Eagle had
previously captured two other ves
sels, valued at §130,000.
A r . r. Mcr. Adv.
FROM HAVANA.
“ Capt. Banks ol the schr. Pilot,
from Havana, states, tnat lie leaint
while he lay there, that a most dar
ing outrage bad been committed
on a boat’s crew in charge ol a mid
shipman, which was ordered ashore
from the U. S. brig Spark, and
winch attempted to land lrom that
vessel the day after she had taken
and ordered tor the U. States, the
Spanish scltr. Ninfa Catalana,
which has since arrived here. On
the boat’s approaching the Mole, a
mob had collected, and immediate
ly commenced throwing stones,
fragments ot brick* and broken
bolties, bv which one of the boat’s
crew was wounded —the boat, how
ever, returned to the Spark ; and
either on that, or the succeding
da , Capt. Wilkinson went ashore
and remonstrated with the author
ities of the pLace against such con
duct, when the Governor assured
him that should such acts be re
peated, he would severely punish
the offenders —and proflered capt.
W. the protection ot a file oi men
to accompany him to bis barge. -
On capt. Wilkinson’s embarking, a
Mr. Gaillard, a respectable young
gentleman belonging to Chai leston,
but who had resided at Havana lor
a considerable time, observed (per
haps improperly) to the mob which
had again collected, that
duct was improper” and “never
mind. Com. Porter will be here
soon.” This was sufficient for poor
Gaillard ! — he was marked —and
that night was assassinated! He
received several stabs in his side,
and had his breast cut and perfora
| ted with knives in a most shocking
manner ! The Spark sailed about
this time on a cruise, and returned
again on the 7ih ult. On the next
day she put to sea again.
On the evening ot the 9th ult.
soon after dark, the mate ot an
English brig was stabbed in the
streets and died immediately. It
was not considered sale to go
ashore after sun down.
N. Herald.
North West Coast. —In Decem
ber, says the Boston Centinel, A
Russian frigate and a store ship
touched in England on their way to
the North West Coast of America,
for the reported purpose of execu
ting the famous Ukase ot the Em
peror Alexander respecting the
Russian boundaries and restriction
of trade in that region. As the
United States have some interests
in that quarter, it is not improbable
that an American frigate will find
employment in watching the con
duct and movements of the Impe
rial vessels.
The Meridith Cotton and Wool
en Manufactory, at Meredith, N.
H. Was burnt on Friday the 14th
ult. One of the girls leaped from
a window of the third story and
was killed. S4OOO were insured.
The Mississippi was rising very
fast about the 20th ult. and great
fears were entertained of breaches
being made in the levee.
Important to Shippers. —We are
informed bv a respecta! !e mere it li
ttle house ol this city, that insevei
al instances latterly masters of ves
sels have extracted from consignees
United States’ Bank notes in pay
ment of freight. It is necessary
that merchants at a distance shduld
be apprised of this fact and regu
late their contracts accordingly —-
Hitherto it has been customary to
pay in the currency of the place un
less a specific understanding exist
ed to the contrary. Sav. Rep.
St. Augustine, Feb. 22.—Encour
aging Prospect. —A stir is making
in South-Carolina and Georgia ;
and some wealthy planters are look
ing towards Florida. This week
arrived here, the Rapid, with Col.
Buslow, and 115 negroes,, to be
placed on his sugar plantation at
Musquito, about sixty miles below
this city.
Wc understand chnt order*- have
been received from some rich plan
ters in Georgia and South Caroli
na to purchase estates; and even a
private exploring expedition has
been sent round from Baltimore t
examine the inlets and border
lands of the territory.
E. F. Herald t
Eighty thousand rupees have been
subscribed by inhabitants of Hin
dustan for the leiief ol the people of
Ireland.
NEW-ORLEANS, FEB. 3
From Mexico. —A gentleman who
left the city of Mexico on the 20th
of December, informs us that the
power of Iturbide was tottering to
its fall, that general discontent pre
vailed, and that the people of St.
Luis de Pctosi have raised the
standard of revolt. Disaffection
pervaded the army, which was un
paid, unclothed, and generally bare
foot, without provisions, and al
most without ammunition and can
non ; most of the military stores be
longing to the empire having been
sent to Vera Cruz to operate against
the castle of St. Juan de Uloa,
were seized by the partizans of
Victoria. There was no specie in
the Imperial treasury, and to sup
ply the want of it, Iturbide had is
sued bills to the amount of four
millions of dollars, redeemable at
the end t the year 1823. A forc
ed loan has been resorted to, which
it was found very difficult to col
lect, as sales of property belonging
to individuals wire daily held in
the city of Mexico by the officers of
government to make good the quo
tas of such as were unwilling or
unable to pay. To increase the
embarrasment oi Iturbide, Victoria,
with 15UO men, was in the impreg
nable position of Ponte del Rey,
on the high road between Vera
Cruz and Mexico. Vera Cruz it
self was also possessed by the ene
my, although besieged by a small
army of imperialists, who being
placed between the army under
Victoria and the garrison of Vera
Cruz, would, it was supposed, be
shortly compelled to make a preci
pitate retreat to Alvardo, or be cut
to pieces.
The natives of the United State*
in Mexico, were generally suspect
ed, and regarded with jealousy by
the friends of Iturbide.—Our in
formant. who belongs to New-Or
leans, arrived from the interior, at
the camp of the besieging army be
fore Vera Cruz, in company with
three other Americans, who con
trived to evade the sentinels and
make their escape into Vera Cruz-
It is true, as has been stated, that
General Santa Anna made an at
tack upon Xalapa and was forced
to retreat, but not until he had ta
ken prisoners 500 grenadiers, whom
he carried off. He was assailed by
a superior force which arrived at
Xalapa after he had taken posses
sion of it notwithstanding which he
made good his retreat w ith his pri
soners and spoils.
Another American Novel. It \s
said that one of the principal book
sellers of New York is about to put
to press anew novel called the
Buccaneers, a romance of our own
country in its ancient day, founded
on ancient tradition in the province
of New York, relating to some
events, supposed to have happened
shortly after the conquest of the
colony from the Dutch. Ihe man
ners and customs of our ancestors,
as gathered from the best and most
ancient sources, will, it is said, be.
faithfully pourtrayed. Sav. Gear.