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I. • also to repair. Bajadoz
’ nxjru'lv iertified military sta
, ihc frontier f Portugal.;
V.;>m it* pooition formsa tKrone,
1 point for the d.rect.on ol |
[kirn, -.operations thatmay be
n,K.I through the different m-o
----„f Spain* ihe hngl.sh
n.t.i had signified to the ..pan
lilr.nieminent th..t he had been
■ bv bin* court to follow the
EL, of the hire;. Min; had been
EShrcelona to mocure a sum o
■,,v with which he had returned
■ the- frontier. He
Eg (XX) and received without hesf-
H c, i.ooo. The royalist forces,
I t he squadrons of the faith ap
ir to have letired wtthm the
nch frontier, where efforts arc
kinr to organize them prior to
opening of the campaign. Count
Yergas is charged with this lin
tant mission. Those officers
j said, who can neither read nor ‘■
tc, are to serve as privates until
( V * merit restoration to their pla-
■ s i,y gaining the requisite infor*
Ilition. .
Spain is preparing for the con
st by distributing commissions
the''command of guerilla parties.
Lh officer is charged with the
[nnaticn of his own troops, and
[ill be independent, and carry on
L war at their own expense, ta
iag care to receive as recruits all
lose soldiers of the Faith who
ay not relish the French school
iscipline. All the royalist forces
id been ordered to retreat to the
ie:wh lines. The Spaniards were
along arrangements to harass
tir enemies where they are most
jlnerable—at sea.
The Portuguese appear disposed
take the most efficient measures
aid in the common cause of de
ace. At a session of the Cortes
i die 22d of February, the minis
rof war declared that the regu
■ army could be at once increased
50,000 men ; recommended the
slant organization of the national
ard for internal protection and
fence; and concluded by assu
ig Spain of the cordial co-opera
li of the Portuguese nation.
The Marquis de la Fayette, the
triot and soldier of qur revolu
n has published a letter in the
urnal of Commerce, defending
: National guard from the asscr
n made in a general order that it
alls for a particular character of
votion without limits towards the
vernmtnt.” The Guard he as
ts, was born “ the enemy of des
ism, aristocracy and anarchy.”
iince the forcible expulsion of M*
uuiel lrom the French Chamber
id Deputies, a number of young
Vendeans, in various disguises had
entered Paris, full of indignation at
the treatment of their representa
tive. •
If the ancient saving that “a
feather show s which way the wind
blows” be correct, then the pulsa
tions of the nerve of Paris, may be
ascertained by the subsequent arti
cle from that place ; “ A sabre has
been voted to the sergeant by a
number of the inhabitants of Paris,
as a testimony of their approbation
of his conduct in refusing to arrest
the person of M. Manuel .”
Barbadoes, Feb. 20.
Yankee Ingenuity! —We must
conless vve have never yet witness
ed a neater trick to escape the Rev
enue Duties laid by the Navigation
Act than that played off by brother
Jonathan the other day. The Act
does not provide for dead stock, and
well knowing that, filled his
vessel up with fresh quarters of
Up 1. mutton, and a great variety
of poultry preserving them by
means of ice—all of which arrived
litre on Monday in as good a suite
of preservation as the day on which
Uie articles were shipped. The
schooner is called the Curlew, and
i ’ from Bath, United States. The
snippers deserve a great deal of cre
dit for the invention, and vve hope
il may prove a profitable concern to
them.
f here lias been more punch and
“iue drank, vve will venture to say,
for the last two days, than the whole
(| t the preceding week, in c.onse
;iien,ce ol the quantity of ice dis
tributed among, the inhabitants, who
me to be seen running with it in all
directions.
Ibe new settlement at Key M ost,
n.i’ been named Allentown, in honor
1” hie hde much lamented Lieut. Al-
| on> ,!|l ‘ navy. A national salute j
‘'•* fired on the occasion. j
.’Hondiw. •WtW V 2,, \S2‘*V
’l l-,cre are one hundred and sixteen
mechanics employed in building the
town of Macon. Since the fifth of
March last, at which time the first sale
of the lots took place, there have been
seventeen f rame buildings reared ; se
veral of which will soon be ready for
(lie reception of tenants. This looks
as much like a city in a wilderness asl
(any tiling vve have ever seen. /
—j
It'T™ This is the day appointed for
the Judges of the several circuits of
this state to meet at Miiledgeviile for i
the purpose of establishing rules ofi
court by which each judicial circuit
will be governed. We hail this as an
event that will much improve our in
complete system of Judiciary in a
point in which it i3, perhaps,in as much,
need of an improvement as any other.’
fn its present situation, it is impossi
ble for a man to know by what tenure
he holds his property, bis liberty or
even his life. This will establish one
uniform system of practice ; and what
is law in one part of the state, will be
law in another.
We beg the attention of our readers
to the correspondence between Com. j
Porter and the Governor of Porto Hi- f
co, which we commenced in our last,!
and conclude in this day's paper.
mt+m ” ■ ■■
COMMUNICATED.
Mr. Editor —l cannot withheld the!
meed of praise when 1 see the aspiring!
genius of youth “fearlessly tempt,
the height of arts” with success —hut;
it is really amusing to see what an air]
of importance is given to the “ well- ;
meant lucubrations ” of our neighbours ;
“ Censor fv Cos.” by the very authors j
themselves. Their subjects of cen-1
sure are admirably well-chosen, and]
tend greatly to reform the moral world, j
Their last number has fallen into i
my hands.—l might, perhaps, bestow |
on the production a panegyric or two]
in prose, if it did not so entirely consist;
in a reiteration of praise on a former j
number, which I have not had the good !
fortune to peruse. A poetic compli
ment to the fraternity, may not, how
ever. be objectionable.
Dear me ! Mr. Censor, how fluent your
strain!
But the moral I looked, and look'd
for in vain ;
Your number has taken astoundingly
well
Fou assert — don't ring your own knell. j
So modest your merit—'twere pity to
say
Os your fine fancy pieces yoi best
feel the worth —
Oil fie 1 oil the taste oP the people this
way,—
A Wamba is wanting to help out a
Gurth.
Your subjects, a corset, a belle, and a
beau ;
0 noble they bo, Messrs. Censor & Cos.
So worthy the source whence they all
emanate
Their censorious merit must meet a
just fate.
A plume and a cap have their “ mar
tial” eclat,
So Amazon -looking and et cetera.
Your style is bewitching —ambages
complete,
And the whole consecution is wound
up so neat 1
The acumen display’d with so fine an
effect,
The luminous genius,—(may it never
be wreck’d)
Find not in a language of English ‘
compos’d
An eulogy equal to one you suppos'd.
The delicate vein of satirical ore
Might even be envied bv a Butler ol
yore :
And Addison too might have fled with
a blush
From the presence of one who excel
led him so much.
In future, good Sir, when you mount
vour high broom-stick,
For once take advice and hold the
reins fast,
A charger so furious, ’twere dangerous
to ride on.
When each breath of ambition, may
perhaps be his last.
But now to be serious—if your object
be fame,
Let your subjects bo lofty—no fustian
surround ‘em,
Anil w hen at the “ Temple” you ofVei
your claims
‘Twill be pleasant to think there
was nought to confound ’em.
CRITIC & Cos.
N. 15. We presume Messrs. Censor&,
Cos. liav e seen Salmagundi. C. &. Cos.
COMMUNICATED.
AN EPISTLE ‘TO CENSOR AND
COMPANY.
fForthy Friends —
I do remember a good old
proverb that reads sorl-of-like
thus—“ God deliver me from iny
friends, 1 will protect myself against
my enemies.” lam a plain man, and
read but little ; but have stored up in
my mind a number of (w hat 1 consid
er) sound proverbs ; and have often
applied them, never doubling their
truth, but on reading an article of
yours in the Messenger, I must ac
jknowTedge that I felt much disposed
to call the correctness of the one 1
have mentioned, in question.—But to
show why anil wherefore
In the last Messenger l read apiece
under you; signature, highly compli
menting a former number of yours, and
speaking freely and boldly of its good
effects, real and anticipated. Not ha
ving seen the piece spoken of, I turn
ed to a tile of the paper, not doubting
but I should be “greatly edified” by
it. The idea I gathered from both
was, that they were a sort-of a hit at
the manners and fashions of the times.
1 had formed the idea from my max
im that good fashions and good man
ners, (as well as every thing else) were
able to protect themselves—but from
your essays I have learned that there
are fliose in this ‘“wicked and per
verse generation,’ ” who are so formi
dably assailing them, that by your
friendly assistance alone, they can be
made to “ flounder through” the con
test with any thing like a tolerable
chance of success.
It is not my particular object in
penning this epistle to pay an empty
compliment or two, or even a heap of
them, to you, on the success of your
first piece ; but to express my appro
bation of the manner of your second ;
and to give you some crumbs of en
couragement to pursue the great work
of reformation you have commenced.
1 have no doubt but your “countenan
ces would lower” at any thing like
flattery—but that “well meant” praise
would be as acceptable as a meal of
fresh air to a chamelion.
I would observe what you w'ell know
—that it has often been the fate of
genius to be over-modest—that many
for want of confidence in their own
abilities have remained forever in the
back ground. lam happy to find that
you do not lack assurance—no one
will accuse you of that frailty which
lias destroyed so many promising buds
of genius, that reads the following
lines in your last essay : “ But in
saying that we have recommenced
our work, we would not have you or
our most credulous readers to deceive
yourselves so egregiously as to sup
pose we mean labour. By no means.
For, although we believe we can great
ly edify our neighbours by our well
meant lucubrations,and notwithstand
ing our philanthropic disposition, if it
cost one of us a single effort to write,we
fear that our friends and readers would
be deprived of our excellent admoni
tions.” It is well known that any
child could, “ without a single effort”
throw ink upon paper, and call it a
“ lucubration :” but, this is merely
a digressing observation. From such
a declaration as this, I think the pub
lic have much to expect. A Censor
and Company who can write “ without
a single effort!” May we not look for
ward with pleasure to the time when
they shall take the lofty statiou. their
declaration entitles them to r and
each look down on our vulgar lumps of
clay, and say,
“ I am Sir Oracle,
When I speak, let no dogs bark.”
The propriety of speaking in the
manner you have of your own sponta
neous effusion, (for, to give credit to
your words I mustconsider it as such)
may be doubted by some stiff-necked
people. But upon due consideration,
I have concluded that it is often ne
cessary for writers not only to ex
plain themselves, but to push their
works forward to the w’orld. Mankind
ever have been, and still are stupid,
and blind to merit how many fair
flowers of genius have withered by
neglect! We have denominated those,
‘ proud spirits,’ w ho, w hen not patron
ized, have turned their hacks on the
world and starved :—but 1 must ad
mire their genius more than their con
duct—that is not commendable. If
no one will help us, we must help our
selves. If no one will cry ‘ God save
king Richard,’ let Richard do it him
self. To me, it would be a subject of
much regret, if you(asmany have been)
should be left to struggle against the
w orld, w ith a spirit too much inclined
to do good to be discouraged by its
coldness and indifference.
If you are neglected by the world,
still you have almost innumerable ex
amples in history to show how poster
ity will do you justice. How many,
(who like you were the benefactors of
mankind,)— whose names are now on
the scioll of immortality,—yet starv
ed ; or lived beggars; or whose lives
were but one continued leg hail from
the sheriff! Let the justice done their
memories encourage you to persever
ance. 1 will not venture to attempt
to compute the vast length of your im
mortality’ beyond six weeks. —Your
fame must stand recorded till grey
beard ‘Time and envious moths have
eaten up the tiles of the Messenger :
and long may it be before the world
shall he deprived of them ! It has been
the practice of some, when they have
given the world one production of
merit, to abstain from publishing for
ever after, for fear that by g um; mis
hap they might fall short of their first
success. But lam happy to find that
you are not thus disposed—-that the
world is often to be “highly gratified”
by the jumpings of your humour.
Go on, —and may your“ lucubrations”
continue to “take well”—and the
splendour of your fame prove a total
eclipse to all that have gone before
you. I say again, goon—and be your
train of glory blight as the meridian
sun, and long as the tail of a comet.
SIMON JACKDAW.
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
Abdication of Yturbide !—One of
our Havana papers, (of 20th inst.)
contains the follow ing article under
the head of New Spain ; bv which
it will be perceived that Yturbide
has laid down the Imperial power
and has determined to leave the em
pire of Mexico-—probably for the
United States. [ Georgian .
The following articles were read
in the Mexican Congress, by re
quest of his imperial majesty Don
Augustin Yturbide, at an extraor
dinary meeting held in Mexico on
the 19th March, 1823.
1. Congress have recognised and
approved the proceedings and acts
of Casa Mata , the causes of mv re
taining forces in the vicinty of the
capital have ceased to exist; and as
my’ only view was to sustain and
protect that body, the division here
tofore existing on my account, is
therefore at an end.
2. I accepted the crown with
great reluctance, and onlv acquies
ced through a desire to serve my
country. But from the moment
I perceived that to retain it would
serve onlv as an excuse or pretext
for an intestine war, I determined
to abdicate it. I did not conclude
ihis course before, because there
was not a body to represent the na
tion generally recognized ; and 1
considered that any step taken by
me, unless there was, would have
been both useless and injurious to
the country —there now exists one,
anti I accordingly absolutely abdi
cate.
3. My presence in this country
would always be a pretext for dis
turbances ; and projects of w’hich 1
have never thought might be attri
buted to me. In order, therefore, j
to avoid the most remote suspicion
I will leave this country and direct
my steps to a foreign one.
4. Ten or fifteen days will he suf
ficient to regulate my domestic af
i fairs, and take the necessary meas- ■
ures to conduct my family and my
self away.
5. I will only request of Con
gress to pay from the national funds
those debts which I have contract-
ed with some particular friends,
which are not of great considera
tion, although Congress left it to
ray option to make use of such
funds as I thought proper ; but I
could not appropriate funds to my
private use, when the necessities of
the army and other public
aries reached my heart.
[Thus makes his exit the first
American Emperor. ]
Observer’s communication shall j
have a place in our columns next
week.
- 1 ■ 1 . ;;
Stephen WWWams is a
candidate to represent this county in
the next Legislature of this State.
tV\vYmusU"dVov's Sn\e.
On Monday, the 14th July next,
WILL be sold at the Cou.it House
in Marion, Twiggs County,
,\ parcel oV hand, being \hc
real estate of William Pearce dcc’d.—
Sold for the benefit es the heirs.
Terms made known on the dav of sale
CHARM >TTK PE ARC E, Ad m’x.
THEO. PEARCE, Adm’r.
May 6, 1823. B—tds.
VV.ARF. & JEWETT,
?j SAVING lately commenced the
a S m ercantile business in this place
have on hand a general assortment of
GOODS.
Among which are
Superfine CLOTHS,
VESTINGS,
NANKKF.NS,
BOM BA/.K ITS,
GINGIIA MS,
CALICOES,
MUSLINS, &c.
Also —Straw BONNETS ; Men’s
and Bovs fine and course HATS; —
IJUJTS, SHOES, &c.
If ith an assortment of
All of which they will sell low for
Cash.
May 12. Btf
amutux SUH.MOXS
OFFERS for sale a general assort
ment of
Groceries, Goods,
Crockery, Hats, Shoes, Castings,
Iron &c. which lie will dispose of low
for Cash only.
On Consignment.
10,000 lbs. prime Bacon
10 bbls. Pork
10 “ Mackerel
50 “ Whiskey
20 “ India point Gin
4 “ Rum
30 “ & 2 lihds. Brow n Sugar
6 “ Loaf Do.
15 “ Flour
20 Bags Coffee
1 Tierce Rice
10 Kegs Dupont's Powder
10 “ Nails, assorted
50 qr boxes Spanish Segars Ist qual.
100 sacks Liverpool Salt
IGSO lbs. Grindstones *
A small lot of Cod-Fish.
New Towti, May 12th B—ts.
~ LOST,
ON the second day’ of April last,
between the ferry in the ’Town
of Macon and where l live on the
lc.liucconna,a red morocco pocket-book
containing one fifty dollar bill, on the
Darien or State Bank and a few small
bills, the largest not exceeding 50 c’ts.
Two Notes of hand for seven hundred
and fifty dollars each, on David Shep
herd, with Win. Harris and David Ker
son security. One of said Notes had
credits to a considerable amout, which
note was made payable to the subscri
ber on the 25th day of Dec. 1820— the
other for the same amount, and paya
ble to the same, due the 25th day of
Dec. 1821. Some receipts not recol
lected who from. A reasonable com
pensation will be given to any person
who may give information so that tiic
book with it* route ts may be put in
possession of the owner.
I forwarn all persons from trading
for said notes, or the maker paying
them to any other person but tnvself.
DAVID CROCKETT.
May 6th, 1823. 8 2vv
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Georgia—-Bibb County.
i^| ; T lIKREAS, Martha Pace ant!
* r James Meuellin applies to the
honorable court of ordinary of said
county for letters of administration on
(the estate of William Pace, late of
said county, deceased—
These are to cite and admonish all
and singular, the kindred and credit
ors of said deceased, to file their ob
jections, if any they have, on or be
-1 fore the first Monday in July next—
I Otherwise letters will be granted to
the applicants. Witness, me honora
ble Tarply Holt, one of the Justices of
: said court, this sth May, 1823.
6wBJ DAVID S. Bt>OTH, c. c. o.
Georgia—Alonroe C ount\.
In Monroe Superior Court, March
Term, 1823.
Jonathan Parrish, informer, “)
vs. I Sci. Fa.
Rerrv Redd. J
T appearing to the Court hy the
n 3 Sheriffs return in this case, that
the defendant is not to he found : On
motion of the plaintiff’s attorney, it is
thereupon ordered that service be per
fected by publication in one of the
public gazettes of this state, that the
1 defendant appear at the Superior
court to be held in said county, on the
fourth Monday in September ne*t,and
make his defence, and that this rule be
published monthly for three months
previous to said court, according to
law.
A true copy from the minutes.
WATKINS HUNT, Clerk.
2Gth March, 1823. m3m—B
to
17^ OR the balance of the year, or a
1 shorter time, two FELLOWS who
have been accustomed to work on a
plantation. Apply to
P. WILTBERGER Jr. i
New Town, May 12 B—lt.
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