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AlontoN, June W, \*&. —, yy e have been some time past • .uilv expectation of receiving a Lpiv of paper Which We ordered (ac \.a\L to all human calculation)tune “ oUff |ffor it to have been here some time ago. If it does not.arrive in time t * r o to press next week, we shall be obliged to publish The .Messenger on .. s ,^ a |l sheet of inferior paper. N e are in hopes this mortitying circuin- Hnce will be spared us, but it una uiitlable, we hope our readers will ex cuse it. We have heretofore abstained from any remarks on the subject of the Presidency :—First, because, as we l, ave before hinted, we thought the subject had been prematurely discus* se ,j_ ;V ii i second, because we had not determined to introduce our senti ments on this subject into the paper. ‘Pl,ere are at this time no less than five candidates conspicuously present ed to the people of the United States lor the Presidency; bat none of them seem to be particular marks for perse cution but Wm. H. Crawford. Per haps the reason of this is, that there is no other candidate whose principles are known * he those of undeviating republicanism, who is thought to stand an equal chance of success. We have seen a coinrnunicktion in the Richmond Enquirer of the 23d alt. under the signature of “ Wythe,” in which there is a sufficiency of fic tion and misrepresentation to satisfy every unprejudiced mind that is ac quainted with the circumstances, id the real cast of this writer. The lol lowing is an extract of this artful pro duction. “ The [Gen. Clarke’s] pamphlet was printed in 1819, about the time that General C. was first elected Governor; and was again emphatically tried on its merits, as has been stated, in 1821—when Gcri. C. was a second time elected to that office. On the latter occasion the question distinct ly put to every voter at the coun ty polls, by the partisans of the guber natorial candidates, was this : —‘ are you for Clark as Governor of Craw ford as President?" —with the sug gestion that Georgia would perhaps never give a President to the Un ion unless Crawford were the man. — Whether state pride will, in 1824, overcome the powerful impression made against Mr. Crawlord, by the pamphlet in question, and give him a majority of suffrages in Georgia, re mains to be seen. The Enquirer how ever, already assumes the affirmative —possibly on the principle often found successful in elections — bp the asser tion of strength, strength is gained .” We ire happy that the Editor’s of the Enquirer had it in their power to throw some real light on the subject, and confute most of this wiley wri ter’s assertions. One assertion, how ever, that is altogether unfounded, is passed “ unnoticed” by these editors ; viz,, tile “question,” “are you for Clark as Governor, or Crawford as President r with the suggestion that Georgia would perhaps never give a President to the ITniou, unless Craw lord were the man.” This is unfounded in fact. VY e at tended hut one county to be sure, on that day ; but we attended that one strictly, and we never heard such a question, or any question the least si milar to it, till we saw it in Wythe's communication. ‘/’he minds of the people were sounded as to whether they were ‘ for Clark or 7Vo up as Go vernor,’ but Crawford’s name was not mentioned in our hearing, nor do we believe it was in this state. The peo ple of Georgia, except what few are opposed to Crawford, and not all of Ciein, do not at all associate the ideas ot Crawford’s and Clark’s success : they view the men as distinct charac ters, and their promotion as distinct matters. We do not consider that they luive any the most distant re la* 1 ion to each other. it is folly for SVythe to hold out the o ca to the people of \ irginia, that Crawford will not he supported in Georgia. For as the before-mention ed Editor's have remarked this “State ls unequivocally for him.” The Hessian Fly is said to be ma ting alarming ravages with the wheat l J* Virginia and Maryland. Many Judds, which a few weeks since were in u 1 penalise, have been so far destroy , l * ,; d cattle have been turned into them. com m a:; ic.ii'V.D. “ Scours lilce thee make human mil li re shine.” Mr. Robert-n —ln the last Mil ledgeville papers, 1 met with the fol lowing advertisement : “ Spurting Intelligence. —There w ill he a MAIN OP COCKS fought in Sparta, commencing on the 2.1 July next, and will continue three days, by the parties who formerly fought in this place.” There are various ways of celebra ting our National Jubilee, in different parts ol the country—some more and some less commendable, according to to the impressions they are calculated to make on the public mind, correspon ding with the occasion. It is a receiv- j ed opinion that the exercises should be such as are calculated to carry ouri imaginations back to the scenes of re I volution in which our lathers were en gaged—to bring to our minds the field of battle as they saw it—to feel the same fire of patriotism they felt—-to inspire a pure and lofty feeling of do*, votion to our country, above every con sideration of individual interest or i ambition. If such should he our feel- ; ings, it only remains to be inquired, m i what way they can be inspired mostl rationally. •J ! •J . fly the notice l have quoted, it will j be seen that the occasion is to be lion-’ ored (in Sparta) by the rare sport of a Chicken t ight J By some the proprie ty of the tiling may he doubted, —by others it maybe looked upon as a mere unmeaning amusement. Hut, Mr. Editor, here isjust the thing we want; —a tiling that comes home at once fa miliarly to the senses, file battle of tivo chickens at this time cannot but) carry the bcholdei back to such glon-! oils events as those ol Saratoga and Yorktown i Here is a pit, which (with out the distempered brain of a Don Quixote) the mind at once can convert into a field of battle, —and two chick ens, which (wit.li a tittle stretch of the imagination,) become contending ar mies—and the sight of blood to fire tiie patriotic spirit with all the great ideas of what our lathers saw the re alty. Mere too is a fallen enemy, over winch we may exult, or display all our magnanimity and nobility of soul. There is not only the common inter est of a chicken fight attached to the one of which 1 am speaking, and its appropriateness to the occasion ; but it commences two days previous to tbe celebration of our country’s birth day, in order, as may reasonably be supposed, to have tbe feelings of the multitude wrought up to a proper pitch by the third. What a patriotic place must this modern Sparta be on thatday! Surely every breast must be scorched by its own heat! These can not be “ degenerate days’” when man kind are making such noble displays of humanity and refinement—when their very sports evince such an ele vation of soul ! A circumstance attending this af fair, and not the least to be admired, is that of sending proper notice of it abroad to the world in the papers. — Other parts of our country, less ad vanced in the variety o! refined amuse ments (if not too proud to be imita tors,) will thereby learn of us, and en vy our present privileges. -It is not only in the celebration of our Nation al Festival that we can rejoice ; but in other improvements, equally commen dable, wc are fast coming up to tbe re finements of Europe. In horse-racing, N. York has proclaimed itself “against the world” and we are already flat tered by the compliment, from Eng lishmen, that almost as good “ Free and-Easy's” are held in our large ci ties as in London. It is true that the minds of the people are not yet pre pared for public boxing matches to amuse the ladies—-were this the case, we would mat look up to the old woi Id as our superiors in privileges and re sorts tot amusement,—but stand their equals at the goal of perfection. Until this be the fact, most of all in our wide, wide country, we envy these Spa it tans ! CO-CENSOK. A bill has passed the Legislature of Connecticut establishing another College in that state, to he located in the city of Hartford, and known by the name of “ Washington College.’’ Yale College has long been one ol the best (we believe second only in point of numbeis, and in every other respect equal to any) in the U. States—and no better reason can be given for the institution of another in its vicinity than that it recognizes the creed of a sect, —or rather that its Professor ol Divinity is a Presbyterian. * We do not know how the matter can be rem edied by this new College unless its officers have no religion at all. Three young men have started from Indiana on an expedition to the Rus sian settlement on the Pacific Ocean, following the northern boundary line of the U. States. They intend to pass the coining winter at the Scotch settlement near Green Bay. Their object is to obtain topographical in formation. At a late session of the U. S. Cir cuit court, held at Portland, (Maine,) a revolutioary soldier was convicted of obtaining a pension by a false rep resentation of the property lie posses sed. It appeared that he held the lease of a farm during his life ; upon which fact he was found guilty.—He was sentenced to stand one hour in the pillory, to pay a line, of ten dollars, and be imprisoned sixty days. By the Upper Canada Herald, we learn that a disturbance of a serious nature took place on Grindstone Isl and, in the St. Lawrence, which has heretofore been in possession of the British. The commissioners under the Treaty of Ghent, decided it to belong to die United States ; and our government published the order, which is considered final and conclusive ; but as tbe British government had not ra tified and proclaimed it, the Canadi ans do not consider it binding : and accordingly continued to cut arid raft timber from the Island. The Ameri can owner, who derived his title from the State of New-York, had a civil process served. Ihe deputy-shcrift was resisted and beaten. A detach ment of militia was called out, and several of the party who resisted the deputy-sheriff, were taken prisoners to \V atertown gaol. Conn. Sent. A severe contest has lately taken place between the lion. Ward Chip man and the lion. Christopher Billopp, for tiie presidency of the Province of New-Brunswick, each claiming the right of governing—the latter issued a proclamation declaring all acts of the former illegal, &c.—-after which Mr. Chipman published another proclama tion, declaring all the proceedings of Mr. Billopp null and void, and prohi biting the printing or publishing ill any manner or form whatsoever, any instrument, document, act or deed, whatever, appertaining to the admin istration of the government, without being previously sanctioned by him, as legal head of the province, and call ing upon the people to govern them selves accordingly. The late disturbance in Harvard College has caused the dismissal of about 50 members of tbe senior class. It is said to have arisen from the vio lent excesses committed by the larger part of that class in pursuing their re sentment towards an individual class mate. Subscriptions for the stock of a Gas Light company have Leon opened in New-York. It is contemplated to light the whole city. Rutland, Vermont, May 7. ff inter in Alay. —After a month ol mild and pleasant weather, it has put on the appearance ot winter. It has been snowing on the highlands tor a dav or two and it is said to be now about five inches deep. This, howev er, argues little against the prospects of agriculture and fruit, the ensuing season, unless the weather should con tinue thus severe for a considerable length of time, although the Iruit trees and vegetation will not be so early as was anticipated. A son of Murat, late king of Naples, has arrived in N. York from Hamburg. Extract of a letter from an officer on board commodore Porter’s squadron to a gentleman in this city, dated En campment at Allen Town, I hompson’s Island, May 10, 18-23:—“ I am just returned from a week’s cruise on the Coast of Cuba; the several divisions of the squadron on the cruise have taken two piratical vessels, burnt sev eral not worth bringing here, and have destroyed many establishments on the coast—not a single piracy lias been committed since our arrival in those seas ; indeed we consider it entirely suppressed and viglancewc hope will keep it so.”— Phil. Oaz. Washington, May 28. A Colombian national schooner lias arrived at New-York from Laguira, having on board Ilis Excellency Senor Jose Maria Salazar, Minister from the Republic of Colombia to the l . States, and suite ; and also Senor Leandro Palaceos, Consul General. It is rendered certain, by informa tion received from Capt. Smith, that in the action oil’ Porto Cavello, on the 30th ult. the only Colombian vessels captured were the Maria hrancisca and Carobobo. One ot them had only 13 guns, and the other was partly dis masted at the time of the action There was great slaughter on board.— At the commencement of the action the two ships had 300 men, and but 150 when they were taken. Com. Daniels was not killed, as was reported here.— He was, however, slightly wounded.— Capt. S. also states, that negotiations were going on at Porto Cavello, for an exchange of prisoners captured, which would probably be successful. The London Morning Chronicle of the 21st April states, that a regular auxiliary force is to be raised by indi vidual means in England, for the ser vice of Spain, to amount to 10,000 men, and to he selected lrom veteran disbanded soldiers. We would caution the public against notes of the Bank of the state of Geor gia, of the denomination of twenty dollars—which are altered from those of live by piecing them, as has been done with Darien notes, and erasing the word ‘ five,’ in the bodv of the bill. One of these was yesterday of fered at the bank and crossed. Sav. Georgian. From the National Advocate. THE NEW-YORK RACES. Yesterday, according to appoint ment, the great match race took place, on tike t nion Course, Long Island, and was won, after a close contest, by Eclipse. The Southern horse entered against him is called Henry, and is owned, we understand, in \ liginia, and is a colt of most surprising swift ness. Henry took the first heat by a half length, when the rider of Eclipse was changed, and Purdy, whose skill and address are so well known, was substituted and the other two heats were won, the bottom of Eclipse pro ving superior to that of his antagonist. The time occupied was nearly as fol lows : Ist heat run in 7 minutes 38 seconds. 2d do 7 49 3d do 8 20 Henry is a sorrel, nearly of the same colour of Eclipse, and, though not familiar with running, lie came very near taking the purse ; and it was admitted on the ground that the neatness, management, and address of Purdy his perfect knowledge of Eclipse and what lie could do, contri buted mainly to the success of the day. YVe never saw greater interest ex cited. Upwards of 50,000 people must have been on the course, and a thousand carriages and horses of va rious deserptions—the road was lite i rally lined with them. Thus ends this great match, and we trust not to be again renewed. However neces j sary it may be to improve the breed of : horses by these occasional matches and trials of Speed, we cannot ap prove of the great amount of stake, upwards of lao,ooo dollars must have been lost on this occasion. Besides, these contests of North against South, lay the foundation of sectional jeal ousies, and create a spirit of rivalry when there should be union. The horses of Virgingia, Carolina, and Long Island are still the horses of the country. A number of the most re spectablc and esteemed citizens of the \ Soutli were seen on the course, and 1 every thing appears to have been con ducted with great fairness. After the first day’s race, a trotting match took place, three mile heats for 1000 dollars, which was won by a Pennsylvania horse, beating two com petitors, in the shortest trotting time i we ever heard of. The second heat j was performed in 9 minutes and 4 se- j conds. The third day’s race was between the Vermont horse Cock ot the Rock, and the Virginia mare Betsey Rich- ’ aids, for 1000 dollars, and was won by tbe latter. FIREBALL, Invented by Air. Hawkins of Phila delphia. “The object of this invention is to place our navy on an equal foot ing (without addition to the num ber of vessels) with the strongest maritime nation now in existence. For this purpose, we construct a ball, hollow within,and with grooves all around its external surface, which is partly charged with pow der that is insulated, and the re mainder of the cavity or space with in, is filled with a liquified compo sition, which, when cold, becomes hard. The grooves, on the outside are filled with the same composi tion, so that the surface of the ball becomes smooth. The inside charge passes through a small aperture left for that purpose, in which is insert ed a fuse, that regulates the explo sion of the bail to any given number of seconds or minutes, that may be required. ‘The fuse must come in contact with the powder with which the piece, from which the ball is to be thrown, is charg d —which will cause the fuse to be set on fire, and the composition, on the outside, at the same time ignited. The ball will be in a complete blaze of fire at the’ time of leaving tiie muzzle o k the cannon. In passing through the rigging or sails of a ship, it is morally suite to set fire to them, as well from the stream of fire, which will issue from the aperture within, as from the composition in the grooves on the external surlace of the ball. If it penetrates the hull, it is equally sure of firing the ship —all attempts to extinguish it by water will he unavailing, as it burns as freely under water as in the at mosphere ; and while the attention of the crew is called to extinguish the flames, the ball explodes and deals out destruction in all direc tions. Sailors will therefore he cautious in exposing themselves a second time, within the reach of one of these inflammable balls, and a few shots, well directed, will en velope a ship in a total conflagra tion. I should recommend, after firing a few broadsides, that one half or two thirds of the balls should be charged with the composition alone, which burns witli such an in tense heat, before it becomes ex hausted, that it not only leaves the ball red, but white hot. T his mode of warfare would he so awfill in its consequences, that five sail of the line armed on this plan, would destroy the largest fleet that ever floated, equipped in the ordinary manner. [The inventor complains that the President, !kc. did not answer his offer of the above discovery.] From the Augusta Chronicle. Governer Wolcott of Connecti cut, in his message at the opening of the present session of the legis lature of that State, makes the fol lowing remarks on a subject of very great importance to the com munity, not only of that State but, of all the States— “ I consider the law of the last session, authorizing limited part nerships, as highly valuable, but to extend and secure the advantages which it is adapted to produce, it is necesary to prevent partail assign ments of property intended to de feat the claims of bona fide creditors. This practice has been introduced by a recent habit of considering the endorsers of accomodation notes as j entitled to honorary preference oter other creditors, lean percieveno foundation in reason or in justice why such preferences should be allowed. All loans are voluntary* and can he secured by specific liens at the time they are made, with which the parties ought to remain satisfied ; in any event they never ought to secure partial and unequal advantages above other and fre quently more meritorious creditors, I also deem it proper and necessary * that the wages of labor, and the direct relations between tenants and land owners, mechanics and ! the improvers of real property, and 1 between all persons and the agents [and factors they employ, should be 1 protected against secret assign ments and attachments to defeat their rights,-and I have no doubt that this may be done, without introducing new and dangerons principles, and with advantage to every other interest.” (U° On the 4th July next, at half past 10 o’clock A. M. an oration will he delivered at the Fort, by CharLbb J. McDonald Esq. The citizens will then repair to a dinner prepared for them on the public square in the town of Macon. li'T* The Rev. Moses Matthews will preach at Mr. Thomas Tatom’s on Sunday the 22d inst. NOTICE. A N Election will be held on the % 23d inst. at the house of John Keener, for a Major to command the Battalliori, consisting of Capt. Ingra ham’*, Kid ridge’s and Rutland’s com panies. C. W. RAINES, j. i. c. 1). LAWSON, j. i. o. June 1,1823. 13 Notice. \N Election will be belt! at the house ofMaj.Jolin Keener, (Ma con, )on Monday the 26th* day of June next, for a Justice of the Inferior Court, to fill the vacancy of Davenport Lawson, resigned. Tahply Holt, J. I. C. B. C. C. W. Rains, J. I. C. B. C. May 24, 1823. 11 * This advertisement has heretofore been incorrectly inserted “ 23d” in stead of 20th.