The messenger. (Fort Hawkins, Ga.) 1823-1823, July 21, 1823, Image 3

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, merCV of the enemy; this is ihc Tom total ot tne* news received to tU ‘r This accomt is followed bv a i et [ cr from Gen. Paez himself, v,hic’> c<>nfr ns lt m a the musles ‘ aential particulars.] SiSaitAWjsawss MonAaN, 3u\\ *2\, Vbout twenty-five miles below this , ace immediately on the river, is a Lj 0 f Limestone. We are informed ,' at t | iere is almost an endless quanti it and the sample we have seen /Lears verv god. Persons building v Juld certainly find this much cheaper tuan the Northern or Liverpool*Liine. COMMUNICATED. The committee which was nomina ted as usual in a neighbouring county to prepare toasts for the approaching anniversary, consisted of four : three, it seems, of the old republican school, and ‘one advocate of Mr. Calhoun.— When they came to the subject of the next Presidency, the three republicans proposed a toast nearly in this form. 1 “ The man of die nation, and not of a party ; a sound and plain republican, who will administer the government with firmness, wisdom, and enlighten ed economy.” “ 1 can never agree to that toast, says the Cal iiown gentleman. “ Why” says he, “ you might as well toast Air. Crawford by iuuru*t* > - —**■ FOURTH OF JULY. The citizens of the upper edge of Twiggs county assembled on the above day at the house of Mr. John Kanes —Hr. Thomas Horne was cho sen President, and James Pearson, Esq. Vice President. After the usual ceremonies being over, the following toasts were drank. 1. The dtiy we celebrate. —Ever to be remembered as the beginning ot our present liberty and happiness ; may its annual return find us ever free,prospe rous, and independent. 3 cheers. Star Spangled Banner. 2. America —'The only remaining Laud of Liberty. 5 cheers. Anacreon in Heaven. 3. Georgia —May she attain to that station in the American family which her wealtli and ed’mincrce entitle her to. 3 cheers. 4. Gen. Washington —The conduc tor to our present happiness, his sword yet would burst from its scabbard at any innovation on the true adage, that all men,by nature, are equal. 7 cheers. Liberty Tren. 5. Jefferson —May his school never be forgotten, nor his principles neglec ted. 3 cheers. Jefferson and Liberty. 6. The next President —W e are per fectly sure of Win. 11. Crawford’s succees, should the election rest on ac knowledged pre-eminence of talents past evidence of disinterested patriot ism, and present usefulness. 3 cheers. 7. Gov. Cl’.rk —A tried patriot, a good citizen, a worthy governor, and mav his administration be respected by his successor in office. 3 cheers. b. Troup and Talbott —May the one whose merit bears the highest claims to tue office be our nest, governor. * 3 cheers. 9. The heroes of 76— While freedom shall unfold its banners, they will be considered as everlasting monuments ot worth. 5 cheers. Wounded hussar. 10. Legislature —May we have as good legislation and less representa tion. “ 11. Literature —ln the morning of our lives, our sun, in the meridian our glory, and in the evening decline, our best consolation. 12. Fair Sex — Heaven, when it strives to polish all it can, Its last best work, but forms a solter man. Wife, Children , and Friends. 12. In peace we met, with freedom at heart, With Patriotic feelings let us de part. VOLUNTEER TOASTS. r % the President.— Dr. Franklin — J"hough his body sleeps in dust, yet we venerate his memory. By the V. President.—Friends and fellow citizens, while we are setting around this festive board eating and drinking lo the memory of those de parted heroes who achieved our present liberty, let us properly estimate their virtues. By J. M. Gi anberry. — The next Pre s-t.e/d,— Wm. 11, Crawford. B> Jehu Campbell,—May the Editor of the Georgia Patriot remain in Soli tude the balance of his life. By John Banes.—Riches to the gen erous, and Power to the merciful. By Win. H. Perkins.—May we ne ver feel want, nor never want feeling. By John Tyler. — Gen. Washington. His Name bespeaks his Praise. * FOURTH OF JULY. The •47'th anniversary of our coun try’s Independence was celebrated with becoming honors by the inhabi tants of that part of Twiggs county adjacent Poke-Old-Fields, on the 4th July iust. At 11 o’clock they atten ded at the house of Robins Andrews, where songs suited to tiie occasion were sung, and an appropriate oration delivered by the aforesaid Mr. An drews. They then sat down to a din ner which was given by him, and he officiated as President, and Win. 11. Moon as Vice President. After remo ving the cloth, the following toasts, (giving unanimous satisfaction, and expressive of the sentiments of the j company,) were drank, accompanied by a national salute. The celebration was honored by the presence of many ladies; and the youth of the vicinity attended to witness a scene, the pri-j vilege of which was attained by the blood of their ancestors, and which their ripening age will soon call them to act the parts destined for its com memoration. ‘ 1. Success to Liberty —May we not forget our great political father, the j brave Washington, who, by the will ot heaven guided the wheels of revo lution in our country —let us ever cel ebrate the day when proud Britain was humbled, and her force beaten from our shores—and mav neither avarice or party-spirit ever destroy our union, by which alone we can stand. 2. The brave Gen. Jackson. —The triumphant hero of New-Orleans—and the conqueror of savage nations. As his success has been in war, so may it be in the Presidential election. 3. All true hearted Republicans, and the heroes of our cYuvy on the Lakes and on the Ocean —May they not be forgotten. Let us teach our children to imitate them, and support rights,the price of which was the blood of their fathers. 4 His Excellency the Governor, Gen. Clarke. —Our wishes that he may ex ecute the duties of his office in such manner as shall oblige his enemies to keep silence, —and may the balance of his day 9 be passed in that tranquil ity his integrity has merited—and all party spirit between the Clark and Crawford party be at an end. 5. The Female sex— Good health and happiness attend all who raise the soldiers of freedom at their bosoms — may the republican spirit displayed by our females in the days ol Revolution not be forgotten or unpractised by those of the present and tuture times. Cotton in the New-York market is now worth on an average from two to two and a half cents more than it was three weeks ago,mod the chances seem rather in favor of a still further ad vance. This rise, says the American, has been partly occasioned, perhaps, by the fact, which now seems ascer tained, that the crops will on the whole fall rather short of, instead of exceed ing, as they were expected todo, those of last year; but perhaps, still more from the increased consumption of this raw material by our own manufac turers. Washington City, July 2., John M’Lean, late Commissioner of the General Land office, has been’ appointed, bv the President of the! United States to he Postmaster Gen eral, vice R. J* Meigs, resigned.- Mr. M’Lean yesterday took the oath of office, and entered on the ilischatge of his new duties. George Graham is appointed, by the President, to be Commissioner of the General Land Office, vice, John M’Lean resigued. The Petersburg Intelligencerof the 27th ult. observes that the h&*> vest is very procuctivein that vici nity, and, particularly in the neigh boring county ol Chesterfield, the wheat crop is uncommonly abun dant and good. The murmurs against the % and chinch-bug have entirely subsided in that pait ol Virginia, lhe crop ol coin also presents the fairest promise of abundance. His Excellency Joseph Haslett, Go vernor of the Slate of Delaware, died on the 20th June. This is the fourth person elected to the office ol Governor in that state within four years,—all ot vv’hom have expired within that tune. The latest intelligence from New- Orleans, states, that the water had fallen about seven inches at that place, on the Bth June, but it was reported that it was still rising at the mouth ol the Ohio. News was brought by the steam-boat Roh Roy, that the upper country was inn minted for 6 or 700 miles, and nothing was to be seen hut the tops of the trees. The crops of course, w ould be destroyed. The number of visitors at Balls towns springs, New-York, is al ready between two and three hun dred. A Canal has been projected between the Delaware and Chesapeake—the stock is principally taken up, and it is probable that the work will soon be commenced. It is proposed in Alabama,to unite the waters of Alabama and Ten nesee rivers, by a canal.—This measure is deemed practicable, and several meetings on the subject have been held. The Banks of Baltimore, following the example of those of New York and Philadelphia, have determined to receive Pistareens at 17 cents, their true value. Gen. R. K. Call has been elected a Delegate to Congress from the Terito ry of Florida. The U. S. ship of war Franklin, Commodore Stewart was at Valpa raiso on tke 22d of March, to sail in a few days on a cruize along the coast. The U. S. store ship Decoy, has ar rived at Norfolk from the W. Indies. Several persons have died on board her during the passage —among them Lieut. J. M. Maury. He is represen ted as having been a man of fine tal ents, and an officer of superior prom ise. He was found by Com. Porter, when iri the frigate Essex, @n one of the South Sea Islands, where he had been lef; by a merchant ship to cut sandal wood, and was in great danger of losing his life by the natives. He continued on board the Essex until her capture, where he gave evidence of his w< tii and talents. Capt. Downs, (who was first lieutenanat of the Es sex) when qrdered to the Pacific in the Macedonean, selected him as his first officer. He was second in com mand to Com. Porter at the time ofhis death. Norfolk, June 30. Arrival of the facial/. —The U. S. schr. Jackall, Lt. Comclt- T. H. Stevens, arrived here on Saturday morning early bound to Washing ton City and proceeded yesterday morning. She sailed from Havana on the 17th, and Port Rodgers (Thompson’s Island) on the 19th inst. The officers and men are all in good health, and we have pleas ure in announcing from them, that at the time of their sailing, the Commodore’s health was much im proved, and that he was about to make a short cruise in the Sea Gull, on the coast of Florida, chiefly for the purpose of ascertaining if any good water could be obtained in that quarter, as the supply furnish ed by the Island was very inade quate, and of very bad quality.—— The Sea Gull was undergoing im provements , scarcely men enough to work her, the greater part of her officers and crew being out upon boat expeditions, under the orders of Lt. Com’dt VV atson. Ihe officers all concur in stating, that the Commodore is indefatigable in the discharge of duty, and deserv edly popular with all under his or ders. The squadron afforded the most efficient protection to £om merce, being constantly cruising and convoying ; and no vessel was permitted to remain in narbor more than 48 hours. New-York, June 27. It is stated that Baptiste Irvine, who was condemned at Curacoa, to thirty years hard labor in the Salt Mines, has appealed to the tribu nals of the mother country, and will be sent to Holland for trial. It will be recollected that the crime with which Irvine was charged, re lated to an attempt made upon Por to Rico, and for which he was sei zed and tried in a colony under the Kihg of the Netherlands. By what law, or color of law, a man, charg ed with rebellious designs in one country, can be tried and punished for said offences in another, and an independent one, is left lor the ju dicial tribunals of Curacoa to de termine. At all events, if Irvine is sent to Holland for trial, his acquit tal will follow, not only from the maxims and precedents of law, but of common sense and justice. [Nat,. Aclv.] The house of Mr. Spooner, Editor of 1 the L<*ng Island Star, situated on Brooklyn heights, was struck by light ning on the 15th ult. The greater part of the front of the building was sluv vered to atoms, —the top of the chim ney and a part under the roof thrown into the stieet—the windows of the second story were torn out and the furniture demolished ; a bed on which a person was lying was covered with glass and splinters. Part of a chair was driven through the pannel of a door and long slivers stuck in the wall. The window of a small chamber bed room, in which two you ig ladies were asleep was driven in against the wall with great force, and fell on the bed. It is remarkable that of 14 persons in the house notone was seriously injur ed. All were sensible of a severe elec tric shock. On the lower floor the looking-glasses, chairs, tables, several large pictures, glasses &c. on the side board were destroyed—the windows were shivered to atoms and the mantle pieces torn off. A bird cage was de molished, without injury to its tenant. The escape of the family is attributed to the circumstance of their being all on featherbeds—feathers being a non conductor to electricity. Clarksville, T. June 7. A serious rencounter took place at the house of Major James Johnson, in this county, on Tuesday morning last, between Rice Coleman and Needham Farrier. It seems that Farrier had hired a negro woman from Coieinan, who ran away, and came to her mas ter, at Johnson's (Coleman’s brother in-law.) Farrier demanded the negro, but Coleman refused to give her up, stating that she had been badly trea ted. Farrier however, got her in pos session, and was taking her away, when Coleman told him if he did not ; desist he would shoot him—Farrier ; still persisting, Coleman got his gun, | and shot him in the jaw and neck, wounding him very severely, Farrier j fell, but, recovering, stabbed Coleman |in six places, which will probably . prove fatal. A negro man, the pro perty of Coleman, was also badly stabbed, in attempting to seperate the parties. f HORRID MURDER. We have seldom seen an account of a more deliberate and cruel mur der, than the following, furnished us by a respectable gentleman of the county in which the foul act was perpetrated. On the 6th inst. near Mechanic’s Hill in Moore county, as Mr. James Lake y was returning home about sun-set, riding alone, in a one horse waggon, he was shot dead with a rifle ball, by the hand of some base murderer, who had secreted himself in the woods, and waited his return, to destroy that, which he had not power again to give. The ball struck near the middle ofhis breast, passed through and ranging a little to the right, so as to break a rib, lodged in the lower part of the back. The mur derous design of the assassin was so fully effected, that the unfor tunate yictim to his wrath never moved after recieving the fatal wound. When discovered the next morning, he was found in an erect position, having still the reins and whip in his hands—the horse i being very gentle had quietly gone I to grazing. He was found by his , brother, who was accidentally pas- . sing in search of cattle. The j shock his feelings must have expe-1 rienced on the occasion, every; brother can well imagine. A person who had been heard to swear that he would shoot the de ceased, has been arrested, and from a concurrence of circvSnstances no doubts are entertained oi his guilt. The Balsam of Peru is said to be a certain remedy for mortification. Dip a piece of lint in the balsam, and lay it over the affected part the moment mortification appears; repeat the ap plication morn and evening,until heal thy granulatious shall appear. SINGULAR CUSTOM. In some parts of Canada there exists a custom which we believe is peculiar only to the people of that country. It is thus described in a letter from Montreal dated 10th instant:— “ We have been keptstiring here during the last week by*” a succes sion of Charevares. Ido not know if you ever had an opportunity of seeing one in Canada. It is an old French custom. When any unequal marriage takes place, as a widow with a spinster, an old with a young girl, one in high life, with one inflow life, Bcc. the Ca nadians assemble in large crowds with masks and musical instru ments, ar4 hold a regular carnival 1 before the house of the married couple, until the brid’ groom gives them a supper, and a present lor some charitable institution. Three such marriages lately took plate here. Os these the first at once complied with the demands of the Charevares ; the second held out, but offered no resistance; whilst the third (Mr. Holt) refusing to comply, attempted to disperse them on Monday last; when a regular battle took place-—several shots were exchanged, and I am sorry to say that between 20 and 30 people were severely wounded: three have since died, and many others are scarcely expected to retover.— On the following evening, the mob more numerous than ever, after eluding the vigilance of the ma gistrates and the military, attacked the house, and soon forced an en trance. Such a scene I never wit nessed—not an article was left which the furious multitude couid destroy—chairs, tables, mirrors, marble mantle pieces, all were broken to atoms, the doors and windows were pulled off the hin ges, and cut up, together with the stairs and the very partitions were torn down ; in fact nothing now re mains but the bare walls : and they were only restrained from closing their exploit by a bonfire, bv fearof burning the houses adjoining. A verdict of murder has been re turned by the inquest against Mr. Holt and his friend Mr. Henshaw, who have withdrawn for the pre sent ; so the matter rests.” prognostics The London Courier of the 10th March, repeats the following old incident. “About the commence ment of the American war, it was found necessary, in fitting anew bowsprit into the Atlas, first rate ship to cut away part of the Globe borne by her figure head of old At las. It happened that the portion of the Globe removed, was the greater part of North America, and that the operating carpenter was an American! We well recollect hearing this incident at the time, and the im pression it made in America. It brought to recollection another inci dent more characteristic and ex traordinary, and well established in history.—When George the third of England, was ciowned in 1762, the crown used on the occaison had been lefid up useless, during the long reign of his predecessor ; and the jeweller in repairing, it seems, had omited to inspect one of the large diamonds which formed the 1 highest pomts of the crest. And wßen• ifrcjTGbat officer of'State took the CroWhifrom the table to place it on the head*of the*'King, this diamond being loose, fell to the j floor, and though immediately re placed, it was stated*that many, jand among them the R|ng,-consi ! dered it ominous of some*great na tional loss. The inciclefat was re membered, and 1783, on the ac knowledgement of American inde ! pendence by the King, an article ! apeared in the London prints in the ! following effect, which, as we : quote from memory, may not be i wholly exact. To the King. A serious omen of an early date, j Which threatened a convulsion to the State : When on thy head they plac’d the Im J perial Crown, Then the most precious diamond tum bled down: Now it is verified, events must tell, The jewell was America that fell. Boston Cen. TSHE Subscriber offers for sale at his store in New Town 300 busn elsof SALT at g 1,25 cts. per bushel. DAVID FLANDERS. July 22. 18—3 w . irawTOa IS hereby given to warn all persons from trading for a Note given by me to Janies Moore, for one hundred and fifty dollars, dated March 16, 1822. I have once paid the said note and am determined not to do it again. EDOM LESSEL. July 29, 1822. 18 FLOORING BRADS, and a few pieces PAPER HANGING, For sale by ROBERTSON & GRANBERRY. April 21 JOB PUUVTUYG ‘neatly executed at this office-