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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-