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‘iomUi’S August 11, XX'll.
,-■ . -j'he cuuuiuiiication of *K. -’
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u, W'roii.l frietid I.M bcen receivod.—
w, presume th.t K. VV. dU not knr.yr.
when he sept the p.ece to ue for pub
fintion.but his triend, in his writings
,and aimetl at originality, r he- that,
transcribingido-vs and whole lines ver
batim, from .others, of sentiments si
milar to his “wu. Now this is no oh
, -ction (as we do not think quotations
V. (11l Pope or Young will injure the
.rt'uMons of any poet of our piny
n . oo ds) unless the contrast oetween
(he extracts and original be too great.
This we deem sufficient reason tor let
,if!J.‘the piece in question remain on
our table.
Amon<> the celebrations of the late
anniversary of our Independence, we
nave seen no one so much calculated
. iS the following to excite the feelings
j's the soldier’ and statesman : none
that could awaken such sensations as
t !, ose which must be inspired while
treading the “ holy ground” at the
Tomb of Mount Vernon.
A numerous company of the citi
zens of Washington and Alexandria
embarked on board a steam-boat on
tlie morning of the 4th July, for Mount
Vernon. They were accompanied by
the French Legation, several distin
guished strangers, and a full band of
music. On landing, a procession was
formed, ami moved to a pavilion, near
the sepulchre of Washington, where a
party of ladies had already assembled.
The services were opened by a prayer,
after which an eloquent oration, par
ticularly adapted to the occasion, was
delivered. Washington’s farewell
address was then read, and the servi
ces closed with a prayer for a blessing
on the celebration, and the universal
diffusion of liberty. “ The procession
then formed again, and encircled the
tomb. A solemn silence now pervad
ed the company* which was broken
only by the beat of the muffled drum
at the door of the vault, and the sym
pathising music of PleyePs Hymn,
poured out by the full band. Consid
ering the time and place, the effect ol
this scene, in the midst of the sacred
grove, was singularly awful and sub
lime. After the music had ceased,
there was an involuntary lingering
round the spot; and the hearts of all
were melted, when looking up, they
saw a venerable survivor of Rocham
beau’s army mingling his tears with
those of American patriotism.”
The company returned to Alexan
dria, where.they sat down to a dinner,
at which Com. Rodgers presided. The
following are among the toasts drank
after removing the cloth.
George Washington: lie stands in
the pages of history, like the pyramids
of Egypt, uninjured by the waste of
agesT
The States: May they be sisters,
and not rivals.
Ihe South American Republics: —
Men must, who dare,-be free—another
wreath on the brow of freedom—an
other thorn in the side of legitimacy.
The Tomb of Washington: Let
marble sculpture tell of emperors and
kings, their virtues, their achieve
ments ; the liberties of the world
alone proclaim that Washington lived.
At the late celebration of Indepen
dence at Quincy, Mass, the venerable
Lx-president Adatns was present. He
gave the following toast on request ut
the President of the day :
“ 1 lie excellent President, Gover-
r *°r, Ambassador, and Chief
John J.*y, whose name bv accident
was not subscribed on the Declaration
01 independence, as it ought to have
been, fr lie was one of its ablest and
hbthfulegt supporters. A splendid star
Jest setting below the horison.”
The 4th of July was celebrated <at
*’ e ' v Brunswick (N. J.) with unusu
al spfenc*,, ur and spirit. In the pro
fession which passed the principal
streets oi that town, was to be seen
platform raised on a waggon, on
which Farmers were at work amid
sheaves of grain with the various
implements of husbandry, which
T* v e o lively picture of agriculture ;
‘■i another waggon prepared for
1 :e purposes ..nd decorated with
..angings of sheep and calf skins,
‘ere seen Butchers with their meat
i! iidsomely dressed, delivering it
to their customers, as they passed
•'.ong the streets: Next followed
!,; t>hijj Independence, properly
* T'/J’ and at.'.’ well manned with ban
ners', ami appropriate devices, mov
ing nobly along—the image and
personification of American com
merce. .Lastly, on eight stages
were seen the representatives of
the different Mechanical arts. The
appearance of the Artificers and
workmen at their different occupa
tions must have produced a pleas
ing effect.
A Jiur.i. ! —lt has been communica
ted to us that a duel was fought a few
days since at M E , in Rich
mond county : the substance of the
story is—“ That several young men
were collected at that place, either for
their health or recreation, —that one
of them having given otience, a dispute
arose, which, after due formalities,led
to a meeting in a proper manner to de
cide an affair of honor. It was agreed
that the one who reserved his fire
might advance to the distance of five
steps and discharge. But it would
seem that sonic of our heroes were less
bloody-minded than given to fun —for
on proper understanding, one of the
pistols was loaded with powder, and
the other had an addition of a charge
of red or yellow paint. At the word,
the blank charge was fired, when the
other began to advance—this was a
trying time, —and the offender hastily
formed a resolution which every care
ful man must commend ; and turning
his back, made the best use of his pow
ers of locomotion to get out of the way
of harm. Hut strange as it may seem,
a man who lias once saved his own life,
will run into the same danger again :
Once more he came to the field, and
attain had to stand a reserved fire—
hut Lis courage was now at the “ stick
ing point,” and lie bravely kept his
ground, although, no doubt, his heart
“ 1 lltiuju ’d nl his ribs with all its might so stout,
As if resolutely bent on jumping out.’ ”
The other advanced and fired—his
honor was redeemed and regenera
ted,” hut his garments sadly wounded
in their appearance by the charge of
paint. T'he company not having had
full satisfaction, put the painted hero
into a blanket, (not, however, to under
go airy evolutions like the renowned
Squire Sanclio,) in which he was tied
up and carried to the top of a lull, and
there put in a way to find the bottom
again by the natural powers of gravi
tation.”
We will not pretend to say how
commendable such fun may be, but
hope that squatting, painting and tum
bling will have some influence towards
bringing a practice into disrepute on
which the voice of reason has lulled to
have any effect*
From the Georgian.
Frf.shf.t —We are indebted to a
gentleman from the South for the
following information relative to
the recent detention of the stage
and the injury sustained by the late
heavy rains between this place and
Darien.
The Southern Mail which left
Darien on Tuesday morning last at
4 o’clock, at length reached this
place on Saturday evening under
charge of the Stage Driver and
Mr. Lamb, one of the proprietors
of the stage. The rain at Darien on
Monday last, though occasionally
in heavy showers, did not seem to
indicate the heavy inundation which
was to take place on the road the
day following. On 1 uesday morn
ing as the stage progressed to the
North, the rain fell in actual tor
rents,and the very remissions would
at any other time have been deemed
heavy showers. By relaying the
Bridges which were afloat, hauling
the stage over, with the aid ol the
passengers and swiming the horses
through the ditches, the stage was
enabled to reach the High Land
which forms the settlements of Col.
Law and Capt. Jones. From this
no advance to the North could be
made until Friday morning, when
the stage driver having passed the
mail over the causeway to the north
of Col. Law’s, on the only remain
ing sleeper of the middle bridge,
afterwards tried to swim his hors
es through the ditch but such was
the impetuosity ol the current in
the canal, that it upset the horse
and rider, who each ran an immin
ent risk of being drowned, but both
afterwards returned, and with the
aid of a negro from a contiguous
plantation swam the swamp higher
up throug ban old field, and by this
means reached Riceborough, where
it was found the large biidge was
totally carried away, and the height
of the freshet reached within a lew
feet of the Post Office. On Satur
day a catme was brought from a
Neighboring plantation on an ox
cart drawn by negroes and by this
means the mail transported to the
oposite high land and the stage
horses swam along side. Every
bi idgc, small and large, between
Riceborough and Mount Hope
Swamp (the dividing line between
Liberty and Bryan counties) being
swept off, the horses had to cross
by swimming, more than once en
countering great risk of being
drowned.— The passengers in the
stage had to pass clown to Mr.
Nath’l L aw’s who transported them
to Sunburv, front whence they were
transported to the opposite shore in
Bryan county to Mr. Deinere’s,
House. From thence they reach
ed town yesterday morning, ex
pressing their highest acknowl
edgements lor the kindness hospi
tality and urbanity, with which
their wishes and wants were met
and supplied.
No certain information is received
whether the bridge at South New
port is swept away, but very little
doubt can exist that it is, judging
from the information which had
been received of the great height of!
the water at Bulltown Swamp. It
may be stated, as a matter of more
than probability that not a bridge,
large or small, is left between the
borders of Bryan County and Da
rien—and that no regular Mail will
again be able to pass from Savan
nah to the latter place withip one
month at the least. The fall of wa
ter is completely unprecedented in
the neighbourhood where it took
place, exceeding in depth from 2
to 3 feet beyond what the oldest
settler recollects. For 27 hours, and
upwards,ii rained almost without
cessation. In a letter we have
seen, dated at Darien the 25 inst.
(last Friday) it is stated that the
torrents of water had carried away
a great deal of the bluff ; and that
at Baisden’s Bluff, the large Aca
demy had been swept off entirely
into a gully, and that nothing but
the roof was visible. The crops
must unquestionably have sustain
ed a serious injury—-but its extent,
no doubt, has been considerably
mitigated by the cool and cloudy
weather and occasionally light
showers, which subsequently fell,
cooled the roots of the plants and
prevented the scald, which other
wise would have proved fatal.—
From the circumstance of the
Mount Hope Swamp, which has
connection in high waters with the
Cannoochie River) being so little
affected, comparativly speaking,
there can he no doubt the fall of
water was infinitely more heavy to
■the south of it,and that the rain has
not extended much into the interior.
Information arrived in town a
few days ago (says the Monticello
Gazette. Mississipi, June 21st)
that war lias been declared between
the Chocktaws and Creek Indians ;
b,ut it was not ascertained which
nation had declared war, or when
hostilities would take place.
P ensacola, June 14.
Messrs. Blair and Floyd, two of
the Commissioners for the adjust
ment of land titles in East Florida,
arrived in this place on yesterday,
and they proceed again to-morrow
by water, to St. Marks, from which
place, they will go to, Augustine
over land. Col. Hamilton, the
third commissioner is now in East
Florida, and these gentlemen be
ing on their way, it is quite proba
ble, that the claims in East. Florida
will have been adjusted, before
those of the West can be acted on,
our third commissioner—if there
be one—not having arrived.
Colonel Humphreys, the Indian
Agent proceeds to St. Mark* by the
same conveyance—he goes there,
as we believe, with a view to pre
pare for the proposed treaty with
the Seminoles.
Five Cherokee youths passed
through this town, (Winchester
Va.) a few days since, under the
care of the Rev. Mr. Bascom, a mis
sionary’, on their way to the Indian
school at Cornwall, Conn. During
their stay, which included the last
Sabbath, a sermon was preached
at the Presbyterian church, by the
Rev. Mr. Bascom, and the young
pupils, at the close of the servir *,
read a chapter in the lestament,
and sung hymns, ia both the Eng
lish and Cherokee languages Much
interest seemed to be ielt by the
congregation, and the best wishes
of our townsmen attend the young
strangers in their journey.
Common Drunkards. —A law has
passed the Connecticut legislature,
and is approved ol by the Governor,
! which provides that idle and drun
ken persons be publicly posted ;
that all who sell spirits to such per
sons be fined $7 for each offence,
and if sold by a licenced retailer or
taverner, his license to be immedi
ately declared null and void. The
trial may be had before any justice,
of the peace, from whose decission
there is to be no appeal.
The far-famed Sea Serpent has
renewed his visit this season. On
Monday, of last week, he was seen
by a young man in a row-boat, near
Cape Ann shore. He came within
8 feet of the boat, with about 25 feet
of his length out of water. His
head the young man describes as
being “ as big as a considerable
sized cask, but flattened.” He
was on the point of striking him
v ith his oar, but was restrained by
fear of danger. Such is the account
we have from a gentleman of Sandy
Hay, who received it direct from
the young man who saw the crea
ture. Salem Gaz.
A vessel in 10 days from Turks
Island, arrived at Charleston, brings
a report that a British sloop of war
had captured, about three weeks
since, off St. Domingo, a piratical
schr. with a crew of 60 men, to
gether with 8200,000 on board, in
specie, and other valuable articles ;
the pirates were sent to Jamaica. —
The sloop of war was disguised as
a merchantman, and went in the
night, and boarded her with her
boats.
The Connecticut Mirror of the
14th inst. contains the seventh an
nual report of the Directors of the
Deaf and Dumb. The appendix
gives a catalogue of 110, who have
at one time and another been pu
pils in it. Massachusetts has sup
ported twenty-six, New-Hampshire
three, Conneprfcut six, and Gov
ernment one, “Ahe son oLa<soldier
who fell in battle.’ About fifty spe
cimens of original and uncorrected
composition, on subjects of their
own choice are given.
.It is stated in the Baltimore Ame
rican that the whole property in the
District of Columbia has been as
sessed at about 812,000,000—that
the debts due in the same district
amount to about 87,000,000, of
which about $750,000 are actually
under protest —and that all reason
able probability at the present rate
of property the whole of the district
would not sell for as much as would
pay its debts.
Horrid Suicide. —Friday, 11th
inst. Wm. Hood, jr. of Anne Arun
de county, aged about4o years,very
deliberately made a pen of a num
ber of old rails, which he filled with
combustibles, cosisting of dry straw
fodder and pine brush ; at the bot
tom he left an aperture, through
which he entered the pen with a
piece of fire, and applied it to the
straw, &c. In a few seconds the
whole was in a state of rapid confla
gration. Some persons in the field
observed the fire, and ran immedi
ately to the spot, where they dis
covered the miserable wretch, ap
parently lifeless, in the midst of the
flames ; they, however, succeeded
in pulling him out before life was
extinguished. Dr. Gambrill saw
him about 12 o’clock that night,
who rendered him every assistance
his case seemed to require; he
found him in mania a potu , cold,
pulseless and in constant convul
sions ; his skin was excoriated and
denuded from the crown of his
head to the soles of his feet. Sat
urday morning 11 o’clock he expir
ed, uttering the most dreadful im
precations against the persons who
had taken him from the flames.—
He was perhaps the most shocking
sight ever witnessed in this coun
ty. He has left a wife and eleven
small children to lament his death.
Annapolis Rep.
U has long been a desideratum
in Machanics (as we understand) to
produce a rotary motion by a direct
application of steam power, hut all
experiments have failed. We feel
much pleasure, however, in stat
ing to the public, that Mr, John Y.
Savage, an ingenious and worthy
Mechanic of this City, has discov
ered a method by which a rotary’
motion may be produced by a rec
tilinear. This discovery approach
es very near to the principle so
much desired, and will be a great
saving of the power now .equired in
Steam Engines.
Mr. Savage iatends to apply ft -’
a patent for his invention. We
profess to know but little on this
subject, but from the model which
we have seen, the principle appears
to be simple, the cheap,
and the plan very plausible. We
sincerely hope the Inventor and
the community may profit by it.
Raleigh Register.
Di ED, at Richmond, Va. on the 2d
inst. Mr. Marcus Levi, for thirtyyears
well known iu that city. He was of
the Hebrew congregation and consid
ered as expert in most of the rituals of
that people ; he constantly wore his
beard with great circumspection, and
declared himself a prophet who had
many peculiar favors from the Al
mighty—amongst which wa9 one, that
he should not die, but be removed as
Enoch and Elijah were. Indeed his
departure did not seem to partake of
any of the pains of death. As he was
returning from market, near his own.
house, and in his usual health, he sud
denly fell down—his tobacco pipe flew
out of his mouth, and with the last
pull” of smoke that then departed his
spirit fled, without one convulsive mo
tion.
Mr. Levi’s appearance seemed to
indicate penury, and sometimes great
indigence—he lived quite solitasy, ha
ving no wife, child or other person in
his house ; yet, it is said, that there has
been found in his house, since, his de
parture, upwards of sixty thousand
dollars!
HolievVsou & Cranberry
J Wfk Have just received a fresh
supply of Men’s and Boy’s
WOOL HATS,
Gentlemen’s Ladies’ Boys’ Misses’
and Children’s SHOES,
Foolscap and Letter Paper,
Calicoes, Cambricks,.
Muslins, Shirtings,
Northern Homespun,
Russia Duck,
Turkey Cotton,
Northern Check,
Scotch Do.
Pocket Knives,
Spanish Do.
with a variety of other articles—which,
added to their former 9tock of
Dry l ’ooiis, & Groceries,
render their assortment almost com
plete, and will be sold very low for
Cash.
August II tf2l
itms m*
ALL persons having claims against
the estate of Henry Jameson dec’d
late of Monroe county, will present
them duly authenticated for settlement
—and those indebted please make im
mediate payment to Tomlinson Fort,
at Milledgeville, or the subscriber, in
Bibb couuty.
Susanna Jameson Adm'x.
Aug. 11, 1823. 6w21
Georgia—Appling Comity.
WHEREAS on the 14th day of No
vember, 1822,1 executed and deliver
ed a Power of Attorney to Jehu Camp
bell of Twiggs county, in the state
aforesaid, to do certain matters and
things for me and in my name, and
particularly to make titles to a tract ofc
land, No. 237, in the 4th district Mon
roe connty : Now Notice is hereby
given, that I have this day revoked
said power of Attorney, and all per
sons are cautioned against trading for,
or receiving titles to said tract of land
from said Jehu Campbell attorney as
aforesaid. ISAAC MOODY.
August 11, 1823. 3w21
Geovgia--Jefferson County.
WHEREAS James Batey applies
to me for letters of administration de
bonis non on the estate of Thomas B-
Darsey, deceased.-; —These are there
fore, to cite and admonish all, and
singular the kindred and creditors of
said deceased to be and appear at my
office, within the time prescribed by
law, to shew cause, if any, why said
letters should not be granted.
Given under my hand this sth day
of August, 1823.
J. CJ. BOSTICK, and. c. c. o.
Aug. ‘l 1. *6*2l
©AWit^sr*
THE public are cautioned against
trading for a Note, given by the
subscriber to Asa Cox, for the sum of
£23, payable the 25th Dec. next, (on
which Hermon If. Howard is security.
Said note is dated about the last ot”
Septemberor October,lß22 —llhaving
been fraudulently obtained, I am de
termined not to pay it, unless compel
led by Law.
THOMAS WILLIAMS.
Bibb County, Aug. 11,1823. 21
We are authorized to an
nounce HERMAN. H. HOWARD a
candidate for {he office oi Sheriii for
this ecun ty.