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THE UCNKLEV (USE. AIIHIniF.iI FIIHM r,l K HI IVIIUI'I 111 IVIIIH. Jours Superior Court \I’KD,TLUM, H 37. 7'Ac Stale, 1 vn. I CUR \TIN!J AND Elijah linfber, alias [ SWINDLING. Jesse L if mil,,'ey. J Junes L'linfh/. Tlie Grand Jurors sworn, clmecn and se lected for tin; county nf Jones, town. R«bt. Hutchings, I*. M. 1 J<i>linger Uruwn, Peyton, T. Pitts,iMnbson C. A. Smith, Dmiel I*. IVppor, Wrn. Chandler, David Slucumb, It M. (’ox, Jim, S. Edwards, Allred Wycln*. Wilkins Jackson, Tyre Freeman, Jus God ard, J no. Hrymit, Dennis I .ester, (Ju rlnr \V. l,«we, James (iray.Jno. Pills, Elbert Ilulcli mgs, Isaac R. Widdlebrook, Jolio Jones, mid Alexander Oden- In llie name and behalf of the citizens of Georgia,eh* r go mid license Klimli Hub. r, otherwise called Jesse J.. li mkley, ol the county and Siato uf.ircHn.l, with Inc offence of cheating and swindling. Tor, that (lie s lid Elijah li irbor, otlicrw.se called Jesse J,. Itu ikloy, being an evil dis posed person, and wickedly devising and in tending to defraud and prejudice one Julia, nthen Parrish, of said county on llie twenty 's; glilli day of .September, in the year ( -igliicen tniNilred and llnrlv-six, in the coinny and slate aforesaid, with force and onus then ami there did la'sely personals to the sa d Jonathan Parrish nnd ot hers, of said to. another person of the name ot Jesse I. Hunk ley, the ward of the said Jonathan Parrish, and the son of Win. D. Uunkley, late of said vomit y deceased, begotten by his wife 1,1 ?. o belli, now Elizabeth I, nvllicr, with the in tention thereby, then and there, fraudulently 'obtain in .'from the said Jonathan Putnsli, t Ic gnardean of the -anl Je-• I, j! mkley, son of the said Wsi. 1). lim.khy deceased, and hia wile p, /,ib.'lh. row Elizabeth Lnwthor, h large (j inillily ol nioicy, to wit. the mini of tifieeil thousand dollar,, of the value ol (if tron llioiihoml dollars, mi l the undivided half ••of the billowing negro ■«, to wit, Snnm, of the va'nn ol (iv<! hundred dollars; Hurry, ol the value of live hundred dolus; Henry, ot the value of live hundred dollars; .Inn, ol the value of live hundred dollars; Lucy, of the v lion of five hundred dollars; 11ainiali, of lhe value id live hundred dollars; /, ie, ol the v.a’nu o( live Inin lied doilms; llabhy, of the value office hundred dollar.-; Finny, of the value of live hundred dollars; 1) iniel, of the value ol live hundred do'lars; —which said money, and md vnlnal half of sud negroes, the said Jesse 1,. Ilunkiey, the con of Win. I). Uunkley, deceased, hy Insw.li; Elizabeth, now Elizabeth Lowlher, is entitled to have and receive ol the sud J niathnn I’arrisli, as Ins guardian, whereas in truth and in fact, the mud Elijah ILirber, otherwise! called .lease I, Uunkley, is not the said Jesse 1,. Ilunkiey, the ■ward of the aaid Jonathan Parrish, and the son of the said Win. I). Ilunkiey, deceased, nnd Ins wife Elisabeth, now Elizabeth Low lher, hut ho is nn evil nnd wicked tmpua'.er, to the great grievance and injury of tint said Jonathan Parrish, In the evil eximpleof oili er*, contrary to the laws of said State, the good order, peace and dignify thereof. [Wo omit the two remaining counts in the rniliclmcni, they being very nearly similar to the above; also the list of .vilnussos, the written pleadings, and names of the jury. E l. Chron. iV Sent ] evidence for the state. Ist Witness. Mrs. Elizabeth Lowlher — Hid a son in mud Jesse L. Ilunkiey ; his fa ther’s name was Win. D Hunk'ey—he left here the I7lb day of May, ISJ.'i; have seen the ,prisoner several limes—he is not my sun ; has ■not one feature ol my son ; my son’s hair was ns light as .Mr. II irdoni ill's ; In had a very fair skin—lns eyes yellow—lns face was full his upper lip lull, and inclined to double wh >u laughing; t’m middle linger on his left hand was off above tin: nail—llieie was no pirticlu of nail on it .; lie had a very deep dimple on his chin—tins man is not the form ..r.„y son; I |, u „u «•>••»■ .ten tne prisoner’s finger—lns bands are full, neither linger or nails oil"; my son's nose was straight inclined to turn up n little ; my sou bad an excellent education— was kept at school constantly from live years of ago—be wrote n very good band ; he was ninelem years the November hefo.-e be I ell, nnd went away in May; he would be‘JO by alio next i\l ty ; ibo last information I bad of him was from New Orleans; I bad under stood that bo died in New Or.enns—lhe gen eral rum ir was that be was dead ; I asked prisoner Ins name—be said it. was Jesse 1,. Uunkley ; t asked him what ibo L. in Ins "•mo slo ul for—ho answered it was for ’»• My sin’s right name was Lucas; inv son signed Ins iiainoliy writ ng the 1,. and 11, m cutting the letters pretty much together; he was a good Lttl.n and Creek scholar The prisoner was asked Ins fat tier's name and sud it was Win. D Uunkley ; upon be ing asked what, the D. stood for,’ he said for Daniel—the D. in Mr. It. n'.ley's name stood for Dawson, 1 have had lour or five inter views with prisoner nnd have begged him to satisfy mo that be was my son—lie lias never done so ; have had conversation with prison er in relation to parting with my son; 1 then lived ab nit three miles from Clinton ; my son came to my house with money which was not at par, and said bo could not pass it; my bus band changed it, and gave him (1 think) Foi led Slates money ; I look the mo,invalid went with him into u small room, wrapped the mo ney in brown pnpei, s-wed it tip ma i. mil, nnd lied it round bis waist, and t dkod to him. I admonished him to let his conduct he up right and admonished bun with all the affec tion of a mother. He said he would lie hack at twenty one years of ag ’, and left me with all Hie affection a child cou.d a mother, with out any bard feelings whatever, prunes.ag to amend ins ways. He stood very high in my affections —uncommonly ho. I asked prison er respecting tins interview—he could tell me nothing of it, nor ol the kind of money; pris oner asked mo if I did not recollect parting with him in anger, and telling him never to n I B let me see turn more, unless lie conducted bet ter. Prisoner, said be had written to me once or twice; I received one letter from N ;\v Or leans—identities the letter. [The letter ten dered in evidence —objected that it was not was proved lobe the letter received, nnd let ter admitted in evidence.] copy i.K r per. “Mrs. Elizabeth Luther, t ’ bitnm l’o?t O.lice." Care of James Smith F-.j. “New Orleans, Prison, Dec, 2d o, l*-33 “Dear Mother.—l lake toe pleasure of writing a A lew lines to convince you of mv being your own child, tho’ it Appears to.it a your wish to disown me; lor it, the Reason why 1 cannot (ell, if it aint for my past lodey things lhats past and gone. Ikno.v that 1 have not treeted you as A child nog.it to A .Mother, and the Iloson why 1 have not answered the questions you put to me is be cause 1 was a treadeol things lints past you allways leal near to me as a mother you know my m s (urchins in that country which Lyes Iroch on j my min.llu: ilmlsuhj' cl 1 wil: (ju t an-1 (urn Ito other tl■ i < your madeii name which wan Elizabeth Eolnvm and your inchor wvi A lluallen nnd aler lie •l<-niii of my iillier you marred .1 ones Billmg-de i «r,d my » t never could n ;'i ewh h was one grain can.-c ol my misfornlians an.! ns fir wham I went to choil I was In (,'I nton, Eadonion, Allmis there was : diacharge for playing cards ifien mv inislor. j chans commence you well K"ineinlii;r toe ; itronnsKoa I made to you and Brother ffm, I), i lio lli-Hon why I did not comply with them promiKsen was this shortly niter I got to this country ( got in diffi mlly A spanard and was forst to I /nave it I then went to rnishegan canaday and tiie Spanish country and from there hero and was one my way to fine you when I trot in this dificnliy 1 was with lien gamin Walker from pn'nam county one that day and kinglit he fore 1 was ere.-to d and was I nrnoing to norne on with him hut ns you a!! j upper no distant from me I never expect to came as you have all Ilefti- d io assist, me with the pitiful snnie ol live hundred dollars towords gitiug me out ol her have the chance ol scling rny part, of the Estate to A man here which 1 shall do as (pm I; as | git out and j Return to mishopan wlmre I l ave sumo pro* ; perty and imends to spend the llemaniier nt 1 my davs I can identify myself here to he the | true Jesse E. I!link which jno all appear to he j at such a Lose for the in in ' sell to will be n much harder master thee what 1 am 1 hope you wdl have the goodness to write to me as (pick as you git tins letter whether y%i one me or not Us quite iineieral bin I wish to here from you as I have wrote two or three Reiters and has Uoc’d no answer you wdl Refer a favor on your iiiilorclinnalo child by fid doing I wish to he R’memlier.’d to all m (jil ring frond■= so no more hut R ma ns your unloicln iiate child linieil (|el||, , JESSE E DUNKEEV.” To Et,t/.i:in; i n Eu rn nil.” /,' idt ce oj Airs. I', i %l> lh Lou tlu r con. linued. —Mv maiden name was Siatter; I . iviih acquainted with my sou’s hand writing I . I was satisfied that lies letter was not ill toy sun’s hand writing. Cross ecmniiir.il. — I do not. consider that this loiter was from my son; I never receiv ed a letter alter H'do, but this unit. 1 heard the report of .my son’s death, (1 (limit,) 111 1827} 1 did not hear the rupport, shortly alter tins time, of my son’s being in Itlii ; Ii turd a person and persons speak of my Son’s death, detailing dilfurcnt circumstances; my ho ll left me because he wished to travel; he was a young in in of fortunes and did not wish to ho coqjined. I did not know tint my son was threatened with a prosecution before lie 101 l here; Ido not know that my brother threatened my sou with a prosecution. 1 understood that he was confined for some of. fence in Augusta; 1 have this from authority 1 confide in; ho went away shortly after his return from Augusta; 1 do not recollect the precise lime. Ho 101 l hut one school, (anil that was Athens,) on account ot Ins miscon duct. Ido not know that ho was under any oll’cncc, when he left here. Capl. I’arrich bought the horse, paid for him, and ho rode it oil; this was after a difficulty about t lie lior-o with Ins uncle; my sou came back with his uncle Khndo flatter with the horse. I nevoi heard Slulter threaten to prosecute my sou. Ho stayed his time out at Eitontou, at school, 1 did not answer the letter 1 recei ved from New Orleans; I did not answer toy son’s letter, because he told mo not to writotill I heard from him again. Thee was a mark upon my son’s leg, immediately below the knee-pan; (prisoner shows a mark some distance below the knee;) the scar, on my son’s knee was made by a drawing-knife; pri soner knows nothing about how it took place; the prisoner’s mark is considerably below the knee-pan; when 1 heard that the prisoner ’ had such a mark, 1 slated that my s m had a simtiur mark on Ins log, but this on prisoner did not correspond, when I saw it. 1 had , several conversations; at the first -Maj. Smith \v«h present; in tliis convcisation I mJinilliMl there was a mark on my son’s node, wlsdi. nn anamination was not on the prisoners. The scar on my son’s neck was occasioned by his riding on an old tree, lie fell, and a limb struck him under the jaw, and made a large scar; the seal was about as long tic? to tiie first joint of my first linger. Ido not re collect that he was ever set to ploughing, af ter being brought homo from school; I have several times made him plough for my own tun ncmeiit. I never heard of my son’s be ing alive, till Maj. Smith’s receiving a letter the first report 1 hoard of my son’s being alive was when in Mr. Atwood’s Store, 1 heard that Maj. Smith had received a letter Iron) my son; I know of no other mark on my s in, uni iiioso mentioned, when ho was a child; iny son had no ... -u ..1.v., 'w ' y na a ..iiiui; i have never said to any body that he had moles; some of my children have dark spots, hnl Ido not recollect moles. 1 invit ed him, prisoner, to stay at my house, and convince me that he was my smi ; lie could tell mo nothing; prisoner asked me, if I re collected n difficulty between him and (.’apt. llillmgsloa, and that I took the carving -knife to separate them; he said tins was at supper table; 1 told him I recollected a difficulty, but nothing about a mg-knite; that we had no use for a carvm ; 1. uTo at supper; I have nev er so stall’d it to any person. ‘2d Witness, — M'm. /,. I Vynn. —Was ac quainted with J 1, Bunkley, and went to s.’hool with him; about the last time I saw J I, Ii was in IH'JI or ’’2; I should say that prisoner is not J I, li. I call -d in November ISTi, or lfidi’l at the ('allahoose, in New Or leans, I had received a letter from Maj. i Smith before 1 left home—thinks tie' letter lost or destroyed; in this letter 1 was asked to , callonJ E 1! and, il l could, satisfy myself j that this was linnkley in the caliabousv, to befriend him; 1 called, agreeably to tins re quest, nt the callabooso, wont to the trap-door opening into a circle and guarded with grates and asked for J E 1? ; when 1 called for him, j several of me inmates called lor liar her, say- I ing that ho had a great many friends calling j —prisoner came to the trap-door; identities prisoner as the man—as soon as he came, I was satisfied from his appearance, that it could not be Bunkley; 1 conversed tour or live minutes or longer with him, through the door | m the time, Mr. Holland, the Sbonlf, came up; 1 told the Sheriff my business, and | be look prisoner and put him in a private room with in ', for examination; 1 told prison er 1 was his friend, it he could satisfy me he was llunkh’y; lie refuse I to make anv stale l meets, saving ho had been cautioned not to do so, by Maj. Smith, lest some advantage might be taken of him; 1 showed him Smith’s ! 'etter —he pretended to ho reading it; after | begot through, I asked him it it was nut from i Maj Smith; he sud it was, and was satisfied ; 1 was Ins friend; 1 began to put questions to him Rial I knew J E 1! knew as well as my self; 1 enquired of the most important citi | .’.’’iis that lived about Clinton. He could not tell me of a single man except Charles F,ew idlon; I know nothing of such a man; 1 asked him if ho know any thing of the Eiewellen family, O meral F . the Doctor, Mr. Clower’d familv, Fierce A. Lewis, ami some others: lie ; knew nothing of those families I have mined. 1 tti' ii naked him whore we wore hi n.diooi 1 t—wo had been to school 1. 1 itsr ht ! (wo.(I Iforont pin —he I’O'ild not teli me nny thing about it, unci I could nut nmi.o Inn re. j culler;', me by any questions 1 con'd pi*, to ■ him; 1 then left him.toilisfiod lie was no ■sc L Brinkley. I think lie told me lev. as : (int in Hindu 'ahooAO for passing conn.'r'c.l j money. I naked the io tchcr we went to— ho hoarded at IVin-e A, Ee.vis’s famil r he- I loro I went there, lie could not toll the name ;of any of the teachers. He t-aid his mu'tier’s maiden name was Fiev.cllcn. JJ, 1! and nay sell’ went to school together in Clinton, where Mr. Blade now live ; ('apt Butler then lived there, and nl.so at the old meeting house —we wont together. Cross-examined.—At the time I went to New Orleans, there were some at Columbus who know him, and some who did not —dice were tery few that knew Bunkley in Columbus, mol there was a question am mg them whether this was he —very few believed him to he Uunkley—they believed bun dead, from other lireiimvlaiiie.*; I did not promise him to rail the next day at the Callalioi.se. Before I received Major Smith's letter, I lielicved from the report dial Uunkley was deal; f went in company with Joseph Chiles; 1 think Major Smith requested me, in his loiter, to inform him whether I believed i was Uunkley; I did not do i' myself, hut through Mr. Lewis; 1 did not myself kno w that prisoner hoarded at Mr. Lewis’; ii was hearsay (rorn the family; I believed, before I left hi 'a", that Uunkley was dead; I itiink I heard a union. .ir two lief ire that, that ho was alive; I did not hear iho report, two or thrru y ears before, that lie was alive,; ! d i not recollect to have hoard the* report ilmt he was Working on the sirens; I thinkll was between 10 and It o clock that I had the Interview vvilli pri.* Inner a* (he (..'alia! nose; cilled there h r oner— | prisoner did tint say to me that lie had a late Id ler from M j. Smith. [Here vve omit an exemplification from the Criminal Cuuil lor the first district of Louisiana, j selling forth the trial, conviction and sentence of Elijah Barber, fm p assing counlcrleit money. — Citron. SJ iS’nrf.] dth Witness.* Daniel .-V. Pitman —I have | seen Elijah Barber in Gwinnett, some ten or | twelve years ago; I knew him there some three I or four years; 1 have a very distinct recollection of the lime he h’lt Gwinnett; 1 saw him in Millcdge* v lie a lew diys ago; I looked some lime for him, and at last found u man in the Executive office that I look to he him; 1 did no; know lie was in the Executive oilier when I went; 1 think the prisoner is the man I knew in Gwinnett as Elijah Batin r. Cross-examined—l was in search of such an ] individual when I found prisoner in the Execu- j ntive office; I lived fifteen or six Icon miles horn j him, in Gwinnett; f don’t know where he came j from to Gwinnett; I was not well acquainted with I him; I should have taken him to lie, at that time, about twenty years old; if 1 had not been looking ! for him, I should not have noticed him upon a I slight view; I have seen several of the Barber j family; I should know them agai l ; I did not see E. Uarlicr idler he left Gwinnett till I met him in j the Executive office. Uc'cross-examined by the Stale—l saw prison er frequently in difficulties, afoul Lawrenceville. | Gill Witness. Dr. Juhn ISrcwstcr 1 knew ! E. Barker in Gwinnett, about 10 or 12 years ago, and was acquainted with him two or three years- I then It veil par ot the time in Lawrenceville part of that time E. Barbel lived there, 1 think, ! hut 1 do not know where Ins permanent residence j was; 1 don’t recollect any pa uvular acts of vio- I -nee; he was charged w til one olfinc -, hut a • quilted; he was somewhat nulc, hut recollect no particular acts of extravagance. 1; i-- my ira pression that the prisoner at the bar is the same individual. Gross-examined —I called about a year ago at Mr. Towles, in this county, to sea prisoner; I went there for that purpose; when 1 first walked into the loom I could not not pick him out; Gen. Gordon directed .lie to a wrong person in ii,<, jj ls t place —that man had no resemblance to Barber; I then went into the room — Mr. Towles then call ed prisoner out; the room was too dark to distin guish persons not well known, in going out of the light. The last time Iliad seen him before was in 1824 or ’25. Kc-cruss-exaiilined by Slate—After prisoner’s exposure to the light, 1 thought 1 discovered a re semblance to Battier; when ho walked, I remem bered a peculiarity in his gait that completely conr'need me it was Barker. Ho did not know Col. Tm.'; (who was in company) and look me to lie Mr. Elew-cllen fllh Witness. C’~ -3- iftimillon Gurmtini ■/ Was acquainted with E. Barber, in Gwinnett; became acquainted in the latter ’'art ol 1833,and knew and saw him frequently until 1820; 1 lived about six miles liom LaWii'ncf'-'illc, and about throe miles from Shad. Bogan’s, w ilpre Barber lived pail olTho time. It is my impres sion that prisoner is the same individual- i had .. -i i..w..u.1 K 0, as ot other men—saw him frequently, niiv! "- ,s "hen in bis company; I can speak of his identity as certainly as any other neighbor’s. Cross-examined—l did not say eight or ten months ago that lie had large yellow eyes; he shut his, and asked the color of Barber’s eyes; [ said I could not tell him that ho bad bright eyes; I did not sav that lie had large yellow eyes, like mv own; I told Bin her that 1 could tell particularly Ihe color of his eyes; hut as his eyes were blue, I ( was mistaken in saying they were yellow. Be examined by Stale—Ho was taken into a room in the tavern; 1 was to speak to no mm in the room; when he held up his [ace, I recognized I him aa Barber and prisoner is the same man; ■ this was at the first interview with him; about! half an hour before, I was told I should be called i upon to say whether 1 should know him. 7th. Witness, Charles Hutchings —l was acquainted with Jesse l„ Uunkley (rum about ! 1811 till 1824—-went to school uiih him in ’liut.mi, and to Col. Osborn’s, in ISlGor TO- I cannot recognize the prisoner to bo J. U., and cannot recognize any feature of J. |„ U. j n the prisoner. 1! link ley‘s hair was lighter than pri soner’s—nose n"t so prominent—cheek hones | not so high and prominent—his face rallier full and round; I recollect bow he wrote his name jit was in this way; “Jesse Lucas Uunkley.” I was present at Mrs. Loivther’s when prisoner I was asked what the L. stood for in his name I lie said After t. It was Jesse Lucas Uunkley. Me said the D. in his fathers name steod for ; Daniel. Cross-examined—J. L. 11. was ncailv grown when he left, here, of youthful appearance; a stranger would not likely have taken him to he over 17 or 18 years old. he had some likeness to his brother, Wm. 1). Bnnklev, hut not quite s> I dark, ll was said that ho look his uncle's horse and rodeolF with him; his uncle brought him hack, and he some time after went away; I do not know that he was threatened wiili n prosecu tion: 1 cannot say at whit lime he wont awav; after he went away, there was a repott that lie was alive in New Oilcans—ibis report was, that he was alive s one three or four years afier he left, and that lie was at work upon the Levee; this 1 think was before I heard of his being dca I; there were both reports, at dt tie rent limes—that i he was dead and that he was alive; one was as current as the oilier. Bth Witness. ./<;•»;’.< G •at, —I was too old to be an associate of J. 1,. 15., and suv him a< 1 saw oilier boys, running about llic place: I came t > Clinton in 1812 or 'l3. and in 181 C went to (he west, am! remained till August of the same year; 1 was frequently absent in pursuit of my busi ' nc«i—my acquaintance was very partial with J. I L. li. From my knowledge of J. L. 1! 1 sliouid , not lake prisoner to ha he. I saw prisoner in j his room, and he said he thought I was Mr. Gris world. Crott examined. —l presume Bunkley was vnung, when he left here; I lived in the country, after 1820,and saw hut little of him, alter that time. I should suppose it is ten or fifteen vears since I saw him; his skin was rather swarthy; my recollection is, that Jesse was more yellow than Boh; Ido not think this man is Bunkley; I re collect no particular mark; he had his finger hit; 1 heard the report of his death, and afterwards, that he was alive, and was chained to a block, workit gon the Levee. The reports of his life and death, were both alike current, and as fre (jnently spoken of. '.lift IVitnei* —Jonathan Parrish- —I was guardian for.l. L. B; appointed by the Court of this county; I think I was appointed guardian in 18! 5; he left be e in May, 1825;! knew lu-r; Irorn 1809. till May 1825. The prisoner is not the Je se Bunkley. I was guardian for; ho was rid lobe the sun Wm. I). Bunkley, Sen. and Eliz ibdth hi > wife, now Mrs. Lowther. I paid over to Wm. I). Dunkley, Jr. the negroes; 1 do nut recollect how many; and a considcraable sum of money. If J. I, li. was ir. life the sum due to him would probably be $15,000 and so would half of the negroes mentioned ii Ihe indictment; 1 paid the properly over to Wm. B. Bunkley, who ia said to lie dead; prisoner came into my house and observed to me, that I knew he had S lid he would sue me; he then said he, would sue mefor'his properly; he represented himself to be J. L.B; til ls was in the latter part of September, 1890; r.n I have hci.rl him frequently call him -ii J. 1,. B. Wm. J)- Bunkly left two children and a widow, one child is Gordon 8., the othei Wm. G. Buckley, am! the widow’s name was Camilla. I have nevei had any acquittance or discharge from J. L. B. my ward. I told pri soner, that he could tell me live hundred circum stances, that would convince me that he was .(■ L. B. Ho told me he heard that when f settled with Bob, I hail to pay interest, and ho offered to remit, upon a s' lllemenl; 1 stopped him, and we had no further intercourse. To hr continued. ■ • ~nr- —-T- ictbiwmm—miwii> nmw CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL Ai:«tj.vr i7~ Nsiluritay Morning, .tan, 20, 1898. THE BUNKLY CASE. As we commence to-day the publication of the testimony in the case of the Stale vs. Elijah Bar. her, alias Jesse L. Bunkley, which has excited so much interest in this State for some lime past, a short statement of facts may not pmve unaccep table to such of our readers as have not been in formed on the subject. In 1525, Jesse L. Bunkley, fa son of Wm. D. Bunkley of Jones county, who was then dead,) left, this Stale on a tour to the West. Alter an absence of some length of time, reports of his death reached his relatives, from New Orleans, in such a shape as left little or no doubt on their minds. His properly was turned over by his Guardian to his next of kin, under the firm be lief that he was dead. About three years ago, letters were received from New Orleans, purport ing to come from Jesse 1.. Bunkley, then in pris on, and claiming his property. About 18 months I ago, the defendant in the prosecution, came on to ' Georgia, professing to ho Jesse L. Bunkley, and claiming his properly ns such. His relations de nied him to be the genuine Jesse, and instituted j a prosecution for swindling, the evidence in I which case we commence to publish to day. FIRE ! We stop the press to announce to our readers, (says the Charleston Courier of Thursday,) that an alarm of lire was sounded at half past one o’clock this morning, which was found to proceed from the Billiard Room in the rear of the United Slates Hotel, on East Bay, between the Union and Planters and Mechanics Bank. The build ing is of wood, and it was only on account of the early discovery of the lire that it was so soon extinguished, which was effected within a few minutes, without any material injury. Wo have seen the Messages of the Governors of thirteen Slates, says the Loursvilo Journal, and it is a remarkable fact, that only one out of the whole number approves the recommendation ■■ftlie National Executive lor the divorce of the { rb-wcin ’’rent from the people. The exception, to which wo all Ur. u * Ittat stupid partisan the Gov ernor of Alabama. CniuniKN in - FAriU UIES ' ls! 6c^ec * com * j miltee of the Pennsylvania T.eg,.^ a * ure 0,1 subject have reported a bill entitled "Ak ac '-h.r Preservation of the health anil morals of children employed in factories.” The hill provides that children who are not able to read and write shall be sent to school three months in each and every year while they ate employed in factories; that no child of a loss age than ton years shall he employed in a factory, and that none under sixteen years of ago shall labor more than ten hours per day. Penalties are imposed on parents and guardians, and also on employers, for any evuslo i or v o alien of the law. BY EXPRESS MAIL. i'r-'lll Ihi Ai // I < II- raid -lun 15. The drama ot Navy Island is hastening to a close. Wo may receive to-night intelligence of the deepest interest; and if so, it will appear in the Herald of lo morrow morning. Whatever great and important event may take place, the j public may depend upon finding it recorded in the Herald, Our splendid corprs ut correspon i dents embraces every point of interest from Al bany to Navy Island, including Rochester and | Buffalo. Nothing can escape them. NAVY ISLAND, Jan 8, 1838—10 P. M. Dear Sir, —This morning the steamboat Bar celona arrived at S, hlosscr from Buffalo, lo take | the place ot the ill fated Caroline, as a ferry boat between the American shorn and Navy Island. ] She i- a larger and k betlei boat than the Caro i line, and it the lories get her, it will be a mote valorous foal than the capture of a boat with a i sleeping erew, and the murder of unarmed men. No attack has as yet been made upon the Is ! iund, and it is believed that none will be made. I Hue half of M -Nab's army are patriots, and will not tight their friends, and the other halt, (with the exception of some choice spirits like those who look the Caroline,) are afraid of the a ape shot of the Islanders, or a passage over the I cataract below the Island. Your citizens must I not belive one half the rumors they hear about affairs on this frontier. The most exaggerated I reports are constantly pot in circulation forpur- I poses of mischief sir waggery. Col. MeNah lias I avowed officially that ihe capture and the des truction of the Caroline was by his order, and recommends the perpetrators of the damning j deed lo promotion! A largo force is collecting near Detroit, under Duncomb, and will ere long, form a junction wilti Gan. \ an lie issalaer. J'ne next impoitant ne ve you will hear, will he that the forces an the Island have cfleclcd a landing yn the main land of Canada. I have given you some facts—now for opinions The capture of the Caroline has decided the fate of Canada. Had the British forces acted only on the defensive, the Navy Island alfair would soon become a stale joke, and the forces under Van Rensselaer would ere this have dis handoned from starvation. But this invasion of our soil, and the murder of our citizens has roused up a feeling from Ogdensbutg to Detroit, that no government can quell, and that will sweep the British power from Canada. I have just seen a letter from Cleveland, Ohio. Gen. Sutherland has left there wi h one hundred armed men to join Bunconib in Canada. The Ohio hoys are recalling for what they cull a “great squirrel hunt.” I have also received Ibis momcTlt a letter from Detroit, confirming pre vious news, that Duncomb is in force, and will goon move towards Toronto. The Wolverines arc pouring into Canada, as volunteers, in great numbers. But one feeling animates the great Body of the people of west New York. Ohio and (Michigan, and that is to give the Canadians fair play. The Patriots will soon he in Toronto, and Sir F. B. Head and his friends will lleo to this state for safely. The prevailing sentiment of the people on the frontier is, "War or no war, monarchy must no longer disgrace North Ameri ca.” Yours, &c. From the N. V. Evening Post, Jan. 19. A letter from Niagara Falls to the Lockport Bulletin, dated last Saturday a week, says— There were over 100 guns fired upon the Is land yesterday, from the royalists cannon and a number of bombs, rockets, &c. thrown over among the trees ofth« Island, without doing any injury, as wo can learn. No engagement as yet, although, as usual, it is expecting “before morning.” The public houses h rc, are in a perfect jamb . —Guests have almost to qtiatrel for their turns to lean against the sign post! 3 o’clock, P.M. A brisk cannonading has just commenced be tween the two belligorants—and it is thought to he the prelude to a more general engagement. Wo uns'.crstand from a gentleman who derives his information from General Van Kensellaer.that the only effect of yesterday’s cannonading from Chippewa was the destruction of a box contain ing peas. When future histories shall record the events of the Navy Island war—how wide will the Hood gales of Sympathy he opened, and how fast will Pity’s tears course iloivii tho readers check,when the account of this days carnage shall meet his eye. Napoleon's deeds at Waterloo will retire in the shade of McNab’s magnificent achievements— and the slaughter of the Conqueror’s hosts,will he forgotten, when the massacre of A BOX OF PEAS by a hundred common, and a host of bombs still live on the undying page of History. Correspondence of the Rochester Democrat. Niaoaha Falls Satokdat, Jan. 6, 1838, ? 8 o’clock, P. M. 5 All were anxious this morning to hear the re sults of the bombardment of yesterday. Many were of opinion that great mischief had ensued, while others were sanguine that her Majesty’s artillery had accomplished nothing worthy of historial note. The latter were correct, for the whole is thus laconically summed up in a note from the general'— “Head Quarters, Navy Island, j Saturday, January 6, 1838. S "The bombardment which was to have slipped the Island in 30 minutes, produced no other mis chief than to upset a barrel of peas. It lasted 30 minutes, during which 105 guns were fired.” During Friday night, a largo yawl floated uj o t the head ol'Navy Island, which wassccurcd hy the Patriots. It probably broke loose from the loyalist’s llotila at Black Creek. At 12, firing commenced again from tho main shore. It continued, at shoit intervals during the whole of the afternoon, and the result was as bloodless as the bombardment of yesterday. Per haps one hundred guns were fired, and with the exception of two halls which struck a battery m the process of erection upon the Island, not a particle of mischief was done. Six or eight shots were returned from the Is land, with what effect of course is not known. Three or font balls were sent towards the three schooners anchored in the river, in plain sight of, and about one mile and a half above the Island. 1 hey were 100 far, however, to be advantageous ly reached, So far as I could judge from an advantageous position on Grand island, I am of the opinion that not less than 500 men ate now upon these schooners. If this force float down to the island in these vessels the slaughter will be terrific. A captain of one of McNabbs companies look French leave of him to day and is n..w in Navy Island. He was at the head of 108 men—los of whom are ready to join tho patriot Han lard. 30 volunteers arrived in one hand this after noon. They wee received upon the Island with 3 cheers. In tho afternoon a sixpenny brass cannon was rent hy a special messenger from the guard hi use on the Ganadaside, to Col. McNabb, in derision ui die inefficiency of the bombardments of yester day atui |o day. SusDAX Morttvixo, 7 o'clock, A. M. During lasi evon,n S Gen. Van Rensselaer re ceived in formation uT ra an authentic soutco, that ho would he attacked Un’ morning at sunrise, and that the attack would be p,. ecet * el * by a bom bardment of six boms. With this information, you may colice., we *be excitement which was produced by the roar m cannon, from the main shore at midnight. Tho first, second and third rounds were accompanied hy bombs, which exploded helot o they reached the island—presenting in the explosion, a most beautiful spectacle. The firing continued at intervals, until four o'clock, at which hour it commenced aiming se. vercly. It still rains, and it has doubtless trus- Iralod tho plans of attack, as no attack has yet been made. An exp ess arrived hero yesterday staling that Duncombe bad embodied an army ofa thousand on a British island: in tiie neighhorhood’of De troit. I conceive this far more probable than he had taken Fort Malden. There are about 3UO riflemen on Grand Islam l , who will take very good care that none of Mo Nah’s troops Gleet a landing thereon, or even Intrude too extensively on American water. The Indians under Me Nab arc rapidly dis persing. Out of the 4or 500, not morn than 100 now remain. 12 o’clock. P. S. I have just learned that the grand jury of Niagara county have indicted McNab, Mosh ter, Chalmers, McLeod, Zoland, Jarvis, Warner, Ihdgchy, McDonald, and Warren, for murder—it being ascertained that they wire all, either as abettors or actors engaged it. the desti action of the Caroline. Tho Cotwallis has arrived at Halifax with the Call) legiment of troops fiom Bathadoes. She is to take the iwo Hank companies of that regiment and tho remainder of the 34th regiment to Si. Johns. Two companies of the 32d regiment have left Montreal for Kingston, U. C. From the Correspondence of the N, V. Herald. Buffalo, Tuesday Evening, Jan. 9. Df. ati Sin, — The war still remains in statu quo, Since my last, l|havo heard the particulars ol the attempted attack on Saturday last, which confirm my opinion that the loyalists Ibices could never be induced to attack the Island. Van Renstellaer had agreed that, when every thing was ready, and (lie time set, one of his spies in M’Nab’s camp should show a signal on the shore. The signal was seen on tSaiurday morn ing. Some movements were seen on the Cana dian side. There was runing and riding curs ing and sweating—M’JVab ordering his men into the boats, and fliey swearing they would not go. Every effect was used to urge them on, but it was of no avail. They saw the black mouthed ' artillery. They heard the terrible thunders of the cataract, and ihcir hearts sunk. In short, the trial was abandoned. A cannonading and bom bardment was commenced, but not one shot in ten bit the Island, and the bombs burst high in the air, affording a splendid spectacle, but doing no damage. One ball hit a barrel of beans. On Sunday night two men were caught on the Island, attempting to spike the Patriots can on. I cannot learn what has been done with them. In the regular servico.it would be a drum head court martial and hemp. They were llril. ish sp'cs: One rumor says Dunoombo is dead—another, that he is in force near Detroit. % Volunteers are coming in every day for the Patriot camp. Fine hearty loafers as one would wish to .see. Some ot M’N tb’s officers have deserted him ami come ovei, and report that nine tenths of their men would be glad to do the same. A man was killed t day by a cannon shot, but on which side I cannot learn. M’Nab, since ho cannot got his men to cross over to the Island, tc fight the lebels there has expressed a willingness to let them come across to Chippewa, which “if ho plays oti'as at piesent will lie done in a few days.” Then comes the tug. I am inclined to believe, that once having effected a landing, the Patriots will tor a time at least be succcsful. The militia of the frontier is coming in. A regiment of artillery, with canon, baggage, &c. came in this morning from Genessee County. Every body on the frontier expects to have “a fight.” I have some very curious particulars to send you when ii is time, in relation to Ilia commence menl of ibis expedition. Yours, truly. C'OMMERCTA tj, J.IVKRI’OOT. COTTON MARKET, hec 8 The sales to-day have been 4800 bales, at steady prices The sales for ihe week, ending on this day, arc about 20,000 bales. Prices are scarcely as high as on Friday last but better than Tuesday’s. HAVANA MARKET, JAN. 5. /.tlsl sales of Riooal. 10} rs. Our market issup plied for some days, but if wo have no arrivals with the article in a couple of weeks it will advance. “Coffee very high. The rainy weather we have bad for some days prevented a good deal from com ing from the country. In a few days 1 think we will have a large stock, and then prices will decline New Molasses 0 rs. No new Sugar in market.” HAVANA, JAN. ft.—Our market for Rice, at present is very dull; the lot received by t bo Howell brought 10} rs. 7'bo prices paid for Molasses has been extravagant, 710 tt rs per keg. No new Su gars in market yet; Gaffe is very scarce.” “11A VANS, JAN. 7—ln Sugars nothing doing ; Molasses new crop commands fi rs ; Rice Inst sales 11 rs. Exchange on London, 14 percent prem.; U.' Stales, 31 lo 4 percent discount." M A RIN!' I NT!',I, MG ENC E. <’lf ABLF.S i O\, Jan. 18.— Arrived yesterday, l»r ship linger Stewart, Gordon, Greenock; hr barque Vi’ie de Ho in, Alb«Tt, Rouen 4ds; .selirs Michigan, Arey, Havana 9 days; Lucy and Margam t, Morrill, NVw-York 6 ds; steam packet Ncw-York, Spinney, New York, SO hours. Cleared, barque Ospray, Bartlett, Amsteidnm; selirs Med t Tram an, Henry, St. Augustine; h’oresl, Tburlow, | St. Johns, (K F.)*, Frances Thyon, Morlcy, Georgetown* W'cnt to son yesterday, line barque Revis, F.lwcll, Boston; V L brig l*lant**r, Sturves, I’rovidencc; line brig I Arabian, Gardner, New Orleans. C’HAH LESTON, Jan. IP.— Arr yesterday, sebr Abb Timlin, Ho; kins, Attaknpas, Lon. I’days. Cl’d. br barque Loul G.enep, Hotter, Greenock; selir# A Itamaha, A lien, Darien; Reaper, Eddy Georgetown; . Francis Tryon, Morley, Georgetown. UNITARIAN CHURCH. 80-Tho Rev. Air. Johnson is expected to 5 preach in the Unitarian Church on Sunday at the • usual hours. jam 19 2t Ift \ AUGUSTA BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. ! Committees appointed for the present month. Committee, Division J\'u. I.—Mr. P. H. . Mautz, Mr. John Knight, Mm. Nancy Jones, Mrs. . Thomas Gardner. , Committee, Division JS'o. 3.—Duct. Paul F • Eve, Mr. M. M. Drown, Mrs. Elizabeth Cole Mrs. Anna Maud Stoy. Committee, Division .Vo. 3.—Mr. Porter Fleming, Mr. Marlin Wilcox, Mrs. llama Me s Kinne, Mrs. Ann Derrybill. a All cases of sickness and distress please report 3 lo them. M. M. DROWN, Sec’y pro tem J dec, 23 1m 21)9 / The Constitutionalist will please copy this.- y CC/’A CARD.—A report having gained cir -3 culation that 1 had relinquished my Professional engagements, I take this method of correcting - , such a mistake, as my intention is, and always has been to wait cm all Ladies and Gentleman 3 who may require rny services as an instructor of Music on the Piano Forte and Guitar, s Terms $35 per quarter, e Piano Fortes Tuned, a W. H. ORCHARD. Application to be made at A. Ivcison’s Musts Stoic, No 247 Droad'StrceU dec 9 288 t GRAND MOVING DIORAMAS/ , jVI Esslts. iftill & Harris have the pleasure' ItJb. rcspceUully to announce to the Indies amt gentlemen of Augusta, ami its environs, that, their Grand Moving Dioramas are now in success -8 fol operation, and will be open eveiy evening at i the Theatre > I Ao’iT' lla "*’ cents. Doors open a7; perform | j nr.pe will e./atmenco ut 8 precisely, for further particulars see bii'i* o' tko day. Jan 19 15uf 1 LOST SN the neighborhood of th» Upper Market, two- One Hundred Dollar Rills, wraped in a - j bill for six bales of cotton, sold to Jonathan Meigs, . by Charles 'l'. Beal, Any person returning the same to 11 C Bryson & Co 35! Broad ?t, Augusta,or to the subscriber in Columbia county, shall re ceive nvot ly dollars reward. CIIAS T BEAL. J jan 19 IftcJl HAY. “i < k BUNDLES of superior Eastern 11-. iv For sale by J. MEIGS, jan 9 sw3w 6 ' A v ELATINE C A PSULUS OF PURE VH Ba t.SAM of CUI’ABIA,—This elegant pre paration in which the Balsam of Copaiba is now,, ' administered, and which has received the decided 1 approbation oft he Koval Academy of Medicine at ) 1 atis, is now for sale at Apothecary Hall, No. 238 Broad street. Evry patient under the uee.es , ; sity ot tukii% tins valuable, hut disagreeable mod j icme, will readily appreciate the value of a plan of ' j ndininistialien, ns in Gelatine, Capsules, whereby ’ I the unpleasantness oflhedoso is entirely prevented, ij Jan 18 14 ANTONY & HAINES. f SOAP.—Celebrated patent animal and / A “ vegcliible Oil Soaps, for cleaning coat col , lars, woolen, linen, and cotton goods, irom spots occasioned hy grease, paint, tar, varnish, and nj|s ’ of every description, without injury lo the finest 1 goods; with directions, for ante bv Jan 18 14: ANTONY <Si HAINES. t Warc-BSoiiwtr A: ( oeimii!M«iou 5511*1180**. \CCM.I/)NG coin miles lo transact a GENE . RA/. WAREHOUSE A AT) COMMIS SION BUSINESS, at bis old stand, corner e i Washington and Reynold-st reels. He will make 5 liberal advances on (Villon, Ac. in store, and will at. , tend punctually to business entrusted to his care , 8 311 ,