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Believing
of the public functionaries who ‘
hav\ solemnly pafTed upon the sys
tem, were the honest dilates of
their bed judgment, exercised free
from felfifh concern, or interested
motives, and the result of a consci
entious regard to their imperious ;
~ ’ties—and believing also that they ,
have a dirett tendency to ref-!
‘ he almost ruined credit of the
and the languishing confi
of the citizens ; qualities in
.rnment without which it ceaf
• be defir able.
therefore cannot withhold
’ j persons concerned in the
n :rn of their extended politi
*d anfages. the expreflion of
•v approbation.
vi. J so-st we approve and sp
;> --d rfiofi trneflly the conduct
. , . .. ‘-'qy Early. What iiberal
_ ; reflecting mind, can censure an
- * v ich manifeftly has for its
. r j ;cc lb . public good, and of the’
m rzraf of this object; there is such
-• vmthnt proof? Could interest or
*mHtion have produced such an
uS ? It proceeded from a perfcn.
-■'/ho has poffeßed largely the public
s ‘ rice and from an hone ft and
. iff discharge of public duties
• : yed at the time no inconfider
. i firar of popular afferftion.—
„ I as an aft which from the mul
flv. ted and varied interest it had
’ *ombat was well calculated to
rum the political hopes of an high
ly favorite officer—thefe reflections
would not have escaped that intelli
gent statesman.
In making up an opinion and
palling judgment upon the ads of
public officers, is there nothing due
to duty and conscience? Is there
nothing due to chara&er and can
did opinion ? Is there nothing due
to long and faithful services, ren
dered in various and laborious situ
ations of public trust? Must all
the generous, manly and charitable
feelings of the heart be offered up
at the (brine of popular delusion P
We hope and trust not. We as
cordially approbate the firmnefs &
independence of the Judges, for the
part they have taken, in relieving
the country from that pressure of
present & growing mifchief, which
all acknowledge the system itfclf
entailed, and which perhaps might
have ended in the moft distressing
2nd disastrous agitations.
They have manfully supported
an important co-ordinate depait
juent of our government, the func
tions of which, would by an acqui
escence in the alleviating iyftem
have become indeed a mere .phan
tom of what the conftitntion inten
ded it fliould be.
We hope and trust the day is
not far distant when all the good
people of this state will join us in
the opinion that they are the fafe
repositories of our conftituticnal
rights.
We a majority of the Grand Ju
ry of Wilkes county, January term,
SBl5, do recommend that the fore
going be published with our pre
sentments.
3- Anthony i F. M. Hay ,
Wm. G.. Gilbert, §Tbos. Gres hath,
David Simpson, bA. Gresham,
William Jones, §J. B. Leonard,
Osborne Stone, §A. Simons ,
Joel Ch'mers, § Daniel Owen.
The Court then ordered that the
foregoing be published pursuant to
the request of the majority of the
Grand Jury.
Copy jrom the minutes.
DAVID TER HELL, CK
GEOR&IA. Y Wilkes county.
We whose names are hereunto
fubferibed, being members of the
Grand Jury at January term, 1815,
hereby enter our protest against a
paper signed by twelve of the Grand
Jury at the term aforefaid, appro
bating the late decision of the Judg
es, relative to the constitutionality
of the Alleviating Law. We re
quest that the Editor of “ The
Friend Cf Monitorp* will publish
this our moft Solemn pretest, with
the presentments made at the term
aforefaid.
(Signed)
William Triplett,§ Francis Cart red,
R. Tarver , §T horn as -Talbot,
John Wingfield, §Wifliam Gill ,
Johnson Wellborn, § Abrgr Wellborn,
James Sprat ling, § William Killgcre,
Elisha Slaton. fi
‘.vcK*wc; 1 ,-,.w.T"errnmmn
ThR FRIEND AK!) Monitor.
***if* *• ** * :*** *m - ****• ; V
Firm ay, January 27th.
THE National Bank Bill is once
more under difeuffion, with several
amendments, the moft. important
of which are the redu&i&n of tlte
Capital from 50 to S3 millions, and
the exclufipri of the government
from any extraordinary commands
ever the funds.—There L now no
doubt it will pass in this form.
We understand an arrangement
for the exchange of 4000 prisoners
has been made, and the arrival of
this amount is daily looked for.
A bill to prevent smuggling, &c.
has pafled the Lower Houle, and
strongly expected a concurrence to
by the senate. ‘
Milledgevillb, January 20.
By an Express which reached
town this evening, we are enabled
to lay before our readers, th<? fcl- j
lowing highly important
NEWS- ;
Extract of’ a letter from Captain A.
A. Masias to Gen. Floyd , dated,
SWEET WATER BRANCH, j
1 5th ‘ Janaary 1815. ;
sir, ;
4< The enemy moved against
Point Petre this morning, at half
oaft 7 o’clock with his whole force,
(about 1500); his operations were :
llmultaneous. 1 received inform a- :
tion of his approach on my picket,
near Major Johnson’s with from
800 to 1000 men and two pieces of
artillery. Aware of his intention
to place himfeff in my rear, while
he at the fame time was advancing
in considerable force in front, to at
tack the battery on the St. Mary’s, •
with a view to cut oft my retreat.
I made the following disposition of
my small, but brave Ifttle force.
I ordered Capt. Stallings to remain
at the Point with about 30 effec- i
tives, with orders to defend it as j
long as possible, and if he fliould
be over-poweied, spike the guns,
fire the train at the magazine and
retreat to me with the remainder,
about Go riflemen and infantry.
“ I moved against the enemy in
the rear, determined to oppose his
passage at a narrow defile near ma
jor Sing’s, and make good my re
treat at all hazards p at nine o’clock
we came up with the defile near
major Johnson’s—-it is flanked by a
niarfhon each fide and has a com
plete cover for riflemen on the right
and left lide, across which, the day
pre*iooSj l had cattfet form large
tree*) to be fallen *: u3 wk eVcred ft
on one end the enemy did so on
the other—lt was my intention to
gain the Cross Roads near major
King’s, but finding tnyfelf Hoped,
Lieut. Holt of the 43rd Infantry
was ordered with a detachment of
riflemen to advance on the enemy’s
left and Lt. Harllee with another
detachment to pass the thicket, and
endeavor to gain his rear; this or
der was promptly obeyed. Opt.
Tatnall of the 43rd Infantry was
ordered at the fame time to ad
vance in clofo column and pass the
defile,; at this moment their Bugle
founded, and a brills fire commenc
ed oti both lides; wc had already
pafled fpnie distance, and the ene
my had given wav twice, wberi
Capt. ‘l'atnall, who flood near me
received a severe wound, which obi
liged him to fall back ; this produ
c ;d a momentary pause, when the
enemy prefled forward, but was re
ceived with an unequal force; ii
was at this moment 1 received un
exampled lupport from Serg’t Ben
ion of the 43rd Infantry and private
Greene of the rifle, but our efforts
was unavailing ; their number was
tooimpoffng ; a thousand to sixty
was too much odd , and believing
the Batterv in ts e hands of the ene
my, as but three guns had been fir
ed. It was w ith relu&aacel order
ed a retreat, which I am- happy to
flute, was eiVedfod in good order.
I took the path to Mrs. Gordon’s,
on the North River, at which place
I had previously engaged a large
boat, in the event of not being a
ble to pass by the bridge, near ma
jor King’s, but someone had pro
traced that plan ; the boat was ta
ken away. 1 had Iftt one refourre
left, and this was to pass at Miller’s
Bluff with a paddleing Canoe.
** I then font an order so Capt.
Stallings to retreat by that way,
which he promptly chewed, the en
emy following him dole in the rear.
I lament the neceffify of informing
you of the loss of the Fort at Point
Petre. The enemy’s loss must have
been confulerabla* the defile was
covered wfith blood. An officer of
diftin&ion, u'earing a pair of Epau
lets was among the flam. Our
loss is very inconsiderable, as will
appear by the report annexed ; and
have reason to hope that fome of
those miffing will yes join*.
“ I should not do juftied to’ the
gentlemen I had the honor to com
mand, did I not fay,, they perform
ed prodegies beyond all’ reasonable
expedarion; all’ were equally brave;
but if I may be allowed to diferim
inafe and recommend any to ycur
particular attention, it will be capt.
E. F. Tatnall of the 43d infantry ;
he wsft conspicuous in every act,
and gave me the utmost support.
“ I cannot but confider iny little
band high; complemented by the
number the enemy thought fit so
bring against them.”
Very refpedfulty,
your obedient, ferv't.
(Signed)
A. A. M ASIAS, Capt.
10th R. R. Com. Detach. U. S. T.
Return of killed and wounded,
prifoners'add miffing in she a&ion
bn the 13th January, J‘B!s, near
Point Petre.
43d Infantry; wounded, 3 cap
fain, severely—l private—miffing
4 privates—total 6 Rifle Corps
killed 1 private; wounded, 1 ser
geant (prisoner;) 1 private severe
ly; miffing 5 privates, total 8 -
Grand tcyaf, 14.
die Journal—Ejcfifo.
Milledgeville, January 20.
CT His Excellency the Governor
this day received, by express, the
following information :
Point Petre and the Tow A
of St. Mary's are taken — Capt:
Ma ssias skirmished with the
enemy in the rear of Point Pe
tre, and -made good his retreat-
Capt. Tatnall is severely Woun*
deil aml oneprivat'e JaUech Ap
resistance whs made at Ft. Md
ry's.
nnwm
The Gonstitmioit Frigate.
Nr.w r -YoRK, January (j/ ;
A naval officer, who left New-
London on Tuesday evening, andt
arrived here this morning in th'e
mail stage, states, shat o?i Th-fday
morning, a Mr. Peck came up from
the British squadron and reported
that, while on board the Superb
that morning he was informed by •
the firft lieutenant, that the United
Grates’ frigate Constitution had funk
the British frigate Maidstone, after
a long and defperat'e engagement.
To Mr. Peck’s enquiry how
had derived their information, the
lieutenant replied, that a (loop of
weir (which lay at anchor near thtv
Superb) arrived from Halifax ojh
the preceding evening, which receL
veijl the intelligence frerm a vessel
file had boarded on her paflage.
Two’ of the other stage
state, that they left Fiftier’s Island
on Tuesday ; and that just before
their departure, a party of Britifh';
featnen came on fhoe, and men
tioned in their hearing, that the
Confiitution had given ths Mai#r
stone a terrible flogging.
The probability of this report r?-
ftrengrhencd by an article in thf
Boston Palladium, of Monday,
which states, that on “the 6th cA -
December, the William and Indus
try were E llen ir. with by the Maid
ftone, the coinmander of
took a copy of their inftrudiems, to
convey them to Caftine, but
from them a few hours after in a
gale.” Another article in the fame
paper mentions, that the “ gaie”
here noticed continued ** ten days'’
or in other words to the 3 6th of
December. Tlie Confiitution, it
will be remembered, failed from
Boston on the 17th of December,’
and’ fteefed an eastern cc-urfe.
From these faffs and dates, wy
are inclined to confider the rumor,,
as probably correct.
Com. Campbell has taken un his
head-quarters at STfahnah. Fifty
vessels, under convoy of the gun
boats, arrived at that port from St,
Mary's and Amelia aland about £
weeks ago.
We have a report that the (loop
of w r ar Wasp has again returned to
France, after a brilliant cruise.
tVASHiNGToN-CifY, Jan. 4*
The Bank Bill has been re- const*
dered in the House of Reprefenta-/
ti ves, and is re-committed to a fpeciaJj
Committee. .
January 1 4. V
The committee confifls of Mefirs. {
M‘Xee, Findley’, Stockton, Pitkin,
Taylor, Cuthbert, and Yancey. If t
is dnderftood they will report t Qt
day.
The bill for laying a direst taS
6f fix millions has pafled the fenate,y
and only wants the fignafure of tJfe
to become a “ s
