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T>’!•: Fhiend and Monitor. •% W**;* *#* #** $ * •*• ** * * Friday, February 10th. THE arm of our illustrious jackfon has again tiiuinphed over cbe enemy, with a glorious and un ''paredleld success; three thousand kil led and wounded, to seven killed • only, is a difoarily never before re corded. What a leflon does it teach of American superiority and favour! Favour from him who di -'efts t!ie. destiny of nations—who rvills, and millions live or perish! Away then with the Carnival, the Bachantrites, the roar of drums •and artillery: These are but bub bles of celebration; often msfehe vu us in their consequences, and ■undue offerings ffcr such Hieflings ~-ict solemnity be ekercifed on this ’ occasion-—let prayres of gratitude arise, and while we prostrate otf/- {elves in the temple of the moil high God, acknowledging his care and munificence, be our enemies remembered in forgivenefs, anil t . sec.-uses which lead to the Butchery of th# human family, en tte it to be revoked forever. At the commencfement of the yjref nt war the old men of this uoui ■ ’yv formed themselves into do npanics, and exhibited a degree qf pe ’ iotiftn augUrial of the molt ’ beneficial, e ffe&- But alafs! in the Course or two years show, theie ge ■ * n b jeome sick of the farce, an .- y a’ total di<continuation of their military display, forfeit our admiration and gratitude. 0- Though we feel the greatest personal regard for the gentleman who handed us the communication Signed Moderate)', we cannot, with out cortfiderablc injustice to others, In its prefentform, give it publicity. If hotrever (as the author observes) it is the sentiment of a decided ma jority of the Grand J urors of this county, drawn at the lass Superior court as a protest again ft twelve of the Grand Juror’s proceedings in reference to the Judges opinion of the alleviating law, we will publiffi at, provided thole’ protecting Jurors tueir names. By a letter from Columbia to a of this place, we learn with mingled exultation and regret the loss of the frigate Preffdenr, Com. Decatur. She was captured as we learn by a force some-nvhat superior to the Frcfident, being only two Seventy four’s and two frigates, after an engagement of four hours , in which three of the American Lieutenants were killed. We are allowed to hope that the immortal Decatur is fafe or vve should cer tainly have beared to the contrary. POSTSCRIPT. From the Savannah Republican. NEW-OkLEANS? Richard Richardson, Etc. of this place arrived here a few minutes fmee from Darien, at which place he law and convened with eapt. Tatnall of the United States Army who informed him that a Eritifh bomb (hip arrived at St. Mary’s on Friday lull from the squadron off’ New-Oi leans, in a paflage of G or 7 days, the Officers of which state, that a general engagement had ta ken place between the American & Batlih armies, in which the latter totally defeated—the deffruc tion of the Britilh officers ttas so ; great that there- was fearcely any ieft to conduct the balance of the ; array off the field ; that the expedi- : tion againff New-Orleans had been j abandoned ; and that the remain der cl it would turn against Savan nah. MOST GLORIOUS NEWS. Milledgevillc. , Feb. i. , Maj. Dale arrived here this cw- ■ ning as an Express from New-( r- t leans, w ith Despatches for the Gen-; eral Government and for Govern t or Early. The success of the gal lant Jackfca has been great indeed 1 Greater even than we hatl anticipa ted ! Let us offer up our devout thanks to the Giver of all Victory for the glorious achievements of our brave countrymen. (OFFICIALj Extract of a letter from Col. Butler, Adjutant General of the Ith Mil itary District , dated at New Or leans, to Gen AVlntcsh. 44 1 he enemy landed their forc es on the 23d of December, since when v. e have killed, wounded and taken prisoners from the bell infor mation THREE THOUSAND-of their choicest troops. Among the killed is Lieut. Gen. Sir Edward Buckingham commanding, and Mnj. General Kean wognded. Avery (hurt time will determine the fate of the remaining army. Admiral Cochran with his whole flotilla is off the Lakes ” Extract of a letter from Capt. Adam G. S afield of Gen. Ai’ fates he's army . to his friend in this place , dated Fort Decatur, fan. 21. “Maj. Dale reached this’place left night, Express from Orleans. He Rates that Gen. Jackson has had two engagements with the Bri tilh about tour miles below the ci ty, in which he has killed, wound ed and taken prisoners about 3,000 with a loss of only 7 killed and 12 wounded. The tirft engagement was in the night, the fecend was an attempt of the enemy t.o florin pur works, which fotne of them actual ly reached, but they never returned. The daughter of the enemy is fa:d to have been dreadful. I'he Ex press who was an eye w finds to the ficene dates, that he coul i have walked over ten acres of ground without toutching the . earth, so great was the carnage. The ene my demanded a ceffatioh of hpftiii ties for 4 days to bury their dead - left they ‘fhould in that time effect their retreat, eight hours only were granted, at the expiration of which time, the enemy being very dilatory in their movements, our batteries re-commenced their deadly fire.— Jackfoirs force is computed at 16- 000, that of the enemy supposed to ibe J 2,000, The Express heard a heavy cannonading after he left our army, the refuit of which is not known.” Geo, Jour . Extra. I St. Mari's EiacuuD V An official difpach reached Sown this morning to general Floyd, which Hates that the enemy evacua ted St. Mar C & Point Peter o:i Tuesday last. Sifter burning the ba. - racks ahd blowing up the fort at die latter place; and dual there is no doubt Savannah is ultimately their object. A set of officers uniform for sale . £??ctilrc at thin office. Massachusetts compared to Georgia. Never did faction more com pletely degrade and fink a people than Ihe has done in Maflachufctts. That once high minded‘ftate lias been attacked by the Bririfti with a (mall force. They have been allowed without an effort to dis member it. ihey haveefbibliihed a regular government in their con quers. As no effort was made by this State, whole population a xnounts to above 700,000 free people, to prevent the conqueff, ib none is made to expel the enemy. The State, enfiaved by faction, whines, scolds, murmurs, winces, and curses the admiiiiftration for not defending it, although every poflible exertion was made to en febie the adminiftrati n and ten der it incapable of defence. To sum up the, whole, IVlaiTachu fetts is energebc, bold, dart; g and decisive in a contest with the gen eral government —fts will not a bate an inch—(lie dares it. the con flict—fhe takes it by the throat de termined to ftrargle it—-she is un tamable as a lion orr tvger—out (lie is long f offering, p-tnur. harm less, ‘uoffer.cive. gerdlc au f meek as a lamb when she comes in con tact with an enemy ! But mark the contrast 1 what a contrail! Georgia’ with a territo ry ol 62.000 fquar miles—a white population of only 147,215, and a formidable black one ol 10.5,218 to guard again!!, is aflailed by the mofc powerful combination of In dians, and those of the bravest char acter 1 1 1 o: ever existed since the firlt settlement ol this country. She never winces, nor whines, nor curs es the government, nor threatens a reparation. She rises in her fttrengtb, and girds on her armour -—{fie calls her lons from their coun ters and their ploughs, Irom. the benHi and the bar—from the Sen ate house and the Council-chamber ami with a frnall degree of as sistance from one of theyoungeft dates in the Union, (Tennessee) —a state yet in the girdle, five van cyuilhed the hardy whom a falfe reliance on Britilh aid, had tempted to their ruhi. Every fuc cefiive effort on the part of the de luded affaiiants is equally prcgpant with deflruClion. And complete ly vanqu’lhqd they bend their necks to the yoke The Genious of the nation hides her face with Mwe when- Ihe re- ’ gards the ancient state of Matiachu fetts, degenerated frqm anc- a dis grace to her hardy ancestors—but she looks down with pride and pleafitrO on the youthful, high spir ited and patriotic Georgia and Tuh neffee., It is hardly poflible to find a ftrenger contrast —one more dis graceful on the one fide, or more diffionorable cn the oh. r. Liberty Nall. I: a era ! Hiit z:e i ! iht r . •. ‘ ! LIVERPOOL BLOCKADED. We are coming to a fine pass truly (lays a Liverpool paper of Oc. tober 20th) when not one of our fmaU veffcls dare venture from liar bour without escort. A‘few days ago a government \'efiei laden with gun powder, was chaied into Wextford, by an American priva teer, which has prevented several from failing from that port. Out fun has set i! wo 2ra gone! gone I! gnne : ,!’ From the Kational Tntell; sneer. B advices jult receivcu from England as late as the third ol No vember, we find that large rtin ; ocements are fending out to A merica, with a view 7 ol prosecuting the war again ft us upon 4, a great Rale.” No hopes of a speedy p ace with that country, can there fore be rationally entertained. in this state of things, what are ve doing? Are we prepared to melt the approaching conflict, to save our cities from deft ruffian, raid cur country from being overrun? Have vte taken mealures to raiff ac army fufii .iently numerous and powerful, to contend with the en emy's legions; or have we taken raealures to fib our exhausted to af r ry, by means of which ai army might be maintained ? Alafs! -ve have neither done the one or the ‘the” Our claffification bill, no ; tore j efembhug Bonaparte’s “con icru and a.q .re ve ; . a eil'cL, tea, r:eea treevherouff . and wick-: . cri- ’ •]< a w t -at name ; -and our naticuakbunk hi)!, ro.--.iT,-y u■ ■■ \r- - w umm • a <■ ■ r ‘.L ‘! a. Ul| * * icjedtod. Thus lias the vigilence and forefight of our Chief ‘lagis trate. in afi. ibling Congress as ear ly as th 19th >oay ofSepterubet last, for the purpoi'e of railing nuts and money to defend the nation, been fruftrated and rendered ieef eFtual ; and thus is the country left exposed, and perhaps to bleed st every pore- Americans 1 Look wqJJ around you, in this moment of dang r to your wives, your children* and your fire sides I—to fav bufj-ttle of your independence, your liberty, and y-our national honor, ihele last feetn to be faft’ linking into objr'v.b? of a secondary coafideration, v/itfei yourreprefentatives ; but when they like the out-poftsof a garrjfon, are destroyed. the former will o a Tail ed and you may become hewers of wood and drawers of water.” Let every pretended patriot be dis carded from your service; and let such only as leltrve that name be honored hereafter with your confi dence. Nq matter what he* is call ed, or what party he belongs to —if he is known to be a man of honor, and v ili promise to pursue an ener getic course against the common en emy, independent of all party con fideratl mt, while the war 1 -.lts, give him yqur confidence, am* let hie diti inclions iff democrat and feder aiift, heretofore so fatal to cur pub lic felicity, he buried in perpetual ob livion. But • by the imperfi;c!i i.-n turpitude cf f'.'ir./a-: r.. tub would ■ .. . let us suspend afi party. ticr? u ail vc -:n ‘theat ihe trier • from e: r shores, Tiffs !• no tnor - th: k la i;c:’.? M '.:re *: • ;ff o rtu us #•• hough to co- -the violators of all national law j the op fixers of the ocean ; and the brutal employ. •en of the favag I iians, to ■ t. hawk and scalp our -fir i.eekk v/o. men and children. VV hen we have driven them from out country, we can then, again if we must be deal ing in fomethiag derogn'ory to ra tional brings and in con lift ent with our own happiness, revive the per r.iHcus diftindions of federalift and democrat, for our amusement; like the child, who is .pleased v.ith the beauty of the freckled fuake, and . (ketches forth his hand to grasp .his neck ! CHATHAM r >