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or foreigners.
Art. 3d The violation of the
present decree (hill be puiiiflied
by the confiscation of the veflel and
cargo, judgment to be produced
by our courts and tribunals.
Art. 4th. Nevertheless, mer
chants who have fitted out vessels
for this trade before the publication
of the present decree, (hall be al
lowed to dispose of their cargoes in
our colonies.
Art. sth Our ministers are char
ged with the execution of the pre
fen t decree
(Signed) NAPOLEON.
The minilier, secretary of date,
duke of Bafi'ano.
Munich , April i2.
The Emperor of Russia appears
highly exasperated—he declares on
every occasion, that he will have
nothing to do with the French, that
he despises the Bourbons, that they
are a degenerate race—but that h'e
will not consent to let Napoleon
reign over France, as his honor is
concerned.
In a conversation on this fubjeft
before a large party, Madame
Bragation, once conspicuous for
enmity to Napoleon in his profperi
ty. but since greatly changed and
become one of his warmed admi
rers, using her uiual privilege of
speaking freely whenever it suited
her, replied to the Emperor Alex
ander— ‘‘ But, Sire, it you perfilt
in considering this as an affaii ot
honor with Napoleon, why not
fend him a challenge at once ?
From the character he has sup
ported. I have no doubt he will
accept it, and tfien you will have
no occasion to march against
France armies of 100,000 men, 10
thouiand Cofiacs, and trains of ar
tillery ”
Princess Efterhazi, and many o
thtr ladies present commended the
propolal. Sensible men in Vienna
in faft think it ridiculous to march
so many armed men when a single
individual is merely wanted.
These preparations seem to denote
that the objeft of their attack mud
be more than human.
FRI Ei\b 6” MONITOR.
mfX) t <S_y ■
FRIDAY MINE 23.
Communications shall be attended
to in our next.
A writer in the Political Exam
iner, fays—“ A vetran army of
500 000 men, led on by the great
est captain of the age, affided by
the mod accomplished and renown
ed generals of Europe, will present
an insuperable barrier to the resto
ration of the fugitive Louis. The
French people will second the es
forts of their favorite hero; they
have recently chosen him to rule
them, and they will fuller no dicta
tion from other powers. Every na
tion has an inherent right to choose
its own rulers ; it is the dictate of
common sense and the creed of
freemen. What right then have
the other powers to interfere in the
choice of an independent nation ?
Did the crowned heads of Europe
take up arms in favor of lames the
TI, who was driven from his throne
by the Englifti people, when the
prince and princess of Orange were
iekfted to iucceed him ? lar from
it. The English people exerciied
the right of freemen, and io tena
cious were they of this right, that
when James died and his son was
recognifed by Louis 14th, as king
of England, it threw the nation into
a flame, and they declared war a
gainst the grand monarque lor a
bare aft of recognition. But Eng
land afts a far different part at pre
sent. She makes war upon
France, because that nation has uif
carded a feeble and biggoted king,
subservient to Brniih views, and
made choice ot a ruler who is de
voted exclufiveiy to the interelts ot
his country. Against tnis perlon
all the rancour ot party is vented,
and the sluices ot Billingsgate o
pened. Put down the tyrant, is
the cry in England. Put down
the tyrant is the cry of federalifts.
Theie men hate and delpife Napo
leon because none of the blood roy
al circulates in his piebian veins j
because he does not belong to the
race ot “ legitimate kings.” Now
these sentiments are in direct op
position to the principles ofrepuD
licanifm. How can the federahlts
call themielves repuoiicans when
ail their afts prove them the re
verie ? I’lie English monaremfts
weie tor putting down Bonapare
and reltornig the Bourbons ; so
were federahlts. As loon as the
former was put down, and the lat
ter up, tne Biitiih monarchilts re
joiced publiciy at the event; so
did federahlts. As soon as Napo
leon was put down the Engiiih
monarchilts cried out put down
James Madison; the tederahlts
followed the example, and adver
tiled meetings in the molt conlpi
cuous prints for the purpole of pe
titioning vlr. Madison to resign.
singular conformity of fentnnents
between monarchists and men who
call themfeives federal republicans !
murder will out; the cloven foot
cannot always be concealed. It is
not to be interred from the forego
ing observations that they are the
offspring ot a blind attachment to
the perlon of Napoleon, regardless
ot the means oy which he effefted
his restoration. If he was repro
duced through the inllrumentality
ot the military, in contravention to
the wilhes of the people-, no repub
lican willies him success. The mil
itary ihbuld always yield to the ci
vil authority. We with to fee no
government aflimilated to that of
imperial Rome, where the Pretori
an Dands deposed and created em
perors at will ; or to that of Con
ftantmople, where the Janizaries
make and unmake Sultans at their
pleasure. But wc are unJer the
firmed: conviftion, that Napoleon
is not only the idol of the army, but
the darling of the French people ;
and, under this impreflion, we in
voke the god of battle to crush a
coalition, which wars against the
eternal princples of justice and na
tional independence.”
Robbery and Murder. —On Sa
turday the 3d inst. Johnßessent,
Efqr lon of the late Colleftor of
the Port of St. Mary’s, was robbed
and Murdered about eight miles
from that place.—Mr. Bessent was
returning to St. Mary’s from the
country, where he had been for the
purpose of bringing back the pub
lie property appertaining to the
Colleftor’s office, which had been
removed during the late invasion at \
St. Mary’s. He was way-iaid by i
fix Spaniards, t>y wnom he was
bound and dragged about 60 rods
from the public road, where he ■
was murdered. The murder was
not dilcovered until Monday the
sth, when lulpicion tailing upon
the Spaniards, they wore purlued
and overtaken, and in attempting
to apprehend them, one of them
was lhot dead.— Aug Herald.
Ihe Savannah Republican of the
10th, adds the following parti
clars :
“ The name of the Spaniard
who was killed at the twelve mile
house, was Manuel —the names
of the two in gaol, Juan Josef
and Juan Fernandez j who
have diiclofed the lolloping lads :
They fay, that before they left St.
Mary’s, they were informed that
Mr. Befient had gone to Jefterfon
for a large film of money, and that
he was expefteJf to return on Sa
turday loreiioon liKy let off
(fix in number at tour o’clock in
the morning, and met a gentleman
within a mile of Gum Branch,
whom they palled knowing he was
not the Viftim ot their diabolical
purpole. Near the Branch, they
met Mr. Befient, as tney expected,
seized the reins ot his bridle, and
dragged him from his horle. He
handed them his pocket book,
which contaied aaout two hundred
dollars in Dank biiiS, anti a liik
purse containing five dollars 111 Di
ver, and requeued tnem to ipare
his life ihey debated among
themfeives, wnether they would
kill him, or tie him m a thick
wood at a diltance from the road.
The murder was decided on for
fear of detection : Ihe unfortu
nate victim was itupped oi his coat,
dragged through tile woods, his
aims pinioned and his horieied af
ter hun The horrid uecd was
begun with stilleUces and ended
with clubs—The laddie was taken
off and the horle tied to a bulh,
that he might not immediately re
turn home and excite alarm.
One of them lays that the
containing the papers was buried in
the ground, nea> the road, between
tne Aitamaha a.d New Pott; the
other lays it was buried at a much
shorter diltance from the place
where the murder was committed.
They both lay, that they did not
know of Mr Befient’s having any
mote money, but what was con
tained in the pocket book & purse ;
that if there was any in the valice,
it is there yet —that there were seve
ral bundles of papers in it, tied up
with firings, which they did not
examine. The culprits are well
secured in irons and chains, and a
guard is gone with them in search of
the valice ; and there is but little
doubt, that the papers and part of
the money will be recovered
Mr Befient was murdered on
the 2d instant but it was not dis
covered for two days after, when
his horse and dog come home.—
The next day (Monday) the road
was taken tor Jefterfon, which was
followed by the dog until h$ reach
ed the spot where his unfortunate
mailer had been seized, and he
then took to the woods and led the
way to the fatal spot where the bo
dy was found. 41
It is jultly due to Mr. Sheriff
Brown, and Mefirs. Felts, Hogan,
Courter and Biedlbe, to (late the
extraordinary exertions made by
them, in tfie purluit the perpe- i
trators of the murder. They 3 made ?
one hundred and twenty mil*in one
day and a half; killed m- :d
took another prisoner, before they
reached Savannah.—Trough the
gilance of Mr. Stone, the city mar
shal, Fernandez was apprehended in
this city on Wednesday night
We know young Beffeht well—-
lie was a man of amiable private
and public charafter, and flood
high among his feilow citizens for
his patriotic virtues. He has left a
difconlolate widow, two babes and
a widowed mother to mourn under
the distressing effects of his unfortu
nate fate.
Since writing the foregoing, we
have seen a gentleman who has just
arrived from St. Mary’s He
Hates that the valice mentioned a
bove has been found, and that the
money (amounting to 18,000 dol
lars, principally Treafuary Bills)
has been found in a corner of the
valice, and is foppofed to have es
caped the notice ot the affdfiins-
Augusta Prices Cur cut,
June 19.
Cotton D. 17 50 per hun.
Flour D. 4 per Barrel.
Corn D. 1 Bushel ,
Corn meal D. i
Bacon 8/0 10
Butter 18 -4 to 23-
Lard 12 1-2
Whiskey 85 to 90
iron 6 1-2 to 7
Steel 25
Bugar 53 1-4
Coffee 27 to 50
Salt D. 1 25
Harmon Mercer informs his
friends that he is a Candidate lor
the command of Lieut. Colonel, in
the place of Col. Henderson, re
signed—and solicits the fu if rage cf
his friends.
£J° W r anted,
To attend in a store, an active
youth, from 12 to 16 years ot ;._e,
• vviio writes a tolerable hand, and
can come recommended . Eenquire
of the Printer.
June 16, 1815. %
Public Notice.
WILL be fold on thefirft Tuei
day in July,
A NUMBER OF NEGROES;
as the proberty of Jabez Hubbard,
(late the property of John W. Re
vere.)
Conditions cash.
ASAPII E. HUBBARDb
AND C
ALEXANDER POPE, }
Agents for
JABEZ HUBBARD.
June 22, 1815.
GEORGIA , ?By David Tcr-
Wilkes county. ) roll, Clerk of the
Court of Ordinary , for said county.
WHEREAS Richard G. Roller
applies for letters of administration
the estate of George D, Wills, dec.
These are therefore to cite and
admonish all and Angular the kind
red and creditors of said deceased,
to be and appear at the Court of
Ordinary to be held in and tor the
county aforefaid, on the Ift Mon
day in September next, then and
there to fheW cause, (if any they
have) why said letters should not
be granted.
Given under my hand the 1 nth of
junc , 1” 1
P. TERRELL,
CAL
