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m. 4,ii!ijwiH^^ FRIEND cif MONITOR. . —. *S| FRIDAY, JUNE 30. VSCCSSUHBBBKfR'Ifctt 1 $T The citizens of Waffling ton Having made arrangements to cele brate the 4th of July, invite their fellow citizens generally to join with them in celebrating the birth day of Freedom and equal rights. By order of the committee of arrangement. ‘Washington Academy. Semi anual Examination. Impressed with the beiief that it viii nor only prove interesting to ■Tjhe well withers of 211 eftablifh nients for the inftruilion of youth ; but acceptable and fatisfadory to thole who have ent ruffed to this in iliturion the education of their children. We have deemed it pro per to give to the public an abilrad of the report made out by the com miifioners who attended the exami nation. For so large a number of ftu * dents, (fay 90) and but two teach ers, their improvement in the space of fix months, has been beyond all possible expedation. It (peaks in the highest terms of the abilities of the Rev. Mr. Reid and Mr. A H. Scott, as inftrildors—of tile appli cation and genius of their pupils. On Wednesday the 31 day of May latt, the following fludents were (iiitmguftied in the ieveral clalfes that are named : other dis tindions were award, and both of male and female ftuden;s in interi or ciaffes; but of these it is deemed urmeceffary to enter into a particu lar detail. Mills Students. Ist Class. Sele else Veter as Jim. S. Welborn and E Macon. This class done well. cd Class. M. Philips, bed. ARuddell& A. Grant lecprid and equal Ciesar. —M- Philips, & Z. Wat kins, approved. Virgil, —J Branham be if. The red are approved. Cicero —J. Hay and W. Hay.— 75:U class was highly approved. Greek ‘Testament. —J Hay and l tombs L'hey acquitted them feives remarkably well. Male Geography Class. J. Long and A. Pope, belt— M. Philips and F. Semmes, fe cund and equal. Senior Geography, -Chas. Rice prompt and accurate. Rhetoric,— ~i) Watkins and G. Fuller. Approved. Female Geography Class. This class has done themlelves the utmoll credit—no diftinition. It confuted of Miss N Clark, R. Tnweat, S. Bird, H. Wingfield, C. Grant. Spelling Cl asses , Senior Female. All palled so wel 1 that no diftiniiioii can be made* Junior This class also done well. Miss A. Corbett, S. Long anu N, Cailaway, bell. English Reader. —This class is approved.—Miss Caroline Hoxey, belt. Composition. Female Department. First class.- Miss H. Wingfield and Caroline Grant excelled. Second class. Miss. Hoxey, An thony and S. Long, belt—Miss A. Corbett, second bed. Miale D spurtntsv t. The firft honor in the several clad'es were awarded as follows: First class. — Wm. and J. Hay. Second honor to C. Rice. Second class. —J. Long and R. Sanfom. Second honor to S, Hu ling and Pope. Third class -Wm. Hay and D. Watkins. The lecond honor to Z. Watkins and R. Christmas. Oratory —Great improvement was manifttfted. First class. — The firft honor was awarded to D. Ball and Semmes. Second class. —J. Hay and Grant. Third class. — To R Chriltmas and W. Tlay. Second honor to i G. Foster, Z Watkins & M Phil ips. We are credibly informed that the unhappy misunderstanding j which has existed for fotng time pad, f between General Jackfori and Col. j Benton, of Tenneflee, has been amicably fettled, thus two de j serving and ufeful citizens, have at j length learned to appreciate each I others’ merit correitiy. We understand Gen. Jacldon purposes establishing his Head Quarters in Charielton, South Car olina. Gen. John Cocke’s trial for dif obeyiug orders, &c. while in the In dian ration, took place in Noxville fome time last month, and we are truly,happy, to date', that the Gen eral was honorably acquited. Not a charge brought against him hav ing been fubftanciuteJ Milledgeville, June 21. •£? The CommifliOtters appoint ed by government to mark our, in conformity with Jackson’s treaty, the future boundaries of the Greek •Nation, have poltponed doing so till (tillable arrangement can be made for that purpole. Not the lead objection we are told was made by the Indians to prevent the line being run. Col. Ktrfhaw passed through town yesterday on his Way to his feat in South Carolina. Mr. Barnet has gone to Huntsville* M. T. to lay in an adequate f’upply of provisions, Gen. Sevier did not attend the meeting. Journal. French papers have been receiv ed at Charleston by the Saucy Jack, ’ Captain Chazal, to the 25th of A prii. The Editor of the Southern Patriot, among other notices of their contents, has the following: “ By a tableau of a Levy of 3130 Battalions of National Guards, in tended to protect the frontiers a gaind invasion and which gives to each battalion 720 men, we are pre sented with the great total of 2,- 258,600..Nati0nal Guards! /These i axe the Militia of France. The mod tumultuous joy reigns in Poland, on the prolpe/t of real ‘ deliverance.* Their aflemblies & banquits always terminate with the cries of 6 vive Napoleon !’ ‘Vive les Francois 1’ The presence of the Ruffians cannot check their enthu-” fiafm, and if Ruflia should go to war with,Fran'ce, she will find it in riifpenfable to leave a large army in Poland—as the emotions excited there est” the return of Bonaparte may probably lead to a re-delive rance. British vessels had again began to visit the ports of France!” MARRIEpTwT the2sth irift. Mr. John Walker , junr. to Miss ‘ Fancy Heard ; both of this county. A MOTTO FOR TFIE AMERICAN LADIES. The Salem Gazette, obierving that after the famous battle of Tra falgar, the English ladies in compli ment to the immortal Nelson, a dopted as a motto for their garters, the celebrated words of the hero on that occasion, “Englandcxpecls eve ay man to do his duly,” very hap pily proposes that the American ladies (hould pay a similar compli ment to the memory of the gallant Lawrence, by wearing, in like manner, as a motto on their gititers his lad words “ Dont give up the Ship ” An equally pertinent de vicel a fortunate fugged ion 1 but rather odd ; quite odd. Evening Post. AaguMd Prices Cur ent, ‘June 26. Cotton 1). 17 50 to Uper him. F1 ou v D. 4 p\t• Barrel Corn 13. 12 5 Bushel, i Corn metri TANARUS). 125 W.iiskey , C 5 to 9 0 btecl 25 - birg-ar ’ 28 to 32 1 Coffee l 27 to 30 Salt 13. 1 25 | SHERIFF’S WILL BE SOLD, On the first Tuesday in August next, at the Court-house in Wilkes county , bet ween the hours oj ten & j three o’clock, the following proper ty ~~ viz. Cine hundred acres of land, moreorlefs, in Wilks county, on the winters of Upton creek, ad joining-John Jones and others; ta ken as the property of Solomon Thornton to fatisfy an execution in favor of John Kill, & co. vs. Solo man Thornton and Rine Cole. Pointed out by the plrffs. agent. , Also , One bay horse, about J feet high ; taken as the property of Peyton Harris, to fatisfy an execu tion in favor of Peter Lamar, as signee of Wm. H. Norman, vs. Jeremiah Walker arid Peyton liar i ris. Pointed out by the pitfJ. Conditions Cash. THOMAS WOOTEN, 1). Sheriff. June 30, 1815. Admaustrator’s affie. ; Will be sold on the first Tuesday in September next, at the Court house iv Lincoln counuty, between j the usual hours , \ ONE hundred and twenty acres of land, more or less, on the waters 1 of Soap Creek, near Lincoln court ; houie, adjoining Milly Fatom and others—2o2 1-2 acres in old Wil kinson, now Lawreuce county, fe i con cl didridt, No. 231 ; it being : the ballance of tlm real estate of Williatn Ratliff, deceased. | Three annual payments, with | notei and approved security will be > required of the purchaser. The I two bit payments to bear interdt , from the day the firft payment be -1 comes due. STEPHEN STOVALL, Ading Administrator. Junegp, 1815. The liibfcriberutcesthe liberty of informing his fiienos and the public in general, that he has just received a supply of northern ma terials, suitable to carrying on the Slice & Boot making business. and will continue to do warranted work in the above line, at the ftiorteft no tice, and on the tnoft reasonable terms ; —his ftmp is a few paces call of the Post Office, where he will always be found. DAVID PLUMB. Washington, 3 June 30, 1815. 3 SHERIFF VSALE^ WILL BE SOLD. On the first Tuesday in August next, at the Court-House in Wilkes county, between the hours of ten and three o’clock , the following property — viz : One hundred and fifty seven a cres of land, more or less, in Wilks county, on Hutton’s fork of Long creek, adjoining Col. M. Htr.dfer fon, l hotnas Jarret, and others— ninety acres, more or less, in said county, on the waters of Beaver dam arid Kettle creek, adjoining said Ilenderfon and Thomas Mc- Laughlin ; both the above tra&s of land levied on as the property of Aquilla Burroughs, dec. to fatisfy sundry executions against the ad ministrators of said dec. Pointed out by the plaintiff’s attorney. Also , Two hundred & sixty four acres of land, more or less, in Wilkes county, on the waters of Reedy creek, adjoining John Gibson, efq. and others, whereon Beniamin W. liailiday now lives, with the im provements thereon— four negroes, to wit: Patience, about thirty years old, Harry, about ten, Edom, se ven, and Louisa, five—one sorrel flud horse, named Spread Eagle, ten years’ oki ; all the above pro perty levied on as the property of Benjamin W. Holiday, to fatisfy sundry executions against him, and pointed out by said Holliday. Conditions Cash. JOHN DYSON, Shff. June 30, 1815. GEORGIA, ? By Matthew Oglethorpe county. 3 Rainey, Clerk of the court of Ordinary, for said county. WHEREAS Elizabeth Gofden and Phillip H. Burford applies for letters of Adminiffration on the es tate of John Gofden dec. These are therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of laid deceaied, to be and appear at the next court j of Ordinary, to (hew caufe(ifany) t w hy said letters should not be grant ed. Given under my hand this 2 2 net day of June, 1815. MATTHEW RAINEY, Cle< . * _ ’ NINE months after date applica tion will be made to the Justices of the Inferior court of Wilkes coun ty, for leave to fell certain trails of land, lying in the counties of Wi'ks and Wilkinson. One trail lying on the waters of Little Rnver, con taining 130 acres —-the other trad contairis’2o2 1 2 acres. DANIEL OWEN, Aiding guardian for Jas. Bul lard’s Orphan:. June 3,0, 1815.