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C V IDE n (? VZE I' L'E. And . II 'I'cjutil ; .licertiaev. PL'Ul.lsHl'.l) FOU "WILIE VAUCiilAN, PROP HIE TO It. "Terms.?niKF.E dollars per year, pa) able in advance. Na pu,)cr discontinue until all arrearages arc paid up. sidvcr.iit.mt tu* not exceeding tweh Uines, inserted mree times far one doila utiu i.venty-tive cents for each conuuu .i<? 1: no directions are giirei. wiih an \dvci liscnieni it will be continued nil forbid. 1 iie OHkc is ui? Kin,^ street, l)et\w\ Broad and Market streets, where C uiv.n. ideations, See. wiii be icceived and U;. iully attended to. Com implicated toi uicKichmond Enqinr Reports being in circaLution to i tluce a belief that the gentlemen \\ i: Mere the friends of Gen. A. T. \1 ?on, in the fatal termination of i? quarrel with Mr. MVart., had bet. instrimenial in urging the affiir i. its unfortunate i?jsue?it is thoujj:;^ i ? ? proper to publish a simple statemeri of facts: pro using, that not *ven -the nearest relatives of the deceased can more s'ucerely regret, than do thosi* gentlemen, the determination of Gen. Mason to prosecute this business to its ultimate result. 1. Jt is well known to a number of - vien. Mason's . friends, that he had resolved on challenging Air. M'Carty, in opposition to all the advice which they gave, arid all the efforts which they made to dissuade turn. 3. One of the two gentlemen who were the friends of Gen. Mason in the field, had, sometime before, rii'tde aimilar exertions to dissuade him from the course he intended, ami with similar bad success. 3. lleftire a personal interview bad taken pface between Gen. Mason, and his seconds, his letter, contain lng positive instructions for their gov ernment, in conducting the atiair, was written. This letter enclosed a communication for VIr. M'Carty. The letter To Mr. M'C^Tirty nnt having been read by that gentleman, it is only thought necessary to gi\e auch extracts from it as show clearly that the -determination of Gen. Ma-J #ou was made independent 1 \ of any consultation with his seconds. Fins lefffrrrttated ^Richmond, Jan. % i8ii).v The following arc extracts from il: ' Sir: L have resigned my com mission for the especial and sole pur pose of lighting you : and am "now free to accept . r send a challenge, and to fight a duel. The public Diiud uas become tranquil, and all suspicion of the further prosecution of our quarrel having subsided, we can now teiv.inate it without being arres't d by the civil authority.*, and without exciting alarm among.our 4 This effort has been delayed by my anxiety to eHeel sucli an arrange ment of my :sflairs as my duty to my family required.?That arrangument is just eflet ted.' k I am extremely anxious to ter minate at once and forever this quar rel."? i My friends * * and * * arc fully authorised to act for me in every par ticular. Upon receiving from you a pledge to fight, they are authorised and instructed at on; e to give the challenge for me, and to make im mediately every necessary arrange ment for the duel on any terms which you may prescribe/? The following are extracts from the letter of instructions w hirli is dated. 4 hichmond. Jan. 9, 1819.' i Gentlemen : \ ou will present (Ik* enclosed communication to Mr. John M'Carty, and tell him at once that you are authorised by me to chal lenge him, in the event of his pledg ing himself to tight. If he will gi\r the pledge, then 1 desoe that \ou Will instantly challenge him, inVv name, to tight a duel w it It me.? Ve'i4 are not authorised to ?^i\e a verbal challenge. It must l>e reduced to writing. Agree !o:,ny Unix that he 1UM\ piopose, and to nn#> dUmucc : to tinee feet, his pretended favorite distant e, oi tu dir.- e - int lie Si.ouh1 bis impttiuia and lusli courage fer it*? " To any species of tire arm >istols, mu?ket?, or rifles, agrue at ? nice"? Other incorrect reports he ins; cm ><>nt respecting the interviews an* . ommunicatiofis between tlie respt\ ;ve friends of Gen. Mason and / IfcCartv, it is thought proper to state." 1. Fh.it, on presenting the chal-i .'iige, two modes of terminating th: iff.iir were proposed by Mr. McCar ? ? first., to tight on a barrel of pc?\\ - ?r; and 2dly, to tight with dirk?. ..?th which were objected to, as n? icording with established usage-, s being without example, and .. ..dculated to establish a daugerot uecedent. 2. riiat a third mode was propu -ed in the following written accct - mce of the challenge?^which ti.. -ipconds of Uen. Mason were bono t > accede to, both from the positivi instructions of the;r principal, ami' from the laws which govern the sei dement of disputes in the field of honor. Oentlemeu; I agree to meet and fight your friend, Gen. A. T. Mason, to-morrow evening, five o'clock, at Montgomery Court House* Ax 1 am :-t liberty to select the wea pon w ith which 1 am to tiglit, I beg leave t?^ propose a musket charged with buckshot, and-at the distauce of ten feet. J. M, McCARTY. February 4, 1819." 3. That it was proposed by the friends of Gen. Mason, and agreed to by the friends of Mr. McCarty, to substitute a single ball for buck shot. 4. That it was agreed by the' friends of both parties to postpone the meeting until 10 o'clock, on Sa-~ turday morning?and that on the ground, the distance measured ex ceeded It feet. It now only remainslo state, that all reports resj>ecTihgllie indecorous deportment of either party on the ground, are entirely false?that the unfortunate meeting took place at tlu1 appointed time, and that the af fair, although fatally* was honora bly terminated. No man ever ex-, hibited more |>erfect coolness and sclfiiosition than did General Mas<j|i on this melancholy occasion. It is due to the friends of Mr, McCarty, who are not aware of this publication, to state, that their deportment throughout the wliole business was perfectly coirect. It has been reported that lien Ma son was struck by three halls. At the request of his friends, the execu-, tors of Gen. Mason consented to an examination of the body ; and, after a minute dissection, it was clearly ascertained that but ofte ball had en tered the deceased. W e have received some intelli gence which il gives us ?reat |>lea sure to communicate. \Ve. under-1 stand it is believed at Washington that there h a great probability of adjusting our iniuudary with Spain. The line is said to he so far agreed on, as to render the- disputed territo ry not Worth a serums difficulty.? The hondarv, if adjusted, will in clude the acquisition of Florida hy pursliMp? Hichmiud Inquirer. Spain may as well yield il with a good grace to us at once. She will see that let the. friends of the Admin istration divide as they please ahout domestic questions they are to a man united against her.?She sees that some of the very men. who disap prove of the capture of her posts in the icaij in which they are taken, air. for vesting the Executive with the constitution d power to take, theru pi7>visM >naily m an ohviou* case of s-ir deft nee.?-Stic sees that her w rongs have, stink -deep into every Amor, an bosom; and that the only way to heal the wound, is to do us justice, and in ike us reparation.? She. sees that the Florida posts are to i;? r of little, hut to us, of much con rtptencr : .hat they only involve her . * uiMiTrtsments and quarrels with .o ) and dctach those uioaus and men which she so much requires trt de ieu(I her other snd more valuabU ' ? Tritories. If Spain then be \n i>e ?.er inouarchbe not altogether a dotanr <?r her minister a traitor. ^l?e must sei he propriety of yielding to our w ishe*, w i(\i a good gmce, what the "iut \ it.v Me events of a few months mu? tear from her in a less agreeable w a\. U hat season too can Ik* more accep able for this purpose, than the pre sent ; wiien we have saved her hon or, by avoiding the ap|>earance o? Jurresse ; and the moderation of the" Kxecutiveln \ ielding up her caplur d posts* has w on the applause ot Europe, and ti e confidence of Hpaiu ?er?elf? CITY OK NEW YORK. j \t n meeting of the General Kepub lic nn Committee of the city ami | county <>t New York friendly kvj the general ami slate admiieslia- | tiims, and to internal improve-] menis, held at ConeUy's L*oug;| Room, mi Ti ursday, the 11th ofJ I* i bruary, insi. (vm ilmiS. Alum-] jard, Chairman. and Jnhn *\fc lie*8on, Seccretarv,- The Chair ing, in purslane* of a previous resolution of live Committee, re ported the following correspon dence with Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson, transmitted through the medium of Colonel Ferris Pell, ? a numher of (he Committee, then at U >tshington: *jYtnv York. Jan. 28. 18141. ^ Sin?I have the honor of trans mitting to you a copy of a resolution ot the General Republican Commit tee of the city and county of New York, friendly to the general and state administrations, passed unani mously, expressing their sentiments ot your public service*, and particu larly approving of your iirm, deci ded aud patriotic conduct, in termin ating the late wa* with the Seminole, savn^es. _ 1 * * ?' " 1 liave the honor to" lie, very res pectfully^ ^our most obedient humble servant, (Signed) Gurdon S. Mumfokd. *1 lnj. Gen. Andrew Juctcsoiu RESOLUTION. At a meeting of the General Repub ikcaujlCommittee of (ho city and county of New York, friendly to. the genera! and s ate admmixtra tions and to internal improvements. Jan. 2<JMi. 1819? lie voiced, That this committee; highly approve of I he conduct of Major G ueral Andrew Jackson, and his brave compaii iots, in teruiln ating tiie Jate Seminole %\ ar?in protecting the innocent, inoffensive aud defenceless iuunbir.nts of our frontiers from ruthless savage cruelty ' ? ? ?in teaching KurojK an adientutvrs thai the United States ol America*, are able to protect their territories, and to punish aggression?and that Europeans, (masting the light of civi ligation, aud advocating the law of nations, when entering into a savage camp. Yvhich knows no regulation, no humanity, aud spares neither age, sex nor condition, cannot a id ought not to be distinguished from the savages themselves, ? here fore, Retolved, That in the sense of this committee. Major General An drew Jackson is entitled to the tb uik* and gratitude of oar country. Signed by order of the Committee, GUROON S. MUMKORD, Ch\i, John M'Kessom, Src?y. Washington, Feb. 2, 1819. Sir?I have the honor to acknow ledge the receipt of your let er, en closing a resolution of th" Republi can Committee of the CVy of New York, approving ray conduct in ter minating the Seminole war. Allow me, through you, to present to tlie gentlemen of the committee, my thanks tor this warm and flattening expression of their sentiments. To find the convictions of my own con science corroborated by the favora ble opinions of my countrymen, is truly gratifying?and to receive an expression of that approbation from a part of the Union, justly distin guished tor patriotism, public spiri. and high advancement?remote, loo. lYom the held of Co'itest, and v hoi Iv unioduenceed either by proposes* >n or prejudice, strongly persnadi t -? licit from the reflecting and co;i derate, tuy conduct will receive ai ipartial investigation. 1 beg you to present to the Com ? ttee, and to accent for yoursvi : insurance of my respect an* gratitude. ANDREW JACKSON. i. S. Muuit ord. Ks<p Chairman of the Republican Committee. W hereupon, Resolved, That t>i .vgoing resolutions aud correspon rice he published. Captain Spohler, of die Brem< lig Anna, writes to Ins friend \ ~ \i* citv' that he sailed from Hreme ith available cargo of linens, <\ ound to Havana, uud ofl'the islan ?I St Domingo, Mas hoarded b> a 'ermaphrodite Irrig under ?hnevictt dolour*, numned with 32 men, w h? roohrd tlum of all the dry good , leaving none of the cargo excep ?(XX) cases <vf gin. Tliev also piiu ? dercd llie cahin of every thing valua le Utry could lay their hands oh. The greater part of the crew of the pirate sjioke fiuglish. lkilL Fat. T>v the arrival of the brig Para gon, 4'apt. Austin, at New-York, front Gibraltar, accounts thence to the 3d Jannary have been received, of which the following are the chief particular*--*?- ? The Queen of Spain, daughter of the King of Brazil, and niece to Jier husband, Ferdinand the 7th, died at Mf drill on the 2d ult. in a convulsive fit. ? The President's Message to Con gress at the opening of the present session, was published in the Gib raltar Chronicle of the 2d ult. The United State* squadron was at Messina* In the first six months oT the yeat 1818, 9.VJ0 Negroes were iinpnileii into I he port of Havana from tlie coast of Africa. General William McIntosh, the celebrated Indian Warrior, attended b> acveral other Chiefs and Warriors, is .'t present on a visit to the Government. From about the 1st of July 1817* to the 30th tif April, 1818, five mil lions seven hundred thousand Span-' isij Dollars were carried into the port of Canton in American vessels. K struct of a letter from (*r?enoclc, 1 Dec. 8. i% There never was such a winter for mildness as the present?no frost yet at all, which is greatly wanted to check vegetation. The turnips in the fields arc running up to seed, and the \t heat into the shot hlade; flow ers the most delicate are iu bloom, gooseberries out?raspl>eri ies vi|M*; green j>eas very plenty and cheap, uud birds nests with young in thou sands. It is a most extraordinary season.-' J\ler. Jld. It is proposed in the National In telligencer to purchase an acre of ground round the tomb of Washing ton, on Mouut Vernon, on which, to erect a Pyramid of Granite, with a base 100 feet square, and an ele vation of 150 feet. This monument could then lie seen from Washington. Dye.?A Chemist at Copenhagen, has discovered a brilliant yellow color for Dying.?It is obtained by cutting the tops of potatoes when in blossom, bruising them and extracting the juice. Cotton or woolen immersed in this liquor for forty-eight hours, takes a bright and handsome yellow ; afterwards dipped in blue, it becomes of an elegant green. Dealing in Hank Notes.?The Legislature, of Maryland have pass ed a bill, entitled " An act to relieve the people of this state as far as p:ac licable, from the evils arising from the demands made on the Banks m ibis state far Oojd and tylvcr b} i "mixers, ami to prohibit tlie officer* i (I ?i!t rent Hanks from I hi n i d it ? * ~ Mil M'liing l>;ilik Notes of tilt* li.illks i tlws state, at a less price tl?au ? iv'ir nominal \aliuv* J J liuLdcile Prices Vurrevt. ('.\Mi EN, March 4. to S cts. 2i 10 21 I I f I'uin I $ 1 15> oiron, Hu- | u tk'ii. bush. j i 50 Mil* f?L>1. 8 A hear, bush* t2 } ts.C'??!. n>. * 11) >'i Pv tuioos, bush. ..: s <s ? v, i. ? I? ? >; <in?U . t>a!. ' ?"fiv f? Li..ih!v ? a.. rr^ "?K .1 U UOt. i ul. PJ \ . > i . ( ?1 o V x . | 1 ? out i y -Cbtii. ib. suoir*. lb. >1 hiend. ..w Cloth, \ (J. ??<v;o, 'b? . list ed Oil. ^al. .vloiasscs. ^aU _liu?ar. lb. ttV. c. Ui. I TOuCC"', | t-tt'. Ih. l)i U) MawiiIntuitu Bees \V x, lb. I'alli.w, lb, Ban;: ?n?. yd. Get man Steel, Hi. ? \ aw Icy do." ilx Bar 1a ud, ib. Cjoii Powder, lb. J>hol, lb. Bolt* r, lb. Lard, H>. n , ds, 1 b. Oniony busk. ?:. Wholesale Prices Cur?ent. CUAHLEh i ON, Fel>. 27. 7 6 75 32 35 25 87 i 16 <X ?? ? v*3 6 a 5 11 23 25 20 10 75 1 V A 2o 2$ U 1H 1? 124 Cotton, *ca island, II Cotton, up a .d, lb ot'on Ba^m^, yd. ? oru bus.). Cufltc, lb. I'loui, niidcn, bbl. .10, Molland. ga.? Ditto no. me.n ; f. n. > w disi.# ib Vl-iu^sv s, ^ I. Nat s, cu>, 3u. .*0:1. ib . lo"> I ?'0 Ko.ii, J*?*, gun Uom. i* " N h. ! sk' \ i i cm. ^<i! ^nl'tj, I - isjuoci, but.'.: Su^,%t% biown iOoib IJnUi, 'o.'J 'I allow, i?). l\a. n, IK 1'obnic?. ? ?? ?b. T-.a, I JUL . I J1W i>??V>iv iilA'DlMG. subscriber respectfully informs th? ? citizens i?t Camden and its vicinity, that nc has jusi coniinei>ced the above branch oi JJusineos in the store opposite Col. Nix ?>n4s, w In rt lie will cxecute all kinds if iluting with promptness and precision lie has also an assortment of IJooks and Stationary For sale on very reasonable terms. George Forbes. January 7 tf Under Decree lv EQUITY. WILL be sold on Monday the Vfarch before the Court-House in Cam den, all the real Estate belonging to the estate of Joseph Thornton, deceased, con sisting of Mouses and Lots on York-street* the lower end of Hroad.atreet and in Log Town. Conditions to be a credit till the irst day of January next, the purchasers ^ivin^ bond with approved security lor the ?ui chase money with interest from the day of sale ami the property to he resold at the risque of the fr*st purchasers if the noney Ts not paid up w hen due. Purchasers to pay for titles. J CAR I'KN, Com. Rq. Camden District* February 24 0?3 hi Equity. South-Carolina, Chrraw I)iwtvictn Jesse Clements and wife and others, I /v Daniel I'ytK H yiwl wife j Purtlon and others. I It appiann^that the defendants, I)awtf.\ Pynkh, and Ruth his wife, reside withou the limits of this State. It is ordered that they do appear to this bill of complaint, at Darlington Court HouAc, on or be for <? :?e second Monday in June next, or th# ? >ill wiil he taken pro eonfesso^ George F/riicp, Com. K>/uit y J or C/i'-raw Dimrict Commissioners Office, 1'eU. 10.