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and shipped them on board three sc'.oon-,| ers. and wtre to proceed with their booty to St. Domingo.- The schooner Belimra wab burnt. Our informant and several other prison ers made their escape in a boat and landed at Barratana and after manr drflicuities I arrived in this citiy* , . - -j chjrmmcT. We vvVFoh our a avy. Capt. Grily, of the brig Sterling, which 1 arr i ved th is morning, .in 50 days from Tcnerifit, informs ns, that on the '26th lilt, lie spoke the schooner Remittance, Hod ge rs, from New York, bound to St. Domin go, who inlormtd that he had spoken a Spanish government schooner, from Cadis, with despatches, and Was e-xplicit 1 y told, that Sfmin had declared WAR against lLc United Stales. ? tiouihtryi Patriot, ? ? ? ? ? ? Major T oulmin, son of the J udgc, w rises to a friend tn this place, that a requisition ha* been made by the General Goverment on the Gover nor of the Mississippi territory, for -twelve hundred infantry, the whole of the cavalry and riflemen, ar.d a company of artillery, to be held in readiness to march at a moment's warning. It is likely the prospect of a rupture with Spain, has occa sioned che adoption of this precau tionary measure. Georgia Journal. We learn, with pleasure, the arrival of Gen. Bertram! , in the Metropolis. It is rumoured that this officer is the one ?e lected by <he president, under a vote pas sed at t he last x session of Congress, lor a high and important service in the engineer department- He is well known tn Ku rope as an ofliccr of exlraordirary military talents and knowledge, and of great expe rience. He rose, solely by his genius ai d merit to the rank of major general in the ?epcice-of Napoleon ; ami he -was -one of th<? ex-emperor's aids in the fatal battle of Waterloo. He is one of the many emi nently scientific men who have been raised in the fioly technic school. Altstevge*. &tale JLegiMature. SENATE. Monday, A'ovember 25. This day was Occupied in the election ofofficers and the Usual preliminary ar rangements. J. R. Pringle, Esq. was e lectcd President, and John Murphy, Esq. Clark*. After the appointment of Door Kee|>er? and Messenger, and some othtr ordinary business, the Senate adjourned lo to-wiori'ow >0 o'clock ; having previously appointed a commit tee to Inform f lis Ex cellency the Governor, that they were rea dy to recieve any communication he might have to^make* HOUSE OV REPRESENTATIVES. Monday , Aovembcr 2 5. One hundred and three Members hav ing been qualified) the House proceeded to electa Speaker. T.Bennet, Esq, being declared elected, a committee was appoint ed to wait on him, inform him of his e lection and conduct him to the chair. On ascending the ohatr M?' B. addresed the House in a short but approptiate speech, thanking them for the honour conferred upon him, distrusting his abilities to dis charge the arduous duties assigned him, but relying on the indulgence and liberal it y of the Hon*e, and informed them the chair was ready to proceed to buisness. The House then proceeded to the elec tion of a Clerk* Upon the third balloting, ,Col. R? Anderson was declared elected. A Committee was then appointed to wait oil His Excellencv the Governor, to inform him that this House was ready to receive any- communication he might have to make ; who reported that His Ex cellency would be ready to communicate at half -after ten o'clock to-morrow. A Committee being appointed to draft rules (or the House, reported the same, which were agreed to' without alteration ; and on motion of Mr. Yancey 1 50 copies were oftMfed to be printed for the use of . the Members. Col. Hayne gave notice that he should to-morrow call up a bill passed at the last aestipn of the Legislature, for an alteration in tile Constitution* which (it would be re <'>llcQted,) required the sanction of the present Legislature be lore it becomes a ?*? ? v Mr. Wilson, al?o, gt .e notice of his in tention to bring forward on Wednesday next, a bill making so&e alteration in the Judiciary, and abolishing the Chancery Courts. After the presentation of sundry peti tions and three balloting* for Door- Keeper, the House adjourned till to-morrow 10 o' clock. The numb* r of I'ost-Oflices in the U. S. is about 2 4.' >0. '1 he mail iscnnied 46, 880 miles in 6tages? and 61^17 1 in vu'.kcys &uU on horseback* CAM DEN> THURSDAY, .\orcMBF.n 28, 1816. Another villainous trick of the Cotton Packets has lately been detected in France. Three bales Sea Island cotton were filled from one half to three quarters of their weight with cotton seed, and one bale up land had 27 lb. old iron packed into the centre of it. Thiscotton was sh ipped from the U. States. A similar accident has re cently been detected in unpacking a bale of cotton in Philadelphia. ( ? ? t \ ^ COMAILMCATRD. Robbers J Robbera ! ? Cilizensbe on your 1 guard ; there is a nest of villains lurking about our town. On. Sunday night last, I It , L"" . 4 they made an attempt to enter a grocery ; store ot? York-street, and after getting into the back room, and finding the store well secured they retreated. On the same night they cut down a bag partly packed with cotton, fi oma Gin house on the same street, 1 4 * and carricd it away. Similar depredations have, of late, been committed in different parts of the town. Have we no patrol? No gu*rd tn'protect our property and lives from the midnight robber and assassin ? Is our late escape from butchery en tirely forgotten ? Have we no enemy now to fear ? Yes, feliow-citixens, we have an en emy among us* who \valclies our motiops Let us not relax from our duty. Nightly patrols should be established ; particularly until the approaching holidays are over, if to continue no linger. We hope the pro per a uLhority will take the subject into Consideration, and afford that protection and securit y. which ha* beeiv evtoced Of* * former occasion. FOJi 7'ItR C4MUE V GAZEl'M. '' To the fjonorablt ihr bfieuktr and Afcitdrerd c / the Mount of Kt/iffMfaiivea* GKNTLtMhN, The present communication has beet* delayed some luiic past, tor the purpose of bringing to your view, during the session, evih necessarily arising from the encour agement of quackery in medicine. No state in the union appears to have viewed, with greater indiflctence, the rapid growth and destructive tendency of thi4 insidious foe to humanity, than ours ; yet none e vinoes greater anxiety in the adoption of la\ys and municipal lobulations for the preservation of equal rights, See. Strange I to tell, whilst it has bestowed such indefa tigable attention upon, the subject of state jurisprudence, it lias manifested more zeal in the enactment of laws calculated to i preserve the relative lights of citifeens, than to protect the lives of those who are unwarily exposed to the tfco edged weapons of empiricism. If ever there was a time for the encouragement of learning and li beral pursuits, See it is the present. Pros perous in the enjoyment of an uninterrupted peace, and desirous of advancing every thing tending to improve and adorn the I utate, our citizens look forward with an unprecedented xest for examples sanction ed by legislative authority, fchall they be disappointed in their anticipations ? Will ; the legislature yet persist in encouraging the exercise of a profession by the most Unqualified pretenders 1 Will it still refuse to listen to the voice of reason, reiterated by the experience of oiher states, and deny | to those who have devoted their time and property to the acquirement of a useful profession, the benefits which would arise from the exercise of it. Look around you I and see whether this is not literally the fact. Are not the Sangrado's of the day playing around hypochondriacs, ftcc. with all the sang Iroid of professed maejicians; and. do they not ingratiate themselves into i public favour, so far as to acquire ?* ascen dancy over the legulsr practitioner, not withstanding a conviction, of the injustice of public sentiment. Let it not l>e ?aid that men of studious habits and liberal education may acquire a sufficient knowledge of medicine? for the discharge of the duties incumbent upon that profession* I his idea, we are aware, is inculcated by all such as have read a lit tle upon the subjcct, without tasting the sweets of an adequate knowledge* Drink' deep or taste not the pierian spring, should be the motto. What arc the opinions of those who once advocated that docti inc> from ijfnorancc;but have'had the veil lorn from their eyes by \ the hand of instruction ? They now pio claim tfteTnjustice oF a premature decision, and recommend those universities winch - were once the subject of their derision ? Who will pretend to deny that a know ledge of anatomy can be acquired without the assistance gf demonstration? Can it be at tained by an occniar inspection of the hu man subject* independent of oral instiuc tion ? Ask any man of common sense who has prosecuted a regular course of study. If, then, a knowledge of anatomy is not to be obtained by individual exertion, and its : importance to the practitioner of medi cine is conceded, is there not a necessity for compelling such men as are itbnut 10 attempt to administer reliefto the ufllicte;!, to comply with the rules of such institu I tions as are organized for the instruction of medical students. Anatomy may be said to be Jllie ground work of physioligy ; St without a knowledge of the laws of ttie animal a*cotu)iny, the modus operandi , of disease, Scc.no man should assume the practice of medicine. ? Anatomy, although important, constitutes however hut a small proportion of the knowledge which a physician ou<;ht to pos sess. Pharmacy, Materia Mrdica> Chem istry, the theory of medicine and clinical practice are equally important, not to say any thing of obstetrics. It was not until impirical practice was exploded in the states of New-York, Mas sachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Ma ryland and Virginia, by expunging from the list of physicians, such persons as would not conform to the regulations of Medicinal colleges ; that they emerged from a state of comparative ignorance in our science. The immense advantages of such regulations not only redounds to their credit, but has actually improved the itaie of general knowledge. By encouraging men of science to locale amongst us, we enlarge the field of enquiry, and open the ? door to an investigation of bubjects, but little attended to in South-Carolina. Who will pretend to^say that no fossils, mineral waters or medicinal "hetbs demand^nrnrr^ tention, and by what means will Botany, Mineralolpy or medicine be cultivated, un less we hold out sufficient inducements for -Tmen of profesional knowledge to settle, 4n very part of the state. The evils which existed in the United States, prior to the acheivement of our National Sovereignty and Independence, do not now prevail. Before that period, our young men wtre Compelled to cross the atlantic, for the purpose of acquiring a knowledge, which may nbw be attained in our own country. Expends were so enormous as to prevent all such as were not wealthy* from prose cuting a regular course of" study. But at present, the case is widely different, livery man, who possesses industry, en terprise, and application, may procure a de gree in medicine \ and our young men would seize every opportunity of advancing themselves wi'h alacrity, were such in ducements held out. It may possibly be alleged, that by adopting such a measure, we should deprive two thirds of ourcoun try of medical assistance. By no menus. ? Let is be said, after a determinate period, it Will b>: required, that all practitioners of medicine, shall have received the degree of Doctor of medicine, or passed a regular examination, before a legally constituted board of Physicians, Wl** may issue cer tificates to that effect, before he shall be alkvwed to practice. You have, Gentle men, alrbady evinced a disposition to im prove the literary standing of our State, by establishing aCollegeat the seat of Govern ment, and occasioning indigent children to be instructed at pahlick expense. You have manifested a zeal, the most laudable, in encouraging men of learning to efrt . bark in the profession of Law, bjj requiring that candidates shall undergrt a Jegular ex amination before admission to t/ie liar ; and as life, if properly appreciated, is more valuable than property : go one step fur ther- and advance the profession of medi cine to a level with law in point of respec tability, hy requiring candidates to pass through the same ordeal. A Lon% Job ? The Rev. M. Milk i, in ? report to i he Missionary Society for Chi na, nays ; u We want, air, FIFTY MILLIONS of NeW Testaments for China ; and after that about one sixth of the population only, would be supplied. I would ask no high er honor on earth than to distribute the said number. M Now if Mr. MtLWK had commenced the distribution of 44 said number" at the time the Ark nested on Mount Ararat, and had contimied to distribute forty three Testa ments pet day, Sunday excepted, he would have had cm hand July 4, 1814, seven hun dred and aixteen thousand, seven hundred and forty seven. Or should he now begin his work, and distribute ten each hour of ten hours of the day, ho would end his la bors on the twenty-seventh day of July, in the year of our I>ord three thousand four hundred and eleven, at one oYlock in the afiernoon. For . tiaz. ( EPIGRAM ays Splash to hit took you >on of a punk.. How coinc* it I see ycu thu? every day drunk ? Physicians, they aayvonce a mou-h. du allow, A man for his health, to get drunk ? as a s>ow" '? That 's right,' quoth the cook, but the day they don t #ay, % 5q far fear 1 ahouUl-roW it , J'm^drtmk ev'ry day1 W holesale Prices Current. Domestic Article*. < Collon, Sea Island lb m Upland, Rice, prime new civ: Hour, Superfine bbi ? Fine country Corn, bush W heat, Tobacco, leaf lb ? manufactured Whiskey, gvt Gutter, lb liacon, Lard, Tallow, Bees Wax, Hemp, Homespun, cotton yd , ,, N. Carolina tow Shoe thread, lb Indigo, prime, Dear Skins in hair, Foreign Articles. | CofTee, prime, H> 91 old Sugar, Mubcovado Salt, buxti Iron, 100 lb. Molasses, gat Charleston; 00 0 . 0 48 0 21 . 0 22 0 00 . 5 OU 1 I . 00 . 0 00 O 00. 1 25 ou.o \e 0 60 . 0 65 O 23 . 0 25! O 14-017 O 20 . 0 22 O 18.0 70 |0 28. ? 0 30 [0 23.0 28 0 75 . 0 80 0 19 . 0 23 0 12.0 15 0 55.0 65 5 00 . 6 00 0 45 .0 48 Camden. 0 18 .0 20 11 .12 87 1 50 .0 00 0 10 .0 1 I 0 20 .0 25 0 K0 .0 8 5 0 18 .0 25 0 12 .0 15 O 12 .0 15 0 00.0 18 0 00 .0 25 0 30 .0 37 0 25 .0 30 65 o 75 .0 87 18 0 30 .0 32 0 18 .0 20 1 00 .000 7 00 .8 0(> 0 87 .0 00 Attention ! ? A meeting of the Young Men of Camden, who are de sirous of forming a uniform Infantry Com pany, is requested at Mr. Havis' on Satur* duy evening next, the 30th inst. when) if a sufficient number enrol their names* the officers will be chosen, and immediate ap plication mode to the (Governor for ennw missions. ? Punctual attendance is request ed at 7 o'clock. Nov. 28. 8TOLEN from the Gin houne, corner of York: aud Market meet*, on Sunday night l??t. a Bag partly packed with Cotton.? Any information rcpccting the tame will be thankfully received and the informer rewarded. Should a parcel of packed cotton be ottered for tale by a tuipicloua person it is rtqucstccl it may be stopped for ex* aminuion P. W. JOHNSTON. Noveriibcr C8 JUST O P IN ED AND FOR SALE, By Robert Mickle, AT BIS STOKK, IN CAMdEV, 4 pi Burs Coffee, a 25 els. per lb. l ive hhds Suujar, a 5|ltos. pr. dollar* 300 Bushel Salt a gl per bushel. Together with a s nail assortment of liritish Dry Goods, Hardware and Crockery, all v?liich he will ?*?ell as low as any person in the place, and would (hank his friends and acquaintances for their custom. Nov. 27, 1816. The Subscribers, UNt)ER ihe firm of J. C. & ELIAS PRIOLEAU, have entered into. the Factorage and Comtni/itron Busineaf* Their Counting House is on Phiolkau^ w.hahv* John Corded Prioleau, Elias Prioleau. Charleston, Nov. 25. 35?0 NOTICE. ALL persons having books belonging to the C amden Library Society are re quested to return the same, as an inspect lion will take place shortly. . ? ?- W. STARKE, Librarian . Sov ember 28. ? l^OUND, on the 25th of the present ? month, a small sum of MONEY, in Broad-street, near Mrs. Spears* house.? The owner may have his money by ap plying at Mr. Fredetic Ctlmlnger's Store, and paying fer this advertisement. November 28. ?? ? i m Stateburg Jockey-Club Races ILL commtnce on Wedncsduy the ** 1st January, 1817, and continue three successive days. 1st Day? three mile heats. 8*00 purso 2d. ditto ? two do. do. 300 3d. ditto? mile heats 200 Free for any Horse, *Mare or Gelding on the continent. Ry order of the Club . JV<nw. 28, 1816. Just Published, And for Sale at, this Office, At Mr. Clark's and at Mr. Mathis' Store a, and at the Post Office, ( Price 1 2 J cent*. J A Sermon, Preached in Camden, on the death of the Rev'd PRAMCIS ASBURY, One oj the ttiehoftt of the Methodist hfiitco* pal Church in America, By Hili.i aro Judor, Elder, M. E. C. Considerable allowance mode to those v>ho buy a quantity .