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.