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management, makes a wretched pro
gress against the current of the Mis
sissippi. Gen. Jesup has returned
from having seen her ; and it is be
lieved that Col. Atkinson will not
wait many days for her arrival.
CHARLESTON, AUGUST 5.
The Courier of this morniug states,!
that on Tuesday night last, a man by
the name of Smith attempted to com
mit suicide by hanging himself in the
Market. He was cut down by one
of the City Guard," who it appears
received no thanks for hi9 humanta*.
It appears by letters receiv?fl?t
the Patriot Office, that Gregor Mac
Gregor was still at Aux Cayes on the
9th of Jijly. He was without means,
find those attached to the cause of
the Patriot* had no confidence what
ever in him; and well it is so, for
lie lias often exhibited himself in a
rjost contemptible light. Indeed, he
deserves to lose his head for betray
ing so many of his gallant followers.
A fellow calling himself James
Higan, was taken up and lodged in
the gaol of this city yesterday, as
one of the cretf of the piratical sloop
Lawrence. He Md token his pas
sage for New-York in the forecastle
of the brig Eliza, capt. Topper?
who, having some suspicions of his
character, caused him to be arrested.
The cabin of the above brig was
feloniously entered on Monday night
last, while Capt. Topper and his
mate were asleep on deck. His
desk was broke open and some arti
cles of clothing stolen, 'but the Cap
tain fortunately had his Inouey in his
pocket.
CAMDEN.
'THURSDAY/ AUGUST IS, 1819.
ST
- Wo understand t'ar.t (;apt. ,Reid, com
mander of the United Si ales' sloop of war
Hohnkt, reached tins city yesterday, nod
was the bearer 6f dispatches toihe govern
ment, as late aa the 22<i ot June, from Mr*}
Forsyth, our Minister Plenipotentiary in:
Madrid; that the Treaty with Spain wan,
not ratified by the Kun; at that time, and;
"^thjere was no immediate prospect of its
being Ratified by him; that, a tew dayB be-,
fore Cspt. Rkid left Madrid, the -^Marquis
of Casa. YaujO was discharged, and ban-J
ished the court; it was generally believed
Mr. On is would succeecpum, upon his ar
rival at Madrid, as First Minister of Stale
and Secretary of Foreij^ Affair* * and that
the brother-in-law of Mr, C)n?s, Mr. Sal
mon, occupied those offices, ad intrrim..
Actional Intelligencer, dug. 4,
The Spanish Treaty. *
Our readers will have seen, by
the time they read litis, that, by the
latest and most authentic accounts,
the Treaty with Spain had not been
ratified on the 22d of June.
\
We are not among those who at
tach great importance to this negative
information. Still less do Wfehelieve,
that Spain intends, or desires to pro
voke a rupture with this country.^?
There is no motive which could in
fluence her to do so. That slit has
seen with mortification, privateers
swarming from our ports, and prey
ing on her defenceless commerce,
there can be little doubt: but she has
also seen that the government of the
United States, sensible of the enor
mity of such unlicensed robbery, has
used its exertions to put a stop to it,j
and is therefore guiltless of having;
encouraged such practices. She has!
seen, too, that%the People of this
country, had the Government *tlU
pb.yed the same inclination, have
been well enough dis|>oged to have
arrested the Kloridas from Spain, by
a weapon very different from negoti
ation, and to have taken ample in
demnity in Mexico, as well as Flo
rida, for Spanish spoliations 011 our
commerce. Hut (he alternative of
War with Spain has been cautiously
and sedulously avoided; n^nd a,Trea
ty has been framed, in conformity to
Iter Minister's instructions, quite as
favorable to Spain as she could have
expected. That Treaty, under such
circumstances, it is scarccly possible
she will not ratify.
If, after this view of the subject,
people will anticipate an ultimate re
fusal to ratify the Treaty, let the fa<
of the promotion of Don Luis 1)
Oxub speak for itself. It is not to Ik
supposed that the King of Spain
would elevate, to the highest office
and honors in his gift, a man who
had just returned from a Foreigu
Mission, >\ hicb iiad resulted in a
Treaty so odious, that the Sovereign
intended to reject it.
That a few courtiers about the per
son of the King, interested in large
grants of laud in Florida, of a date
too late to be recognized by' the
Treaty, will exert themselves to de
feat its ratification, is quite probable.
VVe trust Jhey will utterly fail: we
hope it, as we denrecate War, which,
we believe, would, sooner or later,
be the /inevitable consequence of a
breach of faith in this instance on the
part of Spain..
The time limited by, the Treaty,
wit tun which, ou* ratification, it shall
peremptorily hind U>tty parties, is
currently reported to we sjx months;
which term will expire about the 24th
of this month. If not ratified be
fore that day, the government of the
United Stales, on its part, ceases,
to be bound by it.
It is proj>er to state, that the pri
vate letters received in this city from
Madrid give no reason to suppose
that the '1 reaty will not be duly ra
tified. Ibid.
*
To the Editors of the Franklin Gazette.
Jlniiqne. Curiosity*'*?On October
22d, 1777, Vtirt Miw# wad attacked
by the British* men of war anil fri
8ites, without success. TheAngtifc
f frigate nftd Merlin slooji of war
grounded ; the Angela took tire and
blew up ^ the Merlin was hastily
evacuated and burnt. C'ol. Samuel
Smith, of Baltimore, commanded
the Fort. * - . ?
Some few days &inc?, an enter
prising individual, in the habit of
plying up and down the Delaware,
succeeded in raising a gun belonging
to one of the above vessels; it is a
double fortified 21 pounder ;_and its
high state of preservation, after hav
ing laid near 42 years in the water,
Wvkes it _a ^ulxjecM>f curiosity, 1
ap|>ears tci hnve tfie
reign of George the 1st, bearing his
majesty initials and fij ms. It uow
lies aw navy vard cate.
W * * Cuuioso.
* J|_
Report t^feifrathi in Columbia, within
Tht two iu9t werk *..
Intestinal disease,. I.?Tympanites ab
dominalis, 1.?Total, 2.
Of these one was white, aged 3 weeks,
and the other black, aged eight years.
liy order of the Faculty of Columbia.
. m. Maclean, sec'y.
N. B. Two other pet?ons have died in
Columbia (a white man and black boy)
within the same tune, but as they were not
residents of the place, and hi ought here
while sick for medical aid, the Faculty
have not tuou^hl proper to report them*
C'ulumtia Tclevcofic.
SUMMARY,
Growth cif Tea in Francc.?The Moni
teur has the following :?This previous
shrub, first introduced into France by*
UusMan, 1814, promises to become natur
a ized among us.?There are already thi rty
hundred stalks, which it is easy to multipy.
Tliis tea has received the approbation of
the Ki ll's Physicians, and the naturalists
of France. The plants are to be sold by
aubscripiion.,,^-.?9wrfon fiafter.
It is stated in the Continental Journals,
that in Magdeburg more than SOO families
have entered into a recipi ocal engagement,
on their word and honor, not to take off
their hats in saluting, but merely to imitate
the military mode of r^^ng the light hand
to the head. A not he (Association in the
same city, hat invited, by circular addres
ses the whole world, and particularly the
ladies,: to renounce in future all articles ot
fashion and luxury.? Ibid.
The Waterloo* prixe money granted by
Parliament is thus appropriated?Com
mander iu chief 6*M * 0 pounds; General
officer, 1550; Field officer, 430 ; Captain
90; Subaltern. 38; Sergeant, 19; Hank
and File, 2/. lo*. The Duke of Welling
ton's share is equal to24,OOOrank and file.
King Ferdinand, it is stated* has chosen
for his Queen, the lVinccss Maria, ntice
of the King of Saxony*
THree hundred suicides had taken place
in Paris in five months,
A Velocipede for females has l>cen man
ufactured in England. A drawing of the
machine is given in the Liverpool Mercury
of June It.
v An article from Berlin, (Prussia,) says :
| 4 The government is endeavoring to es*?h
iish as much as possible, a direct commer
:ial intercourse with the United Slutcs <
Vorth America, for which purpose sevt
al Prussian consuls have been appointe
.or the American sea ports.
*?
The present Grand Pacha of Egypt, has
commenced a system of internal improve -
incut, in opening the great canal?an ex
ample worthy of imitation by ni^re enlight
ened nations.
Mr. Clio Hickman, the friend of Thomas
Paine, has announced the immediate publi
cation of a full and authentic account of
the Life and Writings of that remarkable
man. Rickman is a native ofLewes, where
Paine resided lor a long time, and it is said
that Paine wrote some of hit must cele
brated Pamphlets at Rickmao's hbuse, in
London.
Euro/iean . Pau/ier*.??The Dumfries,
(Eng.) Journal, of April 20th, states?
u thaw four vessels have sailed since our
last lor America, with passengers. They
arc mostly of the lower orders of society,
either connected with agriculture or labor
ers, and 9ome of thctn Paufiers, Jrotn the
JVorth of Jinglundy Jor whom the Over
seer* of :he Pariah pay the ft outage
Three ^undred and 9eventy~two Emi
grants, from Ireland, arrived at Halifax a
tew wfeeks past; and the Philadelphia Ga
zette mentions that more than txoo thou
sand Germans are at present on their pas
sage to this place.
Governor Tompkins has made a settle
ment with the State of New-York, and re
ceived a balancc of upward* of a hundred
thousand dollars.
It is now understood that the arrival of
the President at the seat of Govcrnmeut
has been anticipated too soon. Ue is not
now expected, we believe, before the 8th
or 10th of August.?jYaU Intel?
The Western Monitcr, printed at Nich
olasville, Ky. states that the President, on
his way to Washington "City, pa??&cc
through that place on the 7th ult.
The author of the Declaration of Inde
pendencc, Thomas Jefferson, is now .at
Bedford, (Pa.l^Springs, where, says the
Editor of the Philadelphia Democratic
P ess, we undcistand lie intends to remain
iwe months.
<\Vc learn, says the Washington City
Gazette, tjnat the Russian Minister, whits
on an excarsion to MounnArcrnonl obtainec
I'Toni a ti?e, growing over the tomb o
\Vashingtou, a s?ia!l branch sufficient to
nu&e a walking stick ; which he intends
sending to Russia, as a present for the Em
peror Alexander, iw-^rtmembrance of oui
beloved Washington, with the simple mo
to of w Mount VkaNoN'* engraved on
small gold plate fixed on its head.
It has 1>een stated that Puerrydon had
resigned the office of Director of the go
vernment of Ihienos Ayres, But a post
cnpt.to a letter from Kio Janeiro of the
iS'o Mf.v, tne latest date received, aays
PVierrydon is still Director, andaiis aaiti
has no intention of resigning."
\.M. tie Neuville, the 1-Vonch ministar,
ha* arrived in New York, preparatory to.
nia embarking for Prance; he does not re
itirn to this country ; having been permit
ted-at his own request to retnaiu at home.
In the meantime, M. Thierry will act as
charge ties affaires, till the appointment of
a .new minister-?This legation has been
very popular with the government, and peo
ple of this country, and has been ably filled.
The Pennsylvania Society of Cincinnati,
have raided the sum ot nearly four,thousand
dollars, lor the purpose of building a monu
ment to \Vashington. The sum, however,
not being deemed sufficient to accomplish
the patriotic object, further subscriptions
are to be solicited. It is a consummation
devoutly to be wished, that every state in
the Union, would furnish a similar exam
ple of gratitude and patriosm.
A New Orleantf paper of the 35th J tin*,
mentions that a report is in circulation that
the sch'r. Two Friends, which sailed from
that port some time since, ostensibly bound
to &t. Thomas, feVfcin wini a Spanish vessel
of war, -Which engageonen and killed a
number of the crew and passengers. A-j
|mong the latter is said to be the celebra
ted General Humbeit.
The country lately pittchased from the
Cherokeen, south of Tennessee river*
bounded on the south by the Highwasse
river, and eastwardly by Highwasfe and
Tellico mountain*, contains about sixteen
hundred square miles, or upwards of one
miUiou acres ot land, fit for cultivation.
This it an important acmnsHion to Tennes
see? and ire understand the soil is ol good
second rate quality, .
Pro*fiectt qf the Wheat Harvest.*?The
Buffalo Gazette of the 15th ult. mentions,
that Wheat, hi that region, promised to be
unusually abundant; but that, in many
fields, it will be much injured by smut.
A Cincinnati (Ohio) paper of the 6th ult.
remarks that the Wheat Harvest had been
commenced in that part of the Stale, under
very favorable auspices ; and addsr-*-14 The
rich appeararfce of the fields and the cheer
ing prospect of abundance, delight the eye
tad gladden the heart of every beholder,
hould the grain be got in without injury,
ir bread sustenance will be unusually ex
cellent and moat plentiful."
Accounts mrm Lancaster (Penn.) state
that a double quantity of Wheat, will be
raised in that county the present year.
[ It is said, Potatoes may b? kept good
the whole year, by dipping them in hot
water, as the Scotts preserves eggs, by
killing the living principle v and as the
rerm is so near the skin, -it would not hurt
the potatoe. One or two minutes, at most
*ould be sufficient, in an open workeo
??ket* a ton might be cured in an hour o?
wu.?This would be useful in providing
jhip stoics; the trial is easily inade.
Gold, and Sih-er.??It is not generally!
known, tiiat aUer the first ot .November
next, agreeably to a law passed ihe last
session oi Congress*, no loreign Ci'jiU Coin
will be a Icgnr tender. The effect oi this
knowledge will be to throw into our banKs
most of tnc gold com now m tne Uniteu
Stales, which will be?transmiued to the U.
S;ates Mint and made into Lagles.
It ought also to be recollected, that at
the end of two years from the 1st of April
last, all foreign Silver Com, except Span
ish Dollars and parts thereof, ceases to he
a legal tender in the United States.? Rclf.
Pennsylvania Banks.?By a law passed
at the last session of the Legislature of
Pennsylvania, every Bank in that State,
which shall not, on the 1st day of August,
have resumed specie |>aymcms, shall be
considered as having forfeited its charter,
and shall immediately wind up its accounts.
The Carlisle Volunteer expi esses the opin
ion, that very few, if any, t*f the fony (too
banks last chartered, will survive the dog
days.?vY. Y. Corn. Adverttscr.
A letter from Pittsburg, (Penn.) states,
(says the Intelligencer) that most of the
country Banks have stopi>ed pa>ing specie,
and that they have nothing for exchange m
t'ittsburg but city tickets, worn out years
since.
Substitute for . S/iccie.?Yrom the ab
sence of Specie it is thought that aotue of
the Western Banks will have to pay their
notes in Bacon, or suspend their operations.
Should Bacon be substituted for Specie
as a circulating medium* it is thought that
Irish Potatoes might be advantageously
made use of for small change.
Baltimore Miming Chronicle.
A writer, under the signature of Medi
cut, in the New-Y ?"'< Daily Advettiser,
offers the following as a ccitaia cure for
the Cholera Morbus?
Take a soft cork, and burn it thoroughly
in the fire ; when it ceases to blase, mix it
upon a plate with a little milk and water,
or any thing more agreeable to the palate,
and repeat the dose till the disorder ceases
?which it commonly does in the aecond
or third administration of the remedy* the
acidity of the stomach is immediately cor
rected, and the effect instantaneous*
C urrfor the Geuf.-*?The best cure for
the Gout, is to apply a leek poultice to the
part affected. Numeious instances of its
atiicacy, in this painful di order, have re
cently pecurrcd. Its culture should be
cherished as a medicine of inestimable
value.?Philadelfihio pu/ier..
The ladies of Philadelphia contemplate
the formation ot society for suppressing ex*
travagance in furniture, dress, and tiring.
And had a meeting for that purpose on the
4th of July.
A tailor in Poughkee si , N. Y. ofle?>
to make coats in the best manner, for $ 3
50. The stated price of making coats at
pr^ent, isflPm 4 90 to &5 50, which ac
cording to the timR, he sa>s, extor
tionate" f
It is stated fin the Nashville Whig, that
Dixon Benton, who robbed the mail be
twe n Springfield and Dover, had been ar
rested by Iiia father and delivered into the
hands ot justice. The father refused to
acccpt the reward of &200.v
Effects of Lightnings? In the vicinity
of this town, there were 24 Sheep killed
by Lightning on Tuesday evening last,
they were found among the Tinibs of u
large oak that had been cut down in Cap
tain William Lord's pasture, the flock con
sisted of 37, A large proportion to be
killed by a flash of Lightning.
Fayetteville Observer, Au^unt f.
Remarkable Heat.?Under this head,
it is stated in a paper printed at Middlehury,
Vermont, that on the IOth inst. at 3 o'clock
P. M. the mercury, in Farenheit's ther
mometer., stood in that town at ninety-nine
and a half degrees.
Musk.?A young musician, of Ply
mouth) is said to have invented a curioui
instrument, which he calls the Musicai
Telegrafih, By it, the laws of harmony
am) the element* of thoroughbass, and the
study of the theoretical properties ol the
science are exemplified
v
' , OBITUARY.
Died, In this Town, on Saturday even
ing last, Mr. William D. Parker, Cabi
net-Maker, aged 44 years*
Departed this life on the High Hills,
July 24, Mrs. Naomi Hamptoh, aged
about eighty-three years. The world has
known, history record! feiysuch characters,
aa was this beloved and lamented old Lady.
Her long protracted life, was a pattern of
piety and beneficence. To do the will of
the Lord, to relieve and comfort suffering
mortals, washer daily meat and drinks
Having through Divine aid, finished the
work assigned heron earth, she fell asleep
in the arms of her compassionate Redeem
er without a struggle or a groan. " Well
done, good and faithful servant, enter thou
intone joy of thy I?rd/~
M
BOOKS
WILL be delivered to Members at the
Library Room, by Mr. J. McKwkn, Li
brarian, on Thursday's and Saturday's,
from 2 to 5 p. m?
J. REYNOLDS, Scc'y.
August It., >L74 ?
Law.
HARRIS H. HICKMAN hastaVcn 0 <
pffice, recently occupied by John Roykin.
lun. l><j. and tenders to the Public hi.
professional services.
! - CAMDEN"
School dissocial ion.
THIS School, under l he direction c
Mr. CAHPEN I EH, has iHi\v commenced
its tourtu q nailer. I he ui?asaun:-m? nu ?
lit, and great diligence o! '.Lc Instructor,
are conspicuous it. the progn ^ made by
t:.e Children under his care. Lach quar
ter has h liner to produced evidence that
Parents may, satisfactorily to themselves;
entrust the education ot then otVspung to
a Gentleman, whose retiring woi.esty be
speaks his real worth, and whose aiitntion
,to the instruction of those undei his care
? is such, as to induce us highly to recom
mend him to the notice of tne public.
ISAAC SMI I H,
kT M
Standing Com
viittcc.
THE
Bu ilding < om m it tee,
Of the Orpnan Society, wjli contract
.for materials for enclosing the society's*
Lot of ground, on L)c Kaib-stieti, and
for workmen to perform the work. The
fence to be of good Lightwood Posts and
Inch Flank.
The same Committee will receive pro-"
josals fur furnishing Bricks, Lime and,
Scantling of the best quality ; aiso lor ck>?
ing ftiick layer's work. Proposals to bo
made in writing, and delivered to Alex
ander Young, Broad-street.- ^
Camden, August 12,
AS the Subscriber intends removing to ,
Charleston, as soon as his crop of lotton ?
can be gathered. He will seilthe Lease*
of tliose Lanns he now p]unt6, for two year* ?
Yom 1st of July next. There i? on th^%
)lace about i45 acres of cleared land, 65?
of whicn is prime Kiver Swamp, the bal?
ance good Cotton land. He will also sell
tbe stock of Cattle and H6gs, a good Gin
of SO Saws together with about 1000
bushels of Com, ail the fodder made on
the place, Pease, fee. and all the Plant**
tion Tools*
. John Dubose.
August 6. "Tr"* ^ ?if *.
12,
Notice.
JCeivhaw District?South-i arolina.
AUGUST 6, | ? 19.?
MR. JOHN 8'U ILLLY, Jul. hastolPd
>eiore me a SOUREI. MARE, about
134 hands high, a small blaze in her face*
11 years old, a <;ark *]>ot in the < now
p i t ot her thigh, <*nd ?? white; spot on her
weathers, valued at $.>5.
John Dultosc, J. P. .
Robert Elk ins, ? ? .. . ? ...
Warren Dulxwe, Prmm>rt
m.
mm
FRESH AND CHEAT
GOODS.
H. Leyj 4r Co.
Hare received in addition to their fir*
mer Stock, the followivg articles:
Extra fine Cambric Print*, for ladies
dresses,
Russia Drill, French Jeans* :\
Irish linens, Dia|>ers,
Dutch Rolls, Ginghams,
| Nankeens, blue and yellow,
Palt, etlo Hats,
Ladies black and colored Kid Shoe**
with and without heels,
Do. Morocco do.
?ALSO?*
A few tiercea Rice,
do. boxes Ling Fish,
do. do. Spermaceti Candle*,
Warranted 8|
Best London
With a general anortment of
Groceries.
July IS, IS19. 70?
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