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Extract of a Letter from a gmtleman lately arrived at St, l.ouis from Vir ginia, to his friend in Richmond. ?' Dlar Sih ? You wished me to describe the situation, advantages, and state of society of the western metropolis, ltd advantages from itsj local situation arc very great ; but of these 1 shall speak more fully in de tail hereafter. 1 shall^ at . this time give you a history of a week in St. Louis, from which you can form; some idea of * (lie state of society. ? ! Ou Wednesday the 10th inst. I ay-i rived in town. Not lone; after my arrival, a battle occurred between two brethren of the tyj>e, (he prin ters of the ^twto papers in (his town, the Enquirer and Gazette. The lat ter had published some things that' raised the ire of (he former, and lie determined to attack him ? t w o young n ?ii, one aged about ?3, the other about ?0, attacked un uid man of. about 50. and very corpulent. Neil iher party gpt much hurt. It is s.iid the old man used the shilalah tol great advantage, and they formed a singular figure after both got down, roiling down the hi!!. Tlje.only in jury sustained by either parly, was by the assailant, whose shoulder was unjoiuteci. Several wordy skir mishes occurred during the remain der of this week, but no actual hos tilities commenced until Sunday.? Ou Sunday evening a . gentleman, oq returning home, found his qupr tejps occupied by n ttfteud, who exten ded his friendly visits to rather too great a length. Tlie door bei^g locked, it was broken open by t|Je uwnei^th* visitor jumped out of the window j a bailie eusued; the man Has stuck with * kuife; the woman was beaten. 0n Monday morning another hattje occurred % in Main street, J)rt\vepn two yoyng men.? No deadly weapon betug. used, deadiy * oupd * as {fiven? both were pretty well bruised, and receive*} immortal honour, 0o Monday eve ning a battle royal eusued; It hap* pened at the Theatre* and originated in politics ; although that was not the immediate tfrigin, (he causes and cir~ criOistances it is useless to mention. Ths result was, that one of the com*, batant* received several stabs in his Wck? the pihef had a black eye?~* iDue of the spectators who interfered, received a slab in fa's hand, another ?'jlww arm, and a tftirfl w as knocked down with , a porter- bottle^ Thus ended the celebrated battle of Mon day evening, leaving; five wooded, but Houe killed or pMgoners. Or\ Tuesday, two' gentlemen engaged in the river trade, vulgarly called boat men, fought oil % subject of poli* tics, which resulted in one of the combatants having ,his leg broken* and the other having his nose bit off On Wednesday one pf the co^b** tants of Monday evening attacked ' one of the bounded, , and gave him several blows ; but the other being grounded in the arm, di<| not return them. Ta finish the events of this veek, a lady of cplptir flogged her husband, a white man, which so*n Tiged him that he fixed Ids gun and shot himself. 1 have thus given you Ibe history of this week, and leave yW jjwlge of the state! of aocfejy In tills place. I presume every week is not so eventfiil, but after I bar* her? longer I ?nay give yon a more correct general idea, Till ? then adue. f< Yputs,^ - fiiterary JSfotice*.? W e under stand thai the first volume of an English translation of Carlo Botta's Italian fijstory of the American Ifc. volution, will be issued, (this or next jeek, from tfee Philadelphia press. The translator is fieorge Alexander Otis, Kso. uf Boston, whose yer* sion of M. de Pjadt's ? Europe af, ler the Coq^ress of Aix-la-Cha petle, %is, w# believe, exteusiveyl pnown. He is employed upon the other volumes of $fr. Botta's >vork, and will publish them as tliey are successively completed. This foreign history wil) no doubt excite curiosity, and prove a useful acces sion to our literature, by fameliar izing up with our own annals. Tin autho^ spw our revolution in the tru* point of view; be ha# traced the 'causes and course of it in the clear jest manner, and digested the inci dents into an otderlv, compact, vi j^oious narrative. It is lamentable, (almost shameful, thnt we have not jft History of American composition, jsuch as to render altogether superflu ous any foreign work of this nature. 'None written abroad for us can ever ^ven approach to the proper charac ter. Our story will never be ade quately told except by one of our selves ; by an American of com pre hensive studies, indefatigable indus try, patriotic enthusiasm, and high literary ambition; v\ho shall consid er the task as the business i f his life. But we should be gl?d to possess a Hn pin, while we are wanting jn a Hume. National Gazette. Ba ron I.escallies, -who resided! some time ago at New-York, as Krench Consul General, has issued proposals, in Paris, to ptb isn by subscription, five volumes ot hi. Tra vels, one of which is allotted to the United Spates, and is to treat of all our coucerus.^-24. A desolating Fire has laid one third of the city of Troy, in State of New-Yoik, in ruins. The loss is estimated at a million ?f Dollars, ?t happened oij the 20th i^t. ?-4JT ? ? To th,c Editors of the Franklin Gazette T|\e following laughable scene, of which \ was a witness, took pUce a Ctw tf.yi &gor at pne our principal hotels Should you think it worth publishing, it is at ?joiir s^rviccj, and will no doubt amuse i some of yqur numerous readi:;. ? ? ' MOMUS/ A large green iurtle was killed last week {it one of the hotels in this city. The uncommon* size and the manner of dispatching this hon #i or Cfau le$ gpurman?, attracted some of the boarders of the bouse. Mpty-' go, after commending a good while thfc ; beauty and fatness of his h*r^ pessed victim, with a grinning face^ comynepced his operations by draw*, his the gap ing knife across the throat j of tto S4i8fH?nded animal. But, lo!i at the Sxipient the fatal weapou en tered, the turtle, in ? |i most piteous' tone, cried, ant, M O JllurigoJ Mun ?? % Mtingo / why foil thou kill, tifie l EE? days/" l*he amazement of all aroqiit!,1 ^<1 particularly pf Mungo, may lie more e^silyifoagfoed than described. W ***** W*g ttie e fleet, that the knife dropped, fM>d Mungo ran, swearipg it waM devil apd no fjurtle, and that he would rather ch^nge jutp a tort la |han he would- kill Mm. The scepe was ludicrous in tliecag* treme, and Quired much per sua? shin to convince fhe frightened cook lfoiit it was only * humorous tricft of Hp. Charles, the ventriloquist, who stood by and ctused aU this laugha* ble nieriment. \ i DIED? L? this town, Elizabeth /\an Wk^nT?dapgbter of the Re*. \V. t:. m*'* two years. i. Notice. AH persons indebted to the estate of /qrtn q fieara, deceased i ai e re^uc- ted to make immediate payment. An^l demands afeamst ttif same sue requited to remit r - them legally attested, within I he time prescribed Uy law. I Ami^i>ears, Jldmr\v . inly 6. MP' V- i ? ' 1 j IN EQUITY ? Cwfitlen JluUricts Reuben Arufyur}^ vs. ? Bill for an injunction. /loget Durent ^ It appearing 10 the fi*tfcl<u;tion of the Court, that Roger Duren results out of the State s It is therefor* ordered, that he do appear to the saif) hill, on or before the first day of January next f and Ml default t hereof, that tfce acrid bill be taken pro tQotesso. J> Carter^ 6'om. JEj, is? if IN fiQUITV- C^wdcn Dittrict. John Craven , 6y hie\ Commit tee , n. V Bill. Steven HtAmon mnd I Lewie /*. Break e r, j It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court ? that Stephen Harmon resides t?;. r?f the State : It is therefore ordered, th >t do appear to the said bill on or befr ? he first dav of January nrxt ; and in ? % auft thereof that the bill taken pro < ssso, as to the said Stephen Harmon. J. Carter, Cum . Eq. '??r ? M* ??? tf List of betters, Remaining in the Pout, Office in '? Camden on the iff of July, 1820. A ?Eli Adkins, Eleazcr Acikins, Sam-" uel Arledpe, John Atkinson Gen. James Blair, Joseph Piack 2, William Bell, ElHha Bel^ Elijah Bass, John Blakeney, Mary C, Brown 2, Wil?, iram Brewej, John Bowen, C. ? John Collins, John M: Clarke, Howell M. Coats, Thonrma Glide, Brad dock Camp, EJisha Callaway,. Henry Chambers. . . /X? Abel Dixon, Robert Dun lap flf, Jamev B. Diggs, Jesse Douglas 2, Harry Drake, Elizabeth Daniel, 1-aban De Lay James Dunwoodv 3. ? E. ? John Ezeft, Elizabeth Edwa.ds Benjamin Edwards, R. ubc"> Eva -s ? /'?.Edward l'oi bes. G.-? Jordan Cay. James Gardner, Henry D. Green, Elizabeth Godbold, John Good rnan, Eleanor Cowry. > H. ? Samuel Hei ron, Andrew Hood. George Hays. J.~ ?.^troy Jones, Middleton Joiner, John Jt nkins, Jeremiah Jone^, A"-7 ? John Kciuw L. ? joim U. Lyle, Sarah Lowry. A*. ? iiiiain Mott?it 2, VVilliaml M* Willie, Hiram -MWluins, Albeit] ISV'WiH'e, Humphry Muse, Thr,<mHs* fo'Creary, Euzabein M'Miilan, Elisabeth Murphy, James M'Ke??^ie, Criwafd Ml C^ry, Agnes M\\riam% Jane Mjn?r? tin Mickle, JoHcpli -Mickic ?, David Moore A'. ? Jesse .Nettles. ? FraiM^p Perry, Thos. Porter, Jos eph Piumaiv Phiilp Pituvan, An*?in F Pcay 3 ; Austin Pea y, John Patton, John Paine. JV ? Wilie Robjn^on. ^ 6.? Sbndrach Seymour, King Sowell, Ceorge Stratford, 1 from^s bcott, George P. Street, Mijlcy Sowell, John Stoddard, William Sowell, John Stanton, Henry Sexton, Williw ShieHJv ,iphn Shields. 7*.? rLl^^h^jh Turlenitf^s*# Truesdale, W.? Eliaabuh Wilson, Lucy ,\Yilliatm. Joshua Wither!?, Jo&^R. Williams, Jes se W hitehjpad, ElUabeth Wilson, i/.-r-J.S mea Usher. * To Kent, Ah 1 immediate po$8e$mon given ? THE Store Rpop?s lately occupied by Mr. Willi am Maths so*. Forterms^n* ply tO CMA H LKS J . ?>H ANNpTf. /? , . ' i ^ i J July 6. \V. I3~tf : I 'in l 1 ? 1 .? " 1 1 ?'*? t * Under Decree t# Equity. | WILL .^e sold ^ Monday the ftft pfl A up ust neat, before \\\# C:??? t Hoube fiVi Camden, four sepcra^ tracts of land. vtf&f ate in Kershaw District, .Jfors'^ j.^en Branch, and on then south .aide gf .3^ Mile Creek, containing .{ftge&er shr Huir di ed and fifty acres, more or On one ; of the said tracts aunda an excellent grist < in ill* r CV ?. . v V ' The -conditions of the sale will be 15 j pfer cent of the purchase money c?yh, and j the. balance on a credit of si* and twelve . months.? -The purchaser to giy^ bond with approved seourity- to the XOjWWSf oiier July 6. jW> !? -> " met, 1 J Uft received from f hiladel tthia, a gene ral assortment of 5-4, H 6-4, ^ULT iM> CL01H6 which yrp nferat ffcduced pri lets. V ' - * ? ?' yi't*' latta to. Kilger?. I Caimlen, June 38, 1820. ' M^16. John Cir, Ballard, Begs leav* * to inform ttrt Public, 'that he has opened 4 HOUSS; OF ENTE?T.\|NTB4ENTw fN CAXpKN, S. C AT THE MOD OF TlfS In the Housfc formcriy ccciip'.c(| Mr. Uriah U lack irian, a few door* 50Ulh bfthe court house. ,< ' The bouse is now in i state of complete repair, with considerable additions, flew Stables have also bettt erected. I'ravel lh^ FamiHei can be scfomfttkTeted trltli private faotfis. He pledgtsbiqasflf to use every exertion in his power to acc6ntn**Uite those who may favor him wffa a call. * '* June 23. 10? If The Editors of the Columbia Telescope, Georgia Advertiser and Fayettevilic Ob?, server, are requested to insert the above 'or one month and forward their accounts | ? thia office. 11 a> 1 mn ? u i ii i i Notice, : ALL persons having demands again*. estate of A*w Boacr, deceased ; : hereby notified to product them to m settlement ; apd all indebted to sal ate, are requested to come forward a . \ket>aymeot. '< ? Wetirge M. Trantliam, J??V. June St. ^ lotf? ? a In Equity. S irntev lti&tric'* Ju-Mth D\gg9 Kl (jth<.Tb \ Htnry Sontt and 1 &MS'r "?*'& WxUiam Vaughan. It appearing to the satisfaction of the court that Henry Soocs resides b youdthe limit-* <?f this state. It ii ordered that he appear to the said cast' on or before ttv j first day of i-cbrujiy next, and on defauh thereof an order be made, against him tb:. ?the said bill be taken pro coufi&^o. By o^cr of the Cqurt? J. B. Milder, Com . Eq S. D. Sumteryille, June 33, 18*20, N otice. - YVTLU*M KH.PATUICK totts be fore me one Sorrel MARF. supposed to bv fhrte years old, four feel inches high with a small blaze on her face, left hir. > loot white, no visible brand, and appraised at ffty dollars. ' I D. G: Leigh, j. r. ,'ut.e 19. 11^ ? tf Committed To theOaol of Kershai? Distriet, a Ne Kro M^n about 5 feet 7 inches high dark complection, stout built, has a scar on his fort finper on the rijrht.hand. very impu ilent spoken, a^otit 25 years of age, calls 1^ name S I lays he-is fre$ anc| came from th* state of New York, has a paper stating that he is tree his age kc. but no pame assigned to it, he. hps another papef slating that he was horn ill N^wburjf and brought up in Brooklyn. sig"9(J by fcdneij* BanOtn and Willietm Potter, haa^an old, red M.4rdoco Pocket* Book with the {o{lowipg liqes w(rot?in if. u CoHina^Wiilaji'Pockct fipok, March 24th . "" Steal Jiql this Book for feat of *hamp, For. in.it stands the owner's name. ' Miss Mary ifhumerland I love dearly.' ? /he owntr is requested |o cojne fb|v| wayd prove property pay charges and take hiin away. , 4- - \ ; t ? , W jlliam Lpve, g. i>. Jfone V >C - Stop the Thief. STOLEN out of the subscriber* Stable fiti Sunday .^ight, the Vlth id at. a Sorrel HOKsE, ai>9Ut eight years old^ some white in the 'freeze. remarkable blaek Spot on th(B left hip, about tjie size of a man^ hand|,rtRfct hipd foot white, the Ki'lV '^mailer than the left, qiarkfe of the collar on the points of each shoulder* s$lM k.vA feWard of Tw6ntyrfve dollars will pe, gi v en on deliver^ >?t he Horse to the Sub- 1 icribor, or infortpatioO so that I. fret him 1 again, and twenty-five dollars in addition r>n com viction of. the thief. ?. , A* P . Johnston. \~ Manchester S. C,. June 14. ^ ?i ?' ' ' 't ' .;i '?"'*? "* *>l^" y > ? ( W Dollars Reward. .STRAYED w teta'.Wlhe .lib*' briber op Monday night the . 5th ult.two' HORSES, one * sofrei with a ifhitespot an Ms forehead and mafked witfi the collar ; the other a dalit: Uw? with 4 #hHe apot an hit forehead and is snip on his nose. A reward of ten ^oilara, wjli givt?to any person *ho will deliver or^ite informa tion of eithef o# ^he Horses ^ Subscriber iflf Caif?d<pi~ 'm ' |MvU) MRfrr. ; ' June l. ' pt ? I i i ii i ?? ?. I Vr^t r $<Qith- Carolina ? Chesterfield District. iJOWLEH bcfor* nie tftfs roth day of April, 1830, b y Qcorgc King, a bright ,Bay m>R*K> upwards of fifteen hands high branded eo ihe front fhoulder with 1. (J. a a small white in his forehead, ami a smalt snip on the lowfr patt of hit note# suppose^ to be pijtteen of sevente en years bid. f he owner is requested to come forward and prove i x WHEREAS the Plaintiff p this case did, on Ihe 14th day of June, in foe yeaf of ourLprd one thousand eight hundred and twenty, file his declaration in the O^ee of this Honorable Court, against Tendant, who is absent from and without the imits of this State, find has neither wife nor attorney known within the same, upon whom a copy of the said de^lnration, with ?? rule to ptead thereto within a year and a lay, plight be served t It ia therefore Qr dere<t fn pursuance of the Aft.of the General Assembly in thst esse' made and provided p thaj the Defendant do appear nd plead -to the said declaration, on oi ^fore the 15th day of June, which will be ti the year of our I*ord one thpusand eifhi 1 urtdred ana twenty -one, otherwise fins* ??:id absolute judgment will theft be give; i td awarded against him. <'.J Tliomnf |P. Kvang, c. CT P. Office of Common Pleas Kershaw District, ^une 14, 1820. Catalogue of Books Fcrr Sale, at the Post- Office. Among which are the following? Life of Jackson, Life of Washington, Life of | Franklin, Life of Marion, Life ot Mr. Graham, Johnson'* Lives, 3 vols. Riley's Narrative, Frcy's Narrative, Paddocks Kar jrative, Raffles' Tour through France, Pre ? sklent's Tour, Robbins' Journal, Park'a I Travels, Clark's Travels 2 vols, Ram say's United Stales, Snovrticn's History of America, Grimshaw's History of Atacti ca, Wars of the French Revolution, 4 vols. n . ? ? ? t 4 _ ? -* - Milton's do. Buchanan's do. Mekkfc* do. ? vols. Rush's Enquiry* 3 roll. Qorsey^ Surgery, 2 vols. Thomas' Pn^ce, ^well's ^ledical Companion, Bafd*^ Midwifery Hamilton's dd.tlVi?o'8 Philosophy* E* * * ? ? - ? 1 ? s> r4 Historical do. Fordvce's Sermons, Blair's do. 2 volb. Davie's oo. 5 vols. Village do. 5 vols. Allisons, >do. Burghs Dignity 3 vols. Scott's reply to Totoline 2 vols. Butter worth's Concordance, Sturm's Reflections, Simpsdft's fc>lea, Fletcher's Life and Ap peal, Boston'* Fourfold State, Saints H est, [Parsdice Lost, Dod ridge's Rise and - Pro gress, Ppwcr of ReUgion, Christian Re membrancer, Pilgrim's Progress, Br yan's Holy War, r, lark on the Promises, True Pilgrim, Re}igtous Courtship, Coe lebs Deceivedi Marrow of the JChurchi [Baxter's Miscellapies, Essay to do Qood? I Vicar of Wakefield, Rowe's Exercise, Spl itude Sweeiened, Montgomery's Po^ms, Burns' -do. ' young's do. Cowper's dp. CampbeltVdo, ftcbtt'sdo. 6 vols. LeWes t*r's Poetry, Original Poems, thryssl ^r .the ad ventures of l i Grifoes, Chapohe's letters, Espriellas tatters, Citizen of the World, Tfaifldeus of Wirsaw, Children of the Abbey, B Iain's Advice, Guide to Men and Manners, Instinct Displayed, ntew (4. ^ies Library, Polite Learmnjc Human Manners, Don Quixote, Roderick Ran dom, Parents Assistant Family Instructor, ladies Preceptor, Charlotte Temple, Let- , tcr Writer, Dream Bootfs, Son*' Books of various kinds, Scottish Minftrel. Wood land Tales, Tales of mv Landlprd, } Plum tree's Tales, Florence M'Carthy, Fast of Sf MawWjBO, Rob fay* twp Morgan, Federalist. Smyth's Infantry, > MU1 Wrights Guide, QibeoiSi Surveying, JtAse do^rtists Msnuel, fetters from fl- - linpis, ?qut|Jr Reports, Grimke's Justice, Masonicf ;Minstrel. Hutton's Mathemat ics, Note Bopkfby and Smith, Brble$ and Testaments of various sites, ; Psalms and Hymns of various kinds, Blank flanks of a II deceptions, a large and gene- A ral assortment of School Bpoks, Englisfy % t^nfndOr?lM < -AtopyVTrhln paper, - Slater Lead Pencils Waters*. Indian Rub- , ' a\nt , Boxes, Quills, with many at1?ejr k >ks and Articles in the Stationary line tedipuf tpenume rate., A general Assortment of Books will al ways be kept on Hand fof sale, and a# ihey ' are sold oft commission, *hey #111 be dls- y posed of at the Charleston cettfU prices* and pny Books that ^e subscriber may not hate, they cap \>p furnished' at a short no* 4ice* ' P* Thornton, f Camden, June !. T? tf *> r "H .?] lf '?* . ? Just Received. 25 rfSSSL supply of wnutne jjrttgt, ^/irmicaift ra? /0?C Jt fe&Mncifi Jffipt/ieeaHe* Gla**toatt% 1 JPaiqf*, Dyt Stuff r, tTc. comprising S general assortment of articles usually found' in a ~ nd in a Drugstore, which will be spld at the Charleston wholesi^tfand retail pri* ces. * '/ * ? vj Medicihe Chests put u^ and replenish td, for fs^ntly snd plantation use. All orders will be thankfully receive) and put up. with care and dispatch*"? Aj libcrki credit given to Approved customer*. A. De Leon. May 35. i a 500 Reward. Stolen from the Subscriber on or aboyt the fiith 6f March Isst, a negro boy namf^l liKN, shout nineteen years old, 5 feet 4 or 5 inches high, he has large eyes, full fat head, and cpnsiopra^ly irfarked on ihe back supposed to be ocpsjioned by whipping, The aboye reward wi)l be given far the ap prehension of the boy' end conviction of tM; thief.-- ^ \ ' } ? Benjamin Fmlp. H; ; .Inn* ,)f mWl t ? ALSO? g 200 Reward WlllUtiyeo f<p PAPHNE the of Ben, who was SMPposed to have 4pen stolen on or about the 10th of Match 1#)^ . Hh? is a large yopng wench, *.<i % littlei # yellow complected.' Two hun<tr? d dollars will l>e given for the apprehension e|; Daphne and the con vie tiop of the thi^f, or one hundred dpllafs if ifleli^erfd without tfie thief* Upllii Hf>r(pn. Csmden, June T. The Editors of the Columbia T ele.^cope and Fayrtteville Qbseryer^ are request e4 to insert the shove for one mor^th and for ward tht iv accounts to this office.