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of unanimity and co-opera:ion be tween the different commanders of the Patriots. Cien Bolivar has, however, by one of their late acts, been invested with supreme com mand bv the unanimous consent of ? trie leaders ? and we arc sanguine in our expectations that the judicious management of the military affairs of the Patriots will speedily set them again in the path of victory, and make all the efforts of Spain to en slave the ni abortive, ? Tel&s^ope. Arrival of the Java. ? On Tuesday last, the U. States, frigate Java, Com. Fkruy, arrived at Newport, K.I. in 40 clays from lJort Mahon and 31 from Gibraltar. i'he Ja> a tras brought out a new treaty/of Peace, which was concluded with the Dey cf Algiers, by the American Commission ers, on the^yhef Dec. Mr. Handy, Se- I ctetary to t he mission, arrived in this city last evening** on his Way. to the seat of Co\ eminent, with a copy of the new treaty., and despatches fjr the Secretary of State. We understand, that this treaty (liflp-rs from that concluded by Com. Decatur, only in^the particular clause relating to the sale of elicit prizes, in the port of Al giers din ing w jr. When c-ur squadron first appeared off Algiers, ti.e Alginnes appeared to be greatly alarmed, and immediately placed their tlj:illa m the most, advantageous situ ation, and made fv.-ry possible prepara tion for a vigorous defence. The officer, tent on shore by Com. Chauncey, was, however, received with much courtesy, and i he negotiation was commented and concluded without any material difficulty. The Java left the squadron under Com modore Chauncey at Port Mahon ? all well. The Ontario was preparing to sail for ihe United States. ? lite Washington, 74. the I. nited States. Peacock and Erie, are to remain in the Mediteri anean nutil Imiher orders, and the remainder of the squa dron are 'o return home early this spring. Mr. Handy, pursued his journey to Washington in the mail stage. should he meet with no detention on the road, he will probably ariive in time for the Presi dent to lay the treaty before the Senate during Its present extra session. RxtraCt of another letter from the ?awe, un der cjare of ihe^ Os^h Ptbruary^ ? 1?17. ? ?'General Boli\ur and Admiral Urion have declared a rigorous blockade of the Main,oto commence on the l5ih in?*t. and as they have t lie command at sea, they will' certainly execute it. _ \Ve have ac counts that Bolivar left Barcelonia or that part of the country the middle of last month, with 2500 or 3000 men against Carraccas, but we have no late accounts from him. The general opinion is, that i*e will npt immediately succeed, but if he acts with prudence he may some months frenct^ uThe Independent privateer sfchr. which 1 mentioned as having been siezed here* lias been condemned, but the proceedings are not known. It may cause Brion to cap ture all danish Vessels, mid indeed every one looks for Cometh ng of the kind. The government here is hostile to the Indepen dents but the citizens are friendly/' Steam-Boat*.? -toy imputed negligei.ee of one of the attendants on the ehgine ol the Powhatan Steam-float (tunning bo tween Norfolk and Richmond) the boiler burst a few days ago, and one of the hands employed about '.he fire was killed, and one or two others slightly injured. Such accidents, repeatedly recurring, are distressing, and, if they do not shew that all possible perfection has not yet been attained in the steam engine, certainly do shew that too much negligence is permit ted in the use of it, and tend to weaken public confidence in the Steam Boat. Such h consequence is to he lamented ; for, cer tainly, since the first savage paddled him self on a log of wood from his native island to an adjacent sh>re, no discovery in mere navigation v or water caning ) hns been made, which bears a comparison for u * ili ty and comfort, to that of which we spenk. The celebriiy which the Steam Boat has given to the name of Fulton, who brought it to perfection, strongly attests the favor with which it is regarded by the public#' Indeed* it is impossible to behold the ma |>ro?ress of the Steom Boat, in de tianc9Jv the tempept and ?he tide, to re flect on its ccleriiy, eqtfalitv and certainty of motion, and view its interior structure, without feelings of admiration and pleas tire, which a familiarity with itbUt little diminishes. We regret there should have been any . mlloy to this plettrtire, by the accidents which have secured. It in proper to add, that we believe they have l*r< n in every in stance, (except where a boat w?s struck by lightening the t ffect of ignorance or ne gligence, or which, as the invention be comes older, we shall not long have to complain. ? It is a sufficient ?uard against unnecessary apprehensions of travellers \)Y litis mode ot conveyance, that no pas senger is liable to injury from such acci dents, who remains in the most comforta ble and convenient part of the \essel, the ""cabin or the quarter deck, which are al ways especially assigned lor the accom I modation of passengers. lnicl. r Camden Gazette. Thtrsday, March 27, 1817. Cynicus has been received, and it would be an act injustice to refuse him the pleasure of appearing' before the pub lick, :is we have conferred that favour on Va:i - cide. The former appears to have chosen for his model the satire of Pope, and the latter, that of the facetious Pindar. Nti are likely to gather a sprig of their Laurels. The passage in Popes dunciad, to which Cynicus appears indebted, is so complete a masterpiece of its kind, that we shall take the liberty of transcribing it, not with a v'kny of detecting Plagiarism, but to pre | vent the suspicion of our ha> ing received it as entirely original. ^ '* Swearing and su^perlcss the hero ?ate, Bla pljem d his Gcdi, the dice, and damn'd his fate, Then ^naw'd his pen, thcu* d^sh'd it on the ground, Sinking from thought to thought a va*t prof' und Pluogii for his t>cnsc ; but found no bottom therej Yet wrote and flound r'd on in mere despair: Round him much embryo, much abortion lay, Much future ode and abdicated play.*' Jt^now remains for the publick to deride which has departed most Iron* his original. Cynicus or Vaticide, for it really appears to us, that the first i^hut a faint imitation latter seems to bid defiance to correct taste or the severest chastisement which criti cism can inflict. At Eaton, ne'ir London, neatly half the houses Were under water, in consequence of the sudden i We of the nver owuvg to heavy rains, and niching of the snow ; the inhabitants received provisions from bunts at the second ? ? ? . ? The Legislature ol New-Yoik is en gaged in the induction of the emolument* of the many and important public oflices in the gift of the government of that state. A bill to reduce thr salaries about 25 per cent. T>etow their p 'eseiu amount, has pas sed the popular branch of the Legislature, by a large majority. A bill has also passed the same body, abolishing slavery in that state, from and af.er the fourth Day of Julyf 1827, and thence foi lh forevt rk * I.a'i'wlr of IVf.it Point, The following is the result <>f six'v-nine observations made at West Point on ten different stars, to determine the latitude of the Military academy. The observations Wi re made with a small Zeni'h Sector of about eighteen inches radius, which tht observer constructed and executed about twenty-five years a?ro, and since used on many important occasions. Thei/fr*/ column below contains the names of the stars made use of ; the s rcondt the latitude deduced from the observations made on the star opposite to it ; the third the number of observations mnde or. that particular star ; and the fourth, the rhffer ance between the extremes of iho*e obser vations. Bootes* 41? 23' 28" 6 11" .r^OOtes. 4 1 23 34 7 6 Cor. Bor. 41 23 34 7 8 .. Wercul^s. 4t 23 31 T 6 Hercules. 4 V %3 29 5 ft , C^apella. 41 53 39 ? 7 Lyra. 4 1 23 33 II II Cygnl. 41 V3 31 6 9 Cygui. 41 23 33 6 4 Cygni. 41 23 30 6 8 Mean lat. N. 41? 23* 32".2 The Sector was placed half a second south of the Academy : the lattitude of the Academy may, therefore, be stated at 41 23 32 .7 N.and probably true within, one hundred fcer. Ao/f,? It will be seeti by looking over the column of latitude*, that the latitude deduced frbm the observations made on Capella, exceeds the mean latitude by rt .8, which is probably owinp: to its proper mo tion,* which is settled by Kuropean a? tmnomns at O .5 but by many, observati on* which l made on this star in the years 1786. 1787. i and 1795, it appea|%Yo be 0-75 pr. ann. this allowance being made, and applied to the ann- v*r. in declination will produce a near agreement with the othrr stais. It i*, howevrr, a matter of lifle importance on this occasion ; for if ?t was stricken out of the above list, it wonM not change the mean latitude #>it'h. ty feet. A* ELLICOTT. t( The internal state of Iieland (says the Dublin Chronicle)cont\n ues in the greacest deprcsMun. Landlords and tenants are involved in common ruin, neither is there the slightest prospect, or the mobt C is tant hope, of any amendment." I For the Camden Gazette. To ,l y~u(icidey" Poet iMurtat to the GodJces oj Dulricit ? *" u He writet a kind of hobbtlng pro?c** " That limp* along and clnkkt ai ihe close.** Dear Vaticide ! 'lis hard indeed, To be compelled in vain to plead, To tame in vain your stubborn pride, To humbly beg and be denied , - * & ? ? ~t=~ ' v -ReFusert tii e mecrt of tiard earned prnne, To your sum ni (crocs, opiate lays, ? Those lays with which you were inspired, When generous gtog your fancy fired, ? Sudden you dipped your pen in ink, Then filled your glass and took a drink, Scribbled a line, ? ilnew down the per, Then tilled your glass, and drank again. And now the fumes of grog arose Into your brain, your fancy glnw.s, And harsh as croaking laven's bode, Your discordant numbers flowed ; in artful guise your meaning hid, V If any thing was meant indeed.* Now hoarse, and hoarser, rolls along, The burden of your mystic song, And copious' immense streams around, < With uncotitU rhyme, and stunning sound. Poets indeed will sometimes try, To raise our wonder with a lit*, Tell mqnstrons tales about QUI Nick. And witches mounted on a broomstick j_ Hut you have banged these ficliont^iallow, When to a wench you change Apono, A lid sent hiifi off in haste, to bring, So ne inspiration fiom Pic wan spring. ? Dear Vaticide ; in vain I fear You've brought your rhymes to market here. Unless your vile, unmeaning lines Should be prescribed as anodynes, Or sense, and wit, and rh) me should fail, Then Vaticide, and dulness might prevail. CYNIC US. MARRIED, on Thursday evening !a$t, by the Rev. Mr. Cook, Mr. Geokgk I)aff of this, place, to Miss Eliza Cato, of Sumter District. ? on Thurs 'ay the 1 3thiust. by John liallaid, Esq. Mr. Micaja Hilla'rd to the amiable Miss Mart Collins, all of Beaver Creek. GENERAL ORDERS, Hrcid Quartern Columbia , March ^ 1, 1817. 4 iOL. At) AM M AVltLlE having re ^ signed his commission ?s Col. of the 35th Regl. 8ih Brigade, 3d Division of the militia of the State of South-Carolina*? An election will beheld on Friday, the sixteenth day of May next, to supply the suid vacancy, ?t the places htrein tinder mentioned The managers to meet at the Regimental muster ground, Camden, on the day following, and count Over the votes and declare the election. All free white men, above the age of eighteen years, within the said Kegt. (ex cept such persons as are attached to the Cavalry or any Regiment of Arttlery) are entitled to vote. For the upper Battalion the election will be held at John L zells, Flat Hock. Mapr JOHN CHtvlUHTON, Capt. WILLIAM DRAKEFORD Atur.agera. For the lower Battalion, at the Court House, Camden. . Capt. REUBEN PATTERSON, Doct. WILLIAM LANGLEY. Manager* . For the Regimental place of muster af the Court- House, Camden. Major WY ATT STARKE, JOHN CARTER, \ b<\. Manatrrr *. The managers will advertise in six dif ferent places throughout each Battalion, forty davs previous to the day of election. By order of Brifj. Gen. FAUST. JAMES S. DEAS, Jiidrcamfi, Public Auction* ? WILL l>e sold before the Court House on Monday the 7th ? April, at 13 o'clock, to the highest bidder, a NEGRO WOMAN. Conditions cash. J^MfcS CLARK, r. m. March 37, I ft 17. rACClNE MATTER, warranted to be genuine, to be had at the Po*l Office. March 37. 1817. %Jnsi Received, ON CONSIUNMENT, 15,000/6. BACON, verv prime and sal'pe'rtd. JONATHAN ECCLES. Match C 7 , 18 17. 2 Lb j up Goias. nTUF. Subscriber having just opened* in Mr. M'Kain's house, near l lie big Ditch, a general as ortment of Spring and p<ancy GOODS, of a lute imposition, which he offers at rtduccd prices for cash or produce. Camden and Country mer-* chants may find to th^ir advantage to call. l.EVV SOLOMON. March 37, 18 17. ? 52? tf FOR SALE. rpiIAT valuable PLANTATION, situ "? ate on Rocky 13 ranch, and bounding ?n the Wxrteree River* almtrtr seven mites abovg Camden; containing 1600 acres (more or less) of prime land, also thirty four likely NF.QROES on the premises, together wiih the FARMING UTENSILS, be longnp to th j same, a BL\CK SMI TH'S SH')lJ and TuOLS, and anew COTTON Gl^J. f The ? a d p' emis? to be sold by order of the Court of Equity. For terms apply to J. CARTER. Comviiss orrtr in Equity. Camden, March 2 _4, *817. tf Twenty Dollars Reward jL*OR HOU, when delivered to the Mas -? ter of the W'oik House in Charleston, S. C, RohJs about 20 years of age, 5 feet 10, or thereabouts, stout well made, by Uude a Cabinet Maker and Sawer, went away on the 3d insu Had on a blue jaiket -?nd mixt pantaloons. Rot> is an African* but speaks pretty good English ? has ra ther a down look when spoken to. The above reward and all reasonable expences will he paid, if delivered as above ; or if. delivered in?nny jail in this Slate, and In* form a t i on gi ven, so that the subscriber ma|T^ get him. ROBERT WALKER. Cabinet Maker, Ao? 53 C/iur c/i-st. Charleston^ March k^p, 1817. 52 4 io DOLLARS ~R E W A R D. UANAVVAY from the subscriber, on b'unday evening last, his negro fcl'ow named JACOB, about 40 years old, up-, wards of five feet high, spare made, with, most of his foreteeth out. Had on whtn he went away, a pale blue mixt coat, brown pantaloons, very much worn. Jacob U well known in Columbia, where he resided last winder in the care of one Mr. Hrown. Any person who will Jodge him in any jail, and give information so that the subscriber gets him, shall receive the above reward with all reasonable txpences. Any infor mation left with the Printer of this Gazette v; ill be received. LAUCIILIN M'KtNNONj A tar J.yncfus Creek , ?S\ C. March 27, 1817. if Five Dollars Reward . RAN AWAY from the subscriber on Frtday last, his apprentice named Jacob Rudulph, about 18 years of age. All persons are lorbid harboring or trust ing him on my account, under penalty of the law. The above reward will be given to any person who will take up and return said apprentice to the subscriber. F. W. R. BROADEHS. March ?7, 1817 52 ? 1 iii ? -y ? * ?? i i i Twenty Dollars Rewar d. RAN AW AY last evening a n'jgro man named Gkorge, about 2 0 years of age, stout made, with bioad shoulders; and about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches, hight ' thick lips, but otherwise very good lookigfl^ in the face ; very plausible and artful. he was purchased of Mr. Samuel Hunter of Gilford county, North ^Carolina, it is probable he will endeavor to get back. The above reward will be paid on his being ' delivered to me ill Camden. LEWIS C1PL1 S March 25, 18117 tf The 1 horough bred Horse. SIR WII.LJ AM> I VrILL stand the ensuing scaton, at Wit liam Gardner, on Monday and Tuesday, and Warrenton on Wednesday and Thursday, at Duren Graham's, sen, on 1'iiday and Saturday, and so on during; the season ; which will end on the 20th June, and go to Mares at seven dollars for the sea son ; hut may be discharged with paying six dollars by the fifst of August, ten dol lars to insure, and two dollais fifty cents the nipple leap. Sit* XVilliam is a beautiful dapple gray, upwards of fifteen hands high, got by old Bedford, and out of a Slouch mare. Any further particulars of his pediprte is en tirely useless, as his blood is so well known. JOHN G. BALLARD. March 27, 1 8 I V* tf