b JTil W I L M i K C TO H Gaz E T t e .
Number I.
fM. Hail,
rlE minly exertions of an imli
vidual to preff rve cbe publu
rights', delervesthe pubic fupport
A iiewlpapris a. great lojrCeof dm
iuturtiwiian ; and a it might jlfff! W
Ix- the vehicle of private .calumny d
U nder, fu it ought not to be t'tu
trim' peter of unmerited panegyric
to fjrifef your pip- r to be conta irin-
. ated inrituer otthrte ways, is wrorg
to the community --by , the former
- -i m r -J
Tnean,n indtvidotl is injured rby
the Utter, the public-mind-is potfiMi
ed bv dt cepuo:i. Wlairlic'R lti
lii'elyiaad Jpirited manner has txpo'
rd anabufc of this la. ."." kind, whih
you with too touch . i gm'ce ha,ve
. fuflVred to creep iot vur paper.'
Y.oit have attempted' a vindicaiisti-iJ
your right -do this, is no way que
TtAned ; and I with equal- right litall
examine its validity- . . , '
As I untie i it and you a powerful1
enemy- ambitious tojule the wot-id?
;hd threatened td'oVertujii eur gv-
i verWenf, and 1vad provided emdTa-
-Ties in our countrto excite inlarrtjc-
fions, -and by tiie force of faitrigite
ex netted to gain throng hold, in the
Southern States, and thepebtaldlj
laMRhe eonqueft ot the U.utei';i
TWat in the midft of dingert our
ttlhds were torpid, and thaT indivi
dual exerrfans were nectfTary, firft to
awaken rid then flew us, our danger
--TlurGcn. Smith had" the taints
to open our eyes and roufe our fpi
rits -that he had exerted himlel on
a the Brunfwick regiment of militia,
and was crowned with- fnccelV that
duty as well as inclination, led you
, tomake honourable mention of fo
: much fpirited patrioiilm. " Hating
done your duty, it remains for us to
: do ours. : -
When the Golden Calf wns prepa
ted, the Israelites were forbid to wor,
Hup it w too-mould reflect before
we pay homage to -the patriot you
have let -up, and the rather, becaufe
""you give us certain publications is a
criterion ro re mate out judgments.
fcet mefuppoTe for a moment -that
vm vita i n uiuuiuuj iu 'unr
military prnMbnor. and public dill mc
r tioh, ahd tha-he doe not-defer ve
; 1rftbi ft w4ll be then his interest to
makVBtJ tmryarWrtfertedha
r iftcr lor html rlf-a iid fuited to his
j ieMv-ir wrll be burs to di (cover.
what ii real ; to mew it to the pub-
f be, and tnoft especially to thole who
may have the power of appointment
i or the means of recommending him
this feems lo evidently right and
real bdable that t (hall not take a no
I inent to prove its propriety.
'1 he publications feem intended to
(hew that Mr. Smith is popular e
1 loqoent patriotic, and meritorious
- on the itoi e of former military feivu
! ees.
As to ibt fit ft, I am ready to ad.
mit that the judgment of the people
(being well Informed) is very ftrong
evidence of the worth of men.
i Whether Mr. Smith enjoys that i
popuian y, it not ncccllary :o be ex
i atnined until it Dull appear that it is
kiii wn as well as admired
Secondly His eloquence is net di
rectly infilled on, but only inferred,
and p'rhaps yea may be lb r tied at
the term
i
feeais to have been grfleuOy airri
, btfed to hirt. The GieraJ, ! be
lieve, ht the good feole to -perceive
lysan defertMgs, irheA, perhapa,
orheti ihave tobsAheh inferrlhihey-
I aod n't, very geMeratly believed, he
.tprctiTnflv gttted in csChing' at al
full aecoont at its greatefl appredati.
n) and as he is now an incumbent,
tiKffreits to have targe expectations
and i fupported by oi:r conhdetu
at ihe rife of oor vrtmoft tatety : this
(halt bi examind above ail the rcfl.
I do believe 'hat the people ot
Jrunfw:rk county have common lenf.
and the free Ipirit that becomes them,
like thertitot their country men.
After the puhlicatinhef the dispatch
es from on r Envoys at Pari, could
any rhing be neceffary to induce them
to prepare lor the relidince of inju
ries? If more was. wanted, and Mr.
Smith furnifhed the deficit, yon
havt dorie good by halves, for '6u
'iave trot publifhed his oration to the
Brunfiwick re girhent what afTcled
As an auxrliary fnpport to yotar that fti'.ion, thenindced the elevati n
tahours in -the way ot your duty, might have been admired, and ii
vou lift ud the military churaiUer of foundation relied on But no fu
m. rm Li . .u . k ...t.. ... r .
Ucn. a,;rn, m Its wiiau;on
drefsj for us to gate at, permit me
first toobfcrve.you have made pal
try extract, and left out the rmginj
the belfs on his honor's arrival an
that the guns with Which he fmotv
fo many foes at the G (t i" at bat
TtS oV BcAUrOET, feeing tha'
m rtt was tbenrjiM from oblcn
rity, and amply rewarded gave fe
vcral difchares without lunnati a!
lihtanec This is the most grm
mistake you i:ver committed pci
iiaps as it would have been 100 high
ly complimentary (as. in tht caf i
the letters from the .
War) fomercfr?uchm'ajts have beet
mkde 1 have hot the paper, no
have I fecn it, unci therefore c;
oly examine what you have tho'
fit tq produce.
We -are pniiled and perplexed t
know'what uart of Gen. SMi Ti
Conduct ought to excite tlie fpirii
hing appears- ihcbattieot ueautut
was long after the retreat from Lou
dam l, no olne-r matter--! m. n iop-
led that tuu'ld nave tndticrd Uenej..
vValh nton io make Mr. Smith h :
Oil dome UouDts wncincf nu
nun was cv-er an i to Ai antra
iValhingtoiij are entettained b)
lume people, for thev alleuOT that
ieneraJ Waihington on his arrival
ft Wii minatoni Uid tiot kuow Mr.
jmitiij and fectned never to havi
card of him. . .
Ai i'r .mentioning 1te; ha 1 i o f 'J -an
irt, and :ita- Mr. jiinnn was aii-c-
tht
hem would affeft others : and your
paper wwi Id have Ipread nliimina
ion x animation whcfeVer it went,
Has da voh knowtthey Were tor-
pid, and that he animated them r
iaippofe I .mould kie ill of the gout."
and,avphyfician adminifters to me a
1:111 !- nf tl( IllHl'llT l( rv-lft xvirh fum.
vaiaj sugar, in a, taUfc ipoontul lot W1 C"V"". :"' .- V-
pfirjiplciwater, will you attributemy IPI m different l.ghs--tt h
reeoverv to ht tnemcine i Snnftrtf o ociumvc . . i - -
I 'f(ic"a knave for robbing mc ot my
gQodii, ..ahd prove it clearly upon
I.:. l.Jl 1 1 - f
"'Mi, ann 8-uupia teitow avows mm
felf for my counfelr .and . tells the
court; and jury with all the pomp 6c
circumftancc of efoquepce "Now
fi tbe" fim' An infill- A l .. T
lrtfi v MMT.i f ' If the bfleade undcT tho coinmand
aSi Wn-uthithnn, i k"of Brigadier Gen. Smith is una
. ,-rr " . .., , . . " r-... . .,1 , u '
obtJHued for my variousexertions Dlc ,0 Ptorm it, win a wmrn
it rniisf be VTrjrf'pernicious pur
oofe.
Our country isreptcfenied as the
feed of infurredion ; ' here atrfhd
Cmiffariei and intriguers of our one
miesi and thefc furely mould
watched and fuppraffed-by wliom
be
imp ttt General Walhii'ipbp,
i : hai4ftiitrMfURc..tftf beg.-iye
11 nianv oecattems -J-fticli vastons
4 prpofs-wf aeiviry and HMtitinuiflitd
hr .vterV tlF,iMh the whole War. 'wV-
... - . .... i ... n
V' UMuerit ttie approuaMun ot pimsWi
partial country men'ri-1 hjsfs men
mmp of word tb fweM ja praifi
.nt Je and is vefy . latX 9f WH
fiinrti'iicr nun, ; t j c ,uavB in m
afk when aiuLwhereT. All ibuiliah
uirit
wr
in thecaufo of justice, why men
.: -11 : ' J ' . '
10 mi in print, reported time attcr
time Was i not prefent with the
calm depotmentof a veteran at the
well, managed Beaufort cafe, and ne
whole of the jPine men under the
fame commander be able to do more ?
This is abfur'd and must be rejected
much lefs is it to be hoped for,
by any cftange that may withdraw
4 lie- . . .
ver left4he court till ir adio..r.i.rU-. that-force, or a part ot it.
A ' ' ... J MM 1.. m .mi. arm nAt
1 icorn to praiieraylolf, gentlemen, , vv ,lcre "mmu"P .'r
bnt..fl. T faift. W ii ini hm 1 kept up, the milm a of any conn-
can vouch for the, truth becaufe I try constitutes its power of defence
gave the heads of the affair to the wncre sranaing army ra ieu,
ri-nan.r. UA . i.t-V. j the militia is occalionaliy catted on
-Kw.vt i v iuivi a 1 UV. i r llJllU ill
MA m'-mm m. m mm m I Hk mm, t r 'h rOrlll IT tAtTAl
aremng up iuch things but the j ,,,,s "B"' 'Zr7
blundering fellow has omitted tt rfQra finlc effWr ?5 hlg
m..,.;n t ,1; 1 u.i.l. t i fnirits. which all laree bodies ofi
bvoneof tf- trrt nnV, r.A ,.,a freemen will furntth in greater or
feveral cafes as loud aa f ,nd leffcr numbers) inframed wi-h more:
ifhai been thnnoht hw nA of the military ardour than can be
that but for,rny exeVtronVtbrngs Ptfed in largercorps,.and fetkind
wouio, na,y.c gone worte ,tuan they '.-;y" 6 .rry..r' fr , n " . i V" "A f-ha
did. There ualfo the Lontr-iOand nor and Consequently of danger jCharlefton, to reprefente hero. Thaj
cafe': SSmVS mpt to city MsprHceanddOesnow con.
e aitlwei enVtfiere is nbthing to gi
itir arnlanle, but the authority tf
miw nit whons; ihofe1 intfalices tha
in khe judgment of the Wruel -,fftt
finely to do Mr. Smith, honorr..weW
Ipecially mentibKU.ei we nae icfi
I U ir 0 mm IllK i- I 1 1 9- '
Are We to emulate his teats m
Beaufort and LOnK-Iflatid? ' We Will
dUI1v Inllnw imitare emulate"i il
ybupleafe, whatever df-ecelleiic-las
gone netore us, out oeing torpia iu
Sid) why has not losneining bccd
town ni f Mr. Smith having aflilted
at a battle in the revolutionary war,
affords us nothirttf. What did he plan,
how did he execute f lucre aione
merits could aopear all is filence
Oiitinctien implies fotne ditTerence
had one battle only been tougnt, at
i hp- men in that battle would liavt
done what no others did, and there
fore would have been diltihguiflied j
butlbmanv battles were fought, th
thiniT wait common, and therefore
having beehih a batilei has lbng fince
eeated to be a nauge ot nunuciion
h ia not itatetf that he piannea tne
cnterptlfe, or had any part n uie ex
ecutton. but as a icreeaiu.
All tins exhibits an unintereftin
pattern fur bur imitation, ana tnin
vaiuthes this tatldy vapour, raiiea p
vre knnW not whdm. In the eity oi
HAN-AWAY
JNFiidavtheiia
VJ of May falf, i
rlrgro leilow nirlt4:"
JIMMY, he is a ih-ut
bfacli fe'low, of a yel-
I'SsbHsw (dwiHi c-U, he is hbopt
ivr feet ten or eleven inchea high.
at her Aim made, hisr ignt Knee ten:
i iittle towards his Irft leg ; be is
jout twehfy-u years of agej fpeaft
olerable well, has a Hnped bome-
fpun coat ancfoverallti a wjfe negro
vloih pair of overalisj ipalr of patch-
d boots, an oznabapgihirt or hine-
fpun, a white negro cloth under jac-
ket, all'O a jpolted corded inufl net
waiftcoacyrne may alter his name 6c
jideavour to make for Wayne c6un-
I vVVhoever will apprehend laid
HellOw and commit him to jail fo.a'!
antet hinn or deliver him to Mr;
John Magiil, Old. Town, Brunfwick
;ounty, or to my felt, fhall receive a
reward oi i w xcm i 1 uuiunij,
and tf fuch information of a black per;
Lion harbouring him, five dollars more
md if. a white perfon, fo as J. ran
bring -film to julticej I will idd twen
y Dbiiars.
"Williarri Maglll.
Btunfvbick county , June i . 107
cafe : the court indeed h rntr art h-ftTL
Tilyt and in Tome conTufiohi the tu,B V1 ty&m& eV W
Chtmceiior having forgot them menw to luntrt irt this fenfe
strangely I have, no certificate of f the eXpremoh docs not deferra
myicrvices but 'tis plain I mutt t0 bc 'ittxtd by anjr man of com
hava done a world of ( ,cwt mon fetife i What csh be more n-
"Gentlemen, ! have made fuch diculou than to attfempt td change
.Varies appearance in court', and oefPlnVd SSiBs? SrL2
fo juany occalions as to merit your ' 'F" n' 1 r T
aoDrobation Ymi had Kner An - voiunteeis insttio ot sfiiuua maies
I advife you for if you dont do no 1ubsntial dfferertcj in the
i4lieiywwiH all be called knaves' powenof fuch cdrpt-thefe Ideas
Wheniuftice it dnn m k u.m.M rc confirmed
be mv fillv to fav I owe it to this lhe rePrt of
J f 4
man's eloquence lake a couplet from
poem of Or' Swilt j
-Of Parfbn moeh for preachiog fa
. medt the featnn reafoced well,
" And iultly H ALf the merit claim
ed, becaufe be rong the Ml."
In this cafe, by ihe way, you
give Mi . Smiib all.
The very Honorable Brigadier
Gelt, has on t his occ.fion fjcen pre"
fented handfomely at theexpenceof
Ws,pld regiment, that he may ap
pear to sdvantagef they hive been
iinpffd-attd Jfcotvn lo all tht naked -
nift of nature. tis a nitv his hnnnr.
he term i real eloquence, hoaf ver has 801 corf-eted ynu in ihil parts
s the art of perlualioo, an J i hlt 0 maf Mtituje to this reel-
mestt, wherein truth his military dif
tsnVltons ssVd SVally commence.-HnW
rhirt he. may Ivft the reft ofihe
Jlate w nut known, but furely he cn.
IsMst pvfi that regimen? very much,
when -to acquire the reputation of
popeVity and elooence to himielf,
DO we-uJd InfJef it to appear, fficrre
sj ell ai men, dull mffs of fta
pidyy, w4ich without his afliflance
would not hafe hd the fenfe lo oef-
l has hrtn omitted by h'm.L.eito er fpirit to refrnf, the em's
not bodod if,nerci it. be J ini anS mjuriesand thrra.enfd
talh men of fenfe, fpi. lt and patiio
tHm. and fbch men detpiie as muci
as We do. what yOb have thought pro
. w m . m
pet to hold bp aft an example tor 001
Iniitatiort.
As you make a very wtihg eftirnatr
by publithiBg ihe unmerited praise of
Mir. Smith, lb yau Judge iignwy iu
fuppollng )bbrfclf fbllalned by any
Drcecdent iiia Northern newfpsper:
When A lady bi a befeved aftd dif.
tintuifbed family, ptefentft sVbeatni
in a great meafure byl!ul imwTitmm tffmsy cwnr
rtt Secretary at War, g felfSiS
r. u t-ir: . mrA - WnU df patriot ifm is f Xaltefl, and eoi
fe(Do,n nd feelinif participate with nor NdkftW
frince, aad vaiueing ery hrgbly
rHoey par.s.'
1 do not bchevr, among h-i crpdin
the item of eiesue wdl be found
fU, if st has hren
we are
iauht on many public occ-fions it ha
in ufe and value: in true time ano
place, i: (bill be examined.
Thirdly. Hi p'atViotifm ThK
meant the Tovt of oWs COMfty. I
Sontf Carolina be meant ft Is not id
my purpnfe t As Id, any tood land,
honours or beneriCs of any bind,' which
nsir poor cosmrrf has tohefVtw, I
lb i'I not deiff thj t fse rnves fincerely ;
bdt that he his it at heart to partake
of oar srsair in ewV'y irl w1
pnifperity, and that oil otvaH in. t N
a t he would rill, nwctsTstl, hjstiir
sndirlbi, drier v tn e dbibted
that b mf bj afrtained and thi
ft fbir5 ht ri i ied.
FoutthsV. Hi ml i-ary mrr'-t
beensrae i,fi,red m tnhisssleaH
kndwn to as 'tW we Isave ptid tht
to the Congre
ven the extrads' Of kis letter to
Gen; Smith which you have pub
lished have the fame tendehcy-they
are taken in frnall bodies Why 1
Becaufe that fpifit uf enterprlte,
with all the Other vlewi.- of volun
teers, it not to be found in larq
maffet of men ; and let if not ,bt
cOnfidcred as a difgrace to a bud
of militia i that they do not choof
to become voltinteeis ihonfands of
mm m m m .aits
thole men, whd form ihe militia,
have fucii dbmeAlc Catcs and even
duties, as to difrreard them
with a view to icoutre mi
Iltary fame, otild evince more ofj
rafhnefs and folly, than nf real par
rioiifm. Gen. Smith's prnpofa
has been rejefted, and hence is feen
ut What aualoitV has this to ihe of
fenni? of Mr. Su.itfv f The wenerai
would Indeed present bs with him fell .
htis bedecked with MS tanciea ai
hievements at Braufbrt ahd Lbstgi I
flnnd, btit the dull fable cobld eXtm
"thing bnt (filguft ; and her ISSI.i
nkinn difterenee, that he Ift conn
btj in tery II range way, tome c
fdifmtftlhi. and (HUclts beneiacn
on Inflead H beftowliiy, it.
We wilt leave ynu, Mt Halt,
we will turn dur eyes to ibis tgis la
uns of a hero, who has lo mcn s-
ftullrd ybiir Judgment .
AN .a.A',,t,
fol'ow th example of one who has
made much btiitle, and done no
thtrrjifl
k Could tier. , bit IT it aVe PiC
ceeded as you "teemed to fnppofe ft aft
done, whatever his pteafurt mii?hi
have been, we mould have had no
caufe tb join him in his joy fo
then his legion might Have been!
oracren on, arm wwi wnuin navr
violence offered to their Country been left toencobnter foreign em
ic piraiee io svnnw, Mr. nan, mat
rkis regiment dclcrves better treat-
ment.
When the General gave them the
fine harangue, nf whah you make
honorable mention, that recipient
was organiteJ H ready, according to
its means, to fupprtft infurrectioft
and-maintatn'dsif country and go
ctnuKm aiainft all its enemies
y cbatigsftg their names to a to
(lOA, iNair powers were not In
Tit fed, tin U-fi it was intended tn
ut them in a ennrfeof difcipline ii
egnlar troops if IS militia, the
were ill trained, as 'tis pan of Mi
smith s brigade, fame frame It re
proach may be due him, but furely
io applaule.
NOTiGEs
THE fubferiber For die
aft time, earneftiy requefts ell per
onr who have lodned any fpecies of
goodft with him, in the title of his bt.
iiiels to apply immediately, as he
mends leaving the flare-
He requeft s thole to Whbm he is
ndebted to tall for payment, and ha
expects that tbofe iniebted to him
will dilcharge their accounts.
D. Lambcrtoz.
Jane ij.
FOR. SALK...
My ROBERT MlfUtiELt
MUSCOVADO Sticar.to bhdt t
at oncf that you rrrnmmnwl us t !,jrrc!,( , " a.
iffariea and infutaents.
As a id -decamp to Jen. vV afh
infton. at a time of difficulty and!
danger, he mud hate had npportti
niHcitfo fbew his military talents
the retreat from Lnng-lfland trtfi
have pfodMced them one would (hinl
in gifts abundance.
Are we fo imitate man who fnf-
feft opportunities to Oafs away vt ith-
uiit improwirtf m I the diftinguifher
honor of beins an aidde-catnp ti
the commander in chhf, Is inimita
ble, at much e it the condition 01
mie whofakcl a large cflate by gilt
or defcent had be done iny ilnn
to dtfervr that dillinelson, and Ge
neral Walhui,!tbn had ibuuLht pro
per in confi essence -to call I rm to
. I- RemoftbcbtA quality, ad,
hd and 4th proof.
A tew pfpeft rjtceiient 4fftooQi
andy. t
fiarNl'd Pork fed Beef.. .
Tobacco.
Freii Souchong Tea.
JL$0
Some elegant China cups and fan
cert, ftt sve
ANY pcifon vlio till un-
lertake to fur.nly the fuhfenber sfM
m a a a a tsl-ft a s
lone auudreu tnnuuno neu ua
hhd. bTAVFS drrllrd, in Ihe mrmri
luf Auguft neat, will ph Me to inlurn
Ihim a fpecdily Of pusnbla
Geo Hooper,
? ij.
WaMTKD
IfRF.t or four aflive Neiroei
rnfirrsjn purch-fe, nngip
f hnet .rf- whHh a geef.. prif
r lit.. wdl 1 1 ailnd. ' ' the call
dvanred, if aypt-frtrm i f -on
10 I. htl'UMI.
A REWARD of Teh Dollars will
be paid to any perfon who will
deliver into the goal of Wilmington,'
- lci 14111 ucgro man named JOHNY
a fellow 1 purcli.fetf trem Mr. Johtf
"""I "e 01 a yellow coitf,
leiou, about five feet ten incbet
iigh, llrait and well made, fteos ra.
nt r mort and muck wheiTiie walks
m loft forue of bis tore teeth, lit
about thirty.five or forty years of
lire. It is O'obible hrmu I .u....i ,
Mri Waddell's plantation, ha ing ,
mother and uncle there If here
turn of bis own accord he (hail nr,r hi
u'mtd, indmay work in town.
OLORGE GI1JB5.
Skerijffs Sales.
WILL BE SOLD
On Monday the i-jth dy of June, at
the court.houfe in tVumingtt, ihe
foflovfing L 4 .V D S, Jltuatei in th
county of Nrm.HonbVrr, fir the
Imxes for the year t 1793 oki lygy.J
29,084 acres entered by
f .-mes Carrawav, fi'Uare on the north
ide of ihe north -tall branch of
Cape. Fear river, above the mouth
of 41 iliey-Smelier, beginning at t
Pine in tnc county line, 14 poUi fouth
4 Curling Smith's fecond corarr of
nnd, fnruierly patented by Job Har-
Iringtoo, and about 180 polesj tall of
he mouth ot Nockhui Crerk 1 con-
eyed by laid Carraway to David
Miilun, anrt bv him conveved to I.
B. Bond, of andadelpbU
14,080 acres entered by
Starling WhCaion, on ihe Oaft fide of
he nortb-uft branth of Capc-Fcar
r.ver, including the !orr ,i,d the
great Ho1lo Shelter pernfm, onihe
head of Lillirttfton and Mrrritk's
Creek, beginning at a Pine n the
lorih We f Aihe's Mill CrCk,
ihence crtdTing the Creek on or ftiraf
Jnnifl Mallets' hne j conteved by
"d Starluiff Wheatofi lo Daniel
Vheiton. and by him conveved 10
Francis Lewis Taney, ot George.
Inwn.
44,160 ncfes entered by
Daniel W he-ton, on tbe raft fide of
he north-ea( branth of Cape' Fear
ivcf, iacliMfing art nl the r J
tidlry Shehef ptrofon, iMgijidiig -t
UrgeCp cfft a I Water O.k tt
he dge off Holley Ah'lr. r Crr-k, t-n
he fimtb tide 1 1 err of, about ofns
nrrr t f a mile above June lluw
.td'. line.
1 hi aoove lands are liafrfe 10 0
ftioble lav for the year 17, M
'i I be alfot able lor '0iri. im i, r
He year tfft Hikrlb Hse amount of
ihtgle ti is paid briar toe vale.
William Wfut, Sfierilf.
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