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. ' a. ivt'ViJV of tie militia, & well as military P-"" ver.inMlte revolution. AV'',F. .Ll.u,a.ltitl' end Tall ISU .' of h-retofore : and here reference is TvL , e ui orations for the ii-ejsbjeel. . efficient io time of peace, and ueyer more I buve made ibis communication in the be lief that it i. the duty of every good eiWBt iorreit wrong impressions and, 1 "P he practice oj-muber. of.Cor.gre. iu S"Jglfcir w.n.iltoi.U by public circulars, IiaBeymodeof4iaiiualios valuable it. formation. I eauuouverlook the necessary ad- .oailian that such advantages are ), when a critical regard is not paid to the w.hicb lalcreaces are urawu. feci from to VRIDAY MOBWIXQ JUNK 4, lSl'J. TUB iuOiV.-I i ,e Willi ini.i.itc regret, present vriui summary txt. cutions near I'ensacola that place, And Had he nqt, the respect, for the bme,.theloreif justice, ana tne gratitude towards the defenders of their country", which fill his bosom, would incline him to ho. nor the uf my. "Yet all these cannot shuChis eyes to the truth nor tempt him to diigui.se his thoughts when principles hurtful to the constitution are boldly acted upoa It i true, officers n,ayl do not say that they witffiiid in military usage an excuse lor these outra ragesbut let me tell them tliey wound byso doing the hearts of the American people. These, however general wrongs my sometimes lead them to sufl'er much for tlie sake of their' honor first ruse to independence by opposing tyranny, and never forget tat the award whicii sundered Uieir band&of bondage was constantly temnered Wit 11 mere v. 1 , '.. . , . - UVl......- .t....l,n...t wli.c'.i, by some lutaniy, seems to - .1 . i: ...j. ,f ilu American Armv. One need to slam me , ml sskiwhat must be the gener-d feeling on audi an oc tagon. To behold an AmLncan soldier, whatever his crime,' reraorscly shot dawn by the first deUchaie'iit whicu may happen to come up with ti.in, is so leoog luuito erv uolwn entertained by a free people, that 1 should imagine it would excite the nio..t unquai.ueu eriftbioii ol abhorrence and indignaiiou. Several tutors, with a praise-worttry spirit, have held iip, in Utc p.vper light, these unpardonable transactions And I do trust there is yet enough of force in public Kiiiiuitiit to cheek in its lufancy tb. during aud sau .m i. :.h .stretch of military usurpation. . ' tj - V lia.ever tuny Le the rules and articles ot war tor the imv, i-ument ot oar al'UW. it is inaniicsi mat extreme . . i ,i t.li ,,,r....i .., ;.. Dun.Mill.eillS were never uiieuacu iu j'ibu uu olirenie cases. Nor. can we suppose it was ever even . . 1. .ft . ..... .ni.aii r v.ipii tu.1l 1 il i 1. n in Wit II V 1 llt- tuiu u iii m w. " r- UiUlly l"ls JjUUilV aciutuy ia aviuwti.iij iuuiowviwuv.) uii.h ilii- ifttihv cunnut bo aubdutd without ioro;. imrTQUI. tllL 1 11C U1CU SCIIL 111 UlflUU TT Utlt da Willi ineir pr.Joncrs .' Ana au tuev kiioot or arowu em hv win nf frttini' nd nf thp trmihlt of r.antlimr. gihoc to the nearest poit ! ' If such be the cuse, the toanv unhaopv wretches from their dutv must be not i uie service, wc Uvc always boaited of the patno sm oiour men j and we have cast reproaches upon the j "'"Q iv wikii IUfcV VUIIJj TV11V niust Le ihe treutincnt which extinguishes this misoI duty which even co-iquers tiie iear of death uie bosoms ot tlie unhappy men, who bear our arm So ron more than nij self repects the reputation - . .- .w. v. B0 v.MWt at A IIIUS14UVW l.t mmu ;.f tl.. I v. i .1. . . . t i lii I un.ir I mne ..a nn.inK . .. . . . i ... i . -"-..ubj iuiv.u a i uu , uui i eaniiut re- n I... ... w .... . I.' . j.b .uuui icjoitc io see examples ot a lew in order to die k a propuisity vthich m. 1L IV OD.n.n ....... ...I ... .u. . . i D-"""o bivu.iu ui UC lUBeiau C1V1I I m..1 ...41. .1 . .. .uu. .i..4jj U4, ui uaiite. iiicsworu lie fife-a USeful but a mosWlll.lli'r r..na umn: 1 .. . i. . . I ' "i . .... j..jr 4uw iiji.i.uiia waivii editor of tl Aurora, in commentiug upon the ... u,v uvvii Ul, ailClllHS 10 llllU J' tic use in the unbending and sevire character of king, ui command at Pensacolu. 1 know nothing ;t genllcman ; but I lear we shall fiiul th..u.r- tu. U is impossible to forget that, upon miliu niatters, there has been a settl jig down, in the opin "1 men in power, to a despotic way of thinking bet wiUrd to any ether country than a free one. Tlie .tt.t pavty-Uie fierce opposition between the friends nd those ;f Peace-,!;casionud an approbation .surea thm n ..-. . iuui j4.-4.io aiuve wutcu cooler mo- . liili hdVi ITlQi.lr..J . til.. j - - -.-wu mui .. -icciueu CLiiure. a I speak 0" the consC1 'Ptio" lw w he under- IL 1ft nfil - "lVUH'i VUC LICILLIIIftJIli c governor, aud legiwaut etf the jui-;d'- . . . - 1- f .. ... i tmzens during tne evitnee oi rvrwJOjjiaai,sU rising and ofheering of troops in Tennessee, the .44 W41SU 4wl k 4 41 J , V4.b .AVU4IU41 UI IUC as well as of Arbuihnot and Ambrisiie and fi lac seizure of Fcusacola, all tend to confirm in the of judicious ineii, appulwrisiona of tin. urmy, touiidtd ufKin its uunvbers, but upon the too-appu- otte rm.natkin ia its leaders to make their Ihe ifc couniry.lf the life of his fellow soldier s Ut at Uie nitre luluf a keiceatil. ami if all the military excesses of late years are not only to be 'wdbut tpprored, I aha.l not say we uwy bid faie' 0 our liberties, but I-Ay we arc losteruig an as n ahich it may tost iu die end bold b.ood and feto reduce. Many unthinking there be whodU- -uic " small clniicl ot IhpliiPWssnru msn'i hi.i I " -ruwu mariner will lliii U'4 sail Hl.u irini for the coming storm. - ' ' ' . infi1itleniaihi lJ" them, when some of their proceedpgs arc ..u uiianproBation- 1 hose consult their true "omt out to themtne line of duly 'over caiinni I-...- .....1 1 4 i- .. . . t,u wiiuoui iiaiiipinig- uhjii me iee l ibcir fcUow c'r-izen's. The writer of this hu liECUTIVli COUNCIU WeundersUnd his excel lency tlie governor Las issued his summons to the mem bers of council, to meat on the 3J July. It is presum. eA the object u to fill the vacancy on the bench oeca. sioned by ,l'ac resisnatioa of his honor Judge Iredell. THE AKMY We with mud. cheerfulness insert, as requested - by an esteemed correspodeni, the article signed Z respecting the pay of the army, from the JVU tional Intelligence ' . LITEIiAUY MU PiULOSOPUICAL SOCIETY. It lias been proposed 'to establish a society, for Norili Carclina, under the -ib'.ve tni., at or before the approach1 ing session of .ass.-iii ) y j an 1 we are tnfor.iied that a .Su.lablejhall ibr their sittings can be hud freeof txpuia . '. Raleigh fcacinr.-Tha CJUininntion of he student of this iiisliution commenced" on F. iday las'., and closed yesierday. The report of the Trustees was read by General Calvin Jones ; after which, he delivered an ad. dress, on the part of the Trustees, to the young ladies who hul completed their education at tins Academy. Those who received the medal were M iss Cobb and Miss Itichardson ; the former from Granv.lie, in this State,.the latter l.-om Georgia. Each of them funiished a valedic- what oanbi It l. .nif umTfer aWternflicnt it subsists, .uut has comD?nceI and made great profiregs in the' abulitioit of an odiuusl sjritern of slavery entailed uun the people bjr their BriteU ancestors. If. S. Gaz. aojiTuE oEOttaaTpWN meszkosr. ' , TO THE PUBLIC. . The subscriber offers fur l be sum of ten thou and dollari, t0 publish a receipt for the extir pation of the Ileasiau Fly and Weitei, at a mo derate expense, out of these United States a small sma aoioD ten millions of neoole. . . - - i - M Wtil i publiolas private aaalrs,regardinj him as the pilot to conduct our society, arid our individual fortunes throtiirli the peril of tempestuous war, or the yet mbr? dreadful apathy of slothful peace; pi outing by his ex ample in business and morality j revering his many vir. tuoUS i actions, which we have lonir and ilfiiilv feel that iis desth has occasioned a painful void at we out soc.ie.ty which will long very long remain unfilled, axid be accompanied with many mournful redections EclentQrt Gazelle Notice, . A-LL, those indebted to j.ba sultieriber ari earnestly requested to come forward and Seltlti th-ir MiiUAti.;. ai.nnta Ad Inniu. ..J..l.. U ; . . - , , ' -v-...., wilder umuiKCnCB ( e I no rnouulebttiik, nor yet worker ofjcannotbe given: my books and accounts aie in the bands miraeles, ueuors not pretend to do tuts busiues !ut thouiaa G. Scott, where those indebted will please in one day, nor in one venr. If it should take : P(" 7 or 14, it Would be well worth the trouble. Au old sore requires time aud medicine. In order to prevent any undue advantages , being June 2. 18 '9- M. 1 please P MAYES, Pi.!. lip smI,- taken is ibis business, tbe riiotiey may be ide-, n f ,;.,,. h. -rtt, j ... i.. I'm a. posited in the bank of the United States. .If! f"M3tSS. w i a j three fourths of the farmers will urououuee the receipt to be good for nothing, within three month after it is published, iben the money will be there at the disposal of the public, or of the d .liters. If not, the subscriber claims the priveledge of purchasing bank stock with tlie same provided always, that the said atotk 100 LOTS IN THE TOSVN OF BLAKELY. North east side of Fedee river, Montgomery ' . t Countu, JT. C. 8 MIIS town Is situate altha head of nariga. ble water, below tbe Great falls, or nar- shall be pledged as security tor the receiut the ! Tov u Porla WH '9' couimuniation with the na fll.M..,.f.L. 1..... .1' . I vigable water of the river above the falls. Theimprove- full term of seve 1 yeaiVjroui iu proiuulgmiou at winch period, if a majority ot farmers cou 11011111 iue r'eeipi 1 sioeK money way be disuoaei JLf olhewi it'Wilf Wtert tot htv suftcTrBeT. JOHN LOGAN. receipt af-r ivm ic a fair trial, the ey way be disposed of as aforesaid. nieii'3, now in operation, will, in a short time, open a navigation lor Doais oi ten .o iiiifcen tons burtuen, tiom W.laesborough to the head of Die falls on the Yadkin, and froth lilakely to the head U Sipam Boat navitration Kedee .hy-tl.a MmwoTuiiiehtg-ttw ti-4Ue of the western countries will be concentrated at Blakely, which must secure to that place a permanent and extensive business its local advantages will be readily perceived We have been often interested by the eeo I PPwit.-l by those who may visit the place, rauhieal iuformaiioii resneelW our r. ...7.ir creht of 12 and 18 months will be lVw J r Ir i1! lS .! J . ve,, Phasers giving bonds with approved securt. kVestertt lerntory, ailorded us by the bt. Louis tie3. . - newspapers, and by the enlarged views of their future destiny, which writers in those papers had afforded us. Sometimes, perhaps, iu their flights, they soar too high ; sometimes, looking forward through tbe vista uf futurity, they may forget the grouud they tread upon. The fol- June" 1, 1819. J. LEVY, & Co. -Wr ! 20 -8t. State Baiik ot North-Carolina, RESOLVED, That a Dividend of five per cent, be declared on the old slock of tail in fifteen days thereafter. WM. U. UAYWOOD, Cathier. -2w. ' tory address, which w s-eid byC i.irlei Wanly, Esq. Tlm.exerciscs will rc-comnicnce on .Monday week. Tlie Times TliLcryof .distress is becom ing universal throughout our eouutry, and our principal eoiis.Ulnii, uao'er t lis state of tilings, i, t Tint (he public opinion, as to the causes of our caiitmities, is also becoming uuanhnous; and l!:at uLmost every tongue now con fosses they are to be found sit iir extravi-tnt foreign trad ing, our prodi?tl livin, and our tmuit ofuhau- doniuir . industry lor speculation j in other j million six hundred thousaud. words, our unreasonable disposition to grow l'hal proud eatpire was then in the zeuith of , "ecksof pewter. Tlieir stills are madeoftbe beat mats rich upon idleness, bu means tliat add not wealth , her power and splendor, and vainly supposed to " nu ne woramansiup equal to any m tbe United to the community, ri a lence liaviu udmouiaii- : have vmuraeed the word wituiu her liiiiils ; ed us in vain, she hai left us to jiiit riid old yet was but. very little larger than the valley dUciplia&ritin, Experience, wljo is most elfec- ; which is draiuthy the water of the Missis tually chastising u into a seme of our own iu-' sippi. lowing extract, from (be t. Louis Luuirer, , Bank, tor ihe last six months, payable at the Princip may serve to exemplify Ihe uiagmficience of the Bank, on -Monday next, and at the several Branches with. views ot the grandeur of the West, which are eulertaiucd in that country : TlievaiU of the Mississippi, according to Jlelluh, coutaiiis one million live buudred thou sand square miles. The Uoniaii Empire, according to Gibbon, contained, in lh iniu of Augustus Caesar, one STILLS. JAMES JEFFKUS, jkCO. have on hand, af llilisboraugh, a general astortnwn of si ills, some with pewter worms and some with copper- ca(is, mm su-aigni pipes oi copper ami caps witn goose terests. and our social dutiei. . Delaware if atchman. Interesting Jhnuscr pt.- Vi American gen tiemau on board the United Suit Ingnle Oucr rier, lately at Uussia. writing to liia friend a member of' Congress, describes among other eu But the d'ljiuion of the Amerieaa Republic is not limited t. t,3U(i,uOJ square niiies. The va(ey which exhibits that magnificent area is only a part of bcr empire, whieb also euibraJ ees two appendant slopes, or budders, out to east, where tite. tii ii Un ted Statu are situa ted, aud the other to the west where the hanks rioaitics which he visited iu tst. Petersburg, the I of th Columbia slid Multnomah, and shore of Emperor's library, whieli he says, contained, in ; the Pacilie, have yet to invite the cultivating 1817, more t'aan 930,000 volums, aud 13.000" band of the' farmer and the exploring genius of manuscripts. 'Many of. the mauuscripts, he i the East liaiMclutaV-- These slopes, or borders, being eounted in With the valley, will make the Anierieau repub lic. near double ihe size uf tbe Roman empire and every man will see that she wi I be more powerful in proportion to her superior size, ou account of her tniddle position between Europe and Asia, hereonpaei from, aud theuatural u- mou and indivisiiilily of ail parts. lf in commission of whose esteem hew piuud adila. su-a. tWlv-r tfrii tttu centuries old ; and among modern ones, are some original letters of Phillip and Isabella of Spain, npou the discove ry of America. I do not despair of obtaining copies of these for. 80.113 of our historical societies. They were found in a buttle of France, with the let ters of a e;reat many other mouarchs to the king of France.1p-Saei Patriot. It U stated on the authority or a letter from Stockholm', tliatj tlio King of Sweden lias appointed afTns ctiarge il' Affairs ntar the U nited States, the Baron tie Stackclbcrgva dis tinguished young nobleman of that kingdom. This gentleman succeeds Mr. ,De Kantzow, late minister to tbe United States." y .. sail, rat. Mp.Tdelkai the M-inistcr (if Russra7Tn th"e place of Mr. Daschkoif, arrived at tin; seat of government a few days 350. JS"at. Int. . VVltat riglit," asks the Edinburgh Review, has the Americans, a scourgn and murtler er of slaves, to compare himself wiili the least and lowest of the European- nations ? much more with this great and humane country, where the greatest lord dare not lay a linger upon the meanest peasant i W hat is freedom where all at c not free: the greatest of (JodV blessing' are linaittetl,"" vvitli impious rapk e, to the colour of the hod'? And these are the men who taunt the English wilh their cor ruption parliament, with their buying mid sel ling vutes. Let the world Judge which is th; most liable to censure we who in the midst of our rottenness, have torn' off. Vie manacles of slaves ALL OVER 1 UL WOKLDor they,- &c 4ic ill over the world" forsooth ! ,1 perceive that this sage and erudite reviewer and moral ist has not been informed of the existing state uf society in Jamaica, Uarbadocn, exc. or else his schoolmaster neglected to tell hi in to what government those populous & wealthy Islands belong, where, certes, the colour of the body" is not totally unconnected with the rights, the immunities, and the hnogis of the inhabitants who happen to possess distinctive coloujrs. Sliduld Mr. Jctlreys condescend to Honour Sutes. Persons at some distance can be certain of be. inr suited if application is made before tlie assortment is broken, and if orders are laid in soon, they will be ex ecuted witbfdespatch. Old stills can be repaired at the same place. V . Hillsborough June ?, 1819 20 w. Wanted Immediately AT this office an apprentice to the printing bus ne . between tbe age of twelve and sixteen year. One from the country would be prefe.?. red. . . May 13, 1819. ' , . i Notice. THE putli 4n- inf.r meiT'thaf tti election of a President and Directors of the ISeuie R.ver Navigation Company, as advertised in the Italeigh papers, is considered by myeoinsel and myself illegal, and therefore void, and that the gentlemen "voted for by me are the persons regularly and legally elected. All persons are therefore cautioned against making any eon tracts or arrangements relative to the concenrs of the said company with the said persons as President and Directors, until their competency to ct as such shall be established by the courts of law to which 1 have been re luctantly compelled to apply tor redress of injuries aba Our anticipators of the future ereatness of If4 restoration to my indefeaaible riphta. ..Sr. ..." . .1 II I 1 I V this Hepublic- oi its augmented population, in tellect, nod wealth, have been sometimes thought too sanguine. Out in their widest range, they never readied the period when tbe old micht here'find persons-wlio-could instruct' litoToinhTBubTctof the introduction of sla very into America ; could tell him to what nation those jteopje belonged, and under what government they lived, who were the first slave dealers arid slave holdders in theso nowvU. S. Shouldjiisiiberal curiosity be eicited by so much new infprniation; he might liiaro further thirteen United Stall's" were to be considered as a mere appendage to the states which are or shall be found iu the valley of the Mississippi ; to be counted in as a mere skirt of the empire of the Republic. Thi is a new view of the fu ture destiny of the Atlantic States, and calcu lated to produce sb this republic will, ,111 inie; be uioro powerful than the Uomau ever was, ne have uevr doubt ed ; hut we hope, be its power what it may, it will never be employed as that ef-ltdme was. JVat. Int. We are glad that we are able to lay before otir readers! the determination of the Dele gates of the principal Banks of this States, - at their iijeetiiig in t.iyetu-ville. We learn that a meeting of Delegates from the Stale Rank, the Rank of Cape Fear, the Bank of Newbefh, held here 011 the 3 1st tilt, to take ititocoiisider.iliou the present d.tioss ed s-ituation of the Country, as it affe ts .he Hanks, have'deteriniucd to refuse epecie pay ien;s 'to brokers and .others-, speculating in their notesT for the purpose of drawing specie. And we also learn, that th:s measure, will en able the. Banks to exact Irom their , debtors only the internum tbe renewal of no'tess We are informed that the United Stated' Bank at this place, will sutler debtors to re new on -the pnyumit of only five per cent, in addition to tho interest.- -Car. Observer. Rleijrh, May 5, 18t9. JOdXD.DSLACY. 16-tf. To Journeymen Tajlors.. TWO or three good Journeyman Taylors will meet with constant employment and liberal wages by applying to, J. THOMPSON, fkCo. Ualeigh, May 6, 1819- . 154 S. Bond, OBITUARY. Ami 1st the many calamitiea which it has been tbe dutvjof the editor of this paper to record, there has been noHfe of. a prifata nature niore calculated to pxo-t uuce muiviuuai oisiress or excite general sorrow than the death of Jutiah CoUnt, Esq. the elder, wbo expired on FriiLv morning the Uth ult. at KT ns.nct! in thia this unlortunatecountry with anolher visit, Jjratf&s m.r.t.i u.M ml lioraiina u in Mlllilnstrurt4-rr!T7 . ,on a raip iiniwaltrlv climate, his life wax one opleasiiigand profitable indus try ; hs death followed tht exhaustion of a constitution naturally excellent 1 jt wal foreseen by huliseif without dismay, was foreknow tobia friends with anxiety, and seemed to be but a cotnpliajce with ao inexorable law of natui-ej yet we are us prepared to surrender him to death ! Yet we are not recorded to thia his inevitable destiny t ' : In the decline ofhis life we experienced no decline in his usefulness, accustooed to resort to bis scoAciU AS Jfisf received a handsome assortment 3JL f priog, fancy and staple goods, amonsr he articles just received, are Superfine cloths and Cai meres, Nankeen, Vestings, Ginjhams ditto. Robes, Muj. lins ditto. Canton Crapes ditto, Shawls, Silk ditto, White and Brown Linnens, Sheeting, Long Lawn, thread Handkerchiefs, Flag and Silk ditto. Cotton ditto. Left fVeds, Parasols, Bombaxetta, Checks, CamhriqSj Ladies and Gentlemen's Gloves assorted, Cotton Hose, Half do. Ci avats; S:eani Loom shirtings. Hardware and Cutlery, a large assortment of Ladies and Gentlemen's fine ar.d Coarse Shoes, Elegant Glass ware, fine and Coarse Hau," I. oaf and Brown Sugar. Tea and Coilee, Shoi Guns, pow, der and Shot, Cot 011 Cards, Iron and Steil, BLicksmith'3 Tools, Travelling Trunks, 8tc. !cc. ' May 20 1819 . ' ,1 . lceUivams, (1 AN be had at the house of the snbscriber, J on Monday, the 17th insl. and every day following, from ten oV.lncfe 01 the momintr till ten in tbe evening also Ice, by thj bushel or p un I. SUSANNA SCHAUD. Ualeigh May, 13th 1819. . 17 tf. Wanted pWO JOURNEYMEN, well acquainted B. with the Stage or Wagon making busi ness, who will meet with liberal wages and constant em-' ployment. II.C. W1ATT, k CO. It.leigh, April 7, 1819. . 12 if' . 1 1 . 1 1 ' 1 t i" The Celebrated Horse " Sir ITall, STANDS this season at my stable in Gran v 1 UejmjutyjBJnUesHioiilrn borougfiTaTTd cover mares at twenty five dollars the sea son, which caa be d-scharged by the payment of twen ty dollars within the season. Mares may be put by thV the leap or insurance on proportion .ble terms: wit'i one dollar to the groom in every instance. SIR HALL is one of the handsomest horses ever seen in this coun try. His blood unacceptiooable j and he has proved himself the best racer ever raiaed in Virtrini. His pe digree and performances at large are published in the OTAn .1 - 44 .. I -: k. " a 1 a a, pnaicu t naicigiu - ! ' l ' WM. HUNT.. May 14, 18&' ' 17-t5w
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