North Carolina Newspapers

S. I LIS HUH r TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 2, 1822. We have received from a respected cor an interesting manuscript, giv ing an account of a series of events, ter minating in tiie battle at King's Mountain, which took place in South-Carolina during the Revolutionary War, but the principal actors in which, on the American side, belonged to jYorth-Carolir.a. This account -was written by an officer of distinction, now living, and well known, and who took a part in all the enterprizes and actions which he-describes : as a portion of gen eral history, therefore, it is valuable ; but as furnishing an important chapter in the history of North-Carolina, particularly so. "Many of the transactions in this part of ihc country, between the Whigs and To ries, during our struggle for independence, are little known ; they are not embodied in any history ; they live mostly in the re collection of those who bore a part in them ; and unless soon placed on more durable record, will shortly descend with their venerable chroniclers to the grave, and the memory of them be lost forever. We shall publish this communication in our next. DR.IM.ITIC. It was with great pleasure wc attended our Theatre on Friday night last, where were perfor med, with no little ability, the Comedy of "The i Heir at Law," and the Farce, "The Apprentice." The performances were entirely by the young gentlemen of the town ; and we boldly say, that there were some specimens of acting- exhibited during the night, which few players could sur pass'. It could not have been expec ted that the whole play would be conducted with that criti cal propriety which we look for in those who de vote their lives to the stage : hut still we must say, the performances far exceeded our expec tations. There is what connoisseurs call " stage effect," in most regular theatres; a kind of artificial manner, which, we think, is foreign from nature and inconsistent with the very meaning of the atrical representations. We were the more plea sed on the occasion, by noticing nothing like that " refining away of nature ;" we saw, on the contrary, what we deemed a close adherence to the author's intention in portraying the charac ters, and, upon the whole, a very chaste and spi rited performance, such as seldom can he seen in country theatres. We must here take notice of a circumstance which does great credit to the Salisbury audi ence, that is, the great ardor with which they received the virtuous and noble sentiments so frequent in Mr. Cohnan's writings. We never heard more general and animated plaudits in our little theatre, than during the scene in which Zekiel so spiritedly resents the dishonorable conduct of Dick Dowlas, or where Dick so gen erously atones for the injury he has done Cicely, as well as in many other instances. Whilst such be the feelings excited by the Drama, it ii what it was intended to be, a school for virtue. The proceeds of the theatre are applied to the noble purposes of education; to perpetuate the benefits which we derive from our excellent A cademies ; and the management of the perform ances is wholly in the hands cf the Trustees. While this is the case, wc wish, with all our hearts, our theatre may he encouraged. Wc are requested by the Trustees to mention, that on Friday, the 12th instant, will be perfor med, by the young gentlemen of the town, for the benefit of the Salisbury Academics, the inti Mcal drama, " The Lady and the Devil also, 'Tis all a farce." The Bankrupt Bill has been rejected in the House of Representatives by a ma jority of 27 the vote being 72 in favor of the Bill, and 99 against it. Now that this fruitful subject of debate has been disposed of, it is to be hoped Congress will begin to do something, and not let the whole session evaporate in sound Thus far they have talked ; hereafter let them act. A late New-Haven paper concludes some remarks cn the spirit of internal improvement which is developing itself in thc State of Connecticut, with the fol lowing : It is interesting to observe how great and useful improvements, like the arts and sciences, tend to cluster together. The citizens of Connecticut have recently rflccted a great moral and political change in thc state by defining, securing and per petuating their liberties in a Constitution, grounded on the best principles which the experience of ages could suggest. The adoption of that instrument has been fol lowed by an exposition of just and equal laws, adapted to the comprehension of t very capacity. Well may the sclves that they live in an age of imfiro-ve-ment, and their children will have every reason to rise up and call them blessed.'9 .Mr. Ifazvhx, whose lot it was to reside in Connecticut at the time the abovemen tioned constitution was formed, tells us in his speech on the Convention Question, (published in our last,) that he had an op portunity of observing the result, as he terms it, of that experiment in political chemistry : " he had seen discordant and heterogeneous particles thrown together, which by no process could be nude to combine, until all that was good ws pre cipitated to the bottom, and there floated on the surface a worthless scum. He believes, too, u that the btttcr part of the people lamented the adoption of that con stitution consequently compelling us to characterize the greater part, and by far the greater part of the people of that state, who rejoiced at its adoption, by an epithet as dishonorable as it would be unjust. L5ut that cause must certainly be weak, when its supporters are forced to resort to slander and abuse to maintain it ; and that man must possess no little stlf-conse-quence, as well as assurance, in supposing himself capable of making the people be lieve contrary to the evidence of their senses. It was our lot, too, to be in Connecticut for a short time, soon after the adoption of its presort constitution ; and the result of our observations was very different from that of Mr. Hawks. We saw none of the i; mournful vestiges of desolation," which Mr. Hawks tells us may even now be seen ; every thing indicated happiness and content, except the countenances of those who, in consequence of the new order of things, had been obliged to give up their fat offices to oil itrs more deserving. Rut this discrepance between our observations and those of Mr. Hawks, might be ow ing, perhaps, to our coming too much in contact with the u worthless scum," which had the effect of clouding or distorting our vision, by which our impressions of objects were either indistinct, or false, tiaclinagc apart, however, wc believe ev ery candid man, who knows any thing about Connecticut, and the state of things consequent on the adoption of its new constitution, will say that the true picture is directlv the reverse of that which Mr. Hawks has drawn. He has conjured up a spectre to effect party purposes; but it will not do. The people are not so easily guFcd. They know something of what is going on in the world, as well as the i gentlcman from Xcwbern. JiOJlL' .IGRICULTUIi.lL SOCIETY. Thursday being the day appohited for the , meeting of the society, owing to the unpronus-: ing appearance of the weather, the meeting was , .... . A not as numerous as was expected. I he society, however, proceeded to the transaction of busi- ncss. The committee of correspondence laid before the society several interest in ir communi- " , . . , is on his way to join the Russian arm v. cations, on different subjects ot a.riculture : a- . - mong these was a letter from Col. Ceo. Troup, . v K,n nanH d ciCTi yUun was bit by a rat of Ceorgla, on the culture of cotton, which was. tlcsnake, at Charleston, on the 5th instant, ami read with great interest. , died the next morning in great ogor.y. He had . u .1 1 . ' committee, to he arranged for publication in the "Western Carolinian. Several parcels of seed, sent to the society by John S. Skinner, lvi. of Raltiinorc, were d's- tributed among such of the members as were present. A specimen ot tlax, as prepared by the nev.lv invented machine of Mr. Dav, andaf-'" terwardbleached, was exhibited to the society; also specimens of Max and hemp, just as thev were passed through the machine, without any . t c 4, ,.r previous retting. IhcsocieU, tor their gratili- . , . , . cation in viewing these specimens, are indebted ' . . to the attention of their worthy and distinguish . , cd fellow-citizen, Nathaniel Macon, one of our senators in Congress, who enclosed the same to one of the officers. The ordinary business of the society having been disposed of, it then proceeded to thc elec tiou of officers for the cr.Miing year. Charles Fisher having declined a re-election, Francis Eocke w as unanimously chosen Presi dent of thc society; Kobert Mocre, Stephen L. Ferrand, Vice-Presidents ; Michael Iirown re-appointed Treasurer ; and John Heard, jr. Secreta ry. Thomas Chandlers, C.corge Locke, Alle- mand Hall, and Alfred Macay, Committee of Correspondence. The ofticers being appointed, Alfred Macay delivered to the society a very appropr iate and handsome address, which was ordered to be printed. The society then adjourned. foMMixicmn. Among the many imtiruvttncntfi which Napoleon introduced in the lawscl Fiance stands pre-eminent his abolishing i.hriszn mentjor debt. This, as well as i.r.mv of his other laws, has been found so useful as to be preserved even under the Hour b on s .Dcgrar:d lief: :'.'. LATEST FROM ENGLAND. J.EW-TORK, MARCH 11. The ship Robert Edwards arrived litre yester day from London and Plymouth. Capt. Sher burne has obligingly furnished the Editors of the Mercantile Advertiser with a paper of the latter place of the 24th, and London papers to the evening of the 22nd of January. The latest Paris dates are Jan. 23th, which are still full of contradictions with regard to Russia and Turkey. It was reported that an order for the evacuation of Moldavia and Wallachia, by the Turks, had been resisted by the Jannissaries at J assy. At Vienna it was stated that, instead of evacuating those provinces, the Turks have re cently reinforced their army in that quarter, which now amounts to SJ.uOO men. On the oth er hand, a letter from Odessa of Dec. 2d says that, in consequence of the representation of the Austrian and English Ambassadors, the Divan had requested a delay of thirty days, to give a definite answer to the liussian ultimatum. The Greeks are said to have made themselves masters of Patras on the 2d Dec. after a most ob stinate attack, and to have gained other advan tages. LONDON, J AX. 12. Letters from St. Petersburg of the 15th Dec. say, the long expected Russian Tariff is highly injurious to the commercial interest of this coun try, and that a prejudice exists in favor of the United States. The Hritish Ambassador exerted himself without effect to procure a modification with regard to this country. A letter from Trieste, of the 25th ult. says that news had arrived from Smyrna of an embargo being laid by the Turks on all Greek property. There was, however, no want of European ves sels in the Archipelago to protect their com merce. PAIUS, JAX. 17. The Augsburg Gazette states that 300 Rus sian wagons, loaded with ammunition, passed the Dnieper on the loth of December, and proceeded towards Kischenow and the Pruth. The order of the day for the law pro jet on the press is fixed for Saturday. It will be preceded by the hearing of petitions. One from the Count Leaumont proposes that the French government should take means to recover the possession of St. Domingo. Another from M. do Gastine prays that a treaty of commerce may be entered into with Hayti. CONSTANTINOPLE, 1EC. 10. The Turkish fleet remains at the Dardanelles, but it is expected will shortly put to sea. We have no news of the Greek squadron. FROM SPAIN. An arrival at Eoston has brought Gibraltar pa pers to the 17th January, containing advices from Madrid one day later than have been received in England. On the tHh of January, the King accepted the resignation of the Ministers of State, of the Interior, War, and the Finances, Messrs. Iiardaji v Azara, Felia, Salvador, and Vallejo, and appointed as their successors ad interim to the three latter, Messrs. Cano Manuel, Esendero, (Ministers of the Marine,) ami lmaz. On ac count of the indisposition of Esendero, Jose Cas telen, sub Secretary of the War Department, was appointed al interim to supply his place at the head of the Department. The decree an nouncing these appointments, states that his Ma jesty had repeatedly refused to admit the proffer ed resignation of his late ministers, and that in now acceding to their wishes, he does so on ac count of the existing circumstances, and that he is satisfied with their loyal services, adherence to the constitution, attachment to his person, and j zeal lor the public good. NKW-YOKK, MARCH 18. Capt. Lavender, from Canton, states that, on the 8th Oct. a Chinese woman was found dead alongside an American vessel, and attributed to r the crew ot the Lmiiv, ot ISaltimorc. In onn.-.e. quence of which, all "business with the Ameri- can trade was stopped until thc 2(3th of Oct One of the crew of the Emily, an Italian, was given up to the Chinese, who was tried and exe cuted on the 28th of Oct. when the trade resum- cd its usual course, m xew-yoiik, xatich 16. The Hon. John Randolph, who has been in this dtv fw thc twQ day this morninff em barkeil for England, in the Amity, Capt. Max- well. Among the passengers is Mr. Munroc, so f the l'ost Mastcr at Washington City, who COHCCLUVl il I 1 V 1 1 1 1 ot I H 1 O 1 I vl tu Europe, and being in the habit o handling them, was incautious enough to allow himse lf to be bit bv one of them. Troubles in Canada. Thc Karl of Dal housie, Governor of Loner Canada, has ; siuiueniy prorogued uie rauuinciu, - on consideration of the situation of af- fairs' al:cl of thc peculiar circumstances u !,ich !l;iVe lcd lo il' bcin- satisfied th " l?cnthl t0 lI!C PubllC 5"lci bc ?X,Ct cd from a continuance ol the session. , . , , , , . , I lie Assembly had previously (hhered . , . . ., , .. , ! flirt I r. i v : I . I - I Vlinrl iTll rndi,. J i .i . i i . i ii . ..i t - a llll I. I Ik. liVIllJKlUV t VejUlJV-41, cilJV.1 IVlUbCU to vote thc annual supplies, by a vote of 21 to 5. Thus political symptoms, per haps revolutionary) continue to shew themselves in Lower Canada. There is a dispute between Lower and Upper Can ada respecting revenue. A 'at. Intel. It is understood that the Committee of Foreign Relations, in the House of Representatives, is nearly ready to make a report relative to the late message of the President on the subject of intercourse with the governments of South A mcrica, and that the report will accord with the view s w hich have been presented by the Execu- 1 tivc. It is probable, therefore, that, on this ques tion, the executive and legislative departments of the government wiilact in perfect unison. From all that we can see, the People are fully with the government. Indeed, it is well known that all the caution and forbearance of the Exec utive have been necessary to restrain it from a course in regaid to the governments of South menca, winch when first proposed, might have been attcmh d with ha.ard to the peace of the country. At present, there is no such danger. Wc stand cn safe ground as to all the world. FOR THE WKSTERV CAIIOI.1XIAX. At a meeting of a number cf citizens of Mor f iton and its icinity, at the Court-IIouse in Morganton, on the 22d January, for the purpose ot lor::,mg an Auxiliary lhhle s'ecietv, i. Tuts ! was called to the chair, and James Avery appoint ed secretary ; when the following Constitution was read and adopted : ARTICLE L This society shall be known and distinguished by the name of the Mirgantori Jiib!- .Society, Auxiliary to the American Hible Society; the sole object of which shall he to encourage a wi der circulation of the Holy Scriptures, without note or comment, and that shall be the version now in common use. ARTICLE U. Ever' member shall subscribe and pay a sum not less than one dollar, and a further sum of one dollar a year. "article nr. A person paying ten dollars at one time, shall be a member for life. ARTICLE IV. A Hoard of Managers shall be appointed to conduct the business of the Society, consisting of a President, two Vice Presidents, a Corres ponding Secretary, a Recording Secretary, a Treasurer, and a Hoard of twenty Directors," ten of whom shall reside wilhin 10 miles cf Morgan ton, and any five of whom shall be a quorum to do business, including officers. ARTICLE V. The Hoard of Managers i,hall meet every three months, or oftener, if necessary, at such time und place as they may think proper ; make bye-laws for their own government, and fill such vacancies as may occur in their own board. ARTICLE VI. It shall be the dutv of the Managers to pur chase and distribute Bibles and Testaments in a manner they shall deem best calculated to sup- ply the destitute, to pay over to the Treasurer of the American Eible Society, from time to time, their surplus funds, and maintain a corres pondence and cordial co-operation with tiie pa rent institution, in its laudable design : and they shall keep a regular account of all their proceed ings. ARTICLE VII. There shall be an annual meeting of the So ciety on the 3d Tuesday in July in each year, at such place as the society shall appoint ; when the board of Managers shall be chosen, the ac counts presented, and the proceedings of the foregoing ear reported. ARTICLE VIII. The minutes of every meeting shall be sign ed by the President and Recording Secretarv. ARTICLE IX. At any annual meeting s.ich amendments may be made to the constitution as shall he recomend cd by the board o managers, and approved by two-thirds of the members present. The following officers were unanimously c lected : Col. W. W. Erwin, Fcetident. John M. Greenlee, Esq. y p Adolphus S. Erwin, 3 'residents. James Averv, Recordiiiv Secretin. Thos. Walton, Con-esponding Secretary. Dr. Sand. Tate, Treasurer. The following were appointed managers. John Caldwell, Thos. Eouchell, D. Tate, Wm. McEntire, Mark Rrittain, J. II. Tate, J. T. Avery, J John Murphy, James Erw in, J. S. Davis, William I Dixon, John Rutherford, jr. Dr. J. W. Caron, Wm. M'Gimpsey, Rev. Josiah Askew, Henjamin New land, Andrew Haird, Rev. R. J. Miller, Rev. Richard Bird, James Moor. 7 Vie Address is omitted till our iuvt. Notice. iT HE Stock in trade of the concern of Jf inula-.? lushe, w ill be sold at Public Auction, without reserve, at their store in the town of Fayettcville. The sale will commence on Mon day, the 13th day cf May next, and will so con tinue from day to day, until the w hole of the property is disposed of. The Stock consists of a large and general as sortment of nsr coons, iLinn-ir.iiiE and CUTLERY, an extensive assortment of GROCERIES, consisting of Sugars, Coffee, Molasses, Salt, Iron, a variety of Wines and Spir its, and the various other articles usually sold as such in this market. A Doat, of 500 barrels burthen, and her ma tcrials. There will also be Sold, One hundred and sixty shares of Cape-Fear Bank Stock. Fifteen shares of State Hank Stock. Tw o shares of Clarendon Bridge Stock, and forty -one shares of Cape-Fear Navigation Stock. A credit of from four to nine months will be given on the goods, and six months credit on the Hridgeand Navigation Stock. The Hank Stock will be sold for cash. JOHN HUSKE, Surviving? J'artncr. Fayettcville, Kirch 20, 1822. 6tl00 4 EE those indebted to the former firm of j Samuel W. Eindsay z Co. and those in debted to Samuel Eindsay alone, must make payment to the subscribers, and no other person ; .k all the riciit and title ot Samuel M . Eindsay to thc bonds, accounts, goods, lands, &c. has been assigned and transferred to us the subscri- bcrs, lor purposes therein mentioned. JOHN LINDSAY. .March 20, 1S22. 3wp A AVvavvwvfty "?T7"AS taken up and confined " ? in the jail of this county on the Cdi of March, 1822, who savs his name is JE.VJIY. He is a mulatto, 18 or 20 years of aire, about 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high, and has on a homespun coat, and blue cotton pantaloons. lie says he belongs to Samuel Thompson, of Grcnville District, S. C. that he stole a horse, saddle and bridle from his master, and lost thc horse at Queen's ferry. He brought a bridle with him to jail, which he says he stele. Thc owner is requested to come and prove property and pay charges agreeably to law. JOHN ZIMMERMAN, Jailer. Uncolnton, A". C. March 11, 1822. 195 Slate NoYt-Ca!olia, WILKES COUNTY. dTiOVUT o lOURT of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Feb- J ruarv Term, 1822 George Parks, k Co. fi ,'ames vna wiii;iii:u -Miacnineni. sum mons Jesse Allison as Garnishee. It appearing to the court, that James Gray, the defendant in this case, resides in another state, it is ordered that publication be made in the Western Caroli nian for three months, for the defendant to ap pear at t!-e next court to be held for said county, on the fifth Monday in April next, and replevy, plead to issue, or demur, otherwise judgment by default w ill be entered againsl him. A copy from the minutes, tc29A IL MAKTD'i C. Jr. C. C. t i i ... i A t- XianvVs 1!ov Sale. Y'ffVFt ACRES in Surry county, lying on the mJsUJ waters of Tur.ier's creek, within x mile of Huntsville, on which there is an excel lent Apple Orchard formerly the property cf John Welch. 619? acres in Richmond county, King i;i tL fork of big ami little mountain creek, with a good dwelling-house, outhouses, a good Fiur.Mil', and Cotton Gin and screw , Se. formerly the prop erty of Eli Terry. 610 acres in Montgomery county, Ling oa Rocky river, formerly the property of John Smith, Esq. deceased." 199 acres in Randolph rbunty, formerly own ed by Vt'm. HrownF.sq. h:sagood Store ! louse upon it, and is considered one of the best stands in the county for a ret id store, 435 acres in Chatham county, lying tin Rockv River, formerly the property cf Henry Hrav. Hah" of til? ferry at Allenton, and a lot belong ing thereto, on Pee Fee l iv er, formerly the prop erty of James Alien. Terms and credit will he liberal. Applv (by letter, post paid) at Fa;, t ttevilie, N. C. to the at torn' es in fact of James Thorburn, surviving cc partner of Donaldson, Maemillan, &. Co. ROHERT DONALDS OX, JOHN HOGG. Fayct'-eille, fcV. C. March IS, 1SD2. feantee litvuvl lor? Sale. I WILL sell hv for ca-h, or on a long credit, by securing the payment of the interest an nually, my lands on. Santee River, in the parish of ! St. James ; or I will exchange them for land in Al- abama. The tract containing H61 5-t :rre; de signated ova late survey thus : 5?Q acres of high land, and 330 1-3 acres of river swamp, on Wad bacon island, adjoining lands of Mr. Chovincs and others. This land is part of a large tract belonging to the late Capt. Du Hose, and v. as al lotted to his daughter, M. L. McClelland, by the commissioners who divided the estate, a; will more fully appear by reference to plots marked No. 1. It is deemed unnecessary to go into a minute description of this land, as whoever mav wish to purchase, will, of course, examine it. I would only observe, that the fertility of Wad bacon Island, its situation within 30 miles of Charleston, and the excellence of the navigation from thence to the city, will always make it a d esirab 1 e possesion. jxo. McClelland. Salisbury, March 1G, 1322. U7 Cr'Thc editors of the Charus-tcn Couuer and the Columbia Telescope, will .'ease to insert the above once a week for four weeks, and forward their accounts to this office for payment. YaalAe kvcluwil rSIiWs TO LEASE. riIIE subscriber will lease for the term of Jive A. years, her valuable MILLS on tiie South Yadkin. These mills are situated on a never failing stream, are in good order, and in the neighborhood of the best wheat farms in the county. Persons wishing- to lease, are requested to apply for terms to Gen. J. A. Pearson, cr to the subscriber on the premises, 12 miles west cf Salisbury. E. PEARSON, Sen. HickmoTid Hi IF, How an Co. March 20:, 1822. t9S N. H. If the above property is not let by pri vate contract before the 16th day of April next, it will on that day be put up to the highest bid der, at the Mills. Gi fo Sale. THE subscribers have in their possession for sale, a new pannel Gig, made in New-York, which will bc disposed of on reasonable terms. 1? ANDOLPH Sc young. Salisbury, March 18, 1822. 93 IVn ate, Tntetament. FfHE subscriber respectfully informs the pub JL lie generally, that he bus taken charge of and commodious building, situated on thc Yadkin river, at Heard's H ridge, Kowan coun ty, N. C. where he has opened a house of private entertainment, for the accommodation of all those, who may please to call on him. J. L. VAUGIIAN. 4wt9r Notice. "TITIEE be sold, at Public Vendue, at the f 7 Court-IIouse in Salisbury, on Saturday, the 13th day of April next, all the negroes be longing to the estate of Hohcrt Torrance, de ceased consisting of one fellow, one small bey, some old and sotne young wenches, and several children. Conditions will be made known on the day cf sale. JNO. McCLELLAND, Executor. March 16th, 1822. 4vt96 Vuw Iron and. Uasliiucs. FTim: undersigned for the accommodation of u hi- riKtnmrrc. hie limmriit t h;c rnrn..ro seven miles and a half west of Heattie sFord, on Catawba, a large and general assortment of HAH IRON, consisting of wagon tires, plough. moulds, axe-bars, Sec. &c. The Furnace being in blast and forge in operation, he expects to keep up at said Furnace a constant supply of bar iron and castings. Corn, Hour, and bacon, (as much as wanted,) will be received in pay ment at a fair price. J. Git All AM. February 25, 1822. 6v91r Tpisciypal Coirvciitum. "Vf OTICE is hereby given, that th s:Xh An- JLI nual Convention of the Protestant Episco pal Church in Norlh-Carclina, will he held in the city of Haleigh on Thursday, the 18th day cf April, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon. It is earnestly hoped that a full delegation w ill be sent to the Convention. Those congrega tions who have been duly organized since last April, are particularly requested to send Dele gates, in order that they may be formally admit ted into union with the Convention. II v order, G. T. H ED ELL, Secretary the Convention. Fayettcville, March 7, 1822. 96t Yive. Cents IVeward. AN AWAY from the subscriber, on tiie 7th jSlj Inst. James M. Jiussel, an indented appren tice. He is about 18 years old, 6 feet high, dark eyes, dark hair, and stout made. The above re ward will be given to any person who will deliv er said apprentice to the subscriber, living in Cabarrus county. All persons are forewarned from harboring said apprentice under the pen alty of the law. JACOH COLEMAN. March 16, 1822. t95