'. i -
1
gsa into his church. He
did not want tae
CAROLINA CENT1NEL
NEWBORN, JUNE 20, 1S18.T
NE
A 'nseftim
in this
w
ft
rfe
on, in; mis s
the 1st inst.
lishinrt'-ajind
s. c. to Wdm
House: true.
SteamjBbat
to this place
It is also in
line already
and Washhi
it is
said
LINE OP STAGES.
of the citizens of Wilniing-
state was to have convened on
to adopt measures for estab-
of stages from Georgetown,
in gton and D uplin Court
it will communicate withthe
Stage Line from Fayette ville
contemplation to extend the
ablished between this town
Eton, as far as Petersburg in
est
EXPEDITION.
fin the.Aumsta Herald of the
Cdinsti)!khat the whole distance between
Irwicn! i j con. and Newbern, (sEVEr
bundrep an J) sixty miles) can be passed
in Steamjj-B oats, wi tli trie exception of less
than sixty riiies land carriage, in I six
DAYS.
MOEE .SPECIE. , fl.
h brig Cora, Arnold, arri ved
fit Charleston, s. c the. 29th inst. with
merchandize ; and 100,000 dollars in
William, capt.' CoflTm, arrived at
The Britis
specie.
The
lien
lief.v- York 15th ult. from London, brought
lout 470009 dollars in specie for the U. S.
TJASONIC NOTICE. ,
By the unanimous vote of Sanger Murk
Master Lodge, notice is hereby given,
that the late lev. Walter H.Gerry, for
;y;ima?on: arid highly reprehensible con
tact, ha!sbeen expelled said Lodge; of
"which thlefraternity ; within the sound of the
SiiveJ, afVt cautioned to take notice.
THE; PEA PATCH. v
TTw wnrk of del en cc en tiiis.marshv
island, in the Deware, are vigorously
.prosecuted under t,Nq charge of Captain
;'abcock'of thii Engineers. They are to
k very extensive, .arid, supported by oth
er works ion the shares of the river, are
expected to be able Xo afford perfect se
curity, in time of war. . Immense piles are
driving for foundations,' and what is call
ed a case-mated battery is to be erected,
consisting pf a series of I'omb-proof arch
es, by which from 50 to 1 00 guns may be
brought to bear on any oi ie ooject the
rvorks
-1
will be
larse cannon
capable of ' mounting 400
The plans were adopted
f.v (iWt Swift and 'Bernard. i
About 80 acres have been completely
embanked am drained, with substantial
windings', &c. and a well is digging, al
ready below t ie bed of the- river, by
which it ii! expected that fine frosh water
. yillbe obtained in "ample quantities ; the
river water here being saltish. VY Reg.
self."
BostPat.
FROM SPAIN.
Capt. Jernegan arrived at
gates for
COURTESY. '-" -
At a late town festival at Boston, ber
he most respectable citi
zens,- there were among the guests, Mohs.
I)e Vanais,1 Consul of France, and Mr.
?uanners,i Consul of his Britannic Majes
ty: Immediately after the toast to the for
eign Consuls was given, (says a Boston
paper,) Mr. Manners rose, and express
ed himself to theTbllowing, effect : '
" His most Christian Majesty's Consul
' has requested ne to express his thanks
in conjunction with my own, for the honor
you have ;Confiied on us ; and estimat
ing ; his feelin gs by the standard of my
own, I cannot but do so with warmth and
1 . sincerity. j I "beg, leave to propose a toast,1
T,hicli I trust every one present will drink
with satisfaction i J.v: ; "',. . .:y ' : -V; ' .:
" May ; the ! continents of America &
Europe neverj join in any contest but for
pre-eminence in arts and sciences, in agri
culture, and in Commerce." ; i
This toast was greeted with six cheers.
PUBLIC FURNITURE. '
A late city of Washington Gazette con
tains an attack upon the President of the
.United States, on account of the expen
sive manner in which Conress have tho't
proper to furnish the1 President's house.
Jt vould 6e equally liberal to attack the
Speaker of the House about the large ap
propriation which has-lately been made
towards the furniture of the Representa
tives Chamber in the Capitol. We have
eardofa 'remarkby Mr. Wirt upon this
subject, wMclWe think more judicious as
ca as more lively than the speculations
! this editor. . He was asked how he
the expensive and elegant manner
jthidh I the President's house was fiirr
Wished ? and observed in reply, that he
s very much pleased with it. He did
tot think that slaves and tyrants ouht. to
Monopolize all the graces and comforts of
out that the citizens and magistrates
Mfree republic had at least as good a
claim to enjoy them in a national way.
like.it. said heL for nen-rKr u
-y - "viiy iiic aoiuc ita
Devil to have all the good tunes to him- "We leani that la duel took place last
Boston da
the 7th inst. from Lisbon. fie is tl ie
bearer of despatches from our minister at
me Spanish court, to the bfecretary. Of
estate.
i
THE CANADAS.
A snirit of disaffection and rif bostilitv
to the present mode Sof government, ap
pears to be taking bald and rabid strides
in the Province of Upper Canada. Sev
- - . - . T T I i I. II
eral of its townships nave chosen dele
he purpose
ARM
of assembling in
Congress to redress their ; grievances, and
i uuc:iimuiLpi' menisci iium n ine.unner
cessary taxation under which they labor.
The congress was to have met jlast month
-and the expeAces of its session ko have
Deen aeirayea oy a voluntary l ax paid
by the townshi ps iepxesnted.4-The day
may not be far disianti when the Canadai
i - - i L . J t ., i i
into Governments
the mother coun
Times.
will erect themselye
wholly independent o
try
VAL OF
NORFOLK JUNE 8
i r -. -1
THE PRESIDENT.
clock this morning. -a
. :i i O' , J 1
At half past 5 o
gun from each of the garrisons announce
ed the arrival of the IJ
(lieut. com Claxton,)
Island, haviner on board;
Forts Nornlk and
such came abreast
fore she anchored)
atOosporl. Ihe
S. schr! Nonsuchi
a -! I . 'If
in sight of Craney
the President , of
the United States , accompanied by his
private Secretary, Mr. jj J. Mpnroe, the
Secretaries of War and the Navy, Col.
M'Ree of the fEnjineier corps1, Burwell
Bassett; Esa. and two lor threefother nri-
vate gentlertieni I A National Salute was
fired in succession from Cranev Island.
! -I
JNelspn, as the Non-
bf them and (just be--
from, the Navy-Yard
of the tr. S. schrl
Asp, It. com. Smith, laying off Fort Nel
son, were pandsomely manned, and ?as
soon as the Nonsuch pasised the Forts, CoL
M'Reo, In a handsome barge, and a 24
oared barge from the Navy-Yard with
com. Cassinl on boa rd, Went along side to
convey the President and shite to the
shore. -Having received them SJbn board,
the barges proceeded to the county wharf,
where the jlayor and jcbmmbrl Council
with several publb olficers, and a large
concourse of citizens, were assembled. to
welcome the -arrival of tire Chief Magis
trate. He was received with great cor
diality 'and conducted ltd the" Exchange
Coffee House, where rooms had fbeen pre- j
week at Fernandina between It. Sam. W.
Downing and It.; Dulany of the marines.
The latter was severely; wounded, and the
ball still remained near the back bone.
An affray took place at St. Mary's, in
which several of the officers of the army
and navy with a number of citizens were
engaged. Col. Hopkins and several oth
ers, were wpunded. We have not learnt
the orijrin of the dispute! neither do we
know ady of the particulars of the unplea
sant rencontre. j j
! We are sorry to state "that a serious dis
pute has occurred between Gen?ls Jack
son and Sccitt, which we fear will eventu
ate in a serious inanner. General Jack
son intends as soon as he gets through
the present Campaign, t0 repair to New
York, for the purpose of calling Scott out.
We have learned the points which crea
ted the dispute, but dol not, at this time,
feel Ourselves authorized to state themi
r
pared for, hii! ecepiion.
been expected, such was
ST. St EPHEN'S, (ALABAMA,) MAY 9
Gov. Bibb returned to this place on
Sunday lasti An expedition against the
hostile Indiabs having been arranged, a
detachment 'of volunteers marched from
Claiborne tle day previous. It is un
derstood that the Sparish Territory will
no longer furnish i an Eisylum to the ene-
my I .;:"!. U ' . r ' " j .:
Yesterday; the Governor received in
telligence fronr Major Youngs, who com
manded at Flfrt Crawford, that he ' had
organized a force consisting of reilars &
militia from camp Montgomery & Choc
taws, proceeded down the Escambia in
boats, attacked the hostild Indians on
Pensacola Bpy, within one mile of the
town of Pensacola, on the 25th ult. killed
9, wounded 12 or 13, and took 8 prison
ers, with the joss on his part of 1 man on
ly. Lieut. AUen commanded the militia.
The expeditijon was so cautiously & pro
perly conducted, that the enemy were not
apprized of danger until the attack was
made. The day afterwards the gover
nor of Pensacola issued a proclamation,
forbidding tii4 inhabitants; to sell or give
any supplies to the Indians, and informed
the chiefs that they should not be protec
ted. He, at the same time, advised them
to surrender and sue for peace. Major
Youngs speaks in high terms of the good
conduct of the detatchment under - his
command. It is hidilv nrobable there-
f . ' ! J. 1 : ' f 1
fore, that the
repose in their habitations.
rontier settlers may safely
SnLLElGEVILLE
As ihlshl .have.
the curiosity to
43a that Whitfield gave for introducing ! tine to oppose them. Tlie last
-aie popular and sprightly airs of music v from that place are to the 23d inst
behold the r ian in vham the confidence .
and affection s of a nation' of freemen are
concentrated, that we never havi witness-
ea sacn an inaiscrimmate assemDiage on
' I j : .ill . 1
any occasion in Our town. It might in
deed be saic, that the Reception was in. a
style of genuine; republican simplicity.
I' j; ; june 10.
On the arri val of the president on Mon
day last, the two volunteer infantry corps
attached to the 34th Itet.undeiji the com
mand of captains Kelly and Capron, turn-,
ed out to pay I him the military honors due
to his rank.They were ! joined by the
handsome rifle company from Ports
mouth, commanded by captain Ray, and
at 1 1 o'clock the whole marched 'down to
the Exchange Ccffee House to fulfil the
object of the parade. They were there
reviewed by the President, who express
ed his satisfaction at their j military ap
pearance, and the handsome style in which
tjiey performed their evolutionsL After
passing the review, the companies drew
up in line fronting the Exchange, and sa
luted the President with a handsome fire
of 2 1 rounds . ' l'.-''f ;
I Tb . Prp?Hpnt was detained at his
lodgings' until a late hour of the day by j
the desire of the citizens to waij on him j
with their compliments j and, congratula
tions. iVt 4 o'clock he visited) the gar-
risohs of Forts Nelsons and Norfolk, aiid i
the Navy-Yard at .Gosport, in which he
wai occupied until night. A !
At "5 o'clock yesterday morning the !
President set off oh a visit to the canal, !
intending, we understar d, to proceed as"
far as Elizabeth-City, n c. arid, to return '
on Thursday. He was accompanied by ,
Mr. Calhoun, Secretary of War, Mr.
Crowninshield, Secretary of the Navy,
Generals Swift and Bernard, an'd Col M'
Ree, of the Corps of Engineers the prin?
cipal naval and lnihtary officers of this
station, and several of our most; eminent
citizens", j
Capt. Wp4GHT.--Maj6r Davis, of the
U. S. army, m compliance with orders
from General ; Jackson, j arrested captain
Obed Wright in Dublin a few days ago,
forihe purpos of carrying him to Port
Hawkins, and secusing him until instruc
tions could ) be : received from; the ; P'resi
dent. Whilst in this place, bh Thursday
last, the prisoner Was released from custo
dy by a writ qf habeas corpus, before a
Court called to: determine the case. The
court, after suitable investigation, decided
that the orders of General Jackson ' were
informal, as they contained ) no specific
iLncugc agauisij. iue piisunei, who was ac-
ordingly released from, custody.
We un e stand captain Wright has
been arrested oy order of Gov.! Rabun, &
is now on parole in this place, waiting the
organization of a court-martial.
6.
3.
SAVANNAH, JUNE,
We have been polhely favored by a
friend, with the following extract of a let
ter front a gentleman oh whose word our
readers may rely. The invaders men
tioned, we suppose, are Patriots ; and have
iiw uuuui uui mey win Keep meir looinig
against all the foic4 at the disposal of the
governor of otAugustme.
M
on
reached us, that three
u A' report has
vessels with troops have landed to the
southward of St. Auguitine, not certain
whether at Mantanzas 1 JMusquito. One
hundred men were sent from Si. Augus
T
AY, OK
accounts
SOUTH AMERICA;
! j BALTIMORE, JUNE
By the sloop Friendship, capt. Fos-
dick, arrived at this port, in 16 days from
jVlartinique, we have reci?ived the follow
ing intelligence from the Spanish -Maine,
FOm' AUGUSTI RA, APillL 30
Since the -possession ofiheOronoco,
with the Fortress of old Gu)ana and the
py of Augustup, by tiie Patriots, the
important position of San Fernando, a
strongly fortifiejd island in the river of A
pure, has been acquired, and by this
means, the province of Barinas, the finest
of Venezuela; : so th'at the communica
tion by the OronocQ is now open to Bra-
ZillSa. j , ; j '
i 'Morillo, on learning of the advance of
Gen. Bolivar add the army, retired from
Barmas to Caia)6za, a strong posUion on
the plains,' :dmmandingth roaris to Car
accas, whepce he was soon ditodged with
severe loss," followed to Sombrero, where
he was again defeated j and obliged to reT
treat, which to the actions of Semen and
Qrtis, the severest and most general ever
fiught uniler the republic, have increased
the confidence jif the Patriots-, who are
completely triumphant. Here Geaeral
Bolivar made orie more attempt to pat an
end to the war of extermination, a.nd held
the wounded and other prisoners of tHe
.enemy to await in exchange ; a reverse of
fortune, however, for a short time, placed
tii wounded of the Patriot; army at his
mercy, when every one was put to death
by the orders of Morillo. Since this pe
riod, Gen. Boliyar had detatched a divi
sion of thearniy for Barcelona, under
General Monagis, one j to Cumana
how under General Bermudez, and one
under General Pjaezy to pbserve Calceda
with 2000 men jwho had escaped frphi
Barinos, and advanced himself with the
remainderof the'army towards Caraccas,
and had possessed himself of the heights
of Las Coquises j and Consijo1, almost in
sight of the city, hen he learnt that Cal-
ceda, with his division, reinforced by a
b'out 690 nien more, was making a move
ment in hiaj rear so as to cut off his com
munication witii the plains from whence
he drew hisj supplies. He was here, close
to Morillo's main force, obliged to make
a retrograde movement, & attacked Cal
ceda and cut him; up, leaving 1 500 meii
on the field. The Patriot loss was severe",
800t men j-beingi short of ammunition,
here the matter i-as carried by the bayo
net, and the armv retired to await sup
plies which were;lto leave ( Augustura un
der an escort tli 2d May. Tenor 12
days would be required to execute this) Cotton
when the possdssin f Caraccas would be Qofiee1
aecmea, as ne wap aeterminea ai an naz- Corda
zaros 10 possess irnsen oi ii ere me rains Flour
set in. A Coionlwith 2o0 men had de
serted and joined general Bolivar, from
information had
Newbern Prices Current
j . CORRECTED WEEKLY.
MERCHANDIZE. From p. . to i. c
lb.
Bacori i .
Beef"i..."-;
Butter '
Bees-Wax 1
! Brandy, French
do,
do.
-Corn
IMeal
Apple
Peach
(Tf
whom some
been received, stanjpg that the greatest dis
satisfaction prevailed amongst the Span
ish troops. In the! latter affairs, Morillo
was wounded by alance, and General de
la Torre kil ed. Of the Patriots, Gener
al Ansvatig ie, and Col. St. Andero and
Palacias. i J ;
Admiral Brion, on the 16th May, was
at Five Isla ids, close to St. Baits, joined
by commod ore Taylor with two other
brigs, and Admiral AUry with 15 sail,
forming in i ll 31 sail his flag flics on
board the ship Victorious, of 28 guns.
They were :o move on the 22d, to A pure
on the coasi. Capt. Cavano in a brig of
18 guns,1 with Sallas, the former command
ant of marines at Augustura under the
Spanish government, and 12 j gun boats,
were in the Gulph of Paria, still threaten
ing tlie blockade of the Criroes and west,
and probably would be met by the gun
boats under commandant Dhis, who liad
just returned from the Apure, and was
nearly completed in refitting, j
General Paez had joined General Boli
var, and waiht San Carlos and General
Bolivar at Fab, a day and a half from Ca
raccas, 20th of April j !
ENGLISH N E W S -WHEUGH ! ! !
FROM A LONP ON PAPER -MARCH 24.
( The American squadron liad anchor
ed at Messina from Syracuse, i A demand
had been made by commodore Stewart on
the Kins of Naples,J to deliver ur Sv-
l . -1 -i ..t 11'" .
oy, tne rveapoiuan
the nieasure4 when, t
squadron indicating &
Governor of Syracus"e
States, i This was
racuse for a debt due
i 1
government to the U.
refused, principally in! consequence of the
British Minister having protested against
e movement of the
wish to land, the
sent a message to
the Commodore, informing him that, un
less he made sail immediateh", i he would
Flax-Seed
Gin, Holland
do, .Country
Pine Scantling.
Plank
Square Timber
Shingles, 22 inch
Staves, W. O.hhd.
do. R. O. do.
do. j W. O. bbl.
Heading, W.O. hhd.
Lard
Molasses
Tar
Pitch
Rosin
Turpentine.
U do. Spirits
Pork
Rice
Rum, Jamaica
do. W. I.
do. American
Salt, Ailum
do. Fine
Sugar, Loaf
do. Lump
do." Brown
Tobacco
none
lb.
gal.
hush.
lb.
bbl.
)ush.
gal.
M.
lb.
gal.
bbl.
gal.
bbl.
cwt.
gal.
bush.
Ib.
cwt.
so
25
15
v40
30
7q
7$
S0;1
201
26l
30
12
I
1.
8fi
7
10
1
18
z
10
70
501
1
1
1
; 2
18
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60J
25
60
75
50
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25
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60
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25
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40
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35
11,
II
1
1'
12
30
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25
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20
20 v
io
6
-40
30
80"
7 l
a
30;
25
12 8i
be comnellpfl to fife iifion Viii. snbadroti :
iupon which they proceeded to JMessina.
The crews of the vessels had been visited
with the plague, and jthe Independence
74, (the commodore's hip) had lost up
wards of 70 bien from jit ; 1 the seamen of
other Vessels had ; likewise : suffered from
the. same contagious malady."
ATTEMPT. AT SEDUCTION
Ihe Kentish Chronicle contains, tne
bllowing : " A trial, of a novel descrip-
tion, of a countryman attempting to se
duce a servant girl from the paths lof . vir
tue, took place at Up-street, KehtjL a ffw
days since, before a jury of villagers there
assembled ; wlien, after a most patient in
vestigation of the case, the countryman
was found guilty, and .sentenced to be
hanged by, the heels to the beam of the
ropm for the space of twenty minutes, lc
to' drink four pints oX strong onion broth,
two pints pre vious to, and the regaining
tivo during il;e suspension. Tlie I delinr
quent, on Ties ring the verdict, ehGeavor
ed to; make hi escape, ar.j made great re
sistance to the sentence being carried inr
tp effect ; but the honest rustics were riot
to be frustrated f;om showing their jindig
iiajion at the Lieinousness of the crime, &
immediately; carried the same into execu
don, to tiie no small amusement and grat-
lhcatio of the company present." v
London paper.
State if Nbrth-lardliria, ,
I craVen COUNTY. L
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions.
JUNE TERM 1818. : '
Catharine Huau, y t i N i i ; t
j vg f Onginal attachments
Germain bastix. vjed &c.
TT appearing to tHe. Court that thS :
A defendant is not an inhabitant c
this States (Jrdered, therefdre; that
publication be ftiade ninety day in.
the " Carolina Centinel, That un- "
less the defendant appear at the Court
of Ple as and Quarter Sessions tb be i
holden for the County of Craven, nC
the Cpurt-H,ouse in Newbern, oh thex !
second Monday in September next
and replevy or plead to issuejudg '
ment will be entered up aginct him
Attest, James G. STANtT c. c. '
Tune 9th; 18l8.U3m I t i V
CONTENTMENT. ' '
A good person once observed to an an
cient Greek Philosopher, that it was a
great happiness to have what we desire.
The sajje replied, a it is a much greater
happiness to desire nothing but what we
hr
ave.
NOTICE i
IS hereby given, that the Su'fcscrib
County Court; obtained trttevi of ad
ministration on the estate of Alex-'
andtr Mitchell, deM. f r ; ?
, All persons having; claims, againsttt
said estate, are it qui red to bring
them forward, opetly authentica-
ted; within tHe time .limited by fow
or they will be debarred recovery t-
and those indebted to the e.f tats arc
requested to make . immediate pay
ment, or their accounts wil7. hplacedt
in the hands of an officer for collec-
tion. ? EDW'D.S'F'PNKS.
June 20 t20jl4
JVnnnistrator.
Port of Newbern.
Entered.- Schr. Ameliaf Gilliland.
Philadelphia i Schr. . Canton, Salisbury,
arren Schr. Rebecca, Bears, N. York ;
Schr, Hope, Cook, Philadelphia.
Cleared. Sloop Active, Bigalow, N
York ; Schr. Collector,' Wade, Bermuda ;
$loop A mo, La wrence, Martinico ; Sloop
Sifters; Weeks, New York. ,
The Steam-BoaVleft here on Thursday
morriing-we understand she had 26 pas
sengers. : !
FOR BALTIMORE,!
The Schr. Rapid, Captain
Eldridge -to sail next 'week.
For freight or passage?, ap
ply to THO'S MLIN.
Or to th Captain on board, at Capt.
Ilrougman s wnar 1. ; j
Newbern, June 20th, 1818; 13.1 w.
I WILL BE0 LT,
N'Tuesday, thr- iiisi J-uXy nekt
i at the late.fYwcHincr house ol?
ALexand.cr. lVlitcn'jU., tlec'd. several
Likely Kegrocs, -
together with the. HOUSEHOLD
and KITCHIiU FURNITURE
behiiiging to nhc- estate of said dee'd
Six monf hs. credit will be given,
the purchasers, giving noses with ap
proved seCuri.ty. j
200 Dollars Reward
WILL be given "to any person who
will apprehend, and deliver to the .
subscriber, within month from the date
hereof, the fojfow ng described negroes
Viz : ADAM, about 45 years of age five
feet eight or rtitfe inches high, stout jnade.
has an unusually large neck and high fore-v ;
head, and was j formerly owned 5y Mr-
John Gooding: PATIENCE, his wife,
about 40 years of age, low' stature, and '
quick Li ber: movements ': together with
their three thildren tlie oldest oT which is -about
seven jWrs of age, and the young-1
est but four months. 1 i - ; f-,
The aboA 'reward will he giveafor them
all, or $ 100 for the fellow alone, and fifty
for the wench. : ,
A11 persons are hereby warned ,Tnot to
employ any of them but him inparticu-
larj In getting shingles ; as. the law will )
be strictly enforced against ofienders in -tub
c?.se. '- 7 f- '.: .
I Fifty dollars willhe given; forprodf.
sufficient to con vict any white person em
nlnvmn A m fhiit fif in nV Otner man
ner, or S Z j ior tne iixe prow jr
hlack person; ) V ' E. 1PASTEUR.
Farmvi e. June 13 til 3. L
-f ;.
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