., . - ..... - - Mv - if -i --.'V. " . . . ' .i. -: V-SflS (I ' ' f " ' "J ' ' t r ;,r'' " of TtooiuirASr&c.c::v. . r "j ,1 m.I.b VVti f r ,,k L-M inn the Bortlha bruut port formation and gxi ientfe It- cient to decline it puiicin, v-. 4 r.e ofthcproclxmxtionfbP rttrvovr.?Ut. . vttlioriscd culen oo - the - Pul-T land, d.fTerit from that which we have hereto fbrpablhea.. ilt is'saiBcJttoBiy that oar frcncr'i?'0. hcadHt cuji uacLancd. : ' 4.--. ' ' ' - mm . - Fort Stodderts&JJiL 18161 . , . npTLtr,v-The aUrmjnjc'infor- sition communicated froTn-thc jumion Wm did.lndcci!, hear that tro IJn- Ush sliips of war had reached Pensa culi ; bat I believe the report to have been altogether unfounded. Kit be true that .the 'right of Spain H bceii transferred to. Great Britain, it is certainly a call; upon us u cxa minewdl bur situatioo, and to take all those precautionary measures wmcn t new relations in which we shall be placed, will render essential to ourin tcresU and our security. From the nrtice recentlv pursued by the-Uri- tisli, witn reara to- ncro bct, , ivi r.. ... !. t f-, 01 n ln ,T,mnm hut thrtifl'h 8 COn- ! section Vrth Great JBrifain hcelf, on the subject of runaways and deserters. Our revenue wjll also be in danger cf bein very considerably alfectcd by the Ticinity of a people Stocked wita Knronean "itockIs, so niudr in request. and whictvwe can so easily pay for vith our orn prodoce." Smuling iiiit present carried on to a pretty .considerable decree with Peuicola ; , W t it w ill probabl v be car ried on to a tenfotd extent, when that pbec, uistead of being in the hands of the Spaniard; who have Ilctle'of their oun to el! but eolfee and sunr, shall be occupied by tlo British, -.who liave etrrv inmj:. it uuIers have a rrat advantage In thiicuuntry. If they are proceed in from Penacola northward, ther have so much elbow-room, tl.at it is cotery c.isy to intercept thcrh.be; teeu the nrtfeern line of West-Florida and the southern line of the Creek Tntlluis ; and I know of no coari which is authoiiied to.takc cbnizance of of feuce a jalmt tie revcnu'ei laws, cotn Diitfed withio their territory.. Thee things, ho weier. arecmnpara- thdv smail matters : f(r I mus con-, fcii "to vou that I cannot free ray mind j trom tSie apprehension of the greatest xutinnal evil from the cession of the Tkritbs to the Britii gotcrnmenf. mm nttt-flCO of T-. 1 o 1 f ifrt).tti trr which, (except far ai is occupied f ot tne t ' nueo ouio j is viuusuuui a lie,U itself a very suspicious circuio aDce. . It puts 5t' in their powr to qcaxrcl with upon yer)' plausible prefences, whenever they please. I do not bcere that it, ives them any jesf 'ground to complain of us, though thsv shonfd demand, and we refuse to tien, the possession of the whole of Vcl Morina ; out navmg acquireu u fcming title, they have acquired what SQaxc 'will think at least sl pUiasibU jnxml for war, whenever, they think fxepor to tise it ; and they hate, more over, acquired the means of fully.pre- piiing themselves on the south, as well sj nil the north, before they actually lcih the war. 1 observe the northern papers speak cfthc preparations makinj,by the "lJri . tlhnn the Canadiai: fniutier,asshcwi isz it to'bc their object tp penetrate by Lake Cliamplain and Albany to-New Tork, and thus Sever the Easteru'states from the rest Mar we not also fnar that their view in occupying West- norida, is to enable them easily to es; tabusli theinselve m the country ly rag between Georgia and the Missis aTpri, am thus. fo sever the western Cites ai;tl terriloric4 frcm the Union, Xet it be considered tliat that part ol the Jli-?ssippi territory which lies be tween Pearl river with a line running papers, - ' same war. lut as to our army u mc Uld U !; fa 72d ! waerf ommuniction between ll e,Mo- Ufu kxUnv th.oswi iirred m thw , Mfssissippi be interrupted, part .fllie eoontrr, to fiwa.i t: 6nfir- ... of t suppticl, unless r i cuk&mn m tnn riurinas. i Kfe9.kmt.uj, m o.lyrriuce!; s ; fce, 8ome Stance tke value f that specie f property m ' . - , , t, KOverrl.t stand alone as the object pf complaint; era hmled. property, ihclf fcanlly ' . 8uffici(;Dt time, .nothing1 ed, tl.it out of 200 tracts that were worth pKVin?. r ""V.1" ""i but ieace Saved the army from de-i sold, not more than thirty-two-tract mil. f im vtn fearful that nnthin;; el- "ul K , . . . vr.u.. .(.. ji ars Der acre. rih from ifj source, and the sta.tc"of Georgia, aoil between the state ol Aen nesse on the northanilthe seai-and West'FIonda on the south, contains Mw. v -77- . - . mvt 1 proBablyJbctweBnrOAnd 80,000square milcsP And what U a. popalationof 30,000 "isoub, tD4 delend such an lm- 4w-f rf rniintrv from the in- roadsof an enemy ? Such a body -or people, scattered over such, an extent of terntorr, could scared jatford 'an sensible aid toWarda,the support of an army and no very material facilities,1 even in tVe transportation, of its bag gage. If the British should establish themselves in "Florida, and', should, e vpnhmllv enMnrein a war with theU- Inited States, all their supplies vi)l 1 come by land, and their means oMand i transportation will be furnished in the ! nrevious.pfcnarations be, made tcfaci litaterour intercourse wlthlennesscc Und Georgia. (These preparations toustjj 'not be postponed lor a time.oi war. I Experience has proved that however urgent be the necessity, new and more ieasy channels of intercourse between ; t the different parts of our territory will I not be had recourse to in the midst of. W warlike acitation, . . . - "We. shall pay, as we have doneyfrom . SO tu 40 dollars-ner barrel lor tne , transportation of flour by routes pre viously known, rather than venture pn ' . -I XDenmeni811ana evcniuauv uurm- truction. inay have, no one knows. Wc must?, hot look for Jacksons in everv corner j of our vast domain. Should the main- j tenaoce of an army be found neccssa-. ry. in this country, provisions cannot be drawn by land from the Mississip pi, but at an expence which would be ruinous. A land cariagc from the Tennessee river to the no.ts on tlie Coo,e has already been tried, and such , i ....c 'm nifi rti'n.l it i Isaid, tliey could haul but 4 or 5 bar-j irU tn thi load, and thit. with even ! i that small quantity, thev went but ve-J 1 ry few miles a day. Just before the I termination of th'c war, Mr. James . : Ga ines of Knoxville, explored another ,fo uhlrh m mrril national attention. He found that between the route i Tennessee river and the Illack War;- irlrir r pufprn fnrk nf thfc Tomb mbi- ; I bV it was a level, firm valley, of ex- Uellent white oak and nonlar land, well ' fc - v v m . mam m- w mm m my m. mm I LrUClIUII. M IISl lutui vuiiiiiiauuv.ii i. watered, and settled by priucial men ' hope, therefore, that n step' will be of the Cherokee nation. The distance taken to obstruct the progress of po from Knoxvillcto themouthof Thomp- pulation in a country, vHiose strength son's creek, near fort Deposit, on the J Tennessee Iliver, is about three hun dred miles"; from thence, by land to the highest navigabTe partoftliclJIack W .1 l' 1. t - 2f.. yl amor, 1 min. ir. oaines imunucu me, id 23 miles only," but s'omc say 45,! antl perhaps 1 mistook him. Tne Black Warrior is there between; 40 and 50 yards wide, and noteasil forded at a common time. It is a gentle j stream. ThcVe arc shoals belowj which j arc about 2 miles in length 5 butUisj not rqugn water tor; more than tour miles, and even there boat3 have no. difficulty when there i. a moderate swell in the river. From'the highest j navigable part'ofthc Black Warrior to thc.town ol at. atepfcep it is above 550 mile. SL Stephen lies ab.mt 40 miles above the place ivhcre fort Stbd- dert onlhe'Mobilc once stdod, arid at which spot ooly the progress. of, an enemy, coming oy water, canoe.Rr- rested ' by ;a vforce stationedo'n tlie lAnd. T4ic formatiou, therefore, -nf -a road from tlieTenuessee to the;Black M"arnor,8uflicicntly compTet'e to ad mit pf waggons carrying a load of three; thousand weigiit may be an object, of infinite 'importance- to, ; the.-AJuitetl State' in a future var,' ahdvouldi in the mean time, be of the' greatest jatT vantngc to tJic state Uf Xeqne'ssee and the settlements . on the Yombjgby .'ahd Alabama, and five a wonderfully in creased value to the publicIarids ad jacent to thre- rivers Tt'vvoUld eV- jac t to tnrj?e-rivers.-lt'vvouiit eu ige hc settlement of the cou titry t inthiiig 'surely is ofTinjbjrclnipof coura and iio tance to the safety, of ouV souflierrti &J . . -. . . -.t: . 1 westera, puasessiuus,' uia.o(.v"i-vuere should be as formidable VsetUeraent', extending all the way from Georgia to the Mississippi, as the natuxe of'Uie country ill admli oft t tAstihef forethefe ino foundation,ipr ae pbrt which has lately reached this place, that it is ther intentioa of tjhe gotern innt to remoye all '-'persons whobave titled oil the Dublic landsr abdthat the: propbsedmeasure-" has f originated in uiciaea navuw aciMy-"w.. v unfavorable ,,tb 'the productlvenessol the sales, flf sucira step 'should jun fortunately be talcen, it will be pro? ductive of a" degree of distress to thou sands of souls,"- .which those who are riot iniimately;;acquainted with 'this countryand the; situation pCpey set tlers. can form - no idea of.' ; I doubt very much whether the-p.re!vJoqs(occur pancy oitne iana nas, upuu ""i any unfavorable effect upon , the sale. The Tands dif not sell bet'fer, because there are riot people enough to "create compelitiootherp is not'capital.suffi cient in thd 'country. , v"'.;C If lawless men formerly , threw out threats aainst.those who? should hid in opposition to them,' the, times, I hope, are changed. This country was then out nine Known orinuu-m. The war has made thousands acquaint- ed with it. GeiVeral Jackson acqui sitions in the Creek country, have ex cited universal .attention! The com mercial facilities which this country affords, will become known to com mercial men, and to planners of capi- A-l TU .tfA 4linrBrnrO Will hlrf.lf- . aiic oaiqs) v,v- v ' ter be more numerously attended by siraniers t they will bid. j, An indivi dual or;two, coming intohe country for the tiurnose ot attendms tne iana : 1 . . i" although, some thaV were settled sold as Wch as 6, 8, or 10 dollars per acre. But.wouUUhey havcsold higher-had there have been no settlements ?Thie real question is not, whether a few particular tracts sold' low out of ten derness to. the people' who had made improvements, and who had been har rnseftd hv the calamities iof our Indian war ; but whether, if there had neen no imbrovemcnts, no setilements, and the country had remained a wilderness, as many tracts would have been sold as did sell and that nuinber,too at a hi-her price ?. If ot, tJ'?e government has lost nothing by the jsettlcrs. In- deed, if the people had pot come &i settled, who would have purchased and The old settlers could riot, or did not want to ;and so few stranjers came, that compromises wouja nave oeen more easy among purchasers than they actually -were. 1 do nost earnestly is so essential to tne general luteruu. of the nation. ' Yours, &c. v STATE OFTORTII-pAROLlNA, Lincobi County , , Court of Flea and QiuuerS(ticini January Term, 1816. Jonas Rudeicl 1 OriKmlwitvaciimenti atntt , Jevieditbe Jacob Ucnnel, j hands o Samuel Cox. ' i IT appearing to die tsi(isfacton of ! the Court tbai the defendant Is not a resi dent ot ihis'SUte j It is therefore Ordered by Courts that Publication be made thtee vveeks auccessivelv. in the Kileijrh ltegTster that unless said Jacob Bennrt appear at.' the ntxH Court of Pleas Jnd quarter sessions, w ;oe lield for said" county, at'tjie'Court house in Ltucolnton on the third iMonday in April next, replevy and pictdta said siuiJt, Judg ment will be eoterel up ajjainst him.. I : 56 Stp, . Test V AUDRY; .M'BEE, c. C- 1 ' Qmnty vf'Kamolph tlaman aliller'a Executori,") ' , - v . V v. -, In Equity Rvtand Roberts, & others. 3 ;:.Wi! TOTICE IS HEUEBV, crVENfc ttf Rich IS ird ShabkelfordW wife, Jacob Miller and Wite, Peter Roberts il Henry FuRerj;SaJ rah.Fu ler and Rylandjribcrts, that cn the 1 Rth and 9th davsot MatcttJlCXt,ailDC0ouse t of Seth Wade, Entj-. mthe ;ounty aod Ut aforcslid, w.metid taking tne. utfpouon .,f Kfth Vde " loschhTxbins and Olhera : Abd oo'the'J5lh and 16 thclajfX ("March tiLXi, ar the, house OJ VOL uurnsiae, ir xwr irelniend rakcnff lhe DcpoaiooRt.of Jetemt. ah Arnold; aod other. if-And also, ,ra tne 23d" divct yfarch nexUi Are intend, to take the henositiens of Georre Roberts,' ahd ,o- tiri. at tne nouss 01, ucorec uucn,-.iiiM Cooatv of RockinJrh,am', iiilthe SUti of Noith Carol ci,1o be read in evidenceMn eerumj matter controversyTD.our aaw uoun wi w- qaty dedendinr, wnerem we acc wjnjpjiau waia rebruaxyl. 1816. ; 5 : ,J AMES: MILUSU, Bxecu-4 : ;HAMON MILLER! f tors. you arc; .ticiiv jMi r j- ' L 1 J jJL'.. Puhlic that they have--.lately; oH - to rs ot Sjlmsbcbxi 1 iiv &p tiouse jormeF n. ti ! n '.k:T.'.i n A aa" yinfHlVMI .1 spared to tenaer tins Kstaoiis&ment ,commo- ; most extensive ana ii Derai foundation, Sariuryjy. CJari. 17th-1816. t .4vSm M. r-- jmm n -' on ibe'lt of; this -innanwiny Wit Bet- V Warsooi I do hereby -fdre warn 11 per? 8on from harboring or f ending ber, , aa;they . maybe wetl assured tfiey will be dealtN with aCCOrQUlg, o lair, j-rranu aio, irum irauuije. yitb'her ori tny account as I am etermiheq to pay none3 of ber contracts. V ' ' .'I. j BENJAMIN WAROK '.BnreomK Tm. 45. 1816 -46-3 w District Tdymoster'js Office 7 ' I RjiGHi N. C. FBal6, If 16V :: THE fojlowlng' Rules aiid; Regulations (in addition 'to ,those heretofore existing) have been received from the PaymasterGeU eral, anAvill be observed in all future Pay ments to' ConHpanies or DeUchments-of Vo lunteers br Militia, or any part thereot, m claims to compensation tor services renderea in the Army, of the United States, vi2 ; . 1 ne omcers wno cwhhujuucu c n?Lth for themselves and their men 1st. That they have not been .' previously J . rjaid. ' ; '. 2d. That they have not either jointly or seve- ' 11 L ..... 3 ii'iM Af n4f ammp nil. - rally eiecuicu any pv-i vi.aiwi v-jr thorising hny , person , whomsoever to re ceive the compensation claimed : .-. 3d. Thai they have not at any time,' signed account On duplicates or otherwise) or receipt rolls" ibr-' the same iind passed ' them awav to another person, who might therebv be enabled tp draw the, amount j from the proper omcer or agenx 01 uic ' UnitetVStates ? that they have in nowise - either directlv cr indirectly transferred , or all ehated their claims, by power ofat ' ; torney, order, receipt Roll, accounts or; 4th. That the officers, non-coinmissip.iiedotu ; ersj musicians and privates,, w hp may b borne on the Muster Roll,wereluring the per0d therein expiessed ictually on mt ; litary,duty m the field,mcamp, or, in gar rison. , . , The same mode must be . observed in the claims presented by officers and soldiers to be settled with, individually, except in the the officer cannot be extended to him, hu men must be substituted, the claim heinffprevi ously certified in duplicates by the coititnnnd ing officer of the Regiment, that he is'- eini U ed to the pay claimed. ' v j t JTheie nrecautionarv measures have been B.l T1 PTT1 rTIT Willi a WIUIM nilui. Ull. vi.i . considered necessary, as well oh the account of the vast number of claims which ire known to have been transferred by some mean or other from the hands of original claimants into those of agents and speculators, as tor the unmethodical manner m f wmcn many. payments have been unavoidably; mde.. ; JUNIUS SNEED, 'I . District tay Master United ; V ' , ; - . States' Army. 1 I NEW GOODS. Harvr just Received from ?A ew-ForX Philadelphia, Baltimore? , PeWt '. burg, ''.-'' ' ' ' illqLfge and GeTieral&ssortment of . DRY-GOODS AND GROCERtES 5 TTHICIl they are NOV(pPKNlNG and ' f ofter for SALE at said Clapp's; in GUU vnmi noutitv. C, neSr - thee New Brick Church. . The fcllowi gat amongst the Assortment, viaSuperfine'LondondFrencfi Cloths Pelise Cloth Sillpi pt all f colours. and qualities; Satiff, JSUfc ana utrawiwn nof nnil tlts of the Newest Fashions ir an Elegant Assortment .pf Second Cloths fi.mA Tndnn Cassimere : .Seccttd ditto ; Plain) and ' Rjbbed Stpckinett ; Imperial ..and j Striped Veitulets ; Point and DurTel Blanket j, Coatings.and kersey 'Moleskin J-.f fine and Second LonClotW l India 'and jlio-. mestid Gdtton i f Mancbestn' j Flahnels pilk v..T,m eimVa . T.ATnTttme'doi Damask do Black , and -Vhito Lace Shawls jflJlacK ana-i Wliite Veils; , White Laee .mnusereniis j; SHk, Cotton, and Worsted HosWCoarse do ; I aiWanA-PUioalins)ilk-0f9 of different eclpurs ; G mghams and Calicpes-i s?tf.h "Plaids il Linen and -Cotton Cambric i LbnJf Lawn-Borobazettes andjbazine--, i v.W.fYifts hmtzVefiinfiJon Cord Ranc&oIaasan 'ths.od"10L4tf Brown Holland Best irepie ..wa uiw. Giltand flam tic--tn-6?J:". gs145nittin;Cottonernun :f hi;nuclCoffeeueenST WatKnivesVanct-Ttfft MMrtatfl;! 'sortfnehf of WatcJisfTenc,anAfcngiisD Wmnt of Ffendtand-PMladeIpa'm AU le above Articled lwiR7deBissleol'p UOwf ior asav or v-uyjity jwuwj uu vj Wheal,"Flour, Brandy, Whiskey, Pork Lard, Butter. Beeswax, TaUqw, Tow l4nezu.."Rags, Feathers, Shoe Thread, and Furs, tifc, fr FTIAkES this metnodHt BXJpnmPenjsjnengsfr;, I J lafgejWluteBu SffiJr? -tjrr "7V2. vu KrKvt'Xi I0th0sn 1816. 4. j 'rKi rpHlS well known Staud, , ohFayetteville -I "Street, near the CoUrthoUragaii penJ ?tbr the receptiw of( Company. Subscribera. solicit , the patrpnage oi xner :, riends and thePubUiv Traveller and gen .;. , trv Daism? through orvisitinjr this CUVj arej.,i v r ! respectfiuTy invjted. to call aj thenipn-rr- . where thy will ficoKfortaWeRoom cleanvBeds, choice iliquors,vancV a, lapie 8uppl d with tber$e$tthej xoiintry. aflbrd87; Also gooct Stables, fpragei &c ' . .i J" A few regular BOARDERS can -be ac- . ' ' .. . PAISLEY & LANCASTER: January 241816. NOTiCJS. T" HE Subscriherfeeilt his duty irnV; the nublic that he' has ' acqu'redyinrr-1 j mation of the ctite of C ACfe HS ; athe has beenin the practice tor ; severer jeari and is happy to say he has .not. failed? in any instance,; where tiroefy apj'ication has been made ; to which a number'f respectable ci r tizens are ready, to attest -'Persons apply-; ing will consider themselves bound for. the' payment of two dollars 6h appltcation and wheo the cure ia euected,eignt collars in - addition tliereto.- ) 0 Jr i s- ' - . . v -r '-VM. BRACKEN.;.- V Stony Creek; Orange County; : ; : , N. u. au in January, 4010. -7 - vv. Abnlication bv letter (post-plid) to. the Post-Office at Anderson's Store in iCasweft ' inclosing tVpdoliaw, and stating the per . ( prOTeliClcrt alio vitv'.vvtjinu piu.wnuio'-f(i..ii1ii i GM -ordef shall be roaintamed, - id ;er j, exertioniadeWehdercom " fx atiort-c4"thaseliaJaay,cail bttitititt$lti?il$ ; V, ..-r . 'Jm ,6w; ,cw- .; ; -' $, son age Hind residence, and woere tne r. Cancer isvsiJuateH Will be attended to. , , r c , TEN DOLLARS; REWARD, t ? TiESERTED FROM :TH I S, POST, oh iheT JLfnifehtf the 22d j ot fcecemter; 181, m DANIEL MOSES. orivate in Capt nt,r&& rHson's Company of A rttllery. The said DAniel MosEs.was bortvuvtbe rf Province ot M ame about torty years oifage, fivef feet eight tin half inches!' higb,.wiUtf, hazle eyes, black bairdarl Ctompleipati . and by occupation a farmer. ' - ;,-4 The above- rewardv with.all reasonable pences, will be ptid on being delivered to me Ht this post; ortheCcjhnianding 01 cer ot any ilitaty Post within" the United; ; States.-. ' x v ' ; ;."' .:''-, . ' it.WLKlNSON.3 Lieut. & Comdfbf AH'y.Cbmniahdingt , Fort Hampton N. C .fr'S ' v ; - '0 H; January 23, 1816 . ( 55 5t rinHE undersigned' arev authorised .as corn1 ' . -A; missioners to contract fcr the Ilu ldijr of a Brick Cfiurch in tlie. cltyf Ralefgh 69, feet by 443$ feet pitch, with a Steeple. ' The work will; be d?vded;1nt6.thf ouoviripgf distinct contracts. liti For the delivery1 of ihe Kock, rough ar hwnfor. the, foOnda. t tion, caps, nil, and stepsi, '2d,".Fo; the : de- ' Uyery of ihe Brtck. 3d; The laying cf the -rdck and brick N or the two itt$f may be . mted in one cdntract) -V lihThe floor ahd ; sashe t, butters, dopr-n ames and doors tor .. the two last mentioned tnay be 'united in one .CCHtracty6jb;.Tlie;Steepl The auentibn of flbe best workmen w invp ed'fpr,r.futur.cciitfticti ' v W' ' v .l . v ,. 4. - iu)ejghiJyew;e. 56-. s3' r.S' ' TQjrHEClTIKNSOJ1 Jb hecohiieidue and payable J .wiir?aitehav at the tbllbwing' places and timeivfofiCor- 4ecti6nviz'5'vf $&jni&Mt- :;,V Tn4 Lincoln vot;nty;at Aoanii 's, on 5i the ithtlSd '6th ftf AiirbAt:ahs;,lfya Jlftqui WtVJJJVu yww item i,aiiu Ipring; 8th adt &h "dcVatMajor Jatob Clines;- itih and , Ith'd lat Joel ;Vil, Iiararltaian crter; lfh do at Samuel Espied JsOj 16ih HdttIny!SchenkVriii Lnoon4-l8ihmb3) v SiHi Cabarrus ?JahertV'MiIlh 55th0uat FerHsPckJJrih loat : Jtt MeckteVbqrg ;?IVMCJ&iU Malthews'fl nl d.-A -Ul. jL"''-. O.iiJ f The duty pn ticusehoid wuNifturef iv Gold and Silver Watches,, wime :uectea at tne aoove puces ana nan. , f oil 2d bf April at Pe?er5&t pes 3Cand 4th. dotJosepff Fn5&ndth d6 -Irt ; v Chirtote 8th! ifed' 9thii osephMax - - wellSihat ttieF&rd i3th dcC,: : .' 6olIec6fcof tbe Reveal tor thirf K k,Sv.riV$. 1816. - ; . 1 j4i 'a . 1 .1 , t Ml i A- r . 1 .',1 i 0 -1 - L?? 4 f 1 . . - '.r .. '. : - v.1 rU

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