i whotb^u dairdil1ishiae ' • vol iv salisbury n c tuesday october 7 1823 no 173 h]vr£i and pcblishkd f.vent w£ek bank stock on credit ttmfty-s1x shares cape fear bank stock x belonging to the estate of daniel cress sen r deceased will be sold at public sale on a credit of six months on tuesday the 7th of october next bonds with two approved secu rities will be required also will be sold at public sale at the same time and same conditions an elegant bay gig horse br philo white tob tbi western cahou.mijr besides your society has since de cember beea the honored though un worthy iistrumenttor putting into cir culation 400 copies of the sacred vol ume but it is perhaps very questiona ble whether if we had no bible so ciety all the merchants would in six years sell so many bibles one man in moderate circumstances buught of your managers 4 copies of the sa cred volume remark'ng that he wish ed every member of his family to have a bible it is devoutly to be wished that his ex-amble might bc followed by every christian parent in our country and iu the world ! of the chinese empire and ten thom sand others of kindred spirit it simqnton ~) thos browd£r,c committee r d go il j statesville sep 1 , 1823 extracts from the first report of the iredell the terms of the western carolinian will fereafter be as follows : three dollars per annum payable yearly in advance even paper sent at a distance will be discon inucd after the time lias expired for which it has bten paid for unless the subscriber is known to be good in the latter case the paper will be sent until paid for and ordered to be stopt advertisements will be inserted at fifty cents er square for the first insertion and twenty-five enls tor each subsequent one advertisements from a distance must be paid for or their pay ment assumed by a responsible person before county bible society " since the organization of this so ciety in jan 1822 gj36 36 has been received into its treasury this sum h;;s been raised by annu.il snd life sub scription by donations and by the sale of bibles after having defrayed the expense ot printing the constitution and two addresses to the public and of transporting bibles and testaments from new-york to this plc , and after having remitted gloo to tne parent society s185 still rem^i^s iu your treasury | foreign and domestic joshfa gay i p . edwd chess 3 kxr s salisbury sept 1st 1823 6t74 *.* the raleigh star raleigh register and fayetteville observer will publish the above advertisement till day of sale and forward their accounts to this office for payment tidings of war and •'' adventures new latest from 171 hope bv the arrival of the ship topaz and america from liverpool at boston we have received from our correspondents of the patriot tiailv advertiser and statesman slips containing london dates to the 12th august new tohk sept 18 xev yt\s\uovta the subscriber having very lately received from his correspondent in philadelphia the latest fashions from the celebrated shop of robb h ivinebrenner of that city is now ready to do all kinds of work belonging to the tailoring bu siness he pledges himself that all those who may favor him with tlu.>ir custom shall have their work done in the best style ofthe fashions of the day and on reasonable terms travellers and others who wish garments made on short notice can be accommodated with a whole suit on a notice of two days orders from a distance punctually attended to " though a respectable number ol subsciibers was obtained soon after the organization of thia socie y,it was not till die following decembci lhat wt received any bibles from the national society several causes t.iited for a time to retard our opera ion , but ear k in december last we had the h,p piness to receive a liberal donation of 50 bibles and 50 testaments from the american bible society some of your managers will not sooa forget th feelings and hopes which the arrival oi this supply of the word of god ex cited i his timely donation was con sidered as the presage o'z i more am ple supply — the commence ment of our labor of love i he rapici circulation ol these copies of the sacred volume produced a deep interest in behalf of the society nnd b ought more distinct ly to the knowledge of your managers the wants ofthe desutuu around us " in view of what this society has al ready achieved and of what it has the prospect of accomplishing your man agers desire to expr&ft their unfeigned gratitude to almighty god opposi tion if it has not wholly subsided as unable to urge one plausible argument tout has not been again and - gain abun dantly refuted " noisy declamation and " confident assertions will never pass with the friends of the bible foi sound argument the do no credi , either to ihe intelligence or candor of the man who employs them and on reflecting mind 0 , they will ever raise doubts respecting the goodness of a course which is unsupported by better arguments bible societies are under god indebted for their existence and unparalled success to a benevolence too disinterested bnd too active to es cape the opposition of men whose lives are at variance with the precepts ofthe sacred volume but an al mighty at in is stretched out for the protection and advancement of their noble institutions who can cast an eve at t • astonishing success of bible societies and not be deeply impressed with the belief that they are destined by god to diffuse the light of divine truth over the world the british and foreign bible society hasj in 18 years published tbe numerous r l -'- r nf 3,563,974 ropics o f the scriptures " yet its last report states that the demand for them is extending though three millions of bibles and testaments have been put into circu lation the russian bible society was expected to print last year 200,000 copies ofthe sacrtd volume • and they were preparing the mandjux testa ment for the use ol u .. northern half of the empire of china a work second in importance only to the chinese version of the l.oly oracles the american bible society ha in seven years either published or obtained for circulation 323,777 bibles and tes taments or parts of the latter it has nearly 400 auxiliaries extending from maine to new-orleans from florida to missouri and from missouri to vermont ; the field of its operations is constantly widening the projected movement of the duke d'angouleme towards seville has taken place bjillcttcrs addressed to the editor must be zot'-ptud or they will not be attended to a letter has been received from an oft firer in ihe french army of catalonia which says whatever may be the du ration of the campaign in the rest of spain that in catatonia is sure to be a long one for mina completely outgen erals our marsha moiicey an important naval movement has ta ken place in england fiom which we in fer that die british cabinet is about taking a serious part in this peninsular war state of north-carolina ikedkll county cotrt of equity spring term 1823 william sloan ?•«. samuel carson david carson andrew carson william carson ele azer carson mary carson james scott and bis vife martha jacob weathctby andhis wife mar garet original bill for the conveyance of land it appearing to the satisfaction ofthe court that the above defendants live beyond the limits of the state it is therefore ordered by the court that publication be made in the western caro linian for three months successively that unless the defendants appear at our next court tn be held for the county of iredell at the conrt hoiise in statesville on the fifth monday after the fourth monday in september next then and there to plead answer or demur otherwise judg ment will he taken pro confesso as to them and be case heard ev parte john n hart c m c e paid s 3mt76 thomas v canon salisbury aug 11 1823 66 tailoring business th f subscriber having established himself in the above line of business in the town of lexington davidson county respectfully tenders his services to the ciiizens of that place andthe surrounding country he invites all who wish garments made to call on him and give him a fair trial he intends to make arrangements for procuring the latest fashions and will strive to do his work in the most approved aw durable style orders for work sent from a distance will be punctually executed jacob k1bl1n le riugton davidson co otc n c sept 9 1823 '"" the extraordinary gazette of madrid announces that morillo has been be iter by the revolutionary trcops near vii^o ariivils at trieste from mytelene june 2 ut informed that the troops landed t cavisto by the captain pacha have been completely routed by the greeks the greek fleet of 120 sail is in pursuit ofthe lurkish fleet stute of north-carolina wilkks county pampelun3 and s sebastian holdout obstinately ; the garrison of the former has made many sallies in tlie last while two columns of 500 men e.irh protect ed by sriillerv engaged tie enemy on one side another column of loo men cut down the corn on the other si.-e to carry it into the fortress gen guilieminot has given posiive orders to besiege both pla ces in form m\drid july 24 in may last we recei ed another donation of 50 bibles ao 50 testa ments from the ptrent institution the amount of both these donations at fir-tcost innew-yoijfcis 120 10 ets with this last d^n^^fc wc obtained un i credit 200 bflb ard 50 test - ments valued at s^pf a d making a total of 300 bibles and 150 testaments ii w as thought that these c piea of the holy scriptures would i enough to ■ i y ihr destitute . . . r ct , r x * - but they are nearly all in circulation and the call for bibles continues to reach us from every direction court of pleas and quarter sessions au gust session 1823 ; william baily rs baily johnson original attachment summoned wal ter it lenoir and samuel f patterson garni shees it appearing to the satisfaction of the court that the defendant is not an inhabitant of this state it is therefore ordered that publica tion be made for six weeks successively in the western carolinian printed in salisbury that tlie defendant appear at our next court of pleas nil quarter si ssions to be held for the county of wilkes at the court-house in wilksboro on the first monday in november next then and there to plead or judgment will be taken accord j -.> ih pi dntin s i '-"" : ' boot s shoemaking business the subscriber wishes to inform his friends and the public at large that he has remo ved from his residence in ibe country to the town of concord where he is well prepared to carry on tbe boot and shoemaking business on a large scale he has good leather and em ploys good workmen and will therefore be en abled to do his work in the besi style and on the most reasonable terms al who want good work done are invited to call and try his shop the subscriber has also on band for sale a large quantity of sole and upper leather wbich he will dispose of on the most reasonable terms lie wishes to employ seven or eight journey m~n shoemakers to good workmen and steady men he will give good wages and steady em ploy asa thompson cr ord,n c sept 2 1323 69 frankfort jult 24 it is generally said in uur political cir cles lhal the pit-sent situation of the pe ninsula will give iise to a new european ronprrcs to be held at vienna in tb month of oct next test robt martin cl'k 6t 75 it is also added that not only the pow ers ofthe first rank bu 1 likewise those of the second and third will assist the ap pro hing congress the object of this general assembly will he to form into statutes the great maxims of the holy alii rtc giving ihem the form of a code which will be recognised by all the states as establishing the public rights of na tions stray horse broke loose from the subscriber on the 4th inst on the mcin road from kockford to huntsville surry countv six miles from itock ford asmall ba horse with mane reached switch tail and one of his hind shoes oil he was taken sick at the place from whence he escaped and by rolling on the ground the kin was rubbed oil in a number of places more particularly on bis inps a reasonable reward will be given to mv person who will deliver him to william zac kery oi surry county or peter clingman of huntsville surry county or give information so tliut 1 get him again henry ai.lemong salisbury sept 15 1823 71 " a considerable number of bibles and testaments have been circulated among that class of society which without the interposition of christian benevolence would in all probability have remained destitute ofthe word ol god one of your man*gers gave a bible to a professed christian who was 60 years of age who had been the pa rent ol 14 children but had never owned the holy scriptures another of your managers supplied 6 destitute families in his own immediate neigh borhood with bibles they were ready to purchase the sacred volume as soon as it was presented to them but il it h^d not been literally brought to their very doors they might have lived and died without ever having posses sed a copy of lhe holy oracles a third manager who has either sold or distributed 25 bibles and testaments writes thus : " i find tbe common ob jection against bible societies that the people are able to buy bibles entireh unfounded for most of the persons j have supplied with them would frank ly tell me they were not able to pay for them and i have no doubt but they told me the truth cotton saw gins f f^he subscriber has now on hand for dale a jl his shop in salisbury on main street cot ton saw gins of his own make which he will warrant to be as well made as any in the state he will constantly keep gins for sale and will do all kinds of repairing on short notice and reasonable terms extract of a letter from iamuel fkalky 67 gink.w.tar aug 9 salisbury aug 18 1823 sir : i have aliently written you by this opportunity since mv last things wear a better appearance in spain the asser tion that ballaateios had been corrupted has been thrown back in the teeth of his accusers and there does not appear to have been any foundation for it the celebrated horse njpoleojv sign and house painting james ames has the pleasure of informing the citizens of salisbury and the surround ing country that he has located himself in the village and thai his utmost endeavors shall ever be to accommodate those wh call upon him — he first became acquainted with his profession i i lie city of new york ; and the knowledge of his business u inch he received w hile there con nected with his experience in this country will enable him to execute his business in the most heat and fashionable style salisbury aug 18 1823 67 j tlflll stand the present fall tt season at the subscriber's f^^^is plantation seven miles west of sa muuk>v ' lisbtin , at the follow ing low prices viz : seven dollars the season five dollars the sin gle leap and fourteen dollars to insure a mare in foal mares sent to remain with him will be furnished with pasturage gratis and irrain at the market price michael brown salisbury sept 30 1823 4t76 we had rumours for several days that ihe spaniards under ballasteros and the french under morillo have at length come in contact and measured swords at jean and that the battle hhs been most sanguinary : both parties claim tbe victo ry ; but that ballasteros had taken the french artillery i have to day a letter from — -, at malaya in which he says k ' i he french and bjlbsteros have had a dreadful battle and we believe that both parties have suffered in a shocking man ner as lhe fr have acknowledged a vast number killed and wounded — but the ac counts from ballasteros have not been re ceived with details tonigos writes the 20th july from carthagena that the7 will come off victorious and sooner than is expected the gallant mina is in barcelona which is animated in the best spirit the accounts to day are that morillo will neither recognize the cortes nor the new regency and that his army indig nant at his conduct have denounced him and he has fled quiroga has assumed the command of his array who are in good spirits and 3000 strong the ene my have nol met in that quarter with any success " to a mind that appreciates in any degree proportioned to their infinite importance the glorious truths of the bible it must be a most cheering spec tacle to c ntemplate the stupendous efforts of bible societies juvenile female marine city county state and national bible societies are all embarked in the blessed work of cir culating the word of god amocg tht destitute throughout the earth and whilst the affluentfromthtirabundar.ee contribute with a noble liberality to advance this work of exalted benevo lence whilst our own wilhingtons gave their ten thousands and our bou dipots their twenty thousands and while the princes and sovereigns of europe stretch out a still more munifi cent hand the members of the iredell county bible society if diligent and self-denying in performing their hum ble part will not be overlooked or un rewarded by the god of the bible confined as we are to a remote cor ner of the great field of bible opera tions and precluded by our pecuniary circumstances from the performance of splendid deeds if personally inter ested in the salvation ofthe bible we may cherish the high hope of meeting hereafter in mansions of eternal rest an owen the illustrious historian of the british and foreign bible society a martyr who translated the new tes tament into the language of persia ; a milne and a morrison by whose united labors a version of the whole bible has been made into the language carriage and windsor chair making wouse for sale t wibl sell my house and lot in sa jjhllh * lisb.irv on accommodating terms apply to t l cowan esq or to myself in ra leigh there is a good office belonging to the lot convenient for a law ver or physician john beckw1th salisbury march 8 1823 44tf the subscribers have the pleasure of inform ing the citizens of lincolnlon and the country at large that the liberal encouragement they have hitherto met with enable them to con tinue the above business and they will endvavor to accommodate all those who may call on them and their custom will be thankfully received they also keep on hand high and low bed steads of a superior quality the subscribers wish to employ one or two journeymen at either of the above branches who are not in the habit of intoxication " on the supposition however that every person who would read a bible was able to purchase one still bible societies would be an incalculable bles sing to our country and the world through the medium of these benevo lent institutions bibles of a superior quality are obtained on much better terms than they can be even of our city booksellers is it desirable to purchase our english and west india goods on moderate terms then why not equally desirable to procure bibles of an excellent quality on the same terms are people prodigal of their monev because it is expended on reli gious objects ? why then do they part with it so reluctantly ? and why do they make so many excuses rather than afford their liberal aid to benevo lent institutions ? kan away on friday the 19th inst an indented appren tice to the subscriber at the hatting busi ness by the name of jnhu ingram he is about 5 feet 10 or 11 inches high has light sandy hair wall-eyes and walks with a heavy awkward swinging gait whoever will apprehend said apprentice and return him shall receive a rea sonable rew ard all persons are forbid harbor lnii trusting or employing him george michael murk salisbury sept 20 1822 3wt74 martin c phifer wm culverhouse september 22 1823 3mt85 houses and lots notice — on monday the first day of our superior court in mecklenburg county at the court-house in charlotte will be offered for sale on 12 months credit one ofthe most valu able i.cts in said town being the corner lot east of the court-house having a store house in good repair now occupied by springs dinkins and co a dwelling house kitchen c also a valuable plantation on m'michael's creek 7 or 8 miles from charlotte containing an excellent mill seat ; also one sixth part of an undivided tract on the camden road 3 miles from town — a good stand for public business all belonging to the estate of capt john springs dec'd and sold by virtue of a decree from the court of equity bond and approved security will be required and titles made by 3t75 d b uunlap cm e twenty dollars reward j"f>an aw ay from the subscri jtv her's plantation in mecklen burg county n carolina a negro \ man by the name of paris 32 years of age six feet high inclin ing a little to the yellow ; has a good deal of white in his eyes and has a scar above one of his oyes stutter a little when spoken to if alarmed ; annot speak particularly about his clothing but he bad a fur hat and a bine cotton coat and has got a pass for six months by some means and will perhaps attempt to pass for a free man hie above reward will be given for the appre hension of the said fellow and lodging him in jail so that 1 get him and information given to tne by directing a few lines to the white-hall fort office n c extract of a letter dated gibraltar aug 9 " cadiz will doubtless hold out and re ceive daily supplies of provisions from this place a frigate which pursued the boats too near the coast became a prize to the spaniards by being becalmed with in the reach ofthe guns of san pedro general ballasteros has beaten the ihe french upon the coast and taken 2000 prisoners and it is said a great part of their artillery these circumstances with the addition of sir robert wilson being at corunna with a considerable force shew that spain is not yet to be despaired of more french troops have yadkin navigation company a general meeting of tne stockholders of this companv will be held at the bouse of wil liam h slaughter in the town of salisbury on the 9th and 10th days of october next being on thursday and friday of rowan superior co irt a d murfhey president august 30 1823 5174 •* all the bibles which your society has received cost in new-york 8272 10 ets but they could not be procured at our stores in western carolina for less than j&400 making in our small purchase a saving of more than si 00 wm b taylor pt 13 183ft 3t74