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AUGUSTA CHRONICLE. ' ■■ *j \ • Vot. XX.] FREEDOM OF the PRESS anb TRIAL sr JURY shall eemain inviolate. [No. ioio ' - ■ .... , " * .I— ~ ■ ■ 7 " ‘ .... . j ' AUGUSTA: (Georgia) Printed by D. DRISCOL, near th* market. SATURDAY April 19, 1806. [3 Dolls, per Ann.] __ . * > V v?’ ■ .'[ \ * ' \ ‘ * * GEORGIA. By his Hxcetiency JOHN, MILLEDGF,, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Jrmy and Navy of tins State, and of the ' Mili'-ta thereof. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS I have received rfficul information of a mod wilful and cfael murder, having been confuted on the night of the 75th of Lift month, near the plantation of fyUr. John in the ef.-'a*)' of Effingham, in thi* flatc, on the b“ iy of John London Kfq. Senator for that county. And whereas it has been represented to we, that, from fcvcral affidavit*, which have been taken, there can remain but lit tle dohbt that the aforesaid murder was psrpeirateu by one Lewis M'Gahagan, who has abfeonded, and who is of middle Mature, ha* light eyes, and hair inclining to bo red, is fomewbat freckled in his face and on hit hinds, and has a fmali piece out of one of his ears. In order therefore, that the laid Lewis may be brought to exemplary justice, I have fic to iffae this my proclamation, offering a /cwaid of ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS, to any person or prrfous, who will appre hend and lodge him in the jail of either of the counties of Chatham, Richmond or Wilkes—nnd Ido charge and Jailorj of the respective jails above menti oned, that, in the event ofhi* being placed in the card of cither of them, he will be par ticularly vigilant and attentive to hie fafe keeping —and I do hereby also charge and require, all officers, civil and military,, be longing to this Gate,,to be aiding and affift tog in apprehending 2nd feenring the laid Lewis M'Gahngsn, fa that he may be brought, by due cimrfe of law, to antwer to the charge alledgtd against him. Given under my hand, snd the Great Meal of the said State, at the Statc- Houfeia Louisviple, this 3d day of April, in the year of our Lord, one thoafaad eight hundred and fix, and of the Independence of the United State* of America, the thirtieth. JOHN MTLLEDGE. By the Gevetnor, Hor: Marburv, Secretary of the State . • (3 f -). Postponement. • WE, the Commissioners appointed by the Legislature ro dispose of the Fractional Surveys or Wilkinson, Baldwin, and Wayne counties, have, (for several 1 talons) postponed the sale, until the r6th of Tune next, at which time, we will com mence. WILKINSON. Those of the lit diftrif't, 00 the 16th day of June next, and continuing from day today, between the l our,s of ten and three Sundays cxceptcd,| until the 23d inclu- of the 2d diftrifl, on the 24th day of June, until the 27th inch)five. Those of the 3d on the 281 b day of June until the zd day of July inclusive. Those of the 4th dillria, on the 3d day of July, until the 7th inclusive. Those of the jth diftrift on the Bth Jay of July until the 1 ith inclusive. J BALDWIN. . Those of iff dtftrift on the rzth day of Jo!/,*until the i6th inclusive. Those of the 2d diffried, on the 1.7 th day of July , until the 24th inclusive. Those of the 3d diftrifl, on toe 25th day of July, until the 29th inclusive. Those of the 4th diftrift, on the 30th day of July, until the 4th day of August inclusive. , , . Those of the sth diftria, on the sth nay of August, until the 12th inclusive. WAYNE. Those cf the ift diftrift, on the 13th day of August, until the 2 ill inclusive. Those of the 2d diftrkf, on the 22d day cf Aoeuft, until the z6ih inclusive, Those cf the 3d diftrift, cn the 27th day of August, until the 30th inemfivp. TERMS OF SALE. OF the purchafsrs, bonds fer the amount of the purchafc money will be required; at four equal inftaltr.ents, to be paid m Gold or Silver; the firff payment, twelve months after date. In addition to which a Mort gage on the premises will be required. 6 MOSES SPEER, I £ REDk. SIMMS, • a. PATRICK JACK. J ? tV/iJhinyfon, Fehr»ary 17. t Commission & Fadtorage. THE SUBSCRIBER. RETURNS hi* thank* to hi* friend* for the liberal support he has received «nceths commencement of the above buli nefs, and informs them he continue* The fame WARE-HOUSES and STORES, for the reception of produce and merchan- THOMAS BARRETT. March xi, f 4 /*) War Department, March r, 1806. Notice is Hereby Given, THAT fc par ate propofol* will be receiv ed at the efficc of the Secretary for th* 5 Department of War, until it o’clock a* noon of the firfl Wednesday in June next, for the fuppiy of all rations that may be re quired for the ofe of the United Sfatce, from the iff day of Oftoher 1806, until the 30th day of September 1807, both days inclu* s five, at the following places, viz. 1 ft. At Niagara, Detroit, SVHchilbnaki nac, Fort Wayne, Cbikago, and at any place or place *, where troop* are or may lie Rationed, rrarched, or recruited within the Rate of Ohio, and territory of Michigan, and at any place ot places within the Indi ana territory north of the 41st degree of north latitude. id. At South-Weft Point, Telioo, Knox ville, Nsfhviiic. and within the Cherokee nation between Tewneflee a'id Georgia, and on the Tcnneffis river, and on the mad be tween said river and Nafhvilie, and at any p’anc of pl*«<e» where troopa are or may be Rationed, marched or recruited within the Rates ofKcntocky and TenndTce, 3d. At the gatrifoo near Vincennes on the river Wabash, at Fort MalTac, New Madrid, ChickaUw Bluffs, Arkansas, Nat chez, and Fort Adams, and at any place or p'ace* where troops are or mav be Rationed, marched or recruited in the terri tory, except the county of Washington, and at any place or places in the Indiana terri tory fouth of the 41st decree of north lati tude and fifty miles east of tbc Mississippi river. 4th. At St. Louis, St, Charles, Kaika ku, Cahokia, and at any place or places, where troops are or maybe fta toned, mar ched hr recruited within the territory of Louisiana north of New. Madrid, and at a ny place or places in the Indiana territory within fifty miles call: of the Mifiifiippi ri ver, and fouth of the 41st decree of north latitude, Fort Maffac excepted. jth. At New-Orlcans, placquitntnca, Pmnt-Coupcs, Oacheta, Natchitoches, Appilaches, Attakapa, Fort Sioddert, Fort St. Stephens. **»<» cel where troops arc or may be nsrioneo, marched or recruited within the territory of Orleans, or in the county of Wafhingtao in the Mississippi territory, and at any piaco or places on the weft fide of the Miluuippi river below Arkansas. Separate proposals will slfo be received at aforefaid for the fuppiy of all rations, which may be required for the use of the United States, from the iR day of January ,807, to the 31st day of December of the fims year, both days wifhia the feveraj Rases herein alter mentioned, viz. 6th. At Fort Wilkin fen, Cockfpurlfland, and at any place or places where troops are to ra?y be fta’ioncd, marched or recruited, within the Rate of Georgia, and on the In. dian boundary between Georgia and the Creek nation,. 7 th. at Charlcsßon, Rocky Mount, on the head waters of the Santee, and a r ary place ar places where troops are or may be Rationed, marched, cr recruited, within the Rites of North and South Carolina, , ilk. At Norfolk, arid at any place ct places where troops arc or may be Rationed, marched, 01 rcciuited within the Rate ot Virginia. nth. At Fart M‘Hcory, and at 2ny p,ace or place* where troops arc or may be dati •or.cd, marched or recruited, within the Rate of Maryland, and thedißridlof Columbia. 10th. At Fort Mifflin, CarlilU, and at any place or places, where troops are or may bs Rationed, marched, or recruited, within the Rate of Fcnnfylvania, eaR of the Mountain 1 !, and within the Rate ot New Jcrfcy, and Delaware, J nth- At Pittlburg, and at any piacc or pheca where troops are cr may be Rationed, marched or recruited, within the fta'c or Pennfyivania. weft or the mountains. izth. at Fort Jay, WeR-Point, Albany, Sheneftady, and at any p’acc or place*, where troop* are or may be Rationed, march e d or recruited, within the Rate of New York, Niagara and its dependencies cxccp ted,‘3th. At Fort Trumbull, Fort Wolcott, and at any place or places where troops are or may be Rationed, snatched, or recruited, wbhin the Rates of Connecticut, Rhcde Iftiod and Vermont. 14th. At Fort Independence, (Boßon harbor) aad at any place or places where troop* arc or may be Rationed, marched or recruited, within the Rate of Maffachofert*, the town of Springfield, and the dißnft of Maine, excepted. 15th. At Portfinbuth, Portland, and at r a y place or places where troops are or may b~ Rationed, marched, or recruited, within the Rate of New Hampflme and the diflrift . of Maine. , . . , f j6ch. Proposals will aKo We received as aforefaid, for the fuppiy of all rations which may be reqoiicd by the United States, for the troops which arc or may be Rationed, marched, or recruited, within the town of t v i , Spring field, in the state of Maffachufett*, I and for the armorers and other peifona em j ployed in the United State*’ armory at that place, from the ift day of January 1807 to the 31st day of December in the fame year, both day* inclusive, A ration to consist of one pound and one quarter of beef, or three quarter* ©f a pound of pork, eighteen ounces of bread or flour, one gill of run*, whifley or brandy, 4 and at the rate of two quanta of fair, four quart! oj vinegar, four pound* of fonp, and one pound and a half of candle*, to every hundred ra tions. The price* of the several compo nent parr* of the ration shall be but the United State* reserve the tight of making such alterations in the price es the component ports of the ration aforefaid, a* &aSI ; make the. price of each past thereof beat a jail proportion to the proposed price o? the whole ration. The rations are to be faroifhed in such qußDtitiw, that there {hall at all time*, during the term of the ptepofed contests, he fufficient for the con fomption of the troop* at MithiJitaadtl * ie, Detroit and Chkkago, for fix months i>‘ advance 1 and at each of the c’-her pofti cn the weftetn water*, (or at It aft three month*in advance, of gobd and wholsfome provident, if the fame (hall be required. It is also to be' permitted to all and every of the commandant* of fortified place* of poftt, to call for, at seasons when the fame can be transported, or at any time in case of urgency, fuchfuppliei of like previsions in ad vs wee, at in the diferetion of the com mandant (hail be deemed proper. It i« underflood that the contraftor is to beat the expence and risk ofiffuirg the fuppliea to the troop*, and that all loffe* (hftained by the depredation* of an enemy, dr by fcearsof'tbe troop* of the United States, (hall be paid by the United States at the price of the articles captnred or deStoy tA a* aforefaid, on the depofltion of two or mv-fe perfon* of creditable charaftcrs, and /the certificate cf;s commifli< ned officer, fla ts ig il;e cijrcnntftancet of tbelcfs, and the amonnt of the articles for which compcnf*- , strsfc; fi ved to trie United State* , of-squiring that nope or ths supplies, which may be fornilh ed under any of the proposed contracts, (hall be issued, until the fappliei which have been or may be fuinilhed under contract now in force, have been confutncd ; and thit a supply in advance may be always re quired at any of the fixed pofls cn the Tea board, or Indian frontier, not exceeding three month*. H. DEARBORN, 'Secretary of War, s March 29. ($0 Poftponement.' On thefrjl Tutfday in June next, agreeably to an order of Ihe Honorable Inferior Court of Burke county. Will be Sold at public auction. At the court-hoafe, all the rcpl estate of James Retd, deccafed, Confijling of three Trails of Land , Situate in Burke county, on the north fide of Brier creek, contiguou* to, and adjoining each other, land containing in the whole acres, more or left, bounded wcflwardly hy Powell’* and, northwardly by Price’*, eaftwardly and fouthwardly by Tabb’s and Beall’*. v ALSO, One traft, containing ryo acre*, more or laf* formerly (aid to be Samuel Reid’s, adjoining the aforefaid tradU, for the bene fit of the heir* and creditor*. Conditions made known on the day of sale. ISAIAH CARTER, Adm’r. April r 2. (3*o Administrators Sale. On Monday the 1 zth of May next, WILL BE SOLD To the highe/i bidder at the dwelling h.oufe of Alexander Steel late of this county dtctaftd within the hours preferibed by law , and tacontinue jr on day to day unlill all are fold. The following property be longing *•> the EG ate offaid dcccaled. A quantity of Dry Goods & Grocetie*, Skins, Ear*, Raw-hide*, a quantity of Snake-root, feed C*tt«n, a jjeed read Waggon, hoifes, cattle and other flock of different kind*, wkh the honfe hold and kitchen furniture. Term* of sale—all foms under ten dollars to be paid down, and *ll fora* of ten dollar* and over, two bend* with approved fccu tity, under a Magiflracea jurifdi&ion, will be required# payable the fixfl day of Janu ary next. SAMUEL HARPER, \Adm’r. POLLY STEELE, J Adm’rx. Fro tm. Queue Count ft April 5, (30 For Sale, On good terms , A HOUSE TWO Stories high, situated in Broad ft wet and now occupied ai a Dry goods & Grocery Store, It is one of the meft advantagcoufly fit us* ted in this place, for bufincfa, Poflfiioo may be gived when required. ALSO, A New Waggon Made to the Northward, in the : completed order. Foe particulars apply to the printer. Abril ia. ft {} TO COUNTRT MERCHANTS* The Subscriber being desirous of Selling Off, Now offers his Stock inTrade (conftft ing of a choife s (Torment of DRY GOODS And a supply of GROCERIES) at Ctfi and Charges , ami on liberal terms of payment if application is made early. AUGUSTUS MOORE. Augvfta, March ij. (ts.) THESUBSCRIBERS Take the liberty of Informing their friends and the Public, that they have entered into Copartnerfliip, under the firm of VASSKR fcf HICKS and arc now receiving at the Hocfe, two doora ab ve Ca?t. S. M. Smyth’s, near the Maiket, an affortracut of Dry Coot’s and Groceries, which they offjr for Sale at the most PT JAMES R. HICKS. April 12. * V . lit) ACTS. t Passed by the last Legiftature of the fate of Georgia. AN ACT For the limitation of aftions, andfor avoid ing fults at law, and to repeal the aCt pa fed on that fubjeft, thet6th oj March , 1767, for the better and more effectually quieting men’s poffejftons and est ate s and for avoiding fails in law, BE it enacted by the Senate and. House of Repre/entatives of the state of Geor gia, in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the fame, That all aftions of e« jeftmeot or any other suit or aftion whatfo -1 ever, at any time hereafter, to be sued or brought for the recovery «f any lands or ten ements, by occasion or means of any title which may hereafter defeend, happen or fall, (hall be sued and taken within fcveii years next after the title, and cause of aft ion (hall or may defeend »r accrue to the sane, and at no time after the said fevta years. Provided nevertheless, that if any person or persons that is or (hall be entitled to futh suit or aftion, be, or (hall be at the time of right or title firft defeended, accrued, come or fallen within the age of twcnty.one years, feme covert, non compos mentis . or imprisoned that then fuel* person or persons (hall be at liberty, not withstanding the said seven years are expired, to bring such aftion or luit, so as that the fame be brought within three years after his, her or their coming to or being of full age, difeovert or sane memory or at large and at no time after the said three years. Sec. 2. And be it further enabled by the authority afoujaid, That all aftions of tref. pass, detinue and trover, all aftions of debt, whciher upon (pedal ty or simple contrast, all aftions of assault, menace and battery, wounding and imprisonment, or any of them which (hall be sued or brought at any time after the passing c# this aft, (hall be commenced and sued within the time and limitation hereinafter exprefied and not afterwards—that is to .fay, the said aftions of trcfpafs, assault,. battery, wounding, imprisonment or any of them, within one year next after the cause of such aftion or suit hath accrued, and not after. And the said aftions ofdctinue, trover, debt, (other thanupon judgments) within four years neit after the cause of such aftions cr finis have accrued, and not afier. And the said aftions of debt upon judgments, obtained in courts other than the courts of this (late, within five years next after the judgment , (haJihavcbc«tobtai’*ed, andnot after. And the said aftions upon the case for words, within one year next after the words spoken, and not alter. Provided nevertheless, that if any person er perfdns who is or (hail be en titled to any such aftions of detinbe, trover, debt, (other than upon judgments) be, cr (hall be at the time of any such aftion givxa r fi