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GEORGIA. Jsy hit ExceLlincy JOHN MII/LEDGE, Govern, r and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of this State, and of the Mi/itia thereof. A PROCLAMATION . WHEREAS In and by an aft, pafifcd ihc z 5 h day of June inst. entitled t( An aft r;> difp:»fe of and diltribete the Intc <■ ccffioo of lands obtained from tbs Crttfk Nation, by the United Sistfs, in 2 treaty *f concluded at the city of Washington, on f‘ the f.iarteenth day of November, one (i thouftnd eight hundred and five,” the Governor Is required ** forthwith to idee his « proclamation and cause the farre to be « (jubliihed in one of the Gazettes of the t( Cities of Savannah and Aagufta, and in *< thofc of I/wifvillr, Spart?, Wafliington *r and P’terlb itgh, Acting forth the oat il lines of this a«5l; and requiring all persons “interc'kd thenin, to exhibit their claims « in the counties of their refptftive rdidence.” I have therefore thought proper to ififue this my proclamation, in order to mnke kn iytr\ the outlines of the afore-recited aft, which are.as after mentioned, to wit ; The tmitory to which the Indian title h?t been extinguisher!, by the treaty conclu ded «t the city of Washington as aforefaid, and for the disposing of and diftributiag which, the afore-recited aft, was palled, is to belaid oft in the following manner • The line dividing the counties of Baldwin and VVtlkinfon is to be extended feuth fer ,li ry. five degrees weft, to the Ocrnalgce ri <fvsr;” and all that part of fasd territory which lies above said line, is to be attached to, and con Sieved as a part of the county of Baldwin ; and tint part below faiilinc, except the reserve made in the aforefaid trea ty* is to be attached to, and ccnfiJcred as a p irt of the county of WilUinfon. The whole territory afarefaid is to be divided in to thirty.eight dill lifts, as nearly equal in size as they can be conveniently made, by ri nning psrahel lines fouth forty-five degrees Weft,v and others intcrafting them at right angles ; tire lard contained in the several diU rifts, except the re for ve aforefaid, is to he divided by lines running parallel with the lines dividing Ibid diftrifts, and others crowing them at right ,tng!v«, so as to form treft , (forty-ri vc chains fquart) to contain two hundred two and an half acres each. The fraft’ona! parts of surveys which may be occtfi.med in each diftrift, by the natural or artificial boundaries of (aid territory, are to be fee apart for the redemption of the public debt, under the direftion of a future L*gifla!urc. The Surveyors appointed to mftte the fur ▼cys in the several diftrifts as afarefaid, are to give bond for the faithful difeharge of the duties required of them by the aft afore-re cited, in the penalty of ten ihoufand dollars each, parable to the Governor for the time being, or his fuccftlbrs in effi e, with filch Tenuity as may be approved of by him, or a majority of the Justices of the Inferior Courts of the refpeftive counties where the said Surveyors may reside , which bonds arc to be taken by the Governor, or the aforc- T.iid Justices, and dtpofited in the Executive Office. The surveyors aforefaid are to make the surveys of their refpeftive diftrifts in their c< own proper peffon”—-(hey are immedi ately after the boundary and diftrift lines sh tll have been run by phe proper authority, to mark or cause to he matked, plainly and dift'nftly upon tree-, if prafticabie, other wise (takes iniv fulfire, all lines which they my be require#! to run in nuking the sur veys afortfaid; which lines they shall caufc to be tneafured, with all potfible exaftnefs, with an half chain centaining two perches of fix teen feat and one half <-ach, con fitting of fifty equal links, which (hall be adjusted by a (landard to be. kppt for that purpufe in the Surveyor-General’s effic?, end take as accurately as pofiiMe, the meanders pf all water coUrfes which (hail form boundaries to any of the surveys—they are to note in field books ro be kept by thsin rcfpedtively, the names of the corner & station, tree:- ( \ hich a;& to lie numbered in fuchmamrras the Sur. veyor General may direst) and all rivers, creek':, and other water coarfes which may bo touched upon cr crofted in running or mes Turing any of the lines aforefaid ; trar. &ripc» of which fiftd bork% after being ex amined with the originalay ny the surveyor general, and certified and ligned on -every page by th« rifpeftive surveyors returning the fame, are to be Jcpofitrd in the Survey or. General's office—they arc ta furoifh the Surveyor■ General, wit bin ninety days sf.- ter the running of the boundary and diftrift lines as aforefaid, with maps of their refpcc tivc diftrifts, in which (ball be correftly delineated; represented and numbered, in f«ch o;dcr ss the Surveycr-General may preferibe, all the surveys within the said fe vcr;ii diftrifts, and, at the fame time, with detached phots of such surveys, certified and ttgr.fd by them refpeftively—and they are to conform tofuch instructions, not milita ting with the aft Ktore.recited, as they may receive from the Surveyor-General, from time 'to time, during rhdr continuance in office, aud while executing the duties thereof. The surveys containing two hur.drtdTVo and an half acres, as aforefaid, are to uc diftdbuted a lottery, in which persons are robe entitled to draws as afret mention ed, to wit :—Every free m ile white petfon, twenty,one years oi age and upwards> who is a citizen ot the United States, and has resided in this state three years immediately preceding the paifjge of the aft afore.recited, and paid a tax towards the fuppoit of go. (■ * „ \ ' v • •'•C: y , ‘ '' / H i ■>■;; v 1 ■ I verncnent, {lncluding such as may fee on lawful business) onedraw—every frcqnale pcrfon of like description, having a Use, or legitimate child or children undcj the age of twenty-one years, two draws-, all widows with like refldence, one draw—all “ free female white persons, who have a ived to the age of twenty-Snc years or upifuds, and have resided in this Rate,' as is a*ove, and are unmarried, one draw—ail families of orphans rdidcnctj as aforefaid, undfr the age of twenty-one years, whole fatler is dead, one draw—and all families of othans confining of more than one, who haienei. ther father net mother living, twodtjlws-- but it o«!y one, then such orphan is to have one draw ; the draws of orphar/s to be entered in the county and diftrifl where the cldeft of each family of them resides. No person who drew a prize or prizes in the late land lottery, is to be entitled tl any draw or draws in thconenow contonpbted. Alphabetical lifts of petfons emit! d to draw* in th« lottery aforefaid, arc n> le made out within thiee months from the paf ling cf the afore-ucitid aft,, by such per. sons, not exceeding two to each batolicn diftrifl, as the Justices cf the Infernr Quart in each county may appoint; and it i; de clared to be the duty of the said Jpfties to make such appointment. The pet.ojis so appointed are ta attend in each Captkin's diftiift, on as many fever?! da , s as thifaid fvdi'cs may deem ncccff ry and (having fiift given ten days notice in leach diftrifl of such attendance) for die pu|p;fu of taking down the names of persons entitled to draws as aforefaid, and are to receive, as a compenfatiwn for their services, from the applicants for draws, twelve anti an half cents for each draw by them entered ; and previous to entering on the duties of ‘their appointments, they are to take the following oath, which is ro be adminif teted by any of the said Jofticis ;—“ I, , do solemnly swear or affirm, (as the case may bf) that 1 will net receive or regilicr any name except the pet fin giving in fhtill firft fake the oath pref ribed by this ad.” The lifts aforefaid, wfe n completed, and copies el them depoft rd in the eftice of the refpeftivc clerks cf ?h Superior Court, arc to be transmitted to the Ex cutive Ofli< e, by,thc persons appointed to make them ou r . All applicants f>r draws in ihe said lottery, except widows, arc to t?ke ihe following oath, which is to he admtniftcrcd by the persons appointed so take down their names as aforefaid, to wit ; “ [ , do folcmnly swear or affi < rn, (.'3 the case may be) that I am a citizen i f the United States, and have resided in this tta e three years immediate!}' preceding ihe palling of this aft, and'am now an ii habitant of tins diftrifl; that lam twenty.ore years of age; that I have a wife, child or children (as the case may be) that 1 have not given in my name for any draw or draw's In the preterit contemplate.! lo 'ery, in any ether part of this Rate ; that I have not drawn a trsft of land in the former lottery ; and that the orphan or family of orphans whom I return, is or arc entitled to a draw or draw * under this act, to the best cf try knowledge—So help me God.” And wid. o v?, applicants as aioruaid, the {showing oath ;—“ J, , do fdcmly swear or affirm, (as the cife may lx) *hat I am a widow ; that I have resided the three bit years is this Hate, and «m now resident in this didrift; that I have not put in my name for a draw in the p, tfent lottery in any other part of this state ; and'that 1 have not drawn land in the former locicry, to ihe be ft of any knowledge and belief-—So help me God.” The Governor is to eanfe tickets to'be prepared and the lottery drawn in the fal lowing manner —The names of persons entitled to draw's, are to be written on fe paratc pieces of paper, gs nearly equal in flze as they can be made, and dtp'fired in a box or wheel, conit ruffed for tha purpose ; Mid the blanks and prizes are to be d spoil ted ir. another box or wheel; and from each wheel one ticket at a time is to be taken and de livered to the commitfioners appointed to foperiotend the drawing cfrhe lo.icry, who arc to declare the result, and caufeeach name against which a prize may be drawn, end a dtlorlptiop cf the p. ize, to be entered in a I bunk to be provided for that purpose. One months notice of the day the draw ing ul the lottery v/j'l coir.ncnre is to be given in the lev oral Gazettes before men tioned. I! any Diihift Surveyor (hall resign or j die, the Governor is authorized to fill ihe 1 vacancy thereby occasioned, And if any j Surveyor shall fail to-execata the trull repo, fed in him, either from inattention or oihe wife, infuch manner, as in the npmicn of the Governor, may render doubtful the fiolihing ius surveys within the time limited, he is em powered to declare his appointment vacant, ar.d fi;l the fame. The Diftrifl Surveyors are to take an oath faithfully to difeharge the duties requi. red of them, which is to be administered by the Survey or. Genera l; and the chain-cst. rters are to take an ca:h accurately to mca. sure all lines on which they nitty be employ, cd, with as little deviation from thecourfes pointed out to them by the Surveyors as pjfible, and to give a true account of (be | fame which oath is to be adm'iniftcrcd by ! the Diftrifl Surveyors, No lurvcys or grants for land .in the a. forefaid toritory are to be admitted to a jury as evidence of title to the lands thereir, except thofc obtained by virtue and i/hdcr * j the authority cf the afore-reccited aft, Persons against whofc names lots of laed { may be drawn, are to receive grants for the I fame, on paying into the Treasury of this ’ i ftafe, fix dollars per hundred acres j hut If any person entitled to any lot ofland as a. forefaid, Ih -11 fail to pay that sum and take out a grant for the fame, within twelve months from the day thedrawingcf theiot tery is completed, then such lot inail revert to, and be veiled in the Hate, and appro, priated for the redemption of the public debt. Returns of persons entitled to draws as a. forefaid,- made contrary to the true intent and meaning of the afore-recited adl, ara declared to be fraudulent; and all grants which, may be issued in confcqaence ot draws made in the "con tern pi a ted lotteiy, on any fraudulent return, are declared to be null and void, and the land so granted Is to revert to, and become the property of the ftatc. Now therefore, the Justices cf the Inferi or Courts of the refpeftive counties—the persons to be appointed to make out the al phabetical liftd afortfaid—and all persons entitled to draws in the contemplated lottery under the afore-recited ait, ate called upon and required to comply with the regula tions thereof. Given under my hard,and the Great Seal of the State, at the State-House, in Louisvillb, this twenty-eighth day of June, in the year of cur Lotd, one thousand eight hundred and fix, and ufjthe Independence of the United x States of America, the thirtieth. JOHN MILLEDGE. By the Governor, *• Hor : MarBURV, Secretary of the State, wiECUTIVE Derartmen r, (Oso ) Lou. faille lit.b f:i.ie t 1 806. Those persons who have drawn lots of land in the counties of Baldwin, Wilkinson and Wayne, and have hot obtained grants for them, are NOTIFIED, that such lets as the Treasurer (hall not have received full payment for, on the firit day of September next, will not, after that day, be granted in the names cf the persons who drew them ; but will, agreeably ro an att, (paflkd the i oth of December, 1803) fupp.letneptary to the several laws for making difhibuticn of the Judds in the a forefaid counties, “ revert “ to, and become the property cf the Hate, ** and be fold in like manner as fractional “ parts affurveys.'’ GEO : R. CLAYTON, Secretary. (4O SALES Of the Fractional Surveys, A K7E the Comraiffioners appointed by V V the Legillature to fcllj&nd difpofc of (be Eraflional Surveys, of the counties, of Wiikinfcn, Baldwin 2nd Wayne, do hereby give notice that the sales will com mence on Monday the 25 th of Augdt next, and continue from day today, in the follow ing manner, until the whole arc fold, WILKINSON. Thofc of the firll diilridi, on the 27th of Auguil next, and continue tiona d;y to day, Sundays excepted, until the 2J of Septem ber inclusive. Thofc of the 2d. diftrlifl on the 3d of September, until the 6th inclusive. Thofc cf the 3d. ddlriil, on the 8:h of September, until the 10th inclusive. Thole cf the 4th diftnft, cn the iithof September, until,the 13th incluiive. Thofc of the sth diitrkl on the 15th cf September, until the 171 b inclusive. BALDWIN. Thofc of the id dillricS, 00 the iSthcf September, until the iza inclufivq. Those of the ad dillrift, on the 23d of September, until the 30th inclusive, Thofc of the 3d diftrift, on the ill of Oiflcbcr, until th,e 4th inclusive, Those of the 4 h diiirid, on the 6th cf October, until the q’h inclusive. Those of the stil diftrift on the 10. h cf October, until the i6.li inclusive. WAYNE. Thofc of the jtl difirifi, cn the 17'h cf Oftobcr,. until the 24th iticlufivc. Thofc of the zd dtrtrid, cn the 25 th of Oftober, until the 27th inclusive, Thofc of ihe 3d dilhiA, on the 28th of o£iObtr, until the 31st inclusive. Terms of Salt. OF the purchasers bond, with approved per Tonal security, for the amount of pu.xhafe money, will be required, in four equal, annu al inftalments, to be paid in gold or fiver ; the fiill payment to be made, twelve months after date, in addition to which a mortgage on the pramifea will be required. MOSES SPEEP, " REDDICK SIMMS, PATRICK JACK, CdmmiJJtoners, Lau'tf-Vtlle , June 26, iFq6. ,* ~2 NEW AND Valuable Work, ' Vhe Married Lady's Companion , confuting of four parts. * I. An iddref* to the Married * Lady, who ij the mother of Daoghtei«. 11. An addtefa to the nctviy Married Lady. IIL Some iapertanu hints to the Mid wife. IV. An essay on the. msaagement and common dHwft, of Children. I wq B U iT'h 1 K * nnin S a The above . i 3ppeau u to ** a niod ufeful and j one, may be had at *. Chronicle t SHERIFF’S SALE. I Onifu Jirji ? uefday in Auguji next, at JP, 3 j I tin Court- Hovje between the hmrs of ' " I errs q ° B WILL BE SOLD, I One third pan of 2co acres cf B land mote or Iff. in Fas klin c u:,ty B Stephen's cretk, whtrrcn tic htr S ;Pl .| B Wbit ker lived, inclndkg she Mill* B rlartatirn thereon, adjoining jamuTsiifi B and William Wilifcn. “ B ALSO, I One half acre lot of’land part I ofa fumy oiiginally granted to VV«n in| I Baley, whereon Mary \\ L;tiker w-oou 0 { I Samuel Whitiker, row lives, adjnit f i ■ town of CaJnfvi.'le, taken to fatitfy Vii{ | fl{a I WiUfon agatnft the adiuiriftuto?* of {4 I Samuel Wfcitlkcr dec. pointed out by ttc I defendant, levied ,cr bv ? ccrftah'r a >.c {e , I turned to me.—Condi ticks, C ash I H. TiiRRfiLL, Ih i.ff. I July $. ) B SHERIFF’S I On the Jirfl Tvefday in Augujt v.**.. r j I Columbia Court' Hovfe between la] k uul I hours -I WILL BE SOLD, I 275 acres ofland in tcli:u;bh I count;, lying on Little river jtwiry i..1 zier, and orlgiiifclty granted to ’fhi I and where William otaik now Jives, I ALSO, I Two Negros, viz : a reg-o I boy by the nr, me of KKTTfill and a. «vn I gift by the name cf MILLRY, Rxeiu.'d ■ at the property of William bit k, to-fsit. I fy sn txcruti n in favour of the Adajuif. K ttatoificf T. fisrthern. I ALSO, I 56 acres of land in Columbia I county, he the fame more oriel, E Jarvis, and on the waters cf Sav/gc'sc k, I executed as the property of Alri f fir, I tofatiify ao execution in favoir u r,« I Executors cf Henry Evans I pointed out by John Frflcr, I ALSO,’ I 400 acres cf land bs the fame I more or ief’, known by the namr 0 car. j. I hill, on the mouth of Car.achcc rv , I formerly the property of Sir J nr.es VAng. , I to fatisfy an esccuFen in Javor cf. t'j I Admihiftratrix of G. Lt fHin, u, she rra. I miffionera es Columbia county r c:d. rej, I and pointed out by o»eof the Ccnmffi u. I ei*. ALSO, I A Sorrel horse about fix or 1>- I van years oid, executed as the picicuy f I J feph F"»d, to fatisfy an executi di« fi* I vour of N. F'x ana wire vs Jof ph L.J and Wiilia Li Foiid. ' t , ALSO, 202 \ acres of land in Wilkin foa coumy, N. « zip, fitusted in the th'ul did'it*, bounded N. E. by lot Mo, jO, N V7, by lot No. 214. S. W, by lo £ ho. 208. and S. E, by lot No. 216. ALSO, One'Negro wench by the name of Tc nour, to Satisfy an executor i>» ‘a vour es 'he Executors of William Bibb is James Wood. ALSO, 145 acres of land in Columbia county, lying on the main P.nsd It. 1 , i • to Augaftn, about twe’va mi ! *c ft ve Aogaßa, and whereon Zrchsii «> I * ~ 3t ndw lives, joining Be&Uc and M -ft 1 Kenth, executed to fatisfy ?.n rxecu ca •brained again ft /bid Zaobac iah I annar,, i‘> favour os Edward Telfair fusviv..r, ALSO, 2 871 acres of pine land in Co lumbia comity, j.-iining Can ar,d Is v.t‘ original y granted to Anxfcr* fe li d' » executed it the p.oputy ofKab r< R<f> fan, to fvtitfy an execution iu Isvou* -t John Hardin. At SO, 2co acres of land in Columbia county, 0«k and Hickory, j 1 ;r£ b n, • P.cn and Carr, executed as the [ rc.pe-'y > ■ Reuben Brur.fcn, to fatisfy two executi '3 t-.f Joi'sCi, Carter cn(k"xhc Adiririltrs r or» ts K. Carter, Judgment cbuJned faxds:unfoii,*—Cenditians offal?, ersa. ALSO, The property of Spears that v/ss advmtifeJ to b» fold the lirk Tu.fdar ’ a July, is poiJfnr.td until the fiiU 'Xutf 2/ tn Aaguft. Wm. FLEMING, s. c.r. 3*b s- CAUTION. I do hereby fowarn ail prrfons from trading for func'ry no'cs given by tot to Reuben Brun-fon (iermerly of Colt mb rounty) as part of thi property for which frid net?! were given h now unfor an exc* cution for fuijrfjy judgncecto tbtzincd ?- gs.inft said Erunfsn, prior to cur ccnmch I ana defcrmljicd not to pay any part mciect until the preyerty is made goed to me * 3 ‘l frsa ‘rent any iacutnbrsncc The ftid notes, as well as can be rccof- Icftsr) were given cc the 24th day of iy ary J Sc6 — viz ; One for icood-ils, payable the ill re 18c 6. T Ouc for 200»do. do. cn the iS J 2-" ua-y 1807. ' One for acoo do, do. on the ift j 3 uary 1808. Gnu for 2OCO do. do. on the uary 1809. One for 3;S°° on l^c -l ca " uary 18 to. 1 GEORGE WEISSINGEfi. July S• - L-)