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I- Saturday, s , i’tiemha 4, 1802* THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE AND GAZETTE OF THE STATE. ' , „ " 1 ~ -■■■ i'■ ' ' ' '~I ~ - - ----- *- " • "TT , “^ I **** ,^***T*T^I *^^ ~I* **T. ■ E ~. L TJ— T* Tyy^ l^******—l r ~.V FR E E.D OM of the PRESS and TRIAL by JURY shall remain inviolate, Confiitution of Georgia, AUGUSTA: Printed by JOHN E. SMITH, near the market. £3 Dolls, per Annum,] [Published by Authority.] ]]y the Trejidert cf the United States of America. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS a Treaty between the Unit ed States of America and the Chaftaw nation of Indians was concluded and fign a\ on the seventeenth day December, in jhe year one thousand eight hundred and by the commilftontrs of both nations, fully and refpeftivcly authorifed for that purpofc, and was duly ratified and con. tinned by the Prefi-ient ot the United States on the thirtieth day of April, in the year one thousand eight hundred and two, with the advice and conftnt of the Senate, which treaty is in the words fol ia wing, to wit: .1 treaty of Frtendjhtp , Limits and Ac com/nodaltoti between the United States of America and the Cha daw nation cf Indians. Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States of America, by James V/ilfcinfon, of the ftatc of Maryland, prigadici-Gcr.cral in the array of the United States, Benjamin Hawkins, of Norih-Carolina, and Andrew Pickens, of South Carolina, commifiioners plenipo tentiary of the United States on the one part, and the Mingo*, principal men and warriors of the Cha daw nation, repre senting the fa id nation in council afiem l,od, on the other part, have entered into the following articles and conditions, viz. Article I. Whereas the United States in Congress aiTemMed, did by their Com midioners Plenipotentiary, Benjamin Haw kins, Andrew Pickens and Joseph Mar- , tin, at a treaty held with the chiefs and head men tof the Chaftaw nation at Hopewell, on the Keowc, the third day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-fix, give peace to the laid nation, and receive it into the favor and proteftion of the United States of America : It is agreed by the parties to these presents refpeftive ly, chat the Chaftaw nation, or such part of it as may rcfide within the limits of the United States, (hall be and conti nue, under the care and proteftion of the Lid State; and that the mutual confi dence and ftienddiip which are hereby acknowledged to subsist between the con trading parties (hall be maintained and perpetuated. Art. 11. The Mingos, principal men and warriors of the Chadaw nation of Indians, do hereby give their free con. lent, that a, convenient and durable wag gon-way be explored, marked, opened and made under the orders and inii ruc tions of the President of the United Scares, through their lands; to commence at the northern extremity of the settlements of the Mifiiilippy Territory, and to be ex tended from thence, by such route as may be Hefted and Purveyed under the autho rity of the President of the United States, until it (hall (trike the lands claimed by theChickafaw nation; and the fame (hall be and continue for ever, a high-way lor the citizens of the United States and the Chaftaws; and the Paid Chaftaws (hall Dominate two difereet men irom their na tion aho may be employed as aflifiants, guides or pilots during the time ot laying out and opening the (aid high-way, or lo long as may be deemed expedient, under .the direction of the officer charged with this duty, who (hall receive a rcafonable compenfarion for their fervices.^ Art. 111. The two contracting parties covenant and agree, that the old line ot demarcation heretofore ettablithcd by and between the ctHcersj of his Britannic Ma jesty and the Chaftalw nation, which runs in a parallel direction with the Miffiflippi dyer and eailward thereof, (liall be re traced and plainly marked, in such wav and manner as the President may direct, in the prefcnce of two perfuns to be ap. pointed by the said nation, and that the I ne (hall be the boundary between the fettlcmmts of tiie MilFiflippi Territo */ and the Chaftaw nation. —And the • ' said nation docs by these prefcnts relin quilh to the United States and quit claim forever, all their right, title and preten sion to the land lying between the said line and the Milfiflippi river, bounded fouth by the tlrirty-firft degree of north latitude, and north hy the Yazoo river, where the said line shall (hike the fame ; and on the part of the commifiioners it is agreed, that all persons who may be fettled beyond this line shall be removed within it, on the fide towards the Milfiflippi, together with their slaves, household furniture, tools, materials and stock, and that the cabbins or houses erected by such persons shall be demolilhed. Art. IV. The President of the United States may, at his diferetion, proceed to execute the second article of this treaty ; and the third article shall be carried into effect as soon as may be convenient to the government of the United States, and without unnecefl’ary delay on the one part or the other, of which the President shall be the judge ; the Chadaws to be season ably advised, by order of the President of the United States, of the time when, and the place where, the re-survey and re marking of the old line referred to in the preceding article will be commenced. Art. V. The commiflioners of the U nited States for and in consideration of the foregoing conccflions on the part of the Chadaw nation, and in fall fatisfac tion for the fame, do give and deliver to the Mingos, chiefs and warriors of the said nation, at the signing of these presents, the value of two thousand dollars in goods and merchandize, nett coll of Philadel phia, the receipt whereof is hereby ac knowledged, and they further engage to give three sets of blackfmirh's tools to The said nation. Art. VI. This treaty (hall take efTed and be obligatory on the contrading par ties, so soon as the fame (hall be ratified by the President of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the Commifiioners Plenipotentiary of the United States, and the Min gos, principal men and warriors of the Chadaw nation, have here to fubferibed their names and af fixed their seals at Fort Adams, on the Milfiflippi, this feventcenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun dred and one, and ot the indepen dence of the United States the twenty-sixth, James Wilkinson, (l. s.) Benjamin Hawkins, (l. s.) Andrew Pickens, (1.5.) Tuikona X Hopoia, (l. s.) Poota X Homo, (l. s.) Mingo Homo X MafTatubloy, (l-. s.) Oak X Shummo, (l. s.) Mingo X Poofcoo, (l. s.^ Euckfhan X Mibby, (l. s.) Shnppa X Homo, (l. s.) Huipa X Homo, (l. s.) Illatalla X Homo, (i.. s.) Hoche X Homo, (l. s.) Tufpena X Chaabe, (1.5.) Muclufha X Hopoia, (l. s.; Cappatannc X TMucco, {l. s.j Robert X McClure, (l. s.) Poofha X Homo, (l. s ) Baka X Lubhe, {l. fi.) Witnesses present ; Alexander Ma- - comb. Secretary to the commilfion ; John M‘K>e, deputy fuperintendant and agent 10 the Chadaws; Henry Gaither, li ut. col. command mt; John H. Brull, Ma jor zd. regiment infaniry; B. Shaum burgh, Capt. zd regiment infantry; J. J ones afliftant M. General; min Wilkinibn, lieut. and paymalter 3d U, S. regt. J. B» Walback, aid-de camp to the commanding general ; J. Wilson, lieut. 3d regt. infantry ; Samu el Jeton, licut. 2d regt. A. and E. John J. Carmichaels, surgeon 3d regt. L. S. army. , . , ‘ Now Therefore, To the end that ih: said tr.Mty m. iy be obferred and , per- GEORGIA. formed with good faith on the part of the United States, I have caused the premises to be made public, and I do hereby en join and tequire all persons bearing office, civil or military, within the United States, and all others, citizens or inhabi. rants thereof, or being within the fame, faithfully to observe and fulfil the said treaty, and every clause and article thereof, IN Tefimony •whereof, I have caused the Jeal of the Haiti d States to be a fixed to these prtfents , and signed the fume •with my hand. DONE at the City of IVaJhington the fourth day of May, m the year of our Lord , one thoufaud eight hundred and two; and of the Sovereignty and' Independence of the United States , the tvjcnty. sixth, Th: JFFFERSON. By the Prefidcnt, JAMES MADISON, Secretary of State, TO BE SOLD, very lozv, AFEW Quarter Calks of best SHERRY WINE, at one dollar thirty-seven and a half cents per gallon. -~A L S 0 ~ Great Supplies of LIQUORS and GRO CERIES. F. PHINIZY. Augufa, June n, N OTIC E. ALL those indebted to the late Concern of ROjuSTON & NES- Bi r r, of this place, are informed that their refpeftive accounts and obligations arc placed in the hands of Nicholas fa are, Esq, for colleftion. For the information of the good citizens of South Carolina and G orgia, and especially tkoj\whom it docs more imme diately concerns WHEREAS, it has b?<n represent ed to me by divert persons of re fpeftability, that Gco/ge Latham, has been offering for certain lands in Barnwell, (tcrmerl/Orangeburg) dillrift, (late of South Caftulitai, originally grant ed to Minor and George La tham, I dodisreby caotionf 7 and forwarn all persons againit purcWung said land of him, or any part orVpareel thereof, as he can have no po#ible\ right or title to said land, or a.Wpart oft it j said land being already foJ/6, and rcoularly con veyed, under a/ower of attorney from him {laid Latham) to WilliVm Minor, fen. {'.he underwritten) both uhe power of attorncy/and conveyance appear on the of Orangeburg diftrlfl, prior to any ofoer conveyance on rccohl rela tive to (Aid lands—do a!f> inform, that I have given Mr. Latham credit in his account, for one half of what I fold the lands for —also, that Mr. La tham did, on the 29th of December, 1794., acknowledge my right to fell the said lands, by drawing out his account of sales of said lands, swearing to the ju(l nefs of it, and iffaing attachment against ray property in Augufia, in order to compel payment, although the balance was con siderably in my favor, and he of courfc call in his fuit—a'.fo, that after thcle tranfaftions in Augusta, he proceeded to Philadelphia, and fold said lands to a Mr, Robert Shaw, merchant there, and receiv ed payment from him Should he after - < this publication, attempt to fell those lands over again, I hereby forwarn all pctlocs from pufchafir.g fail lands of him. If it (hauld be Hked why he does not account with me in South Carolina, where I refile, it may be anfwcred, be cause he has not honesty enough to ac count with me for money I paid for him into the Freafury, and the other (late of fices, which was to entitle him to or.c half said lands, fey £ 856 1? 4 ficrling, cxclufive of many years intcrcft, and o* thet monies, &e. WILLIAM MINOR. Augnf !JQ fVoL. XVI. No. 830.) WHEREAS, by a law of Congress, palled on the ? 6th day of April, 1802, it was enaftcd, “ That it (hall be the duty ot the Secretary of War to rc ceive claims to lands for military services, and claims for duplicates of warrants blu ed from his office, or from the land office of Virginia, or of plats and certificate* of surveys founded on such warrants, fug., gelled to have been loft or destroyed j vn ril the firft day of January next, and no longer; and immediately thereafter to re port the fame to Congress, designating the number of claims of each defeription, with his opinion thereon.'* Notice is hereby given, To all perfon* claiming lands for military fervites, that they must lodge in this office, prior to the, firft day of January next, documents tci prove the validity of their claims, Commiffibned officers, surgeons and fun geon's mates, or their legal representatives mutt produce evidence to prove that they served in the army of the United States to the end of the war, or that they \tCtc deranged by a resolution of congress, w lifch did not bar their claim to military boun ty lands. It will also be ncceffary for the representatives of officers, &c. killed in the service, to produce evidehce to prove that the person was “ 11am by the 1 enemy." Non-commiffioncd officers, musicians and privates, or their legal reprefinta tives, must produce evidence to prove that they enlillcd to serve in the army of the United States during the war, and that they aftually served until the end of said war. It will alio be neceflafy for the reprefematives of non-cominililoned offi cers, See. who were enlisted during the war, and were killed in the service, to produce evidence to prove that they were “ Haiti by the enemv." H. DEARBORN. War Department, \ Aug. 16, 1802. J ~OSIVEIL EVE & Co. HAVE now on hand, a quan tity of R U JVI, distilled at their Distil lery, which they flatter themfelvcs is at lead equal to any imported from either 1 of the states: They now offer it forfale low by the Puncheon. V GIN and WHISKEY as usual. A few barrels of TAR arc wanted* Good- Ale, near Augujla, Aug, 27. AUGUSTA CITY HOTEL. r T' , H£ Subfcribcr refpedtfully informs the public, that he has rent ed the Buildings lately occupied by Jo seph Catrie, where he has commenced keeping a Genteel BOAP.DING HOUSE, and where Gentlemen Travel lers may be accommodated on reafonablc terms.—He intends keeping'! Livery Stab!:, constantly supplied with Forage. As the buildings he has taken arc as commodious as any in this city for the intended purpose, he doubts not, that hi* ftcady and unremitted atten ticn, will give general fatisfaftion to thofc who may favorhim with their company. JOHN D'ENTIGNAC. AN APPRENTICE wanted from the country, to aft in a ftore —None need apply without being well recom mended, Inquire of the Printer. Augufla, Augnji 14. f SHERIFF’S SALES. On the jirji Tuefday in Odder next, at the court hou/e in Waynefoorcugh, Burke county, WILL B £ S 0 L D, 100 acres of land on Savan nah river, at the mouth of Little Sweet wa'cr; levied on at the property of Ed ward Wallh, to fatisfy ccft of suit. One negro wench by the name of CJoc> levied cn as the property of James Wai ts, to fftitly an execution in behalf of Bilf bec and Lowe. M, SCRUGGS, Shtriff. Augufc 21, K