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Olid) EXAMINER. by rcqttcji. eaffern brethren have < r mifreprefcnting the er. Several circumffan red to prove, that we are en; that there are persons whole political career having ecked by the judicious interpofni- A the people, have become Toured, id wickedly afperfe their native date, oy incorreft communications, the offspring 6f chagrin and revenge. By comparing the letter from a gentle, man of refpcftahdity in Weffmoreland County, which we have publilhcd in this Examiner, with the law to which it has reference, it will be tumid that this ;v -fpedahle gentleman , has conveyed a very difrepu table untruth to his friend in Maf fachufctts. We lhall not decide upon the policy of the law in queffion. Wc lhall leave that point to be combated by those who be lieve themfclves more particularly con cerned. „ . The letter contains many petty falfe hoods, wliich jr is needless to expose; i:nce every citizen of Virginia, as well Ss the writer of tins Article, is capable of detecting them. Forinffancc: the Glebes ate to he fold, to buy whilkey, perhaps. ‘—When two particular members of the legilhture Vvere abfcnr, they auere.oblig ed to adjonrh : here too the word perhaps ■might luVe served as an apology for the Writer yf falfehooJs, to thole like himfclf, but to no other person. These things Which the rcfpedable gent It man had been told, on the izrh of May 1802, were nublilhei in fevera! ncvvfpapers in January tall, and circulated for the ufc of the coun ties in this commonwealth, previous to .the date of his letter, 03* We want room to inferr the “ Aft 'concerning Glebe lands and churches,” in the Examiner ci to day. In the next Vaper it will he publlfhed, to (hew what .infamous falfehoods have been circulated. Ext raft of a letter from a gentleman of refpe ft ability , refilling in IVefi more land County , Ptrgiuiat to his friend in Mas fnchnfettSi fated May 12, 1802. “ You requested me, in your last, to give you some particulars refpefting the tale of the Glebe lands. I attempted to get the law itfclf for you, but without Fuccefs. I will, however, give you a brief hiftory of this extraordinary and out. rageqos tranfaftion, which has judly excited the indignation of all the wife and good men, Yon muff know before the the Episcopal Church of Eng land, was the eftabliflied religion of Vir ginia. At that time, religion, being un <der the guardianship of government was bandfomely endowed, by glebes and pri vate donations, and was w ell fupponed ; the Clergy were men of fefpeftability. -When the (late threw- off the old govern ment, :i:iH eftablirtfcd a new one, they out religion entirely, or, in other I words left it to take pare of itfelf; con. feqnontlyy when a clergyman died or left hisparifi'i, the c’nuYchts, through the peg. ■' Higijrtcc of the peopte to supply another, duve mollly become vacant, and arc fall- QOg to pieces. The wife people of the -Ancient dominion, confidoring the* Sab bath-as a convenient day < for pleasure, • ! S(rtd' churches as ufclefs lumber, have 'thought that property, appropriated to purpofes, was unneccffary, and 'therefore deemed it right and belt to fell it, and convert the proceeds to better uses. A number of attempts have been made for a number of years pall, by the "“democratic party in the affcmbly, todif pofe of tb»3 ptoperty* but no AlTembly has tbeen ,bafe,cpough to do it till lull w inter. vVheti it*was unclefffood that a bill was coming before die house for that purpose ~Bi(hqp Mad I Ton (who is Preddent ofwil. • liamand Mary College, and the princi pal divinethe ftafe) applied to judge * Waihingtoh and other eminent law cha f fafteps, for, their opinion of the right the . Affcmbly had t;o pass fitch a law. The opinions they gave were, that the Aflem bly had .np paore right to meddle with that property,’ than with any private pro *“ pettyi Theit opinions were publilbed in a* number of the newspapers. A good Jfederaliif, when the bill was under dis. cuffion, cut out one of those pieces irom a paper,, and (luck it up on a pillar in the Reprefen ta lives chamber, at which the ' democrats hooted fcnd jeered most bitterly ; declared they wanted not the opinion of ,~]«dge Washington nor any other man, for 1 they w-ere adequate to any business they vvilhed to tranfaft and ordered it to be taken down. is This difgraceful bill was introduced and passed with too feeble an oppoffrion. The Glebes of all vacant churches, i. e. those which are not provided with a mi- I nifter, are to be fold by the Overfecrs of the poor, under a very heavy penalty, and the mone^appropriated to any use the parish may fee fit, except that of rehgious purposes, fay, education of children, sup port of the poor, payment of taxes, and perhaps, if they picafe, to buy whilkey. The private donations are to revert to the heirs of the donors, if they can be found ; if not it is expeded another bill will be brought forward to fell them also. Ihe churches, while they stand, are to be thrown open to any fed that will use them, or to be used to any other purpose what ever. Thus, by the operation of this law, religion is in effed aholifhed ; tor those parishes which now have a minilter, must at his death or removal, immediately fell their church lands under a heavy penalty. Thus in a few years there will be no cler gymen here, no church property, no churches. Sabbaths will probably long continue as they now are, days of fcafting and merriment. This law palled, yeas upwards of 150, nays 59. “ 1 have been told by good authority that the Virginia legillature confided of about 200 of the weakeil men in the state ; there were but two who had knowledge fulfident to tranfad bufmefs properly j when these happened to be abfenr, the House were obliged to adjourn, for want of persons of ability to do bufmefs. Wife Lcgill itors! Virtuous people ! too great tone fubjedl to Religion! !” Note. I This letter it is believed was written by Gen. Harry Lee— From the gentleman's long known private character y it is fair to Jay he is as void of genuine Rel gion as any man that lives, (The Law will be publijhed in our next.) SHERIFF’S SALES. On the firjl TinfJay in Ofiober next f at the market.houfe in the city of Augu - WILL BE SOLD, FOUR Geldings, and one waggon ; taken as the property of Na thaniel Durkee, to fatisfy sundry execu tions. ALSO , The half of four thousand acres of land, with a good favv mill and plantation, on Butler’s creek, adjoining lands of Robert Watkins, Archibald Hatcher and Tho mas Glafcock, and undivided moiety ; also, the half of twelve negroes, named June, Jim, Chriftien, Augult, Jacco, Quammany, Daniel, Charles, John, Joe, Jooler and Dick ; all taken as the property of John Cobbs. Also, an elegant coach and harness ; taken as the property of Chclley Boftick, to fatisfy an execution in favor of Thomas Carr. * Also two negro boys, Tegar and Lew is ; taken as the property of William M‘ Tyre, to fatisfy sundry executions. Also, an aflbrtment of Dry Goods; taken by power of an execution, with fume few articles of hardware. Also one bay gelding and a cart, with sundry ocher articles; taken as the pro perty of A. M‘Millan, to fatisfy sun dry executions. Also, two likely negro women, Devi fy and Clary; taken as the property of Floyd Jarvis, to fatisfy sundry executi ons, pointed out by the defendant, Also, eight hundred and thirty-eight acres of pine land, in the county of Rich mond, on the waters of Rocky creek, adjoining lands, at the time of survey, of Bacon, Lamar, Bofiick, Walton, Cole man and Gordon, and on all other sides vacant land; the above property levied on as the property of David Douglass, to fatisfy an execution obtained in favor of John Hume, pointed out by the holder of the execution. Also, 200 acres of land, on Keg creek, when granted in the county of Richmond, but now in the county of Columbia, at I the time of survey was vacant On all sides, which said traft of land was originally sur veyed and granted to Barbay Clarke; the above property levied on as the pro ' perty of Thomas Cole, to fatisfy an ex ecution in favor of John Hume. Condi tions Cash. H. M‘TYRE, Sheriff. September 3. NOTICE. I DO hereby forworn all per sons from purchasing in any manner whatever, for zhy LEATHER, with any of my nqr/ncs, or with Pa trick, a negro I have hired, without permiflion /rcita me, as I am de termined to profjjcutc i|ny person who (h uld so \ They may ieceive roy permission to dispose of ally leather which they mav have for Wv. ✓FRANCIS VOLLOTGN. District of Georgia* BANKRU PTCT IN the matter of Peter Robinson and William S. Smith) late of Greece county, Merchants; Whereaa the Comimffioners in this case have returned their proceedings, which are filed in the clerk’s-office of this di ftrift, and have granted to the said Pe ter Robinson and William S. Smith a certificate in terms of the statute of the United States made in such cases, on which certificate application is made to his honor the Diftrift Judge, to confirm and allow the fame, NOTICE, therefore, is hereby given, to the creditors and others concerned in the said Commiffi in of Bankruptcy, that unless objedfions are regularly filed in the clerk's-office afarefaid, by the firft Monday, being the fourth day in Odto ber next, against the said certificate, the fame will be allowed and confirmed, on its being shewn that this notice has been regularly publilhed three times in the Augujla Chronicle, RICHARD M. STITES, Clk, Savannah, Sept . 6, xBoi. WILL BE SOLD, On Saturday the thirtieth day of Odober next, at the plantation of James Sud duth) deceased, in Lincoln county, ALL the personal cflate of the said James Sudduth. Twelve months credit will be given, the purchaser giv ing bond with approved feenrity, NANCY STONE, Adm’x. JAMES SMART, Adm'r. September 5. SHERIFFS SALES. At the court,houfe in the county of Elhtrty on the JirJi Tuefday in Odober nexty IV IL LBE SOL Q The fallotting property , to art .• 200 acresV>f land in- Elbert county, lying on\he sooth jtdik of Broad river, including tnk plantation whereon Samuel N dfon fornyer# lived, and oc copied by Lane; tara/n by execution as the property of faicLNt’lon. 200 acres in faid<toun\y, on Broad ri ver, it being the |flace llham Ho gan now lives, afid taken as the property of said Hogant \ Also 4 negroes, Betty atid her two Jroungeft cjnldren, and a negro woman by the name of Jenny; taken as the property of William Carter, fatisty i'undry executions. \ 570 acres of land in said enunw, ly." ing on Cedar creek, and joins R. Aunt; tiken by execution as the propeit\of John Cunningham, tofatisfy sundry Ex ecutions. \ 117 acres in said county, on Broad riveV it being the place v* here Thomas bow lives, and taken as the property of said Nixt, returned by constable, .140 acres of land in said county, on Savannah river, joins Jcfle Mann, with good improvements; and taken by ex ecution as the property ot Peter Hinton, and returned by Hugh Mears, constable. R. MIDDLETON, Sheriff. Außllft 1 3. « SHERIFF’S SALES. / On the frji Tuefday in Odober n/xt , at . the court house in Wayntjhorough, Burke county , \ / ■ IV 1 L AJS E Sj6 L D % 100 acres of landau Savan nah river, at the nhmttlybf Little Sweet water; levied on as th/property of Ed ward Wallh, to fatisJyVoft of suit. One negro wencjf'by of Cloe, levied on as the property oDlames Watts, to fitisfy an execution in bemdf of Bill bee and Low/. TV / M. SCRUGGS, Augvjf ll. IVILLBK SOLD? On the frfi Tuefday in Odober next , at the market- house in the city of Augu fay 287 ~ acres of pine land in Richmond county, on the waters of Spi lit creek, adjoining lands of Edward and Charles Burch, when surveyed, and va cant land. Also, will be tented, to the highest bidder, the House and Lot lately occu pied by Anthony Blache, for one year, and immediate poflVflion will be given. It is ufelcfs to defetibe the situation ot the (land, as it is well known in the city of Augusta to be a valuable stand fora public or private Boarding House. The conditions will be made known on the day of sale, by EDWARD PRIMROSE. FOR SALE, A Likely NEGRO FELLOW. —lnquire at this Office. COLLECTOR'S I At Elbtn cmrt-hcuft, m the I tvrday in October next P WILL BE SOLD I The jollozoing property , cr fIJ w . ’ I of as tail fatufy the taxes of Ed, I L. and Levin Walks for the* I 1800 and 1 So», and also that I the United States, “ 4< B 500 acres land, more or U I on the Couth fork ot Broad river, •,« I improved, with an excellent fli)j B saw and grist mills, lying i a Elbert•l due, D. 356 til. 6 Ma * | JAMES COSB V, Collector I Augvfl 2. I FOR I A handsome FARM, fift een I miles from Augusta, and on the I Road leading from said place to P uC ota! I Hgo, Charlellon and Savannah, has on it I a good crop of cotton and corn, fay I acres of cotton and twenty of com • al- I so potatoes,' &c. wuh a tolerable good I dwelling home, and out buildings. The ■ place is well calculated for a public I hbufe and store, as there is none on that 1 road within fifty miles of Augusta, after I leaving the Sand-Bar; as for further I particular;, apply to Major James Fox of Augusta, or the fubfer her now living on the premiles, Indifputablc Titles will be made. Auguji 25. N. H. BUGG. NOT I C E. WILLIAiVA Hamilton having ipade his petitrpn to the Judge .<sl the Superior Court ofc v the Wettcip t)iftiid, Rating, that he was conSiied 'by virtue of a writ of capias aaUatis/Rciendum, ifiued at the instance of Dayfd Witt, affigneeof J, M. Whitney, atjxS having obtained an order in terms palled the fi‘;h day of December, to notily his creditors ot/Tus iofolvency : All credi tors of thyfaid Win. Hamilton, are here, by notifiTO that the femid Monday in Oftobcr/next, at CarncfvWy, in Frank, lin ccuyty. :.s appointed fnVthe time and place jft which the said William HamiU tonis/o appear, and will thrb and there be rqpdy, as stated in his pctißeu, to tie* f liverup a fchedulc of his propAty, bothy reajfand personal, of which fceNmay be poilclTed, in order that he may be dif caatgei in terms of the. law, and ot which the said David Witt, ai d ail 0* . tners the creditors of the said William Hamilton, are delired to fr*ke notice. H;, TERRELL. Carnefville , Franklin court hcu/e t July 12, 1&02, 150 Dollars Regard. BROKE the Jail ot Edgefield Diflri& in South Carolina, on the rich* of the 3 tft of\Auguft last, Two Prison ers; one bjNnamc JEREMIAH SON, about\ sect to inches well made, appcars\to be or 35 years of age, ofN fair cowple&ion, and one of his fore teeth mu He was im prisoned for. hoffc fteyiidg, and is a very crafty old villain. Iris txpefted he-will fleer for the state of TeSotflce. The other is a young n\r by the name of EDWARD FINLEY,\bo was fen. tenced to five years imprifonntent for de flouring a virgin under i4yeank of age. He is flout made, and inclinable to be fat, abouyj feci 8 or 9 inches higL and at prefenf of a whitilh coroplcflioni oc. cafiongl by confinement, but naturally fwardly, One Hundred Dollars “will be paid to any one who will deliver Whit fon to meat Edgefield, orfecure him in any jail in the states of South-Carolina North-Carolina, Georgia or Tennefiee, so that I may hear of him—and Fifty Dollars will be given for the delive ry ot Finley to me, or fccating him i D any jail in this state or Georgia. EDMUND WHATLEY, Jailtu September 1. n o r\i c E. A FTER the expi ration of nine months A from the hereof, application will be made to the honorable the inte rior court ot Lineup county for leave to fell the following t'S.ffs of land: joo acres Lincoln county, bounded by H. Jones dec, and Savannah river L4O acre.:, said coun ty, bounded by llamas, Mitchell an^ - Talbert; 500 acres,lfaid county, bounded by Philip Jones, IVilkes county, H» Jones and Savannah river; 340 acres, laid county, bcundld by John Hick* and John Hardy—«ing the real cflate of Henry Jones deewfed, for the bcr.cftf of the heirs and creators. PHILIP HONES, Adm’r. May 20, | ♦