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AUGUST A,
WEDNESDAY, Dsckmbka 16,1801.
About a o’clock, on Sunday morning
a fire broke out in a (hop occupied by Mr.
Harknefs, in Macintosh-street, which con
sumed that, and twofmall adjoining build
ings—The prompt exertions of the citi
zens, favored by a remarkably calm morn
ing, prevented a further spreading of the
femes
lYefterday the Circuit Court of the
United States for the fifth Circuit, was
in this city, by their Honors Judg
es Hall and Potter—the appointment of a
Circuit Judge for the Diftrift of Georgia,
has not (as we have yet heard) been made.
On Saturday the sth instant, the Ho
norable the Legislature of this state, ad
journed—The following afts were palled :
1. An ACT to incorporate *ke Baptifi Church
at Powell’s Creek, in the County of Hancock.
2. An ACT to incorporate the Savannah Libra
ry Society
j. An ACT to alter the boundaries of the 2d and
• 3d Divisions of the militia of this state, and of the ill
and 2d Brigades of the 3d Division, and to lay
off another Brigade in the 3d Division.
4. An ACT to grant further privileges to the
. Baptist Church on the Kiokas,. in the County of
Columbia. .. \
An ACT to regulate the Geteral Eleftions in
this State, l'o far as to impose a finl on persons vot
ing out of the county in which iheArefide.
6. An ACT to amend and conlolVate the several
Bftray Laws in this state.
7. Ar» ACT to authorize the Jedicesot the In
ferior Court of the County of Bryaj, to appropriate
the Tax levied for ths use of faiq County to the
payment of County Officers, or l'o tiuch thereof as
(hall be fufficient for that purpose. '
8. An ACT to veil the government and regula
tion of the jail of the County of Cfitham in the
Mayor and Aldermen of the City of S:yannah.
9. An ACT to make permanent th»6eat of the
Public Buildings in the County of Carhkn.
to. An ACT to eftablilh a Ferry os Savannah
River.
11. An ACT to incorporate-the Roiaah Catho
lic Church in the City of Savannah. /
12. An ACT to repeal an Ad for infliding pen
alties on, aiid cor.fifcaiinj the eHates of such per
sons as are therein declared guilty of Treason, and
for other purposes therein mentioned, so far as re
ipeds the banifiimtnt of Thomas Skusner, and
John A. Frymdut.
13. An ACT to authorize John M. Bafhei, to
keep open'and improve the navigation of Ebrs«<x
Mill Creek* and to ered MilS thereon.
14. An ACT to alter and Intend an ad entitfed,
An Ad to eftablilh Tobaccoftufpedtions at lL<:
several places herein after mentione'u, and for im
proving the navigation of Broad River ad Ocs.‘
nee River,” passed 15th February 1799; Kf»r a« \
refpeds the navigation of Oconee River.
15. An ACT to manumit certain pcifons ttol
lour, whose names are therein mentioned. 1
16. An ACT to authorize the Jullices of the \s.
ferior Court of the County of Glynn to lay gs? a
new road in said county.
17. An ACT to manumit certain persons of co
lour, whole names ate therein mentioned.
18. An ACT to amend an ad entitled, 44 An
Ad for inflicting penalties on* and confifcatitti; the
estates of such perlons as are therein declared guilty
cf Treason, and for other purposes therein mention
eJ,” so far as refpeds th« banifhmcnt of lofiah
Tattnall.
1, J - -^ n ACT to regulate Efcheats, and to ap
point Efeheators.
20. An ACT prescribing the mode of manu
mitting Slaves in this State.
21. An ACT supplementary to an ad, entitled,
41 An Ad to lay off a County from, the Counties of
Burks and Warren, for dividing the County of
Wilkes,” and for other purposes.
22. An ACT to secure to Rebecca Echols, wife
of James Echols, of Oglethorpe County, such es
tate as Ihe may hereafter acquire.
23. An ACT to secure to Lewis Ofmout, the
exdufive right and privilege of establishing a Ferry
across the River Altamaha, at the place known by
the name of New Hope, to the town of Darien
on said River.
24. An ACT explanatory, and to amend that
part of the Judiciary ad, palled in th* year 1797,
which refpeds Juffices Courts.
25. An ACT to raise a Tax for the support of
Government for the year 1802.
26. An ACT to appropriate mone.y for the year
1802.
27. An ACT to divide the County of Jackson.
28. An ACT to divide Montgomery County.
29. An ACT for the improvement of the Naviga
tion of the Oconee and Altamaha Rivers.
30. An ACT to prevent encroachments on the
Rifer Savannah, and to remove such as now exist
in the said River, or elsewhere within the Jurif
didion and limits of the City of Savannah.
31. An ACT tor the Inipedion of Flour.
32. An ACT *.3 Incorporate a Company for the
i' vjpvement of that part of Ogechee River, be
t%3B the Town of Louifvilie, and Paramour’s
PiSl
a» An ACT to amend the Judiciary system of
th* fWe.
* AN ACT
To alter the time of the meeting of the Superior
Courts of this / late , and to repeal and amend
certain parts of the AH entitled “ An AH
to amend an AH, entitled an AH to revise
and amend the JUDICIAR Y SYS TEM
of this State .”
Sec. 1. BE it enaHed by the Senate and
Hcufe of Representatives of the slate of Georgia,
in Genet al Aftembly met, and by the authority
of the fame , That the Superior Court ap
pointed to be held in the County of Chat
ham, in December instant, ftiaJl be and
the fame is hereby over until
PrconJ Monday in January thereafter,
all manner of suits or aftions,
Knd all writs or procelfes, as well as all ju
rors and witnefifes; and all manner of bu
siness of any kind or defeription whatever
fliall (land continued, and be afted upon
in the lame manner as they would have
been if no such continuance had taken
place.
Sec. 2. And be h further enaHed by the
authority of or efaid, That from and after the
end of the said term of the said petior
Court, to commence and be helh in the
County of Chatham, on the lecond Mon
day in January next as aforefaid, the Su
t perior Courts lhall be held in the respec
tive Counties in the Eastern, Middle and
Weftern Diftrifts of this state, twice in
every year, at the several tiroes hereinafter
mentioned, to wit:
SPRING CIRCUIT.
Eastern DiftiiH.
On the firft Monday in March in the
County of Camden, the Monday thereaf
ter in the County of Glynn, the Monday
thereafter in the County of M‘lntofli, the
Monday thereafter in the County of Li
berty, the Monday thereafter in the Coun
ty of Bryan, the Monday thereafter in the
County of Bulloch, the Monday thereaf
ter in the County of Effingham, and the
Monday thereafter in the County of Chat
ham.
FALL CIRCUIT.
EASTERN DISTICT.
On tK» second Monday in August in
the County of Camden, the Monday there
after in the County of Glynn, the Mon
day thereafter in the County of M‘lntofli,
the Monday thereafter in the County
of Liberty, the Monday thereafter in the
County of Bryan, the Monday thereafter
in the County of Bulloch, the Monday
thereafter in the County of Effingham,
and the Monday thereafter in the County
of Chatham.
MIDDLE CIRCUIT.
On the fourth Monday in February and
August in the County of Columbia, the
Monday thereafter in the County of War
ren, the Monday thereafter in the County
of Jefferfon, the Monday thereafter in the
County of Burke, the Monday thereafter
in the County of Scriven, the Monday
thereafter in the County of Walliington,
the Monday thereafter in the County of
Montgomery, the Monday thereafter In the
County Tattnall, and the Monday there
after in the County of Richmond.
WE STERN CIRCUIT.
On the third Monday in Febuary and
August in the County of Hancock, on the
fit ft Monday in March and September in
Greene, the third Monday in March and
September in Oglethorpe, on the fourth
Monday in March and September in
Clarke, the firft Monday in April and
Oftoberin Jackson, the second Monday
in April and Oftober in Franklin, the
third Monday in April and Oftober in
Elbert, the fourth Monday in April and
Oftober in Lincoln, and the firft Monday
in May and November in Wilkes.
INFERIOR COURTS.
On the fourth Monday in January and
June in Clarke, on the firft Monday in
February and July in Jackson, on the se
cond Monday in February and July in
Franklin, on the third Monday in Februa
ry and July in Elbert, on the fourth Mon
day in February and July in Lincoln, and
on the firft Monday in March and August
in Wilkes.
Sec. 3. And be it further enaHed by the
authority aforefaid, That the sixtieth feftion
of the aforefaid aft, entiled, “ An Aft, to
amend an aft, entitled an aft to revise and
amend the Judiciary Syftemof this State,”
be and the fame is hereby repealed ; as al
so, so much of fifty-ninth feftion thereof
as requires the attendance of the Judges of
the Superior Courts at the feat of govern
ment annually, for determining on such
points as may be reserved for argument,
and which may require an uniform deci
sion, be and the fame is hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. And ft eit further enaHed, That
all points argument, and now
waiting at the cat °f govern
ment, be and are hereby direfted
to be sent back tt> the refpeftive counties
from whence they have been sent, and
there decided by the presiding Judge.
Sec. 5. And be it further enaHed by the
authority aforefaid , That in all cases brought
in the said Superior Courts, or either of
them, where either of the judges thereof
(hall be a party or interested therein, it
(hall be the duty of three or more of the
Justices of the Inferior Court to preside
at the trial of the fame.
Sec. 6. Ami be it further enaHed , That
all manner of suits and aftions, and all
writs or proceftes, as well jurors and wit*
neftes, and all manner of business of every
kind or defeription whatsoever now de
pending in any of the courts aforefaid,
(hall stand over and be afted upon at the
several periods herein pointed out for
bolding {aid courts, in the fame manner
as if no alterations had taken place as to
the time of holding the fait} courts.
David Meriwether, Speaker of the
House of Representatives.
John Jones, President of'the Senate.
pro-tempore.
Assented to, Dec. 5, 1801.
Josiah Tattnall, Jun. Governor.
POST-OFFICE,
Charle/lon , 9th December , 1801.
THE Post-Master is very happy that
he has it in his power to inform the Pub
lic, that the Mail which left the city the
2d instant, and which was taken from the
rider, has been since found and returned
to this office.
A person of the name of Stockdale,
who lives about two miles without the
city, yesterday evening called on the Post-
Master and informed him, that on Sunday,
as he was returning to the city, near the
Quarter-House, he met a Negro, who in
formed him he had found a Portmanteau
in the woods and requested him to go and
fee it, which Mr. S. did, and difcuvered
it to be the Mail; he then took it from
the Negro and brought it to his house,
where he informed the Post-Master it then
was. After taking his deposition before
a magistrate, the Post-Master went up in
company with a friend to Mr. Stockdalc’s
house, and brought the Mail to the Office,
and upon comparing the packages found
in the Mail, with those entered in the
office books as forwarded by that Mail,
and upon comparing and examining the
Post-Bills in each package with the rates
and number of the letter?, found the
ftriCteft conformity and correspondence.
Not a single package, nor a Angle letter
in either package was miffing, although
the bag enclosing the packages of letters,
addrefled northwardly of Petersburg, (V.)
was wanting, and a hole, of a foot in length
was cut in the Portmanteau,and the whole
contents of the Mail appeared to have been
overhauled and ransacked; from which it
appears, that the Mail was taken by Ne
groes as deferibed by the Post Rider. It
is to be regretted that the Negro from
whorp the Mail was taken, had not been
also apprehended.
THOMAS W. BACOT.
The following ferap i* extra/led from
a French Revolution,
published the present year, and traflated
by a literary friend. It is an epitome of
most revolutions. Every sentence would
make a text for a volume.
“REVOLUTIONARY CATECHISM.”
Question. What is the end of a Re
volution ?
Answer. To destroy in order to
change, and to change in order to destroy.
Qi How many Revolutionary Elements
are they ?
A. Four; Want, Scarcity, Audacity,
and Fear.
How many Revolutionary Virtues
are thev ?
A. Two; Pillage and Aflafiination.
Qi Who are benefited by revolutions ?
A. Ambitious men and knaves.
Qi. What do the people do in a revolu
tion ?
A. Change masters.
What do honest men in a revolu
tion ?
A. They make a fad figure.
Qi. And why ?
A. Because whether they meddle or not,
they are always the viftims.
For what reason ?
A. For the reason, that Virtue , which
defends herfelf, will not and cannot make
use of the fame means as Vice, which at
tacks, does.
How does a revolution end ?
A. By the excess of evil, by the blind
ness of the leaders, and by the returning
good sense and energy of the people.
fcjT Being legally appointed
VENDUE MASTER for the City of
Augusta, and having taken one of the
Buildings in front of the City-Hotel.—
The Subfcribcr is now ready to enter on
the duties of that appointment, and hopes
by his attention, alficiuity,and punctuality
to meet the support of a generous pub
lic.
JOHN B. WILKINSON.
December 11. (27.)
fcjT Any one in future, who
may want Merchantable Lumber of me
delivered in Augusta, muff expeCfc to pay
fourteen dollars per thousand feet inch
measure, and at my Mills twelve.
THOMAS GLASCOCK.
December 9. (26.)
Auction.
1 —' —
JVill be Sold at my Vindue Store , in Front
of the City-Hotel , on Saturday the 1 ()th of
December , a Great Variety of
DRY GOODS,
Among ft which art the following Articles.
v I z. -
CLOTHS,
CALICOES,
SHAWLS,
CASSIMERES,
HOSERY,
RED CLOAKS*
RIBBONS,
CUTLERY, &c. &c.
John B. Wiikinfon, Auctioneer.
JOCKEY CLUbT
THE Subscribers to the AUGUSTA
JOCKEY CLUB, are informed
that by a relolution of said Club, each
person is to call on ttie Treasurer twenty
days previous to the time of Running, for
the purpofeof paying up their Subscrip
tions.—The Treasurer will be much
obliged to them to comply with the above
resolution, by calling on Mr. Joseph Ash
ton who is duly authorized to receive and
give receipts for the fame.
JOHN BACON, Treasurer.
December 16. (27.)
TO THE PUBLIC.
A NEW MAP
OF THE
State of Georgia.
HAVING been frequently solicited by
my friends in this and other states,
to publifii a MAP of GEORGIA : I
have devoted much time and labour for
thele fix years pad to that object ; and
having acquired such materials as I ap
prove of, I (hall be prepared in a short
time to offer to them and the public, a
Map, which, from its accuracy, I have
the bed hope will meet with general ap
probation ; and that I shall secure to my
felf (through their bounty) a handsome
emolument, as a reward for my industry
and perseverance.
The size of the above mentioned Map
is 4 feet 6 inches, by 3 feet 6 inches—
fufficiently large to exhibit the soundings
of the several Bays and Inlets, and render
it of use to Mariners. It will be placed in
the hands of an Engraver within the term
of four months from this date, where Plates
will be prepared with all possible expedi
tion.
A number of copies will then be ftrucic
off under my own fuperintendancy in
the Town of Louisville, and circulated
through the various states, where fubferip
tions may have been obtained. Price for
plain Maps 5 dollars; and for those cau
vaffed and elegantly ornamented 8 dol
lars.
fjfjT Subscriptions will be receiv
ed in Louisville, at the Surveyor General’s
Office—At Washington, Wilkes County,
by General Meriwether—At Sparta, by
Martin Martin, Efq.—ln Augusta, at the
Poft-Otfice—And in Savannah, by Major
Thomas Johnson.
DANIEL STURGES,
Surveyor-general.
Surveyor General’s Office,
25th Nov. 1801.
WILL BE HIRED,
On the firft day of January next , at Pickets
IV%re-houfe , to the highefl bidder ,
ALL the Negroes belonging to the
estate of Thomas Moore, deceased,
for one year, consisting of men, women
and children. Bond or note, with appro
ved security, will be required. Terms
will be made known on the day of hire.
MARY MOORE, Adm'x.
December 8.
N O T I C E.
ALL persons having Tobacco in Rich
mond Ware-House, are notified
that we think it not fafe, nor the House in
such order as to secure it, and we are no
longer answerable for any damages or
lofTei that may happen.
TURMAN & CRAWFORD,
November 4.