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GEORGIA, ? Xi
Columbia County. J JtEirsoxxixT came
ai>J appeared before me, Joan German),
a magistrate for said county, Arthur Eos
ter and being duly sworn, denoseth and,
With: that on the morning of die 19th of
April last, some where on tLe Washing
ton road, between James Uuyonghs, Esq.
and Augusta, lie lost his pocket kook,
containing lire following notes with other
papers, and a small sum of money -.—One
promissory-note of hand, bearing dale in
March hist, and due on the first day o 1
March next, drawn in favor of Sarah Whit
tington and this deponent, on Triplett
Shumate, for sixty seven ore i gli
One promissory note of hand If tringdate
about tlic same time, and due on the fiist
day of March, eighteen hundred and
twenty three, drawn in favor of the same
persons on said Triplett Shumate, for three
hundred dollars— Four twenty-nine dollar
notes of hand, bearing date about the same
time and due on the first day of March
next, drawn iu-favor of the same persons,
cn Alexander H. Allison, amounting,to one
hundred atid sixteen dollars.—One pro
missory note of hand hearing date about
toe same lime and due on the first day of
January next, drawn in favor of Eknor
Davis, signed by Samuel Flick*, for eight
hundred and seventy one dollars and
twenty cents, or thereabouts —One pro
missory note of hand bearing date some
time in the year eighteen hundred and
eighteen,and due some time in that year,
drattan in favor of Hardy Foster, on Thomas
l,owe, for about seven dollars and fifty
cents. —One other promissory note of hand
bearing date some time in the fore part of
the year eighteen hundred and twenty,
and due, date not recollected, drawn in fa
vor of— Blnckston/on Isaac Downs,
for thirty live dollars, with u credit of
three dollars pn the back thereof. And
tliis deponent further saitli not.
Arthur Foster.
Sworn to and subscribed before >
me tlrs Ist nay of May, 1821. >
JOHN GERMANY, J P.
The public are cautioned
agamst trading lor any of the above notes
from any person, aa 1 shall apply to the
maker of said notes or their legal repre
sentatives in a short lime for them to be
renewed.
Arthur Foster.
May 7~~
Court of Ordinary, Htateof
• Georgia,
Burke Count i/. Jib day oj May, 1821.
Present, their honors Simeon Lowrey, Abi«
shai Scruggs &, Beverly Randolph, esq’s
the application of Alton Pemberton,
the indorsee of a certain writing obligato
py executed by Henry Hughes, in bis life
time, on the 12th December 1810, to Ro
berts Thomas, to make good and sufficient
Warrantee Titles to said Thomas within
twelve months after said writing, obliga
tory to a tract of land lying and being in
-tlu county aforesaid, containing two hun
dred and fitly acres, more or Itss, adjoin
ing lands of Gillant Hill and Walton at the
lime said bond was executed —and your
applicant slates to, said court, and s;> the
facts are, that the said Henry Hughes de
parted this life without ha. big executed
titles to the above described foods agreea
ble to the condition of the said writing ob
ligator; , a copy of which is hereto annex
ed.— Your applicant therefore prays the
court to direct June Hughes, executrix of
sai<l I Iti ry, to make good and sufficient
W u-rantee 'pities to said land to your np
plicaiii, agreeable to the condition of said
Bond.
ft is therefore ordered by the court,
the ‘said application be published once a
month for three months, in one of the ,Ca- ,
of this Slate, and also in the pub
lic places of the county of Burke.
A true Extract from tlic Minutes.
Samuel Gurlick,c.c.o.B.c,
May ,31 m3m
Georgia, Burke County.
SUPERIOR COURI-April 1 evil., 182|.
Pretent the Honorable John H Montoo- ]
mf.hy, Judge.
Richard Richardson, *)
vs C RULE NISI.
Jeremiah Miller j
UPON the petition of Richard Richard
son, praying the foreclosure of the
Eqtl ity of Redemption of « certain tract I
or parcel of land lying, being and situate
in the county of Burke and Elate of Geor
gia, bounded as follows:—that is to say. 1
Northvcordly by land formerly owned and
{Assessed by Jordan Tayl >r j East wardly
y James Tiiulal, Philip Thomas and Joint
Smith’s land; Southwardly by Jamas Mar
tin’s land, and Westwardly by Joshua
Nunon’s land, containing one thousand
acres, more or leas, having the creek rivu
let, it branch called the Rosemary, run
ning llrrotign a part »f said tract or parcel
of land,.which said trao : or parent of land
wis on the sixth day of May, in tbcyear
of our Lord one thousand, eight hutul |- ed
sod sev. nteen mortgaged by the said Je
remiah Miller to the said Richard /ficli
-ardson, to secute the payment of the sum
of -liree thousand three hundred and ele
ven dollars and eight.) three cents, with the
interest accruing thereon, to be paid on tho
first day of February next, after the date
of said mortgage, with interest from the
first day of January, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand, rigid hundred and
seventeen, an* agreeable to the con lition
dl a bond bearing even date with said
mortgage—On motion of Felix J. Burns,
attorney for the said Richard Richardson,
It is Ordered that tlte said Jeremiah Miller
do within twelve months pay into rite
Clerk’s office the principal, interest, and
cost dre on said mortgage, or in default
thereof; the equity of redemption in the
said mortgaged pn nines will from thence
forth be lor. ever foreclosed and bared. '
llis further ordered that a copy of ihe
f regoing rule be published in one of the I
]>Uhlic gazettes ofthis stute, once a month I
b; twelve months, or be personally scrv- 1
ed on u e said Jeremfoh Miller six months s
before the time apuumted for the pay- t
Jne it of the money into c-nrt as aforesaid. <
Extract from th* minutes, 23 th .Ipril J 821. <
John < appeuter, ci’k*
Hay 3~- *«“‘al2ia
GEORGIA.
LfJVCOUf SUPERIOR COURT,
April Term, 1821—Monday the 23d day.
Slautcf Cowling, *1
vs. J RULE for
Nathaniel Adams, adminis- )-fordosnre
trator on the estate of Na- j oj Mart
fhaniel Adams, deceased. J gage.
XJpON the petition of Slauter Cowlings
praying the foreclosing the equity of re
demption in and to all that tract of land
lying and being in the county of Lincoln
and state of Georgia, containing five hum.
dred and seventv acres, more or lees, ad
joining lands of-Gathered and Saunders on
the Soudi; Eastwardly by lands of Mrs
Hunter and John Ware; Northwardly by
dtastrunk’s land, and Westwardly by lands
of Robert Fleming and estate of Dowsing,
which said tract of I ami was mortgaged by
Nathaniel Adams in his life time to your
petitioner, the better to secure the sum
of three thousand two hundred and forty
seven dollars and sixty two cents, with
interest
On motion of Micajah Henley, attorney
for said ‘Shutter Cowling —lt is- Ordered,
that the principal, interest, and cost be
paid into court within twelve months from
this cl: jp, otherwise tfe equity of redemp
tion ir and to the mortgaged premises will
be firm henceforth for ever bared and
foreclosed, and this rule be published in
one <d the public gazette* of ibis state,
once in every month until the time ap
pointed by this rule for payment, or aco
py served upon the said administrator of
ll)c mortgagor or his special at least
six months previous to the time the mo
ney is directed to be paid into court.
True copy taken from the minutes of
Lincoln Superior Court, April Term,
1321—-Monday the 23d day of said
Montji.
Peter Lamar, cl’k.
May 3 ml2m
State of Georgia.
.In the Superior court of Richmond county.
Mat Tmm, 1821.
Present —Tim Uon, John JJ. Montgomery,
Judge.
Elizabeth CtJMwiao, V
vs. > Petition for divorce
John U. Cumminb, j
rat HE petition and process in this case,
JL having been returned by the. Sh
eriff, “the defendant not to be found”—
On motion oi Plaintiff’s attorney. Order
ed, that service be perfected by publish
ing this rule in one of the public Gazettes
of this su\U-, once a month for six months.
Taken from the minutes.
Clerk’s office, 20th June, 1821.
John C. Snead, d. c.
June 21. ni6m
Notice.
SIX months after dale, application will
be made to the honorable court of or
dinary of Burke county, lor letters ol dis
mission linjn the administration of James
Hust, late of Burke county, deceased, as
he lias fully seal d the administration of
said estate.
John Stuckdale.
March 8 mfim
INJE mouth afterdate application will
tK mad/: to die honorable ti c Inferior
Court of Lincoln county, for leave to sell
a certain tract of laud in said county on
the Savannah liver, being the property of
Ezekiel Dubose, dec. for the benefit ot
the heir* and creditors.
Micajah T Anthony,'
Feb. 12, la*i inffin Mm »■
Notice,
NINE, mouths alter date application
will bp made to the Inferior Court of
Warren county, while sitting on ordinary
business fur leave to sell the real estate of
James Brady, deceased.
VVjvi. Shivers, adni’r.
January 1 mJ m
Notice.
NINE months after date, application,
will oe made to the Honorable the
Inferior Court of Richmond county, for
leave to sell all the mil estate of James
Kennan, deceased, for tile benefit of die
heirs and creditors of said deceased.
. iVl‘•Coombs, adm’r.
November 23 m9m
Notice.
Months after date, application
»> ill be made to the Honorable Court of
Ordinary, for the county of Lincoln, for
cave to sell four hundred and thirty acres
of land, more or less, on the waters of
Little River, joining Samuels ami others.
Also, the negroes belonging to the estate
ot Hezekia Spiers, late of said county, de
ceased.
Wm, Willingham,
Zachariah Spiers,
Jldmhustraton
Notice.
VTINE months after date application
It will be made to the honorable the
Inferior court of .Columbia county, w hile
silting for ordinary purposes, for leave to
sell thirteen hundred and ninety nine
acres of pine land ip Richmond county on
both sides of Butler's creek, on which
there is a saw and grist-mill, it being part
of the real estate of John Foster, fate of
said county, dceased.
• 'Elisabeth Foster, A
Arthur Foster, > r
Collier Foster, S ?
' May 7, 1821 m9m
Notice.
NINE months after date application
wilt be made to the honorable the
Court of Ordinary of Richmond county for
leave to sell two hundred and fifty acres of
land, lying in the second district ofF.arly,
and known as lot No 39, the same being
the real property ofEmanuel Gregory de
ceased, and sold for the of all con
cerned.
Lewis Gregory, admV*
oay 24,1821——-mim
w
Notice.
’VTTNE months after elate application
.Iw will be made to the honorable th?
Court of Ordinary of Burke county, for’
leave to «cll tli 4 real estate of the late Dr.
Tbon a* I.eaviti, deceased.
Fliza A. Leavitt, acini’x.
April 19, 1831 m9m
.
NINE months after date, application
will be made to the Honorable the
Inferior Court of Richmond country, for
leave to sell a certain tract of land in the
1 county of Baldwin, situate in the twenti
eth district, awl known Iry the number
203, in the plan of said district, being the'.
1 property of Matthew Fox, dec. for the,
’ benefit of lire heirs and creditors of said
deceased.
Aimer Fex, Gua 9 r,
Nov 23 m9m
Georgia-—Warren county.
Clerk's Office rs the Court of < Ordinary.
i W HERE AS John M‘Crapy, and Samuel
Hall, applies for Letters Dismicsory from
1 ,iheir Administration of the Estate of Mat
-1 thew M'Crary, dec’d. These are there
i fore, to notify all persons concerned, to
, enter their objections (if any they have)
, in my office, within, the time prescribed
. by law, or Letters will issue accordingly,
f Given under my hand at office, this 13th
t pay of February, 1821.
Jno. Torrence, Clk, c. o.
p ruary 19
d Georgia.—Warren county,
Clerk’s Office of the Court of Ordinary,
HERE AS Mary Cooper, adtninistra
(tiix on the estate of James Cooper, late
-of said county, deed, applies for Letters
Dismissory from her Administration of the
said estate.
These are therefore, to.cite and admo
nish ullfljerso’is concerned, to be and ap
'• pear at my office, to enter their objections
(if any they have) within hie time pre
scribed by lav,-, why said Letters should
e not be granted, otherwise tley will issue
accordingly.
* Given under my hand at office, this sth
day of March, 1821,
! Jno. Torrence, Clk,c o.
March 12,1820 ni6m
—- —-- ■ 4
‘ Georgia, Warren county.
Clerk’s Office of the Court of Ordinary.
WHEREAS Uobel't White applies tor
letters dismissory from his admin
istration of the estate of Joseph White,
late of said county, decr.asi d
This is therefore to cite »nd admonish
I all -persons concerned, to enter (heir ob
jections (if any they have) in this office,
within the time prescribed sy law.- other
, wise letters will issue ar.c.mlingly.
. Given under my band at effice the 10th'
d ’.y of February 1821.
John Torrencfe, c.c.o.
Job Printing. JL
Neatly executed at this Office^l
Tiventy Dollars Reward ,
And all Reasonable F.xpenscs
WILI. be paid fur apprehending and
lodging in any jail in the State of
Georgia, a Negro Fellow named
MARTIN
He is owned in Savannah, lias absconded
and is supposed t° be lurking about Au
gusta Market, us his business at borne is r
butchering—He is about 30 years old, six
feet high, square built, has two of his
. front teeth out, and has a scar on his h »ad
-.—tor further p ■A-ticulors enquire at this
Office.
Sept. 5 »ts
SANA WAY.
—— -n
J. ROM the subscriber, a Young Negro
man named TOM, /(supposed not over
twenty one years of age,) he is of small
stature,land a good jobbing carpenter by
trade.—-He is well known in this place
and Savaiyiuh. amt is supposed to be lurk
ing about the vicinity of this city, or on
fcis way-to Savannah
Any person apprehending ’be said fel
low and delivering him to Messrs. A.
Slaughter, & C. Labuzan, or lodging
him in jail, shall receive Ten Dollars re
gard. «
ISAAC LAROCHE.
Augusta, Nov. 17 ts
Strayed ,
Fiaun my plantation
Jraff in Barnwell District,
Jw’\ on Savannah River,
jjl tw-> black, unbroke
horse mules, 2 years,
* oid, they were bro’l
from Kentucky & will
probably make fur the
westward—whoever will secure the said
nude*, that I can get them, or deliver
them to George Allen of Augusta shal
receive a reward of’TWENTY DOLLARS
Win. H. Robert.
Nov, * Vi
The Subscriber,
SOLICITS those who can furnish him
with evidence, to enable him to pros--
ecuie with satisfaction, three persons who
were concerned in maltreating .-his man
servant COMUS, on the Washington
road, this, side of Col- Mao’s on the eve
ning of the 2d inst. —The boy was furniah-N
ed with a pass wheih he propneed (with
out effect) and was by those men beaten
in a shame a! , manner—when a certain
gentleman came up and informed them
that his pass was not out by one -week, the
negro does pot knew who was Pis friend,
being an African, understands but little
English; scarcely enough to be under
-.tood-rshuuld a reward be expected, any
tiling reasonable will be granted by
Isaac JLaßoche,
Apply to i
A. Slaughter £5 C. Labuzan
or Thos. S. Oliver.
December 7 ts \
PROPOSALS.
For Publishing by subscnption, in PEN
SACOLA, the proposed scat of gov
ernmentfor the Floridasa
newspaper to be
called
THE VLORiniAX.
THE recent acquisition of the f loridas,
has been hailed throughout tlie union; as
the attainment of an all important pohu
cal desideratum, For although sme ob
ject to the terms none hesitate as to the.
necessity for the purchase. As yet, v. e
know littte or nothing of thy country, and
can, make but very imperfect estimates,
we have an indistinct, undefined idea f >t
.it* relative, politicial and commeiciat im
parlance; but we are almost wholy ignor
< ant of it soil and climate, we know, tha*
itcoimects &. completes opr Atlantic Sea
Board from Passamaquoddy to the Subfile;
we know that it affords several excellent
harbours ; 'W oknow that it effectually ex
cludes foreign influence from the councils
of various warlike and mischievous tribes
of Indians; but we wish further to know
what are its agricultural advantages—w iat
the character ol its soil—what its produce
—what the temperature and influence of
ts climate —its Geography —its Topogra
phy, is.piilii.ical and natural history and
delineation.
With these views; the undersigned
propose, to publish a paper at Pensacola—
whose main object will be the collection
diffusion of the required information.
Their earliest attention and most assidti
0115 enquiry shall be directed to these ob
jects; they will possess advantages which
no other establishment can have.
The political event and changes of the
general government, and of the Territo
t ry of Florida, wifi meet with proper at
tention and consideration.
•THE FLORIJIAN will be conducted on
pure American and Republican principals,
and as such, the Edilcis confidently re
ly on the patronage of -heir fellow citi
zens
They will commence publication imme
diately after the United States receive
possession; and no »xevtions on their
part shall be wanting to render their pa
per useful and intnesaing.
TERMS —I'he Floridian will be pub
lished weakly on a Supet;-royal sheet,,
with a hew and elegant type, al $5 per
aiiuun —$3 10 be paid on the receipt of.
the first number; Hie. balance at the ..ex
piration of six months.
(0- The address of the Floridian, for the
present is New-Orleans. ’
< Cary Nicholas.
George Tun9ta.lL
Nashville, April i 4, lb2l.
f *.
a roposals,
For publishing in etuyuslmt, East-Flojida.
*1 Weekly Caper,
TO Bt XMTITLXU ,
Thfc k \or Vdu GazdAlfc.
XI is the glorious characteristic of the
ge in which we live, that the Press, not\
tne heiald, is always the attendant upon
every revolution, having for its object the '
emancipation of mind or the happiness ot
man. The Provinces ol Florida having
now become u part of the territory ot the
United Slates, it is believed that the tide ,
of emigration will set rapidly towards
hex shores increasing her wealth,, ami
filling Jier ports Aiiti our onterprising and
industrious fellow citizens of jhe old
Slates, ami offering a home and a refuge
0 tiie exile and fugitive from the oppies
sion of European thraldom. Favored bv
nature with a fruitful soil—abounding in
articles of luxury and commerce, and
blessed with a climate more congenial to
, the constitution of 'die stranger and sojour
ner than the Southern states, this section
of our Country mpst become great and
powerful, ana in time rival it? neighbors
in Agriculture, in Commerce and iu Arts
With these impressions, and •under the
belief that a well conducted Press isqjne
ot (lie iiiqst powerful auxiliaries, not only
to morality and religion, but in promot
ing the welfare of any particular section'
01 country, the subscribers propose to
pnbiisii 111 tiie City ot St a
News-paper, under the above title.
The Editors ol the Gazette do not jpigh
to make promises, ot to raise expecta
tions which may never be realized. It is
sufficient to jay tba.lhe politics of their
publications shall be Amek’cas, and their
onduct in the management shall be in
strict accordance with the maxim—
' Open to all parties —Influenced l-y none/
it wljl be the object of their industry
and labor to render the Gazette the vehi
cle of the latest intelligence, .Political,
Commercial and Literary, and no effort i
will he spared to repderit a pleasing, jina
iiiteresting and a valuable Publication. , /
RICH um W. EDES & CO.
terms.
I—The Floxuiu Gazette will be pub
lished v/eekly, 011 a medium sheet, with
new type, at F;ve Dollars per anmimn,
pay able on delivery of the first number.
11 -No subscription will be received
or a leas term than one year—and no pa
per discontinued until alt arrears are set
tied except at the discretion of the Edi
tors. * „
111—Persons wishing the paper discon
tinued at tiie end of the year, will give
orders to that effect; otherwise they will i
be considered as subscribers fur another j
term. ,
IV. Subscribers residing out of the ci
ty, wi 1 have their papers, carefully pack ,
ed, and fowarded by the earliest convey, tj
ance. *
J\ia*ch, 1821. {
CCT* Editors of Papers will confer a favor t
by inserting the above.
11 ' t
Notice is hereby Given, *
f |AH AT the concern of Glascock y Deck- j*
X ««so« is dissuived by mutual consent, *
that the unfinished buaiuess has been
trauslered to David F. Dickinson, who is j
authorised to close and settle the same. c
That Thomas Glascock will attend to .ad-
vacating causes in which the said concern ,
hsve been employed, and will continue
his practice in the counties of Richmond, *
Burke, Scriven, Warren, apd Columbia, a
and will also practice in the counties of
Washington and in the Mayor's Court of r
this city v .'.' c
Thomas Glascock, J
David F. Dickinson. 9
January 41 ts l
NOTICE.
Department of State ,7
Washington. May 22, 1821 j
Since the notice given Tom this
Department of the demand made by
the tiritisti Secretary ot Bute loi the
Department of Foreign Allan s, that,
in the event of a derision bj li'is Im
perial Majesty, the Emperor of Kus
sja favorable to. the construction in
>i?ted upon the part ol the United
States of the first article of the Trea
ty ot Ghent, the question upon which
has been submitted, by the assent ol
both parties, to his determination,
(he British government may be ap
prized of the extent of the indemni
ties claimed for the sufferers by the
carrying away, after the jptchatge of
ratifications of the Treaty of peace, ol
slaves by British officers, from within
thejurisdiction of the United States,
eVcauated by v irtue of the said Tr'ca
ty of peace, numerous letters have
been received at this Department
from persons laying clai# rii such in
deinpities, and containing inquiries,
what is the natuie of the evidence
which-will be required, and some of
them to what oases the claim of in
dem"ity is considered applicable.'**--
Fih the infornfhtion of »l> -such per
sons, they are referred to the first ar
ticle dt the Treaty of Ghent, and tlie
filth article of the Convention be
tween the United States and Great
Britain ot £oth October, VBIB-*~-both
of which are hereby republished? as
follows?
First article of the Treaty of Ghent.
« There shall be a film and universal
peace between bis Britannic Majesty and
the United Slates, and between their ires
pective-countries, territories, cities, towns,
and people of every degree, without ex
cepllon.of places or persons. All hosti
lities, both by sea.and land, shall cease us
so in as this Treaty .shall have been ra
tified by both parties, as hereinafter men
tinned. .All territory, places, and posses
sions whatsoever, taken by either paily
from the other, during the war, or which
may -he taken after the signing of this
freaty, excepting only the islands litre
in after, mentioned, shall be restored wiifi
eul delay, and without cauring any de
truction, or carrying away any of the artil
lery or edier public properly originally
captured Jit tlie said tor's or places, and
winch shall remain therein upon the ex
change of the ratifications of this Treaty,
or any slaves or other private propet ty.
And all archives, records, deeds, and pa
pers, either of a public nature or belong
ing to private persons, which in the
course of the w ar, may have fallen into
the bands «f the officers of either party,
shall be, as far as nay he practicable,
forthwith restored and delivered to the
proper authorities and persons to whom
they respectively belong.
Such of the Islands in the bay of Pas
samaquoddy, as are claimed by both par
ties, shall remain In the possession of the
parly in whose occupation they may he ai
the time of (be exchange of the ratifies
lions of this treaty, until the decision r s
pecling the title to the said islands shall
have been made in conformity w ith the
fourth article of this treaty. No disposition
4iiudc uy this treaty, as to sucli possession,
ol the islands and territories claimed by
both parlies, shad, in any manner what
soever, be construed to a licet the right
of either-”
Fifth Article of the Convention of
2l)th October, 1818.
“ Wiieieas ft was agreed, by the first
article of the treaty of Ghent, that, —
“all territory, places, and possessions,
whatsoever, luken by either party irom
tlie oilier during the w ar, or which may
be taken after the signing of tins treaty,
expecting only the islands hereinalter
mentioned, suall be restored without
dslay, aiuj without causing any destruc
tion or carrying away any of the artilcry
or other public property originally cap
lured in said forts or places, which shall
remain therein upon tile exchange of the
ratifications of this treaty, or any slaves or
other private properly; And, whereas,
UiideßJLhe afoiesaid article, the Uuilou
States for their citizens, and
as their private property, tlie restitu
tion of or full (compensation fur, all
slaves who, at tne date of the exchange
the ratifications of the said treaty
wherein any territory’, places, or posses
sions, whatsoever, directed by the said
treaty to be restoredto tlie United States,
but then still occupied by the British,
forces, whatever £ucji slaves were, at
the date aforesaid, on shore, oy on ouam
any British vessel lying in waters within
the territory or jurisdiction of the United
Statcsj And whereas differences have
atisen whether, by the true intent and
meaning of the aforesaid article of the
treaty of -Ghent, the United States are
entitled rolhe restoration or lull compen
sat ion for, all or any slaves us above des
cribed, the high contracting parties here
by agreed to refer the said differences to
some friendly sovereign or state, to be
named jor Unit purpose, and the high con
tracting parties further engage to consider
the dec.sion of spell frienuty sovereign or
Ktate to be final and conclusive on ah th e
matters referred.”
From these stipulations it will fie ,
perceived that the material facts lo i
be ascertained, and, as tar as may fie
practicable? proved fiv the outterers,
will be, ' •
-1. Tlie loss of slaves, whether by
absconding or by capture within tlie
United Stales, with the name, age,
sex, and value, of each individual
lost,
2. The fact of tbfiir being with the
British forces at the time of the et !
change ot die ratification of the trea
ty-
The nature of the evidence ehouid
be ilm best of the case wilt
adm it, with regard to the lossy the
oath of the sutferer taken before any
competent magistrate, and the teati
mony of one witnesses, if
such there be, the fact
stated by of
di>inte-Vited peflMES|ZpUe most*
The fact of the slaves
the British at the tin,* of
being less susceptible O f Dr ‘ J
sufferer, all that can be j
be the best testimony that he JI ,
.luce of ,1 as fa, as „ la ..
cabin it should be such
would be admissible ci .T 1
Uefore courts of law "
where evu.ence nnl> 0 f 12
character is accessible, SUc u f
may shew why stronger
cannot be exhibited should I
lorth and attested. b
June 4.
NATION uTVoiJ]
PROPOSALS
BY JOIIX M. S.]XI)EUS(L\
OF PIIIIADKLPIIU,
For publishing hy Subscript,
°f t,ie Signers of the
Declaration of Indepeml^
„ BY J o,, N Sf NDEUyON
W .consider die personal
▼ V ities of the statesrru n wl.o
associated in the U..ngit SS oi t , f.
States, and whose names are affixed
Dr duration ot lud pendence, the n,
occasion which tieiimudej the c - ere
their wisdom and deliberauoi.s.
influence of their councils on the mt,
ot mankind, w e must acino*le,it e
very rarely a more imposing andnu
cent tpcctacle has been exhibited t
world j and we shall seek in vain,
annals ot nations, for an event mon
thy of commemoration, or of hemp
•shed forever in the hearts of a «
&. generous people. The love ofi*d
douce is interwoven with the Imm
constitution of the human mind. It
most the first sentiment that » u imati
infant's features in the cradle, and an
i all the actions and enterprises ol
none lias awakened inloactiviii a 1
exertion of tlie virtuous energies*
nature, none ha? excited a greater w
of veneration, and lias more imp
claims upon our gratitude, th»urt»ii
lo tyranny and poliiicaj oppression.
ill those republican luues whicli
been the admiration of the world, tli
tribute of genius was pa d to the i
and hero w ho pi umoted tl.e cause ol
ty, and maintained tlie independent
dignity of man. The animated c
and the breathing marble snatch
features from the grasp of death, »i
iiisionan inscribed Ins name and sc
mtnis m the in perishable recordset
It w iuld index u be no favorable pi
of .he perpetuity of our republican
lotions, to discover an insensibility
obligations we owe to the members
illustrious patrons of the Amcnc.i
dom., They advanced us, by tlieir
nanimity, from the inglorious slue
lonial subjection, and from the art:
dom monos a for.gn power, toll
ti.iguislied eltvatiop of a sovereign)
dependent people ; they asiertei
r.iaintauied the in piescnliblerights
manity, by the " mutual pledge nl
lues their fortunes, a.d theii sscu
nor,” and as long as virtue twWi he
pi ye in me Hearts of their suecnasr
example of these generous omtl
will not be lost to the word, ilitirl
will not pass away nor be UtgoUi
their glorious d< eds be conlvuiiiied
common and casual transaction! al l
Ingratitude is a vice that in naiwi
well as individuals, indicates the la
gree of degeneracy and corruption,
a vice implies the absence of e»er
lue ■, it was in the age of Caligula thi
name of the Scipios was present*
the statute of lirutus breught death
its possessor.
“ T lie glory of our ancestors nth.
of posterity,” and the homage of tl
mg cannot be offered to the merits i
illustrious dead with an ineflclusl o
rile admiration. Great aiul spltwi
tipns will seldom be achievedb)!‘«
have liu-tiible or ordinary object* in
pect. It is by contemplating tbeln
characters of those who are m-rke
from the rnultituae by ih,eii tU>«»»
ities, that we become ettulwisd
virtues and their renown. It any
ing tne history of their rei.evn.-U
reading the his oiy of their gnwiwi
noble actions, that aympaiheuc ur.i
are excited in tlie lieari, and 0) * i*
tion of sucli feelings, that gry;> t ■< J
tiiMcnt, dignity and elcsaiioMtcbm
and habiis of virtue aie generate
confirmed.” Ujcugus clad m “•
statutes of the gods, that evenHi
vouons, the citiz*. ns of hparu u-I ,l
me images of war before ln e|l e) c *
serving well that the ihapiibun i
mind, like a limb of the bony, w»»J
rated by exercise and active/*
terwovc,” si-ys HiuUrch, “dw pn
virtue and the content)*! *d 'h- 11 ‘
pursuits aud recreation, and by lll ‘'
they were powetsed with » d*"*’ u
an enthusiasm bordering on UMb ■])
liaii not a wish h.r llmir couu •)
trophies ,of Miltiadts n»tcn•• p
sleep of Themiltocles; am 1
listening to the exploit* ol H rc-“
fired with Ins sp rit, and became -
cfjssl'ul rival oi his fame, *b* ‘-‘
ed sai age catci.e- the «•
from the deeds of ancrsiol *. *'-
his hut w*ifi the eiabkmd ol mi
More need not be said to
utility ofthe uuoltcahon We
taken, and winch « .mw aulmul"
patronage of our lellow ciiii* sl1 *-
r COSUITIOM-
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