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ire can, to it off, or of repelling
It ? am] I fcrtijj’.p nor to lav that violent, hasty,
ms unprecedented ittcruiion of the legiflatnre Of’ilic
United States into the internal concerns of the north*
we'lern territory, v as at lea t indecorous and incon
sistent with its f. v <i/ 'y, and t might add, that the
transferring above fi-.c tuns it>,l people, wihot< their
knowledge or content, from a country where they
were in pofltrflion of fell* government, to another where
they will tie at le ill for a time deprived of that pri
viledge, was fonieiUiiig more tliau indeedrons and
lint, had it happened in Germany, where f.ich things
have happened, no non in America, would have Lrfi
to call it bv a hardier term
Degraded as our country is, and abjecl a? too m any
*>f her lons are become, there are (lil! avast proportion
of thehi who will near no 1 T for the proper term
Be plea fed alio, hr, t > accept m\ think* for the pe.
euiiar delicacy you on! rved, in committing ilie <ie!i.
very o! your letter, ami in furuifuing him with a copy
*l it. to nr. Byrd, agiii: 1 whom there were in your
binds to be laid before tiie prtftldeut. complaints of
fotnetbtng more than mere indecorum anti o r a total
neglect and retold to perform his <f!i ial Juries
it i& hr, luc’i drakes as tlris which f.-rve to d< velopt
chatavlvr, and like the relief m painting, bring out
the figure diftin‘lly. in irs proper fliape ; it produced
however no other emotions but that kind ot fuhiifus
which phyfignomilU tell ns is thee expression on the
countenance of a certain mental f nfation, which 1 du
rot choose to name, and never fails of producing thai
effect.
With due refpecl, 1 am fsr, your obedient servant.
A. St. CLAIR.
S A V~A N N~ A H.
Monday Mortiivg,
FEBRUARr 7, 1003.
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In the Northern papers mar;y dLys appear on rh e
subject of Louiliana. The difetfliuus on the fubjecT:
are c.oiied on with warmth between the different
writers and we are happy to fee, with a lets pot lion
of party rancour than has been exhibited in rnoit of
our public prints for foine time pa l.
Parry pod tics, however appear to have their influ
ence on this important octM'ia.i. and though there ex
id a univ-frfal fentifnent to maintain our sights and to
repel the aggrelfion of spain, in anv in inner which
rjfay become nc. II try ; the party win* ha ve long pdl
exhibited their aidour for w. r, and cfpecially tor one
•which would unite ns trune cloldy to great Britain
are now violently clamourous for imnudufe hoftili
tie*. But one republican jvper that we have fee 11 lias j
advocated such iivaiuies, and this one, the j
Chi'ur.'ii !e <j Express oi New York, has been ac j
Counted ot a doubtful v.H pievaricaingcharadler. • (
It has been Ibid That aw itet in this paper, T.ono
lauus) who is n mod llrmuous ad -.tv av ot hoftii’nies,
is Col, Humphry is, He miniftci* ar rite court ot ; tl n
drid. Front the complexion of the efikys, wc ihould
judge this nor improbable
m this gentleman has had the acT'anrage o a long
residence at the 6‘paniih fie.it ot government, and of
ficially bound to o train a knowledge of its iranfafti
ens, lie may retfosiab’y be supposed to have acq-ftr
/ e<l an intimate acquaintance with the fubjeft on which
Ite attempts to treat. His eminent talents forbid a
•supposition tbat he can be ignorant. But we are not
inclined to give our voice tor ruflung headlong into
war, even ar therequfti ion of an ex minister.
Col, Humphreys is generally reputed an encmv
to tiie prelent adminiftraf ion. Aliho’ we fliouid rejoic
at the return of that period when the public papers
were open. for the ad nillion of candid communications
from the hi ends and oppofers ot public measures ;
when liar, rascal, villain, were not thought the ne
reliary epithets to c haraefterife thole who differed
from each other ; although with this view v'e mould
be happy to fee republican papers giving the exam
ple of such adtniflion ; yet to aflame with Coriol.mus
uo be the friend of the present -adminiftraiion, that a
march might beflolenon i r s real fii. nds, is at belt,
no great ex’nibitiou of political furntdlv.
Coriolanus thinks immediate war would be bed,, be
come.
That pofl-ifion ol A’ew Orleans might now with
ease be t"kc!’., end trrating wiili the pi.ice in our
hands, we should liave much the afcnuiancy ; or
“warring, much the adv.iniage : that Bunnapurie \ i ,
cunning intriguing r.d atnbirious, lixmg no bound t-*
.ry in his mind ro the pov r of France , and ‘that the
celfion of Leuifuua w’ould so n pi ice ir in Ins hands.
That it is fquailv the interests of G.Britain to pre
vent the ellabiiflioieor ot the French m Lmdliana.
That tiie GoJ oj h s not ma; k.d oar p efrtr I
boundaries as the ultimate limits oi ‘he United States I
These propofitious are generally admitted. We J
artfully ofopinion that a few vears only tnu!f e'apl !
previous to the United States becoming pr fl-(Ted of j
alUJhe countries bet ween i‘s nor hern end eafterr. 1
boundary,& the Miflidippi & gulf of Mexico. Utr J
\ve do not believe this t/bi *cl will be ficccmpli'fhed, or
even that it would be facilitated by immediate war. If
the Florida* and Louifiar.a ate deemed of any itn
portance toFrance,hey farclv would nor be funende*-
ed without a druggie. Taking immediate polVtflion
of them would not be deemed lei's an affront bv the
niilitarv notions of lionour enr'ei rained by the firft
consul, than [hutting the port of New Orleans is to
t:s. A declaration 0; war might be expected TO fol
low, \vhich inltead of txftoring New Orleans, might
cut oft our commerce in all pans of the Nvor'-flt is far
from certain that tiie Britifti might not be lilenced b%
facrifices, or that they would be ditpofed to enter in
to the quarrel while liardly allowed to take breath
after the late Cornell with France.
While negociaiion promiles *uv thing, we cannot
ti'irk it wife to proceed with such halfe in the com- j
ntcnce of hofliliries, Lccaufe,
That tne principles oi common justice forbid cur |
going to war lor theexteniion of our territory.
1 hut the horrors of %var are incalculable, that one
“week of its expences exceeds the advantages uiualH
gained at it’ dole.
i'bar our commerce, would be liable to father im
irer.fe dt prudatioi s irctn ti e Ftincb ships i.t war&
pt ivarets wliich could Wltr loo’e it, it beforp we could
take meafnres for its protection, even supposing the
jaid of Britain.
XjjaMhe “ vantage ground,” might thus change
jr.afterS. . .
out. . . , , ~. .
That very feiv wars have lncreafed tire public free
dorr or Isappintfs.
We should, hev r-er, think it seise that every pro
viflen, which existing laws putboritV, might br mad
lor the ultimaterefmc. ,
Adventurers may gain bv a w?r * the pu. .icwtu., in
general lose. Tretipiiaiiun lomctimes ioccteds ; i
laiH often. , . .-
q-fje ambitirm of might rerx.er ,?e p -
frflion of Lo fi. na by the French an incab ulable ev .1 ;
a wife fvflero of policy would render it a benefit “-u u.e
Doited Suic Tbc firtl is uiofl prob k b!e.
::rfro:?; fr* the s*v !fT s
! from thisfta?e> in the cwgrefs of the United
States, to his excellency the governor, dated
senate room, fVafhington, 4th Jan. 1803.
“ SIR,
f< We hive the honor to inform your ex
cellency ot the unanimous ratification of the
.'treaty between the United States an J the Creek
Nation of Indians, concluded on and signed
near Fort-Wilkinson on the i6ih day of June
this morning by the senate of the Uni
ted States. T his unanimity we flatter our
leives, will in.luce the general government to
a further interposition in our favor, to obtain
the remainder ot the lands contained in the
i Miks of the Oak nul. ee ond Oconee..
“ We are with refpeft, &c.”
We have received no politive information relating
to tiie Cite election for reprrfematives to congress in
rile (rate of Vermont—-but we hav? received partial
accounts of eleiftroni in two districts and we btlievt
we may confidently aflert that the two republican
candioatex Okn and Hay are returned. In lonie dif*
tricts there were five or lix candidates. Aurora,
C OMM hli cFa~L •
Thelfl-rnd of S r . Martin having beer, reflyed to
the Batavian Republic, and pefleflion taken by the
i>utch force*, the Merc hunts of the United srates5 r ates are j
nereby infcrmed that every en r ou: agement will be j
given to a commercial intercourse with the United
Suites of America.
1 he Pi inters of the commericial cities are requeu
ed to pubhih the above tor commercial information.
Aurora.
The news which we Bated yesterday on the autho
rity of Cap ain Oraham,is this day connrrned. Capt.
V/hed ory of the brig liarriof, arrived here yesterday
Fom Sc. Croix, informs us, that a few days finer, he
Ip- ke the th p Fame, Jones, 5c days from Amlledam
nr Piiraddpni', the t ommander of which informed
nim, that 5.01J0 French troops were embarking at
Rotterdam i'jr (he r.ver of St. Mary's. N.Y.Uax,
From the Gazette of the U- S.
Source of the NILE.
The grand desideratum of ancient and modern
geography appears to be resolved at last : Mr. P
] lorneman, a traveler sent out b- the London society
! -or making difeoveries in Africa, in a late communi
cation to me fociety* informs that, ther‘e cannot exist
ad .not of th: N:U c.r,d the Niger being one and the
iame river, nor couid he learn that its course was in
errupted by any inland sea or lake, as lome have
luggefted.
Off
Mr Hornman a’ the line o’ making the communi
cation, was m the ci v of Monfack, of Fizzan, an in
terior kingdom of Afric , iron whence a constant
imeroouife was kept up with Tombuctu Houfan and
other places in the ancient Jolibaof Niger.
Ivli iioi nman has a’fo fetuled beyond drfpute, that
the Oaris of Ammon containing tie kite of the ce!e
brited Icm picot [upiter Ammon, is the modern Sec
wa, as iuggeiied by Mr. Browne. We anderftand
Mr. Horneman takes the Koran for a pallport, and
;hus avoids the dilli .ulticsand dangers of his prede
ceilbrs.
Communication (Inserted by requejl)
THE Memory of Capt. George Troop lately
Jeceakd will ever be held moft dear by the man of
fortune and by the unfortunate ; when they take a
Iblitary w !k, or enj a friendly Ihe'ter under the
hofpira'ole {hades of thole trees he painted around
our city, will pay to this philanthropist the tribute of
a blessing, and c;f a tear ; he might have laid, l.ke the
>!d planner in La fout ain e, u thele trees fven nbvv near
a fruit,to me of a delightful taste.” We found in him,
at lome social hours a man and a friend. When mak
mg our (Tape from a group of frozen hearts who
surrounded us. We fought for that fyrnpatha ic in
tetcourie warmed by fncndlhip’s vita! beam. 1 iis
arms were open to the ntderable ! When po our
lii'ame,.)ro alyum was found their Aid ter.
M A R HTe L I S T.
En’ered ship Elizobeth Matthews, Jamaica—brig
Resource, Wiikinfon. New-York Schooner, bavan
nah Packet, Burke, Chailefton—James, Swaine New
Horn —Pat*,ey, Mood St Mary r s Sufan Culver bt.
Croix—iloop Ranger, Keen Charleiton. Minerva,
,vl‘Lean, ditto, Friendflii-p Masters, Barbacloes
Cleared, fhi-fj Gleopaira Davenporr London, Favor
ite Mackie Jamaica —brig Setfe.y Hudson 1 rinidad,
Levant Davidson Bolton, rd za Swain New-York —
(comer Bet fey Henry . Jamaica, Be* fev Cobb New-
York—ilvjop Minerva, M Lean, Cnarlellon.
Office of Discount Id Deposit.
February Ist , ISO3.
\ LI. per Tons tranfadting hufinefs at the Bank, will
Yjl nleale to observe, that after the 15th inllant, no
hills or notes of a less him than one hundred dollars
will be received for difeoant.
V hum as Cafliier
F'H-i’rv **d
Badlall on Orders.
’ J} ‘HE re foe ct ice officer? commanding companies in
JL tiie fi-rit Battalion ot the Chahain Regiment,
are here bv notified a battalion Winder will take
place on Thursday. 17th inllant: battalion to be form
ed in the Church square, at eleven o’clock.
This parade being intended as preparatory to the
annual infpedion ; it is that the officers will
use every exertion to bring their men on the ground,
regularly equipped, agreeable to law.
Richard Dennis,
M jor lft battal. C. R.
S.ivannalif V eh. 7 1803. S7
Kun-aways.
Run off from the plantation of the fubferiber, near
Hard wick, ter* or 11 days ago, ten prime young
tegroes, viz. Yorick, Joe. or July. Oliver, Robert,
Pom. Peter, Davy, Qu.iquo. Ben Adam. Alfo.two
ialf hsnda. June and Buckary. it is fufpefted that
iicv may attemnt to go as iar as Augusta, of ten miles
ibove it. Whoever them up, and either fe
eurrs thens in ws : , or delivers them ct Hardwick,
ihall b* rewarded m proportion to their trouble.
February l3o;. M, BURKE*
\ Lt/i gs Leffrs reserve 1 from the \fl gJ
Jan liar j to this in it.
A.
William Adderfon j
John Armstrong,
Heming Akin,
Asa Adams.
B.
John Burnham,
J°s. Ben net,
Aaron Blount,
Daniel Bithop,
F.iizabeth BrownOn,
Peter Bartlemifs,
Ann Birnev,
’ Savory Boles,
Uhls. Bartlemifs^
Peer Fell,
Joseph B xley^
Jonathan Brighfmanj
Ureorge Brown, 2
jFicob Bergman, . 2
Wdlia n Bro\vn y
James Brown*
Just ah Bryan,
William Belcher, 2
Belcher & Dickinfort.
C *
John Clayton,
William Clarke,
Con had Crummit,
Scoot Cray,
John Cau’Jer,
Sarah N. Cortould.
D.
Robert I )etrerille,
William Delony,
Jos. Durind,
Elijah Denniflon,
Ralph Dod sworih.
E.
‘"'John Edwards,
James Eglefon,
William Elliot.
F.
Benjamin Force,
James Finigan,
j Daniel Ferguson,
Elias Fairbank,
James Farman.
G.
Wait Goodrich juf%
Ruil’ l Goodrich,
Ei.zabe'h Graham,
John Gray,
Mary Grayfti.ck,
James Gaft me,
Wm, Gurd er.
H.
John Kerb,
E. B. Hopkins,
I'herefa St. Hubert
H. Hartford,
Dahiel Hume,
i Nicholas Hoftdkus* 2,
Joseph Hdl,
James Horner,
Elizabeih tLarpcr,
James M. Holmes-,
Oliver H Hard,
John F*H ‘.iton* 2.
Ji
James Jackfoii, 2.
Alexander J affray,
Maty Sophia Johnson,
Francis Jordan,
Eliza Jones*
Charles johnfon*
James Johnson, fen.
K.
William B. Kirklev,
L.
James W. Lemont,
lVlores IJm HifFe,
Hezek lah Lord,
.Margaret Lewis,
Archibald Little,
HCiiry Lyon*
iidwm Lewis,
/
Mrs M. Vicar,
Si h Mead,
ISAAC BENEDIX. P. M.
Pot Office ijl February 180:.
uiS i'Kic i of Georgia.
The Fr est dent of the Unted Slates, to the Mar
shal of the diftrici aforejald, greeting :
R. M. Stitf.s, ciet k,
WHEREAS a libel hath this dav been exhibit
ed in t >e district court in a:ui for the diftr idt
aforesaid* by Janies Sawyer, muter, owner and com
manner of the fl op ‘ Ranger,’ and Samuel Robert,
master, owner and commander of the fioop ‘ Patriot,’
who prosecute for theinfelves and mariners, againfi rhe
property taken from the ship ‘WI D AH / (as it is said
which on the sixth day of January initant, was wreck
ed on At a r tin s Industry, on the coll of the diftriSt
aforefoid , and whicA property taken a?, aforefaid \va
brought into the port of Saiannah , and being lb taken
and brought into ’port, the matters arid mariners of the
said Hoops * Ranger* and ‘ Patriot* claim and pray a
decree for either the Vvhole of the foul property or the
proceeds of (ale, or a part thereof by way offolvage,
according to what from circumitances fliall seem right
and juff.
NOW THEREFORE, you the said marshal ate
herrhv commanded to cite and admonish, and these are
herefore to cire and admonish the owners or late
owners and all and every other per ion cr persons what
fotver. have or pretend to have any right, title,
■ intert-lf. property, claim or demand whatsoever, in, to
or upon the property aforefoid, that they may be and
upnear before rhe judge of the laid court, at a district
court to he held at savannah on the eighth day of Feb
ruary next, to Hie w canfe if any they have or can, why
the praver of the said libel Ihouid not he granted.
WITNESS the honorable William Stephens, elq-jtre,
judge t>f the said court at Savannah, rhe twenty f
venth day of January in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and three,
B ACO.V. proSfor for >he IE cl fonts.
Left the plantation of the JubJertbey, in hryun
county^
FOUR YOUNG NEGROES.
UNDER the age of thirty, named Hen. Pitas.
Othello and bandy, Any person delivering the
above fellows will be rewarded
February 7,?fco; G. M TROUP.
Thaddeus Maynard*
■ i ■ M*Guan,
John M'Coloug,
David Matthews,
Joseph M c Donald,
Isaac Meferve,
Na’haniel Moore,
Hugh Macdonald,
Lovis Munroe,
Peter M‘Avir,
James Monfort,
James M l Laven,
John M‘Lean,
‘ ■ M “Lean,
George Millen> 4
Neal jVf‘Fee!y, 2
William M‘Farland*
Pi ineas Miller, 2
David M irrilon,
David Mungon, 2
Thomas Marshall,
N.
William Neel,
Alexander Nicholfort,
Barnabas Nye,
O.
Lewis Osmond,
Charles Odonc,
P.
■ —■‘•Poolain*
Apr olios Pother,
Ancrew H. iC ince, 3
John Prny,
J°!eph Plummer,
(rtr.ri'e iE’ible,
D:mis Ponce,
William Parker,
i homas IV-’ni!l,
R.
Charles V,. Rogers*
George Raifton,
J -hn Rois,
vVilliam Ross,
Robert Rtfs,
Wjiliam R ipers*
J kpn Reynolds,
J r *hn Robinson,
Tiioinas Rice, 2
s
6\effingron Sdby 1
G and R S. ree t
Dm. S. crni.in.
Mid imc iD'j begur De.
Pet ray.
foh 1 Singleton.
John Alexander Charles
Shaw.
Susan Stuart.
John Sanders^
Elizabeth Shaw,
Chanes Pmkney Sumner
Alexander Small
Abraham Strawbhert
Eliza H. Scoifield 3
John Stoops.
Daniel Smith.
T
Mathew Topes,
1 homas P. Toomcr.
John ‘Fire,
Nocol Tu; nbfill*
Andre w I urnbuil
w
Miss A. P. Willlg,
Joseph Willfon,
Susannah Woud,
Edmund Walfli,
Benjn. Ward.
M s. Woodhoufe,
Rullel Wilkinson,
Jacob Wood* 5
Ehas Williams 4
Robert Walls
William Whllie
Jo ;n Woolf,
r
1 nomas Young,
. AUCTKF
THIS Day will oe luld ai ihv Vc due
mcrce flow*
39 Kegs Butter ,
boxes sweet oil,
do. pipes,
ditto raisons ,
6 casks ditto,
14 boxes chocolate ,
4 hkds old Northward Rum
4 barrels Ditto Ditto.
5 hdds. tV. I. Rum
2 barrels Ditto. Ditto.
1 hdd Jamie a Ditto .
9 half pipes of {up trior red Malaga IVine
7 boxes of bed Bata via Arrack 1 doz. caJJ
4 barrels Sugar
loaf ditto in lots
barrels Salmon
ham Is Mackirel
barrels mess Beef
10 Kegs Manufactured Tobacco
1 crate Liverpool JVare
I brig's Top fait
4 jars Grapes
14 ps. Cotton Bageing
IVitb a variety of other Dry Goods ,
ALSO, one excellent Chair Horse ,
Terms, cash cn delivery.
Sale to commence at 10 o'clock,
E. HILLS, AuctY.
February, 7 t8o;.
PUBLIC AUCTION;
ON Monday the March next ‘Will he fold at
the Vendue Store Commerce Row,
All the wearing appctrei and jundncs belong
ingto the Est ate of Capt ‘John Dim alt deceaj
by order of the administrator .
E. HILLS, Auctr.
Felm ary 7 iSoj.
foe sale.
A HOUSE and 1 /t. Me i*?t has rwo fronts, one
of which is on Broughton St'ree and for Situ—
at. >ii i‘: is it; inr :0 few in tile City the best of titles
tan be given apply to
ycj'eph Arnold:
A L S 0.
A Prime Negro E.llr-w, Su’d for One of the mo ft;
common faul s in the world, that is wa it ot money.
Aplpy as above.
Febiuary 7 1803 -* * 41
r pHAT the partherfhip of t. & T. TIG LIENOR, b
A thi3 day diftblved by mutual consent. All per
sons indented to said firth are requeued to make in. •
mediate pavtnent. Ihe buftnefs will be continued at
the lame fland under the fit*m of
E. CKO WELL, id Cos.
Who beg leave to inform their friends and the public,
that they have ob hand an aflortriient of
S If C) E S,
They hope to merit patronage in their line of buli“
nefs.
January 2f,ißc3.
S bate of Cr corgia County.
PERSONALLY Appeared before
Tbeopbilus Thomas, one of the jultices o;
peace, for laid county, William G iffin, whs
being duly fvorn on the holy cvangHifts c
Almighty God, faith that he had in his p
feflioi a note of band given to him by Isa ■ 4
zV. Meservty for the film of 79 dollars, win*. ■;
note, he, the said William Grifhn, has jolt b- -
rwetn his place and Savannah, and that r ~
note is in full force, as he has never trade !,
trafficked tfor paired withjfhe fame by his aw
con-feu t* and is payable the full day ot March
1 his
William X Griffin,
mark
Sworn to, before rr.c, th’s doth day of Hr
member, 1803. Tbeopbilus Thomas, j p
February 7. (3 d * 1 m.)
IWESf-TT DOLLARS REWARD
RAN- A WAV from the fubferiber, on the
day of January a negro man. named y,.’
about 27 years of age, yeliov complexion, b y A ,
nis upper eve teeth of a black colour, as if r .
tbout lix feet high, fieiulir made, talks broken., J j
jn when he went atvay, a grt-c 1 cotton negr r> ci
jacket and trowfers and took witn him a b lue cc
••nd white trowfers.
I he above negro was formerly belonging to *
(land of Jamica, nas been rhuen at fc , a.d it
elicved, designs to get on board feme veffbl )
harbour of Savannah for the purpose ot relumi- ,rr ,r t
employment. Al! captains of veflels a e ftnc ( !y , ; .
rioned against carrying him ofr,and all
forbid to harbour or conceal him under, thM few-;.
penalty of hw,
The above reward will be paid to an s
will return said negro to me, or ten and TANARUS, rs if |.r H /
many gaol and information thereofgu.en L tv.,
can be obtained^
Wtill arn Ogle: r ee*
IVa/hi nf hit, Wilkes County, I
* February 7, 18 3. J
Public Lol'j jor Sale.
PURSU ANT to rheordr rof the City Coin
the fir ft Monday in March next will be H
! *te ti.ai. ,f. m*. *■ Uie Aoutt Houle in Savour
j levera I*OT S m E.'eer* Ward, known bv the • ’
m. ’m> U, 15. 25, U 6, 2.7, 28, 29, 50, Si “
4 3 f * ■’ ‘~’ J * 1 he Sdc conitnrn^.
in the forenoon.
John Williams > C.
February, i0 \ BO3,