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elcftion to Congrcfs, where your pay
v/asmore than ever you could have ex
refted to make by a profeflion, you have
proved yourfelf a total stranger to.—
Gracchus fays, Civis never “ boafledof
his merit, becattfc he never pofj'efftd any
Civiscan only fay, thar, whether he has
merits or not, he leaves it to others to
determine —toboaft of it is the charac
teristic of those who don’t possess any.
How meanly has this Gracchus filch
ed ideas from Civis, to make up for his
own want of them. Is it by such means
you expert to avoid further observations ?
You must be exhibited in your true co
lours. You need not attempt to parry
theferutiny, by ebullitions ofpaiiion and
abuse. Civis will take notice of your
impotent aifertions in no other way,
than by presenting your true charader
to that public, whole favor you are tak
ing such artful means to acquire.
Civis is not furprized, that Gracchus
has been taken so ver y jhort all at once;
he informed us ten days ago, that he was
“ tightly bound” and now there ap
pears to be nothing but “griping:.” Mo
wonder then, he has grown so very fee
ble all at once.
Not long ago, Gracchus declared he
would not turn his back on a “ Citizen,
or a Civis,” it is to be hoped he will
continue to be as good as his word—for
Civis would really not like to be very
near him in his present condition. Civis
now thinks Gracchus would cut a better
figure in a corner, on a three legged liool
of repentance, than rhyming.
N. B. Keep him in print a little lon
ger. CIVIS.
* Monies d?livcred to John Berrien, Eli].
Treasurer, by Ph. Clayton, late Treasurer,
Teb. zed, 1790, out ot the money receiv’d for
the Western L.md :
1 parcel to the Senate, 8500 dollari
1 do. for ReprelentaUves, 690 do.
1 do. 3°° do.
: do. 1650 do.
1 do. 7CO do.
1 do.’ 43 do.
1 do. Isd do.
1 do. 35# do.
x do. 820 do.
x do. 3,5 do.
1 do. (Mr. Jofinfon) 350 do.
1 do. (Caldwell) 552 do.
1 do. (Mr. Johufon) *OO do.
7,422 dob,
Receiv’d the above, fay seven thousand, fom
hundred twenty two.
Signed, J. BERRIEN, Tr.
To the Printers of the Columbian
Museum.
HAVING this day seen in the
Southern Centinel, of the 14th iu
ftant, the following alfertion, “ That
“ the General,” meaning Jackson, f ‘ was
“ the person who authorized Twiggs,
“ Telfair, Few and Wereat, to make
“ proposals lor the western lands, has
“ been declared oy Mr. Wereathimfelf,
“ and proven before the feledl committee
“of the iaft legifiature.” And having
been informed fome time since that Mr.
Clayton should have asserted, that 1
told him at Louisville, < f General Jack
ion had authorifed me to offer one mil
lion of dollars, for tiie western lands, on
his own account.” In order to do the
General that justice which he is entitled
to, and to remove any improper impref
lions which may have arisen in conse
quence of the assertions beforemention
ed, I requeit you will be pleased to in- I
_fert the following Affidavit in your next
paper, which will oblige,
Gentlemen,
Your inoft humble Servant,
JOHN WEREAT.
Hardwick, April 21, 17*76.
State of Georgia,J
Bryan County. f
BEFORE me, Joseph Stiles, F.fq.
pcrlcmaiiy came and appeared John We
ren't, who being duly sworn, maketh oath
and faith, that he never told Mr. Clay
ton, or any other person or persons
rfocyer, either at Louisville during
tbe fitting of the convention, or at any
tnher time or place, that General Jack
'-n was or wiihed to be concerned in
me purchafc of the Yazoo or western
Ends, or that he ever authorifed him,
f mi., deponent, to offer a million of dol-
Rri for tlm (aidlands 0.1 his, Gen. Jack
forks account, or on any other account
whatsoever. And the faiddeponent up
on his oath declares, that any and every
report to that effeft, is utterly falfe.
This deponent further declares, that he
knows General Jackson to have been
uniformly opposed to the sale of the
lands, from the fir ft sale of them in the
year 1789, to the present time, which
e very converfationhehas had with him,
2nd letter received from him on the
fubjekl uuequivucally evinced.
JOHN MERE AT.
Sworn the ?.ift day of April, 1 796, be
fit me,
JOSEPH STILES. J, P.
Columbian &c.
I have also seen fome questions” in
a Boflonpaper, “ proposed to General
Jackson,” —the firft of which is in the
following words.
(< Sir,
u WERE you not brought to Amer
ica fome years since, a little orphan boy,
under the protection of a Gentleman
now in Savannah, whom you have since
treated with ingratitude and injuilice ?”
To fatisfy the querift, I can inform him,
that General Jackson's father and.moth
er were both alive at the time he came
to America, in the year 1772, that he
has now a brother in Savannah, who
was born of the fame parents several
years after he left England, confequeut
ly he could not have been an orphan.
H’s father was a Clothier in Devon
shire, at whose expence he came to A
merica, by whom he vvas supported till
the commencement of the late war, and
his family were as rcfpeTable as any in
the neighbourhood. 1 cannot recoiled
any a tt of injustice or ingratitude from
General Jackson towards me, for twen
ty four years pall, but on the contrary ;
neither do I claim any merit from any
little attention to a youth, who had left
his fathers house, and come to a strange
country, w here he did not know, or was
known by ony one.
’ JOHN WEREAT.
Hardwick, April 21, 1796,
PARIS, February 18.
A Briiiih frigate has been carried in
to Toulon by the Sensible frigate.
Gen. Rochambeau, the younger, is
appointed commandant at St. Domingo.
If we can credit the rumours circulat
ed here, the suspension of arms between
our armies and those of Austria is to
cease on the ift Ventofe (Feb. 20. J
February 19.
The eftabliibment of a bank in this
capital, similar to those of London, Am
lle.rdam, and Venice, has been for fome
time spoken of. This eftabliibment
will take place immediately ; it interests
every merchant, and every commercial
city. The names of those who preside
over it are given to inspire the greatest
confidence; and the following is the
profpecls they have just publiihed.
Bank —The citizens united in our ef
tablifhrnent of a Bank have just publish
ed the proces-ver-baux of the meetings
they held on the 17 and 19 inst. (Feb.
6th and Bth.)
T he executive directory, through the
organ of the minister of finances, has tef
t:fied its fat is fact ion at the formation of
this eftabliibment, and its wish t > fee the
said eftabliihment thrive and ftouriih,
declaring that it fha.ll enjoy moll ablo
lute independence.
*
LONDON, February 25’.
This day a letter from Dover, dated
February 24, was received at Lloyd's
coffee-houfe, containing the following
paragraph ;
“ i have just received information
from very good authority, that the
Dutch fleet, confiding of 14 fail, left the
Texel yeiterday morning, steering their
coast to the northward.”
February 26,
Yesterday afternoon an express was
received at the admiralty, with the in
telligence which we laid before the pub
lic yesterday, of the Dutch licet being at
sea. It left the Texel on Tuesday
morning. In consequence, orders have
been font for the fleet in the Downs to
go in quell of it, and a squadron has been
ordered to put immediately to sea for
the fame purpose, from s pithead, under
the command of rear-admiral Harvey.
Every ihip of the line is ordered from
all the dock yards for sea dire&ly.
After a very long altercation, the
court of Denmark is at length about to
acknowledge M. Grouvelie, the minis
ter of the French republic at Copenha
gen.
February 27.
The Dutch fleet is moil certainly at
sea, but of what forced itconfifts is not
precisely afeertained. A veflci arrived
at Yarmouth puffed through it, and the
captain represents the number of ships to
be 18, of which probably eight or ten
are of the line.
Another account fays, the Glatton
India ihip of war, capt. T roiiop, law the
Dutch fleet on the 24th inltant, and
counted their line of battle to con fill of
twelve fail, viz. seven ships from 74
down to 60, five from 50 to 44, and ii e
frigates. By their course it was con
jectured that they were going north a
bour, in order to-form a junction with
the Brest fleet.
A report prevailed yesterday in the
highest circles, that Gen. Clairfayt is
dead. The credit which it received
from those who had thebeil opportunity
of afeertaining its validity, induces us
jo think that it is but too true. His
loss in the present Hate of affairs will be
inoft fevercly felt.
PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 23.
The prince of Wales man of war,-of
90 guns Admiral Harvey, with moft of
the men of war at Spithead, under his
command ; are ordered for sea as soon as
possible,
BOSTON, March 26.
The Thetis, Felt, from Charlellon,
is arrived at Liverpool; the Clermont,
of Charlciton, 31 days from Wilming
ton, was spoke to on the 28th of Februa
ry, having 101 l her boats, mizen, and
fome of her lails.
-- ,n
NEW-YORK, Aprils.
On the 2sth of February, captain
Parker, on his pail’age from Liverpool
i.i lat. 24 44, N. long. 29 W. spoke the
brig Benjamin and Nancy of Haverhill
captain Farley, from St. Übes, bound to
Newburyport, fourteen days out, ail
well; captain Farley informed him, that
one half of Cadiz was funk by an earth
quake and several other towns had (hared
the fame fate,capt. Farley felt the ihock
lying in Übes. He likewise inform
ed capt. Parkei that the king of Spain
had fled into Portugal, but tor what he
could not tell ; he expelled it was ow
ing to an infurreCtion,
SAVANNAH, April 26.
T he whole circulating specie of Eng -
land was ellimated, during peace, at
twenty nine millions llerling. It is al
iedged, on good grounds, that since th
Beginning of the present war, the expc
of bullion amounts to sixteen millions.
This has occasioned a scarcity offpecie
—the bank of England have lately cur
tailed their difeounts—a million of guin
eas have been recently coined, and few
old ones are fecn in circulation.
The bank have agreed to take in the
ferip of the loan on the third payment.
ferine Hcgtffcr,
£ A *RED INWARD.
April, Days.
aq. Brig Miflio , Kirkley, Charlellon, a.
CL t A RED OUT.
25. Ship Mowhawk. Sutherland, Martha Brae.
Brig Eli/.a, Donham, Bolton.
Schooner Revenge, Eymat, St. Mary’s.
Lovey, Hammond, do.
Sloop Dove, Brown, Charlellon.
James, Weft, do.
Sales at Auction ,
ON Monday the 23d of May next, at Ten
o’Clock in the Forenoon :
A Part of the Personal property belonging
to the Estate of James Moore, Esq. de
cealed, will be exposed to Public Sale, at the
Plantation of William Neyle, Esq. on Hutch,
infon’s Hland, confiding of Sheep, Stock Cat
tle, Horles and sundry other articles.—The
property can be viewed at the “place aforefaid,
any t;:ne previous to the day of Sale, at. which
time the Conditions will be made known.
JAMES POS [ELL,
<(uAiJied Admmiftrator.
Savannah, April 23d. ni6-ts.
N 0 TIC E.
THE Subscriber begs leave to inform
his Creditors, that particular busi
ness calls him in London, and expe6ls to
be absent about eight months:—There
fore begs their indulgence for that time,
and hopes on his return to render gene
ral fatisfaclion to those whom he may
be indebted to
JOHN RICHARDS,
Qunfmilh ,
Savannah, April 26.
Ten Dollars Reward.
STOLEN from Alexander Watt’s Wharf,
a Small Clincher built BOAT ; has a white
bottom, yellow Tides, and black streaks ; the
inhde of the boat red as far the stern sheets,
and that yellow ; has a hole through the stern
to (hip the tiller ; also, a mail hole in the fore
thwart, a plug hole .down in the well-room,
and two holes in her stern, the lower one has
a strap in it for the painter, covered with lea
ther. The above montioned Boat is supposed
to have been taken away by two Spaniards,
who was seen on their way to Charlellon, in
land.—The supposed Thieves are thus deferi
bed : Antonio, a tali mulatto-looking man, a
del'erter from St. Augitlline, near 40 years old,
had a blanket with tobacco, and lundry cloths
ti'd op with him : Franciico, a ftiort man,
pitted with the Imall pox, has long wbilkers,
much of a gambler, and fairer complexion
th.'n Antonio. The above Reward, on proof
ol convtdlion, for one, or both of them and
the boa , or Five Dollars tor the boat alone,
will oe paid by 4
JOHN LILLIBRIDGE.
Savannah, April 26.
Cajh paidjor a few Sheeps
PELTS, with the ITml of, —Enquire at
this Office. April 16.
CASH paid for RAGS at this
OFFICE.
On Tuefrby, the 17th of May next, at Twelv*
o'Clock, at the Vendue-Houfe in Savannah*
Will be S O Lp, \
THOSE w Tenements and Lot, the cor I,
lu r of ’ Broughton and Drayton Stre
occupied by Mrs. Euftaco and Mr. A .thony if
Terms will be made known on the day of lale :
apply in the mean time to
John Gibbons, Auctioneer.
Savannah, April *6th, 1796. mC-7t
For Hamburg,
The DaniflißßlG
8 North Star,
TjjjL llalverHoff,
NOW eady to take
her Cargo on board : For Freight apply
to
Gairdners Mitchel.
April 25. m6-tf.
C()T’ lON CHINNING.
THE Subscriber is empowered by*
Air. E y E, ot the Bahama Ulands,
to receive a fubfeription for his Cot
ton Ginning Machine. Gen
tleman of the Hates of South-Carolina
and Georgia, who may wilh to become
iubferibers, are requeued to fend tor
ward their names as loon as convenient,
in order that the fubfeription may be
closed. Mr. Eve will engage to deliv
er the Machine, independent of the pow
er that impels it, in t-avannah, for fifty
guineas. On Mr. Eve’s part, he con
tracts that this Machine will gin
>t clean cotton per day, with a finall
mpeiling power cither of wind, of wa
ter, or ot hories. This machine in a
lew days, and with a triHing expence,
can be attached to any machine in use
for other purposes, fuchas rice machines,
saw or grill mills. Mr. Eve will fend
over a person competent to let them in
motion, and fully to explain their lev
eral powers. From fume finall expe
riments that have been made upon the
green feed cotton it appears that from
150 to 20olbs. can be ginned in this
machine per day. For further informa
tion upon this fubjed I beg leave to re
fer gentlemen to the underlined certi
ficate from a lefpedable Cotton Plan
ter of this state, who has been an eye
witness of the execution done by this
machine, and to various certiiicates that
have come out at diUerent times in the
Bahama papers, signed by the molt ref
pedable Planters in that country. Fur
tiier particulars will be made known
upon application from any gentleman
who may wilh to become a iuoferiber.
I hs machine has met with univerlai ap
probation in every part of the Weit
indies to which it has been lent.
THOMAS SPALDING.
GEORGIA, Chatham County .
IDO certify, that, being o* a vifitfor
tny health to New Provk.ace, one
ot the Bahama I Hands, I was induced to
make an experiment on Mr. Eve's Cot
ton Ginning Machine of the green feed
cotton, commonly cultivated in the.back
country of theTouthcm Itates, and lent
to Savannah for a finall quantity there
of, which on experiment 1 found to an
swer. The rainy season fettmg in a
bout the time I received the cotton the
whole was not ginned, but Mr. Eve as
sured me his machine was competent,
from the calculation he had made, to
dean out in good weather two hundred
weight of clean cotton in the cgurfe of a
day. The machine separates the feed
from the eotton by rollers without do
ing any injury to the ltapie, and, from a
sample of feed and cotton in poiieliion
of the fubferiber, any gentleman can be
immediately convinced of the truth of
this opinion. During my Hay in Nas
sau I frequently visited Mr, Eve’s ma
chine which was impelled by wind, and
never saw more than two people attend
ing the fame, one a grown person and
the other a small boy. This machine
is capable of being attached to almost any
of those used for various purposes in this
country ; the confirmation appears by
no means complex, and every planter of
confequenee in the Bahamas is in the
ptadice of using them.
], WALDBURGER.
CAU T 1 ON.
I Do hereby give notice, that I have a
legal claim to the Lot at present in
the occupation of MefTrs. Hills, May
A Woodbridge, and others, which is
now advertised for sale by the fheriii’of
this county, on Tuesday the third of
May next, as the property of the estate
of William o‘Bryen, junr. of which all
persons are desired to take due notice.
Elizabeth IVhitfiAJ.
Chat!an County,
, Savannah, 25th April 1796. tz