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Vol 1. 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