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VOL. I*
This Day,
WILL BE OPENED FOR SALE, BY
A. Van Sinderen,
(On the Bay.)
Avery extensive aftortment of
Woollens and Fancy Goods.
Suitable for the prefentand approaching feafons.
—A LS O
An elegant variety of Gold and Silver W ATC LI
ES. Jewellery, Plated Ware, Cutlery. Japanned
and Hardwares —And a large Collcftion of
Books and Stationary.
All which will be disposed of by Wfcolefale
cr Retail, on very low terms for Calh or Pro
i[UCe. Savannah, Oftober 18.
~ITu suns,
By JVholefale & Retail,
THE fubferiber having a large quanti
ty, and great variety on hand,- will dis
pose of them very low, and much under
his former prices.
GEORGE RALSTON.
Savannah, Aug. 16. 1148.
JuJl Imported ,
By E. & C. Stebbins,
On board the Brig APOLLO, Capt. Robin
son, from New-York :
A VARIETY OF USEFUL AND
Fashionable GOODS,
Adapted to the preTent Season—-in addition to
those Received by the Fanny, Capt. Swin
burn, in May laid, which enables them to
offer their Customers and others, very
Handsome and General Alfortment, which
they will dispose of at a low advance, for
Cash, at their Store on the Bay :
Confjling 0/ the following Articles , viz.
FOUR 4ths and 9 Bths Irifb. Sheetings ; a
great variety of 4 4ths Iriib Linens, from
to 100 cents per yard ; bed ticking, 3*4hs,
8 4ths, and 10 4ths diapers ; clouting diaper,
dainalk tablecloths, a variety of coloured fu
perline broad cloths and cailimers, coloured
durants, black rulTel, bombalin, black India
perfians, green silk umbrellas, black mantuas,
India luteftrings and satin, dove coloured and
white ditto, mens white, drab and green hats,
childrens coloured ditto, a variety of ladies
muffin handkerchiefs and aprons; 6 4ths plain
book, checked, striped, and tamboured mus
lins; 4 4ths and 6 4ths plain jackonet and tam
boured ditto, gentlemens cravats ; black Bar
celona, printed linen, and cotton handerchiefs;
silk and cotton shawls, womens cotton hose ;
mens silk, cotton, and random hose ; fti iped
ginghams, brown holland and sheeting, 10 4ths
fringed cotton counterpanes, 12 4ths fuperfine
Marseilles ditto, striped and figured furniture
chintfes ; blue, red, and purple furniture cot
tons ; light ground chintfes and calicoes for
gown patterns ; plain white, coloured, and
spotted Marseilles, for veil patterns ; fine’
aud coarse dimities, Manchester muffins and
white jeans, coloured satin and figured ribbons,
ladies and gentlemens leather and silk gloves
allotted, India and striped nankeens, humhunis,
corded dimities ; medium, gilt post, folio post,
and plain quarto post paper; inkpowder, wa
fers, and sealing wax ; ivory and horn combs,
needles and pins, mens neat ftioes, ladies mo
rocco and kid ditto, ladies drafting cases, pock
et books, purtes, suspenders, thread cases, mem
orandum cases; best red bark, ipecacuanha,
rhubarb, jalap, Anderson’s pills, magnesia,
cram tartar, camphor, Turlington’s balsam,
Britrfli oil, caftor oil, spirits hartlborn, vola
tile drops, laudanum, spirits lavender, eflence
peppermint, rose & orange flower waters, milk
of rof-s, bergamot, pungent smelling bottles,
fait of lemons, court plaster, hard and foft po
matum, violet soap and walbballs,coarfe knives,
frifT >rs, cork ferews, razors, penknives aft’orted,
watch chains and keys, iiiver pencil cases, black
lead pencils, tooth brushes, black pepper, nut
megs, loaf sugar, freffi hyfontea, choice sherry
wine in quarter calks, See. Sec.
Augufl 5. • 4.5-ts
Just Imported, by
GEORGE RALSTON,
Onboard the BRIG BELLONA from NEW
YORK, and other Arrivals,
The Following Articles , in Addition to his Former
Afortment, viz :
BROAp CLOTHS, Caftimers, Swanfdown,
Flannels, Dennett, white and blue Plains,
blue Stroud, stripe Linfey of vayius patters ;
g*nrlemens white, blue, clouded and black
Silk Hose, pattent Cotton ditto ; ladies Neck
Laces aiTorted, ditto blue and gold do ; Garnet
L“ed, silver Thimbles, brafsdo. Pocket-Books,
Tooth Powder and Brushes, Smelling Bottles,
Ligand Liquid Blue, Cotton Lines, Hempdu.
Ikd Cords, Hambro Lines, Leading do. Nefls
Trnr.ks, Brirnftonr,* Rice Sickles, Cutteau
Knives, I.ancets, Claw Hammers, Handsaw
‘ its, Cross-cut do. Table Spoons, Soup La
fiies, single and double spring Chest Locks, do.
r o Pad do Drawer do. Brass Handles, Din
jng-tabi'’ Hing~s, Screws, Shoe Pincers ; curb,
ll i curb, and fnafile Bridle Bitts, Stirrup
• >ns, Plated Smirs, steel spring do. Saddle
acks, Cloak Pinns, Brass Cocks, Japann’d
aiter S affirmed, Sugar Cannisters, Tin Gra-
T rs t Sail Needles. Palm Irons ; a few dozen
r| t Muftwd, in -jib bottles, Sec. Sec.
uavaiinah, Oft. 14. 64-ts.
REASON and TRUTH impartial guide the way.
FRIDA Y, October, 21, 1796.’
ISAAC HASTINGS,.’
BefpefljMly informs the Public that he has
FOR s v A LE.
At his STORE St. Julian Street, between the
Church and Market opposite Mr. Hogg's.
BEST Jamaica RUM,
Windward Illand and Northward do.
WINES,
Holland GIN,
COFFEE,
Loaf and Brpwn SUGAR,
SOAP aiyd CANDLES,
Pickled Pilh, , v
Writing and Wrapping Paper,
Negro Shoes.
tod and 20d Nails, Iron Ware, x ,
Tobacco;
Crockery and Glass Ware, &c.
—A L S O
Just receiv’d pr. the Regulator,
From Boston;
Excellent Hyfonand Souchong Teas,
Northward Cordials,
Salt Petre refined,
Copperas.
Excellent Gun Powder, Shott aflorted.
AfTortmeut Mens, Womens k Childtens Shoes,
Blankets, coarse Halfthick, Plains and Coating,
Broadcloth, Caftimers, and Baize,
Shaloon and Durants,
Coarse Linen and Cotton Handkerchiefs,
Aftortment Pewter and Tin Ware,
Aftortmcnt Trunk, Chest and Pad Locks,
Pennknives, Cutteausand ScilTors,
Table and Tea Spoons,
Gimblets, Canterbitts,
Awls, Tacks, Jews-Harps,
Aftortment Coat and Waistcoat Buttons,
Threads, Pins, Needles and Thimbles,
Shoe Brushes,
Horn and Ivory Combs,
Brass Cocks, Tobacco and Snuff Boxes,
Razors and Shaving Boxes,
Fishing Lines and Hooks, Chalk Lines,
Pocket Books, Ink Pots, Waters, Sealing Wax,
Spelling Books, Pialters, and a variety of
Childrens Books,
Setts of Wooden Mcafures,
Sugar Boxes,
Pails and Tubs,
Trunks different sizes, See. Sec.
All of which, he will dispose of at a very
small advance, for Cash or Merchantable Pro
duce.
Constant attendance, and the fmallcft favor
gratefully acknowledged.
Savannah, Ottober 18. 66-ts
FO R SALE,
At. Mons. Huguenet’s,
Corner of Drayton £2 Bryan Streets,
The following ARTICLES, viz.
SHEETING Linen, Irifb do. Durants, Cal
limancoes, Thread of all kinds, Cotton
check, Romall Handkerchiefs, Dimities, Tam
boured Shawls common do. whhe and striped
Flannels, Baize coating, Mens and Womens
Cotton Hose, Childrens do. Indianet for waitt
coats, plain and striped Mnflin, Mullin and
Barcelona Handkerchiefs, Humhums, coarle
and fine Hats, Oznaburghs, Corduroys, Cali
mere, Negro Cloth, Yorkshire do white
brown and blue Plains, Slates, Shott, Look
ing Glades, Fiddles, Fiddle Strings, Flutes,
Fifes, Rosin, Brass Cocks, £2c. £2c.
—ALSO—
French Brandy, Jamaica Rum, Holland
Gin iu Cales and finall Jugs, Liquors from
Martinique, Elixer of Gurus, Alicant, Claret,
Madeira and Port Wine, Powder Sugar, Hy
fon, Souchong and Bcliea Tea, Caftile Soap,
Crockery Ware, and all kinds of Spice.
Savannah, October it. 64*81. -
FOR SALE,
By James Alger,
Elegant WINDSOR CHAIRS, of
different colours.
PICKLED OYSTERS.
SHERRY WINE.
APPLES, ONIONS.
SOAP.
CRACKERS in Kegs.
Bottled PORTER.
Mens fine HATS per Case, and
A tew Thousand But BRICKS.
Savannah, Sept. 6th. 54-t
~J UST OPENING ,
AND FOR SALE,
At the Store lately occupied by Mr. M E R
RILLIES, a frejh assortment of
Drugs & Medicines,
LIKEWISE,
Avery handsome aftortment of Ginghams,Hum
hums, Irilh Linens, Callicoes ; Book, Jaconet,
Plain,Printed, Tambour’d, <sc Cross Barr’d Mus
lin; MuflinHandkerchiefs; Ladies filkShawls,
French Hankerchiefs ; Cotton Hose, striped
and clouded Nankeens,Caftimers; Gentlemen’s
black and white Hats ; Ladies black and co
lour’d Morocco Slippers and Sandalls; Gentle
men’s Shoes, Boots and Bootes ; Loaf Sugar,
Hyfon £e Bohea Teas of superior quality; Ja
pan’d, Glass, and Earthern Ware, with a gene
ral aftortment of Ironmongery, Sec.
Also a few Barrels Superfine and Fine
FLOUR 6? MIDDLINGS.
G. \V. NICHOLS y Cos.
-Savannah, July j “ is
\ . of V-
Charge of-*J-udge Stephens, to the Chatham
Grand at their requelt.
** • *\
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury r
THE duties of your important office, as a>
grand Inquest, have been fa often pointed
out, By the gentlemen who have preceded m
on this bekeh, with to
Juries in other xountiesy likto render any par
ticular charge, not only unnegeflSiry,.but a_tref
pafs on your time. ,
By tfie prelent jlidicijry law, rto Grand Ju
ry, canconfift of lefs.Uian eighteen, bpt twelve
may find a bill, or make a prelentmeift.
augmentations your number, is certainly an
Improvement, because, it places it out of the
power Os 011 c, or two individuals^to negative
the opinion of a much greater number ot their
lellowjurors ; ail'd it affords greater room, for
better jmd more general information* on public
<ubjfc£ts, and adds withal, greater security to
the lives, property and characters, of our fel
low lyrn.
You are ftillconfidercd, gentlemen, as form
ing a body of special jurors, for the trial of ap
peal caui'cs. This part ot your duty, if called
on to execute, will probably be the molt
irkfomc, from the appearance of the appeal
doequet : However, by a dole attention to the
difcfiarge of this important trull, I flatter tny
felf, your labours will the earlier ceale, and
entitle you to the thanks of your fellow citi
zens. Perhaps it may not be improper, to re
commend to your lerious confideracion, the
wretched itaie of the Goal of this county.
When vou refloft, that the molt commodious
buildings errfted for this purpofc, are at best,
but the dreary habitations which the law as
signs, as well for those charged with crimes,
as others, whose misfortunes, very often cauie
their confinement for debt, your feelings mull
be wound up to the nicest sense, especially
when your own view lhall teftify, that the
milerable building before our eyes, is by no
means, a place of iatety, and is so conftrufted,
as to afford no dittinft place of confinement,
for the unfortunate debtor ; no feperate apart
ment, to (helter even ferrule delicacy, from the
vulgar roar and indecent language ot an harden
ed offender, confined for crimes, that may af
feft his lite, and is also the prilon of negroes,
sent there for various purposes. This indif
enminate mode of confinement, is not only im
proper, but humanity and a refpeft to our
lelvcs, urge the propriety of changing the me
lancholy feene. By looking into the funds al
lotted, and the means for greater resources, if
requisite to build a fafe commodious and airy
Goal, will be of infinite service.
A little public spirit, added to the necessity
of the case, will excite those I am convinced,
who are entrusted with this Charge, to exert
themselves to remedy the evil ; An attention
to buildings, allotted for religious and other
public and ufeful purposes, are not only orna
mental, but affords particularly in commercial
cities, to the ffranger, an opportunity of judg
ing of the excellence, or deleft* of any civil
police, as of the virtue, or corruption of those
in power, by the appearance of the ftreett,
public buildings and improvement*. It we
are deteftive then, by taking a little time from
private pursuits, ana bellowing that period to
public advantages, it will presently route up a
lpirn of emulation, in regard to public duty,
and our labours will be requited, by the bene
fits that will relult to society in general.
A feclion in the tax law of the current year,
will be laid before you, and the receiver of tax
returns, will feel it his duty to turnilh a lift of
defaulters, the penalties on whom, will come
properly under your cognizance, in such way
as the law direfts.
The Attorney General, will prepare such
bills of indiftment, as he may have occasion to
profccute ; and you may rell allured, gentle
men, that no delay of bulinels on the part of
the Court, lhaff detain you unneceflarily from
your refpeftive pursuits.
CHATHAM COUNTY, Otlober Term, iig6.
Wc the Grand Jury, of the County aforefaid,
do on our oaths, present :
First.—AS as a grievance, the ruinous situa
tion of the jail of this county, and recommend
that the commiflioners do use every exertion
in their power to remedy the evil, which has
been so often presented by former Grand Ju
ries, and no attention paid thereto.
Secondly.—We deplore the situation of the
public buildings in general, but particularly
those a'lotcd for the worship of the Supreme
Being, and earnestly recommend to the citizen*,
to contribute all in their power toward* the
repairs of the fame, as it will not only be or
namental to the city, but .will have a good et
feft on the morals of the rising generation.
Thirdly.—We present as a grievance, that
the docks of the City of Savannah, have not
been properly headed, so as to prevent bodies
of land, from walbing into the river, tnd
thereby injuring the navigation theieof; and
we also recommend, that the Harbour Mailer,
be inftrufted officially, to remove at the cx
pcrice of the owners of such veflels or boats,
that become wrecks, to such places ot fafety,
as they maybe secured from injuring the chan
nel. We further present the neglcft of the
commiflioners of Pilotage, in fullering those
machines purchafcd at an enormous expence,for
the purpofc of cleaning the river to decay, from
inattention, whereby they are rendered useless,
and whereas several banks of sand are daily
increafingvto the great injury of the navigation,
particularly one above the City, which from
good information, has increased nearer to the
town almost four hundred yards within these
two years j we also present the inattention of
the Pilots, in not properly attending the Bar.
whereby a great many inconviteiencies have
arisen ; and we request those h*v\g branches,
may be obligell to keep a boat and Pilota at
lea, or, forfeit their Branches.
Fourthly.—We present the number of Tip*
pling Holies, cotmnpnly called dram thops.
to be a very jjreat nuUancc, as tending to en
courage Negroes to steal, and thereby fumilh*
ing the means of intoxication, to the great in
jury of their owners, and the community in
general; and wc likewise prelent a* a griev
ance, the hiring and occupying of houses, by-
Negro Slave*, and recommend that mcafurea
be adopted to prevent the fame in future.
Filthly.—We prelent as a grievance, the en*
ormous expence with which the Corporation
haye- (hackled the citizen* of Savannah, to fup
portfca guard, th* duty of which we conceive,
could be as well executed by fix or eight watch
men, and at one fourth of the ex pence ; nor and
wc think their powers competent to keep up
a guard, on the footing they now are ; wnicra
in our is in expreis violation of the
known laws of,this land. We are also well
informed, that several improprieties have beea
committed by this guard, againtt the peaceable
citizens, even in their own houses. We also
conceive, that the additional number of city
officers, appointed by the corporation, is un
ncceflary, and a grievance. We think the more
of this, as the chief magistrate of this city, ap
peals of opinion by his conduft, that even his
office may be dispensed with, having left thia
Hate soon after his appointment. —One of the
Aldermen following his example, failed for
Europe early in the furnmer, and neither of
them have returned, even at this late period ;
on which grounds we are of opinion that their
feats, and ail others in like cates, ought to be
declared vacant, and that new eleftions taka
place, to fill up such vacancies.
Sixthly.—Wc regret the negleft of patrole
duty, and recommend that the patrole law be *
enforced by the officers of the militia, general
ly throughout the country.
Seventh. —We present the conduft of the
clerk of the market, of the city of Savannah*
as highly injurioas to the citizens thereof, by
fuffering neceffarie* brought there for sale, to
be monopolized by retailers, contrary to law.
Eighth.—-We present Joseph Hill, for keep
ing open on Sundays, a Skittle-Alley, in tne
suburbs of the city of Savannah, as a nuisance,
which not only tends to the subversion of re
ligion amongst us, but also to corrupt the mo
rals of our youth.
Ninth—We present as a moll enormoua
grievance, that no provision is made for the ac
commodation of persons liable to perform qua
rantine, there being no house for their Ihclter,
and no mode adopted, by which they might
be supplied with common necessaries requisite
for their support, they being denied any com
munication with the citizens of this (late : We
therefore recommend, that ntrafures may be
taked to relieve persons in this situation, and.
that a ft®ufe be built for their reception :We
also recommend, that the appointment anddu
tie* of the health officer, for the port of Savan
uah, be vetted in the corporation thereof.
We are sorry to observe, that the last Legi fi
lature, altho* contrary to an exprefa law of thia
state, refufed refunding a certain sum of money,
laid out by the corporation of Savannah, to
prevent the introduction of malignant and con
tagious diseases, which would, if introduced*
have affefted the state generally, and hope that
provision will be made by our next legiilature,
to reimburse the fame.
Tenth.—We recommend to the next legis
lature, to pafsan Efcheat Law ; several perlons
having died intestate in this State, who have
no lawful heirs, and whose property is at pre
sent enjoyed by individuals, who have no le
gal claim to the fame, and which property
ought of right, to belong to the State.
Eleventh. —We present the attempts made
bv the gentlemen of the Bar, to impede the
administration of justice, particularly the at
tack* on the Judge of the middle diftrift,
which impediments and attack*, could only
have|proceeded fromdifappointmeat in fipecu
lation ; moft of the Bar as well as the late
bench having been concerned in the Yazoo
purchase.
Twelfth.—We present the late intefcourfe
law, with Indian tribes, pafled the last con
gref*, by which citizen* of this state, in certain
calcs, are liable to be carried to another state
for trial, in capital cafe*, and whilst we wilh
.to refpeft the laws of the United States, we
hope we (hall not be deemed prefumptuou*.
in requeuing that honorable body, to refpeft
that great charter of their and our liberties, the
declaration of independence, trial by the vicin
age, may by that law be abolilhed, and citi
zens dragged from the frontier* of this state, to
North or South Carolina, where ever prejudi
ce* may be highest agaiuft them, and the citi
zen accused, be debarred from the diftmee, of
the benefit of his witnesses. —We beg to re
mind congress, of one reason that body gave*
for declaring George the Third, a 1 yrant, and
aflerting American Independence, it wa*
“ for trrafporting u* beyond fea* to be tried,
for pretended offence*.”—We can fee little dif
ference, in being carried to North or South
Carolina, three or four hundred mile* from
where the pretended crime happened, and be
ing transported at the time the declaration of
Independence took place, to another part of
fame British Empire.—We further confider
that law, as an intolerable grievance on our
fellow citizen* on the frontier*, who are ref
trifted from crofting the line after savage mur
derer* and robbers, altho’ within < their view,
their bleeding relatives before the’m, or their
property in their poffcftion, and which may l>
the little all of industrious families, who may
be starved for the want of common n-ceflaries,
previous to the expiration of eighteen months
No. 67.