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(£olttml)ianMttfettM & feauawial) 3ftoieittser. „ , y , H, —Published on Tuesday and Friday, by POWERS £2 SEYMOUR, cornea of St. Julian Street, op po site the Church: where Advertisements, and ” A A pieces of Intelligence are gratefully recejved, and all orders executed with accuracy and punctuality. 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.