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440 &tatc of Georgia, City of Savannah* By J o H N G i, F. n , Mayor of the [aid City. PROCLAM A HON. \\J H E REAS it hath been repre- V V fented to the City Council, that divers mifehievous and evil disposed per lons under cover of night, make a prac tice in a mod (hamcful manner of des troying the public property of this City, both ufeful and ornaaicntal thereto ; in order therefore to bring the petpetra tor or perpetrators of such offences to fpcedy punilh'ment, and to prevent a re petition thereof, I do hereby at the in dance and with the content of the City Council, offer a reward of Fifty Dollars to any person, who will give information of any person or per mits concerned in such practices, to be paid on conviction : And it is hereby earncftly recommended to the inhabi tants, that they take proper notice of any future attempt of the like kind, and to give information thereof, as it is the duty ol every good Citiy.cn so to do. Given under mv hand and the teal of the Corporation at Sa vannah, this tw'enticth day of February, in the year of our , , Lord one thousand seven hun : “” died and ninety-eight, and in the tvventy-fecond year of the fovereinty, and Independence of the United Mates of Ante-, rica. JOHN fiI.F.N, Mayor. n 4 f ns iij trt’ 1’ KO M A S Pi TT , C . C . The Subkribei, Hasjufl received from New-Yon; a id i ojlon, and \ for file vt r y low, |\ M AIC A, ) J \Vcft-lnLia.& x Rum. .\onhrrn, ) Madeira, ) .Sherry A: S Wine. Tfneiiil'e) Hollands Ft in, ill ?.d & ,yh proof French Brandy, Blatlc Pepper, Beet, Si.lin in, M.ukarcl, Pilot and (hip Bread, Soap and Candles, t uton Cards, No. 8 & to, Sw’ and lli and Ruifia Iron, Ce.inan Steel, &c. Sec. William Belcher. Frhruavy 23. a 103. To JOHN W ERE AT, at Flardwick. OISEKA IXGiiii Advertisement with your li; nature, offering lor (ale a trait of land nmi Hardwick, containing five hundred acres, l could not doubt from tiie description, ot its being tlic land originally granted to John Reynolds, E’q. which you foul and convey ed to my father, and now pretend to claim ; to have negieded publishing a caution, would have been a tacit acknowledgment of your right lo fell the fame ; the truths Hated in my advcrulemeiit, will be proven in their proper place In tiie Columbian Mu form of the 23d January, y >ur dilpofition is conspicuously ex pr and: and m language of revengeful and indignant ire, culinary to that diflembiingflattery which thro’ hfe you have prattifed (for plunder) to v\ trdv me and vour lifters family. Your great * “ prrf, 1 mance” tempered with inventions to niifl-Nid minds vulgar as your own, ran do but. bul< Mijury, In delcend to low abuic fiom your example, would he as unmanly as your condufci hath Ineu unjust Shelter’d by con sanguinity and age, you may remain in “ con tempt.” THOMAS COLLIER. Louisville, 14th February 1798. * JOHN ANDERSON^ JN FORMS his cuftom-'rs, that his wife hav ing declined ihe Baking Bufmefs, hopes ail thole indebted, will call and fettle. lie ha*; for iale, sonic excellent Philadelphia Superfine FLOUR, To be rented hu BAKE-HOUSE. February 23. n. 103-20 NOTICE. ALL persons having any demands ngamlt tbc of Matthew Crane, dcceafcd, arc requeued to render them in for payment, properly attested 4 and thole indebted are cal k'd upon to make immediate payment. CHRISTOPHER 11A1 L, Executor. Savannah, Feb. 23. n . 103-40 MiirJoaTs Sales. ~~ W ill be told at the Court-House in Savannah, on Tueiday, the 6th March, between the hours of 16 & 1 o’clock, All that House and Lot in Yamacraw, filtrated on the ftrert running north of Thomas Gibbons, Esq, &the Federal Gaol, now in poffelfinn of Mrs. Demeree, fci/.cd as tfx property of the Reverend John Joicum Zubley, deceated, to fatisty an execution in favour of the Reverend John Rogers of New -1 ork. O. BOWEN, Marjhal. — rflmiarv 5 n.98. 1) UN-a wav trom the lubferiber, 011'tlie ~ s lh niftani, a Negro Wench, named D.ana, about -23 years old, of a yellowifhcotn- V Pngbfti, and walks v C ,y stout When (hr -in away, ihe had on a L* T bio^ ,, iuT iver't n v‘ ,nS black hat ’ Whoever SI be d , t', ‘, t T 10 the fublcril FliSlL “■‘“"l.t 1 ’ •” ■e.-tve February 2 . CONNER 203- r Columbian iHufcum, &c. For the Museum. Mtjfrs. Printers , THE Citizen of Georgia, having been dumb and mute for a while, J took it for granted, that our correspondence was closed. It appears however, that he has at lad recovered the use of his tongue again, by his coining once more forward, with a curious apology; the meaning of which is left to be determin ed, by the well informed part of mankind ; it is a pity, that the enlightened Citizen, has not bellowed one more week, upon maturing and digesting it so, as to ren der it intelligible to the njl of mankind also. The gentleman’s real objeft for his publications, is (lamped on their very faces, on that of your Museum, No. 91, more particularly ; so that any contra dictory after assertions must butleflenhis credit ; but to think, that his object was answered, or for any body to be lieve the gentleman to be so thoroughly convinced, in his own mind, of his boafl ed success; would be offering the grofs elt insult to his understanding. My objeft in answering him, has been and will be, to expose his misrepresen tations, as lar as they come within iny reach ; and I (hall always be thankful to him, for affording me an opportunity of throwing out occalionally, a little in formation to that part of mankind , who are not fufficiently well informed , for the gentleman’s notice. As he seems to have a wonderful knack, at afeertaining inyfterious mat ters, he is called upon toafeertain, whe ther it is by vii tue of their former allegi ance, as British fubjefts by birthright before the revolution, or by virtue of their Jernuces being fold to that power, that the conduct of the persons exposed in the following extracts, is influenced. Lxtraft from the Gazette of the United .States, Philadelphia, Scpf. 20th last. “ P>y the advices this day published, it is rendered probable, that the consti tution makers of Sans-culotte land, that great nursery of pirates , affhjjins and robbers are ere this, once more blown up.” “ Anew, long and violent contest, will succeed ; but the ijfue will be fa vourable to France and to mankind —the King (hall have his own again, and America and the world (hall have peace ; adieu then to Meffidor and Prairial, to Nivos Pluvios and Ventos and Sans cullottidcs, and all the long train ofcaba liltic nonsense, which have poisoned the French name in all quarters of the world, See.” John Fenno, is Printer to the senate, he mull be a Republican. Extract from the Farmer’s Museum, printed at Walpole, New-Hampshire, and edited t>y a Lawyer. Much has lately been said in favor of no partiality, either to Britain or h ranee ; but that Amtrricans ought to bellow all their enthusiasm upon their own country. This national sentiment is, undoubtedly amiable and cor rest. Mill, it we mult have any attachment to foreigners, let it extend only to those, who speak the fame language, who kneel at the lame altars, who weigh their ju risprudence in the fame feales, and con duct in the fame upright moral manner as ourselves. It we niufl choose between the gallick cockades, and the British emblem, let each federalilt, adopt the language of Mrs. Casey : llie Britilh Lion is my sign A roaring trade I’ll drive on, Kighr Engiifti ut'nge right divine, Americans may drive on.” This is one out of many specimens of federalifm from that paper, which the C entine l ftiies truly federal. I he Ueminel, who is the Jlandard of federal ism, has published near a twelve months ago, the following independent paragraph : “ I hat the people in this country are not yet ripe for an alliance offenfive and de fen five with Great-Britain ; but Jug gijled, that the enjent is probable ; and he has done, as much as lay in his power, to promote it. Another extraft from a Philadelphia paper of rhe 14th Nov. last. “ 1 heir (the fcderalifts) public prin-ts have for a long time squinted towards monarchy, but now they openly com mend it. In their clubs and convivial parties, they are flill more audacious; witness the following anecdore, which happened lately at Wilkefharre, in the county ot Luzerne. The parties were federalijls , composed ofanumber ofyoung lawyers, among them was ot this city, noted for his patriotism , du ring the American revolution, and as noted for his J peculations , in that coun ty* At supper those federalijls drank the following toast : (< damnation to all republics and democracies and added by way of point “ the people of this country will never be happy until they ‘have a king. r l’he above characters appear to be real citizens ot the United States, and pro bably call themselves Jriends to their country also ; but nothing short of war, and an acceflion to the anti-republican coalition, would serve that royal junto, which extends from Georgia to New- Hampshire, and whose warhoops have resounded for a while, through the whole continent; they are however ter rified now, by the late events in Eu rope, which brought the coalition to the last gasp, afraid ot finking with it, the war-hawk’s have drawn in their horns, and bewail in silent despair, the mifear riageof their infdious plots. I hope, Messrs. Printers, that your republican fubferibers will want no apo logy from me—we rough-mouthed de mocrats aftert our rights, in telling truths and exposing fa.fts without ceremonies ; ihould the etiquette of our mushroom nobility require any formalities of the kind, the Cit men oj Georgia, who seems to be a proper judge of that matter, will be good natured enough, to apologize for this publication, as kindly as he has done for fome of my former ones. I cannot dismiss him however, with out noticing one of those blundering mistakes, the gentleman seems so liable to. He frequently imputes inconsisten cies to republicans, which none but ilayes, hirelings and sycophants, can be guilty of—for it has ever been a system atical maxim and constant praftice with federalitts and royaiifts, to adhere to and stride with foreign and domestic ad ministrations, right or wrong, through thick and thin, as far as will answer their expeftations. The Citizens of rhe World, and real Republicans all over the world, know how to make a differ ence between governments and the ad ministrators thereof ; the latter they look upon, as their servants, and ap prove, or censure their conduftand mea sures, according as they stick to, or de viate from honesty and republican prin ciples ; and they will always express ‘ their sympathetic feelings, for the fuc cefsful struggles, in favour of those prin ciples,let it be in France,Turkey orEng land ; they being fully persuaded, that the farther those principles will spread in the old world, the more effectually will they be secured in this; and that by crushing the hydra of ariftacracy and monarchy there, its spawn will dwindle away here. The truly republican citizens of the United States, areconfcious of their be ing blessed with an excellent constitution ; they are convinced also, that it contains within itfelf, a fufficient provision for a mending calmly and deliberately what ever may become advifeable upon further experience; and that the government which is built upon it, is well adapted to secure their rights and happiness; but they do not believe in the infallibility of their governors and rulers. No! no more than they do, in that of the Pope, or the divine rights of kings! Man is frail by nature, give him but power, and he will attempt to improve it; a set of tools ever ready to support usurpation of power when they have a profpeft of sharing it, or benefiting by it, will assist him, m ftretchingand twill ing the laws and constitution, as far as fophiltry on their fide, and endurance on that of the people will go. This is the anti-republican vermin, which has un dermined and corrupted all free govern ments to this day ; and it becomes the duty of republicans, to be guarded against their fchetnes and intrigues, and to look into the conduft of their servants, were it for no other purpose than that of ena bling them to make a proper choice at their eleftions and re-cleftions. A Citizen of the World . From the Farmer’s YV iikly Mu.'ei/m. Prorn the desk ofBERi Hesdin. if The godly man ccafeth.” THUS thought the houfelefs child of want, as she Hood on the door flep of him, who dealt in silver and gold. Pres sed hard by pinching poverty, ihe drew near the portal of Mammon, and, from his haggard house maid, claimed a small pittance, to quiet the cravings of nature, and once more light up the lamp ol life. Sorrow had cut her with its sharpest edge ; misery had wafted the beauty of her person, stolen the roses from her check, and spread over her, once en chanting eye, a ghastly Isfhguor. In a feeble voice, {he asked the tribute of charity, but, alas! Charity was a pil grim, who for many years had not fb journed thither. Mammon was coun- ting the attributes of his God, in an iron cheil ; and would not be called from his devotion, unless it was to reap theharv eft of his griping usury ; his handmaid was too much the objeft of companion to relieve dill refs, and could only bid her depart in peace, “for the Godly man ceajeth.” In our wanderings through this pil grimage of sorrow, where the thorns of disappointment continually goad them that press heedlessly along, and the fair eft roses of hope wither in our fight, we are often forced to exclaim, with’ the psalmist, u the Godly man ceaferh.” A fanftimonious phiz and mouldy cruft of bread, seem to make up the sum of modern humanity. There are, ho w - ever, people, who, with an ostentatious parade, diftributc, from their overflow ing coffers, small pieces of ill gotten gain, to, they know not whom. Not from the pleasure of doing good, of re lieving the languid widow, or wiping the tear trom the orphan's cheek, but 10 have their aftions reechoed in the mark et, and set down in the book of creduli ty, as the eftuiions of a warm heart and benevolent feelings. 1 here is a kind of poverty, separate from that absolute wretchedness, which drives the poor unfortunate to seek re lief in public alms. It is among beiims of this class, we look for a diiplay of that milk of human kindness, whicli while it warms the cold breast of despon dency, gives them lhength to rife above the billow’s of misfortune, and often se cures happiness for life. Touched by the preding hand of adversity, and aln'e to every feeling, they shrink back from the eye of unpitying observation, and in secret pine, languiftiand expire. My God ! How many aie there, now wrapt in eternal peace, whom the warm hand of benevolence might have sup ported in plenty and happiness ? And how many flill linger on the stormy bank of existence, whom the small gifts of unassuming charity may crown with smiles and rejoicing ? Say ye, who are (killed in the arcana of nature, who have watched the mo tions of the Incomprehensible Being in animated earth, why are fome children of men made the reservoirs of fortune and power, but to scatter peace and plen ty on the indigent around them ; to me liorate the. profpeft of life, and help the humble traveller on his way ? To light en the burthens of drooping misfortune and smooth the pillow of “death is the duty of those, who balk in the funthine of Providence, till then “ the Godly man ceafeth.” BERI HESDIN. From the New-Jersey Oracle. o N M 0 D E s r r. WRITTEN BY A YOUNG LADY, (Since dcceafcd.J TRUE and unaffefted Modesty is ever pleasing and attraftive to those of a refined mind. It courts the admira tion of worthy and refpeftabh people, and charms the attention of those, whom we are called to converse with in life. Modesty keeps us from committing many aftions, which would end in mortifica tion and disappointment. It guards u3 from utteting many ideas, wnich per haps would not bear the examination of rhe wife and learned, and which they might call it imprudence or impudence for the young and inexperienced to as sert. Without this moft agreeable or nament to add beauty to their behaviour, youth arc truly disgusting to their su periors or inferiors. Modesty is a no ble and genuine quality, without which we cannot expeft to be truly and fmcere ly refpefted, but expose ourselves to the censure of those, who take advantage of what they fee amiss, without making proper allowance. NEW-BEDFORD, Jan. 24. The following is a lift of Engiifh Whalemen, captured on the coast of Chi li, by the Spaniards ; bbls. fp. oil. Lydia, Horner, Pata 110 0 Chamclia, Dunn, at Sea. 700 Betsey, Highland, at Lima 600 Beaver, Gardner, at Conception 600 Aldernay, Chafe, at do. 750 Levant, Clark, at Pata 100 Jupiter, Cook, at Valparaze 600 Triumph, Anderfon,at Pifco 500 Commerce, Clark, do. S°° Joshua Clayton, Esq. formerly go vernor of the state of Delaware, is eleft ed senator for that state, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the refignafion of John Vining, Esq. No. 103.