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SATURDAY, C Bober s, 1789.]
THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE
AND
GAZETTE of the S TATE.
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FR. E EDO M of the PRESS, and XRI A T hv tttrv» • . . ,
AVGUSTA. Printed Vy JO H N E. SMI I H, Printer to the State; EJfays, Articles of
Imelbger.ee, Advert,fements, lie. will be gratefully received. , and every kind of Printing performed.
The following is republished at the reque/l of
the Honorable Thomas Gibbons, Ejqutre.
(From the Georgia Gazette.)
Mr. Johnson ,
r | 'O look back to the days of oppreflion
JL arid perfecutioti is very unpleafant—
my feelings recoil at the remembrance of the
■wrongs done me ; and although i do not with
to revive a recollection of them to wound the
feelings of others, yet I am determined to
do justice to my'own/ Let the rioter, the
leader of mobs, and the disappointed candi
date, fay why hf&fiailed me, h : s private rea
sons may remain——h<s odenfible cues were,
that I had betrayed the confidence of General
Lincoln. The affidavits and folemti declara
tions of some refpeCtable citizens were difre
ga; ded ; the pseudo patriot and fkuiking neu
tral roused men to violences in defiance of
law and government; nothing but" coufcious
innocence repulsed their angry attacks.
If discrimination was intended, and the
degree of guiit weighed, by what rule of ac
tion are these men governed, who readily
overlooked the public fubmitfion of Judges,
Gob nd» and Counfellors, yet pretended that
a nUed fubmilfion was so criminal in me ?
i.et the cor'efponding placeman declare ;
let inquiry be made ; to this! never object
ed ; investigation is the great support of in
nocence.
The following letters are publilhed for the
information of the honed, candid part of the
community ; others may unwarp their pre
judices as they please. ■
S 1 R, '
I AM exceedingly happy at your arrival in
this date, as well for the welfare of the
slate, as also for my own reputation.
My chara&er has Aide red exceedingly in
this date, by a number of men, Anne of them
indudrioufly circulating that I had been in
your camp when ydu commanded the army
at Puryfturgh, in the date of South-Caro'ina;
that I had afted as Secretary, or was other
wise employed in yCfur service ; that I had in
jured the cause of America, by making known
the situation of your army; others have af
feCled a belief of the reports which had been
so indudrioully circulated,
To you, Sir, I appeal for the truth of my
aflertions, when 1 fay that I never was with
in the limits of your camp; nor is it withiu
your recolieftion to have ever seen me ; that
early in the month of January, 1779, (the
time of my fubmilfion) no movements of
your army were made.
I know, Sir, you are hurried in making
the necedary arrangements for your wefiern
journey; but my requed is of that nature,
that I hope you will write me on the objects
of my prefent' addfefs. In consequence of
this report I have received the mod rude an #
tacks ; and although I have fmee been called
into the mod honorable appointments in the
republick, the minds of some men arc not
well fatisfied as to this report; to neglect this
opportunity of afeertainiug the facts dated,
while it did an injury to my own feelings,
would be confidercd by certain others as an
indication of wrong, and a fuppolicion of
yuilt. I have the honor to be, your mod
obedient (civuu,
TH. GIBBONS.
■GEORG /A.
Savannah, Market Square, iZthSept.
J o the Hon. M ijor Gen.
Lincoln, Esq. Savannah.
Honored by Major Berrien*
.. .. Savannah, iifhStpt. 1780.
SIR,
YOUR letter of this date wa9 this minute'
delivered me by Mr. Berrien.
I do not recoiled that I ever had the plea
sure of feeing you ; certainly you never was
employed by me in any' capacity whatever.
If these observations (hall remove any
falfe imprerfions, f tliall be happy that an
opportunity has been given ir.e of making
them.
I am, Sir, your moll obeJient servant,
B. LINCOLN.
Hon. Thomas Gibbous, Esq.
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p K£ Subscriber has fettled a plantation
on Back river, near Savannah, which
makes it convenient for him to reside in that
town. . As his planting intered will not oc
cupy the whole of his time, he intends to en
gage in the
FaSlorage & Com
miflion Bujinefs .
Will receive rice, indigo, tobacco, lumber,
merchandize, negroes, See. to dispose of on
Commiflion. Those who are not engaged with
Agents, he offers hia service to receive their
consign merits, or to t ran fad bufiiieftfjr them.
Merchants or planters, who are fettled on
either fide near Savaunaii river, who nny be
desirous of feuding their rice, tobacco, indi
go or lumber, to Charleston by water, may
depend on his utmost care and diihgeute m
forwarding the fame. Letters err orders <li
reded to him at his houfey i ll Savannah, will
be attended to with accuracy and dispatch ;
and the thideft punduality will be observed
in tranfading or paying to orders whatever
monies of other people may come into his
hands.
RICHARD WAYNE.
Savannah, Sept, zz, 1789.
For Sale,
A fnall Cargo of
Prime' Slaves,
Just arrived from rhe river Gambit,
to be cifpofed of for Cash or Pro
duce. For particulars, apply to the
(übicriber.
RICKARD WAYNE.
Savannah, Srpt . 22, 1789.
To be Exchanged,
A N ejrroe, of any a;** or de rcrip
tion, for Cattle. Enquire of the
Pi inter#
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[Vol. HI. No. CLViIO
Notification.
♦ A LL persons who are pof
jljL felled ot Treaiury Certi
ficates iflued by the late Trea
surer, Seth John Quthbert, Es
quire, deceased, are requeued to
report the dates, firms and deno
mination of fiuch Certifka'es to
the Honorable joleph Clay, Efi
quire, in- Savannah, or to John
Meals, Esquire, Treafiurer, at
in order thatthe amount
oat Handing may be afeertained.
JOH N WERE AT, Auditor.
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Al u penons n ving demands
agiinft thecftaceof Alexan
der hearer, merchant, dcceaftd,are
deft red to lend them in, duly attest
ed, to 1 iiomas Cumming, in Au
£ufta, or to the fub'criber, in Sa
vannah, on or before the firft day of
January ncx ; ai d thefi; indebted,
are requdLd to make p.ryme. t as
early as poflible, in order that the
adnv.n Itraror may be enabled to dit
charge the d;bts owing by the de
ceased. *
ANDREW MCREfcIE, Adminijlrator «
Sept, r, 1789.
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CAME to my house nea" Walker’s bridge,
in Burke county, abo*:the 15th or 20th
of April lift, a NEGRO PEL LOW, who
fays his name is .George, and belongs to one
R bert M'Ciary, h:e!y of South-Caroli;ia, and
who left that Bate about the ill of Aprjl lalt,
with au iu.intiou ot fettling in this ftatf%in*'
Wi.ke3 county, near Washington;—he fay*
hi, mailer left him in fcouth-Caroliua, but
having been ill-treated, thought proper to
come :n pmfuit of him. This fellow is about
fifty sears of age, of a vellowifti complexion,
flout made, about five seer, seven or eight
inches high, etofs-eyed, and appears to be
country born, Mr M‘C.'rary, by proving
his property agreeable to law, and paying the
expeuce* that tha.l appear reafouable, may rc
».c.ve him on application.
DLMPEY WELCH.
jui)-17851.
*\* Blank Bonds, Blank
Writs, Deeds of Convey
ance, and New England'
Primers,
For Balt at tht rrinfins-Cfllef.