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SATURDAY, C Bober s, 1789.] THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE AND GAZETTE of the S TATE. ' T 3 ' 1 - t • ' " —■ ■ , f * —1 —— --——— - ■ _ • 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. » ♦ l* . , 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# .. \ v [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. 1 ' • . * 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. • ■ ■■ ■ ■ ■ 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.