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SATURDAY. December 3d, 1797.
THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE
AND
GAZETTE of the STATE.
AUGUSTA! Printed by JOHN E. SMITH, Printer *q the State/ Essays, Articles of Intelligence, AdvertiJemenU*
iftc. will be gratefully received , and every kind of Printing performed , [Price Thr£e Dollars per annum. ]
On Saturday the 30th inst. will be hired
«o the highest bidder, for the ensuing
I year,
CUNDRY Negroes belonging
to the orphans of Btding field, the bu
finrfs will be iranfatied at the market-house
'in Augusta, at which time and place, all
persons having any of the aforejaid negroes
in possession, are requefled to attend and
deliver ihcmr-likcwifc to come prepared to
take up their bonds, as a further notice
will be deemed unnecessary — and. all in de
fault, may exped their bonds to be put in
Juit without ddiy.
THOs. CARR, Guardian •
December 12, 1797*
WILL BE HIRED,
At the market-house in Augusta, on the
firft day of January next, to the high
est bidder,
ALL the negroes belonging to
the estate of Dr. Henry
%f)4d> deceased .
BENJAMIN HARRIS*
Qeumber 20* 1797.
N O <FI C E.
ALL persons indebted to the estate of
Pr. Henry Tpdd, are requefled
to make immediate'payment, or they
will be proceeded against as the law di
refts. BEN. HARRIS.
NEW WHOLESALE and
RETAIL STORE.
DVNKLLY & Co.
s'g leave to inform the inhabitants
pf Avgusta and it 3 vicinity, that
they have opened a Wholesale and Re
tail Store it the dwelling house lately
•occupied by Mra. Carnes, at the tipper
*nd of Broad-Street, where they have
for sale,
SUGAR in Eoaffugar
hhds, and barrels Superfine Hyfon tea
Coffee in bags ‘ Chocolate
Ath proof Jamaica Ghsefe
Spirits ’ H ar T"*
Wcft-lndia Run Soap tn bouts
ficw- Turk ditto Crockery in crates aj.
trench Brandy J,
Hollands gin OUtfs mart
Madeira, Sherry and Gunpowder ,n kegs
Tenerife wines per s flmon ,nbarrels
.aanfr calk or CopperJhUsfrom S o
, gallon to itogallons.
Apple brandy
They h?we also imported by the Jhip Pa
cific* from London,
A LARGE AI?D ELEGANT assort
ment pf
PRY GOODS,
Consisting of
• Joq pieces calicoes and chintzes
6 boxes 7 8 ££ 4.-4. linens of a very fupc~
nor quality
so pieces /rifti Jheeting
go pieces plain, pip'd* /pngg'd, check'd,
, jaconet find book muffins
Gentlemens work'd handkerchiefs
Corded and wupn dimities
Mens ribb'd and plain .cotton hose
Plated, elastic, silk & cotton do.
Ladies cotton do, do, .
Purple and chintz muffin
‘bfinen handkerchiefs, £sc. tsc.
Which fhey will fell unusually (ow far
Cajh or Produce.
N. B. Country stores supplied with
Weff-India prpdu.ee nearly as low as in
Savannah,
Augusta, December 13, 1797,
(jfcCf* THREE Dollars and
twenty-five cents in cash is giv
.en fox SEED COTTON at my
mills in Wilkes county.
JAMES fiyTC*fJN3p£r,
FREEDOM of thi PRESS and TRI A L JIJ R Y shall rimaiS inviolate* Conffitutioi l of Ccsrpsu
-A,. “ jfafDiL' Jf ' * * •*••••< s
ISAAC HERBERT
Begs leave to inform his friends and the
public in general, that he has lately
received
A LARGE AND GENERAL SUPPLY OF
Dry Goods , Liquors &
Groceries ;
Which he will dispose ot very low for
Calh or Produce, at his store upper
end of Broad- street, amongst which are
the following, viz.
WEST INDIA Rum
Northern Ditto
Hollands gin
Cogniac brandy
Sherry and Tenerifie wine#
London porter ip bottlea
MolaflVs
Loaf and brown fugari
fly ion and teas
Coffee and chocolate
Salt and faltpetre
Brimstone and gun powde#
Shot and bar lead
Best London pewter
Crockery, glass and tin ward
Iron pots and Dutch ovens
Frying pans and grid irons
Bar iron and German steel
4L 6d. Bd. rod. and 2od. nails
Locks and hinges
Broad hoes, axes, adzes, drawing knives
and hammers
Scythes and reap hooks >
Mill, crosscut, tenon and hand faw* <
Cotton and wool cards
Mens line (hoes'
Ladies and misses morocco flippejrs, See.
Sec, &c.
December 23, 1797.
- . "."!?■,■ iv 1 j'i i^irrir
WHOLESALE STORE
JUST OPENING,
At the large and new brick building , next
door to Collin Reed, & Co.
A VERY EXTENSIVE ASSORTMENT OF
dry GOODS,
Which will be fold by WHOLESALE at a
very low advance, for cajh, tobacco , or
ginned cotton, consisting of th/t follaxp
ing articles :
BROAD and narrow cloth*
Ca-fflineres ,
Plains and half thicks *
Doffil blankets
Iriih linens, and brown ditto
Callicoes
Mens and womens worsted and cotton
hosiery
Boys and girls ditto ditto
Mullins of all kinds
Roma], silk and pocket handkerchiefs
Swanfdown and jeanet wajftcoating
Marseilles ditto
Crapes, plulhes and royal ribbs
Thickfetts, velvets ?nd fancy cords
Bed covers, furniture, cottons, rattinetts
. and jcajlimancoes
Durants, moreens, taboteep (hajloops
Copton breeches pieces
Cambricks and tywns
Threads, bobbins and tjjpej
Sewing silk and twist
Ferrets and galloop bind ing *
Shawl* and ginghams ■
Bandano and Barcelona handkerchief* 1 *•
Nankeens, lb. and packet pins
Qznaburghs, buckrams, cloaks. SfZ.
Mens and womens filjp and leather gloves
A very elegant assortment of Mantuas,
. Persians, luted rings, ta|£ty,‘ tnodfs
and fattins, florentines, ribbons, fans,
edgings, watch chains, feais and keys.
A L S 6,
A few ca&s nails,, aud some cases of
hats, with a neat apartment of hardware,
and a great variety of articles too tedious
to mention.
J. CUMMING & Co.
Blank EXECUTIONS
for fajf? this Qffice.
GEORGIA.
Congress of the United States.
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES,
y
Monday, November 4*
Mr. T, Claiborne prefeuted a petition
fromfundry citizens of the state of Virgi
nia, complaining of being aggrieved by the
a& laying a duty on Bills* aud praying
Mr. Claiborne was doubtful as to what
Committee this petition ought to go; he
thought it best to go to the committee of
ways and means; but on being informed
• no such committee was at ptffent in ex
jftence, and Mr. Harrison wiftiing the
logo to a feleit committee, he
or (rated. Mr. New thought it would
be Deft to appoint a committee to enquire
what amendments were necessary to the
aft. Mr. J. Parker was in favour of a
committee of ways and means ; and Mr.
Nicholas moved that a committee of
ways and means be appointed.
A committee of ways and means was
accordingly appointed, and confided of
the following members, viz. Mess. Har
per, Gallatin, Griswold, Blount, Hof
mer, Craik, Brent, A. F°ft er » Sewall,
- Morris, Davis, Sinnickfon, W. C, Clai
borne, Bayard, Champlin and Baldwin.
Mr. W. C. Claiborne prefent<d the
remonstrance and petition of the legisla
ture of the state of Tenefiee, complaining
of the extension of the boundary of the
r United States into the Cherokee country;
of the proclamation of colonel Butler,
requiring all persons fettled upon the
land included in the boundary* within a
very (hurt space, and at an inclement fea*
son, to remove thetefroit), by which
nearly 3000 persons had been greatly dis
tressed ; oftheconduft of Mr. Hawkips,
See. and praying relief.—Referred to a
feleft committee.
Mr. Sitgreaves said, he w*s prepared
to make a report from the committee ap
pointed at the last fefiion, to fit during the
recess, for the purpose of.collefting evi
dence and substantiating charges against
William Blount, a senator of the United
States, impeached of high crimes and
mifdemeanora ; but as that committee
was appointed and received its instruc
tions, with closed galleries, he supposed,
except the injuftion of secrecy wer? taken
pff, }t would be necessary that the galle
ries (hould be closed whilst the report
was made ; though the committee were of
opinion there was not, any thing in the
report, which ought not to be made pob
lic. He therefore moved that, the report
(hould be received in the usual way.
The Speaker read the rulq of the house
on this fubjeft, and said, he did not think
any motion nfcceffary, if the committee
were of opinion, secrecy was not uecefla
*
Mr. Thatcher thought it was necessary
that rhe injunftion of secrecy ought to be
taken off before the report was made.
Mr. Sitgreaves made a motion tp that
effeft, which was carried. He then pre
sented the report, which the clerk pro
ceeded to read.
The committee state that foop after
their appointment, they received a tiunk
ftom j. Rots, Esq. containing fuodry pa
pers belonging to William Blount, which
had been seized by order of the senate.
From these papers, they made a feleftion,
and returned the remainder to W. Blount.
A violent presumption arose from the pe
rusal of (he papers, that Nicholas Romayne
pf the city of New- York, was intimately
conqe&ed with Mr. Blount; the com
mittee conceived it to. be their duty,
therffore to prevent the escape of N.
Romayne, by securing his person and pa
pers, and issued a wiit for that purpose,
the execution of which they placed in the
hands of tne secretary of state, who made
eppr. W. Eaton messenger on the occasion.
On the 12th of July, the raeftenger re
turned with Nicholas Romayne, and a
number of his papers (such of which as
are material are reported.) Having fi
qilhed his examination, Nicholas Romay cc
. (Vot. XU. No. 586.1
• , * **
gave fccurity for his appearance before
the fcnate on the dial ot W. Blount.
A letter signed James Grant* found
amongst W. Blount’s papers- and ihe let
ter from the latter to James Carey* made
it necefiary to secure their persons and
papers. Major T. Lewis was employed
to do the Hufinefs. He was also to bring
along with him John Rogers.—ln the in
terim, the committee received the exami
nation of James Caipy, taken at Teßice
Blockhouse. On the 25th September*
major Lewis* arrived at Germantown*
with Grant* Rogers and Carey. Theft
persons were examined* and major Grant
gave bond for his appearance before thp
senate.
To complete the ieriet of correspon
dence between Mr. Blount and Mr.'Ro
mayne, .the letter No. 9* seemed tb be
wanting. On the 13th of July, it was
received by the secretary of Bate* under
an anonymous cover* in a foreign lan
guage, *
Having heard of capt. Chifholme hav
ing failed from Philadelphia* in a vdFcl
belonging to Mr. Wm. Davy, they sent
for Mr. Davy* and examined him; his
examination led to the examination of
George Leflier, and others.
The committee mention that the Che
valier Yrujo* called upon them* and
made a communication which implicated
a person of the name of Mitchell. They
immediately wrote to major Lewis on the
fubjeft; he received their letter; but
could not fjnd the person. A fecood
communication was made by thie Cheva
lier on the fubjrft.
After Bating a number ofother circu re
liances which we were not able to colled,
the committee conclude their report, by
regretting that they have not been able to
obtain more comp lete information on the
fubjed* but adore the house that nothing
in their power has been wanting to obtain
it.
The report being gone through, Mr.
Sitg reaves said, the reading of. the docu
ment? referred tp would take op much
time of the houfe* and as it was dcfirable
that they fbould be printed for the ufc of
the members as soon as pofbble* he (hould
wish the reading might he difpenied with,
and that the usual vote of printing might
t{e agreed tp.
Mr. Gallatin hoped the papers might
be read, as the report confuted chiefly of
a icfcrclp
The reading of thedocuments was then
entered upon as follow;
No. 1, A letter frpm William Blount to
Dr. Romayne.
g. do. from Dr. Romayne to William
Blount.
3, do. Dr. Rorpayne to W. Blount.
4, d,o* W. Blount to Dr. Romayne*
5, do. Dr. Romayne to W. Blount,
do. frpm do. toditto.
7. do. W. Blount to Dr. Romayne*
8. do. Dr. Romayne to W* Blount,
9. do. from do. to ditto.
Mr. Sitgreaves (who read this part of
the pape«) mentioned that the above waa
the letter inclofed tp the secretary of Bate*
. anonyrnoufly, in a foreign language*
ftgned “ An Eternal enemy to foreign in
fluence”
Mr. Thatcher enquired in what lan
guage the anonymous letter was written.
Mr. Dawfoo thought it necefiary- to
date, led because tbif letter was written
ip the Spanish language it (hould give
rife to grpundlefs futpicions, that the
committee had the Brongeft proof that it
was written by an American gentleman.
10. do. Dr. Romayne t« W. Blount.
(i. do. John Chifholme to YF. Blount*
from Chifholme to col. M‘Key, and
from Chifholme to John Rogers.
11. do. Dr. Romayne to W. Blount.
13. do. from do. to ditto.
14. do. W. Blount to James Carey
(which has been poblifhed in all tho
papers.)
15. do. W. Bfount to John Rogers.
16. do. do. to James Carey.
27. do. 4a, to major Wiley,