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Five hundred Doling Reward.
THERE AS bh the night between
V V the 11 th and 12 th instant, my
free ferry fiat was ftoien from my land
ing neir the Harrilbarg ware-house on
Savannah river* and cot in several places
with axes so as to render her unfit for
service. And whereas I have good rea
son to believe that John Hammond of
CampbeUton was the instigator to such
viliany* now therefore that the persons
concerned in the said offence, may be
brought to condign punishment, 1 do
hereby offer a reward of FIVE HUN
DRED DOLLARS to any person who
will apprehend and prosecute to convic
tion, any white man concerned in the
. said felony, and TWENTY DOLLARS
' for each negro so concerned and who
(hall be profecoted to conviftion within
nine mouths from this date.
EZEKIEL HARRIS.
, November 17, 1797.
A free ferry flat will be ready to
accommodate passengers cn Saturday
week*
To the Public.
JOHN HAMMOND, altho’ extreme
ly averse to trouble them with any of
his concerns, holds it his dury to unravel
the principles upon which Ezfkiel Har
ris has taken the liberty to obtrude John
Hammond's name in the above piece.
To do this justice to tnyfelf will require
a more lengthy piece than lam fond of
writing in answer to any thing Ezekiel
Harris might pubiilh, and which, in
deed* I have not had time to take notice
©fin this way sooner.
The fad is that Ezekiel HarrL’s boat
took in at Savannah on the 14th of Sep
tember 17961 as appears by his patroon’s
, receipt, some goods forme; when the
boat arrived at Augusta, Harris stored
them there, altho’ his boat proceeded op
the liver within one quarter of a mile of
nry landing, and he never gave me notice.
’ Some time after, and at which time I
was told the boat was gone back to Sa
vannah, and the goods stored in Augusta,
J wrote him and requested he would fend
- the goods to my landing in Carolina —
) then received a very insolent answer
and refofal. or at least such an answer as
I (hould have looked upon as such, had
*it come from a gentleman or a man who
had ever been capable of any other kind
of behaviour; but as it did not proceed
from a man of that description, I treated
it with silent contempt, as I generally do
Ezekiel Harris, and (hould have done
the above piece refpefting the free ferry
flat, could the circulation of Mr. Smith's
paper extend no farther than this man
Harris is known, and from whom I have
«not received my goods to this day.
In confcquence some time last summer
I attached one of his negroes in Carolina
for the damages, and of course offended
him; and byway of revenge he sets up
this free ferry to deprive me of the ad
vantages of a-ferry which l keep by vir
tue, of an aft of assembly in the Cate of
South Carolina, within one quarter of a
mile of that free ferry; and which I pre
sume, he took also to be a good mode of
making liimfdf popular with the plan
ters of South* Carolina, who, he expefted,
would be exceedingly offended with any
man who (hould attempt to deprive them
of bis great benevolence in keeping a fer
ry for them gratis. True it is that many
Carolincans are very poor, as are many
‘people in all other countries, but I hope
lew of them are so poor as to come to
him to beg their ferriage. Altho’ he has
endeavoured to add so much more luftre
to his great benevolence by appearing like
a roaring lion over his prey in his publi
cation, to support the citizens of Caroli
na and the travelling part of the world in
the enjoyment of his great benevolence
to them in keeping a free ferry for them,
in support of which he endeavors to make
them believe he would readily facrifice
five hundred dollars. I beg leave to re
fer this tranfaftion to the public to de
termines on the magnitude of this great
offence. Even if I had cut, or caused to
be cut, this free ferry flat, and whether
I ought not to have done it, and whether
Harris’s publication could have any
thing more in view than pompous popu
larity and malicious ambition--and this I
will endeavor farther to prove to the pub
lic, to whom J do affirm that immediate
ly after this free ferry flat was said to be
eat, 2 was informed that this man Harris
a ;d the other fubferibers to the support
of it, to wit, some of the inhabitants of
Campbcilton, had taken the liberty of
©barging that aft or the iuftigation of it
0 on me, I wrote to them, and this man
Harris. that I had received such a report,
«ui that I would take the aftion upon
royfelf so fdt as to try at once how far he
Ql they fee jollified in keeping that j
foe ferry In violation of my I ga! right,
and how far I was liable to fte punished
for removing or destroying the flat, ad
mitting 1 had done ir, and that I would
answer to it as fully a* if I had done it and
it was proved, either in ah aftion for da
mage or otherwise; and this letter I can
prove both Harris and the other fubferi
bers to that free ferry did receive several
days previous to the printing the above
piece of Harris's. I therefore submit it
to an impartial public to determine what
could be Ezekiel Harris’s motive for pub
lishing his piece offering the pompous re*,
ward of five hundred dollars, for a proof
of a faft upon a person who would acknow ;
ledge it as fully as if he had done it, and
one who he would, as he pretends, with
to prove it upon ; certainly it wastonou
ri(h his malicious ambition which is a darl
ing objeft of his, and nothing else could
fatijfy him. However, great and pomp
ous as he may feel, and however secure
he may think himfelfin the enjoyment of
his pretended free ferry, I (hall not tame
ly submit to the imposition much longer,
even if no payment was received from
faffengers at it; but I have plenty of
proof that the negro who works that flat
generally alks, and often receives, pay
ment, and it bears no doubt upon my
mind, that he receives the money for
Harris.
, I am ferry to have intruded on the
time, and perhaps the patience of the
public; yet I trust the wanton and unpro
voked attack made by Ezekiel Harris on
me, will joftify me in having done it. .
Falmouth, Dec. 2 8, 1797. ,1
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 , conjijling of the follow*
ing articles:
BROAD and narrow cloths
Caflaneres
Plains afid half thicks
Duffil blankets
Iri(h linens, and brown ditto ,
Callicoes
Mens and womens worsted and cotton
hosiery
Bovs and girls ditto ditto
Muslins of all kinds
Rornal, silk and pocket handkerchiefs
Swanfdown and jeanei waistcoating
Marseilles ditto
Crapes, plulhes and royal ribbs
Thickfetts, velvets and fancy cords
Bed covers, furniture, cottons, rattinetts
and callimancoes
Durants, moreens, taboreen and (balloons
Cotton breeches pieces
Cambricks and lawns
Threads, bobbins and tapes
Sewing silk and twist
Ferrets and galloon binding
Shawls and ginghams
Bandano and Barcelona handkerchiefs
Nankeens, lb. and packet pins
Oznaburghs, buckrams, cloaks, &C.
Mens and womens silk and leather gloves
A very elegant aflbrtment of Mantuas,
Petfians, lnteftrings, taffity,_ modes
and fattins, florentines, ribbons, fans,
edgings, watch chains, feais and keys.
ALSO,
A few calks nails, and some cases of
hats, with a neat affortmenf of hardware,
and a great variety of articles too tedious
to mention.
J. CUMMING & Co.
WILL BE SOLD ,
At public auftion, on the last Tuefday in
January next, in the town of Louis
ville, the following trafts of land, viz.
of three hundred acres
in Liberty county, on the public land
ing road , bounded by Roger Kill] aU.* s,
James Jeffrey*s, and the glebe lands : the
other of five hundred acres, called the
Whitt House Trad, in Chatham county,
on the fiouth fide of Great Ogechee and
Canauchee, formerly the property of Sir
fames Wright , fold by the commijfionrrs of
the Wajhington county academy ; twelve
months credit will be given clear of intereji,
bond with approved security will be re
quired, perhaps the land may not lie in
the counties above-mentioned , as divisions
have since the purchase taken place.
FRAs. TENNILLE, T
JOHN WATTS,
H. BRAZEAL, f g
MATTHEW HARRIS. J y
November 8, 1797.
NEW GOODS
By COLLIN REED If Co.
At the large White House, Broad-ffreet,
" nearly opposite the Richmond Ware
house,
Received by the laji arrivals from New-
York and Philadelphia*
A VERY GEVfcRAL ASSORTMENTOF
European, Ea/E India ajjd
American
MANUFACTURES,
Very pardndnr attention being vfed in
chafing those Goods t we presume that
those who favor us with their cuflom will
find us to give general fadsfa&icn.
We mention a few articles, viz.
SUPERFINE Cloths and caffirocres
Milled drab cloths 4 4 and 6 4
Striped coating, green baize, flannel
Half thicks, kerfeys, plains
Rose and duffli blankets
Durant, fagathee, black bombazeen
Ravens duck, Silefias, brown Holland
Irish linen, cambrick, long lawn
Chintzes, chocolate and fancy prints
Scarlet cardinals, bed middles
Elegant furniture callico
Needle worked, striped and figured mus
lins
Jaconet, book and emeretic moflins
Jaconrr and book muffin handkerchiefs
Muffin neclr handkerchiefs and cravats
Superfine London printed dimity for vests
Marseilles and camels hair vest (hapes
Gurrahs, guzenas, coflas maharaganges
Velvets, thickfers, royal ribbs, fattinets
Toilenet and fl irinett
Romal, Madras and fancy handkerchiefs
Patent, ribbed, plain, white and black
silk hose
Ladies and mens fuperfine cotton hose
Knotted, ribbed and black worlted hose
Ladies and mens fiik and kid gloves
Persian, luteftring, silk (bawls
An elegant assortment of ribbands
Pearl and poliffied steel coat and veil but
tons
Silk, twifi, thread, ferretts, tapes, ga
loons
Ladies patent silk hats
Ditto beaver hats, bands and feathers
Mens yeoman hats, black sad white, green
under
Boys and girls hats all colors
Ladies kid, morocco, leather and fatti
net flippers
Mifles (hoes and flippers
Ladies morocco flippers with buckles
M'Os (hoes, boots and bootees
Razots, knives, knives and forks
Weeding hoes, axes, adzes
Shovels, tongs, pincers, augers
Braces and bitts
Pewter and Britannia foop and table
spoons
Pewter dilbes, plates, bafons
Fifliiog hooks and lines
Hinges, locks and chain iraces
Scythes, fickcls, cutting knives
Nails, brads, pump tacks
Anvils, fledges, hammers, vices
Frying pans, fad irons, waggon boxes
Iron pots, bake ovens, fpideis, (kiilets,
kettels
Saddle tacks, staples and plates, webbing
Crooked combs* born and ivory ditto
Cottcn and wool cards, coffee mills
Hones* flares and pencils
Bristol crown glass 8 by 10
Carters, decanters, tumblers
Mens faddies, saddle bags and bridles
Side faddies, surcingles, whips
Spirits turpentine, paint, oil, glue
Writing, wrapping paper and other sta
tionary
Hair powder and pomatum
Starch and fig blue
Pepper, ginger, pimento
Red bark, cinnamon, nutmegs
A variety patent medicines
One chess excellent hyfon tea
Tarred and while rope all sizes
A compleat assortment of groceries
And a great variety of other goods
which they will fell by wholesale and re
tail much lower than usual for Cash or
Produce.
Augujla , January 2, 1798. '
CAUTION.
T OST or misplaced, a note of
.hand affigntd John Paulett, infavour
of Ezekiel Hendrick , for the sum of ten
pounds four and fix pence Virginia money ,
or thereabout f dated 1788 or 1789. All
perjons are hereby forwarned not to trade
for fail 'note* and. the said John Paulnt
and all other persons not to pay the said
note to any person except said Ezekiel Hen
drick or his lawful attorney.
WILLIAM HENDRICK, Attorney
for Ezekiel Hendrick •
Louifvill:, November 18, 1797.
David Sandidge
Has received per the Diana, capt, Bol
ton, at.d now landing (join on heard
the Columbia, capt. M'Kenzie, from
Liverpool, and direct from the ma
nufactories of Manchester, Leeds, and
Sheffield, *
A LARGE
QUANTITY of GOODS ,
Confining of a very general aifortment;
which he will dispose of by w uflefalc
and retail, on the lowest terms that can
be afforded, for Cassi or Prod uce.
Savannah , Jan. 4, 1798.
isaac Herbert
Begs leave to inform his friends and the
public in general, that he has lately
received
A I.ARCE AND GENERAL SUPPLY OP
Dry Goods, Liquors &
Groceries ;
Which he will dispose of very low for
Cash or Produce, at his store upper
end of Broad-street, amongst which
the following, viz,
WEST-INDIA Ram
Northern Ditto
Hollands gin
Cogniac brandy
Sherry and Teneriffe wines
London porter in bottles' 4
Molasses
Loaf and brown sugars ..
Hyfon and bohea teas
Coffee and chocolate
Salt and faltpetre
Brimstone and gun powder
Shot and bar lead
Bed London pewter
Crockery, glass and tin ware
Iron pots and Dutch ovens
Frying pans and grid irons
Bar iron and German steel
41. 6i. Bd. rod. and 20J. nails
Locks and hinges
Broad hoes, axes, adzes, drawing knivet
and hammers ~
Scythes and reap hooks
Mill, crosscut, tenon and hand saws
Cotton and wool cards
Mens fine lhoes
Ladies and misses morocco flippers, See.
See. Sec.
December 23, 1797.
The Subfbriber has for Sale*
• Which hi haxjvjl Received t ■<
EXCELLENT ENGLISH
Double G1 oucefter CHEESE'
and RAISINS.
ISAAC HERBERT. ;
January 6, 1798.
N O T 1 C E.
ALL persons are hereby fore
warned jrom trading for a note of
hand given by thefubferiber to Robert M (
Cop pine. ROBERT GRAY.
Hancock county % Jan. 2, 1798.
N. B. Eight months ago a gun was
left with me for repairing; the owner is
requefled to call for it. .
collector's sale.
On Tuefday the 6th of February iftext,
at Hancock court-house,
WILL BE SOLD,
For the taxes due for the years 1795 and
179 6 ’ <
'THREE negroes, now in pof-/
L jejjion of John Hamilton , Esq. taken
as the property of Edward Hunter t de*
ceajtd.
JAMES BYNUM, T. C. H. C*
January i, 1797. ■. . . '
SHERIFFS SALE,
On the firft Tuefday in March next, at
Lexington, Oglethorpe court-hoafr,
WILL BE SOLD,
A NEGRO man, taken by.
execution as the property of giving* ..
ton M*Elroy y at thefuit of Elijha Brewer'
and Elcmuel Black. Conditions CASH* •
RICHARD BAILEY, S. O. C.
December 20, 1797. .
SIA 1E cf GEORGIA, Elbert county,
December j, 1797.
VX7E the subscribers being
Y V m nch interrupted by persons hunt*
ing and driving with hound's through out
Dofleflb'ns to the injury of otif flocks*
these are therefore to forwarn all perfow*
from hunting or. our lands in the likv
manner, under the penalty of being pro 1 *
fecutcd as the law diredls.
Geo. Darden, fey;
Stephen Heard;
G. Watfhall,
William Tate,
Thos. B. Crear,
Janies Able a.