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K NOXVILLE, December 27.
Mr. Roulstonb,
The following is the answer of col. But
ler to the two hundred and thtee sub
scribers of a letter, dated Blount coun
ty, itfov. iotb, 1797, and publilhed
in number 50 of your paper. It ap
pcan to be a hasty ./reduction !
Knoxville, Nov. 15 th t 1797.
SIR,
I HAVE just received (by the hands
of Mr. John Kelly) a very indigelted joint
letter from a number of settlers on Indi
an lands, in Blount county. An answer
from me would be highly unneerflary did
not inclination prompt me to advise you
to be ware of your advisers in this busi
ness, leaftyou may, by your imprudence,
put it out of the power of every petfon
(who wishes) to serve you. I presume
you need not be told, that the afiembly
could pass no resolves, nor no informa
tion received from a drunken rascal, who
lives amongst the Cherokees, could in
ary wife opeiate or be obligatory ort me
in the execution of my orders from the
hlgheft authority of your country; the
report of John M'Clellan, Sharkey, and
Gillefpy is of no ihomftnt to me, as the
law of the United States gave the presi
dent only that power; iherefore any
thing that John M'Clelten, Sharkey, or
Gillefpy could report was of no avail.
You had better wait on the governor
•of the Hate, and afkhim if yen are jufti
fiable in returning to your farm 3. I
dare aflfert that he will tell you, that you
air not: And lam under the neceffi y
of telling you also, that after the full ot
Dec. 1797, all communication will be at
aii end between you and your farms, on
the Indian lands, until a provision is made
for you through the Prcfidcnt of the U
mted States; therefore don’t be deceived
by the iufinuations of designing men, for
you may rest allured I tell you the truth.
I am your humble servant,
THOMAS BUTLER, Lt. Col.
Commanding in Tennelfee.
Capt. Archibald Lackey, and 1
others, on the Indian lands >
foutli of Holfton. j
The words drunken rascal mud be in
tended to apply to Arthur Coody, be
cause no Indian or Indian countryman,
but him, was mentioned in the letter to
which this is the answer. Arthur Coody
is one of the interpreters of the United
States, and a man of confequcnce in his
nation. The reader will judge of the
elegance And propriety exprefiion.
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MARSHAL’S SALE.
By virtue of a decree of the honorable the
Citcuit Court of the United States for
the diftritt of Georgia, the following
trafts of land,
tV ILLBESOL D,
At the market-house in Augusta, on the
firft Tuefday in March next, between
the hours of ten and two o’clock, as
the property of Joo. Rae, fen. dec.
to farisfy the executors of B. Stead.
A TRACT of land containing
800 acres, granted the 2 d October
1759 to John Rae, in the parijh of St.
George, bounded eaflcrly by Savannah rt
ver, southerly Dabney Lanthorn, and on
every other fde vacant,
* Also one other tract containing 50 acres,
granted on the fame day as the former, ly
mg in the parijh of St, George, bounded
on the north by Briar crisp, and on every
other fdc vacant.
Also one trad of 370 acres, granted
May 1768, to Arthur fVall, frtuate and
being in the parijh of St. George, bounded
northerly by Briar creek, and cn every other
fide by land bachnt.
Also one trad of land containing 50
acres, granted isd of March 1 to John
Rae, lying rn the dijtrid of Augusta, bound
ed on thtfouth by Briar creek.
Also one other trad of land containing
100 acres , granted \Jt December 1767 to
John Rae, lying in the parijh of St. George ,
bounded on every fide by vacant land.
Also one other trad of land containing
150 acres , granted the id August 1763 to
Stephen Herd, lying in the parijh of St.
Paul, bounded on the north and eajt by Lit
tle river, and on every other fide by land
vacant •
Alio one town lot in Augusta, granted
gth March 1765 to Richard Johnftone,
and known by the number 15 in the id row,
containing 1 acre of land.
Also one other town lot in Augusta , grant
ed to Margaret Germany the id Odober
1759, and known by the number 14 in the
2 d row, containing 130 feet in width, and
s3° ** d'pth.
A conveyance from Matthew Rcche, Pro
vofi Married,for 75 acres granted to Lvpe
Dtan in the fianjh of St. George, and
bounded at the time of the survey on aid fdts
h vacant land, to said John Rae, Jen.
- JOHN GREEN, D. M.
NEW GOODS
By COLLIN REED & Co.
large White Hoafe, Broad ftrect,
warly oppufiie the Richmond Ware
houfc,
Received by the loft arrivals from New-
Tork and Philadelphia ,
A VERY GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF
European, Ea/t-India and
American
MANUFACTURES,
Very particular attention being used in
chofing those Goods, we presume that
those who favor us with their cuflom will
find us to give general fatisfaStiun.
Wc mention a few articles, viz.
SUPERFINE Cloths and caflineres
Milltd drab cloths 4 4 and 6 4
Striped coating, green baize, flannel
Half thicks, kerfeys, plains
Rose and deffii blankets
Durant, fagathee, black bomfcazeen
Ravens duck, Si'.ef.as, brown Holland
Irish linen, cambrick, long lawn
Chintzes, chocolate and fancy piints
Scarlet cardinals, bed middles
Elegant furniture callico
Needle worked, striped and figured mus
lins
Jaconet, bock and emeretic muslins
Jaconet and book muslin handkerchiefs
M.’flin neck handkerchiefs and cravats
Superfin L -ndon printed dimity for vests
Mart dies and camels hair vest shapes
Gurrahs, guznas, coffas maharaganges
Velvets, thicksets, royal tibbs, fattinets
Toilenet and fl irinett
R~mal, Madras and fancy handkerchiefs
Patent, ribbed, plain, white and black
silk hofc
Ladies and mens fuperfine cotton hose
Kn tied, ribbed and black worsted hose
Ladies and mens silk and kid gloves
Persian, luteftring, silk (bawls
An el-'gant aflbrtment of ribbands
P arl and polished fteelcoat and vest but
tons
Silk, twist, thread, ferretts, tapes, ga
loons
Ladies patent silk hats
Ditto beaver hat 9, bands and feathers
Me s yeoman hats, black and white, green
under
Boys and girls hats all colors
Ladies kid, morocco, leather and fatti
nei fl ppers
M.ffcs Ihoes and flippers
La lies morocco flippers with buckles
Mena Ihoes, boots and bootees
Razors, knives, knives and forks
Weeding hoes, axe*, adzes
Shovel?, tongs, pincers, augers
Braces and bitts
Pewter and Britannia foop and table
spoons
Pewter dishes, plates, bafons
Fishing hooks and lines
Hinges, locks and chain traces
Scythes, fickels, cutting knives
Nails, brads, pump tacks
Anvils, fledges, hammers, vices
Frying pans, fad irons, waggon boxes
Iron pots, bake ovens, spiders, Ikillets,
kettels
Saddle tacks, staples and plates, webbing
Crooked combs, horn and ivory ditto
Cotton and wool cards, coffee mills
Hones, fl .tes and pencils
Bnftol crown glass 8 by 10
Callers, 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
Qnejtsheft excellent hyfon tea
Tarred and white rope all sizes
A compleat aflortment of groceries
And a great variety of other goods
which they will fell by whoiefale and re
tail much lower than usual for Cash or
Produce.
Augusta, January 1, 1798.
* SHERIFFS SALE.
At the court-house of Hancock county,
in the town of Sparta, on the firll
Tuefday in March next,
IV I L L B E SOLD,
170 acres land, more or less,
lying on the waters of Fulljome’s creek, at
pi e/ent occupied by Ifham Hogan; taken as
the property of said Hogan. Also, one
negro boy, named Edon, fix or seven years
old ; taken as the property of Harris Ni
cholas, in the pojfcjfion of Jacob Dennis.
Ttrms CASH.
WILUE ABERCROMBIE, D. S.
Five hundred Dollufs Few fir'd.
VTTyHREASon the night between
VV the nth aid nth instant, my
free ferry flat was stolen trom my land
ing near the Harrisburg ware-house on
Savannah river, and cut 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
Campbellton was the instigator to such
vidany, now therefore that the persons
concerned irt the said offence, may be
brought to condign punifhmenr, I 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 prosecuted to convi&ion within
nine months from this date.
EZEKIEL HARRIS.
November 17, 17Q7.
(£3* A free ferry flat will be ready to
accommodate paflengers on Saturday
week.
To the Public .
JOHN HAMMOND, aitho' extreme
ly averse to trouble them with any of
his concerns, holds it his duty to unravel
the principles upon which Ezekiel Har
ris has taken the liberty to obtrude John
Hammond's name in the above piece.
To do this justice to myfrlf -vill require
a more lengthy piece than I am food of
writing in answer to any thing Kz k’.ei
Harris might poblifh, and which, in
deed, I have not had time to take notice
of in this way sooner.
The faft is that Ezekiel Harris’s boat
took in at Savannah on the of Sep
tember 1796, as appears by his patroon’s
receipt, some goods for me; when the
boat arrived at Augusta, Harris stored
them there, aitho’ his boat proceeded up
the river within one quarter of a mile of
my landing, and he never gave me notice.
Some time after, and at wide i time I
was told the boat was gone back to Si
vannah, and the good.floredin Augofta.
I wrote him and reque*ed he would feed
the goods to my landing in Caiolina —
I then received a very irfol nr answer
and refufal, or at lead 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 pro<eed
from a man of that defiription, I treated
it with fiient contempt, as I generally do
Ezekiel Harris, and (hi uld 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 confeqoence some time lad 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 I keep by vir
tue of an ail of assembly in ibe Hate 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 himfelf popular with the plan
ters of South-Carolina, who, he exrefte’,
wonld be exceedingly offended with any
man who should attempt to deprive them
of his great benevolence in keeping a fer
ry for them gratis. True it is that many
Carolineans are very poor, as are many
people rn all other countries, but I hope
few of them are so poor as to come to
him to beg their ferriage. Aitho’ he has
endeavoured to add so much more luttre
to his great benevolence by appearing like
a roaring lion over his prey in his publi
cation, to fuppoit 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 th« m,
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
termine on the magnitude of this great
offence. Even if I had cut, or caused to
be cur, 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 I do affirm that immediate
ly after this free ferry flat was said to be
cut, I was informed that this man Harris
and the other fubferibers to the support
of it, to .wit, some of the inhabitants of
Campbellton, had taken the liberty of
charging that ad or the inttigation of it
upon me, I wrote to them, and this man
Harris, that I had received such a report,
and that I would take the a&ion upon
myfelf so far as to try at once how far he
ogjjggj-gfifel he jufUfied in keeping that .
free ferry invitation of my lenal
and how far 1 was liable to be°pu !
for removing or destroying the fiat 7"
mining I had done it, and that I Joj
answer to it as fully as if I had done it 71
it was proved, either in an aftion for fa.
mage or otherwise; and this letter 1
prove both Harris and the other fubfer'
bers to that (ree ferry did receive fever 1
days previous to the printing the abo-.e
piece of Harris’s. I therefore fubir.it it
to an impartial public to determine whu
could be Ezekiel Harris’s motive for p U i O .
billing his piece offering the pompous re.
war! of five hundred dollars, for a proof
of a sass uoon a person who would acknow
ledge it as fully as if he hud done it, and
one who he would, as he pretends, wifij
to prove it upon ; certainly it was to non.
ri(h his malicious ambition which is a dar!.
ing objeft of his, and nothing else ceuid
fatisfy him. However, great and pomp,
ous as he may feel, and however
he may think himfelf in the enjoyment of
his pretended free ferry, I fiiail no: tame
ly fubrr.it to the impoliticn much larger,
even if no payment was received fiem
paflengers it; but I have plenty of
proof that the negro who works that (lit
generally asks, and often receives, pay
ment, and it bears no doubt upon r.v
mind, that he receives the moacy for
Harris.
I am sorry to have intruded on tin
time, and perhaps the patience of the
public; yet I trust the wanton and unpro.
voked attack made by Ezekiel Harris or
tne, will jufrity me in having done it,
Falmouth , Dec. 28, 1797.
POST-OFEICE, Augish,
ijt January 1798.
Letters in the ojice to be returned in three
months to the General Pojl-OJfice, if
not taken cut previcujiy thereto.
T. ANDREWS, J. AJger.
J) Jo. Bryan, R. S.Bryan, lljzcFry
*n, Tho<. Bryant, 2. J. Barton, James
B o vn, (Little river,) John Flantir, 2.
John Butler, S. B. Bonner, Ilham Bay
lefs, W. Bird.
Chartifr, P. Crawford,
H. Cob 1 *, J. Cobb, G. Conn, S. Camp*
Colfon Cutters.
T. Davis, J. D’Antignac, Aar. Da
niel, S. Duggsr.
Jacob Elixton.
S. Fanning, R. Flournoy.
H. Gregory, C. Goodwin, «——
Gondeville, W. & S. Garrett, Joha
Gray, R. Goodrick, G. Gunn, jane*
Gaddy, L. Gatdner.
Anth ny Hunter, D. Hillhoufe C.
Hamilton, V/. Howard, A. Harris, 1.
lierrio, A. Hatcher, 2. Jacob Hibter.
Ab Jones, Ab. Jon<*s, John C i'ife,
&c. W«n. Jeter, jun. O. Jones, Britte*
Jones.
N. K-lfev, T. Kelly, M. Knight,
J. Ktrkham, Knight. f
F. Lewis, Madam Lefevrp, “•
Leigh, T. H. Lucked, T. Lonrv. I
Phineas Miller, MiHcr & Vita* I
H. M‘Tvre, Marften Mead, » I
Cormick, (care of W. Barden.) Mi*.-* I
VLGcath, (care of Jno. Catlett.) *1
Mitchell, (care of jno. Cook.) D. I
eli, (care of E. Harris.) Jatr.es
Smith Milner, Magee & Wycbe, Ute-1
son M‘CuHers, R. Malone, P.
G. Miller, 5. 1
H. Nefoitr. I
J. Odom. T a I
Mr. Ann Pool, R. Pardue, )• ‘"l
Prentis, C. Porter.
J. H. Rutherford. (Scrirer.) & *" ■
an, C. Randolph, liaac Randolph, " ■
Robertson, Clk. S. C. . 4 B
James Spain, Dr. J. Sitnmcs, 1 I
Salmon, S. Stuhbleficld, /I
Charles Thomson, Charts
Z. Williams, J. Wilds, J hn , ‘ J
John Winfend, Perry Willon, J 1 * ■
Wood, A. Waterman, 4. G.
2. G. Weathcrby, 4. 1 • a hS° H
Jacob Zin. ,/ ■
W. URQUHAP T,P^M
Patent Mould Candies, -■ ■
Wax Wicks. M
THE superior quality 0.
candles confjl from
in burning, giving a char or ‘
light, very little inferior to wax ‘r
cetv, and well calculat 'd for ti.e
market. Theje ca dies m ’•)' cl /T-TM
fubferiber in boxes from 20 1° 5 ' 9
at one failing per pound. ~..
Merchants or country fo-"* 1’
their taUoa may hove itmonuji
patent mould cunaies at.
of zd per lih. the
every material, boxes
bcprocured at the manu/m-iu j |H
box contains co weight. ~ vb
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