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SATURDAY. Apiemier 34, IJO3.
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THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE
GAZETTE o" THE STATE. '
* FREEDOM of the PRESS and TRIA L by JURY shall remain inviolate. ConJiUuticn t>f Gctrgta.
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AUGUSTA: Printed by JOHN E. SMITH, near the market. [3 Do Us. per Annum,']
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Thomas M 4 Call Harris,
HAS FOR SALE,
400 STRAWS HALF PINT TUM
DLF.RSr
1 CASE TOYS,
10 ROSES BOURDEAUX CLA
RET,
t CASK PORT WINE,
t GIGGS with PLATED HAR
NESS.
Au?ufl 17.
c uA «
Diffelution of Partner (hip.
r T*'HE. Copartner (hip of William H.
-a- Jack and Andrew Ixnis, under
the firm of WILLIAM H. JACK & Co.
ftavina diflblved on the firft instant, by
mutual consent, all those who have any
demands against them, and those indebt
ed, are requeued £0 call and fettle their
accounts.
ANDREW INNIS,
WILLIAM H. JACK.
The Rufinefs will be carried on
as formerly, by ANDREW INNIS.
SHERIFF’S sale.
On the jirfi "Tuefday in October next ,
at the market-honfe in Augujia , between
ike hours of to and 3,
WILL BE SOLD,
The southern moiety of lot
j 2, at present occupied by William
Young, levied on as the property of
Car.land Snead, dec, to fatisfy Walter
Leigh.,
Alfc, the lot, with the improvements
Jhereon, lately occupied by George Sib.
bald, on the north, hounded by Greene
(beet, on the cast by Samuel Scott’s,
on the fouth by Telfair fireet, and on
%hc wefl: by Cooper’s let; levied on as
Inc property of said Sibbald, to fatisfy
.William Fitzpatrick, and Bcnj, Sima
and Richard Wayne jun.
v Also, one half lot No. r, whereon
Jamtis 8. Oliver at present refidcs; le
vied on as the property of said Oliver,
|p fatisfy John Wilson. Conditions of
the above sale?, C^fh.
Atfo one Gigg with harness, taken as
the property oi Charles Munns, to fatia*
fy an execution in saver of Philip F.
Tlafin.
! , H. M‘TYRE, Sheriff.
September 3,
<I AKL NOtLeT
THE late film of Hubbard &
White, being diflbivcd by muta
;al confcnt on the isth of Jane lad ; the
iubferiher calls on all those indebted to
laid firm, to come forward and fettle
•their rsfpcftive account*, on or before
>iftOsr. next; and all those having any
demands against said firm, toprefentthe
fame for settlement.
The TAYLORING business will be
carried on in the fame place, under the
rfireftion of the Subfcnbrr, who returns
sincere thanks to all those who have
hitherto favored him with their custom,
■«nd solicits a continuance of their favors,
V/hieh will be attended to with the ftrifL
tft punduaiity.
■ . DANIEL HUBBARD.
N. B. The death of Mr. White true kts
It absolutely neceffiry, that all the ac-
fliould be immediately fettled,
Augujia, gepl, 10.
The Subscriber
slas jujl Received & for Sale,
A tew Quarter Calks of the First
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MALAGA and SHERRY WINES,
And a few Calks of bell
LONDON BROWN STOUT
BOTTLED PORTER.
F. PHINTZY.
Augll/l 12,
Sb&k Deeds of Conveyance, for
Sale a; this Office*
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WASHINGTON, (Wilkes) Sept. 17.
Extract of a letter from General Attder
fon, one of the Comrn'jJhners en the
part of the U. States , to treat with
the Greek Indians , to General Mer;.
wether , dated Conjee tah t (Chatehio
chte) Augujl 18, 1803.
We have not fucceedeJ in our miiTion,
which maybe attributed to different canf
es. The warmth and irritation of the
opposition chiefs, on account of the
capture of their leader, Bowles, no doubt
was one of the leading cades. The
chiefs of the opposition anticipated and
counterafted the object of our meeting,
by a kind of electioneering artifice. —
'i’hey held meetings before they met us
at Oofcooche, and agreed, not only to
refufe to part with land, if any should
be applied for by the cotnmiflioners, but
also to refufe to ratify the treaty made
at Fort Wilkinfon —to re-jo‘.f the pay
ment to be made to them tor the land,
and to prevent the line being marked, a
grceable to the treaty made at Fort WiU
kinfon, as afprefaid. They appointed
a speaker for their purpot.es, and were
joined by all the towns on this, Hint
river and the Sitnenolas —the head man
and speaker ot the nation, are of the
Upper Creeks. On the 1 zth instant, the
coramiflioners delivered their talk in the
square, in the prefencc of a very general
affemblaye of r he chiefs, particularly thole
in ihe opposition, who were there to a
man. The speaker of the nation, chiefs
and warriors of the Upper Creeks had
not been conlulted* nor had they uir,y
knowledge of the xneafures which were
to be pursued by the opposition. 'When
our talk was delivered in the square by
the Interpreter, the speaker ot the op
position immediately began to reply—
the speaker and chiefs of the Upper
Creeks seemed as much surprised as we
were at the novelty of their proceedings.
The opposition kept the government lor
two days; but the speaker ot the nati
on, and chiefs of the Upper Creeks, came
forward with spirit and firmnefs, and al
though they behaved with great decency
towards us, and to each other, yet in
their debates upon several points, there
appeared a greater degree of warmth than
I ever saw in any council ot Indians. —
The third day the opposition chiefs took
us by the hand, for the lirft time, and
gave us the ceremony of the black drink.
The opposition persisted in refufing to
receive the payment for their land, which
was given us in the square by the speak
er of the nation, who, with his people,
the Uppet Creeks, were ready to receive
their part of pay for the land ; and re
queued notice when the line would be
marked; and allured us and thfc oppositi
on chiefs, that they would attend and fee
it done. In Ihott, the Upper Creeks
seemed to take the lead after the iwo firlt
days, which I think they wiil keep until
things have got right in the nation.
The war between England and France
Teems to be a circurmlance from which the
opposition have drawn great encourage
ment. They firmly believe the British
will come, and they will experience the
sweets of old times. All the talk of
the opposition plainly difeovered this se
cret. For the firll two or three days, at
lead they appeared to be jealous that we
had kept back part of our million —they
seemed to think we would be engaged in
the war, and that we were inftruc'icd to
secure their aid in bebalt of the United
States.
From the whole v e think the Credc
nation will become right in a little time
—things seem to he taking a right turn ;
but time mull he allowed. This treaty
happened in a very bad time—l am of o
pinion it would have fucceeikd if it had
been kept back a few months longer.—
General Wilkinson was not here, nor
have we had any official information of
the caiifes which prevemed his attend
ance j but | dat wvil this couid
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GEORG JJ.
he no har again!! our fiiccecding—had the
President of the United States been here
in person, the event mutt have been the
fame.
I told you. General, I was not a little
furprifedat the prejudices, w hich I found
some of the citizens of Georgia had re
cent!" imbibed againil the presiding agent
in this country. As I told you, 1 tlvVt
them t'alfe.-I was induced to think fofrom
fcveral rcafons, First, from my know
ledge of the man. Second, from my know,
ledge of the very great and elfential ser
vices he h.;d rendered to the United States
in general, and to the (late of Georgia,
in particular, since his firft rcfidencc in
this agency ; as well as from a verv dig
nified umrafter, firmly efiahliflied by a
long cotirfeof ufetulnefs in public life
Thofc were my impreilions, by the causes
I have mentioned; notwithstanding, I
have iuduftrloufly'applied myfelf to fte
through the whole proceedings of the
present agent. He very willingly and
politely laid before me a journal of all
the proceedings, worth noting, since he
entered the agency. 1 have carefully and
minutely examined the whole, and if you
can give credit to my profcfltons upon the
fubjeff, 1 can affurcyou ppon my honor,
that his whole conduct and proceedings,
as an officer of the United States, (as f..r
as they have come to my knowledge, and
his conduil as a public agent could not
be concealed front filch opportunities of
information as 1 have met wdrh since. I
have been in this agency) is not only juf
tifiajjle, bur highly ufcful and praife-wor.
thy. Eulogium is'noparrof my aim, 1
would only wish that the citizens cf
Georgia, who have imbibed thofc mistak
en prejudices, would flop, inform them
selves of the truth; that they may he
grateful to the man who advocates their
rights, and not withhold the tribute of
juftioc from an agent, who is not only
disposed to serve them, but who is emi
nently qualified for that purpofc, in a
way in which un.h services are so necelf.iry
and so definable, both on the parr of
Georgia, and the United States ; and for
such services, as so few of our citizens
are pofleffed of adequate qualifications to
perform.
It is said that fomc of your people fay,
that gen. Wilkinson has said, if it had
not been for gen. Pickens and col. Haw
kins, the Indians would have confcnted
to have made Ocmulgee the line, by the
treaty at Fort Wilkinson. I have consi
dered this, only as a vague report —I have
not thought that gen. Wilkinson ever
told such a thing. Be that as it may,
however, 1 am well perfiaaded there is
not the fmaileft foundation in truth, for
any such report, I have seen all the pro
ceedings, and know both the gentlemen
implicated, therefore, no doubt can rest
upon my mind.
You must know, fir, that I cannot
be interested in making this representati
on to you. I have done it from a love
of justice, and without any other mo
tive.
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT .
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HOUSE OF COMMONS, J UNE 27.
Interejiing Debate,
The order of the day was called for on
the Army of Refcrve Bill. The bill was
taken up and referred to a committee of
the whole house, colonel Standly being
called to the chair.
The secretary of 'war mentioned the se
veral amendments which it was his inten
tion to introduce upon the different claufcs
of the bill, '[’he total number of fight
ing men in Great. Britain, he said was
900,000 —that of England and Wales
was 750,000. By the militia acls, per-
Tons were fubjeft to the militia ballot
from the age of 1 B to 45 ; and, by the
present bill, all from 16 to 45 would
meet the ballot, and thofc on whom it
, fell be fiibjcvi to fcf or sup-
[VoL.XVm. N0,..8^.3
nr—^rmw —<ir»mnn n Mi^>f
ply a fubftitutc. Persons above 41* year.'*
and of fufHcicnt opulence, to p;;y 501.
affefled taxes, would by this bill be lub-
to the bailor, not to lerve personally,
but by fubftitutc only. 'l’he fine for a
person not forcing, tjor finding a fubfti
tuiC; was by the militia adts a: 151. by
this bill it is to be Vailed to 201. Th»
Secretary Hated all the particulars In
which this bill differed from the militia
bill, and then the committee procccdctf
to confidcr thofeveral clauses.
“Colonel Craufurd, conceiving*th.it it
would operate very [lowly if his Majeflr
was to wait for the voluntary offers of
persons belonging to this army of refervc
to enter into the regiments of the line,
and - wtfhed a power to transfer them ref
; those regiments, to be veiled in his M.t.
( jelly: If there was not a regular army
to oppose the enemy on his landing, an I
he landed on the coast of Kent or Suffolk*
he might caiily gain poffelfion of London.
I lit re was at this moment a fufficicncy of
finall veffds in the ports and rivers c£
Holland to bring over 100,000 men.
These veffds were as well adapted to this
purpose as if they were cxprefsly built foe
it; they were manned with excellent Tea
men, and being fiApently employed to
bring filh to our markets, and tocttch
fifh on our coails, they had pilots on
board them as well acquainted with tholes
coaffs and the harbors upon them, as any
pilots the 'Trinity house could furnifh
Bur if 60,000 men were landed, thac
number would be fufficient to decide thp
fate ot a battle which would decide th»
fate of the nation. Every person wh;>
knew any thing of battles was aware that
an army of 60,000 men was as good foe
an engagement as an army of 140,000
though certainly the larger army‘would
do more in the long run of a campaign.
In the experience which he had had in
the ialt war, he had never known more
than 60,000 of the French or Andrian
troops engaged ar one time. In Amcri
| ca there was no place by which the com.
ted could be decided, [fit could he de
cided by the fate of New. York, if would
have terminated on the death of fir W,
Howe ; if it could be decided by the fata
ot Pniiadelphia, it would have been ter
minated by the battle of Brandywine.
The case was different here. If London
was in the power of the enemy, the fate
of the country was decided. (A cry of
No ! No ! He (liotdd conceive that if
the enemy was able to reach London,
with Dover and Calais in his poffdlion,
little hope could be with rcafon fuid to
remain. He did not lock upon the mi
litia as equal to troops cf ihe line, nor
as fit to engage the species of troops that
would he brought again If them.
Mr. M f Naughton rose to make a few
observations upon what had been thrown
out by an honorable member opposite (co
lonel Craufurd) with refpcCt to the Cap
ture of London. He would alk that ho
norable member, whether, if the enemy
did take London, they would also taka
the Heel and the spirit of the country ?
( d cry of hear , hear !) There were men
in Ireland, there were men in Scotland,
and in England, that would dispute every
inch of ground with an invading foe, ani
he was confident that before the country
could be fuhdued, these men (hould ba
driven into the sea, (hear, hear!) he had
heard much of the mediation of Ruflh,
of Austria, and Prullia, but he hoped no
peace would be made until our presump
tuous enemy should try the experiment of
invading this country, and he convinced,
by the refulr, of the impollibiiity of mak
ing any serious impression upon the Unit
ed kingdom, by an attempt to invade if,
(hear, hear !J If peace should be made
before, the enemy , :kl keep the threat
of invasion over our ocad in terrcrem t and
continue, perhaps, to hold the language
cf dilation, should we not he dilpofe l
to surrender our independence, (hcar >
I hear !J But the nation was not to be in-
I timidated ; the people were dlfpofed, ami