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AUGUSTA CHRONICLE ,
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GAZETTE OF THE STATE.
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BALTIMORE CITY.
ORPHAN’S LOTTERY,
SCHEME or a LOTTERY,
J##r the benefit ts the Impartial Free School,
fir tki Education of ORPHANS cj eve »
rj dtjcripiion*
t Prize of -20,000
i do. io,«oo
% do. £oo* *0,009 I
% do. 300* 6»ooo
f 4 do. 230» 8,000
10 do. lOCO 10,090
16 do. 500 B*ooo
jo do. 100 6/000
150 do. 100 l£,oeo
250 do. 4® 10,000
|OO do. JO f£,0 00
1,200 do. 20 *4*ooo
4,500 do. i* 54i*^o
20 do# (The lafi dr atari Ticket
of every thoujand , will be
a Prize of 200 dells.) 4,000
6,686 P** ze *» 2 Blanks to a Prize,
13.3*4 B,a«kB, /
20,000 No*. Dollars, 200,000
Sibjcft to a deduction of 127 per cent.
The I kbits to he fold in halves at Five
Dollars each,
fir The Manager* rcfptdUuUy solicit
the aid of the (mbiic to accomplilh the ob
ject «f the above
exertions for fevcral years having been made
by a* affectation of Ladies, for the educa
tion of poor Orphan* of all denonainati
oni, Teacher* ia every part of the City
have been paid quarterly for she fchooKng ■
•f children# and in some ioflaaces aflifted
with necessary clothe*, frera the precarious
©foMrces of fnbfcription, and Pri
rate Donation*, Charity Sermons, &c.
The Lcgiflature of Maryland have bc«i
ylsafcd to grant a Littery, to raise a fend
on mare ftablt and permanent principles,
for the support of this induction ; and the
Mayor and City Council, in fashioning
it* by an ordinance* have also given a ve
ry honorable testimony of their wiftics, by
rclinquilhing the customary tax. The Ma*
gagers, therefore* confidently hope, that
the above feheme, as well from the bene
volence of its iitention, as the principle
of aivcntsre, will be invicisg to every
citizen in this, or any other part of the
Uaited State*. Advcntorcrs in this Lot*
ry, while tkey feel the conscientious aad
consoling xefleftion of having thereby
contributed their raite to the permanent
•Sablsfliaent of a Free School, for the
donation of poor children, male and fe
ttle# of tvery denoniostion, will also, in
a pecuniary point of view, experience ad»
vantages superior to any other feheme her#*
tofore offered.
For the convenience of pdrehafers, th«
Managers have thought proper to ftiikeofr
the Tickets in halves, leaving it optional
with the purthafer to take the whole or half
ticket.
The Manager* have given bond for the
faithful performance of their truss.
*#* Sixty days after the drawing i? fiaifh
ed tbe Priawe will be paid. If «»t deman
ded within twelve months after the draw
ing I* fiat died, then will be oonfidotad as
rciiuqhhed for the orphans.
JOHN COWLTER,
Fell's Feint. Market fl. No- 39.
JOSHUA INLOES,
No 69. Bond jt. F, Point,
Wm. CARMAN,
' O’DonnePs Wharf.
Wm. LI VES AY,
Pratt-freet. No. 10,
NICHOLAS NORRIS.
No, 42, South jlritt,
Makageei.
N. E. Letters to either of the
Manager?, enclosing the Cash, post paid,
will be duly attended to. The Managers
ptnmifc to keep a Register of all names of
Adventurers at a difiance, and to furnifii
them with the fate of their Tickets, to a.
nv part of the Continent, when the draw
ing' is finilhed.
June 9. 6t
Apprentice’s Indentures, Bills
«f Sale, Deeds of
Sheriff’s titles for falc l*erc*
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Brought to the Jail of Rich
mond county, on the 4th inf. a Negro
fellow named CHARLES, fays he belongs
to Benjamin Adams, of Edgefield diftrift.
South Carolina, about 20 or *1 yc*r» old,
5 feet 4 or j inches high, eery mtch cut
•n the back with the whip, has a fear on
the left fide es hil neck, which he fays
was occafionci by * barn, also, a fear on
hil righ thigh and fide, occasioned by th#
fsfhof powder, he is yellow completed,
Th* owner is requeued to come forward,
prove his property, pay charges, and take
him away.
FRANCIS GEDDY, Jailor,
June 16* 3*
Lodged ill the Jfiil of Edge
field, on the 24th of June lafi, « eegro
min that calli his name PAUL, and fays
he belong! to a Mr. William Norman of
Columbia county, fiatcof Georgia, «hca«
vy made fellow, has three ftiff fingers on
one hand. The owner is requested to
make application, prove his property, pay t
exnenccaand take him awry.
GEO, YOUNGBLOOD, Jailw,
July 7. I*
THE .
Has Received * Pari tj hit
SPRING GOODS,
CONSISTINt or
Cambricks, - ?V
Ladies lincnasd cettoa pocket bdkt,
, Dimities,
Silk Nankeens,
Caffmercs,
Fancy Vnft Shapes,
Gingba-aw, Cottee (md Silk Umbrella*
Irish Liaenv
A Case of Superfine Hats,
CjT The balance i? daily expefted.
v *** Hie GROCERY ia funplied a»
tfual,
SAMUEL M. SMYTH,
June 2. ts
N. B. Oa Hand, 25 STILLS.
MEDITERRANEAN PASSPORTS.
NOTICE ISHEREBTGIVEN,
That it has been deemed expe
dient to change the farm of the Medker
taaean Passport issued tu vcffcl* of the Uni
ted Statea; that from Che eighth day of Ju
ly next, thole of the new form will bo is
sued at the custom homes to every veffcl,
for which application may be made cn a
compliance with the terms prescribed by
law end fmrcnderiag the former paflVort of
which flse may be poffcffcd, if any, in which
latter c»fc no fees will be required for the
•xchtogs: and that by an •rrangemeut a
grersi upon by the Barbary powers, with
whom we are at peace, either the old or new
fora of passport will be foficient to pfntedt
the vessels of the United States, from cap
ture until the zft of July iBos, after which
the old form of passport will be unavaila
blc and the nsw one alone in afe.
Department of State,
aju es May, 1804,
June 16. ew.6w»
NOTI ciT ~~
THE fubferiber having taken into co
paunerfhip his brother, John P.;t
terfon, requests all persons indebted so him
to come forward, liquidate, or pay all ac
count# now due, and all thoie indebted
by bond of note, are carnrtly reqaeded to
difehaege the fame, and tbofe to whom he
• indebted will plcafe to come forward and
reoeive paywrnt,
WILLIAM PATTERSON.
The bofiuefs will in future be conduced
ender the firm of Wm. 3c John Patterson ,
who will be thankful for the patronage of
the public, ano their iricad* in general,
Petcrfov.rg t May 19.
FOR SALE ,
A SAW-MILL, newly built,
*n Four mils French, South Carolina,
throe miles from the mouth of the Upper
Runs.-Generous term* will be gives.—
The above, if not fold, will be rested
for one, two or three years, wi'h cleared
land fufiJticnt btlacgiog thereto, to make
provifioa. For terms apalv to
JAMES WILSON,
Nsar SarnzciU Ccurt- hou/is,
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t [IY AUTHORITY.]
Eighth Cangrefi of the United States,
At th# Firfi akfiioa begun and held at the
t City es Wafirington, in the Territory of
Calarabia, on Monday the fctcntecnih
•t CVtubtr, cat thtnfaad eight haadiwi
and three.
AN ACT
Ertffini'LmiJiMfjn uttt t<wt territtrin, s*i
frtuidtM£ Jtr the temfinery jr»vtr»Ktni
thtrnf,
(Concluded*J
Sec, 8. There (hall be efiablilficd in the
(aid territory a dittrift court, to coniilt of
one judge, who (hall reside therein, and he
1 called the diilrifl judge, and who (hall hold,
I in the city of Orleans, four fcllicn* annually ;
the firft to commence on the third Monday
in October next, and the three other felflynj,
progrclflrely, on the third Monday of every
third calender month thereafter. He (hall
, in all things, hare an exercifc the fame ju
rifdidlion and powers, which arc !>y law gi.
ven to, or may beexercifcd by the judge of
Kentucky diftridt ; and (hall be allowed an
annual compcnfation of two thoufanddolian,
to be paid quarter-yearly out of the reven
ues ol itnpoft and tonnage accruing'within
the said territory. He lhall appoint a cleric
for the said diftrift, who flisli reside, and
keep the records of the court, in the city of
Orleans, and (hall receive (or the Cervices
performed by him, the fame fees to which
the clerk of Kentucky diftrid is emit tiled
for fimilnr ferviccs.
There ihsll be appointed in the said dl.
(hidt, a person learned in the law, to ad as
attorney ter the United States, who (hall,
in addition to hit stated fees, be paid fix
hundred dollars, annually, as a furl com.
penCaflon for ad extra ferviccs.
There fnall «l(b be appointed a marshal for
th* said defin’d, who (hall pcrlarm tlvi fame
duties, be fubjed to the fame regulations
and penalties, and be entitled to the fam« feci
to which mardials in other difirids are en
titled for similar ferviccs; and (hall moreo
ver be paid two hundred dollar*, annually,
ala compcnfation for all extra Cervices,
Sec. 9. All lice ma'c white per son», who
arc houie-keeperf, and who (hall have ret
ried one year, at least, iu the said territory,
(hail be qualified to serve as grand or pqtit
jurors, in (he courts of the laid territory;
and they (hall, until the legiflatur* theteof
(hail otherwise dired, be (cleded in fcch
manner as the judges of the said courts ref
pcdirely (hall preferibe, so as to be mod con
ducive to an impartial trial, and to be least
bmthanfome to the inhabitants of the (aid
territory.
Sec. 10. It (hall, cot be lawful for any
person or persons to import or bring into the
said territory, from any port or place with
out th* limits of the United States, or caufc
or procure to be so imported or brongbr, or
knowingly to aid or alfift in so importing or
bringing any flare or Haves, And every
person (b offendiug, and being thereof con.
vided before any court within said territory,
having competent juriCdiftion, (hall forfeit
and pay for each and every fUv* so import
ed or brought, the firm of three hundred dol
lars ; ono moiety for the ufc of the United
States, and the other niofeiV for the u(e of
the person or persons who (hall sue for the
fame j and every (lav* so imported or
brought, (hall thereupon become entitled to,
and receive his or her freedom. It (hall net
be lawful fur any person 01 persons to im
port or bring info the said territory, from
any port or place within the limits of the U
sbed States, or to cause or procure to be so
imported or brought, or knowingly to aid
or assist in so importing or bringing any (lave
or (laves, which (hah have been imported
since the firft day of May, one tboufend fc
ven hundred and ninety-eight, into any port
or place within the limits of the United
States, or which may hereafter he so import
cd, from fry port of place without the lim
its of tba United States ; and every person
so offending, and being thereof oenrifted be
fore any court within (aid territory, having
comperctn jurifdicHon, (hall forfeit and pay
(breach and every (lave so imported or
brought the sum of three hundred dollars,
for the use of the United States,
and the other moiety for the ufc of the per
son or perfon* who (hall sue for the fame ;
ar.d no Have or (lave* (Vail dirctftly or indi
rcdly be introduced into said territory, ex
cept by a citizen of the United States, re- J
I nicvirg into said territory for afto«l fettle- I
f?ot. XVTII.Ko. 912.3
merit, and being at the time of such removal
bona fide owner of such flare or slaves; and
every flare imported or brought into the said
I territory, contrary to the proviflons of thi»
aft, (hall thereupon be endtied to, and re*
ccive hit or her freedom.
See. ir. The lawsin force in the fMd ter*
rltory, at the commencement of this aft*
and not inconflftent with ihcprovifion* there,
of, (hall continue in force, until altered,
modified, or regaled by the legiflaturc.
S*.-. i 2, Thi rellduc of the province of
Louiflana, ceded to the United States, shall
be called the Ddisift of Louiflana, the go.
vernment whereof shall and ad*
rainiftcrcd an follows:
The executive power new veiled in lh#
governor of the Indiana territory, shall ex*
tend to, and be exerciled i i the frid Diftrift
of Louiflana. The governor and judge*
the Indiana territory shall have power to cf
tvibb-h, in the Lid .'I (Lift of Louiflana, in,
I kner const*, a»,il prefirihe the jutifdiftton
and duties, and to make ail laws which
they may deem conducive to the good go
vernment of the inhabitant* thereof; Provi
ded h')nuunitr t Thjt no law ihall be valid
which ir inconflftent with the conftitutioa
and laws of the United State*, or. which
shall lay any pcifon under rciframt or disability
on account of his religious opinions, pro*
fafiinn, or worship : in all of which he shall
be free to maintain his own, and not hur
thened for jjiufe of another; And provided
al/o, That in ail criminal profccuuons, the
trial (hall be by a jury of twelve good
and lawful men of the vicinage, and in all
civil cases of the value of one hundred dol
l*rV t!:~ trial ihali be by jury, if either of
the parties require it« The judge* of tho
Indiana territory, or any twoofthem, fliall
hoU annually two courts within the said di
ftrift, at such place as will be moll convc
men; tothe inhabitant* rhereof in general,
and fliall polfjt the fame junfdiftion they*
now pollfts in the Indiana territory, and fliall
continue in session until all the business de
pending before them Ihall be disposed of. If
ihafl fce the duty of the fccrctary of the Indi
ana territory to record and picferre all the
papers and proceeding* of the governor, of an
executive nature, relative to the diftrift of
Louiflana, and tranflnit authentic copies
thereof every fix months the Prcfldcnt of
the United Slates, The governor Ihall pub
lifli throughout the said diftrift, all the law«
which may he made as aforeflaid, and shall,
from time to time, report the fame to the
Prcfldcnt of the United States, to be laid be
fore Congrcfa, which, ifftifapproved of by
Congress, fliall thenceforth ccafe, and be of
no efteft*
The said diftrift of Louiflana (hull be
divided into diftrift* b ' the governor, un
der the direftion of the President, a» the
convenience of the fettleinenti Ihall requite,
fubjeft to such alterations hereafter as ex*
periehcc may prove more convenient. Th®
inhabitants of each diftrift, between thi
ages of eighteen and forty-five, shall ba
formed into a militia, with proper officers,
according to their numbers, to be appoint,
cd by the governor, except the command
ing officer, who shall be appointed by tho
President,, and who, whether a captain, at
major, or a colonel, shall be the command
ing officer of the diftrift, and as such (half,
under the governor, have command of the
regular officers and troops in his diftrift,
as well as of the militia, for which he fliall
have a brevet commission, giving him such
command, and the pty and emoluments of
an officer of the fame grade in the regular
army } he (hall be fpeemlly charged with
the employment of the military and militia
of his diftrift, in cases of bidden invaflon or
infurreftion, and until the orders of the go
vernor can he received, and at all times
with the duty of ordering a roil’tary pa
trolc,. aided by militia if necefilmy, to arrcfl
unauthoriftd fcttkrs in any pm of his dl
ftiift, and to commit such offenders to jail
to be dealt with according to law.
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6'ec. 12. The laws in force in the said
diftrift of Louiflana, at the commencement
of this aft, and not inconflftent with any
of the proviflon* thereof, shall continue in
force until altered, modified or repealed by
the governor and judges oi the Indiana ter
ritory, as a fore fit id.
Sec. 14. And he 1 1 further thaTitf That
all grants for lamk within the*- territories
ceded by the French Re.pu'iic to the Unit
ed Starrs, by the treaty of the thirtieth'of
April, in the year orv; thcutfanJ eight fu.u-
J dad and three, the title whereof va?, j:
\ the'date •> the treaty ox St. Td/Jc-is* >5.