ZSAVAxjfi&H'llEPM&IC&N'.
pRKt/ERiCK S. 'TALL,
ciTr inUTtii.
at Fort Jacksbni%n theVffiof August, 1814,1 After aYarciul inspection of the several
mm.t rXnK 88—cocsrnr g5—«*cx,
nTiiu '!>' uiit'eu
• {fy'lifl Steves arid r.~x '.td-erihemtiiet' affair in
tilth pdfei-f—,and slofthy 'ttr3cr,-un!g. .£3
GEORGIA LEGISLATORS.
jlsHrtkc Ton run *i vsjIHxii RtrvMticdH.
ifOUSK <)f HEl'II EsfiUTATl VES.
fl r ednetd*y,'Dcc. 1.
Mr.' P6vtfttroducedtastantefj a'b:ll to ap-
v+mmriate raoitey to pay for the? stock cWtted
' bv Ine stale in the bank of Darien.
* Mr. 1/>wj callfc! tip the following rexolu-
' tion, which was read arid aglwj to: - ,
Refolded, That the committee on finafice
?be directed to enquire into the. Steam. Boat
• colhpany, so far as it relates to thS fords
•vested in the stock - the Company by 'the
* state of Georgia, and the policy'el'asalCof
such stock, and report thereon by bill Or
Hilherwiae. i
Thursday, Deo. 2.
ThcHollowisg bills have been rtad the
'’Ihird time and jittr.sed:
The hill to rsake compensation tc ArcM-
f bd!d Clarke, esq. and the Revenue officers
••at St. Mary’s for the sewty re of fiye African
"negroes.
•Trie bill to establish a ferry over tiic Al-
f tamaha river at l-’ort fterringlom ,
The hid to alter and amend the 3d article
and one concluded at the Cherokee agency, places, considered most eligible as the site
on the 8th of Julyj 1817,add one concluded' of a canal connecting the boat Navigation of
at the Cieek agency on Flint rivet", the 22d Altamaba with Brunswick harbor, the com-
of January, 1818.- And to dispose of the inissioners decided in favor of that which
territory lately acquired of the Chcfokee is marked in the diagram herewith trans
In'dians, by * treaty held by the hon. John mittcd,hy a direct.line, running North 11
C. Calhoun, at tlie City of Washington, on degrees West, eleven miles wanting -ten
on the 27th of February, 1819—wairead!chains, from the head of Cowpen creek on
the third time and pained. 1 the Turtlc, to Clark's bluff on the Alatama-
Thursday, Dee. '2. 1 ha. At the former point, common tides
The bill to compel, the judges of the *lu-j risfe seven feet, at the latter, four. From
periftruburt in-this state Jo alternate in flieirl Clark’s bl&ff to BufTalowcrcelt is probably
different dfbuits "Was negatived by a small I a shorter distance by one or two miles, anil
majority. . W*. _ I the quality ol the earth equally' suited to the
The follotvmg bills were read the 'third I purpose of canalling, but bocts laden with
time* and- passed. 'a ' j the produce of the interior, arid constructed
The bill to regulateand establish a uni form for the navigation of narrow, covert channels
practice in the justice* courts. I could never withstand the winds and waves
The Bill imposing additional tax, [600! which ofunprevail on the rolling surface of
dollars in each countyj orfpedlars and other j the Turtji. To the line uniting Grant's
■itirieraht traders. land Gibsco’s creeks, which is believed,also
The bill to"repeal an act reducingthe rate] to be Shifter titan the one selected, the
of interest it: this state, passed the 27th I commisswhers object, because such a caiial
March,'! 759, was rejec ted—25 to 16. I would afftrd no additional facilities in pas
/■'riday, Dee. 3. rsing do wnTurtle river to Brunswick, and
Mr. Rutherford had leave to report, its-J bec,uke tlfe intermediate county is covered
stanter, a bill to be entitled an act to pfohi-1 to a much greater depth with sar.U beds,
bit judges of the several courts of ^iwj would coisequently require a deeper exca-
ancf equity of this, state from giving a I vation ant the use of piling or other kinds
charge to tlie jury in any paso tried before j of curbe toprcveei the lapsing of the sides
tliem. u I of tv canalj t
Mr. Walker from the joint committer, I The operations of levelling performed by
reported as follows: n I Mr. Stoui ail engineer of the first cclebri-
The joint committee to wlQQn >vas refer-1 ty in this jtatc, tho’ made in part on ground,
ted a resolution originated in the house oft evidently, from two to four feet higbei
representatives, relative to tlie slate of the than any on the direct line, shew the great-
arsenal arid riiagazine, report:— I est intermediate elevation to be but twelve
That the arms and other articles were in I feet above the tide. The average elcva-
goot! orddr, and have every Sppearance of I tion oh the direct line is on a large estimate
marked A and 6, expected ten days. eg>,
were not received from the Engineer til
last night. -. j
We have the honor „.to be respettfuly
your most obedient Servants, . .
Ji CrawfoIio. j
, . 'JohnIrWin. ;
. J. Camat.
Mtlledgevilte, AbvU6,1819.
Estimate of the entire expenditure inci
dent to cutting a projected Canal, to unite
the uayigabie water of Altamaha with
Brunswick harbor:
Length, 11-miles—-19,360-jiards- i -58,080
feet. • -
Width, at bottom 30 feet, sloped at the top
on ah angle of something less than 45 de
grees. .
Depth, on an average (by a large estimate)
7 feet. . .
Contents of the canal, in solid orctbic fefit,
1 5,042,720.
100 laborers, each tasked 100 cubic feet
day, will remove per day ten thousand cu
bic feet of earth. , -
100 loborers can complete the whole work
in 1500 days, which is equal in working
time (i. e. deducting 1-7 pirt) to five
years wanting sixty-five days.
Expense of hiring, clothing and
subsistence of one laborer per
annum, S227 00
Expense of'do. do do. of 100
laborers at that rate for five
Ctasjanty
y Friday, Dee. 3.
The house took up the report of the com-
Vnittee rtf the whole on the bill to be entitled
»*an act to fix the •■-lories of the public offi
cers, 6c to t.sccr at ho fees of all the public
' ••officers througho .. the state—Mr. Burton
Tnoved to recommit the bill to a select com-
jnittee, consisting of Messrs. Burton, Witt,.
Murray, Townsend and Jordan.
Hutu; iluy, Dec. h.
Mr. Cooke reported a bill more effectu
ally to provide for the collection of the
funds, arising from the sales of escheated
property within this state, and to apply the
«jme to literary pu-prtscs.
The Speaker hid before the house, a re
port from the Treasurer, transmitted in
'persusnee of the resolution, relative to the
amount of taxes collected on sales at auc
tion, fot the years 181*1 and 1219, in thcci-
. Ties of Savannah, Darien and Augusta, and
She several trttvns in this state, and a list of all
those vendue masters who art in arrears.
Mr. Tattrfal! reported a bill to vest certain
confiscated properly in the commissioners
of the {Savannah Poof House and Hospi
tal. . ,, •
The balance of this diy was principally
occupied In reading messages from senate;
sfafi reading bills asecond time, that origin
ated u. tlie House.
Monday, Bee. 6
Mr. Burton gave notice that he woulu
Wove for the appointment of a Committee to
prepare and report resolutions expressing
the sense of this house, on Sic military ion-
duct of major general Andrew Jackson,
tilt more particularly as respects-the Se
minole war.
Mr. Tattnall called up the folio .ring resolu
tion—Resolved, That the treasurer, be re
quested to report to this branch ol’the legisla
ture, whether any office of discount Sc deposit,
kept within this state or any bank iucorpo-
ta-ed therein, has refused or neglected to
make a return of, and pay tlie tax tin, its
Capita] stock, agreeable to the provisions of
pie tax act, passed the 19th of Decerirber,
1817, and if so, the probable cause of such
#efusal or neglect; which was read and agreed
to by the hou.ic.
The house went into committee of the
whole on the bill to alter the mode of
electing clerk of the market of the city of
Savannah; and.having Spent some time
therein Mr. Murry reported that they had
taken the hill underconsrderation andagreed
thereto, without amendment.
The house then went into committee
of the whole on the bill to be entitled an act
to alter and amend the 7th,section of the
4th division of the penal code of this state,
and after'spending souio- time, progress and
leave to sit agamivas askec! and granted.
And tho house adjourned.
IN SENATE.
Monday, A’ov. 29.
Mr. Walker from' the joint military com-
fftttto*. introduced the following resolution,
which was agreed to.
Resolved, That the governor be reques
ted to cause to be purchased a sufficient
number of copies of Gardiner’s Com/iend,
to furnish each regiment, field officer and
captain in the state with one’copy, and a
Sufficient number of Stott's system, to fur
nish one copy to each major general, briga
dier general, adjutant general, di-ision and
Brigade inspector, and that when said offi
cer resigns or removes, sahl book shall be
delivered to his successor.
Mr. Thompson reporied, instanfer, a bill
Co create and organize an additional brigade
m the militia in Georgia to cdsrst of the
militia companies of the counties of
Habersham, Hall, Walton, and Gwinnett,
and 1 to add the sarnie fourth division.
^ A bill to. legalize-and make valid the re-
,qurnsfor draws in the contemplated land
lottcrjr;
The bill to repeal an act eritftletf ah'act to
compel the clerks to keep their offices at
- the court houses of their respective coun-
tids, orwitliinemeriiile thereof;
The bill to create theoffice of topographi
cal and civil engineer, were sevCTally read
the third time and pasted.
Wednesday, Dec. I. ( ..
Mr.’ Cuthbert laid on the table the follow-
itig resolntion:—Resolved, As the tense of
this’legislature, that the sum of two thou
sand dollars be appropriated for erecting an
edifftc for the grammar 1 school of Franklin
WnS/efoity.-
years,
Expens*: of cuttingand remov
ing timber, brush-wood, Sec.
one per cent, on last given
sum,
Allowance for losses by caSual-
ity, fee. fee. 10 per cent on
do. -
Salary of a superintending en
gineer 5 years at S‘2000 per
ann.
113,!!00 00
1,13500
11J350 00
10,000 00
8,000 oo
5,000 00
c of the constitution of Georgia was laid on,- ^ .- , , . . ,
the yble for the balance of the session, by a! P ro ? er aUcn ! 1 . on t& , thcir preservation hav- g lV en at three feet; consequently a canal
Jnsurity of 13 Votes. tng been paid to them. The committee I cut seven feet deep, would at all times af-
however cannot blit declare tnat they would I ford acertatn aid safe passage for the largest
have been better satisfied with the arrange- Althmaha hosts, as they never draw more
meat Vi!'the store-keeper, if the arms had than three feet.
been separated and placed apart according The town cf.Brunswick is very advanta
\o t\iew peculiar manufacture. Instead of I geouslv situated for foreign commerce^ It Vi’agesof 4 oyeraeers ormana
this, English, French and American arms I is laid outupfn a blufi about ten feet above gers of labor 5 years at 8400
were indiscriminately mixed; a circumstance the ficight of (ides, immediately on an arm each pr. ami.
which from the difference of their calibers, of Turtle river, upwai-ds of two hundred C6st of machenery, tools, fee.
might be productive of the most disastrous I yards Wide aril about seven fathoms deep.
consequences, were an unexpected and I From the bat, fourteen milfcs below on Aggregate expence, 8148,985 00
sudden call for ai ms made upon the execu-1 which it is said there is a depth of sixteen „ , , , - , T , ^ ,
. If- ,, r _ . V Cony of a letter from Isodorc Stouf, Engineer,; to
. . : ... | fett at low wafor, a safe alwl direct na lga- the commissioners appointed to asevi-tain the
A liiil to be entitled ‘an act prescribing I tio;i is afforded to ships of any burthen up practicability of cutting a canal from -the Alta-
the form of a digest or manuel of the laws I to the toivn. For the want of time arid maha to Turtle and Sapalo rivers, dated Savan
Of Georgia .with an appendix conUiniilg the the assistance of a suitable vessel, the com- nah, Nor. 9,1819.
constitution of the United Stales and of the I inissjoTitTs could not take soundings on the Gentlemen—I send you, by mail; my
state of Georgia, And also certain treaties be-1 bar. I'ew ports on tKe Atlantic coast ex- plan of tlie levelling of the ground intend-
tween the United States and Indians, ^ in j hibitt more beautiful Or expanded sheet of ed for the cutting of a canal of communica
which the said state may be interested ’—I Water and none probably so near the ocean tion, between the Alataniahf^tid Turtle ri-
Rend the 3d time and passed. _ j oiTera y better security against storms and vers. I shall be happy to hem 1 from you.
Mr. Foster had lcaveto repoT"t, instantcr, 1 hurricanes. Tlie correct delineations ol that it has met with your approbation. A
a bi|l to be entitled an act to amend the fev-1 this part of our maritime frontier, contain- more mature reflection Upon the subject of
era! laws iiqjr in force relative to vendues. J cd on Surges’ map of Gertrgio (to which that enterprise, has brought me to a clearer
1 be following bills have been read the I the corrtmissioners beg leave to refer) su- ideaofits advantages. Permit me to lay
third time and passed: - j persede? tlie necessity of a particular ac- down before you my opinion of it. I per-
Tlie bill: * ac relief of persons who were I count ol’the position of St. Symond’s, Co- baps go brytind the extend of the duty I
entitled to draws in the land lottery, agrcea- Ionel’s, Bytlie and Jekyl Islands. The had to perform with you, hi taking such a
hlc.tq an act entitled “an act to dispose of! latter liesimmediately at the mouth of Tur- liberty; but as my motives are directed by a
*n- real sense ofpubllc good, I must expect my
of excuse from this mutuality of sentiments,
the sea. which has no doubt directed you in the per-
The wds of Brunswick afford good wa- formance of the duty of your commission,
amend an act entitled an act supplementary I ter, which together With its cnjoyineflt of The cutting of a canal for a commti-
to and more effectually to enforce an act J sea aif anq an almost total cxcriiptton nication between Turtle and Altamaha
entitled^ an act prescribing the mode of from freshwater marshes, may be consider- rivers, upon that most judicious spot you
manumitting slaves m this state, and to ed a ptetly certain guarantee of health. have selected for the purpose, ig in niyhum-
prevoll tae future emigration of free per-1 Southerlai.d's Fluff, a't the mouth of Sa- bl<; opinion, one of the most easy underta-
sons of color, thereto, to regulate such pelo, having teen designated as , the -most kings which can be done for the prosperity
free persons of color as now reside therein,! eligible site ofa trading town in that neigh- of the country. I have not concealed to
and lor other purposes,” passed 19th oil borliood, was examined and found to pos- my self the dangers of such an assertion, in
^ • '8'9. _ ... I sess sufficient elevation, a salubrious air and an enterprise' whose failure must carry with
I he following report of the commission-1 abundant wani - for any navigation. The it a great loss to the undertaker, and a pain-
sers appointed to ascertain the practicability | commissioneis had not the means of sound- f u | disappointment in the expectations of the
ing, but from information that dors not ad- public. After having well considered the
uiv. luuu «u uiiiuiu --.ni aw iu latier nestmmeoiateiy at me moutn ui iur-
and distribute the late cession of lands ob-|tIe river aid forms to the harbour, the prin-
tained^from the Creek ami Cherokee In-! ciple bariur against the winds and waves of
dians.
The bill to be entitled “an act to alter and
house ot Representatives on the 24th ult. I not superiors that of Brunswick. " The
By a resolutitiu of the legislature of the J harbor however is less spacious and, pro
state of Georgia, approved on the 19tls of jbably insecuie for shipping during the
December 1818, “His excellency the gov- p reva i cn c e 0 f heavy North ' Eastern
enior was authorized and empowered'to ap- l gales.
point three fit and prop'er persons carefully As before ntimated, the commissioners
to examine, survey and report to the next I have no lxesratiorr in expressing anppinion,
legislature, the practicability, tlie distance, that canallhlg for commercial purposes,
depth, and probable c^rpense of cutting ca- InjQyiH; e^ecitcd otiboth lines centemplat-
nals from the river Altamaha to Turtle and c tf by the resolution, with as' litUe expense
Sapelo Rivers, particularly designating the as j n any pan D f the United, States. Nor
points on each river, and the course or!q an ^ be doibtedthat both Brunswick and
couraes irom one point to the other, and ge-| Southerland's bluff have high rccommen-
rierally any information on the subject they dations on tie scorce of health and facilities
might olVtairt.’
I to foreign ccmmericc; but each has peculiar
/it WH* to"be dntitlea ‘ ah act amfcndat^ry
and revisory of an act' passed tho 5 th Hec.
1818, jodispose of and distribute the late
tession of land, obtained from the-Cretk and.
,by die United-
<if cutting a canal from the Altamalia to j n ; ...
furtle and Sapelo rivers was read in the I mit of doubt, believe the bar to be equal it *lnDf,'utude of such considerations, I have
I— , . r T, tak e„ uponln yself t o point out the reason
which makes me depend on the success of
the enterprise.
One of the principal objects to be con
templated in canal work, is a perfect iom-
riiand of the water which must effect its
navigation, and thequality of the soil through
which it is intended to’ be cut. These fun
damental points are so conspicuous on the
spot voit ha-‘e selected, that the enterprise
must be considered as infallible. Cowpen
creek is one of those creeks, which, by their
peculiar nature, present the most Favorable
prospect of furaisifcig the canal with an un
interrupted stream of water, sufficient for.
its navigation, surrounded by marshes, With
a deep, hard and shelly bottom. It is shel
tered against the obstructions which may
be apprehended from one of those extraor
dinary accidents, which often baffles the
experience of tlie most skilful engineer.—
My kno wledge of the effect of freshets upon
the Alatamaha, has thrown, for some time,
on my mind, a kind of uncertainty as to the
success of the enterprise; but my apprehen
sions have been removed in viewing Clark’s
Bluff, where it is intended to open the ca
nal. The Alatamaha is very riarrov/at that
place, and the channel deep. Any obstruc
tion brought by a fresh, must-be carried
over that place by a repulsive power, which
must even remove any accidental obstruc
tion on the spot. For the sake of economy
and other advantages, I should advise to
have the run of the canal carried to the creek
attaining to the Bluff. A few arid well cal
culated works will shelter that creek from
obstruction apprehended from its runnic
through high land< The connd?tion of the
two tides, from Cowpen check and'the Alta
maha river, must prpduce the most happy
effect, insure the safety of tlie navigation o!
the canal, an<f co-operate in keeping it free
from obstruction. The tide of the Altama
ha, by its peculiar nature, must check the
velocity of the former at their meeting, and
the dividing must greatly favor the passage
of boats, particularly of those coming from
the Altamaha.
With regard to the quality of the soil
through which the canal is intended to run,
our ccinrnon observation, and the vegeta-
tioh of the land, have satisfactorily proved,
that it is'a general strata ofred clay, which
will foke an halil consistency when exposed
to air'. No better ground could b« desired,
and this niain advantage must /emove any
suspicion with regard tthhe stability of the
I here subjoin, with all the doubt andcau-
tion it requires, my estimates of the expen
ses for the accomplishment of the entqr-
■prise. It is i pretty well ascertained, that
■one hundred workinen will esgfflv Sig up 98
cubical iathoios of such* ground iha day;,
Pursuant to said resolution, his exccllen- advantages-,
cy tlielats governor, early last summer; ap- Without some improvement bv the hand
pointed the undersigned commissioners; 0 f art) Sapelo river, because narrower than
hut the state wasr not then hi possession of Turtle, admits at ail times ofa safer pas-
the requisite mathematical instruments, nor saf , c f or r i ve f boats, and may be united by
were they procured until the latter part of a shorter canal with the Altamaha. Bruns-
Scptcmber following; in consequence ofKvickis laid out on a more beautiful 1 and
which the projected work could not - be uniformly elevated plain, ha* a happier lo-
convnenced until too much time had claps- cation with’regard to prospect, a more ca
cti to admit of its complete execution pre- I pacious and in bad weather a much safer
vious to the meeting of the legislature. The harbor.
commissioners arc JioWevef convinced that " The calculation of labor and other ex-
this delay was unavoidable, and hope, ul-1 penses incident to such a work, are made
though the time in which they have had j partly from date, furnished by the experi-
to operatertvas thus limited, they can pres nit I er.cc oi Europe and the northern states of
to the legislature such results as will be j this union, and partly from facts obtained
sutistactcry. | from planters on the seabbrad of Georgia,
liotb 1 urtle and Sape.o are tide water w fio have been engaged in canalling for agp'i-
nvers, between fifteen and'twenty miles in cultural purposes, but in all cases without;
lcnjtt^ ana rtearly equ;-tlistant, from fhe | reference to labor-saving machines of mo-
great *resu water nver AlCainaha, to whicn I (i ern invention, the use of which \indertak
nictr general couree may be considered ers wou ]d certainly adopt,
wjthm afew degrees of being parallel, j The diagram and drawing herewith sub-
1 hey bound on the and South the I nvitted, accurately represent the line of tide
tract of country on which it is proposed to I fovd, the proposed depth of the canal, pro
cut canals, a tract exhibiting:grea.t stmieneiS I jj| e view ol the several superficial elevations,
of mineral composition, superficies and ve- befween'Cowpen Creek and Clark’s bluff,
getabie production. With the c-xceptiqn of [ t h e number Sc width of the several swamps,
a few sand bette, seldom rising to the height a nd sand hiilticks, over which tlie direct
often feet above the common surface, andh; ne pab - c3
some shallow channels, which sente to drain . T h e letter of Mr. St’ouf, whose experi-
off the- surplus water in rauiy seasons, it is j crice aj ^ engineer in Franee, the West-
fronl the Ocean- to the head ol those rivers, j Inffies and United States, entitles his opin-
a,continued p!ain,niot exceeding; seven feel j j olls to great credit, is also transmitted; but
which 98 cubical fathoms are jc^titaiaed in
a space of 66 feet in length, 40 feet St width*
and 8 feet in depth! They hiilst prtrforin a!
mile-of the same work in 80 days, and the
whole eleven miles in 880 days.. Supposing
the expenseofa workman at a dollar a day the
Whole expense will lie 88,000 dollars. Admit-
tingthe double of that sum for extra work,
such as tfie clearing'of the land, the banking
of the parapet, thn settlement.'etc. the whole
would not amount to a sura exceeding
180;000; dollars, upon . the . most liberal
terms, ^Comparing the advantages result-'
ing from suen a Canal, and the expenses
(supposed here) it will require for its per
fection, fib doubt can exist about the bcho-j
fits of the enterprise-. .
In presenting you this result of my obser
vations, I am well -a ware that it has ' not at
tained that degree of perfection which a
more minute investigation will give as to
the advantages-and expenses of the work; but
I firmly believe that a more accurate exam
ination will conspicuously Speak in favor of
the enterprise. I have not mentioned the
use of Ipcks.as entirety useless in the Com
strlictioh of the projected canal, which Will
be more than amply supplied by' he co-ope
ration of the two tides from Cowpen creek
and the Altamaha.
I must brg your indulgence for the many
incorrections in Style in this letter; at -tliq
same time I seize upon this good opportu
nity of acknoiyledging; with sincere grati
tude, the confidence yoii have been pleased
to place in n)e. .. . ,
I have tlie honor to be, gentlemen, your
moist obedient servant.
I. Stouf, engineer,
—ZmfCWCrtC**
., TROM QbR CORItESPONDEXTs)
OJfige of the Hoston Patriot, 30. «
Mr. Topliff yesterday received Halifax
papers to the 23d Nov. St. Johns to the 1st,
and Jamaica papers to the 12th Oct. .
The Halifax Free-Press of the 23d accu
ses the American editors of abusing lord
Cochrane,' in consequence of his taking
142,000 dollars, which he foun3 in the pos
session of an American citizen; states that
there is no doubt it was Spanish property*;
that Cochrane is a brave and gallant officer,
perfectlywell acquainted with the American
character; and as a vigilant British officer,
has had the good fortune to expose some
of the numerous frauds of the commercial;
men of the United States, engaged in .the
carrying trade of France, and to res
cue enemy's property from the pro
tection of a flag wh[ch has been lent
to every vile and polluted purpose. It
confeludes Its anathema by declaring,, trail
Cochrane Will not now be deceived by Span
ish art nor American cunning; and that he
commands tlie best wishes and affections of
the British nation.”
•This is a very fcoM-asserliori, arid we call upoli
the Halifax editor for his proofs.
Kingston, (Jam.) OcT. 9.
Public sale of Is hhds. of sugar was yes
terday made at following prices per lot)
lbs.—6 hhds at 10s. 5d.; 8do at 2jg I Is:
8d.; 1 do at 19s. 6d. /
Oct: 12.—A letter from Honduras, dated
Aug. 30 says—you have no doubt heard of
gen. Aury and col. Gordon’s success in ta
king Forts St. Philip and Isabella, in the
gulph of Dulce.lt is said they obtained spe
cie to the amount of sixty thousand pounds
sterling. It is asserted that the Indepen
dents and their party intend to go against
sonic Spanish vessels, or the Fort of Sti
Fernando d’Omoa.
On the 8th, a pilot boat schr. which show-
no colors, but fold “Eliza, of Baltimore,”
her stern, was fallen in jrith off Alligator
Pond; only five men appeared on deck.
A severe shock of an earthquake was firft
Honduras about a month since, which
however did no" damage. Sickness prevails
among the shipping at II. .
Considerable annoyance has been experi
enced by a.ship privateer under the Insur
gent flag, lying at anchor off Panama.
11th—Am., schr. I.uminary, King ap
peared off Port.Roval yesterday, in’distress T
—Crew sick with fever, captain K. has re- r
quested permission to enter Port Royal.
A brig, keel uppermost, apparemly Arne-*
rican built, of aboqt 130 tons, coppered to
bends, was passed 29th Sept. lat. 22 10, N.
64 14, W.
Mi
. Notice.
Tlie subsciberhaving- taken into copartnership
Mr. fVilliam B. Holland, *Jic business Mill iu fu*
fure be conducted undertiie firm of POUYAT 8t
HOLLAND. - JOHN F. POUYAT.
Savannah, Dec. 1, 1819. m247
To Planters, Merchants, Country
Store Keepers, and all who deal
in Drugs and Chemicals.
above the mark of ordinary tide, arid in ma
ny places less than three. The upper slra-
.-hlm is every where sand and decomposed
vegetables resting on beds of Clay, from ten
to twenty feet thick, p-hiclr are thought to
.have the Best consistency for' giving dura
bility to The walls or sidtrif of a canal. Al
though most parts of this tract admit of ca
nalling, at a moderate expense, the lowest
land, and that which fliost abouiids in clay
and other adhesive earth, is manifestly to be
found in that region of country lying ifn-
meUiateljpbetween the heads 6f Turtle'and
Sapelo nvers. It ifiiere that the waters of
Altamaha intfanes- of higS’ freshetk leave
by the Unkeffi their i#onted'-chti!!fiel, *rfllow acr.lss to
d'onowmudia [North and Southyato ifoasc tide rivers.
the
it will be perceived, that in three particu
lars hisdatasre different from those assum-
cdby the commissioners;. and therefore a
necessary difference in his estimates. In
stead of an excavation forty fdet wide and
eight feet deep, and the employment of la
borers at one dollar a day, tlie commission-
sioners suppose that a width of .thirty and
'depth of seven feet, will give abundant space
.for every requisite purpose, and that labor
on such' works never has in any coun
try Cali'S! for so'enormous an expend!!
ture. ‘ ,
The AAnmissioriCrs very much .regret
the necessity which has thus long dehyed
jbeir report.' The accompanying exhibits,
POUYAT & HOLLAND,
Pruggists and Chemists,
Opposite the .Exchange,
SAVANNAH,
Have just received by numerous arrivals,
Three Himclfltd Packages,
COTTAIMIW,
Genuine Prugs and Chemicals,
Surgical Instrument*, Shop Furniture j
Perfu mery, Ph ia h, as*o rted; Pa ten t
Medicine*, of every dcecfipticn;
PainterV Color*, ^ -
and in short even’ article i!9V.ab* found ftiil
pensed in a Medical Store—-:v!l of which have been'
carefully selected; they therefore confidently re
commend them to be genuine- for sale wholesale
and retail at the lowest prices for cash, town nc
ceptances, or the usual credit to punctual custom-
s. * .
All orders thankfully received and. put up with
neatness and dispatch.
MEDICINE CHESTS calculated for families,
ships, and plantations, oir a Superior’ plan, with
printed,direction^ put up and replenished at the
shortest notice* <
It will be the constant endeavor of tlie subscri
bers to keep always on hand a general and fresh
assortment; and hope by thjrir strict and.puHctuai
attendance to ntbrit the public confidence.
decU 24S 8 >
OCj^Ttie editors of the AugnSta*Herald, Mifledgif
vide Journal, and Louisville Advocate will please
give the above three insertions in theit-respective
papers, and forynpd t^eir bills to the editor of the
a\-annah RcpubEcan; * ,
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