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•SORGI A. By His Excellency JAMES JACKSON, (Jovemor and Commander in chief of the Army aml Navy of this State, and of the Militia thereof, A PRO CL A M A HON. WHEREAS I have received information from Lieu tenant Colonel Daniel Stewart, commanding the Militia of Liberty county, that large droves of cattle are continually driving off from the fouthem counties of this Rate to countries from and without the boundaries of the United States, which proceeding, W case of invasion or Jioftile attack, may, by a failure of nfcceffary provision, imjxide the troops of the United States in those exertions in favor of this Rate which the Executive of the United States may deem proper and neceflary, as well as those exertions which the Executive of this Rate may be com pelled from the ftiddcnnfcfs of attack to refoirt,to: Alto whereas, after conlulting the Honorable the Prc fident of tlie Senate and Speaker of the House of Rcprc fentatives, and other Members of both Houses, it appears that there is no probability of convening tlie Legilhuirc at ■this season of the year: . , I HAVE therefore, from tliA neceffitt of the accafion, •thought Fit to issue this my d>roclakrai<, ftrifrly charg ing and commanding all Militiiry OfiVeilongingtothis state to ulc tfoir utmost endeavor* Y and hereby Recommending to all Civil Officers, ariu’ETrizctmin general, to aid in preventing any drove or gang of cattlefrom bc ing driven from any pu t of this Rate to any or Coun try from and without the limits and boundaries of the Un ited States, until the pleasure of the Lcgiflature lhall be thereon. Given under my hand and the great foul of the Pud Rate, at the Statehouse in Louifviljp, this twelfth day of September, in dm year ofoour Lord one thoufanl seven hundred and ninety-eight, and in the twenty-third year of American Independence. JAs. JACKSON. ftv the Governor, Jno. Milton, Sec'y* GOD SAVE THE STATE. j'ltuuc r-Ot lCk IS Hh.Kk.B f GWEN. r I “MI AT I-fljall attend at Louilyille *n tbfc Bth day of Odtober ensuing, lor the purpose of paring the Mi litia, Cavalry and Infantry, to wit: Randolph's, from iR January to 31st Decimber 1795. Girardeau’s , from 29th April to 15th Sept?mber 1796. Vaughn's Detachment of Infantry , for Services per formed at the Burnt Fort from the ift.O&ober to the 31st December 1795. James Lamar and Jofepb Chamber s’s Detachments, for ft: rv ices performed at Fort Twiggs from the iR September to 31st December 1795. AR Officers and Soldiers concerned are reqnefted to at tend at the aforefaid time and‘place. Pay will only he delivered to the persons who may/have performed the fer viecs, and that in the pretence oftheir officers, or to thtir lawful repnefentatives, in confortnity to the laws of the United States. WYLIE POPE, v. m. m. IVlthes , 1 zib September, *7 9 8 * SHERIFF'S SALES. ~ On the firfi Tucfddy in ‘November next will he fold, at the Town of Riceborotigb, between the hours cj’ X and 111 o’clock , by public outcry , Fourteen Nejroes, - Seized an ’ taken under and by virtue of two lever?.! exe cutions as the property of James Wood, Esq. at the luit of MelTrs. Crooklhanks and Spcirs and Robert Bolton. ALSO, • A likely young Wench* SeizedSmd taken under a:t execution as the property of Mr. Charles Dunham, at the iiiit of MefiVs. John Robarts and Go. Conditions calh. JOHN JONES, s. &. c. Ricehorougb , 6 tb September, 1798. • , A o tic L. ALL persons againft the Eftite of Mr. Benjamin Wilson, of Savannah, deceased, are re quested to render them in, properly atteßed, by the firft day of December next, as none will be received after that time. Those also who are indebted to laid ERate are re quested to make immediate payment to the fubferiber, oth er wife their accounts, &c. will be put into tire hands of an Attorney at Law for recovery, without diftinvftion, as there is an absolute necellity for having tire, administration of laid ERate dosed. THOs. JOHNSTON, Adm’r. ißr/r &/>r. 1798. F O K S A L h, A TRACT OF LAND on New River Neck, con taining about 900 acres* This land is well adaum *1 to the culture of cotton and rice, being part swamp, pine, oak, and hickory land, and open to Tybee Lightboufe; upwards c£ aoo acres of itiagh firvffi marlb, cafy to dam in. There are convenient bluff landings on the river from 12 to 14. feet depth of water, and altogether lies very con venient for dividing into two trails. The range for cattle is good. It h not more than 10 Or 12 miles froru Savannah by way ot “Wright's Gut. The terms of sale may be known by applying to Mr. John David Mongin at New River, or to Mr. Archibald Smith, Savannah. SMITH. GRAND i.OD'iZOF GEORGIA. . JUNE 2d, 5798. On Motion, RESOLVED, ‘ l all Lodges under the JurlfdicTion of this Grand _L jLpdge, who lhall not; on or before the next teily Communication ill December next, pay up their ar rears, or at leaß Inch part as may have been due laR IX cendx r, are to be cuniidered as having forfeited their Con- Ritutioni, and no longer acknowledged he this Grand Lodge. WM. BELCHER, Grand Secretary. ■ Union Society. . THT. Members ol the Ln.on Society are reeuefted to mea at the Filature, precifeiy at funfot, on’Mondav evening the i/’ day oi (Xlohcr next, it being a Quarterly JVfivting. lb Oiv< 1 of the iVt fi.le'i, J •” , T PETER S. LAFITiTK, SecV. 4kt/>St*r.:' *r 13, rypf. FOR SALK,-at lire Printing Office in Brought on Jlrcet, - • Price a quarter dollar, The CANNIBALS PROGRESS, - o R, The Dreadful Horrors of French Invasion! A displayed by the Republican Officers and Soldiers, m tjieir perfidy, rapacity, ferocioiifnefs, and brutality, ex ercised towards the innocent Inhabitants of Germany. Tran dated from the German by Anthony Aifhek, Eh-. “ t hey jUy the widow and the Jlrungtr, animu>d:r the JalherteJ\.” Pfal. “ They far, come , let to It, brail fir Hood, tf'e fall find nil frtSc tti Jul/ianu', tve fkaltJilt our hvujet with JpoiL” I’iov. BOSTON, Auguf 10. ARAYNHAM corrcfpor.dent informs us that a fracas occurred at the Rev. Dr. Fobt’s meetinghouse on Sunday sth inR. Some who infampully exult in a foreign attachment appeared, with the French cockade; the Ameri cans, from their devotional spirit, remained quiet till the religious services wert ended, unable longer to con tain their indignation! before the Doctor bad left his defle, they flew at ’’e energies of their country, and after a fliort ftruggje diveited thtnuof the badge of llavery and treason. Auguf iB. The United States have, we learn, ac cepted the cession of GaRSe Island, which is immediately to be made a federal garriibn. The convidts are not ac cepted; and the Governor will confine them in the several gaols. The federal officers have it in charge not to inlift any men into the l’ervice of the United States who within a certain period of time have had the audacity to mount a French cockade. A few worthless animals at the castle are faU to have been guilty of this crime; we do not un derstand Whether of the garriibn or convicts. The weather has becn'exccffively hot for several days puft; the thermometer has flood between 90 and 100. Auguf 23. Arrived, brig Katy, Potter, from Mor laix, in France, 75 days. The Crew of this veflel is com post cl of poor American tars, who have either fuftered im prisonment, heating, robbery, and in faift have been almost murdered and ft,irved by Frenchmen. In the mouth of the Briti/h Channel Capt. Potter was boarded by the Eng lillt frigate Brilliant, who informed that they lately spoke a British privateer, which said tliat they had chafed a flap on fliore on the co ift of Fi-ance; after going on board found them to be Frenchmen, who immediately acknowledged that flie was an American flap from the fouthem Rates; that they had captured her after an obstinate engagement of two hours, and murdered the whole crew! Autraf 30. The whole number now lick in this town, including those on the recovery, is 32; and two persons only have died of the fever iincc the iaft return on the 27th inst. New York , September 4. The Aurora, O'Conner, from Jamaica to Npw York, is loft < 4 m Monafquan beach. Tile Diana, Hamfon, from New York to Demcrara, is taken by a small privateer near Sandy Rock. Yesterday we wiineffcd a mod pleafmg fight— —7 Euro pean Riim all esming up at once!—the Fair American, ire dwell, from Greenock, brings the latest news——our papers by..her bring up to the Bth of July, a month later than heretofore received. The veflels from Hull, &c. hurried away to evade a late a£l of Parliament adding a duty of two and a half per cent, on goods for exportation. September 6. Burials in this city, ending the day before yefturdjy—adults iS—chiluivu 3- —13 of the prevailing fever. Extract of a letter from Cayenne, dated July 2. “ By the frigate Decade we have received 193 persons banilhed from Franee. Ihe frigate is returned. Eight of those firft banilhed to this place have made their escape from Surinam, viz. Bartbekmy, Lctellier, his faithful do nieflic Aubrv, Pichegru, v\ illot, D'Offonville, Rainel, and La Rue. It is not known What route they have taken. i his is certain. I roncon de Couxlray and Bourbon de 1 Oil. have lately died. Out oft 6 there remains only 5, who are, LafonJ Lade bat,_ Bailee Marbois, Rovere, Bro thier, and La- Viiteurnois. In the number of 193 are 15 1 priefls of every department. They write from France that the number of those dcflined for baniflmient to Guiarma amounts from 7to 800. \\ bat a favor for this country.” Philadelphia, September 3. Upwards of 40,000 people have fled from the city and fnhurbs. September 4, On Sunday morning, after the Watch men had retired from duty, the Bank of Pennfvlvania was entered by means of inlfe keys, and, as far as we can learn, b.mk notes o* different denominations, to the value of 150,000 dollar*, taken therefrom. The Governor’s pro clamation rfitring 1000 dollars reward, and timely exerti ons, vc hope will lead to a difeovery of the villains. Lxtradl of a letter from li’ilmington, f Delaware) dated 2<ytb hit . —— 4 Lhe fever ls nqw beginning to spread among —fr. vend late deaths of our inhabitants by it. How far it may be luflered to lpread a few days will determine.” September 6. It is with fir.gular regret we announce tee O’ ath ol Dr. Samun C*ioper, one oi the Phaficians of the City Hospital. Biiruus for 24 hours, ending yefterdav at noon—adults i 61—children 0. One huiKued new cases of the prevailing fi-ver were re ■ ported lor 24 licuts, ending yefttfday at noon, by 19 plly- ’ hciaits. . j Wilmington, (Nzrth Carolina) Auguf 3c. The j Hen. Judge Stone tselefted Representative in'Ccngrcls for the dilinU of Hienton; and WJlis Alston, Esq. for tlie uiviiiou ol Halifax. Fayetteville, September 1. Gen. Joleph Dickson is i elected a Rcprefentative in Gmgrds for the divffion of ‘• | J '. °T‘ intc ’ a * Archibald Hendtrfon, Esq. is ehcTed for the ! ! t of Sahffiurv. Robert Willian*. Nathan El Macon, I anu Hicham Stanford, tlqrs. are reelcifted. Died at Edeuton on the 2iftinftfthe Hon. James Wi!- ! l-ii ? one oi Jufiiies ot tlie Supreme j l-ourt ot die Unitea States. ‘Cbarbjon, September 1 f. Tlie Hon. Henry William JXhmfoirc was yefteiday reekvled luteiKbnt of tins city. ! , c 'lteniav anchored oil Fort Johuiton, tlie pilot Ix>at ! w uuoner Ann, Capt. Foster, with die water ’ mail from Philadelphia. Tl:e Ann it it days from the Canes gnj tttm the city. * 1 - c September 12. Ytfttrday arrived the Coon ; - H Spencer, Last Greenwich, (U. I.) 14 dav Sk * 1 . ill lut. 56. long 7J. in with the Gonßellation frigate, (.apt. Truxton a j H {loop of war, having under convoy 14 fail of veflels! W ] ■ for the Havana. H SAViLiNiNArI, Oeptemoer 21, ■ ~~ MARINE LIS T. M Entered Inwakd.” S Sc.hoonei Savannah Packet, Todd, pu,H Sh- H . BMeth, was, Stockport, 1 owns, ri. R Brig Harriet, Wilson, Char lib! I Nortlirop, St. ThonuS fl CtEARED Out* 9 Schooner Jane, Tucker, St. Vincen‘V il Km,We, Fox Jlcpubhcan, Hodgkins, jun. ■ i Lxcluftry, liofs, Giarielb* 1 Sir Charles Afgill, in a dated Kilkenny, J U!l e I 26, to Lord Vmount Cafuereagh, slates, that about 6 ■ o’clock that morning he attacked the,rebels who fieri I Wexford, in their politicn on Kilconnel Hill, and foo* II defeated them. His force amounted to 1100 men, thatcf I the rebels to about 5 coo. Their Chief, (Murphy, a pfiefi) I arid upwards pf icoo men, were killed; 10 pieces of cam I non, 2 lwivcls, their colors, and quantities of ammunition, I arms; cattle, &cv were taken. Sir Giarlts’s lcfs was orb | 7 men killed and wounded. Accounts were received at Dublin Castle, Tune 28, fiora I Lieut. Gardiner of tlie Antrim militia, that early on Mon. I day the 25th several thoul'ahd rebels marched from Wic£ I low mountains to attack Hacketflown. On feeing tl.ua | approach he, with the troops under his command, confuting I of 200 man, of different “corps, tcok pof: cn advantageous ■ ground near the town to endeavor to prevent their taking I poffellion of it, hut after a few rounds tlie rebels filed off n I every direction with an intent to fu'rround and cut him off. I He then retreated with the infantry to line the walls and windows of the barrack. A con ‘eft coßtinued, in the r.iieft of flames, (the rebels having set lire to the town) for 9 hours, when -the intbrgents were"obliged to retreat. Latuu Gardiner also Hated that 30 cart loads of their killed and wounded were carried off, and many of their dead were found in the streets and ditches. His lo!s was 1 o killed and 22 j wounded, amongst the former Capt. Hardy of the Hacksu'- town yeoman infantry, v/ho fell early in the contest. A convoy was to Jail from Portfmcuth for America on the 25th July, and to call off Cork for such veflels as might Le really to fail from thence. The Ihip Neutrality, Dowfon, arrived at Liverpool iron this port after a paflage of 2S days. ‘The Nancy, Orn, and Sally, Campbell, are also arrived at Liverpool flora henc-e, and tire Hope, Robinson, at Lancaster. Died last Monday, Mrs. Ruth Brown, widow cf Mr. Stratford Brown. On Tuesday night, Mr. Lyon Norden. , Died thismorning, 8 o'clock, Mils Louifit Mackintosh Ward, daughter of John Peter Ward, Esq. 4 years of age. LONDON, June 13. SIR Sidney Smith is appointed to the command of the 1 iger, of 50fguns, one of the fined flaps in tlie navy. Accounts from Waterford, inserted in die Dublin Jour nals, state, that, previous to the late action at Hols, the insurgents sent in a ptrfon having the appearance of an Aid de Camp widi a finnmons to the commanding officer to surrender the town, which was instantly answered by fliootiiig the mtflenger, ‘lhe object of the insurgents was to obtain polfeflicn ol the artillery in the placed’as well ?S to open a communication to Tipperary and Kilkenny', where rebellion has also (hewn itl'elf, though not in force. I'hey made their firft attack on Monday night the 4th inst. and renewed it dt daybreak on tlie jth. They drove cattle before them, into tlie town, and by these means threw the military into great confufion, and compelled them for a time to quit the placfc. Vv hen the King’s troops retired they burnt, according to Lloyd’s Lift of last night, ti e following-ftiipS, to prevent #ietn from foiling into the hands ol the enemy: the Providence of Emfworth, Payne; ti.e Brothers of Weymouth, Cclkien; aiid. tLe Sarah of Workington, Wallace* i dhe lettei s ’from Waterford of the 9th inst. brought by t ie mail which arrived Ircin tlitnce this morning, state, that the insurgents in Wexford have been defeated in a lecond action, and that they have retreated to VinegarhiH. 1 he Dublin Evening Pofl alio states that they had been defeated at Csrrick By me, the place to w hich they re treated after the aeftion at Ross. A letter from Major Hardy to Lord Caftlereagh fays, t - ac * u t:!e county ol Wicklow there have been fire difle lent engagements, in which 700 rebels have been killed. June 16. lhe Apcllo frigate arrived at Yarmouth oft Tlmriuay with three large Dutch flups from the East, bound to Holland, and laden with naval {fores. - NOUSE OF PEERS, June 29. 1 heir Lordlhips met at a very early hour, and proceeded to pal’s the few bills which were fofore them. Between 3 and 4 o’clock his Majtfty came into the Houle in his rebus, attended principal officers of state, and having taken liis lent, the Comnions_were lent for, and having at tended accordingly, the Speaker, on prelenting tlia-bill of iupply, addrefleid his Majesty as iollorws: u Mos Gracious Sovereign, 1 our faithful G>mmons humbly attend yotir Majesty with the bills which dole the liipply for the public service for this year. J providing for the effecLual pi ofocutfon of the con. tell ‘ii which this country is engaged your Commons hava revii actuated by the conviction that no alternative remain* t , and that it was only from the extraordinary efforts winch the crilis demanded that the means cou’d be derived ct maintaining the honor of your Majesty’s Grown and the fecunty and mdepen ience of the Br(tUh Empire. Ccr.fi dorations cl temporary convenience have accoiding!y gt?en way to the urgent duty of combining tiie attention, lb pe culiarly important at this time, to the support and ftabilitY cr public credit, witli a determination to make an.