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At a Superior Court begnuandhrM at BrunYwick, in and for
. the Coon’y of Glynn, on die ill day >l September, 1798,
*he following CHARGE wai delivered by Judge FEW 10 me
<9ind Jury.
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury,
WHEN we ar engaged on the pursuit of pclil ir jl- ppin-fi
the mind hnaiurally led totheinvtfl'gaiion of rbe various inodea
of government, and ranges in that w'dc field for informalion;
hut there the judgment it seldom brought tea fmislaQory c*n
clufion. We then turn to the page* ot hiftor> and the labors ot
philofoplieu, and bv thofc lights we t>*cc the earliest footffeps
of foctety, and behold ihe infamy of governments; wetheye view
tiao in his primeval flat#, end lesrn the rffeft that laws and go
vet rmr.u has on the human race and find that the r#vs ot genius
break forth with the brightefl luftie, and the intvllefloal pr wets
expand, and life to the highest prrfcftion, in those regions where
government is the offspring of liberty, where the rights of man
are understood and fecored, and whciethe perspicuity and sim
plicity of the lawi are fueh as may be comprehended by all, and
their (lability and energy will ex'end to the certain proteftion
of every citizen. But it *4 to be lamented that only *ew , very
few nations on earth, have been placed under dicumftance, that
<would permit them to form their governments n principles of
jufticc and policy. America ’ among the natians mod I-voted
v oy Heaven on whom that bit fling has been and every
citizen ought to be intpreffed with for fofignal, f im
portant a privilege. A government founded on liberty, mutual
snterefls, and general conftnt, will be ever vcnrai<d and sup.
ported by its virtur us and enlightened citiecns. In the cofiftruc
tion of our government clafltiug interrfts and various opinions
were blended together, and the whole were c vnftdered, arrang
ed, balanced, and ad jutted. or principles which apprsnd tlie
mott. equitable, salutary, and conducive to publrc happiad:j and
those principles, alter ‘he ma urett deliberations, wer cfbhhfti.d
by the preponderoting voice of a laige majority* it is founded on
•he broadest bafr—4hrc is nothing bat ignorance, olee, tad fol
ly, united, can interrupt its harmony. Let the people he *c
lightened, and in proportion to their knowledge they will love
fbfjf government and go.ird ihetr right*; they will rifp-ft >ki
laws and confide in thr if ruins; they will examine their e indwd
with vigilance and candor, and point tit their errors with pm
dence and fiimncfs; ihry will inveftigste wit** wisdom .u
impartiality Ihole imper fell ion* that are incident lathe bell con
certed governments, *nd will *cvife or amend whei juflicc and
expediency point out the mesfun’. Let the people Ve informed,
nnd those in authority be virtuous, and their government will
rife in dignity and fphndor, D.ffufc in abundant e thr.fr blaffiug.
which flow from lodal intercoutfe, and drinonfratejothe world
that free republtc&n governments are mott confident with the e
tcrnal law* of nature, md produAivc of the greatefthappinefs tu
man. But, furroumled a* we are by those fopcncr advan agis,
It ought to be perpetuslly remembered, thst our national ftlicuy
is not ensured. The exalted privikgrs we enjoy or< in their na
ture fleeting, and can only be prerived by union, Irmncfs, vir
tue, and vigilar.ee. To diffeminare and support thufc prinriple>
it is tbc duty of cvcTy citizen, but mote especially those who are
veiled with p*hl ic authority, and called forth to adrpinilfcr juf
licc and enforce the laws, Thfc duties which devolve on you as
Grand Jurors are numcrois and important. It behoves your©
make due and faithful enquiry of all the crimes codimuisd in
your county, and without favor or frieadfhip to pr<fct every
nffrndei; you are to aid ingiv ng of the law# thir operation and
effrft; and you ate to guard the rights of your fellow citizeoaaud
measure tut equal juflice to all. In difeharging these importaot
duties you will, I truft,ldivefl yourfclvesof passion, prepofft flion,
and prejudice, and let your decisions be marked with candor,
truth, and jaftice. Then will the innocent be protend and the
wicked punished, and theja will the people confide in the laws,
and esteem the government which fecut ca their independence,
liberty, and property. W. JEW.
To which charge the Grand Jury returned tin following
PRESENTMENTS.
State or Georgia. gikihCoshtt,
WE the Grand Inqtteftfor the Countv afmofaid, met at Bruns
wick on the ift day of September, 1798, return oor thanks o bis
Honor Judge Few for his excellent charge recommending unani
mity in the present pofturc of public sffant; and we are bappv
to declare that one featiment p r e*ils within this county, that is,
to the Government of the Uaitad States with our lives
and fortunes.
We picfent, as a grievance of the flrft magnitude, the opposi
tion of our Rcprßfeniiive in CoDgrcfs to tho wife meafure* of
the Executive and lament that fush conduit fhonßl so materially
injure thiaaounrry.
W” prtfem that the Inferior Courts are not regularly held to
this county} and recommend to the Judges thereof that they Cali
upon those Intruded with public, monies lo account f< the famo.
And, lastly, wc request that his Honor the Judge's charge, to
gether with these our preferments, be published in the Gazette
of the State of Geotgir.
John Cvuper, Foreman-, Benjamin Hart jun. Thomas
Spalding, Athciftan D I.awrenoe, Jamei Fort, John
Pib’s, J.-mcs Copeland, Bcnjam’n H>t fm. Chrillo
ph-r T ourhftonr, James M'G'eggor, D-nnis O’-
Bei'y, Junes M’Lecd, Martin Palmer, John Gran
tham, R. Pmchdtd, David Terry, C. Tbomfon,
Joseph Claik. - __——
‘Ordered, That the prefentmenia of tbe Grand Jury, together
with the charaedelivcred by the Judge, be priuted in lhc Gazette
of the Cily of Savannah.
ExtraS from the Ur no Its,
JN. W. GRAVES. C S C. C. C.
WILL be paid to any person who may lodpe in tlie
gaol of Savannah, the following NEGROES:
Tow, a very well made smart little fellow, - has his hair
tied behind, or rather on the top of his head, or near it;
he is a cooper by trade. Fanny, his wife, a very likely
young wench, about 5 feet b drelles very
neatly* and has been a house servant. - They are well
known about Savannah 2nd nioft of the plantations in the
vicinity * where they have always lived till Lately. It is
fnppofed tltey will lurk about tlie plantation of George
Mi lien, Esq. or feme other in that neighborhood, front
whence they will make frequent visits to the city. Ten
dollars will be paid for the delivery of either of them fe-
Fanny run away about two weeks ago, Tom
yefterday* . J As. JONES.
Ship Turd, July 18, 179 R.
iS f 1 r-i. rf%_ \
JJ 1 L A,
A STOUT young man, of a yellowilh conudexion,
■JLoL with a fear on his toreliead and upper lip, anda bump
his fbin, ran away from the fubferiber, without any pro
vocation, fmee last January, is well known in Savannah,
being always employed about house. It is fnppofed he bt
harbored by Negroes in Col. Wylly's swamp, and at Wil
mington, where Capt. &nith plants, and at other islands.
He took with him, among!! other clothes, a clay colored
furtout coat.
If Dick returns cf his own accord his absence w ill be o
verlooked; if uken, a reward of 20 dollars will be paid on
delivering him to the Keeper of the Workhouse.
rr. STEPHENS.
BLANK MORTGAGES may be had of the
Printers hereof.
Duty O; Carriages.
NOTICE mEMBr GIVEN,
THAT, agreeably tsen Act of Congress of the United
States of Americ paHcd at Philadelphia the 28th
day of May, 1796, layk duties on carriages for the con
veyance of persons, an £ •pealing the former a£ts for that
purjxife, there fliall be Ivied, t'Tlefted, and paid, upon
all carriages for the con'teance of persons, which (hall be
kept by or for any perfot ar his or her own me, or to let
out on hire, or for the ebr eying cf paffer.gers, the several
duties and rates following, viz. Dollars .
For and upon every cteh, * • r 5
upon every chariot, • • 12
upbn every po(\ chariot,
upon eveit poll chaiie, ‘ 12
upon every phston, with or without
top, . . • i §
Upon every coaclife, . • 9
upon other carriages, having panftcl
~ work above, with blinds, giaffes, or
curtains, . . • 9
Upon fiatir whAl carriages, having 1 frame polls
and with steel forinyj, • • b
* Upon four wheel top. carriages, with woodea
or iron springs or jacks, . . 3
Upon curricles with tops, . 3
tJjion cliaifcs with fops, . • 3
• Upon sulkies with tops,’ • • 3
‘ Upon orher two wheel top carriages, . 3
Upon two whed carriages, with steel or iron
fj>rings, . . . . 3
For and upon all {-ther two wheel carriages, 2
upon ever, four wheeled carriage hav
ing framed posts and tops, and reftirg
upon wooden (bars, . . 2
The fubferiber will attend daily, until the 30th day’ of
September, for the purpose of receiving the duties on car
riages, at his office on the Ray, cf which all persons pof
fefled of such carriage! are dclired to take notice*
NOTICE rs ALSO OWEN,
To all Retail Dealers in Wines-and Foreign DiftillcdSpi
- ritucus Liquors,
TTiat licenfet will be granted to them, one lieenfe for
carrying on the business of retailing of wines in less quan
tities than 30 gallons, and one license for carrying on the
business of retailing spirituous liquors in less quantities than
20 gallons, at the fame time, and at the fame place, by
TJ r . H. LANGE, Coll - R. of the *]tb d'vvjjion cf
the Ift Survey cf the Dijh icl of Georgia*
■ TRIiVSUKY DEPARTMENT,
Tuns. 27, 1798.
Notice is hereby given, That, b y virtue cf
an ail, pafled during the present session of Congress,
so much of the ail entitled, “ An ABt making further
Frovijlon for the Support of Public Credit , and for the
Redemption of the Public Debt,” ptffed the third day of
March, one thoufend ItYcn hundred and ninety-five, as
bars from fetdement or allowance Certificates, commonly
called Loan Office and Final Settlement Certificates, and
Indents of .Tntereft, is suspended until tlie twelfth day of
June, which will be in tlie year one thousand seven hund-.
red and ninety-nine.
That, on tlie liquidation and settlement of the said Cer
tificates, and Indents cf filtered, at the Treasury, the
Creditors will be entitled to receive Certificates of Funded
Three per Cent. Stock equal to the nrnbunt of the said In
dents, and the arrearages of interest due on their said Cer
tificates prior to the fir It day of January, one thousand seven
hundred and ninety-rue.
That the. principal sums of the said Loan Office and
Final Settlement Ccfdficatcs, with the interest thereon,
iince the firft day of January, one thousand ftven hundred
and ninety-one, will be dilcharped, “fter liquidation at tr.c
T'reafury, by the payment of i.nereft, and reimbursement
of principal, equal to the sums which would have been
payable thereon if the said Certificates had been fubferibed,
pursuant to the adls making proviiion for the debts of tlie
United States contraffled during the late war, and by the
payment of other sums, equal to the 1 market value of the
remaining Stock, which would have be'en created by such
lubfcriptior.S as aforefaiJ, which market value will be deter
mined by the Comptroller of the Treasury.
opy ER WOLCOTT’, Secretary of the Treasury .
Philadelphia , June 30 th, 179 8.
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY CIVEN, pursuant
to the acT of Congress, pafled on the 12th day of June,
t; 3, entitled, t£ An Acl ref peeling Loan Office and frinal
Settlement Certificates, Indents of Ihterejl, and the
~~Unfunded or Rcgiftered Debt credited in the Books of
the Treasury
lft, That, on tint application of tin* Creditors refjXfTtive
ly, or their legal attornies, at any time after the last day
ot December Jll tlie present year, th cajfrinctpal fumS of
the unfunded or rcgiftered debt of the United States, cre
dited on tlie books of the Treasury, or Connnidinners of
lavails, will-be reimbursed at the Treasury of the United
States.
2d, That interest upon the unfunded or regiflt red debts
aforefuid will cease from and after the last day of Decem
ber in the present year.
3d, That the Creditors relpeflivt ly will lie entitled, on
requilltiori, to receive from the proper officers of the T'rea
fury certificates of funded three per cent. (lock equal to the
arrearages of interest dire on the debts aforefaid prior to the
id day of January, 1791.
By order of the Board cf Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund, •
EDWARD JONES, Secretary.
BROUGHT to Riceborough gaol on the 26th ult. A
likely young country born Negro Fellow, about 18
years old, 5 feet 7 incites high, fays his name is N ED,
and that he was fold as the property of the Estate of Gipt.
Sanders at public fide in Savannah, and bought bv Mr.
Champneys, who lent him to or.e of his plantations on this
fide of Charleston, from wltence he run avrav four weeks
• a g°* T'TLLUM CORKER^
AvguJl I.
Sheriff's Sales. SB
Cn Ta erf day U>c 2 d October next will be fid. HH
Courlboufe in the City of Savannah, “BB
The following Tracts of Lind, BB
Feinted cut h the Executor of Solomon Pendleton, r
ceased, in order to pay the arrearages of taxes’
for the year 1795, the former purebafer not
complied with the terms offale:
287 1-2 seres in Montgomery county, furveved
name of Samuel Pain, on the waters of Canouchie tivtr
surveyed in January 1784. v H
287 1-2 do. in said county, in tl'.e name of Reuben T4BB
con, on Great Ogechce river, furbeyed 1 cth March i~
287 1-2 do. in said county, in the name of
Ayres, on Canouchie river, surveyed sth October 178 c.
’287 1-2 do. in said county, in the r.arr-c of Samuel
ford, on said river, furvtved 4th October 1785.
287 1-2 do. in said county, in the name of Francis Parker
cn said river,Purveyed 2d October 1785.
287 1-2 do. hi said county, in the name of Jacob
on said rive% surveyed sth October 1785. m|
287 1-2 do. in said county, in the name of John
ams, on Boggvgut,
287 1-2 do. in said county, in the name of John o ? Nei]B§
on the Ohocpce liver, surveyed January 1784. fl|
200 do. in Camden county, in the name of Robert
fort, on Crooked river, surveyed in November 1786.
r 150 do. in said county, in the name of Solomon
ton, on Great Setilla river.
500 do. in laid county, surveyed in the name of Jamifl
Hume, and purchased at confifcated sales by Scloniofl|
Pendleton, on Great Setilla river.
Six Lots in the Town of Brunswick, granted
Pendleton, virr. Nos. 19, 79, 217, 218, 219, 216. 9®
■Also, at the Jawte time and place,
Three ir'&r ot L*nd, fl
Containing 400 acres* in St. Matthew’s pari Hi, f tTTe. ori{u-B|
nal grants may he seen at the Sheriff’s office) seized and
be. fold as the property of Tfiomas Johnston, Esq. flj
A Nep.ro M<*n, fl
A good brick’ayer, seized as the property of Mr.
Myers, deceaftd.
Richard Wall, k. c. c. fl
Sarwmab, Augufl 29, 1798. __fl
GEORGIA, i By Edward White, Register of
(l. s. ) £ for the County of Chatham, in the
Eo. White. \ aforefaid. H
WHEREAS Robert Fraser and Henry Kennedy, cfl
the city of Savannah, carpenters, have made apJH
plication to me for letters, of adniiniftration on the eftate®
and effeifts of James Duncan, late of Savannah, carpenter,®
dcceafed, These are therefore to cite and admonidi all and ®
lingular the kindred and creditors of the said deceased to hp.B
and appear before me, at niv office, on the 28th day ofl
September next, to {hew caule (if any they have) why let- I
ters of adniiniftration should not be granted them. 1
Given under my hand and fcal, at Savannah, I
the 28th day of Aiiguft, in the year of our
Lord 1798, and in die 23d year of American
independence.
GEORGIA.'] By Edward Whiter Regilter of Probats
( 1,. s. ) fer the County of Chatham, in the state
Ed. White. J afore lar-U
WHEREAS Jolm F. Randolph, Esq. late Captain,
of a troop of horse in the service of the United __
States, hath made application to me for letters of aclm'r
niftration on the estate and effects of Micajah Harp, late a
foldief in said company, deceased, These are therefore to
cite and admonish all and lingular the kindred and creditors,
of thp Ibid deceased to be and appear before me, at my
office in Savannah, on the 4th day of October next, to
fiiew cause, if any they have, why letters of adminiftratioi>
(hould not be granted him.
Given under my hand and seal, in Savannah, the,
4th day of September, in the year of our
Lord 17QS, and in the 23d year of American
GEORGIA. ) By Edivaud White, Rcgifter of Probat#
(l.s. ) r for the County of Cliatham, in the ftate'.
En. White. ‘ aforefaid. x
THERE AS Levi Peirce, of the city of Savannah,
V V hath made application to me for letters of adml
niftration cn the estate and effe&s of John Wagner, late
of the ftmie place, deceased, as principal creditor, These
arc therefore to cite and admonish all and Angular the
kindred and creditors of the said deceased to be and appear
before me, at my office, on the sth dav of October next,
to ftiew cause, if any tl v y have, why letters of adniiniftraT
tion should not be granted him.
Given under my hand and seal, in the city of
Savannah, the sth day cf September, in the
• year of our Lord 1798, and in the 23d yea?
of American Independence.
GEORGIA?) By Edward White, Register of Probats
( l. s. ) j> for the County of Chatham, in the state
Ed. White. J aforefaid.
T \ THERE AS James Cuthbert, of the county afore*
V V said, physician, hath made application to me foF
letters of administration on the estate and effi fts of Georg©
Cuthbert, late of said county, Esq. deceased, These are
therefore to cite and admonish all and lingular the kindred -
and creditors of the said decoded to-be and appear before
rnc, at my office, on the Bth day of October next, to ftiew
cause, if any they have, why the said letters of adminiftra*
tion should not be granted him.
Given under my hand and fed, at Savannah* “
tlie 7th day of September, in the year of our
Lord 1 and in the 23d year of American.
Independence.
TAKEN UP at the fubferiber's plantation, Screven
county, on the main road leading fiom Savannah,
to Augusta, about the 17th May last, A BAY HORSE,
about 8 or 9 years old, one hind white foot, blaze fifce,
branded on the mounting flioulder 26, and on tlie near
buttock IN, trots and canters, about 14 hands high*
Augujl 29, 1797. STEPHEN PE ARCH,
SAVANNAH: PRixted ey N. JOHNSTON asp CC.