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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.