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ever.* TlTe BayonmiHe had on hoard 300 picked troops,
•independent of her full complement of seamen, which gave
Jier a decided superiority over the Britifli (hip. l.he prize
was sent into Rochefort. Capt. Jenkins was defperatcly
wounded early in the adlion, but we are happy to hear
that “reat hopes are entertained of his recovery,~as well as
that of Lieut. Sinclair of the marines* As soon as it is
deemed fafe to remove them a cartel will bring them to
England oh their parole. _ v _ .
The following account has appeared in the Paris papers:
“ On the 2'sth Frimaire (December 15) several fiyes
broke out be fide s that irf* the Palais Egalite. Some lay
there were no less than 7, but this number is probably ex
, asperated. ‘ Thanks, however, to zeal and the
• diligence of the firemen, the troops of the line, and the
tyubiii authorities, the dreadful effeils of these accidents
were speedily arrested. As to the fire in the Palais Egalite
the following are the moft accurate particulars we have been
able to obtain refpe&ing it.
“ It began at half past 7; at 8 o’clock one half of the
circus was reduced to afiies, and, notwithstanding the ef
forts of the firemen and the abundant fuppiy of water, the
other half could not be saved. Only two Or three (hops at
• each Os the extremities escaped the fire, but not demolition,
so that the deftrudion of the building is complete. *
The firemen, the armed force, and the members of
the central bureau, gave on this occasion the moft brilliant
proofs of their (kill, courage,, and humanity. Citizen
Saiilor, one of the members of the central bureau, wasa
lone upon the terrace when it fell, and 4 firemen were cov
’ ered with the ruins. Having escaped the danger himfelf,
he flew to. the aftiftance of the firemen, and with the help
of those near him he got them out; they were all very le
; verelv wounded, but none of them mortally.,
The greater part of the chefs d'auvre in mechanics,
which formed the riches of the Lyceum of Arts, has be
come the prev of the flames, and among others,the ingeni
ous ecbelle a incendie. .
<• It was reported that the wild lieafts, which were in the
menagerie adjoining to the circus, had escaped and done a
great deal of mifehief; the truth, however, is, that these
animals were removed to a place of fafety before the fire
reached that part of the building.
“ It is not, therefore, true, that the proprietor of thele
animals, whom a journalist calls Barbaroux , stabbed him
felf with a knife, in despair, at feeing the beads, which
were the only source of his livelihood, destroyed. The
niiftake that has been made on'this fubjedl is pleasant en
• ough, for the name of one of the animals, it appears, has
been given to the master: Barbara is the name which Citi
zen Gamier, the proprietor of the menagerie, gives to one
of his apes, which is of the orang outarig species.
“ The only remarkable fad refpedrng these animals is
the following:
“ A fox, of a very savage disposition, persisted in re
maining in his cage, and no one durst attempt to remove
him; at last the fire surrounded him, and the flames even
reached the end of his tail; then, tamed by danger, he
threw himfelf into the arrns of one of the soldiers who were
waiting for an opportunity to catch him; it seemed that he
then became susceptible of the value of the benefit he re
ceived, for this animal, Which before could not be ap
proached without the greatest cautioii, became all at once
docile, gentle, and familiar, to such a degree that the man
who carried him had no occasion to bind him or use any
restraint. ‘ # ’ “
“ From the different reports it is • probable that the fire
•broke out in that part of the building which was occupied as
a theatre, and where workmen had been,employed during
the night in making preparations for a performance which
Was to have taken place on the following day.”
6 E 0 R G i A.
By His Excellency JAMES JACKSON,
Governor and Commander in chief of the Army and Navy
of this State, and of the Militia thereof,
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, in and by an ad, entitled, “ An Ad
explanatory of that Part of the Charter of the
University of Georgia relative to the Board of Vilitcrs,
and to empower the Senates Acadetnicus to deride on a
proper Place for the Seat of that Inftitutiop,” paffod the
sixth day of February in the prelent year, one thousand
leven hundred and ninety-nine, it is enaded, “ That, in
virtue of their several offices, according to the true intent
and meaning of the Paid Charter, the Governor, the Judges
of the Superior Courts,’ the President of . the Senate, and
Speaker of the House of Reprefentativesfdo”, and of right
ought now to constitute the Board of Vifiterr, and a part
atthe Senates Acadetnicus, of the Paid UmveHity:”
AND WHEREAS, in and IreVßefifotteiv of both
Branches of the Legislature at theiHaft feflioh, the Go
vemor is authorized and empowered to issue his proclama
tm, requiring the Members of the Senatus Acad,miens
T niver , j t y State of Georgia to convene at
-ouitvjile, at the moft convenient time in his judgment
WeCn t e Term of the Superior Courts in tfie nrefent
>ear, to take under their conlideration and adopt such
neafures as may best promote the olvbd of that Initiation:,
i HA 1 * E THEREFORE THOUGHT FIT to ilfue
till vt’ amat ‘° n ’ requiring the attendance, as well.of
1 em rs of the Paid Board of Vlfiters as of the Mem-
Trustees of the said University, at
.ae.ome.nlxniifville, oij Futfday the fecon-i day
/ n "V t ’ en ar, d there to fonn the Senatus Acade
*a acco!ding^ Cd °” Ln i lorta, ‘ t duti the Inftitu -
Givem under my hand, and the great feat of the
laid state, at the Statehouie in Lonifville, this
***** av March, in tlie year of our
one thousand seven hundred and ninety
nine, and in tic twenty-third year of American
Independence.
By the c™™, JAsr. J ACKSON.
Hohatio Marbury, Djo. Sc t v..
GOD SAVE THE ST A PE.
JOSEPH DAVIS
HAS just received, and has for fate, the following Ar
ticles, which he will difpofis of low for caih or pro
duce, at his store near Mr. Gibbons’s new building, corner
of St. Julian and Wliitakef directs, viz.
1 box handsome calicoes, 1 box* ginghams; muslins, rtluf
linets,’ dimities, and cambrics; a variety, of fbawls and
handkerchiefs, Irilh and brown linens, checks, India and
clouded nankeens, counte'rpanes; durants, vclvefets, and
corduroys; umbrellas, 1 trunk ladies fancy shoes, gentle
mens Aloes, 8 bales oznabrigs, 1 box ladies and gentlemens
faftiionable hats, 8 boxes chocolate, mahogany furniture,
and a variety of other articles suitable to the present and
approaching ftafoii. March 13.
LAN DIN G, ~~
From on board the Jhip Eliza, Capt. Brown, front
Jamaica,
AND FOR SALE,
35 Puncheons 4th Proof Jamaica Rum.
JOHNSTON, ROBERTSON, and CO.
0 N H A N D,
2 to 3000 Pieces Nankeen.
6 tb March, 1799. J *
JUSi LANDING,
AT Taylor and Miller's wharf, from on board the brig
Nancy, Henry Bond, .Majler, from St. Vincent's,
Seven Tierces and Eighty-Nine Barrel*
MUSCOVADO SUGARS,
• - FOR SALE by
D ckfon and Johnflon.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
THAT Council will, on Monday the Bth dav of April
next, proceed to appoint A CITY SURVEYOR,
with such fees as (hall be ellablHbed. Those who may be
candidates for the appointment will fignify the fame in
writing.
By order of Council,
Thomas Putt, c. c.
March 21.
fCT- CASH IS OFFERED
ten young healthy FIELD HANDS, that have
been at least two years in the country. Apply to the
Printers. Feb • 7*
TO BE LEASED,
A Rice Plantation on the River
Ogechee, fufflcient for the employment of 25 or 30 hands.
It is in good order for planting, and has on it a tolerably
commodious dwellinghoufe, Negro lioufes, a barn, and
machine. Inquire of the Printers.
January the itji, 1799.
COTTON GINNING~
THE fubferibers having their cotton ginning machinery
in complete order, which, being impelled by water,
will enable them to carry on the business on an extenlive
scale, offer to gin cotton, with rollers, on the following
low terms:
Thev w ill engage to gin, clean, and pack, fit for market,
the black feed cotton, at the low rate of two pence per
pound; -and, for every hundred pounds of good unginned
green feed cotton they may receive they will engage to re
turn twenty pounds of the fame cotton well ginned and
packed, the owners finding bagging. Persons willing to
have thcir cotton well and expeditiously ginned must deliver
it at Mr. Ward’s plantation, opposite to Savannah, on Hut
chinson’s Island, where the cotton can be landed from any
veflel drawing not more than five or fix feet water direilly
into the gin house. Apply at said plantation, or to either
of the fubferibers in Savannah, w r ho will pay calh for good
black feed cotton unginned.
John P. Ward,
Hugh Ross.
Savannah, Auguf.[ 27, 1798.
The Subscriber offers for Sale,
The following Property
In Camden County:
too Acres of high valuabie Salt Marsh on
Western Shore River.
400 Acres excellent Pine Barren and
Meadow Land, between Colerain and the Burnt Fort.
117 Acres ditto, ne?r ditto a .T
400 Acres well timbered Land, not far
off navigation.
700 Acres of Pine and Meadow Land, on
Bailey’s Branch.
200 Acres of Ditto, oh Ditto.
Also, A few LOTS in the Town of Sr.
Mary; and. a Store one story high, i3 feet by 40, in tw*
apartments, and Aielved; they rent, at 7 dollars each per
month. .
The terms of sale will be made easy; warranted titles
•will be civen. and a renunciation of dower and thirds.
Apply to . JOHN JAMIESON.
St. Mary’s, Augujl 30. j
GEORGIA, Camden County.
r-pHIS is to certify, That 1 have carefully examined
the records of the Superior and Inferior Courts *>n
my office, and that there is no judgment entered up in said
Courts against John Jamicfon, nor no mortgages executed
h? him on record. , . ~ , ‘
Given under my hand and Teal, at my .office
(l. s.) in the town of St. Mary.
(Signed). AC Grews, c. s. c. c. c.
A true confront the erigin.il in my pojfeffion.
July 16. w - y
THE ELEPHANT,
THE Citizens of Savannah are refpciflfully informed*
is arrived, and is now to be feeii at Ml-. Ghfs’s, for
a fliort timlf only.
As this is a curiosity which needs’ no puffing illvfive
advert'd!:incut to recommend it, a lliort deiitfiption of thw
noble Animal may lx: ftifficient:
She meal'ures 17 feet long,
7 feet high,
13 feet round the body*
8 feet round the head,
36 inches round the feet,
And weighs about 3500 lbs.
She travels loose at the rate of 3,4, $ miles an hour,
frequently remaining 26 or 30 paces behind her Keepers,
and is so docile and tradable that (lie appeared on the uage
in Philadelphia in the Proceftion of Alexander the Great,
and was exhibited at large in the Circus at Challelton before
crowded and admiring Houles.
Terms: Admittance, half a dollar, from fonrife to sunset
only; payment for every admittance will be demanded.
WAN TED i M \IEDI AITLY^
A MAN whdhis a family, and is veil ac
quainted wj.th the faking case of (lock, to refute on the
Ifland,pf Grqal Waifaw, A person of this
who can be well ntconjnivnded, will meet with iiijerai en
couragement, by applying to S. WALI~
>• 9* ■’ ;
FIVE DOLLARS REWARD. ~
STRAYED from theTubfcfiber’s plantation on the 9th
instant, A BLACK GELDING, about 9 or to years
old, 14 hands high, has one hind foot white, and branded
on the mounting flioulder with the letter N. Whoever
will return the laid gelding to me fliall receive the above
reward. DAVID JOHNSTON.
White Bluff, March 27, 1799.
r UP at the fubferibers plantation, Screven
_L county, on the main road leading-f: m Savanna*!
to Augusta, about the ‘l7th May last, A B lY HORSE,
about 8 or 9 years .old, one hind white foot, blaze face,
branded on the mounting flioulder 26, and on the r.e t
buttock IN, trots and canters, about 14 hands high.
Auguji 29, STEPHEN PEARCE .
ON the petilion of James Woodland, flaring that, be*
ing pofitffed of certain articles of agreement between
this petitioner and Angus M l Kay, relative to a tra& of
land on Cumberland Island, a copy whereof, as nearly as
your petitioner could recolleift, was annexed to the said
petition, is now lodged in the Clerk’s Office, together wilfl
an affidavit, pursuant to the aft of 22d February, 1795;
that the said agreement was 101 l or deflroyed during the late
war; an' l praying the benefit intended by the said aft; and
other circumstantial proof being'alfo laid before the Court;
it is ordered. That the said articles of agreement beeftab
lifhed as directed by aft, on the said James Wood,
land publifliirg a norieg as therein required, and for the
space of fix months, in ope of the public Gazettes es this
state, unlefc cause fliall be fliewn to the contrary within
the said fix months, or other matter fliall appear to the
Court against the fame..
° ~
GEORGIA.
NOTICE is heremygiven, that, in pursuance of the act
of the Legislature in such case made and provided,
application will be made, in behalf of the adminiftrater
and heirs of Robert Harris, late of Chatham county, de
ceased, to the Judges of the Inferior Court of said count s,
after the expiration of Pine months from the date hereof,
for permiflion to fell and convey the following lands be
longing to said estate, viz. a tradl of 200 acres at the
mouth of Brier Creek, originally granted to John Street in
1 767; 300 acres on Western Shore River, Camden coun
ty, granted to said Harris; 200 acres on Horse Landing
River, Camden county, granted to the said Harris.
RICHARD M. STITES, Attorney for the
administrators and heirs of Robert Harris.
Savannah, December 21, 1798. ■
Robert Lindsay"}
versus >Petition for foreclofurc.
John Terhie. J
State of Georgia,) Superior Court, September
Camden County. S Term, 1798.
UPON the petition of Robert Lindsay, praying the
foreclofure of ‘the equity of redemption on the fol
lowing mortgaged premises, to wit: All that tra<ft of land
on the river St. Mary, in the county of Camden, in the
state afbrefliid, .adjaTnipg Buttermilk Bluff, being eight
trails, late the probity ,of Jennyn and Charles Wright,
fold agreeable to the Ail of Confifcation, with the furplu;,
being fix thousand and fifty acres, more or less; also an
other trail on the north point of Crooked river, likewise
fold agreeable to the Ail of Confifcation, having-been the
property of Knox, with the furplns, amounting to
leven tiiouland and forty acres, more chiefs; also another
trail of eighteen hundred and eighty-eight acres, adjoining
the fame; also two trails of a thousand acres each, and one
of five hundred acres adjoining; together with all and lin
gular the rights, members,’ and appurtenances: On motion
of Mr. Harris,'Attorney for the petitioner: It is tbercupoK
ordered by the Court, That the principal, interest, and
colts,’ upon the mortgage, be paid into-Court within
twelve months from this date, and unltfs the fame be so
paid the equity of redemption lhall thenceforth be foreclof
ed, and other proceedings take place, pursuant to the ail
of Affeinbly in such cale made and provided: And it is
further ordered, in pursuance of the said ail, That this
rule be publilhed in one of the Gazettes of this state, or
served on the mortgager, or his Attorney, at least nine
month* previous to the time by which the said money midi
be paid into .Court as afbrefaki.
ExtraS from the minutes, this 7 tb
- . day of September, 1798.
Isaac Crews, c. s. c. c. c.
BLANK LAND CONVEYANCES f*r laic a*
tlie Printing Office in Broughton ftreefc