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A srre&t number of petitions for land in the frontier parts .
of this province, towards the Cherokee country, continue
to‘be granted, and thofc parts will very soon be much bet
ter fettled than ever they were. Several petitions have Ukc
wife been presented for lands lying south of the river Alta
tnaha.
Extras efa Utter , dated Havana, March 18, 1763.
We ex {id Admiral Keppel here from Jamaica about
the middle of May, and imagine we may all leave this
place in about three months: Some transports are arrived
here from Jamaica to carry off the garrison, but their deto
nation is not known. Six Spanish prize ihips of war, all
of the line, viz. Tigre of 70 guns, of 70, Sovcrano
of 70, Aquilon of 70, ana San Antonio of 60, are now al
most ready for the sea, and are to be sent to England; they
are to be manned from the ihips here and at Jamaica with
Tailors fufficicnt to work them, and a number of soldiers
are to be put on board of each ihip. The America and
two ihips of war that were on the docks are to be burnt.*—
The dock-yards have been destroyed in such a manner as
will put it out of the power of the Spaniards to build any
men of war here for three years at lead.
April 2. There are on board four of the ihips now out
ward bound for England no less than 215,585 pounds of in
dico, and 235 hogmeads, 232 bundles, See. of deer (kins,
besides sugars, ana other valuable commodities: And in the
whole fleet above 100,000 dollars in specie, besides gold.
• A brigantine was seen aihore lad Wcdnefday on St. He
lena breakers; but there is no account yet received who (he
was.
RICE, Forty Shifting!.
SAVANNAH, April 14.
THURSDAY lad his Excellency, after delivering the
following speech, was pleased to prorogue the Ge
neral Affembty of this province to the sth day of July next.
Gentlesneu of the Council,
Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Commons House of AJfembly ,
.IT Return yon thanks for preserving that degree of unani-
X ®ity and temper which has fubdded during this very
long feflion ; such conduct, Gentlemen, you wifi geneiuJly
.find to answer the bed purposes for the good of the commu
nity.
But I hope, at our next meeting, that business will have
quicker dispatch, and the tax bill be passed earlier.
I am certain the one will be more convenient to your
selves, and think the other would J>e so to your condituents
in general. JAMES WRIGHT.
Savannah, . Council-Chamber,
April?, 1763.
A£U passed lad Seffioa of Assembly:
A Bill, intituled, An AS for raifhtg and granting to his Ma -
J*Jh *l* Sum of One Tboufand Niue Hundred and Thirty-four
Pounds Nine Shillings, for the Use and Support of the Government
•f Georgia.
A Bill, intituled', An A3 to prevent Damages which men arise
from Dam or Banks for referring or flopping Water, lAc.
An Ordinance appointing the Honourable William Knox, Efo\
■Agent for the Affairs of this Province in Great-Britain.
A Bill, intituled, An A3 for impawering the General Court of
Pleas to grant Writs of Partition rs LanJs and tenements held in
Coparcenary, joint Tenancy, and Tenancy in common in this Pro
v**c*9 **d appointing the Methcd of proceeding therein .
tbeAfixe A& & c9ntinMin & an AS for regulating
******* An A3 for amondhtg an A3 for confrituting
tend dividing thefeveral Diftrids and Divisions of this Province
tnto rartjhts, Cjfc.
******* ** *'*******
D inttt J*f *> An A3 to prevent Persons throwing Ballad or
KUb Tr\ or J aU ‘** Trm into the Rrvrrs *** navigable Creeks
*ar the Channel: of the fame.
* A intituled, An A3 te prevent the bringing into and
Jg*ffng of contagious Difhmpers in this Province ; and to oblige
sft ”*S £9 Port within the fame frf to produce, for
™ PtJlfrrtfrem the Governor or Commander in Chief
andh™ W U ** V€nt Ah harbouring of JUk Sailors
•A BiU t intituled, An A3 to inpower the Cemmiffsoners appoint
ed, inn-. I hy an A3 of the General Affetnhly, for repair',** ,r
Lbrifi-C hutch in Savannah, to lay out a Spu oj Grtmaa jot en ..
ing a Parijb Church thereon.
A BUI, intitul'd, An Ad for regulating a Worl-hcufe for the
Cujiody and Pumjbment of Negros* ,
A Bill, intituled, An Ad far holding fpedal or extract dhuy
Courts of Common Pleas, &c.
Sunday lad failed from Ty’oee for New-York, with a
fair wind, the Marlborough transport lhip, Capt. Thomas
Wills (mentioned in our iait to have put m here tor repairs.)
Capt. Wills allures us, that he found the land opposite the
fort on the island o Cockfpur, which is but three milts
from sea, a very convenient place to heave down large (hips
at, and that he hove down his (of*Bdll tons) by purchases
which he provided at a very trilling expence, and theuthei
her compleatly.
Ext rad of a letter from Cbarleftovm, dated April 3.
** All the vessels for London are failed this day with a
fair wiifß at N. N. W. and as it continues, doubt not of
their getting a good offing before it comes round.**
Extrad of another letter , dated April 9.
41 Capt. Fitzherbert, who arrived here on Wednesday,
in 18 days from Barbadoes, informs us, that five days be
fore he left that island, his Majelty*s iloop Ferret, com
manded by Capt. Clark, brought in a large Spanish Ihip,
valued at near ioo,oool. Sterling, w.tich he cut out of a
harbodr in Porto-Rico, eight days before the cessation of
arms took place.
41 The Marlborough man of war foundered on her pas
sage to England from Havana; the crew and cash were re
moved on board the Antelope, (which met with her finking)
and carried into Lilbon.’*
Married. Mr. William Smith toMifs Elizabeth Wood.
Dr. William Pillans, of Charleftown, to Miss Mary Hayne.
Capt. James Talbert to Miss Dickenfon at Sunbury.
Custom-House Entries Inwards. From
April 11, Brig. Sally, John Scollay, Salem
Sloop Sally, Isaac Upton, Rhode-lfland
Schooner Friendfliip, John Morey, Curacoa
Outwards. ‘ For
April 11, Snow Bofcawen, William Dobbs,. Curacoa
Arrived from this Port, At
The Ruby, Durfee, Rhode-lfland
Arrived at Charlestown. From
March 27, Bonetta man of war, Capt. Carey, St. Auguiline
Ship Clayton, Charles Hall, Havana
Sloop St. John**, Michael Kelly, Antigua
Sloop John, William Seymour, Montserrat
Schooner King George, T. Corbett, Cape Fear
Sloop Wolfe, DanierMartin, Antigua
31, Ship Loudoun, Andrew Lyon, Glalgow
£ n P w Betty, James Coile, Havana
• April 1, Brig. Savage, John Young, Bermuda
r Saided, for
March 29, Brig. Elisabeth, Morley Harrison, Cowes
r sloo P Charleftown, Joseph Beek, Havana
Sloop Sophia, Ambrole Farrel, Georgia
; ‘ Sloop Margaret, John Maclean, New-York
3°, Bng. Britannia, Dudley Saltonftall, Havana
Sloop Kendal, John Dickenfon, Barbadoes
’ Sloop Martha and Mary, G. Tucker, St. Kitts
Sloop Elisabeth, James Gilchrist, Antigua
Sloop Mary, William Hi*gs, Bermuda
* £ .. Thomas Morifbn, Liverpool
April 1, Brig. Mary, John Shoals, Guernsey
Brig. Jacob, John Sarly, New-York
f - . Cleared, p or
April \, Ship LancalhireWitch, R.Bryfon, Philadelphia
greyhound, James Brockington, Ditto
Brig. Greyhound, W. Pinnegar, New-York
Brig. Pococke, Henry Caftlc, Havana
Schooner King George, T. Corbett, Cape-Fear
. Schooner Dolphin, Amos Otis, Bolton
\ cfx? Dub “?* J er * Burrows, Philadelphia
r Iw P cT X \ CbrA <*°P b Jones, Hzvznz
Sloop Sally, John Henderton, Antigua
’ „, , sittratiau in tin PRICE CURRENT.
Barbad°. Antigua and St. Kim Rum, from *s. to ts.
- 6d. the gallon. Nciv-Eugland Ditto, as. 6J. 33