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/in fiOT ifl/prMity for a certain Tim* the -
ndian Ccrn.* * \ /. \_ r 4 ** ,
jjyf HE REAS (he ftiortne ofi,the lass crop of Indita corn in this
Jfcd jproyjtncej&akcs > l greatffi 10 apprehended that a-scarcity
‘'bat enfoc* and there if reajfon to believe that
. the jpduftliou* 4 >oor inhabitant, may W greatly di drafted
thereby, and it it highly becoming the Legiflaior* to provid#
4* Inch as possible against such melancholy toofetjoences, We therefore
j>ray your rood sacred Majcfty that it may be enafted, And be it Enaded,
%y his Excellency JAMES WRIGHT, Esquire, Captain-General and
if Xhferf Wl MS)fty , province of Georgia, by and with the
novice and content of the Honourable Carhncil and Commons Houfe'of
Assembly of the said province,dtrGfcfcfal Ihet, and by the a&
nbority of the fame. That it (hall not be lawful for any perfonor persons
suftf 1% JjfoSt heeffex ffciftjy forbidden, nod prohibited, from
nndtmmedtately after the parting of this aft, and until the firft day of
sept^b*r:Oex^|}O r £xpQ£tqf catry off, or cause to be exported and car*
fjed off, without the .limits of this province, iq any manner what foe ver,
stnv/n<Man corn, (excjfcpt such as is already leaden on board any veflel ot
♦enCTs wifhtn this province cleared far departure, andfucbnsmaybeab
folatejy ncCeflary lor provisions, and that qot to exceed twenty buftitls)
in hay vfiflel, b’oai, or petiiagua, undetrthe pepalty of five (hillings for
every byftiel of Indian corn To exported or carried off, which penalty, if
ink amounting to inore than eight pounds, upon proof,of such offence
lge t iog (hall bt recovered before any two juffices of the peace
in any'pdtlflt where'the (ame (hall happen, and be levied by warrant of
dist refs and sale of the offepder’s goods, and be paid to the person or per
ions informing 1 cafe bo dntren can befoqnd whereon to levy foth
penalty'** afo^eUid, then, And in such case, the offender or offenders to
Be by inch iuibces, by warrant their hands and seals, committed
tb the ebmmtfa goaf and there to be and remain for And during the term
of rpjpr.dawH and in case the penalty (hall amount to snore than eight
pobsas, Jlidn the fans* so be recovered.in any court of recorJ in this pro
vince, and'the said penalty to be for the use es him, her, or them, suing
for the fame ; and if any person or persons (ball befued for any nft, matter,
W thing, 4pdte is, purfunoce hereof, the said aft and the fprcial matter
(ball be given’ in “Evidence on the general ifluc, and upon such suit’s be-
yjlfdgiueiH parting agarnll the plaindff, the defendant
IhalPrecQver treble coifyk
And, for the W,tier.ijnd mere fffeftual carrying into execution the in
tentof this aft, St it further Enaded, That every mailer or commander of
a'njr ship or veffei outward bound from’this provineb, upon clearing out
his (hip or Xfffgl with tbetfipafu/er to the port of Savannah, or the comp
trollcr or the country duties in the port of Sunbury, do take the following
that l have not on hoard my vessel, Apr vjift; diredly
nr indireJ}:), fait, or foffer tt b* token on board the fame, fro*\ this province, u
pen this'prefent any India* torn t exceeding t vienly bnjbelt ; Jo help me God:
Whicl} path theiaw.ueafurcrynd comptroller of the country duties arc
bbieby direfted. and empowered to xdnuaiftejr previous to their clearing
thefud veffei. ‘ ~. T “7. . 6
’ n °r dr that’ Ao linneceffary restraint or burthen may be laid a-
PP* trade, Beit Enaded, that jf, *tany time after (he palling of this aft
before the fir ft day of Scomber as afore said, it (lull appeal and he:-made ■,
nianifeff to the Governot; or Commander iu ch cf for the tittc being, that
?***!> f/ufficiept qpantity of corn fully to yofwer the ntcertities of the
iqh|tp|ynfs, it (Hall in such case be lawful to and f>r the faid,Governor or
Commander in chief for the tiqte by and with the advice and con
sent of otyMjycity’s Council, to iffoe his proclamation, andlthercby take
< €i h Of o i l 9 ,t i? n VWMd trade, by this aft, in general,.or other
. t 0 (“ch the said Governor or. Commander in 1
cmcf t ad<f.£ooncil (hall appear neceftary. * 1. J • ~
. Apd wbcreas it may >e jieceffary,, after the firft day of September nfore
(PJproMbst the exportation of. Ipdian corn at a,time when the Go
npral Assembly offtMs.provjace cannoC without manifeft inconvenience,
it therefore Beaded, That k (hall and raay be law
f?l to and (or the Governor or Commander in chief sq,. the time being,
at any time or times after the said firft day of September, during the con
of thls *?> when the mathet price of Indian corn (hall exceed
twoOullmgsandfixpenecperburhe!, by and with the advice and consent
of his Majesty a Council, either by proclamation or order in Council to
restrain and prohibit or carrying without the limits of this
p/ovioce, either by land or water, any Indian com, for such time, and <
under the severa l penalties by this aft iu flitted, or such others cs to him
and them (hall appear mod necessary and likely to enforce such prohibition.
And be U Enadtd, That this att (hall be and continue in force for and
Wh* *?5 <f rm °* two years, and from thence to the end of the next fef
ftoo of the General Assembly, and no longer.
; Council. Chamber, By Order of ike Common: Heufe cf AfeenbU,
• Att 7, \ 77 °’ a N. W. )ONES, Speaker.
1 A WEIGHT Bj tfj t U f ptr lUvJt C/
JL-it_WgIGHT. _ _ 1 AMES HABERSHAM. President.
To tejold by public k vendue, at the houje of tbejufferiber, on IFtdnefday the J Alb
< ‘> * es March next,
HPUSEHOLD FURNITURE, fome CARPENTERS TOOTS
and a lew NEGROES, belonging.to the Eftateof Christopher Pc
tefi, acceafcd. The will be made known on the dav of ft'c
MELLEN, Ad mini lira tor.
’ \xn. At n r t URSALAPEIERS, Acminjftratrix.
Who denre all persons having demands on said ellate to give in their
accounts, properly auefted and those who are any ways indebted thereto
to pay the fame immediately.
T H 3 F, W N E bngtiTh an 1 Aub win covcTThirra^nr
A Mr. Brewton s plantation near Savannah, at 51. ftcrling each mare
•s *s** a I*P; the meaey to be paid before the marc, arc taken awaT
bc^ft* kCDOf th * th ° Ußh ” 0t t 0 ** *ountable for
Antxo, was by the famous horse Speftator, hi, dam by Vcunv
Cade, and ,3 asliigh a bred horse a* any in England, which may be seen
kyjna pedigree under the hand of John Ward. Esq. of Kent, who brld
*■ | <WOrtu t \L>KfcU aNl> FIFTY BUaHELS OF iTOIAN CTfiiTl
j to be fold at White-Bluff by THOMac
W^WENCH^ha/V 0 ’ * X A ° r i weivc j nonths cenain, a"negKOE
WENCH that 1, a good wa(her and ironcr. Enquire .7fhe prin-
A COMMORUUS HOUSE on the Rnioh,.:, g:~i
’ r \TEfiTER Dill yoking Skcve 7utfdajr, alßu.Trlir Vtch
J nicks met ih {he Sibafilrah, where was a genteel entertainment a*
after dinner Urn remainder of lhediy w§a ipent in mirth and haj|n^ v snci
. fwl - ‘ ‘fit+rr ” - ■<— T
Tnhe fohfl Os the Exekangt in Sadnnnob, on frieLy ite ioib'ef
OWE TRACT, containing Is 4 acres of4aad/.ias iit. PkiJirJj Dar ?-
joining lands of Mr. Thomas GoldfnHth.|ate the property of Eilk
Oswald, and feixed on execution by MATT. ROCHE, Prov.
Tt befell, at the fame time at above Mentioned,
ONE HUNDRED ACRES OF LAND, in St. George’, pari/h 1
tha property of jamae GoodaU,
MATT. ROCHE, Trov. Mar
, ■ ■ iAmmm M.—
u - VrA'H, February 28.
—#IBERTy.POLEjp Naw ; . York having.beta cpt down in the
T im
< L y 3COO people met at the place where it was eretted, and
| | after figwifying their ibhorrence to a compliance with the
Mutiny or RilTetiilg Aft, came to she following refolutl,
. ons, vir. That they will not employ any soldier on any
terms whatever, but treat them with the abhorrence and contempt which
thf enemies of onr happy conftitutlon defervO{ Knd ihat if any soldier
(hfill be found in the night having arms, (except deniinel, and orderly f er .
jeants) or out of the barracks after the roll is ea/led, such a, are even
found without arms, and behave in an insulting matlntr, (hall be treated
as enemies to the peace of the city t and they solemnly engaged, to and
with each other, that they would, to the utmost of their power, ftrittl /
1 adhere to thefc resolutions, and if possible bring the transgressors of then
to condign puniftioicnt.
Friday lall failed for London, the (hip Georgia Packet, Capt. Ander
(bn, in which went paffengerr, Mr. and Mrs. Wereat, Arthur Gordon
John Stuart, and Hcmy Preftoh, fefqrs. and Mr. Quintin Pooler.
The Sandwich packet-boat, Capt. Nottingham, arrived at Charleftown
from Falmouth the 16th inll.
We hear his Excellency the Governor has been pleased to grant a free
pardon to Thomas Jones, who was sentenced to be hanged, at the Ad
journment of December Sessions, for borfe-ftealing.
Yesterday his Excellency the Governor was pleased to give his assent to
the following afts and AS to prohibit, for a certain Time,
the Exportation of Indian Corn—An Ad to amend an Ad, entitled, An An for
after mining the Qua!if cations oj furors, and for tfabhjhing the Method of ballot,
ing andJummontng f uteri in the Province of Georgia.—An Ad'for the better Se.
eurity es the hkabitante, by obliging the Mik nubile-Per fins to carry Fire Arm:
to Plata of kL lick If 0 r /bip . -—An Ordinance for reappointing Benjamin Franklin,
Ely. Agent to folieit the Affairs in Great Britain,—An Ordinance appointing />,-
Jbedtrs of Hemp, Flax, land tfW Flour, for the Porte of Savannah and Sin
bury.—An Ordinance foe appointing James Kitchen GolleOer and Comptrtfitr of
the Country Dunes at the Port of Sunbury.
■ Entkrbo InwAßo* at the Custom-Hob,* Ftbm
Tebi’ty, Bilander Cctce, William. Beef, ‘ p 0
Biigt. Efthcr, Robert Johnston, gt. Augufcine
< EftTERXD Outwards’ l? wr
Ship Ffiendlhip, John Marfoom, Grenada
Schooner Eliza, lacob Stephens, Antigna
Bngu radaffrjl, JamcaMereer, 11 St. Nichola
Brigt. Saily, Jonathan Tredwcll, lamaica
r 1 Sloop. Peggy/i)oht phrr, ‘ Tobaro
Bngt.. Frinjd(hip, Thdm*sWebb, ‘ Barbxdo
••’ Brigt. Haryty,; fames Patoun, :- ; ” ‘ * Cdw ’
Snow Governor Wright, Thomas Hall, r * Goftiott
■ Schooner Dolphin, Benjamih Siffon, ‘ - Rhode-Iflahd ’
Schooner’ John and Phebe, Cfement Cardiff, : ‘ St. Nithola
: ‘ ‘ • Snow Matty, William Jackson, Lilbon
Sloop Mills, Jaqtaica’
Schooner Spy,* John Ross, - St. Vinc?nt ;
Sloop MoJly; Ebc:izer Gorham, Antigua and St. Enflatia ‘
Brigt. Georgia Packet, John Souder, • n ’ Philadelphia
Sloop Charlotte, Josiah Btilfit, . -i NewYoik
Sloop Moilyi John Langford, • • • ‘ Raft Florida
Sloop Little Bob; Andrew Campbell, f £ > Turks Island
. r Sloop Eiisabeth, Jonathan Harvey, ; Jamtiica’
* “ CleXreo --i For
Feb. 22, Ship Hillarys Robert Batfon, Jamaica
23, Brigt. William and Rcnn, John Sutton, Barbados
26, Sloop ! Kree Sallys, Peter Simon, Grenada
27, Schooncr Hawke, John Outten, New-Providence
Sloop Dove, Habakknk Bowditch, Barbados
~ , _ . ‘ . SAlxm For
rcb. 21, Schooner Dolphin, Jonathan Wickham, Nevis’
z\, Ship Georgia Packet, George Anderson, London
Schooner Three Friend,, Joseph Scot, Salem'.
Schooner Dolphin, William Groves, Ditto
Schooner Two Friends, John Pulling, Norton
24, Ship Hopewell, Thomas Aflie, Cowes
T O B E S O L D,
\ FIVE ACRE LOT OF LAND about three miles from
fX Savannah.. Enquire of the printer.
fubfcliber, removed from the house lately occupied by Messrs-
Bav n , an i ß ?:. i^ l0n ;, t 0 Mr - eor gßorland's taylor on the
to th L ° ‘ ■’ M ,c^ H a nr merchant, takes this opportunity
nd UM fn S bis friends and good customer. for their part favours,
fe,veXm f h r v r h , e CO J lin u? n r e ° f thcm 35 aM mfan> w} ” used to de
f Thi T?vi7 . h p lr r hu T b < ferv,nt ’ JONATHAN REMINGTON
manner 4 .? ufi " efs * carried on in all its branebet, in tbegcnteelcft
manner, and wnh the utmost dtfpatch, at the above place.
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