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THE ROYAL
GEORGIA GAZETTE.
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ybr granting to hfs. HTfijefy ctrtajn Duties upon all
Goods, lVttns, and'Merchandize, ‘ibhatfoeA'tr, of the
Growth or Pndu&fyrt of this Prov'utce , ’ ndhich may hi et
__ ported from kynce, asthfCotur ibu t ion of Georgia totht
general Charge of the B fit <Jh Km fire. - ,
Most Gracious Sovereign,
jt'Wyour Majofty’s m ft dutiful and loyal
2* W 5K’ fabje&rffalthe Gammons of this yoiif
province of Georgia, in Ge?nTaj
T XT & Aflcmblv met, itnnrcfTGi with the
. *C warmed fenfenf giaJtitude to your
farfandmg ibodj’ oCyo>ir
• forces’ h£rs, to relieve’tjiis cyiihtifY
Jg yt\ AS.A\from the tyranny Wd’oppfeffKrn r.±‘-
. ercifal during-a-wicked *1 ) unn itii*-
rii rebellion again!! your Mujcftv, do desire to return: your
Majesty our warmest thanks for re-cftaUlrftUng a civil,go
ternmont, and far all other marks or* y our Majesty s royal
favour to this province': And idbireatil Lq.*xpeiJifcjU aril
just that this province, which has been or utefted and de
fended from its fir ft fctllemenl by t h • mother countfy at
a heavy expenet, (houldi contribute towards the general
charge of thu.Britiih empire : We think bui-felve.s bound
(though.greatly, impdverifhrd by the rebellion) to £mt.tri
bute oaf iiiitfe for the fcrvice and- towards the gutu-ral
charge of the fame- ; and, in order -
inntaidly, chsarfutly, Leciy, an,)-nna-:iin'n.ufy, Rri su'.v
■:js o ta|,iye i'nd yiSS.Heil& “%jss ■
successors., the tfu after mentioned,; Srid* we. and •
moft humbly b'cfeech your Majesty that it may be cnadred,
• Andhi k Ertiicfedt'by his Excellency Six J a vses Wr ioh t,
Baronet, Captain dSfifiersil.fin|-G .wer'nar in chief in .md
aver tfasyour Majesty's province oh GrArgiafLy and with
the confent o! the ‘Honoui-ablcithe Upper House
and the Commons House of AlTeoibly, in,
bly met, arid by the authority'of t';ie fimy,
and after thfe fo’urfh day or fund qeWf eilfiiVng the paft’ng
effhis aft, within throughout this province, a du'-y
of two and one half per cent.'fhall be a id is by tins aft
charged and laid ads, warns} oantd merch am iize,
Awharfoever, of £hz .growth pradu.Tbftv of, this p: ovir.
- yhich lhalhbe exp >. ted from* the fi ny, ’ on . the value
thereof at time \j*hen (hlppe f, t‘! be paid by the ex
porter or exporters thereofan ) if any doubt or ditV-tcri
ihall Arise about the price or value of such goods'when ffsVp
-sed, theTreafurer ihall nime'ifne or more irtdifier* it p:r
pn or persons, and the exporter the fa n< number, wh'o
ihall detemfinc rhy price thereof, aridif they cannot agrea,
♦he raid hbininated pc.fons, or the maj m part of them,
ihall and may appoint one other?,pertem, by way of umpire,
whois hereby authorized finally to determine fueh dilute.
~ Andy in order that by-.tkii a>‘t impoled nmv bfc
duly and regularly collefted and pail. It it further Ena 1 -
td y by the authority aftrefaid, That if any person or pe.r
fons whitfoever (hall (hip or lade on board any flup or V. f
fei, within any river, creek, pnt ; hr pirez, within ftii
foriilft*tifiny any gnnjg, w:aii#s,:4r ‘mreh;Hr
dizc, the growth or produftion of. this pro
vince, before such perfin,r pvrf-.ns ihall have made an en
t y thereof, if in Savannah in the TrraArrerj office, ,|mt
if at Sunbury, or any other our port, then at tlie'Coilkt
or’s or Comptroller's office there, and (hall Have obtained
a permit for the .from one af the said officers,Aon pain
dial all ftfcifc-gooJv, and nr nrhairHi:e,-fb-tiifagn’ Stfo*'’
ffnpped on b.Trd b. iW fpeh permit is obtained, ib-%11 be
- -&M, oir nitibninion OT ojith made thereof %
any white>r(on, any Ju'Tce of the Peace is’ hereby .vu
fv empowered,'and requited, to iillic a warrant,
under has bad and ibai, tofcarcli,. f,r f u Ji g'ioJs, wares,
and merchantfus .and if any (hall be found ladbn.on b -ard
any (hip orweffe! top'exportadioh, without aq entry find
made, and (uch permit obtaine 1 as aforeteid, then, aud m
such case, the pen (on executing the fcarch warrant Ihatl
fe >?* upon, tike, and remov'ev’ thc'fiid goods, wires, and
, ani i e . so unUwfully hrden oa board such (hio or
™-AP-famff awl -
f ! l OTi l\J*£ merckandizr, to be
forthwith foid tnd ten day* no
tice being fir ft given of• fuels file,’ pro luce thereof,
after dedufting the.exqienc'ffs of the tenure and sale, ‘Ei.ul
be divided, paid, and applied, .oflUiChird-Ipart'-th.-itof to
J 1 , “ f ®‘ raer cr and the remaining.two thirds
fold mall be to thc Publlck TreafuVjer to’go in ajd qf
■the general taxes here. ‘ ‘ ‘ t
And bt \t further Kna&ed\ That, until payment
o. the duty, J or fecuritfgivr n forVhe piyment
ot the fame, to the Treasurer province tur the time
brnrg, ot to such perfoq-qs hr mny appoin t .to ErctiVe7he
iirnc, within sixty days/ the Maftcr.or Commander of any
Imp or veflH, having any'goods, waics, or merchandize,
on board, (hall not have, or be entitled to have, a ijlear
*ncc ® r from the Cuftora-Houfe, until thp said
‘ 8 or f“fficient feciirity is given fvtf tlie'fame,
12 th !. Treater as afcrcfaid, and die pf the
. rcaiurer, dr dther Officer receiving such duties, hr tak
ing such bounty, is fuft produced at the Cuitom- House,
f0 t i c P :,rt the fame with his (hipor vijftc.l} andhi iafe any
per on or persons (hall (hip or iaile on hoard for exportation
ny goods, wares. r fnurchandfze, whatsoever, fulyeft to
the dut >*’ ‘bipniftd by this aft 7 , and (hall negleft or refufe to
evy e fecuiity f, pay, the said duty, whereby the
.. * °? bonrd-of whifti tht said goods are'(hipped (hall be
ntnacred, prevented, cr delayed, in proceeding on hr
°y*CG then, and in even’ ficli case, the Captain, of per
on commanding such v*%t,.fhal! beat Uherty, and is
i*. X aiit ‘ lori ied arnleipitveie.i fa tell and dispose of, at.
ic ‘ v ’ site jays p.jhiick JOtlce being firft given
nU KSDAV, may 4, iff
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in writing of .(yich sale, ia'fonie puhlick place,in thetown
of Savannah or Sunbury fieareft to which such (hip or veftei
may have taken in her lading from, so much of the said
dutiable gooJs, wares, and merchandize, as (hall he fuffi
cient viot only to pay the faia : duty hereby tmpofeJ, but
. \ demurrage ajf thirty IhiHings. lawful money of Great
Britain ada\ for every day of such detention, if the (hip or
•veiTel he of the burthen of fifty tons or under, *nd fitty
(liilliugs like money a day if the (hip er vessel He of any
burthen between fifty tons and one hundred tuns, and fix
pound* like money a d.iy if of any burthen above the bur
then of one hundred tnni.
And. be it further Enabled, by the authority aforefaid,
Thar if Shy Maftcr or Commander of any faip or veflel
(hall take, or fufldr to ’be tJken or laden on board his (hip
°f |V.cfr f, for exportati in, any goods, wares, or merchan
dize, the growth or pro lufti m of this province, without
a permit (>r ihe fame as aforefaid, er, having any filch
goodsi wares, or merchandize, on board, (hill remove his
sud ilii b or veflel, with design to depart this province w ith
the fdd faip or veflel Hefafe such Master or Cbm'nanJer
has obtahwj-a'regular clearance or permit from thc-Trea
furer, Go! f-ftor, or Comptroller, as the case mu/ he, to
d? part ;he ten -with such ftiip or veflel, then, and in ei
t i . r ofthe fa.d'cafes,’ the said Master or Commander fliU
(arlcit a i j pay the sum of one hundred pounds like money, .
tube laud for and recovered irr the General Court erf this
- prftfSWoh/or wager onavy/xiorfnore
tha l nnc imparlance, (hall be*gtanted.
And he It K'nested, That the Puhlick TJVearfurer for the
tjne being (!iv!l, uheneaer lliereunto required by any
Commons Houfa of z\ill-mbly of this pi ovince, render on
pa.ii an aefount of the (urns of money by him received: by
v;i tint of tfm aft.
, /• it l.naftej, ’*!'lt it all fuins of money received by
tie Publick 1 reafurer, on account of duties hnppfcd
by this aft, ‘hall once in every year be paid over to and re*
m.tred by .the Governor or Comrtfartdfer lae ‘dhlef for trie
bci,)g to the Lord High Treasurer, or the Lords Com
p 1 s I r cuinry in
i fa ! T'’ \ ro other charge, expence, or deduftion,
t >r the tebub’c <tf recei\ing, paying, and remitting to *
Great Lritatn, as aforefaid, than two and one half per
ce., turn on the air.or.nt if m >nies arising from t!ic said dutv,
aad ftaM bj applw.l tor the fen-ice and towards the gcncnl
chirp- nf 1 1, c Krti h e.min, in such manner as his Mv
-£% h's Km an i fucctffurs, and the Parliament of Great
Britain, fa ill ftTreft,
‘And he it Erirfd, That if any aftinn or suit faall b
SdgMftflP&rf again ft <uv .jierfon. or ..pexfims, ibr am thing
umoin pu faance of this aft, such aftion or fait faall be
and c(>;nni 1 within fjxr Calrndir months next
comrnict and not afterwards; and the Je-
Tenaant oi defendants in such aftion or suit may plead the 1
g. neral And give this aftand the facial matter m e
s i irnce at any trial to be had thereupon, in I if the Slaint
ift or-plainlift’s fatll become nonfait, or difcontißue fucli
a tioy or foit, or if upon demurrer judgment fli.iil be given
ny viuft t-hc pl iintift’or plaintiffs, the defendant or defend
a na -hill recover treble costs, and have the Time remedy
* ,r -Bicb co is in any other defendin't or deieuJauts hath or
have- far co fa in any other cases b Lnv.
sty Older if the Commons lieu-i - fAjTemlty,
j a ml. F;AJbfc£y Speahm*
By Order f ihe Upper Iloufe f Ajfemhly,
_ foil n Gr a h am, Prcjuicnt.
Council Cos imher, the hth of March, 17S1,
Ay/, r;ted tc,
JA.-WRfGHT. : t
number jk* ;
Stuhlt’amfatiuntbr opes aftibi curta fapptUex. Ju*eaL
A Wft hai a'fgVt to he
ought to Jinje, ’hlllinZ
\ MONO children, ’tis no tmtotrfmon fhmg in erf out
fdL Who found Hi or who loft ? I found; and their
little losses and findings ufuaily turn to th? becefit.pf the ■
real owner. In tlie prefect war or Ameflcg children of
tae iirialleft fizc vnyy be sensible that they lose, and if from
prialiphe, or at laaft n poiTibility thofc that have found, or
arc the cjufe of losses, might be induced to reftc-c, the
demand upon them would be very just: and reaf muble.
(hie mans loss is laid to be another man’s gain, and this
fn'iximis fa'pp 6fed to hold good in,war as w-ell as in other
concerns of life.’ From this general rule the jrefant Amq
yjean war I dofibt prefen-ts an exception. It mav be a fiib
jeft of curious enquiry who, but I apprehend it will be more
( h(Bc.uk to prove that any one, (unless gaining expe
rience) lias been a gainer in this contcft! I meau to date
the profits and Joflcs ot the belligerent parties, G,fagt lira -
Congrjfs, France, Spain, and the States of Holland,
in lome fucceflive papers, and if I cannot recover any of
ray readers to farious thoughts, m-y loss will not be so great
as thgirs, nor my folly equal that of any party who curry
onwar without even the of gain, and finder
the dairy feelings of the moft distressing lofl’es. I would
•begin with America, date their frtuation ps it was January
i, 1776, and cjofe the account with the year 1780. I
(hall point out the different articles, they that are more at
fail -reniuj',fain .them,4p and ttrike balance.
In January 1776 Ipdenendeniy declared, and
were cbttfiJirrd by America in general as a fat of
men met tqgftHee in body to, prefarve the rights of the
Rr.tilh couftituflon fs America, jrnd to use every means to
bring aJbut a rfcoacifiltiOTi.R-ith GrcSl Britain-'let us fiow
t♦> .fl -|s S .• • ■ -* .* - v. e-.JI;, e J. ‘
view what Were their profpefts and means to obtain that
purpofa. .... ,j : ‘•
i. T hey roigh* then be (aid to be pnffefTed ot iqbrovln
es, and while they fought nothing or pretended nothing
but juilice, they had a majority with them in every pro
vince. They were in possession of the greatest part of Ca
nada, laid fi’ge to the very capital, of which the boldncf*
or Qtft. Affiord (new iri the Britilh fcrvice) was vfrry near
making a conquest. I hey had a ftiong party in Nova
s 9ot\a, and nojnconlidcrable one in Weft Florida. ;
V *1 heir ARMY before Boston, by a report of one of
t.ieir Committees, conhfted then of men, that
with Schuyler about Ticonderoga to about 7000, besides
the troops raised or raising at that time in every nrovinct
except Georgia. , , ,
3. T hey opened a pubiick Txiasur t ; their iflues oh
that day perhaps might be five millions of dollar s, a sum at
half of which a Marylander (Chace) cried out iri Con*
gre.s, “ }y e are ruined, wt are undone I*‘. but their blHi
p<4fled generally, and gold and silver .in small quantities
might be purchated at par or a small advance. Tr^”
4. They began to have a Fleet ar ftei, o n Take
Ctiatftplaili| and FoxtiJ-ic ATXONs ar mail ports which
fcney thought Important.
5. The bulk 0/ the Bntiffi nat.i fii was t if not fory at -
least not ag-puff them ; it was a ebnteft between them
the Mmifter, and not h thsni and the nation, jfib *
Tell ers’ rclpf ftcdTlicn firinnefs while it was attended with
prudence an.l moderation.
L-t us now take a view of thdrfituatlon, mcaqs, hops,
XnJ profpeft.9,. J-anunr)’ 1, 1781.
rbat Tfa atfCah-ada was loft to them, and cveh un
approachable ; at Penobfcot and in Nova Scotia they were
(ailed and had no ninre fboSng,
. Rhode lflrnJ, New York, and the moft valuable and
important part of That province, fell after Waftington’s
diteat, without the Icaft (hew of resistance, the King's’
aims penetrate! above the highlands, and forced their
way over the lake.
I he Jerfics and Philadelphia were entirely everrun, thfi ’
Cong refs frequently obliged to quit their feat, and it was
not owing to them nor their troops that conuuefts wer*
as easily abandoned as they had been made.
I he Dele ware Counties wdre, and always are, at the
mercy of the King’s forces, and not defetteiblc, nor ever \
Were defended ; Newcastle and Wilmington made no re
finance.
The fleet and army went up Chefapeok Bay unoppofei
and several expeditions into the very heart of VirginiJ
li i't (hew Virginia can no more make an efieftual
oppotition than of the previncM7^"“ :r^
.. Georgia was overrun and conquered in a few hours, and
if Line Americans had not been able to outrun troops they
could n >t fight, or been fa fie led to be purfacd with the
[ l,ne vig ur they were attacked, the war in that part mufa
have heeitaft an end the week in which the parties came t*
firft blows.
In South Carolina a handful of men passed and repaff.d
tiie province, frightened Gharleftown into the offer of
neutrality, and did them infinite damage almost unopposed;
the invincible Fort Moultrie {when a ferjout expedition
had taken place) Could not (top the progress 6f theßrifrU*
fleet far a moment; Gharleftown and the American* *riy
fall, and the re mote ft part of the country were fahdurd
j-lfllil (la 1 v iloiffii*''’' ’ ‘ r ” ‘
What little they had in Weft Florida soon was lofi, and
their Col. Willing catr ied off’a Britift prifioner.
Thus stood their landed account within these refpeftjvc
date?; let us next turn to their Armt, and here it may
well be doubted-whether since the battles oeLToon Ifiapd
and Brandywine their whole farce ever amounted
W ° f ha r d * January T 7 76. T® fappofi^tnclr
killed, difahled, pnfonxM, dead, See. to- be *0,090, it
but a very nioderete^cocnputaflon ; and in gec®r! it ruy
be obfarviJ that all UwfiF-accounts before a baffle maip-c
----their number very large, and exceeding fqaall after f|i
bmof it. Tho number, doifiilng, food, pavment, mi
difeipline, of their present army, is heft learnt from the
letters of their own Generals and
the revolt of the Pennsylvania and Jer sey lice, and the
humbling treaty Congress were obliged to make-with the
former 15 the fufieft proof of the authenticity of these let
ters; tJ&Tc that believe thepa authentick will desire nori
thev information, and no evidence will prevail with tfcofe
who are determined not to believe., t 7
In their Tb and puhlick credit the alteration is
become more tmdeniabk and viffale; 1 utter'd of five mil
lioqs, as in 1776, t hey had iflued oo by ,781; their old
enuinons ca'led in under the faandalous depreciation of 40
for orc, the depreciation of the new emiflions (til) gieat
er, publick ciedit irrecoverably fitnk of course, and so des
perate the case, tiiot the loans oriome millions of dollars
it attainable, Wou!<Fnly fervifto fink paper fall low
er, and raile goods and difficulties still higher, though ic
would enable those who have brought every calamity upon
yuhew to secure a retreat for thcml’elves, and compleat the
nun and diltreffes of their wretched dupes and followers.
As to the American navy at sea, on the lakes, the
fatter has been entirely taken or destroyed, the farmer al
rnttfc totally annihilated, and at Penobfcot, Vicemia, and
and in the Weft, Indies, received fach Wows
M. ‘J? ,s impoflible they itould ever facorer. * \
The fortifications at Ticonderoga Pank,whTc)t
were deemed impregnable, proved 01 hetwife, and therfis
not a place now in their hands to elfall Fort Moifftrie,
Gharleftown-, Ftftt othcr pUcts takfin
Lom them, *
[N 0 . 117. J
