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MILLEDGEVILLE.
Ti’Rsu.vY, nr.rKMtir.it so, 1817.
Governor Rabun lias appointed the following
entlemen his Aid-de-C:tmps, with the rank of
hdonels : —Charles Williamson, Milledgeville s
hhvard Hamilton, of Camden ; Edward Harden,
'dward F. Tattnall and Abraham 15. Kanin, Chat-
am : John A. Heard, Elbert : Laurens Battle,
aid win : Hich’d A. Blount, Washington 5 Geo.
Valton, Richmond : James S. Brad well, Liberty ;
nd John L. Hopkins, M'lntosli.
A’court martial for the trial of Captain Pur-
rid^e, of which General Scott was president, ron-
:ened at West-Point on the 20th October. The
it pronounced the prisoner guilty of certain
co-os and specifications, and sentenced him to
ie cashiered ; but in consideration of the zeal and
M’Severancc he uniformly displayed in the dis-
Thc Angus U Herald of the 19th instant, says
“ Within the last eleven days, above ten thou
sand bales of cotton have been brought to this
place in waggons and sold ; the amount of which
at the present prices, is about one million of dol
lars. From the present price of the articles ve
ry little is stored by the planters, and as the sales
are generally made for cash, it is easy to conceive
what an immense amount is required, and wlmt an
immense amount is also found, to enable every
seiler to obtain a ready market, for whatever quan
tity he may have to dispose of.
«■1 view of the progress of the Post-Office De
partment.—Increase of the transportation of
mails since 179;?, is 6,725,310 miles. Increase
of Post Offices, 3,005, The mail is transported
in stnges, sulkies, and on horseback, 20,737 miles
per day. Divide all the Post roads in the United
States into four equal or distinct post routes, on
which the mail is carried in stages, sulkies
charge of his professional duties, recommended j *m horseback, it will be equal to a travel ol sin!
Inm to the elemenev of the President of the l .' times, each week, around the globe ; averaging |
States, who remitted the punishment, and direct- *me Post Office for every fifteen miles of Post
cd Captain P. to report himself for duty, to the Hoad.—Doston If eekhj .Magazine.
senior officer of engineers.
The Savannah Republican of the 24th instant,
states that the corvette John Adams, brigs Knter-
prize and Pronmtheus arrived off Am lia bar on
Saturday last. General Gaines is at Point Petre.
He is to be present at the taking of Amelia.
Spare l)iet.—\ writer in the. Washington City
Gazette is calling aloud .‘nr the augmentation and
equalization of salaries to the respective clerks in
the departments of the government, lie avers
that a congressman has said •• yon may count the
ribs of the clerks as they walk along, and that the
nts were seen going from their houses with tears
in their eyes, not! ing being there to eat.”
,?/r. Thomas Cook, admiralty midshipman of
An agricultural society has been lately formed
’n Virginia, of which Mr. Madison is president.
It has been recommended as one of the regula
tions of the society. « that each member of the so- t!ie Hochelort has invented a Life buoy, for the
siety be required to make a report of his own, preservation of the lives ot seamen, who may hap-
ractice in agriculture and rural economy, to- P en * u * a " overboard at sea during the night. It
thcr with that w hich is pursued on three or four | > 3 M » constructed as to contain a quantity of unex
arms contiguous to his own, with the results, thati tinguisiiahle matter, which on letting go the buoy
here may bo a masripf information on record, re-1 p' mi the stern of the ship, is set fire to, and cou-
stive to bad as well as good husbandry. The so-; Ionics to hum for a considerable time above the
’etv have adopted measures for procuring the es- surface of the water, thereby pointing out to the
jblislmient of a well conducted nursery, which j I ,er,i< m orcrouard a place of safety, until further
- to be commenced immediatelyI assistance can be sent to him. trial was made
of it in the presence of admiral Thornborough,
President .Monroe.—-The present chief magis-! ca P ts - Dickson, Carteret, linger and Falcon, when
Irate of the United States, (says the N V. Chro- j ll 18 represented to have answered the purpose m-
Tiicle,) came into office under more favorable au-1 fenoed extremely well,
spices than either of his predecessors. The ves- .
sel of state had just weathered the storm of war ; • , 13 a remarkable circumstance (says an Eng-
all mutinous symptoms had subsided, and the I "* n P a P er 0 undone worth putting on record, that
whole crew, with few exceptions, united in bid-j Bonaparte was first stopped in his career in fc’yra,
ding welcome to their new commander. Confi- ,. v . il11 Englishman 5 suffered his last defeat at
dent of our ow n powers, and conscious of being j . aler loo, from an Irishman, and surrendered
respected by the world, the proudest moment of, himself a prisoner, at Rochefort, to a Scotchman.
1 our existence as a nation, was that which saw ano-!
tlier patriot and statesman elevated to the highest j According to the table describing the civil state
office in the gift of a free people, while he wlio;. Sweden, 344 children at the breast, were due
lled us through the conflict which had just termin-j’"o Bu*year .014, smothered by their mothers or
ated, retired from the presidential chair to his j” l " 3e s while asleep; and in the following year,
.farm, covered with the blessings of iiis grateful j Bic number of innocent victims iv i 1 ' died through
-fellow-citizens. No man, except Washington,! fl >is kind of imprudence amounted to 509.
L as aver stood higher in the affections of the Ame-1
3-ican people, of all parties, than Mr. Monroe now The frigate Congress, with the American Com-
idoes. He has travelled through the country, he- missioners on board, sailed from the Chesapeake
-.line acquainted with the people, and knows all
heir various wishes ; who then can doubt that bis
administration will be crowned with honor and
prosperity.
The congress of the United States ( avs Mr.
files.) appears redly to have met for the “ dis
patch ot business.” Never before, perhaps, at so
arly a peiiod of the sess on, and in such a time
the present, were their proceedings so inter
esting as now.
A Carlisle (Pen.) paper, states that on the night
f the -1th inst. two men took a pot or kettle, nd
put some c coal in it, with fire, to prevent the
Tost from damaging the plaistering of a room,
hat had lately been plaistercd ; the men made
hcmselvesa bed on the floor to sleep, which un-
ortunately proved t > be their last sleep ; for next
urn ing both were found dead.
A letter from Natchez to a gentleman in Plii-
delphia announces the loss of the Steam-Boat
’elegraph, with a valuable cargo. No particulars
'eregiven in the letter, excepting, that she was
ost 00 the Mississippi, and near Madrid.
Ms jor Christopher Vande Venter, of the army,
a- been appointed by the secretary at war, Chief
Jerk of that department, in the place of Mr.
eo. Graham, resigned.
By the Lexington, K. papers we learn that
ledical College attached to the Transylvania
„ . the
ledical College attached to the Transylvania U-
iversity is completely organised and in operation,
’he board consists of five professorships ; and
lie several chairs are said to be filled with men
f letters and taste.
_ A shock of an Earthquake was felt in Nash-
ille, ’1 en. on the 10th instant, which continued
bout half a minute, and shook violently the bous-
s and furniture, arousing many that were asleep,
he undulation was from west to east.
The legislature of Tennessee have passed an
ct for establishing eleven banks In the state, each
nth a capital stock of 400,000 dollars ; to be
ranches ol the f^tate or Nashville Banks if they
an he accepted—if not, to be independent banks
An arrival at Philadelphia brings an account of
le death of the honorable John rhilpot Curran,
e celebrated Irish orator. The honorable Henry
rskine, died on the 8th October last.
By a recent decsion of the legislature of Ten
ssee, the seat of government of that State is
moved from Knoxville to Murfreesborough.
harles Bullfinch, of Massachusetts, has been
ointed architect of the capital of the United
tes, vice Mr. Latrobe, resigned.
ire at St. John's, JV. F,—A great portion of
ill-fated city was destroyed by fire on the
ht of 5th ult. which continued five days. Pro
ty to the amount of a million of dollars is sup
ed to havy beer lost.
on the muriiii!;
; of the 4th inst.
Mr. Mu! vev, the Spanish consul for Georgia,
has arrived in Savannah.
On Friday last, Mr. Henry A. Gindrat, of Han
cock county, was killed by the burstitf^of a gun
which he was in the act of firing.
Joseph Bonaparte has offered two millions of
dollars tor the liberation of his brother from St.
Helena.
The government vaults at Quebec, have been
robbed of seven thousand dollars in gold.
COTTOJW in Augusta, (Dec. 24) 32 1-2 cents.
Savannah, the same date, 34 cents.
TO COKRESVONIJEXTS.
Lines written by a young- iafly on the death oflter friend,
communicated by M- will be published moor next.
Z.” is under consider:.t on.
LAWS OF THE LAST ar-sSiON.
(Concluded from Xo. 5.)
21. An act toal.er and amend an act entitled
an act to make permanent the site of the public
buildings ill the county of Twiggs, and for otlie
purposes.”
22 An act to quiet the claim of Christian Da
vid Lcbey, to the estate of which John Anderson,
died seized or possessed.
23 An act to confirm the sales lately made by
the trustees of the Richmond Academy, of a
range of lots south of Walker street, in the city
of Augusta, and to narrow and define the width
of said street, and to continue it 80 feet wide, and
sell the remainder of the lots on the said street.
24 An act to authorise an extra session of the
Superior Courts in the counties of Wilkinson
and Laurens.
25 An act to repeal the second section of an
act passed the 12th of December, 1810, entitled
“an act to amend an act to incorporate a Bank
to be called the Bank of the State of Georgia,”
passed on the lGtli December, 1816.
20 An act to authorise tiie Justices of the In
ferior Court of Glynn county to levy an extra
tax for the purpose of building a court house and
jail in said county, and for other purposes, and
to make permanent the site of the same.
27 An act to alter and amend an act entitled
“ an act to regulate the general elections in this
state, snd appoint the time ot the meeting of the
general assembly, so far as the same requires all
general elections to be held at the place ot holding
the Superior Courts.”
28 An act to authorise Nathan Bostick to es
tablish a ferry across the Ogechce river, on his
own land.
29 An act to secure Robert H. M’Rae and
Richard H. Long, the cxclasive right and privi
lege of running ot a line of stages from Wash
ington in the county of Wilkes, to Eatonton in
the county of Putnam, via. Greensboro’ in the
county of Greene, for the term of 10 years.
30 An act to alter and amend an act, for the
better regulation of the town of Monticello, in
the county of Jasper,
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31 An act to legalize the proceedings of the 1
Superior and Inferior courts and court of Ortlin
ary in the county of Columbia, so far as respects
the acts of the Clerk or Clerkcs, performed In
deputy or deputies, agent or agents, and to make
the same valid.
32 An act for the relief of Benjamin Starrett.
33 To amend the 3d section of an act entitled,
an net pointing out the duty of Sherrills ill selling
lands in certain cases
34 To authorise the Trustees of Elbert county
Academy to raise, by Lottery a sum of money
for the purpose of building an Academy in sani
county.
35 To raise a tax for the support of Govern
ment, for the political year 1818.
30 Prescribing the oaths to he taken by Jurors
in certain trials, under the several acts to regu
late cscheatc, and to authorise the Judges of (tie
Superior courts to adopt the necessary forms of
process, and other proceedings to carry said acts
into effect.
37 To amend an act, to organize the counties
lying between the rivers Oconee and Ocinulgcc,
and to form a judicial circuit, so far as respects
the time of holding the Inferior courts in Wil
kinson county.
38 To authorize the Justices of the Inferior
courts of Baldwin county, to select and draw
Grand and Petit Jurors.
59 To change the names of Samuel Pain, Jane
Pain, Willis Pain and Thompson Pain, to that of
Samuel Wood, Jane Wood, Willis Wood and
Thompson Wood, Aj*c. and for the relief of Ellen-
der Solten, Hampton Wade and Solomon Wade.
40. To make permanent the public Buildings in
Morgan county.
41. To incorporate the Steam Boat company.
42. Amendatory of an act to incorporate dit
to wn of Powelton.
43. To regulate the admission of Grants in
certain cases.
44. To change the times of holding the Supe
rior courts in the Middle and Eastern districts.
45. To alter and amend the forty-seventh sec
tion of the Judiciary system of this state, ami
point out the manlier of filling vacancies in the
offices ot Clerk of the Superior and Inferioi
courts.
40. To incorporate the town of Lincolnton.
47. To appropriate monies for the political
year 1818.
48. For the improvement of Internal Naviga
tion.
49. To amend an act for the trial and punish
ment of slaves and free persons of color, assent
ed to on the 19th December, 1816.
50. I'o authorize the Inferior courts of Bald
win and Putnam counties to build a bridge across
Little river at or near the place where Butts’s
bridge formerly stood.
31. To allow Clerks to appoint Deputies.
52. To alter and amend the Penal Code.
53. To provide for carrying into effect the in
ternal regulations of the Penitentiary.
54. To amend an act to authorize .-ames Rous
seau to build a bridge across the Oconee river at
or near his ferry.
55. To create and establish a fund for the sup
port of Free Schools throughout this state.
50. To apportion the Representatives among
the several counties in this state.
57. To establish a Mayor’s Court in the City
of Augusta and to add an additional number to
the City Council.
58. To amend an act, to carry into effect the
Penal Code of this state and tli,e Penitentiary
Edifice founded thereon.
59. Amendatory of an act to incorporate the
town of Louisville.
00. To authorize the Trustees of the Univer
sity to execute deeds in certain cases.
6t. An act to alter the names of certain per
sons therein named.
02. An act to authorize the Inferior courts of
Baldwin, Hancock, Wilkes, Clarke and Putnam
counties, to levy an extra tax for the purpose of
building bridges and other purposes.
03. An act to authorize the trustees of the Me
son Academy in the county of Oglethorpe to fill
such vacancies as may hereafiec occur in said
board of Trustees.
04. An act, to amend an act of eighteen hun
dred and twelve, to incorporate the town of Sau-
dersville, in the county of Washington, and to
vest certain powers in the Commissioners tncreof.
• 05. An act to vest in Jane Ilillis and her heirs,
certain property therein mentioned.
00. An act to compel the next tax collector of
Chatham county, to cullect the 50 per centum on
the stale tax commonly called the irect tux, for
the year eighteen hundred and fifteen, and’10,
and to compel the next tax collector of Burke coun
ty to collect the direct tax due from said couutv,
for the year 1816, and to authorize the Governor
to appoint some fit and proper person to collect
the 50 per cent tax not heretofore collected in the
county of M’lntosli.
67. An act amendatory of and explanatory of
tlie statute of limitations in this state, passed the
seventh of December, 1805, so far as regards
Ideots, Lunaticks and Infants,
08. An act to establish certain Ferries therein
mentioned.
09. To secure to John Butt, his heirs, &c. the
exclusive right of running a line of Stage Car
riages between the City of Augusta and town of
Milledgeville, via Warreuton, Powelton and
Span.;.
70. An act to alter the first section of the 2d
article of the Constitution.
Runaway Slave’s Register.
In Columbia Jail, Lucey, common size, about
18 years of age, says she belongs to Arthur Cheat
ham, Louisville. Also, an African fellow, who
says his name is Dickey, “and when questioned
in regard to his owner and place of residence,
seems incapable of answering, repeating uniform
ly something like Washington.”
In Savannah Jail, Dick, about 16 years of age.
5 feet 5 inches high, says he belongs to William
Jones, Burke county. Also, Jim, about 24 years
of age, 5 feet 10 inches high, says he tickings to
John Taber of Burke county.
EAGLE TAVERN,
SPARTA.
T HE subscribers beg leave to inform the pub,
lie thatthey have purchased that well known
establishment the EAGLE TAVERN, formerly
occupied by Mr. Win. G. Springer. Possessing
locally every advantage to be found in similar es
tablishments in the up-country, provided with the
best the market affords, trusty and attentive ser
vants, and an undeviating determination to please
they are flattered with the hope of giving entire
satisfaction to their regular boarders and occa
sional visitors.
TIIOMAS S. MARTIN,
• Cll AS, ABERCROMBIE, Jr.
Sparta, December 17,5817.
NOTICE,
V N Election will be held at the Court-House,
in tie town of Milledgeville, on the first Sa
turday in January next, for an Intendantand four
Commissioners, agreeable to law.
HARRIS ALLEN, intendant.
JAMES ROUSSEAU, - )
JOHN PRIDE, lcom’,*.
W,\l. BIVINS, r m
December 27.
All persons having demands against the Cor
poration are requested to present them to the Mar
shall,that they may be laid before the board for in
spection and payment.
‘ FRED. SANFORD, marshall.
December 27.
Si RAYCD
XIROM the subscriber on the 4th inst. a sorrel
MARE, with a swab tail, blaze in her face,
and hip-shotten in one of her hips. She left me
on the Oieechee, about 10 miles below the Shoals.
She had on a saddle plated behind and before.-—
Ten dollars will be given to any person who will
deliver said mare to Benjamin Marshall, near Bo
len's terry, in Baldwin county, or to the subscri
ber, five miles from Clinton, on the road leading
from Cliulou to ’Turn’s ferry-
JAMES A. BOGGS.
Jones county, Dec. 27.
NOTICE,
I D ROUGI1T to the Jail of Baldwin county, ou
the 23d inst. a Negro woman named SA LLY,
who savs she belongs to George Smith, of Han
cock county. FRED. SANFORD,jailor*
Milledgeville, Dec. 27.
J' (IP, SALE—LOW FOR C ASH,
A SECOND handed COACHEE and harness i
JjIl. also, a new CARAV AN and harness, fit toy
travelling—Enquire of
JAMES W. GOODMAN.
.Milledgeville, December 29.
SADDLERY.
D/jT L. WHITE, Market-square. Savannah,
if h ;,s ni1 hand and will be receiving, a gen
eral assortment, of Saddlery, manufactured by M.
W. Morgan. Ncvv-York ; warranted made in the
best manner and to suit the market, which are ut
tered wholesale and relail, at a small advance
form the Nevv-Y ork charges,
December 25,
L\WYER’S OFFICE.
'MHARLES J. M’DONALD has established
an Office adjoining Leroy AL Wiley &. Co.
lie will attend the several Courts of the Ocmul-
gee Circuit, and Hancock Court of the Western,
Milledgeville, Dec. 15.
Administrators and Guardians' Sale if
V ALL A il L E PRO PERT Y r .
/TUMI E real estate of Obcdiah Lowe, late of tho.
yf county of Baldwin, in the State of Georgia,
deceased, consisting of two squares, to wit, num.
hers two hundred and forty-six, and two hundred
and sixty-four, each containing 202 1-2 acres,
and a fraction number two hundred and seventy-
one, containing 114 1-4 acres, all in the filth dis
trict of YVilkinson at the time of the survey, now
Baldwin county, making the estate in the aggre--
gnte, so far as is r.ow known, 519 1-4 acres, mom
or less, will he sold to the highest bidder, at tho
Court-House of Baldwin county, in Milledgeville,
on the first Tuesday in Februury next, agreeably
to an order of the honorable the Inferior Court of
Baldwin county, sitting for ordinary purposes,
passed on the 24lh November instant, to'bo sold
for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of^uaid
deceased.
MAI,. G. WILKINSON. Adm’r
in right of his wife Judah, late Judah Lower,
ABNER LOCKE, Guardian
of Elizabeth and Obedience Lowe, orphans
and daughthers of Obcdiah Lowe, dec;
Nov. 25, 1817.
TO it. HUTCHINGS,
SHERRIFF OF .TOM S COUJfTT.
S IR. von are forwariied bv me the only admin.
istratrix for the estate of Baxter Pool, and
Guardian for the children of said 13. Pool, from
paying the nionev you receive for that tract of
Land, you have advertised for sale, as there is no
other person or persons authorised to receive said
money, except myself, you will therefore pay it
to no person unless you receive a written ordey
from me for the money,
A. W. STURGIS.
December 10.
NOTICE.
, bo sold on Tuesday the 20th January
„v*t, at the late residence of John Forest,
ased," near Licknor’s creek, Jones county, a
YVa gon and Team, a small stock of Cattle
Hugs, about 6000 weight of seed Cotton, a
set of Blacksmith’s Tools, household and
en Furniture and plantation utensils, &c. See.
BARAI1 FOREST, adni’x.
leember 5,1817. _ %
I persons having demands against too above
ioned estate are required to bring them fnr-
legally authenticated within tiie time pre-
ed by law, and those indebted to make iin.
ate. pavment. •*
SARAH FOREST, adm’s.