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SATURDAY, May 5, 1787.^ * - *'• — ■ * , y y GEORGIA STATE GAZETTE OR INDEPENDENT REGISTER. 3“ ‘ 7 " ' 7—“ FREEDOM of the PRESS, and TRIAL by JURY, to remain inviolate forever. Ccnfitution of Georgia . 1 *" * 1,1 * ■ ■■• ; - % -1 - AXJGUS TA: Printed by JOHN E. SMITH, Printer to the State ; EJJays , Articles of Intelligence , Adverttjements , &c. will be gratefully received , and every kind of Printing performed. Lift of Letters remaining in the Poft-Office at # Savannah. A. Thomas Ansley, Wilkes'county; Heftor Ale xander ; Joiias Adams, Augusta; John Adair, do. B. James Brown, Augusta; Obediah Bofworth, do. Rev. Adam Boyd, do. Nath. Bufti, do. C. John Copp, Augusta; Francis Chevalier, do. Peter Cains, do. Richard Call, do. Philip Clayton, do. Macarten Campbell; do. John Chambers, Brownlborough. D. JolmDove, do, Augusta. Cornelius Dyfart, do, E. Governor Elbert, 3. Andrew Eftave, Augusta. F. Miss Marg. Finley, Wilkes county; James Finley, do. Samuel Finley, do. Major Robert Forfyth, Augusta; Capt. William Forrefler, Po cotaligo, ' G. Thomas Galphin ; Mrs. Jeen Guthrie, Broad River; Christian Germilon, Augusta f Thomas Gibbon, Esq. South-Carolina, H. Hugh Harper, Augusta ; Rev. Mr. Ths. Hum phreys, Wilkes county; Capt. Wm. Haste, Oge chie, Captain John Howell, Augusta ; Rees How ard, Esq. Richmond county ; David Hillhoufe ; George Hennefty, near Augusta j Mrs. Elizabeth Harden, Ogechee. J- Major John Jenkins, Knoxborough ; Mrs. Su sanna!) Jenkins, do. Mr. John Ingersoll, Augusta; Hugh Jones, Wilkes county; Wm. Jones, ditto. K. Wm. Kenny, Augusta ; Mr. James Kerr. L. Daniel Longstreet, Augusta; Mr. Wm. Lee, do. Mrs. Hanuah Longstreet, do. M. Daniel M‘Neal, Surveyor, Augusta ; Major Marbury, do. Col. L. Marbury, do. Joseph Mil ler, do. Edward M £ Aliifter, do. Ths. M‘Keown, Wilkes county. N. Col’Napier, Augusta ; Ths. Hancock Neville, Richmond county; Mrs. Prudence Nath, near Purifburgh; Leonard Nobels, Augusta. O. Ceorge Ogg, Augusta. N. Mrs. Mary Paynter, Augusta; Argulas Poynter, near Augusta. THE vr* ' r. Abraham Ravot, Puiyfbourgh; Hezekia Ro . berts, do. Mr, Richardson, near Washington ; ; S. David Saucy, Purifburgh; Thomas Smith, fay Smyth, Augusta ; John Spencer; Wm.Stith, Mrs. Nancy Steel, near Bryer creek, Burke county; Job Sumner, Esq. John Smith, Richmond county ; James Stuart, Augusta. T. Edward Telfair, Esq. Daniel Terondet, Mercht. W. Dr. Abner Weft, Augusta; Francis Willis, Esq. do. M. Wamberfie, do. Nehemiah Wade, do. Mr. Weekly, Georgia *, J. B. Wife, Merchant, Augusta. Y. Mr. George Young, to the care of GeergeKer, Merchant, Augusta. • ► From the Columbian Magazine . Letters relative to the treatment of Captain Afgill, while prisoner in the American army ; being a full refutation of the charges of inhumanity ex hibited in London against General Washington. (Continuedfrom No. XXX.) No. IV. Copies of original letters and orders to American- Officers, and others icfpefting Captain Afgill; extracted from General Wafhington’spapers af ter the preceding letters were written. To Brigadier-General Ilazen, Lancafler. Head-Quart ers 7 May 5, 1782. S I R, THE enemy perfiftiug in that barbarous line of conduct they have pursued during the course of this war, lave lately most inhumanely executed Capt. John Huddy, of the Jersey Hate troops, taken pri soner by them at a post on Tom’s river, and in confcquence I have written to the Britith comman der in chief, that unless the perpetrators of that horrid deed were delivered up, I fliould be the disagreeable necessity of retaliating, as the on ly means to put a flop to such inhuman proceed ings. You will therefore immediately on receipt of this, designate, by lot, for the above purpose, a Britifti Captain who is an unconditional prisoner, if such a one is in your pofTeffion ; if not, a Lieute nant under the fame circumftanccs, from among the prisoners at any of the poffs, either in Penn sylvania or Maryland. £0 fcon as you have fixed [No. XXXII.] on tbeperfon, you will fend him with a fafe guard to Philadelphia, where the Minister of War wilt order a proper guard to receive and condutl him to the place of his deftJnation. For your information rcfpcfting the Officers who are pril'oncrs in our possession, 1 have ordered the Coimniffary ofprifoners to furnifh you with a lift of them ; —it will be forwarded with this. / need not mention to you, that every pofftble tenderness, that is confident with the Jfturity of them , Jbouli bo Jhenvn to the pers on, who, e unfortunate lot it may be to fuffer. I am, &c. G. WASHINGTON. No. V. To Colonel Elias Dayton, ad. Ncw-Jerfcy, Chatham. Head Quarters, Ath June, 1702. SIR, • I am informed by the Secretary at War, that Captain Afgili of the British guards, an unfortunate officer who is defiined to be the unhappy viftim to atone for the death of Captain Huddy, was arrived at Philadelphia, and would set off very soon for the Jersey line, the place afligned for his execution. He will probably arrive as soon as this will reach you : and wiil be attended by Capt. Ludlow, his friend, whom he withes to be permitted to go to New-York, with an address to Sir Guy Carle ton, in his behalf. You will therefore give permifTion to Captain Ludlow to go by the way ofDobb’s ferry into New-York, with such representation as Capt. Af gili ihall please to make to Sir Guy Carleton. At the fame time I would wifli you to intimate to the Gentleman, that tho’ I am deeply affected which th# unhappy fate to which Captain Afgili is fubjeded, yet, that it will be to no ptirpofe for them to make any representation to Sir Guy Carle ton, which may serve to draw on a diffusion of the present point of retaliation: that in the flage to which the matter has been fuffered to run, all argumentation on the fubjedl is entirely precluded on niy part i that my resolutions have bee*, found ed on so mature deliberation, that they mud re main unalterably fixed. You may also inform the Gentlemen,* that while my duty calls me to make this dccifive determination, humanity didates a tear for the unfortunate offering, and inclines me to fay -that 1 mojl devoutly wijh his life may be /pared. This happy event may be attained, but it must be effected by the Britirti commander in chief: lie knows the alternative which will accomplirfi it; and he knows that this alternative only can aveic the dire extremity from the innocent, and that in