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tbe ruM)irti, that it wtll require a TcnjftTi of
time to clear them.—ln (liort, the whole
country, for upwards of 20 leagues along the
sea coaft* and the fame diftauce up the rivers,
exhibits a scene of deflation and rum.
It was a fortunate circum'fance that this
violent hurricane did not happeu in the night;
for, if it had, not 50 people out of near
1000, then at Bellize Point, could potlibly
have saved tfiemfelves.
AU GU ST A, Feb. 2.
Yeflerday the Honorable the General As
sembly of this State adjourned till the firit
Monday in December next. During their
Sefiion, they palled the following laws :
An aft for laying a tax for the year 1788.
An ;ft to ereft a court-houfc and jail in Frank
lin county.
An act to amend an aft entitled, * An aft for
the puniihment of vagabonds, and other
idle and disorderly perfons,’ palled the
39th February, 1764.
Ad aft to appoint Commissioners for the town
of Brunlwick, in the county of Glynn-
An aft to amend and appeal certain clauses of
an aft entitled, ‘ An aft for fupprefling the
violences of the Indian^.*
An aft to empower the Delegates of this Hate
in Congress aflcmbled, to sign, fcal and
deliver a deed of ceflion to the United
States, of certain weftern territory belong
ing to this (late.
An aft to ett.blißi an academy or seminary of
learning, at Sunbury, in the county of Li
berty.
An aft to extend the time for receiving sup
plies, under an aft of the 31st Oftober,
I 78;, and for other purposes therein men
tioned.
An aft for the ratification of certain agree
ments made and entered into by Commis
sioners appointed by the Legislature of
Georgia and South*Carolina, for the pur
pose of fettling certain disputes relative to
boundary. *
An aft for repealing certain parts of the aft of
confifcation and banilhment.
An aft to admit George Walton and others,
topraftice in the courts of law and equity
within this Bate.
An aft for the better regulating of taverns ;
and for effabli filing a fund for building and
keeping in repair the court-houses and jails
in the counties of this Bate.
A-n aft to vcß certain property in Anne Stuart.
An aft to admit Alexander Stevens and others
to the rights of citizenfiiip.
An aft to eßablifti an academy in the county
of Chatham, and for veßing certain pro
perty in Selina Countess dowager of Hunt
ingdon.
An aft to amend and eflablißi certain parts
and clauses of ' An aft for regulating the
trade, laying duties on all goods, wares,
liquors, merchandize and negroes import
ed into this Bate, and alfc* an impofl on the
tonnage and lhipping, and for other pur
poses therein mentioned.*
An aft to secure to Isaac Briggs and William
Longßreet, for the term of 14 years, the
foie and cxclufive privileges of using a newly
conflrufted Beam engine invented by them.
An aft to extend the limitation of aliens, and
for other purposes therein mentioned.
The Hon. BENJAMIN FISHBOURN,
Esq. (chosen by the Legifiature Counfellor
for the county of Chatham, in the room of
Benjamin Maxwell, Esq.) is appointed Pre
sident of tbe Honorable the Executive Coun
cil.
The Honorable the General Aflembly have
been pleased to make the following appoint
ments :
The Honorable Edward Telfair, Abraham
Baldwin, fames Gunn, Nathaniel Pendleton,
and William O’Bryen, Esquires, Delegates
to Congress.
Chriftophcr Hillary, Efq*' Counfellor for
tie county of Glynn, in tfce foom of (be ntf*
norablc George Handley, Esq. chosen Gover*
nor.
Matthew M f Allifter, Esq. Attorney-Ge
neral.
John Wereat, Esq. Auditor.
General Gorge Mathews, a Commissioner
to aft w.th the Superintendant of Indian Af
fairs for the Southern Department and the
Commiflioners to be appointed by the states
of North-C'arolina and South Carolina, for
the purpose of eftabliihmg peace between the
liuiio States and the southern tribes of In
dians; in coufoimity to a lvefdve of Con
grels of the aOth of October lait.
Wiliiam Finder. Esq. Harbour-Mafter,
and Benjamin Tc ard, Esq Health-Officer
and Surgeon of the oeaman’s Hospital of the
port of Savannah
Rfgijters of Probats:
For Chatham county : James Whitfield,
Esq.
For Effingham: Abraham Ravot, Esq.
For Burke j. Wdli.tm Batterly, Esq.
for Riclimon i : l ewis Gardner, Esq.
For Wilkes : Dante. ie»or,wet, Esq.
For Liberty: Thomas d.kei, ffq.
For Glynn : Richard Bftd'ey, Eiq.
For Camden: William \th ev, Esq.
For Franklin: Nchaniel Pavne, Esq.
For Greene: William Philips, Esq.
County Sur vtj'on :
For Chatham county: William Barnard,
Esq.
For Effingham: Theophi!us Lundy, Esq.
For Burke : Thomas Lewis, fen. Esq.
For Richmond : John Walton, Esq
For Wilkes: David (Ttfveil, Esq.
For Liberty : Elijah Lewis, Esq.
For Glynn: Samuel Fulton, Esq.
For Camden: James Finlev, Esq.
For Wafiiington: Francis' Tennill, Esq.
For Franklin . John Gorora, Esq.
* For Greene: William Grier, Esq.
is .The following gentlemen were nominated
bo constitute a Convention, to be convened by
the Executive after nine Bates have adopted
the Federal Constitution, to take under their
confiderat on the alterations and amendments
that are necefiary to be made in the Constitu
tion of this state:
For Chatham county : John Houftoun, john
Haberfliam, and General Lachlan M‘lntafh,
Efqrs.
For Effingham : Nathan Brownfon, jenkin
Davis, and Thomas Lane, Efqrs.
For Burke : Edward Telfair, George Wal
ton, and john Powel, Efqrs.
For Richmond: William Few, James
M‘Neil, and Charles Crawford, Efqrs.
For Wilkes: Arthur Fort, Florence Sul
livan, and |ohn King, Efqrs.
For Liberty: James Dunwoody, Gideon
Do wfe, anu James Powell, Efqrs.
For Glynn : George Handley, John Mil
ton, and Christopher Hillary, Efqrs.
For Camden: Henry Osborne, jamesSea
grove, and John Webb, Efqrs.
For Walhington : Jared Irwin, John Watts,
and John Rutherford, Efqrs.
For FranClin : Larkin Cleveland, Samuel
Gardner, and Neal Cleveland, Efqrs.
For Greene : Charles Abercrombie, Wil
liam Greer, and Thomas Horten, Efqrs.
Dalziel Hunter, Esq. is appointed a Notary
Public for the town of Augusta.
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FOUND.
BY the fubferiber, on the 31st
of last January, in an ozna
burg bag buried in a gully near
Augusta ferry, a saddle and car
riage reins. The owner may have
it again on proving his property,
paying charges, and applying to ,
, / John Wallace Barclay. *
notice:
\\j HEREAS I had the management of eu
v buftnefs carried on under the firm of
GORDON & CONNELL, from the ift of
August 1784, to the ifi of April 1786, in
which Thomas Gordon, of Peterlburgh, id
Virginia, was equally concerned with me,
This is to notify to all persons owing money t®
that concern, whether contraded payable m
me or to Thomas Gordon and Thomas Con
nell, will implicitly follow laid Mr. Thomas
Gordon’s inftrudions in the payment agiee
abie to the undernoted advertisement, for any*
debts due to Gordon and Copneh, or a con*
cern in which said Mr. Thoma Gordon and
I were both conne&ed under the firm of Con*
nell, Brown & Co.
THOMAS CONNELL*
Augufla, Jan. 16, 1788.
/v LL those indebted to the late concerts
r> of GORDON &CO VNELL fortranf
aftions with Mr. Thomas Connell at this place *
aje can ertly lequefted to pay off their ba
lances to Mr. William Wallace or Mr. Tho
mas Connell, Merchants here, or Mr. James
Wallace, Merchant, in Savannah, who
full*' empowered to fettle all accounts, receive
payments, and give full acquittances. An
the concern has been long dilfolved, and eon-
the debts long due, it is hoped that
all those indebted will prevent the disagree
able neceihty of my ordering fuics to be com
menced, and themfdves from being obliged
to do judice after the disgrace and expence of
a law suit.
THOMAS GORDON*
Augufla, Jan. 26, 1788.
STOLEN,
In the night of the 12th inst. (January) from
Mrs. Hannah Gibbons’s, near Savannah,
Two Horses;
ONE a blood bay, about 15 and an half
hands high, a white snip over and down '
his nose, with some white on his left hinder
foot, he is about 7 years old, and in travelling
ofder, with a long thin tail, his fore hoofa
are large, he is high boned, if there are any
brands about him they are not recollected 5
the other is a bright bay horse, five feet high
and upwards, branded on the near cheek A,
he has a white snip over and down his nose,
and a small white spot on his forehead, about)
eight years old, with some white saddle fpota
on his back, his flioulder has been lately hurt?
with a saddle, he is in bad order.
Whoever delivers the said horses to th©
subscriber at Savannah, lhall receive Twenty
Silver Dollars, or Ten for either; and, if the
thief or thieves be taken, Forty Silver Dol
lars will be given, upon his or their convic
tion, by
MATTHEW M'ALLISTER.
January 17, 1788.
To be Sold,
On Monday the sth of February
at the Market-boufe in Augujla ,
A likely Negro ,
The propei ty of George Hunt* 1
T aken by a warrant tor house
rent due Daniel Wallicon from
said Hunt.
A. Hawkins.
January s o*l7Bs,