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6 ATURD AY, May ij, i 7 8B; ! GEORGIA STAtI GAZETTE OR INDEPE NDE N T R EGISTER. FREED OM of the PRESS, and TRIAL hv ITIRV . • . '*' • . "■» LbyJUR Y ’ t 0 lcniain ,nv ' olal ‘ fo«v«r. CcnflHUM «/ C.crgia. AUGU ST A: Printed by JOHN E SMITH p \ \ , f HteMgence, Advertijements, fifc. will be gratefully received, and eZy kind'offrinZgferffrZl 1 '*■■■» H ■■■ i _ j#> ._ ' 3. * WK ' L O N D O N, February 20. THE IMPEACHMENT . « WESTMINSTER HALL. % THE Peers being afi'crnblcd, and JVarren Hajiings being summoned into Court— 3VIr. Burke rose, on the fourth day ot his speech, on the opening to the charges to be exhibited to-morrow. The firft and greater part of it was consumed in painting in very strong language, the abuses committed by BobatSeing—but which did not f?em immediately relevant to Mr. Hastings : in describing the abuses of government in the provinces the extortion, and the receipts of money, which he termed u jo many robberies cj the Eajt-lndia company ” He declared, that fpeh was the system of iniquity that was eftab lillied by Mr. Hastings, and his creatures— 3at ]e studied the definition of govern* ment both pra&ically and theoretically : That he had reduced depravity into law, and peculation into ,rulss of arithmetic. ,r ; After having dwelt on these topics for some time, in a tone of voice not very forcible, which were likewise twice interspersed with readings of letters, &'c,.—be reached the corr oding parts & his at Mr. Ttirke rose into that animation, which carries with it such power over his audience. */ Charge (cried he) Warren Hastings, rt in the name of the Commons of England, “ here afiembled, with crimes and mij ** demeanors! —l charge him with fraud, c * abufC) treachery arid robbery! —l charge 4< cruelties unheard of, and devajla *•* t y ns a j l!lo ft without a name !—I charge hiin with having fcarcely’ left in India— *r what will prove jatisja'Bion for his guilt !” ** Ahd now (added lie, in language Which €i f hearing, we almost tremble to con ** addrels* mvfelf to this Afiembly, “ With the most perfeft reliance on the justice * l of this high court. Amongst you I fee a V venerable and religious band, whose pro tc vince and Whose duty it is—to i r enerate that * c government eftabliftied in piety and mercy. Cf To them, what must have been the priu “ ciples of Mr. Hastings ? Amongst you, I fee Judges of Eng c{ land, the deliverers of law founded on . ** equal justice. To them, what must have “ been the usurpations, the tyranny, the ex tc tortions of Warren Hastings ? Amongst you . efery an illuftriotis and t( virtuous train of ncbles—whofe forefathers C( have fought and died for the constitution ! e * men who do even less honor to their chil -4C dren, than those children do to them- Who are here assembled to guard that con “ ftitytion which they have received. From M them, what must the vjolater of all forms *• and constitutions deserve 1 “ With one voice they wUJ encourage “ this impeachment , which I here solemnly * c maintain. , . . “ I impeach therefore, Warren Hastings, « in the name of our holy religion , which he haft difgraeed.— I impeach him iu the name of the Englijh Conjlitution , which he lias «* violated and broken.—l impeach him, iu the name of Indian millions , whom he has “ facrificcd to injustice. I impeach him, in ** the uame, and by the best rights of human « nature, which he has stabbed tu the heart. <* And I conjure this high and faued Court, • ¥ Hr t \ “ not these pleadings be heard iu “ vain! Such was the animated peroration of Mr. Buke—to which e*en Mr.Haftings listened with that veneration which mutual talents de mand, and which ihould be paid, be the fi xations of each party what they may. Mr. Burke rose at thirty-five minutes part eleven, and continued fpeakmg till half part one. Br a letter received last night from Rome, dated the ift instant, we are informed, that Prince Charles Stewart died there the 31st of January, at halfpaft nine o’clock : his brother, the Cardinal of Turk, ordered his body to be convey ed to Prafeati, and is to go bimfelf to morrow to afiift at high mass, and perform* the last duties at his funeral. The particulars \ will are not yet known, as he had writ ten it in Florence, and deposited it in the ar chives of that city ; they had dispatched a cou rier for it, who was not returned at the writ ing of this letter. The Prince has left only one dkdgbter, who -assumes the title of Dittchtjs of Albany : the is about twenty-five years old, much lefpeaed • or . er g°°d nature, piety, arid politenefe. It is thought her father, and . her uricle the Cardinal, will leave her axT immenfc fortune. Extra# of a letter from Amsterdam , Dec. fl. At a moment, when uniformity and har mony, iu consequence appeared to be nearly leftored, and every one seemed endeavouring to forget the late unhappy contentions, and defimus to contribute to heal the wounds ofa bleeding country, the public tranquility has . keen difturhed in.the most attrocious manner by one hot headed man, Mr. Lodovick Hovy’ one of the most active persons in the late re bellion, as a member of the committee for * the dcience of the town, and included in those erased from the magistracy, and baniftied the : Court » though fuffered peaceably to jema?n here, persisted to keep up all tokens of open opposition to the constitution, and refufed to adopt the signal of union, recommended by the states of the Province, and the Magistrates of tho city—the wearing of Orange cockades; this was become universal, and he was the only perion who refufed to adopt this sign of a desire to contribute to the general tranquili ty ; he, accordingly to the aftonifnment of every body, appeared oh ’Change last Thurs day, without either cockade or ribband, and naturally met with some little iiifult. On which, following the drift: ofpafiion, he re vived to brave the whole Exchange, arid came the next day with a sword by his fide, attended by his clerks, livery servants, and some boat men, and took his (laud as usual; this created 1 np#di ill will, and thedower part of the peo ple were greatly incensed at it; but he was so well farrounded, that he was secured from all personal insult > his attendants, however, did not fail to have defiance, and a poor Jew, whom they fufpeded of an intention to affront their matter, was laid hold of and daftied to pieces the pavement; after which they conveyed Mr. Hovy off in triumph. “ This created a great consternation, and the remaining spirits of the seditious cabal re vived, A kind of convention was entered into not to attend the Exchange, which many of them accordingly deferred yesterday ; but they will, no doubt, be soon tired of their retreat, especially as the regency has stepped l forward with tivnuefc 4 and, in the firft ia* -fr•*• * - , • [No: LXXXVI.I ” 1 •■■-.JM flarvce have confined Mr. Hovy to his house. and jubliihed an ordinance, drrefting every body to wear orange cockades, under penalty of bemg confidercd as disturbers of the pub lic tranquility,* and punilhed accordingly. Thus, we hope, all will be in good order again; but it is a lamentable reflexion, that the great clemency and humanity shewn by the regency to the numbers of persons abso lutely in danger of being pursued and punilh ed for high tieafon, and fuffering them to re main- unmolested, instead of producing mode-’ ration and reformation, seems to have hard ened tbefe mii'ereants, who watch every oc calion of fliewing their malignity; and, in dead of improving the advantages given, con- * sider them as proof, of the weaknef* or timi dity of the Magistrates, though now efla hlirtied with all the strength of the old ant only sure constitution of the country, bf which alone it’can retain any political and commercial consideration. The firmiiefs of the regency in puniflnng this dirtuibcr of the public repose, has product the tlefired efTeft. The few partisans of the offender, chiefly the French houses eftablilhed -here, who had thought proper to absent themselves from the 'Change, and by t threats and tailing peoples appfehenfionn, fj dctarye<f' moy othAb hum attending, are since / returned to their places, except two or three of the mofl obitinare; and effectual measures are taken to prevent the like disorder in future.” The Empress of Rutfia has just concluded a loan in Holland for about 600,0001. The find originally required was much larger, which, together with the verj advantageous terms offered, had induced ’he Dutch lately to fell valt funis out of our funds, in order to become fbbfcribers to this loan, in which nine out of ten of the parties offeiing have been disappointed, and in consequence have revert ed With their money to a reinveflment in the English Stocks at the market in Amfierdam, which, when the last mail came away, had raised the confols to 77 3-4, fully one quartet above the price in the London Exchange, at the time this news arrived Jaft Saturday. On the morning of the 29th ult. Lord George Gordon was brought lup to receive the judg ment of the Court, upon two convictions, on' information for libels on the Queen of France, and Moniieur Barthelemy, and on theadmi niftration of the criminal juftict of this coun try ; the particulars of which we have here tofore explained to the world. His Lordship did not think it prudent to . trufi the mitigation of his punifbment to the exercise of his own eloquence ; his own exer tions having proved so ineffectual upon the trials. He wifely therefore committed bis case to the care of Mr. Wood, and Mr. Dal las ; arid if iugcnuitv could have blinded pe i netration, the punifbment of the noble con- vent mufthave been small. Mr Attorney General with bis usual can dour, did not piefs a punilhment beyond what it rtiould appear to the court the nature (hould require; and, in the detail of bis conduct throughout profeention, he fatisfied all who heard him, that he had treated h’is lordfiiip With tenderness and moderation; barely dif chargihg the painful duty which the nature of his office demanded him to perform* The Court with great perspicuity, pointed out the i 1 nature oi Ihe offaiccsfhr which his lordship was to recyve juu^meut; exacted the