The Georgia state gazette, or, Independent register. (Augusta, Ga.) 1786-1789, September 27, 1788, Image 1

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■ IaTORDAY, September 27, 1788* GEORGIA STATE GAZETTE P. 0 R Independent register. ■-■ ■ ‘ IrE EDOM of the PRESS, and TRI A L b j JURY, to remain inviolate forever.- Ccnftitutien of Giorgio* __ ■ £/G USTA: Printed by JOHN E. SMITH, Printer to the State-, FJfays, Articles of I Intelligence, Adverti/ements, (Ac. will be gratefully received, and every kind of Printing performed, \ • - ■ 1— ■ ■ I GRAND I Federal ProcelTion. I Philadelphia, July 9. § (Continuedfrom No, Cl.) XLVIII. ■BLACKSMITHS, Whitefmiths and i) Nailers. Melfrs. Andrew Fortui ty and Benjamin Brummel, forged, fi lled, and fold a coufiderable number ■f spikes, nails and broad tacks. The (hole was under the conduct of Meflrs. ■odfrey Gebler, David Henderson, George loddard, Jacob Efler, Lewis Prahl, and Jacob Eckfelt, and followed by 200 bro- Jer blacksmiths, whitefmiths and nailers. ■LIX. Coach-makers preceded by Mr. lolm Bringhurft, in a phseton drawn by ■wo horses, arid bearing a draught cf a loach on a white silk flag. A rtage 9 Jet high, 16 feet long, and 8 feet wide, (1 a carriage drawn by four horses, re (efenting their ihop, with Mr. George Way, master workman, a body and car tage-maker, a wheel-wrigbt, a trimmer Ed aharnels-maker, all at woik, and a ■inter ornamenting a body ; on each fide ■ the flage the words, “ No Tax cn Wmeriran Carriages ,” in the centre the Bjidard of yellow silk,, emblazoned with le arms of the profeflions, viz. Three ■laches in a blue field, the chariot of the In appearing through the clouds ; motto, fl lie Clouds difptWd, nxe Jkine forth j” le ftaff decorated with the implements I the trade ; ten maflers, each bearing ■ yellow silk flag, with the names of the lies who have adopted the new federal Institution, in letters of gold, on a blue lid, five walking before and five be hind le flage ; the whole followed by work len in the different branches of the trade, I the number of 150. L. Potters. A Ig, on which was neatly painted a kiln liming, and fevcral men at work in the liferent branches of the business; mot li “ The Potter hath Power over his I lay? A four-wheel'd carriage drawn I two horses, on which was a potter's ■heel and men at work; a number of Ips, bowls, mugs, &c. were made dur- * Ig the proceflion ; the carriage was fol- Iwed by 20 potters, headed by Messrs. Iriftian Piercy and Michael Gilbert, ■earing linen aprons of American manu- Ifture. LI« Hatters, led by Mr. An lewTybout; the rtandard borne by Mr. |hn Gordon, viz. on a white field a hat I hand, on each fide a tafiel band ; the ■est a beaver. motto, on a crimson gar lr> in gold letters, <« With the Industry of the Beaver wefupport our Rightsfol lowed by 124 hatters. LII. Wheel wrights. A flage drawn by two horses, with five men working upon it, making a plough, and a speed for a waggon wheel. The itandard a blue flag ; motto, “ The .United Wheelwrights. * followed by >2 of the trade, headed by Meflrs. Conrad Rohrman and Nicholas Reep. LIII. Tin plate workers. [No return.] LIV. Skin ners, Breeches-makers and Glovers, head ed by Meflrs. John Lille and George Cooper ; one carrying in his hand a beam ing knife, and the other a paring knite. The standard borne by J. Shreiner, viz. on <»ne fide a deer, and below it a glove ; on the other a golden fleece, and below a pair of breeches; motto, “ May cur Manufacture be equal in its Confquences to its Vjefulnefsf followed by 58 of the trade in buckikin breeches and gloves, and wearing bucks tails in their hats. To these Mr. Joseph Rogers, Parchment and glue Manufacturer, attached himfclf. LV. Tallow-chandlers. Mr. Richard Porter, matter. Two Randards; firft, the company’s arms on a blue field, trim med with white, three doves with olive branches j over the arms, an angel, hear ing St. John the Baptist's head; on each fide two blazing lamps; motto, “ Let your Light Jo jhine •” i'econd Itandard, a representation of a chandelier of 1.3 j branches, a lighted candle in each, and 13 fiiver stars in a half circle j inscrip tion, “ The Jlars of America a Light to the World ; motto, at the bottom of the chandelier, “ Unite in one” The uni form blue and white cockades, blue aprons bound with white, and a dove painted in the middle of each ; a white rod fur inountedby an olive branch in each per son’s hand ; 20 in number. LVI. Vic tuallers. A flag with this inferiptioo, “ The Death of Anarchy and Corfuf on Jhallfeed the pour and hungry” Two axe men preceding two stately oxen, weigh ing 30001 b. Ten boys deefied in white, five on the right and five on the left fide of the oxen, carrying fraall flags* with the names pf the dates that have ratified the federal cenfiitution» two cleaver* , men; a band of mufick. Condu&ors, Meflrs. Philip Hall, George WelpeT, Phi lip Odenheimer, and Conrad Hoff, fol lowed by 86 mailer victuallers all drefled in white. The oxen to be killed, the hides and tallow to be fold for bread, and given with the meat to>the poor. LVIL Printers Bookbinders and Stationers. A ; Rage of nine feet frjuare, drawn by .four horses. Upon the Rags the Federal Print- THE mg Office, furnifhed with a complete printing press, cases, and other imple ments ncceifary to the business, by ten printing offices united. On the stage men at work, in the different branches of the profeffion. Mr. Durant in the charatfec of Mercury , in a white dress, ornament* ed with red ribbands, having real wings affixed to his head and feet, and a garland of blue and red flowers round his temple*. During the procession the prelfmen wese at work, and (truck off many copies of an Ode, composed for the occasion by F. Hopkinfon, Esq. This Ode, together with one in the German language, fitted to the purpofc, and printed by Mr. Stei ner, was thrown amongst the people as the procession moved along. Ten small packages, containing the ode and the lift of the toafls for the day, were made up and addressed to the Ten States in Union refpettively; these were tied to ten pi geons, which at intervals rose from Mer cury’s cap, and flew off, with the accla mations of an admiring multitude. Mr. William Sellers, fen. bearing the stand ard adopted by the united profeffions, viz. Azure, on a cheveron argent, an Ame rican bald eagle volant, between two reams of paper, proper—between three Bibles closed proper—ln chief, perched on the point of the cheveron, a dove with an olive branch, of the second supporters, two Fames blowing their trumpets, cloth ed with Aty-blue flowing robes, spangled with flare argent. Cress, a Bibledifplaj*- ed, proper, on a wreath azure and ar gent. Under the escutcheon, two pens placed saltier ways., proper. Motto, prvteS and are jupported by Liberty™ After the flandard mailers of the com bined profeffions, followed by journeymen and apprentices, each carrying a scroll tied with blue silk binding, exhibiting the word “ Typographer ,’* illuminated by ten Bars in union ; 50 in the train. LVIII- A faddlcr’s (hop, dressed with a«d a variety of ready made work, ele gant American plated furniture, &c. drawn by two fine horses. In the (hop Air. Stephen Burrows and a number of bands at work, one of whom (having the different paies in completed a neat saddle during the procession. Thp flandard carried by MjefTrs. Jehofaphat Polk and John Young, was of green silk, with the company’s arms elegantly paint ed and gilt; motto, “ Our Truji it m God™ The company was headed 4>y MefTrs. John Stephens and John Marr. .Mr. William Halep, filver-pUter, joinedfckn feif to this corps, carrying a Federal £ll, oi* IQ* No. O.]