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war of 64 guns, both built by an Eugllfh ihip-
W light.
In the Swedilb fleet, as well as the Ruffian,
all the best coaftrufted Hops come from Eog
lifli artificers, lhc veflel lately burnt iu the
town of Sweaborg by Admiral Greig, the
pride of the Swedirti navy, was built by one
Chapman, a Portfmmith man.
This is an objeft of great national impor
tance, and which, therefore, Lord Chatham
is with much solicitude seeking additional en
forcements to prevent.
The Imperialifls yet continue baffled —Bel-
grade is not inverted, and Oczakow is rein
forced ! —And thu6 a campaign approaches its
close, which began, as few campaigns have
done, with an army of 300,000 men ! So
much of that wretched fyftetn of foolifh tur
bulence and impotent manoeuvre, a dcfcnlive
war, with a chain of ports, &c. &c.
—Three hundred thousand men
Went up the hill—and so—came down again.
Marcchal Loudohn was from the beginning
averse to this plan, and his acceptance of a
command was on the rtipujation of quitting
this plan, and acfiug independently at difcic
tiou.
Michaelmas Day, the day John Bull kills
his geese, though, if he had any wit he would
learn to kill them sooner, is a day of good
augury amongst the Turks, and therefore on
that day, when the lart accounts came away,
the Graud Vizir was preparing far a general
attack.
General Wartenfleben, on the other fide,
was preparing likewise, and reinforcements
from General Weifkirchen and the Emperor
were on their inarch to join him.
A rumour is in circulation, that a pitched
battle had taken place between the Turks and
Ruffians, in which the latter Had fuffered a
complete overthrow, with the loss of 9000
men ; that the Captain Pacha has reinforced
the garrison of Oczakow, and lus thrown in
frefti supplies, which have come very season
ably, as the garrison were reduced to flour *
and water; and that, in consequence of the
vitfory and the relief, the Ruffians had raised
the liege.
EXETER, GBoltr tj.
In one of our former papers we gave our
l eaders an account of a man’s felling his’wife,
we have now an opportunity of giving them
the account of an affair of a more humorous
and Angular nature, that of a woman’s felling
her hulband. The noted Col. ,an ab
sentee from this state, now reffdent at Nova-
Scot ia, contracted an intimacy with a hand
fame young widow of fortune there, who,
after frequent and mutual interviews, aline
ated from.his wife that thare of his heart to
which the had an undoubted right.
His wife piqued and mortified at the neglett
with which the found herfelf treated by his
frequent no&urnal desertions, began to lufpett
all was not right, and gave a loofc to those
rtratagems so natural to the fcx, when excited
by jealousy. By unrcjnittej exertions flie at
lart found out the objeft that had caused her so
much unealinefs, and the retreat of her ena
moured spouse. One evening while her hus
band was absent, in the yaroxifm of her
phtenzy, flie repaired to the house of her en
vied rival,furioully entered it and demanded
of the young widow, where her hulband was,
a low liv’d worthless fellow.—“ He is not a
worthless fellow,” exclaimed the widow,“ but
feducingly lovely—a worthy clever man*
Here a lengthy debate ensued, in which the.
irritated wife intimated that unless he con
duced better, she would difpol'e of him.—
“ What will you fell him for,” demanded the
rival widow ? “ For a guinea per pound,”
teplied the injured wife “ ’Tis a bargain,*
said the widow, «* I agree to your demand.”
Accordingly the Colonel was produced, and
after f«me converfatiou between the parties
he acquiefccd in the traffic. The prelimina
ries being agreed upon, the Colonel was ac
cordingly thrown into the feales, and his
weight was found to be two hundred and forty
pounds—The widow, uot .at all difeouraged
by the Colonel’s bulk, immediately paid the
money, in coufequenoe, we hear, a repara
tion took place j the widow paying her two
hundred and forty guineas, and the gallant
Colonel in conlidcration of the part fcrvice*of
his wife, gave her three hundred pounds
mote, as a coaipeufation fur the injuries (he
had leccivcd from her new rival, and the
infidelity of her huidaud.
AUGUSTA Dec . 13.
In C O U N C I L, Dec. 10, 1788.
WHEREAS by a Resolution of Congress
paßcd the 13th day of September last,
it ib revived, Tliat the firft Wednesday in
January next be the day for appointing electors
in the fcveral (Tates, which before the said day
shall have ratified the said Couftitution ; that
the firft Wednesday in February next be the
day for the electors to alfembre in then re
fpeClive States, and vote fora President: And
that the firft Wednesday in March next, be
the time, and the prefeut feat of Congrels the
place for commencing proceedings under the
said Conflitution.” And. whereas several.
members of the Legislature convened in Au
gusta agreeably to a Proclamation for that pur
pose, but not being a number fufficient to
commence business; did recommend to tbe
Executive to make known their sentiments
refpeding the pundual meeting of the next
Legislature
1 he Executive therefore recommend it to
tbe Reprefcntatives of tEe next General As
sembly as absolutely necefiary. to convene on
the firft day of their annual meeting, in order
to point out a mode for appointing electors on
the firft Wednesday in January.
Ordered, That the fame bepubliftied in. the
State Gazette.
Extract from the Minutes ,
J. MERIWETHER, S. E. C.
Further Returns of the Elefiion held onTuef
day the 2 <5 inlt.
Chatham County .
For the Convention : Asa Emanuel, James
Gunn, Thomas Gibbons.
For the Assembly : Joliah Tatnall, Asa Ema
nuel, James Gunn,,'Jofe-ph Day, William
Gibbons, Waldburger, Borquoin,
Prichards, I). Moses Volliton,
Millen, Filhex, Julius H. Seheuber,
John Sheik.
t Effingham County:
For the Convention: Benjamin Lanier, John
Green, and Oliver Bowen.
For the Assembly: Benjamin Lanier, John
Green, Oliver Bowen, Luke Mizell, Thomas
Wylly, Paul Bevill, Israel Bird, Henry Gin
drat, Drury Jones, and Joseph Jackson.
IVtikes County.
For the Convention'. George Mathews,
James Williams, and Elijah Clarke:
Fir the AJjembiy: Elijah Clarke, Arthur
Fort, George Mathews, John Talbott, Archi
bald Grelham, Florence Sullivan, john King,
Nathaniel Chriltmas, Jcft'e Herd, james Wil
liams.
Sheriff: Nathaniel Coates. Clerk: Henry
Moungcr.
—c<Qtc(C2»c2)- «<g>—
I The folio living Scheme was printed in London at
a time when a Bill was under consideration
to prevent Clandestine Marriages. They
were intended as salutary clauj'es to be added
to tbe Bill , in order to prevent Unhappy Mar m
riages ; and the penalties to be in fitted on
the delinquents were as follows :
When two young t # houghtlefs fools, having
no visible means to maintain themselves, nor
any thing to begin the world with, yet resolve
to marry ahd be miserable, let it be deemed
petit larceny —ls a younger brother marry an
old woman, purely for a maintenance, let it
be called fe defendsndo —When a rich old fel
low marries a girl in her bloom, I would have
it made felony without benefit of clergy —
When two old creatures, that can hardly
hear one another—buthaugh and cough, night
and day, and can propofc not the lead com
fort to themselves, yet will marry to be more
miserable, let them be deemed non compos,
and lent to a mad house.—When a Lady mar
ries a coachman, and a gentleman his cook
maid (especially if there be childien by a
former marriage) let them both be transport
ed for fourteen years. When a man has bad
one devil of a wife and has buried her, and
yet will marry a second, let him be brought
in felo dt Jt) and buried in the high way ac
cordingly. When a woman in good circum
stances marries a town rake, not wottli a
groat; it fhc is betrayed into it, let it be cal
led accidental death » but if ihe knew it, make
it Jmpie felon)) and Jinge her in the fill. When
a man with no childien marries a wuin.au with
five or fix, and vice verja , let the delinquent
fland thrice uu ih t pillory, Jufc built his eats.
and fuffer one months imprisonment. If a
man marries a woman of ill fame knowing
her to be 10, let him have a pair of boms paint*
ed on his door, in perpetuum rei memoriam ;
and if rtie be a known scold, then a couple of
nears tongues, as an additional ornament to
the street door. And when a man ur woman
marries to the difiuheriting of their children,
let them fuller as in cases of high treafon *
When a woman marries a man deeply in debt,
knowing bimto.be so, let her be sent to the
houje vs cos t ettioti) and kept to hard labour for
three months ; and if he deceives her, by net
letting her know his ciicumftances, let her be
acquitted, and-he beLdeemed to beat hemp all
the days of his life.
.» #• ■ ■ .. s * J • *
For Sale] '
Two LOT S
In SPRING* FI EL D;
Cadi, produce or merchandize
will be received in payment. Foe
particulars enquire of
Amaja "Jackson .
Augvfia , Du. 11, 1788.
Public Auction,
To be fold at Public Auction, at
the Market- house in Augufla y
on tee second Tuejday in Janua
ry next r
ONE hogshead old Jamaica Spirits, one
ditto of Weft-India Rum ; both have
been i 3 months in Augufla j two pair of ele
gant looking glalTes, 34 by 24, and 28 by if
inches J an elegant afioitment of ribbons; do.
of laces; do. of c-allicoes ; fuperfine broad
cloths; exceeding good black modes caftile
feap, gun powder, See. &c.
The conditions of the Sale will be as follow:
The whole will be put up in one lot, for
tbe Left kind of crop tobacco, infpefted in the
Augusta Ware-houses, at one year’s credit;
security 011 morgage will be required ; the
morgageable property to be in improped lots
or lands in Augusta or Richmond county, of
double the amount of the fa!e. The goods to
be delivered after proof is given that fuclt
. property is clear of all incumbrances. For
the conveniency of those who may be inclined
to purchase, an iuvoice of the goods may be
seen at the Printing-Office.
Four Pounds Reward.
WA S stolen last Wednesday
night, out of a pen near my house,
(and another horse left in his place) a strong
made bright bay work gelding, trots heavy,
is a little sway back’d, about 15 hands high,
9 or 10 years old, and has no brand or marks
that I know of. The horse left is a sorrel,
about 14 and a half hands high, 9 or 10 years
old, a large blaze in his face, hind feet znd
legs white, a few (addle spots, has been tiled
to tbe geers, and if left by any but hir, tight
owner he is deiired to prove his property, pay
the charges and take him .away and whoever
secures the thief in goal and lends home the
horse with information to the fubferiber, lball
receive the above Re ward or Forty Shillings
for either of them, paid by
JOHN HALL.
Richmcnd County, Dec. 2, 1788.
Georgia , Wilkes County, April Term, 1788.
Stephen Heard, J
vs. C Attachment.
Turner Lane, j
Ordered)
T HAT the defendant do appear and
plead within a year ami a day, other
wise judgment by default.
► Extratt fntn ihe Minutes,
IJENRV MOUKGER, pioC. W. C.
Kov, u, 1788*