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lie roads of this date, fliall wojrk on that road which may he or be the neared to the reticle nee ot fueh perions, except it fhaii be otherwise ordered by the Court. And be tt enabled by the out bo rity ajorefaidy That the Superior Courts in March term next, in theeounties of Richmond, Burke, Effingham, and Charham, be, and they are hereby required to apj>oint Commidioners in the re l'pedttve counties, to iuperintend the opening and clearing a road to be laid out as t*e Commitfion ers, or a majority of them in each county dial! direst, in the neared and bed diredtion, from the town of Augusta to M‘Bean’s creek; thence to Paris’s law mills, on Briar Creek j thence to the Beaver dams j thence on the middle ridge between Savannah a id Ogechee rivers, to Sacheve riirs old held on the Newington road, in the county of Chatham ; and all luch person or persons, as may or dull be appointed for that purpose, (hall he fubjedt to the fines and penalties imposed by this ads. . . Be it also enacted by the autho rity aforefaidy That the Superior Courts in spring term next, in * the counties of Greene and Liberty, shall ap point Commidioners in each county for laying out and clear ing. a road from Greene Coutf - house to the town of Sunbury; and the Superior Court of the county of Wilkes fhail appoint Commidioners to lay out a road from Brier Creek to the Rock landing on the Oconee, in the mod convenient diredhon, as far as Ogechee river j and that the Superior Court of Wafhinglon county, be directed to appoint Commidioners to continue the said road as aforefaid on the Rock landing; and the Superior Court of the county of Franklin fliall in like manner, in conjunction with the Superior Court of the county of Wilkes, proceed to appoint Commidioners to open a road from Muchell’s ferry, on Broad river, to Harrington's sta tion in the county of Franklin. By Order of the Houfe 9 JOHN POWELL, Speaker Augufldy February 4, 1789. -.aSL ' N" ’'. ~ ‘ , ■ POLAND. " ‘ •" • ... -nSitfti • J E are sorry it is not in oor power to W announce even the profpetf of peace being eftablirtied among the belligerent pow ers, and the more so, because there is (till a doubt, whether the war will not tber. The Kuiiian part jr is the weakest, and l w '• 'r- , ’’ >». W" i the patriotic party is endeavouring to establish a permanent diet, like the English Parlia ment, and a council of war, which is* to de pend on that diet, and not upon the Kins. Sc that the form of government eftabliflied in Poland formerly, will be entirely changed. The King, hardly knowing which way to atl, and teazed almost to death by the vari ous parties, is at length laid up by real illness, which Cops the proceedings of the diet at present. The diet will artually separate about the 15th of December, after having eftabliflied an independent council of war, charged with the command of 100,000 men. The Prnffian cabinet is very easily employed in warlike preparation on all sides, and they have two armies ready provided with every thing for immediate artion. A declaration has been delivered st Vienna, Peterfburgh and Warsaw, with the ultimatum of the King of Prussia, and uulefs the two former courts bear and forbear atprefent, im mediate hoffilities will probably esfue in Po land, though the severe winter will prevent the exten/ion of war in any degree till spring. Theft hofiilities, we presume, will be oc calioUed hv the different powers supporting their separate parties in the diet, wh ;m, it irtuft be observed. have declared tberafelves a free and independent nation. VIENNA, November 25. The Empefor has sent a circular letter to the army, in which his Maiefly makes know? his sentiments ronceruing the condnrt of the military during the late umpaign. The Mo narch praises the cavalry very mnch, hut makes Tome exceptions with regard to the in fantry ; his Majeflv withes that they would in future (hew more alacrity in thetr motions ; and further declares, thit mifunderflandings among the officers have been tbe occaOou of many unfortunate occurrences. Recruiting for the army goes on with ala crity. Each Hungarian regiment is to be augmented with a battalion, and each regi ment of Hussars with a division. 19. It is generally reported in this capital that a cessation of arms for some months is concluded upon with the Turks. This re port, however, wants confirmation. L E G II O R N, Novtmb r 20. Several vessels from Alexandria bring ac counts that the affairs in Egypt are in great confufion ; that the rebel beys have fled to Upper Egypt, where they hare taken op arms, rnd when the accounts came away, were two days march frem Cairo, and that the Chris tian mercharitsthere and at Alexandria, were in a very oppressed and critical fitoation. 27. The Ruffian Commodore is returned here after a cruise of fourteen weeks in the Levant and Archipelago, without having been able, from the smallness of his force, to at tempt any thing more than capturing a few provision vessels, and keeping the Turkish merchantmen in port ; all his ships, in bad condition, having encountered several storms. The Commodore since bis arrival, has dis patched a courier, who muff travel through the Continent to Petetfburgb. LONDON. December to. The last intelligence received from War saw is of a very important nature. At the last convention of the Polilh Diet, the debates were kept up with such warmth and acrimony on both sides, as was scarce ever known at any former meeting. The grand fubjert of controversy was, whether the army ffionld be controuled by the King, or put totally out of bis power ? There was a very decided ma jority againfthie Majesty. In the course of tbe above debate, there were some very spirited sentiments delivered. One of the speakers, in dirert allnfion to the King, laid, «* Vanity and folly had entrench ed themselves in a constant affertation of state t® preserve regal dignity : What was to be thought of that Monarch whose judgment was influenced, and whose meafnrea were guids4 by insinuations of men as little calcu lated, either by nature or education, for po litical government, as the unlettered lavage of the southern ocean ? w Tbe very important buflnefs of this day is likely to engage as much of the Tenons atten tion of theHoufe.of Commons as the difeuf- Con of the qneftion of right, and the debate will ccnainiy be most warm and animated. The country gentlemen have taken the alarm, - and conceive that to take upon them to appoint a commission for putting the Great Seal to fucb bills as they may pass, is an art which the House, in its prelent fltuaiion, is not competent to, confident with the conftitntion. If the two Honfes can do this, they can cer tainly goon tolegiflate without a Regent, and may, during the incapacity of tbe King, en- ' - dure as long as it may exclude the House of Brunswick from the executive government of the country. Extra it ts a letter from Chatham, Dee. 7. “ We hear that Sir Charles Douglas is to have rhe command of the fquad.os fitting for Halifax, and will hoist his flag upon that na tion on board the Centurion of 50 guns, now • fitting for sea, at this port. Extra 9 of a letter from Ltjbon, November 9. “ The (hip which the government of Goa fends annually to Europe is arrived in this pon, and has brought the particulars relative ~ to tbe conspiracy against the government of Goa, of which the following are the principal circumstances: A considerable number of Roman priefls had formed a design of sepa rating the city of Goa, and other Portrguefe eftabhihments on the coast of Malabar, from tbif government, and to eflauhffi an indepen dent republic after the example of the Ame ricans. To effect their purpose, it was ne ccffary that they ihould get rid of all the Eu ropeans ; and thev had already gained over the bakers and surgeons to their party, the former to poison the bread which the Euio oenns used, ami the latter to adminilier a ft rone ;r poison to them when called to their . C "lance; and Tippoo Saib had an army of o or 9000 men in the neighbourhood, ready ro support the confpirarors. One of the priefls concerned in the plot falling seek, difeovered all to his confeffor, who, with tbe nek man’s confeut, gave intelligence of it to gove nment, who took their measures so well, that the fame evenmg they arrested all tbe confpirarors, except one, who fled to the camp of Tippoo Saib. We are affined that 200 persons have been seized and imprisoned on this occasion.” The Tbrks are assembling under the Grand Vizier with great force in and about Belgrade, and threaten to attack Semiin, and the Dyke of Befchania, which is the only event of con fluence that is experted to take place before the clofi jg ot ibe p efent ''a n n<(n Some of the foreign prinrs report that the town of Oczakow has been burnt down by the hefiegers, and only the eaftle left standing ; others fay, that the siege is raised. Had the Turks pnrfued vigoronfly tbeFm pe -r in his retreat from Iflowa, the Austrians nuft have been utterly undone ; such was their panic ! The terror is now over, and the Turk* have since evacuated almost the whole Bannat r which (hews, that Fortune turns her back upon those who do not follow her up boldly. An extraordinary tranfartion lately took place not far from Caffiel in Ireland, that has caused much conversation, and probably will afford great /port to the civilians. A large . company dined with tire Rev. Mr. A. a near relatioa of the Archbifliop’s, and, when the ladies left the drawingroom, the gentlemen, puffied about the bottle so brilkly, that, on their joining the ladies in the diuing-room, they were reeling ripe for sport, and fit for any frolick. In this situation the master of the house observed, that he had never married a couple, aud deft red to know whether any of the party then present would permit him to begin with them; and particularly asked a beautiful young lady, Misc M. this qucfiion. She replied, that (be had no objertion, pro vided he would .get her a parner ; be asked Mr. R. a gentleman of very large fortune, who had dined with him, and was then per fertly elevated, to (land t p as the groom, wh-i immediately did so, and Mr. A. then went regularly through the whole marriagq ceremony between Mr. R. and Miss IVJ, the no fraall amusement of the W'Spany Fatigued with this business, as well as over powered with the wine he had drank, Mr. R. on the ceremony being finilhed, threw himfeli on a fofa, and fell faft aflee?. I n the interim the company began to separate, and tbe party with whom Miss. M. had come Mtifted on leaving her behind them, which chey did, declaring that they cm,ft! not pare Mrs. R. from her husband. On Mr. R.’s awaking, fom’ewhat sobered by bis nap, he was not 4 little surprised to find that he had
