Newspaper Page Text
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