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nnexpeftedly got a wife, and perfiffed in treat--
ilig the whole tranfadion as a mere matter of
sport. But no matter of sport is he likely to
find it, for the lady's friends choose to view
the business in the molt serious light,and intend,
as we twderftand, to inftrtute a suit in the ec
cleliaftical court, to enforce the confummi
toin of the'marriage.
N E W * \ O R K, February
By the prices of bread and meat pubhlhed
in the Irish papers, it appears that those arti
cles are 20 per cen:. tower in Philadelphia, as
also are rents and excises—indeed there is no
excile buton fpiritwws liquors. Malt liquors
are as free as pump water. Stout porter is
fold there at ifM. ftcrlingfur 32 gallons.-
BALTIMORE, February 6.
On Tcefday evening Jaft Mrs. Cromwell,
wife of Mr. Joseph Cromwell, ihip-wright,
at Fell’s Point, was happily delivered ot three
beautiful male children.—“ BleJJedis tbt man
•who hath bis quiver full of them .”
RICH M O N D, January *l.
We are informed that the Indians have
agreed to Sevier’s proposal for an exchange of
prisoners. A truce has taken place, and it
is experted a general pacification will follow.
Arrived at Hampton Road the Ifabclla,
Capt. Curry, from Greenock, who brings in
formation of the premature exit of that fa
vorite Scotch hard, Robert Burns; whole ge
nius, brightened by the emanations of finiple
nature only, affords a convincing proof of
the benignity of the Supreme Being, from
whole munificent hand both fpiritua! and tem
poral gifts are indiscriminately expanded.
CHARLESTON, March y
Yeflerday the Honfe of Reprefcntatives
agreed to a proposition for calling a Conven
tion of the people, to rev i fie and amend the
present Conltirution of this state, to meet at
the town of Columbia the second Tuefday of
May, 1790. '
9. On baturday Isaac Holmes, Ef<j. was
eleded Lieutenant Governor, in the room of
Commodore Gillon, who declined ferviug,
awdCol. Lufhington a Privy Couufellor. -
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Run away
From the Subscriber, 14th inst.
A Negro Man
Named Harry, a jobbing car
penter, about 5 feet 9 inches
high, of a yellowiGi complexion,
and a little pitted with the small
pox, and has an old ulcer on one
of his legs; had on when he
went away, a white negro cloth
coat,. breeches and boots.
G. JONES.
Savannah, March 17, 1789.
Georgia, IVtikes County, Odobtr Term, 1788.
George Cohoon,
vs. > Attachment.
Lament ITeckwi h Jl
Ordered, (
THAT the defendant do appear and
plead within a year and a day, other
wise judgment by default.
Extrafl from the Minutes ,
HENRY MOUNGER; pro C. W. C. *
Kov. 12, 1788.
.»
Georgia , Wilkes County, April Term, 1788.
Stephen Heard, T
vs. > Attachment.
Turner Lane, J
Ordered,
THAT the defendant do appear and plead
within a year and a day, otherwise
judgment by default.
Ex trad from the Minutes,-
HENRY MOUNGER, pro C. \Y. C. \
Kov, 12, 178s 1 ,
f GEORGIA.
By his Honor GEORGE WALTON, Esq.
Captain-General, Governor and Comman
der in Chief in and over the said State.
A Proclamation.
WHER EA S the Honorable the
Houle of Aflembly in the hit
Seflioti held' at Aogurta, en
tered into the following pro
ceedings and refolot ions:
“ WEDNESDAY, the 4th February, 1789.
“ WHEREAS pursuant to Refblotions of
u the General Assembly, patfed »he thirtieth
“ and thirty-lit ft days of January, one thou
“ sand seven hundred and eighty-eight, a
“ number of citizens were nominated ami
“ did convene at Angofta on the fourth d«y
“ of November lad, for the purpose of revU
“ i’»g and amending the Conftittition of this
** state, and did then and there proceed aud
“ agree to such alterations and amei&meur*
“ thereof as they concluded would be mod
“ expedient; which revision of die ft id eon
“ ftitutiou or plan of government of ibis fine
“ was transmitted to the different counties
“ for the perusal and confide ration of the
“ citizens thereof, who were then reemn
“ mended to choose three citizens of each
“ comity, to meet at Augusta on the fourth
“ day of January lad, for the foie purpose of
“ adopting or rejecting the said proposed con
“ ftitution or plan of government.
“ That in purfuame thereof the fteemenof
** this ft ate did on the li r ft Tnefday in Irecem
“ ber last eleft three citizens of each county,
** for the purpose aforefaid, who did in cuti
“ fequcnce thereof convene at Augusta on the
“ fourth day of January last, and after taking
“ up the said proposed conflitmiou or plan of
** government, and having the fame under
“ their consideration, did neither adopt nor
" rejed the fame, but have agreed to such
“ alterations and amendments thereto, as
“ they conceived would be conducive to the
“ interest and fafeiy of the state.
** Jitjolvea therefore, That it be earncftly
. “ recommended to the freemen and wrers
“ of each county, on the firlt Monday in April
“ next toconvene at the usual place for hoid
“ iugeieftions, and clmofe three fit and dif
cieet persons for each county, to meet at
“ Atigulfa on the firft Monday in May next,
“ to be veiled with full power only to take
“ under their fdious consideration the af«re
“ said proposed coiiftitiition or plan of gj
“ vernment, together with the proviio* or
“ proposed amendments thereto, and to fully
“ ratify and adopt the said proposed conftiru
“ tion * w, ' h f"ch parts of f a ,d proposed
“ amendments as they may think nii.ft pro
** per > without any farther alteration or at
“ tempt of amendments thereto ; which shall
“ be received and confidcred as the conliitn
“ tion and plan of government of the people
“ of this state.
“ Rtjolved, That if approved of br the
** P eo i'*c, the laid Convention be autlioiucd
to inlcrt a clause in the said conftittition,
“ '1 hat no monies be drawn out of the Trea/ury
or from the public punas of this flute, except
“ b a PP r <>prta!ions made by law.
‘‘ kejot'ved, That his Honor the Governor
in Council have power and authority to
“ draw upon the trcsfnry for the pay of the
members of the Convention, in like man
“ aer . the pay of the members of the Ge
“ ueral Assembly, as well as the necellary
“ charges attending the fame.
4< Revived, That a majotity of the Con
“ ventiou be autborifed to proceed to buli
** nefs.”
Now, therefore, (or the more certain pro
mulgation and execution of the said proceed
ings and resolutions, I HAVE thought fir,
by and with the advice of the Honorable the
Executive Council, to ifiuethi# my Proclama
tion, notifying to the people at large, that it
is earnestly recommended that they do assem
ble at the usual places in their refpeftive comi
ties on the firft Monday in April Bext, and
choose three lit and difereet persons for each
to meet at Augusta on the firft Monday in
May following for the purposes therein ex
prefied. And it is commanded that two or
more Juflices of the Peace do give their at
tendance in the said counties refpedively for
leieivmg and counting the ballots, and raak-
mg return thereof And farther, that the
\ Sheriff* of the said counties do also attend for
preserving good order and decorum at ibr
said elefljons.
GIVEN tinder my Hand, and the Creit
Seal of the said State, in the Council
Chamber, at Angvfta, this fifth da/
of March, in the Year of otir Lord,
one ihoufend, seven hundred aud
eighty-nine; and in the thirteenth
Year of the Independence of the United
States of America.
» „ GEORGE WALTON.
By bis Honor's Command,
JOHN MILTON, Secretary .
COD SAFE THE STATE.
ARCHIBALD Smith has tolled
before me a yellow bay geld
ing about n or 12 years oiu, about
thirteen and an half hancis high,
branded on the near buttock L an<L
on the near flioutfer M trots and
earners, and had a imall bell tied on
wish a leather firing. Whoever
ow.'s the find geld ng, may have
him by proving the property before
me, paying *e*lpnab!e charges, and
apph mg to the fiid Archibald noth,
on the J'wrlve {Vile; Heaver-dams
of Mioulderbone cre“k.
HENRY GR \YBIIL, t.m.
C’-eene county, Man hi], 1789.
Notice is hereby given,
£ HAT on the 26th dav of March ensuing
| at the Court-house in Richmond coun
ty, on the firft day of April at the town of
Wafliington, in the county of Wilkes, and'
on th» 6th day of April at Waynefbornugh, >
in Burke county, will be fold to the highest
bidder at public sale, a number of Lots itv
Louifvills, on the following term*, viz. the
purchifer to give his note or notes with ap
proved fecuriry, payable in fix months in spe
cie, or the value thereof in paper medmn*.
with lawful interest from the xlate. Titles
will be made as soon as the purchase money
is paid, at the expence of (he purchaser.
H. LAWSON, 7 „
J. SHELMAN, 5 C ' >mmrs *
March 18, 1789.
Nopice.
WILLIAM r all, )i>n. 1941 2-3 acre®
quality on the river Alatamaba, be
tween Cathead and the mouth of Ocouee ri
ver ; 11666 acres firft quality, of oak and
hickory land throughout this state; 11666
seres fecund quality, oak and hickory land.
Tfnmas Keys jooo acres firft quality, of
oak ami hickory land; Joseph Cook, ajoo
acres fecund quality, of oak and hickory land,
twenty negroes.
Samuel Boazman, ICC acres second quali
ty, oak and hickory land ; aro acres third
quality, oak and hickory land three negroes.
The above is an exrratl from the General
Return of taxable property for the year 1788,
in Richmond county, and are yet in default,
and nttt in the cminty. The above property,
or so much thereof will be fold at the Codrt
houfe in laid county, for ready cath only, th*
twenty-firft day of April next, to fatisfy the
taxes due from the above persons, provided
the money is not paid op before the said twen
ty firft of April next.
A. CRAWFORD,/«• CT.
March tl, 1789.
FOR SALE,
A TraffiofLand
In Edgefield county, South Caroli
na, containing 200 acres bound'd
on the dead river at Fort Moon Bluff,
by Mils Lamar’s land at laid Bluff,
on the lower fice, and by Mr. 1 ho
mas Lamar’s land on the upper fide.
For terms of Lie, apply to
J< HN HAMMOND.
Mount Airy, March 16, 1789.
» ** * A likely NEGRO BOY to be fold foe
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