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GEORGIA. By fn's Excellency JAMES JACK S O N. Governor and Commander in Chief of the Army and Nam of this State , and of the Militia thereof, A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS in and by an aft of this ftate, entitled “ an aft to oblige vcffefs, and perfons coming from places in fefted with epidemic difiemper*, to perform quarantine and to prevent the bringing into and fpreading malignant and conta gious disorders in this Rate, paired December the 13th, 1793* it is enpfted, “ that the quaran tine of any perfon, or velfel, which is required, in and by the faid aft, coming from places in fefted with the plague or other malignant diforder, fhall be of fuch duration, and in fuch pla ces, and under fuch regulations, as fhall be devifed and held ex pedient, fo far as refpefts the arrival of veftf.ls ; or perfons in Tybee, and Waffaw inlets, and rivers thereof, under the inipec- Sion of the corporation of Savan nah, and fo far as refpefts other inlets, and rivers, in rhis (late, under the infpeftion of the juf tices of the county, or comtnif fioners of the town adjacent to fuch inlet, or river, or comtnif fioners of pilotage of fuch port, as the cafe may happen, and fuch corporation juftices or commif fioners, arc hereby fully author ifed to fix fuch ccntintls and guard boats, and to ufe all and every means in their power, to enforce this law, for the purpo rts intended.” And it is further enabled, in and by the faid law, “ that the pilot, or pilots belong ing to the feveral ports of this (late, do, before his, or their entering on board any fhip or vcftel deftined for this (late, make ftrift enquiry of every matter or commander of the fame, whether the plague, fmall pox, malignant fever, or other contagious diforder, be in fuch lliips or veflels. And in cafe fuch pilot, or pilots, fhall, upon enquiry, find that the plague, fmall pox, malignant fever, or other contagious diforder, be in fuch fhip or veffcl, fuch pilot or pilots, aie forbidden from enter ing therein, on any pretence whatfoevci; And it is alfo enabled, To be the duty of the corporation, jutticcs, or others therein em powered, after notifying to the people of the diftrift they live in, of the nccefTity of ordering quarantine to be performed, forthwith to tranfmit by exprefs, or poft, an exaft account, and ttatement thereof to the Gover nor and Commander in Chief for the time being, who is di yefted to publifh the fame by proclamation, enjoining and re quiring a due obedience to the regulations for preventing con tagious diflcrnpers being fpread in this ftate. And tvhereaSt information has reached the Executive Depart ment, that the epidemic and contagious diforder, the fmall pox has been introduced by water into the city of Savannah, in contravention of the faid law, and where, from inoculation, it h feid to have become general. and from thence to have fpread over, or to have been carried into the adjacent country, of the counties of Chatham and Bryan; which, if true, had the corpora tion and pilots of Savannah done their duty, the diforder, would not at firft have been in troduced, or permitted to fpread; or on notification to the Gover nor, which he has never yet officially received from the cor poration, would have been con fined (after being introduced) to the city alone. And whereas , I am informed that the faid diforder ft ill con tinues to fpread, and incieafe, and is likely to become general throughout the ftate, at a mo ment, when the fun is almoft vertical, and the hooping cough and fevers prevail, whereby ma ny lives will be endangered, and from the numbers of perfons in the weflern parts of the ftate, as well free as flavcs, who have never had the fmall pox, the crops may be at great hazard and rifk, by the lofs of their la bor, which will become a public as well as private calamity. And whereas , It is in and by the aft afore-recited further de clared, that, whenever the gover nor and commander in chief for the time being, fhall find it ne ccffary to give any orders or di reftions for preventing any con tagious diftemper from being brought into this ftate, or from any part of the ftate therewith, into any uninfefted part of this ftate, by perfons tra velling by land or water, it fhall, and may be lawful for the faid governor or commander in chief, by proclamation for thatpurpofe to be illued, to prohibit all, and every perfon, and perfons, com ing from fuch infefted place, or places, to enter into, or come within fuch bounds, limits or lines, as fhall be in fuch procla mation, deferibed, for and dur ing fuch time, as fhall be there in mentioned, and to appoint boats, and ccntinels, to put the fame in due execution, and the perfons appointed, and every of them, fhall have the fame power to compel any perfon, attempting to pafs through, or within futh bounds, limits, or lines, to return as by the faid aft, is given to the perfons, 10 be appointed to fee the quaran tine, duly performed, and fhall be liable to the fame penalties, for fuffering perfons to pafs within or through the fame And all and every perfon or perfons, willfuby palling thro* or within the faid bounds, limits or lines, fhall be liable to the fine, or imprifonment, in the faid aft pointed out, in cafe of perfons quitting any fhip, veftel or boat, performing quarantine, which is a fine of fifty pounds, on conviftion, before any one juftice of the peace, living near the place where the offence fhall be committed, and three free holders fworn to try the truth of the charge ; and in default of payment of fuch fine, to be im prifoned in one of the public jails of this ftate, for any time not exceeding twelve, nor lefs than fix months. 1 have therefore , in confidera tion of the aforefaid circum ftances, and in pursuance of the authority and power in me by the fa id a6l vcfled, thought fit to iflue this my proclamation, pro hibiting and interdicting, all, and every per lon and perfons fpoft riders and public expreffe." only excepted) from coming without the boundary lines ot the counties of Chatham, and Bryan, info any other county or counties of this (late, or coming in boars further up Savannah River, Chan where Knox’s Creek empties into the fame ; the (aid Creek being near the boundary line between Chatham and Effingham counties; or further up the Ogechce River than where the *aid boundary line between Effingham and Chat ham fhall flrike the fame. And For the due obfervanc* of, and obedience to this prohi bition and interdiftion, I do hereby nominate and appoint, thejuftices of the inferior courts of the counties of Effingham, Bullock and Liberty, in con junction with the refpeftive commanding officers of the mi litia of the (aid counties for the time being, to be the perfons appointed, hereby requiring and commanding them to cany this proclamation into execution, as they will be liable to the penal ties provided by the faid aft, in cafe of negleft or refufal, and for that purpofe do give them full power and authority, to hire or employ fuch boats as guard boats, and to call out fuch num ber of militia to man them as well as to aft as centinels, as to them may appear neceffary— Provided , that in Effingham they fhall not exceed two boats—one for Savannah and one for Ogechee rivers ; and one fubal tern, one lerjeanr, two corporals, and twenty privates—for the county of Bullock, one ferjeant, one corporal, and twelve pri vates—and for Liberty, two boats, one fubaltern,one ferjeant two corporals, and twenty pri vates, the expences of which, as well as the pay and fubfiflence of the men, fhall be defrayed, as by law exprefled out of the con tingent fund. —And I do hereby notify to all ferfons concerned , That the faid prohibition and interdic tion, fhall be and continue in full foice, until further orders and direftions to the contrary ffial be iffued by me ; of which due notice will be given. And I do hereby further direft and order , That the poll riders and public expreffes do fhift their cloathes at fomc conve nient place, near and asclofe to the limbs and bounds herein preferibed as poffible, both in going to and returning from the faid counties of Chatham and Bryan. And I do hereby for bid their bringing any parcels, boxes, phials, or packages of any kind or nature whatsoever, (the public mail or exprefs only excepted) from without the limits of Chatham and Bry an counties into any other coun ty. And 1 do recommend to the different poll mailers within this ffate, to fumigate with brimflone the letters, papers and package?, the refpeftive mails may contain immediately after the mails are opened. /nd Ida jurih.tr reemirt of ,; e corf oralien cf Savannah , th , ju/hces of the inferior courts 0/ t f lC counties of Chatham and Br )a n That they do make weekly |i atc * merits and returns to the Execu tive Department of the fl t g and progiclsof the difeafe, th* numbers infe&ed with, and the amount of deaths occafioned h v the fmail pox between the period of each return, to enable Executive to judge of the necef, fary duration of the prohibition and inferdiftion hereby laid, j Q order that inrcrconrfe may not be unneceflTarily reftnfted, nor the commerce of the flout idling city of Savannah be impeded. And 1 do further require that the corporation of Savannah do as focn as conveniently may he , make a true andjufl flatement to the Depart* merit, how , by what means, and by what authority the fmall pox was introduced into the city of Savannah, and how it became fo generally Spread, and carried into the adja cent country , in order that the (am be laid before the legiflature at their next Jeff ion for then deliberation. Given under my hand, and the great feal of the State , at the State Houfe in Louijville , this fourteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred , and in the twenty fourth year of American In* dependence. JAMES JACKSON; By the Governor , Horatio Marbury, Secretary , God fave the State . THE SUBSCRIBER Begs leave to inform his Friends la particular, and the public in general, that he has returned from Charicftoa, with a large and general Aflortment of Groceries, Which he is determined to fell chesp for calh or produce, at h s old ftiod, corner of Market fquarc, near the Coffee Houfe, Louifville, Daniel Lemle, July r, i8o«. NOTICE. THAT nice months from the date hereof, appb’rafion will be made to the Honourable the Inferior Court of Jtflerfon county, for permfli n to fell • iraft of one bundled acre* of land, lyieg on Big Creek, in county, joining Cunning and Whigbaa’s, part of the real eftate of Bta fr y» dec. for the benefit of Itc heirs of iatd Beatty. William Beatty, B, Whitaker, Executors . June 3, ifeo. notice. To Garland Hardwich , e/q, lex collector of Jeff'erf on county , and all others whom it may concern. THE Subfcriber hereby forbids the tax collcftor of county, and all other perfona tiom fe• ■ t rg an difpofing of a traft of land, •^ vtr |‘ C « in the Ziouifviile Gazette, and detente* as follows; t _ « 1200 acres 30 quality land, ,f1 J ,c fon county, on Curry Creek, j 1 f John Gorum, granted to William j ■ * bons ; taken aa the proper y ct Aforeland, in default for the ta«“ tor the year 1709. The Subfcriber has 00c rooTryed the faid Traft 10 *^ e , al ATorcland, nor any other per on. and has regularly paid the tax or faid land annually as tbe fame hecasi due, for which payment he hoi • c receip' of the refpedive collegers the county, in whiah he rcfidcs *f> rCC ably to law. William Gibbons, Smaoab, 4, iBe©.