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; but '■'* ha.l Iren ppp o
i:. iby theguide mi from S< vith
Carolina, at whole induce it
W 4s referred to the committee
c; claims.
Mr. Otis thought the claim
jni.le by the petitioner ranch
better tor the confi leradon or a
foecUl c > nmittee, than for that
0 f the committee oi claims.—
The claim, he imderftoocl, was
founded by the peti ioner on the
fpiritof* a law thatallowcd clou ■
ble radons to every officer who
was a commandant of a particu
lar pail. Ile was informed that
the petitioner had had the com
mand of fcve~-.il polls in fuccef
fion; aid that not exclufively
confined to one, he had had the
diredlon of fevenil.—Thecon
ilraftion put on the law by the
Secretary of war might be legal
but not equitable. 11 fo, it be
came the hou-e to change the
provifions of the law, and to
render them conformable to ca
fes which had not been contem
plated at its paffiage. If this
were the cafe, it preTented ob
jeffi diiiin6l from thole ufually
fubmitted to the committee of
claims.
The queftion was then taken
cn a reference to the committee
of claims, and carried, 48
members rifrag in favor of it.
Mr. Huger from the com
mittee cf enrolment, reported
that the committee had examin
ed the bill for compensating and
extended the privilege of frank
ing to the delegate from the N.
\V. Territory* and had found it
corredi.
Mr. Yarnum laid a refolnti
onthe table to thiseiTefh That
it is expedient fo to alter the mi
litary effiablifhment of the Uni
ted States, that the fecond re
giment of artillerJits and engi
neer > (hall confifi: of but three
battalions.
Previous to offering this re
folution, Mr. Yarn urn took a
concife view of the progrefs
made fince the year ; 796 in
the military eftablilhment; and
bated that in 1799 a new orga
nisation was made, whereby
each regiment, ordered to be
railed was made to conn id of 4
battalions. One battalion was
yet raifed ; bat according
to^ that fyftem it would Toon be
railed unlefs countermanded. —
Ik was or opinion that in the
ptefrnt hate of the country it
v.asquiteunnecelTary, and there
kre, hoped that the houfe would
concur with him in altering the
pf’dent law in fuch away as to
prevent the raifing another bat
talion.
Mr. New called up the re
solution laid by him ye Herd ay
f ;' the table, which was read as
follows ;
Refolved , That a committee
appointed to enquire whether
a ’ o and if any, what alterati
ons are neceflkry to be made in
tle levcral acts <c Laying duties
*J n fpirits diTilled within the U.
and on and that
b :e y be author! fed to report by
or otherwife.
,:'dr. New obferved, that his
O '"W in making the motion
G to have the law fb amend
ed * to allow the proprietors
■ <: Hills to ufc then when
they pleakd ad hive die opri- j
on of pay lug by thy ;ul:o 1, or j
on the capacity of the Till.
Agreed to, and referred to the
committee ett ways and means.
I he originals of the following
1 O
documents have been fome
weeks i-n our poffiTdon, their
publication have been una
voidably delayed, and not
froiii an intention ol keeping
them back ; the indifpofition
and abfcncc of one cn the Edi
tor-, we trulh, w ill be a fuf
ficient apology.
Georgia y Jeffer r on County.
John Berrien, vs.
Thomas Johnlbn.
Interrogatories to be exhibited to
Major David Adams.
The following is the anfwer
of Major Adams to the third
qucflion of the cjircdl interroga
tories.
I tranfliTed bufinds with the
defendant (Johnfon) the 18th
April 1797, as deputy treafurer,
and he told me he was captain
of the guard that had care of
the treafury, in converlktion
the defendant told me he was
getting over his embarraffments,
by having it in his power to
di (charge debts at a confide ta
ble difeount, and that lie intend
ed to advance two thoufand dol
lars from the treafury, to dil
charge a debt of about double
that fum, and that he would
depofit his due bills in the of
fice, uiffil his Hilaries fhould
arile to the fum, and that he
had depofited two due bills for
money advanced.
The aforegoing is a true copy
as flated from the original re
cord, in my office.
Wm. M’do well,
Clerk.
Sept, ii, t3oo.
Note, That pert of major
Adam’s interrogatories which
o
v/as publifhed in the Louilville
Gazette of the 26th November,
v/as not admitted as evidence by
the Judge, or permitted to be
read.
Georgia , Greene County.
Wm. Melton being duly fworn
on the Holy Evangclift of Al
mighty God, depolcth and laith,
that fometime in the month of
Auguft, in the year of our Lord
one thoufand feven hundred and
ninety-three, he received infor
mation, that Thomas Johnfon,
now redding at Louilville, as
fecretary to the Executive De
partment, and then at that time
in the county of Oglethorpe, or
Wilkes, now called Oglethorpe,
was privately engaged in fur
veying land with fome other
perfons, that he, this deponent,
in confcquence of this informa
tion, raifed a few men, took his
field works from him, the laid
Johnfon, and ordered him out
of the fettlement. This depo
nent further faith, that when he
was at Louifville, in the month
of July, in the year of our Lord
one thoufand feven hundred and
ninety-fix, he had a conven
tion with Johnfon on this fub
jecT, who alledged that at the
time the faid Melton had taken
him as aforefaid, he was refur
veying land for one Stephen
Heard,, then In the or.umy of j
\\ ilkr., or Oglethorpe, an 1 |
that his rcafon tor acting thus
privately was, that W illiam
Melton, this deponent, was one
of the heads of rite I .inch party,
then prevailing in the county of
Greer.**, whereas he, Thomas
Johnlon, was one of the party
called Anti-I,inch, from which
clrcumfk.nce, he the -aid John
fon fuppofed that V. illiam Mel
ton, this deponent, would have
taken advantage of him. This
deponent further faith, that; finer
h s convcrfation with the laid
Johnfon, at Louifville, he has
been informed by Skelton Stan
defer, who, together with jefle
Standefer, and John Heard,
aded as ciiainbearers to the
aforefaid Johnfon, that he had
not told the truth, which he,
Skelton Standefer related in the
following manner.— That the
land he furveyed was for Wafh
ington county, that they actual
ly lie in Oglethorpe, and that he
was to amidatc his works fo as
to make it appear that they had
been made before Greene was
laid olf Wafhington county j
that lie, Johnfon, was to have
given to the perfons befbe
mentioned as his chainbeurers,
apart of the land fo furveyed,
and that he had fmee fold his
right to a Mr. Early, from all
which clrcumflances, lie this dc
ponent has juft rcafon to believe
and does verily believe that
the afordaid Thomas fohn
lon, was engaged in the nefarious
feheme of antidating his field
works. This deponent further
faith, that the aforementioned
Thomas Johnfon, gave a certifi
cate to one Samuel Thornton,
efq. that the lands he had fur
veyed were in Franklin county,
that William Melton, this depo
nent, then told him he could
prove other wile, that he John
fun, was an infamous liar, and
ordered him out of the fettle
ment, and further this deponent
faith not.
Wm. MELTON.
Sworn to before me this nine
teenth day of December, 1798.
JAS. NISBET, j. p.
Georgia , Greene County.
Personally appeared before
me, James Nefbit, one of the
indices afu gue d to keep the
peace for the county of G reene,
fofhua Houghton, Jos.} lough
ton, jun. and Wm. Yea ey, who
being duly fworn, depofc and
fay, thatfomc time in the month
of Auguft, in the year of our
Lord one thouland feven hun
dred and ninety-three, they,
tliefe deponents, in company
with coi. William Melton, went
in purfuit of Thomas Johnfon,
who, as they underftoed, was
engaged with fome others in
l; O
making falfe furveys of land,
that they found him with his
company at the houfc of a Mr.
Stephen Heard, and concealed in
the garrett of faid houfe, fur
rounded with his field works,
with which he v/as engaged j
that they took the faid papers
from him, and ordered him ont
of the fetdement.
Theft deponents further ftate,
that from the difeovery and tak
ing of the aforefaid T. fohnfon,
they have juft rcafon to believe,
and do verily believe, that the tad
Johnlon was engage;! in the ne
farious feherne of ancidating and
counterfeiting Jus held works.
Joshua Houghton, fen.
Joshua Houghton, jun.
M ILL!AM V E \ 2EV.
Sworn to before me this 19th
day of December 1708.
JAS. NESBIT, j. I*.
I Jcffe Standefer do certify,
that the affidavit proceeding, is
inlt and true, that I was in com
pany with Thomas John Ton
while he was engaged in mak
ing the aforementioned furvey,
and at the time he was taken by
V* iiliam Melton, the above de
ponent j allb, that I have feen
the certificate ill tided to in the
preceeding affidavit, and was
prefent when it was given by the
laid John Ton.
J. STANDFFTR.
W e the imderfigiv-d were pre
fent at the figning of the afore
mentioned certificate by Jefle
Standefer, and have fubferibed
our names as witnefles to the
fame.
G. H. KENAN.
JONAS rAUCHE.
Stai i* of Georgia, Greene County,
Tliis is to certify that the fil
ing gentlemen, viz. William
Melton, Win. Vea cy, fofhua
I loughton, fen. Jofhua f lough
ton, jun. who have figned the
annexed affidavits, aiuf alf) ‘ef
fe Standefer, who has figned the
certificate annexed are men of
general good characters and re
pute in the county of Greene
Given under rny hand, this
i'gh day of December,
j 1.79&-
JAS. NESBIT, J. P.
T he fubftance of Capr. Scw
! all’s letter is in Major Berrien’s
publication in our paper of the
26th day of November; as it is
Jong and we are prefied for
room, we, with the approba
tion of Major Berrien, have not
publiihed it.
TO BE SQf D,
Ai the Market Ihufe in heuif
vide, between the hours of ten
and three o'clock,
One HGIEE and LOT,
in the*town of Louifville ; like
-1 wife five hundred and fifty-five
acres of land, lying on Bruffiy
Creel:. Taken by execution as
i the property of John Paulett,
1 to facisfy a judgment obtained
I againfl him in favour of Edward
Blackfiiear, and others. Levied
this find day of January, 1801,
by me.
Wm. GOOLD, Coroner.
January 3.
ABy th.s. p rrs %
GEORG! Cltrk of the Curt
Irluntvome ry Count* C *f Ordinary f.,be
* V County if Atonic
) gomery
TOiyHEREAS Henry Fulfhamaod
d VVil' a C ifoo hath app ; i-d to
me tor citere reftamfrfory on the ft* e
und tflc of J< h»> Fulham, )*re nf
i Mon j2jo*nery coun y drccifid ; thefc
aie ill it'for »■ cite and adm nifh all
and fin. uar the kindied and c d ora
of ite (aid droafed, to filet eir oijec
tiuna if a n T the? hsvc nmy < ffice,
on <r before ft e 27 h day of Jj- uary
ntxi otberwife let cr» ul.m n ory will
b cr tiled f era
Oiffr under rrv ha'd, tK n 27 h day
of De: iBcc and iu *h v oty
fifu y ar of Axericaa iaderieod*
cn .e.