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A ¥ j t • V,, burg Mercantile Company x \ A. 1 ' W .?• To amend the feveral 'litre 2'Jil 11- uuiicensJ return, Ana An at cost e’en kings tltnutlves ...Or rulers of the fret.” MILLED GIVTLLE : WlDNLhDZY. DlC 5, 1 MO. <k\a v £«»••• LEM LA'f URL OF GEORGIA The folio jeir.ir bills have p (led both Oiundies bi t)\e Getter;'! AH',di ll, y, i id want nothing but tnefigna- tu r e of his Excellency the Governor, Co b- l.iw of this (late. To be entitled an aft to keep open Savannah atui 1 ugalo Rivers, tkc f.> far a relates to the county of Ivankin 1 o authorife the CommitTioners cf ,f : Sr Mary's Lottery to difpofc 'of t-he funds tliar may atife from the fame. To be entitled an aft to authorife the Comntiflijners of the Town and common of Fredericks to fell five Acres of ttte commons belonging to fahl Town. . T*d ivorce and feparate John Nel- fon a®d Celiah hi:, wife. For the relief of Kenfeth Irvine. To ripen! an aft to remove the Courts, Eieftiort 1 and other county buhnefs i f I’eifair county and lo fix on , proper leaf for the fame [ TLe ! Court Houfe is to he upon tin; Oc- ! n. til gee—til ihe 9th drll.ift of Wil- j kin Ion. To authoiife th.e CommifTK-ncrs of the Acadcmicv of tin N**w counties in this Stat"* to purchafe H.OO £ worth of conlilcated properly. To eitabiifii at.d make permaiicnt the file of the pub'ic building:-, in ihe Cenory of I'wiggS. For the relief of Charles S’hal. For the renewal of a certain lioun ty warranr therein mepiiutied. ! o divorce Thomas Harvey, and M vi-rha liia wile. To amend and explain the Efcheat Law s Fo afeenain the line between the ceuivies of Montgomery and Jefler- tm. To add n patr of Putnam county t-' --‘-les coumy. Ft* yeti power .in the commidion- eis o’ Grec.dboro’ to fell and convey ccrt.ii , lards therein mentioned. to inn pora'e the Agricultural Society ot Georgia. To Incorporate the Bank of Au* gufta i o Incovporate v the Town of W ar- tci ton. To alter and amend the 3d Section of an aft entitled an aft for the flip- port of Government for the year, itJ08. To authorife the Judge of the middle diftrift to hold -m Extra fes- fion ; n the county of Waflnngton. To enable the Tiuftees of the Richmond Academy to leafe cut the Commons of Augulla, and for other purpofes therein mei.'ioned. To fecuie to L-wis-Calfrev, and John Coati their hi trs and alligns, the iole. and exclufive right of run ning a, line oi Stage Carriages be tween the Cities of Savannah and Augulia. 1 Th- Mb wing bills have paf fc* ii e Senate and are non pro gr ffirg through the Houle cl K. r n ‘entatives. For che relief of W m Brown, Supher l^obleand.Ifaze Hughes. l o authorife Henry Joice to cicft a ferry atrofs the Oconee River, lo amend the third feftion o; an aft entitled an aft pointing out the uuty of Sheriff's in felling lands unocr execution, paffed December 22d, 1808, [7t> fat as relptfts the council's c i Han cock, Montgomery and Tait nail ] Amendatory to an aft for lay ing out the ci unty of Twiggs, pafled the 1,4'h Dec. 180y. To repeal an aft entitled an aft to amend an aft entitled ai aft to regulate the Wharves and Shipping in the feveral ports ol this province, and afeermining the lutes of wharfage, ol Qpp- png, &c fee. For the regulation of free per sons ot color • coming into this Bate or refiding therein* To incorporate the Pcterf ic Mr. Hardin repotted that they .ha.* gone thro’ the fame v ith the feveral road following amendment, ftiike out “ Marion” and infert “ Habar fham ” Hie Senate took up the report and on the queflion to agree to lav-s fo lar asrefpefts the coun ty of Glynn. To pi < feribe the oath of the fpecial Jury in cafes of Divorce. To incorporate a company for the lame, it was determined in the improvement of the Oconee the affirmative and the Yeas and River from the mouth or Fifh- ing cn ftc, near Millcdgeville up to the-B g Shouts at John Bar netts. To authouTe an extra f* ffion of the Superior Court of Put nam county Nays being required are YEAS. MefTrs. Barnett, Brown, Bur nett, Byne, Cook, Crawford, Davies, Foftcr, Fulgham, Har- . iway, Hardin, Haruie, Hender Ion, Hinfpeth, Lane, (of Put- For the relief of JamesGib- ! nam) Pa,k. Remibn, Scruggs, fon. For the incorporation of the —2 f Town ot Monticello, in Ran dolph county. For the relief of Mary M‘- Wright. 1 o incorporate the Planters Bank of the State of Georgia and to repeal an aft entitled “ an aft to incorporate th? Plan ters Bank of the State of Geor gia psffed the .3th of Dec. 1807, To alter the nanu s of Jnfhua, Jacob, B'-j.min, Elizabeth h Sufannah Sallicrs, to that of A- veritt Sh pterd, l’albott, and Wood NAYS. MefTrs Baron, Ball, Butler, GiifEn, Johnfton, Lane (ol Wal ton) Lanier, Little, kf'Cormick, Powell, Pray,. Rabun and Spal- uing—18. The laid bill was then taken up and read the third time as amended and on the queftion fhall the biil pafsitwas determin ed in the negative—and the yeas and nays bung required were, YEAS MefTrs. Byne, Crawford, Da- The more i fFeftually figuring I v ' l ‘S, 1* ulgham, Haroin, Hardie, the probates of Wills, & Henderlon, ■Remfon, Scruggs To incorporate the Roman Catholic Society of the ciiy of Au^ufta. hr.. To amend an aft to appoint Comm flioners for the better re gulating the government of the 1 own cf Miile. geville. l o define rho duties of the Clerks of the Supuior and Infe rior Ci urfs of this Hate, and Slier IF , [pr fTed the hc.ufe .with an anit-ndmei t ) The following bills have paf fed tlu Th uft of'Rvprefentatives and are now under the eonfider ation of the Senate. r i o fi 11 and difpofe ^of the Iquare’S and friftional furvevs ot land in the 7ib e'iflrift, frrmerly Baldwin (sow Twiggs) com ty, vrhi' h remains yet unfold or def- pof< d ol—and other lots therein mentioned— Read 2d time* To fecure to Jane Biieigewa- t n r anv property fhe may here- A <r acquire— Read 2d time. To repeal the 1 ft and 2d fee tions of an aft entitled an aft to revife, amend, and confolidate the feveral Militia laws— Read^ 2d time. To authorife the Inferior court of Greene county to iran feribe the records of that county into bound books, and .to con firm the iutne in courts of record —Read 2d time. To compel Coroners, She riffs, Clnks, Attoinics, Juftices ot the Peace and Conftafch s to pay over all monies lb Toon as colkfteu by virtue of executions placed in their hands. To point out the mode-ofe- leftirga receiver ard colieftor for'the feveral counties of tnis hate, and to repeal the 27th lec tion of aft entitled an aft to mile a tax lor the fupport of go vuNHient lor the year 1605— Rend 2d time. To admit Eldred Simpkins to plead and pryftice in the feveral < i urts oi hw and equity In this date. To incorporate d company for improving the .navigation of B»ond River. For the relief of the heirs and lawful reprefetuatives of 'James Simms, and for the relief ol Pe ter H- Collier. For the relief of John Barnes. In Senate, Monday Dec. 3d The Senate refolvcd itfelf in to a Committee of the whole on the bill to -be entitled an aft to alter the name of Wilkin fon county— Mr. Hardin in the chair, Mr Prefidem refumed the chair, -Siiepperd, Spalding, laioott, Talliaferro and Wood —j4 NAYS MoiTrs. Barnett, Bacon, -.Ball, Brown, Butter, Burnett, Couk ; Fofter, Griffin, Tlardeway, Hudfpeth, Johnfton, Lane (of Putnam) Lane (of Walton) La nier, Little, M'Cuimiek. Park, Poweii, Pray ar.d Rabun—21 Tueldi-y December 4ih. Mr, Harden moved to re con fider the minutes ot yefterday fo far as rclpefts the bill changing the name ol the county of Wil kinfon and the queftion was determined in.tne affirma tive—and the yeas and nays be- ing required were Y! AS MHT s Bali, Brown, Bvne, Crawlord, D..vits, Fofter, Ful gham, Hardin, Hardie, Hen derfon. Juht.fton,.Lane (of Put nam,) Lane (of Walton,) Pray, Sciuggs. Shepperd, Spalaing, Ibllbott, Talliaferro, Williams and Wood, NAYS MeflVs. Barnett. Bacon But ler, Burnett, Cook, Griffin, Hardeway, Hudfpeth, Lanier, Little, M‘Corini' k> Park,-Pow ell, Rabun and Remfon—The bill was taken lip—the name of Emanuel inlerted—ant paffed- Houfe of Reprefentatives De cember 1 ft. Mr. Pipps Brown, from the joint committee appointed to re- view and take into confuleration the alterations neceftary to be made on the Conllitution oi rhis date, reported the .following rc- folution, Resolved, That it is found fr m trftual experience, that •.'.e firft ft ft ion of the third ar tide of the Conllitution of this ftatc. which gives final and cx clufive jurifdiftion to all crimin al cafes to the Superior Courts, ftiould be fo altered as to veil the trial cfperfcns of colour in the tribunal now pointed out by law, lor offences by them com mitted, and the impofing of fines for negleft of dnty under the patrole, road and Militia laws, as now provided for by law. Which was ordered to lie on the table. A bill has paffi d the Senate by unanimous vote, predicated on, and containing the principles of the above report. A work is now in the Prefs, under the title of “ A hint to THE PUBLIC, OR THOUGHTS ON THL FULFILMENT OF PROPHE CY,” by -L.urf.nzo Doty. We conceive the following extracts, from that work will not be Unacceptable to our readers, as they give a faint idea of the o- pinions of that truly extraordin ary character, on a fubjeft that engroff s the attention of the ci vilized world. Babylon—mentioned in Re velation—-the term is borrowed and transferred from Babylon of old to Rome* conftquenily when Babylon funk in'the taft Ihe rofe in the weft—And if a transfer be admitted once, if need be it may be admitted'a gain with propriety, without a ny thing twitted or far-fetched, Now, I «lk where can a city be found, the deft tuition of j which would caufe tuch a cry to I commence and affect the whole woiidas is defcrifctd in the xm chap, of Revelation, from :he 10th to the lftthverl'es irrrlufive : —which the reader niufl pay at tention to. i Rome in the political and | commercial world has fcaicrly i but a name and her dell tuft ion J could r.ot ptotiuce lut:h a gere- j ral lamentation. Therelote,.we mull iook for fome other city of a like description, the deftrufti- on of which would be univerfal- ly felt—London may be (tiled the mother of trade, haying her concomitants mediately or im mediately throughout the world j in every place of trade; of courfe her faii would prouuce lu r h an effeft—therefore, a transfer thi ther may be.-admitted with pro priety. Again—-England having been a province under the tivil gov erument oi R me Pagan and under the influence ot Rome Papal; tonlequentiy it is one of the horns ol the Bteft, there fore we mult look tor a union urn.er the iicono Beaft, that the prophecy may be completely luifneu throughout the whole. As it rdaies to the ftate ol G. Britain and France, I would make thefoliowmg rtinaiks Let the reader imagine 4000 Gun Boats, 3500 ot w hitth are luffici ent to cany 200,000 men and all their naval It ore t, ana 3,500 field pieces—500 Pi times carry ing item 20 to 40 guns i ach with toigest oi beating/hot", 36 lweeps or oars to each boat, together with tails; thele may be lunk, and thereby be -preferred from decay, and railed at pleaiure, & ! alio, battened vogeiht r with great convenience and expedition, by means ol Ipring bridges compo- fed ot ropes, -which would ena ble the whole force to difembark as tho’ marching on parade—A wind which would be fair for thefe to go from France to Eng land, (which is but thirty miles and take hut about five hours) would be precilely againft the lirii jh fleet; and a calm would do the lame. It thus once got on the Briiilh coaft they would be out of reach ot ail the king’,6 navy, lor on that fide of England next to France, lor 70 miles in length a fhip of war cannot get within haif a dozen miles ot the (bore, but the flotilla,draw ing hut about twenty-two inches water, would there be fereneo & could choofe their place of landing. The Biitifh in 1807 did not make their boalt ot being ablt to bring above 70,000 men to any * We yea il not only of Babylon » but also of the whore of Babylon stiled the mother of harlots—which is suppo sed to mean the Romish Church; if so, who sire her daughters ? It must be the corrupt national establiihed churches that came out of her; if to, what of those governments that support them I But oh ! the cry cf nationa. tinf T one given pc in* in twenty, hu?- hour3, provided tfib F ni h fhould land. It was afrertained that Bonaparte had a m^p c ,( London, with tho number of every houfe and fireet that w-1 worth plundering. In ] 80,7' wh?n he was called off to Cer! many agaiolt the Russians, he told his lads it had been his in tention to have given them a Am. ncr in LonD'.n at furh a time - but being called off, he wbuM give them a fuit of cloths in Vienna at fuch a time—which he performed. Shortly after this’Mr. PiT’r, vie wing »hc ft?tr cf the country, with his 1 ft words cried of— “ O my counn y! My countrc!!; —and txpireii ! ! ! 7 The British tho* ridiruV*«j the idea of Bonaparte’s hre?k- ing over the v ‘ woo den wai is of old England” ■in' i-ivig- ! he never detigr d to coue, vit j made grc?it pr> psration to ni< er | him. B Tides ihe r gufeV- ar- | inv in England and 2(X>.oot.) in j Ireland they brdld’ecT SOoooa j militia. And all the carriages, i carts, waggons, he. of whaff.v J ever name cr nature, were num.. j bered, and alfo the draft horEs j and boats—beacons w r ere eri ft- ! ed on every high hill, compofed j of combultibles to give warning j with fire ay night, tellegraphs to give intelligence by day, v hich would give information 100 mile* : an hour-—then all hands nruft i turn out. | Here obferve—Bonaparte Was again called off fr< m attempting the ir.vafion in 1806 toPiiifli?!; | and fince to Spa in,' he. But now j look at the prefei't ftate of jfu. 1 tope, and behold ! poor Britain has to Hand it out Angle handed all alone! bcriozoing money at 5 per cent to carry on the war— the taxes being only fufficient to 1 pay the intereft of the national debt, fee. A hint at the taxes muTt here fuffi t— firft on every pound of hide- 2d on . vary month of the tan works- 3fton every pound ot leather- again, fix (hillings lor a dog and a half guinea for every hound—half a crown for wearing a hat, in w'hich you rriuft have a damp, or bt fubj* t! to iof‘ your ha! and be .fined—five guineas fora rid- , ing horle—and fiv- 1 for c two wheel carriage, fee. fee. he. Whatever Geographers may fay of ihr poor Irish for poverty, i (of which I have feen none to exceed tht tru'h)yet the people are in a more deplorable fuuiiti- on in England, being dependent 1 on foreign trade ; whereas the Irifti live, more on potatoes,wi-ich | thi-y raife and of courfe are v iiot | fo much affefted by the times. I And was 1 to have my choke, to be a slave in America or one of the laboring people in Eng land, I (hould, without hefita- tion, prefer the former, with this condition, let me choofe my own mafter—-for then I wifmld be sure of getting fometliing to •cat. The King being head of the Church, mull be confidered in a meafure as a sponsor ; yet there are not lefs than 60 OOO prc-fti- tutes in the city of London /that are licenced by the croton—11 ?r- bear to mention what I know to be truth relative to the country Towns, laying the fea ports out of the queftion ; but would 'ad- vife the peiulal of “ Simpson’s Plea f r Rei.ioion,” and fe<; the corruption of the Church h State. &r of Great B-it?in, p;ir- ticu'arty that edition publifiud by John Hagarty of Baltimore, as a fpurfe-m work under that tit*? was publillied by the Biffiops of England, after God took Sim pson from the evil to come, juft as the Biffiops were going to rftl him to an account before the,!' c«