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The GEORGIA JOURNAL: AND Independent Federal Register. Rub. twice a wee/.] Vol. I.] The subscriber having entered into THE V E N D UE 4AND COMMISSION BUSINE SS earndlly solicits the patronage of the public in general, anti hopes by his punctuality and attention to merit their confidence. WE BELCHER. Savannah. F lrnirv 8, Ito - TO BE SOLI), FOR CASH OR PRODUCE, A TRACT OF LAND in Effingham County. containing 400 acres. ’1 he foil is excel lent for railing cotton and corn : it is also happily limated for the lumber trade, as it abounds with the fined ranging timber, ha? a fine mill feat, with a conflant supply of wa ter and lies on both tides of Savannah River. The situation is also well adapted for a tavern, the Augufla road running through it, and no Tavern within twenty mile- thereof. JOHN WILLIAMS, J HAIRDRESSER. ’ Savannah, February 8, t? 94- rTn away, ’ *fc TV Negro NEi), known JY J_ in this town as a • w ;'oner able:’ted him feif a.unit four weeks ago. V i'r.• 01 his inclination to \ be a sailor, 1 ..pprehend he V"m ’*>*- s *y may end siviiur to embark .. \ y _im board lone vetlcl 1 KSLkfwr.—- ~rCO~m L herefore caution all mat ters of velds from carrying.off laid Negro. He is Keithct tall nor lufly, and about 27 | years old, remarkably active, and Virginia bora. I-EXJ. PUTNAM. Savannah, February 8, 1794- ~ rTn away, Francis brennoch, a thick flout man curly bait, flutters; and is about twenty ’iix years of age; a Welchman by birth. GEORGE IIROWNSON, a fuiooth - faced young man, about eighteen years of age, lair complexion, five feet five inches high, or there about*; by birth an s J nglifliman. The foregoing teamen del’crt :d from the brig Diana, captain Gerald forreltcr, laying in t>t Mary's harbdur, carrying with them the long boat and yawl.—i he boats have been in u e about eighteen months, aud both payed on the’ ontlide Hth -varnifli. *he long-boat has a row ler m her tlem ancl fern. I hey at the fame time carried oil” the main-top gallant-fail, bt loiming to the aforefaid brig. A reward of TEN DOl.l ARS will be paid for apprehending either of thcabove-delcribcd feamm, and lodging them in gaol, and ali rea sonable expcnce- paid, by applying to RICHARD WAYNE. Savannah , Docca'vr JO, 1 ” ).y • Received thefnow Minerv ', ca[t .in Scoz>el, aired! jrom C rk, ASM ALL coufignment of BttST IRISH . LINENS, and for bale by the fubferine . Who will ciiarter laid veftel ior any port ij; the Weft Indies, if applied for loon. She is flron<>, and well calculated for lumber, or any O’ other cargo. HENRY PUTNAM. PUBLIC AUCTION. ON Tueftlay, the iith of March, will be tiifpoled of, b fore my flore, at ten o’clwk in the forenoon, 3 JACK ASSES, 2 JENNIES, a ASS COLTS DANIEL COURSE, AUCaiONIER. Savannah y vto, 4- *794* Per jale by the printer h- re-f, BLANK PRICES CURRENT, Also, BILLS Ot jIADXNG. “ Y/HERE LIBERTY DWELLS, THERE IS MY COUNTRYW—Franklin. SAM ANN AH .- PRINTED BY JAMES CARET, ON THE BAY, NEAR THE COFFEE-HOUSE. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1794. ‘“pl-IE subscriber takes the liberty to acj L quaint tlie planters and the public in ge neral, that he continues to profccute the FACTORAGE & COMMIS SION BUSINESS only, and hopes, from his assiduous endeavours, to promote-the interest of those who may tavour him with their commands —His (lores arc as convenient tor the reception and fecunty of produce as any in this city. aOrders from the country will he punc tualiy attended to. ROBERT WATTS. Serz'wb. December 20, 179• Baltimore Superfine Hour, Fiefs beef, po’k, and picU-dpiemen, To be told, whohfale or retail, on board the lcheonsr L’onita, ot Baltimore. Savamab, January 28, 1794 Farines vendie, et gros & en detail, Aburd fit goc#lsttc Bonit t, itu Baltiinoic EDWARD GRIFFITH, WATCH-MAKER, ON ‘THE BA V, RETURNS his moil grateful thanks to Ids customers, for their kind patronage; — hopes in future to merit a continuance thereof. Begs leave to inform them and the public in general, that he repairs all forts of watches; aud has ill kinds of Gold, River a lid hair-work done in the mod elegant manner, at his (hop —where may be had, on very low terms, for cadi or produce, a variety of gold and silver work. All pcrfpns having demands againfl the (aid Griffith, are requeued to biing in their accounts for payment; and thole perions in debted to him, are required to make payment immediately, as it will be very difagrecaoie to be obliged to have recouife to legal (Lps. Savannah, January 29, 1/94* Vocal aid injtt umet.tul Mi/fie. YOUNG gentleman who has just arived liere, and propofesto teach the FORTE PIANO and SING ING, addi eiles himfelf to the Indies and gentlemen of Savannah, hoping for their encouragement, as they may depend upon every poliibie afliduity and attention being paid. N.B. Application to be made to the printer. MDSII n s. UPWARDS of tjo pieces muffins, confifl'ng of plain, (biped, and croft-bar red, 6-4 wide, VERY ELEGANT PAT 1 ERNS. A1 so, 200 pieces of Irifii Linens, well aborted, just opened for sale, on very low terms, tor CASH, by DANIEL COURSE. IrxlllFTED, the 7th of January, 1794, from JL/ St. Helena bland, a five oar canoe-built Hunt, twenty-two feet long, three leet ten inches wide, one seam in the middle of h;r ■ottom, from (lem to (lern; one large piece ibotit three feet long, in lier (larboard bow; white sides, yellow flreak, black gunwales, and ,vhite quarter-boards. Whoever will deliver ‘ier to the subscriber, on St Helena, or to Mr. Robert Bolton, in Savannah, (hail receive a reward of twenty dollars. ‘ JOHN POPE. Ladies’’ Snoes and Gloves. PHE subscriber has just received, per the * (loop Lark, captain Auden, from New York, three chests of well-aflbrted ladies’finc and coarse (hoes. Also, a box of habit and long gloves, of the firft quality : which will be difpored of on the lowed terms, for cadi or rtce. HENRY PUTNAM. Savannah, Jan. I?, 17y4 ; r ITIF knowledge the fubferibers have of the JL SOUTHERN COUN FRY, arifmg from heir,having made an accurate and atftual survey of the iea-coaft and inland navigation ol this (late—induce them to proffer their I’- rvice to gentlemen poffc.lUnt l land in theft counties, as furvtyors, capable and ctifpofed to dilcharge their duty in that line.—And if re quired, plats of tlu fame cf ym 1 y decorated. P vRKI R, HOPKINS, k MEERS. D- her It I -9->. w :L\ T E I), From 20 rn 50 000 WHI I E OAK S CAVES and HEADING. HENRY PUTNAM. Savannah January 15, 17 4. No r ICE. ALL persons who have demands againfl the late Mr. JAMES INGIJ SBY, arc re quested to deliver tlv-m to the fubferibers, pro perly attefled ; and those indebted to fa id estate are - defiled to make immediate payment. EL 17. VBK 1 H INGLE'-BY. alminillratrix. I HOjVTAS HILLS, adnttnijiralor. Savannah, December 11, 1794. CONGRESS. Hover, or xr.rRrFFHrnTiPES. llidnf ‘ay , Jariu ary 15. A nu inige was received trom the Pretident of the United Stare J, coni* niunicating a letter Iron) mr. Genet, tniniller plenipotentiary of the re ub lie of France to the United States, dated the 20th of December, 1793, and a copy of the proceedings of the legidature of South-Carolina. Ihe letter was read : it flares that the minifler had not authorized the en rolling, arming, and equipping of any armed force, in any part ‘of the territory of the United States ; but that, pursuant to authority and in ffruUions fro i. the French republic, he had delivered cornmillionb to fuu | drv republ can citizens in t e ‘. ate qi South Carolina, who h;:d determin ed to exjtairiare themselves. 1 hcle persons were to go to join the peo lc caded ravages, to fight under the orders ot the Fiench re; ul>l c againfl their enemies, the Engm'h and Spa niards. A further cemmuniiation on this i’ubjecf is mentioned in this Utter. The proceedings of the legislature of South Carolina, relative to this business, were then read. Monday, Jae-uary 20. The committee appointed reported a ftatemeut of the force necefFary to pro’eCi ouT trade, and the ways and means. The force propof and is four frigates of 44 guns, and two of 20 guns. The metal of the larger frigates is 28 eighteen pounders. The sum reported as neceflary fur this armament is 600,000 dollars. It is proposed to raise this liim by laying one p r cent, additional on imported goods now paying 7 1-2 ; 5 per cent, add tiorial on done, marble, See. ancl on all done and earthen ware ; . 3 cents additional on fait per bnlliel ; 6 cents additional per ton on all vef.. fels of the United States'employed in foreign trade ; 25 cents per ton on all other vefiels. Tins report was twice read, and referred to a committee of ways and means, which now confids of a mem- ber from every date, who are to make another report refpefting the-- foitfying the ports and harbours of the United States. Mr. Smith (S. C-), after remark ing, that in the correspondence be tween the executive of the United States and the minifler of Great Bri tain, as printed for the house, there appeared a chasm, occalioncd by the omillidn of a letter from the secretary of date, which letter is referred toby the minifler in a fublequent letter, offered a resolution, the purport of which TANARUS, that the prelident may be requeded to diretd the tecretary of date to lay Hie letter, or filch parts of it as m ty be deemed proper, before the house. I he in ition was agreed to. A melfage was received from the prelident of the United Starts, dating, that in aniwer to his communication r o the government of France, a Iking the rcc.ll o! their minifler, lie received atiuranees of their unequivocal disap probation of- his'conduct, and a pro m fe that hisrecal should be expedited without delay. T ; > house went Into comm'(tec of the whole on the bill for the better support of the military edabliihment of the United States. Hie second fedioo of the bill, which provides for a grant of thirty dollars to each private, at tlie end of thgir lervice, was flruck out. After sundry other amendments, the committee role and reported the bill, with the amendments. The committee on the estimate of appropriations for 1704, reported in favour'of no diminution on the elli mate hrou.T.t forward by (he secre tary of the treasury. A report wa read from the secre tary ol the treasury, on the subject of the cohesion of duties on diddled Iptrics. ‘ine house (lien adjourned. HWS(—■ CH \Rr.EB TON, February 4. The Spaniih fleer and army, des tined to ate a. k th ■ F ench part of the iflaud of St. Domingo, have been compeile l, by a mod'dreadtul pley>ue, to return ro the Havannah. The a 1 uiral h is loft upwards of 400 men on board of h s (hip alone ; an . there were upwards of 3000 down with t'ie malady in the fleet. The Brit flj ge neral at St. Domingo has forb and their landing, or even corning into port ; and the in nbirants of flavannah una ui.nouf]/ resolved, th a they fliotild not set their feet on shore in that ciry. It was supposed they would be lent to fome uninhabited ill and. February 5. At the court of general fefTions, held in Charjed m, for Janmry term, John Alexander was convicted of ho He dealing, and sentenced to be hanged on Mondiy next, between the uonrs ot 12 and 2 —lie is recom rnended to rnerev. W liiain Ffr/dimons, convided of hav ng puled counterfeit paper me* Hum bills of this date—to receive thirty-nine lashes. Lewis White, convicted of petty larceny, to receive ten lashes. [6 Dollars per anti. [No 21.