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jLA~W (JF GbUUGIA. “
AN ACT
To clter and amerd the fecmd feftiin
cf fin art entitl'd “ to legalize and
make vaid certain fills tf ‘'benffs
and Clerks, and to regulate the ad
f evidence in the Jevn si
courts of la hi and eqiily in this
fate , fo far as relates t certain
papers ”
WHEREAS, ferious evils txift:
in fevrral counties m rMis flare, in
ronfeq j'*n e of certain friends or
ag-mr* writing in, or k ep *>- he
clerk's ft? sf )i them and r. tg
their own • .a'lKs to lertai > nut,ft
<atr*, records a id other iw.rn--
w :n h papers, by la ece fins f
trie fuperior courts, cann u be a;l
mitred as evidence in the hid courts
—\r. and wh v real, the afore 1 aid t> 61
docs not anfwcr t <e purpoies for
which it was >rv"ncFc)
B' 7 it entitled by tbs Sennte and
H/tife cf Refrefentativcs of the State
cf Georgia, in general afjembly met ,
and it is hereby enabled, i nat afi
deeds, m rtgag .% conveyances,
proc< ffls n i u;ht?t writings, of
svha'ev r na ure r>r kn, enr 13- d,
or errfifi Aurs made or g.v* n, find
fi'.’f'ird lid vs a and Adams, - r Gvegc
‘1 av! ir, w .. was the Ir k f the
fl-H-’M c iirt f Ja kfim rinjo,
or fi/ri e E Ma-d Adams, f r Win.
Pen i oft, th? clerk or tne inf.: o
mure of fa and cou tr, 1 i Ja es
Smith and Wi liam Mdo r, fur
John Smith, clrrk of the
<ot:rr, ami James Gra , and Jar.
Smith, for David Cie V’tland, clerk
p* the inferior cowr , and Ha fl y
Pame, for Frederick Be*!!, rlc<k of
tne court of ordinary, all for the
county of F ankl , and John 11.
Fimvn, ad Va ne*, Sterling Elder,
Da D Mcridith, H I!, J -
finh H >pkins, Wm B own, and
Jame> H*rper, for Bcdfor J3 wn,
clerk of the lum rt r c ui- —,nd
J hn Smith, fu G-onel H ber,
cleik of the mfrri r c tut for the
coun; v of Clark, fh i!I be received,
Judd, deemed, cm fi Fred and id
nr.r e i as evidence in any court of
law and in this fl ire, in Ike man
ner as if .hr lam had been done &
Jfgnrd bv rhr (aid G rge Taylor,
orihr laid Wiliam P nuc ft, | ha
Smith, Dali Cleveland, F.edr
r k B al, Bedford B own a dGa
briel Huber , in h s or their own
pr p r perfons—anv law, ufagr or
cuftom to the contrary noiwithftan
ding
(Signed as ufual —dated io tb
December id 11 J
Singular occurrence The fh : >
Gog cap . b.okrs, fr mL fb 2
to Savannah, on'hr aid Novem
ber laft, ’ lu< 30, n long. 23, w
about 3 p m rh, u dufant from the
n- in (I o n< Canary 0 i .s,a ieaft
soo m Is, w le fad g w.tn aft e
brr z from the eft 5 40 ut Ggh(
k os, a black loud arole fr*.rn me
fouth w. ft, and tne fhip wa al! a’
on e becalrnrd. A light air after
wan s Ipru g up from the nortn rafi
at winch tinnc there fell from the
cloud an innumerable quantify- of
largt fo as ro tover
(he dei k, the cops, and every part
of the fhip they could alight upon
£ hev did not aporar in the h-aft rx
kaulled, on the contrary, when an
attempt was made to rake hold of
them, they inflamlv jumped, and
endeavored to elude beu g aken.
Tne calm, or a vrrv lig j air Jaft
ed fully an h ; ur, and during he
w 1 le of the time theie inlests Ofc
t nu* t to fall upon ths (h p ami s
roui.d her. Such as w* rt wnhin
u ach ui the VwiTi ai ghted up4?n
her, buf imrtjf-ife numbers fell into
fa, and were ite* and raring in
m (vs by t • u i-s. I’ e nea. day
ms.H 0:1! remained an ut Mi*
g\ g a-d cP. ks, ar*,d were free m
qc-iotT ics jumping and fl ir g fr rn
one pla e o 4 ••r/r.
I ’w Lott Ift I 1 with fme of
the Grafsrmpp-* - *, preierved in ipi
rt 5, *e kep r fur tic infpc6ti<>n < i
tne cun. us and fa- c i„f-?r.iu:i
on of th *e wh • mi 1 ’ not have had
*n uppo ‘tiuuv f jeemg *hrtn, the
f i! w g oef rip-id g n :
T e inlrcb ar- and a red IPn hu ,
ui. hi’ and \'d yr y f . vi-*d w us,
ey sh a it, nv h rs, Px irg-. f ui
io •ad two fh *r , wni hift ad
t em i jmi ■ g, v. y w gs ri'a h
fl e, ng i fme bod /tw Inches,
and 1 ciu !■ • • .<* wi gy when fold
’d, r w • ■ h sand !< -n c gnts.
La ;d b'i h iv> ,r- q i-;i h ba*
f'iu da ami.. g-> ddta u • ar
fca, after heavy gd. ; oil ;t is not
caf oa coun: how luce * number
o Gralshopperi g t into idv air,
at fo g'eat a dift'ftcr from ‘and, as
they a e not cal u 3 e l t- fl ? ; ar.
Sazi Ev Ledger.
SOUTH AMERICA.
F cm the Bojitn Chrentile.
N t 1 iun if g m tiupropid
ou> ac ud-a and pubiilbed in the
fe eal nt*(papers ,; f this town in
reg jrd ciie (acred caufe of the
B 8-n n Avream, tlv re does not re
main the i'sfl doubt, after a ‘-are
ful peruij! ;f icVC* a* .irwjpaprrs &
other >u li auons, fr rn j u e re
Sep’ernb r I ill, find aa on o. en con
verfa ion with a genii* man (atdy ar
rived fro.m rha couatrv, who nad
refljed thru* rween fh;ee and 4
m>n h*. with a 1 van’ aw -of po(T i
fi “ the Spin (h Li gu;j; , iha- ihi
t Uiiph of liberty u and independ
ence in thofe -ad, mb, and de
!<gh !u! “g*ons, wll finally bee m
plr ,J 1 is icruio tnst the Span
-1 iTi W gs hav nmv to contend, as
rh-ffe of the L ured S-at'S r-.mi to
do ij * g meir revolution, witn a
horde ‘ f tf*rifs, mlfcreants and m
naora! lons, wh > prefer the rod of
fre ;n opi.weflbrs and blood flick
ers, p.r vi led they ae allowed to
(h r-in heir robberies and vexati
ons, to e tng thvmlelvrs Gra
living i t an hon table v > ano 1, or
rfl gto ig ri s b . the nflu-nce
of pt-rloMu tnrrir and puolic gMti
ttide. But the B icnoa Ayrc-am,
thank H ave , hs-.-e their file
v ru us and patriot populati
on of Chi y the true Yinkecs of
b nth Aiiuc ij f, ie of the
inhahi ants of Pir.gua, and with cht
exception of Lima ad 11s e-ivip ns
(tnr prefen read quarter'd £ nrh-
Amrr can tordm)t. s believed that
th ki g 1 >m of P • u wlh ’s them
w<ll, a id wai s only u ta<Miaoic op*
portuniry to j?n heart ad ha- and
Che illuft b-.us sflP*r{>,g t flrert £1
ind pf ndence, -gr ft rR-ir Euri.pe
an rulers and pprdf s Thus
will ihe world foon ire another fc
d'la jepuboc extending from
tre lftomus of Dnien to th*- Ma
ge llani Vrails, Oin and N w Mix
-1 o, Calno ma, Cuba, Pjrto Rico,
wll * be able to refill fuch 2 no
ble rsample, and probibly will ferm
a grand central common wealth,
wh: h will count6b the fplcndid ‘'on
ftellrions •)( the north and of the
fouti j and the whole nern lpherc
thus united in principle and in in
terrft, ma oppofe ar. in,'upatable
ba r rn a da formidable frontier to
she flerbouters ad butchers of Le
Old W *'ld, who wli never dare
a •> o h ur boundan s without
•u 1 contra . A ready are the A
aitricans preferred co the Europe-
jjns—the nan?s of Wafliington,
Franklin, Jc fTerfo ), Mad Ton, and
or cr worthies, are becoming fami
liar with the patriots of S. u n A nr>
rimr; they are ©ften heard to ex
p e’s a rt-gret that no fuch men hve
ye spp-ared among them. Mav
H v n (bon difpe de cq tnem fuch
invai abh blfffi igs.
fh** Enghfh arr fccretly ftrd
i.i all the ‘’’pan fh t olonu s, by noth
h.- Wh-.gs and the forirs, k<o li
fts an i Repu >b a %, < n a -count
of rhe and iuO|e ga e they a e plat
ing. I’ tire n u6i is entirely gu
drd by avari , 1 he ia rri e
to in if hon.o and r h"ir fai h
Th'-y fa/-.r both h M n ‘vide-ns
and fh- B •”* Avr a, . iaca- 6c
Sr. G or: i ! Mo e , m n?y, is
thnr :j nn<\ provided to?v can
obuin ih s dad. g of their garg en
ed hw 3, hey care not how much
bla ?c)(h and, dev aft i 1 >s and m.lcry
rhrir infernal policy may have pro
duced.
[ I’he following ban a/j >n > e v leg -a n0 n
the ch*i after of Gin Wtlkinjonis
extra??"d . rent tve Speech of “Ar.
V/>:gb of Maryland in reply io
the pr!tate J>hu Rndnlpb.
li tj vl ..i ■ a --.c , t tt g* ■ leman
fo n V g va, 00vl he o- re. •>n
cil and f-i a -iar a -j arm ,
W'->'j’ i ! 'i”r, at he t i 1 u>, fu e a
b!e .hi vine!* nav m>• o \ on
m - >d,.- |.-j c. ,ie f ; h f us w; h^ve
no Warfhi g o, aid that our ore
let: HsrJtai ! fl 2• ec acquired ft 1-
on. > * Sir, our WRh ogt was lc—
--tie: kn -w 1 at the c unmen cm nr
of the- revolutm , nor aftrr he was
known c-uid hi* and ft- go ftvd char
acter (ecu c him -g .ft in pgursto
remove h m fr< m tne c timiuid of
the artnv ; h mrvr, li - v fo> u are
lv i‘afk a . lam trill’ f>rrv, fi , ‘hat;
t!ie ay f h”- fl iiation f the
g-n Icitu# from V ns> aid the
rn 0* (id ear- fi urn n of general
Wtikinfei, now uicier trial bv a
cuurt-marnai, had nut reftrained his
iivM'd y- s. In fuch a rate :he prefs
is mezz! and, n r ought fu 1 freedom
of ipeech to be indulged in th s
hone.
I hop!* I fhall berxeufed from
prei ntvg the r*'Dl 1 ions of that
coegrrU who were dift* igu (feed i:i
h(1 *rv a* “ a conftrlla i -n of wor
thies,” tft rv; -he al , ti>e ( vfti e
and 0 ft gaiih ■- ( r ! - • 01 G nr
-14 vVi xml n, .1 nat ve and M. r ssid,
wth w m I have I ng been a:
quav-tf H :
• 6, 1777, n C grf*.
Ref lv c, t>a col j*m s VV ik> -
fun, t juc.nt g ne li of the northern
arm , it* confi ,erat 01 of his fer
V CCS in r a. d..oarcnienr, anJ bmg
ft> ngjy rec mm nd and b* g
Gam s, ns a ga Ur r Hfi er and pro
nufl jg infli a- o> ?iu , and hav; g
b'ougir th ddpacch'S ro ro go is
g ving -to a un- of tie furrend-r
of lienr-'-an general Burgo n aid
his a r m, on rhe 17:1 ? October
lift, be c itnmied r* hs ore(snr cm
plwin it, With a brevet 01 br ga
der general of the amiy cf the L
need Slaves.
“ Nov. 6 177 8, C > g efs pro
ceed'd to the -i ct on o a iecrerary
wf wu r aid orcl an e, th? ba lo £
being take 1, James Wilkinns , E q.
v/>i elected. Ag.v , on the 6n of
March, 177b*, we ti id this re oci
of his patiiiciim and mag ran mitv,
“a letter of the 3* *, fr m jamrs
Wdlu Inn was fend, ft Isg foi hi
‘ th*t he is ‘nformed the rnark-d d.f
tinctien confarred on him has oc< a
Honed a i-ifnc *faction :n (he arm,’
that c to obviate any embarratT m nt
that may refuie from the ddp ili.i. n
bv the conkquent refig .vi >n o> vf
fitsrs u: nucrif, he begs leave to re*
linqmVh His brevet of
vv Ih r.g to hold no comm Ti >n ui
ieis he can wear if to the nwnur and
ad ‘an f ag* f his e f '!in*rr, and rhat
h;s c;o iou6f, •,ow"ver repugn in t
to ‘afh aue an<b tion e finds or*
fi lent wnh ih -it? principles fir
wnu h he early dr .y his fword m the
p'llent conteft.” Rrfolved, tha:
h 3 I*-Agnation be ic- epted.
I I r ■ ■* arc -rd of h s havirs
n
diiti g fh and h m eir in hit ead;
yop'.h, in tke opmion of congrefs,
who pr Tented him vo h a
wh’cb lie w-re with diibuctioa to
the fi and af he war.
M . Speaker, wr find him after
war. nMe cov fl Ft of rhe great
W.ftit.igcon, whra prtfl.ienr of the
U u J ‘ ! 4trs, w he psnvtra.ion 5c
know! of him taugnt him ro
appreriate his wrrh, wr. ife cnoii
d-n fi. he rera ntd to iflj death.-
We find hmn m the cof-fi nee ut e
very tiie U'/onte of
b.sccun ry, u uil he nipped Bun’s
treafons m tr.e bud, and had bro’c
the traitor nsa?!} to th*- gibbet, and
h and ent on a number o< choice Ipi
rits, connect and with him in tne
n- ks uf trealhn, to be dealt w ir h
according to their crimes; an f
fence of uu deep acl.e to b fr
--g vco by th.m and their power
ful friends. Hence aflh ugh he
received tne approbation of his
government and toe plaudits of a
g ctefui cuuotrv, he drew down up
on himfel a can of perfecurors usd
(hftdcfrr ,- f whole hft ry v.-u a
ml ‘nform dj of wlv m, 1 have n®
btfi auo m (.lying, hacifthey were
prute uted for their forgeries and
pe j jr=cs with half the z-ai tha- he
ha:-, been uted, 1 really b- IFve
w old nn: be cal fd acquitted fel
ons.” Sir was the gcrulnnari from
V,rc : n'a cored v 11 formed on the
iiibjeft, fuch ?rt m imprt Ifi sns of
his n ?.g an miy ad juftice, tliat
he would Dc enr died with the
fiiends o f the general, a-.d that he
would cucflgn nis profle utons and
a cufers t the obfiquy they flo jufily
m* rif.
But, ft , from a militia of nearly
eight hu dud thou (and, we < a ne
ver be at s. lofs to create a regular
army A thirty or forty h< uiand;
nor, fi-, an our liber ies ever be
ending red by ti'at a rny, wh it we
have A'i armed mil-da of (even hun
dred thcuUnd, (ompofed a lead of
a good rn.i trials—N r, ft-, can we
hr a t a loSs for a command-- rof that
arm* , •(h uld gc eai Wilkia
fn b(. flandcred *u f r 4 r k’ confi
dence of the nation—W certainly
have pa-rbus and foidiers of talents
and who would have the
confidence of the nation, and who
would lead her army t<- honor and
gfor-, and crown their arms with
iuccels.
The Earthquake.—A letter
1)33 been rece ve:i 1•• this city, from a
gentleman of the firft refpedlabilsty
in Tenn (f v, which dates that the
F irthquiike, fo generally felt on the
16 h of December, was fu violent
in thr vicinity of his refidence t at
fevrral chim its were thrown down j
and that e ghteen or twenty a res of
la?id o P nev river, had fuddenly
tuck <0 low, that the tops of the
trees *tie on a level wuh rhe fur
r< u.idif g earth. F uro heifh *ks
were exprr enced on the 17th, and
one or more continued to >*a ur ev
ery dav to th 30 h tit. the dare of
the fitter.
A flight fh > k of an Earthquake
was, feu n•! 11s city ab ut 8 * Io k
yefier.lay morning. 1: continued
only a itw iccor?
Raleigh Rtgifter.