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jUjjj'Miui ’ .■■ n 1 ~i ■—wmmm tir —mwmm.i wann 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.