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The following bill has p*Jfed ike He aft
of Representatives of ibis fiate, and
is now before the Senate
An t<* alleviate the
CONDITION! of OhßlOv'S.
He it enaSted by tke Scnite and
H lift of Rtptefenlalives of the State
of Georgia in ien'ral Ajfembly met
and it is enaSed by the authority of
the jame, Tm; from ad after crc*
thirteenth dav of rhe prelem morvh
fN vembe] ir ftull not b<* lawful
for any civil ffi er of the fta r .e to
iffic any civil precept or proccfs
wha fisever, during the contiunation
of his aft, except a* hereinafter ex-
CCptfd.
§ 2. And be it further exalted,
Thar it ftull not be lawful fur any
S.e.'ff, Deputy Sheriff, Coroner,
Codtable, or ether civil c ffi :er of
this ftact, to levy any execution a
gatnft the body or property, or other
civil precept or procef* whaifoever,
© ferve ai.v civil writ or precept,
or m *ke any faLs, b* vinue of any
pre rpt or rxnu ion now in p< ff I
fin, or that may hereafter be tn
p If (lion of any of the af ircfaid cf
ft ers, during the contiruance of
this ad, except as hereinafter ex
cepted.
§ 3. And be it further entiled,
That the Treaiurer lha.l not pr
ce*d to colftft from the purchaleis
of Fra&ional Surveys, in the late
land lottery by execution, the a
m nine of any fuus or fums which
may be row du’, or hereafter be
come du-, dun* g the continuance
of ‘his ad
§ 4 And be it further malted,
T .at all p< rl *n* ffiah be cumpeUcd
to 1 quidate their accounts, if ie
quirrd fa to and >, and on refufi g ro
c mpl , their ae< nun s itm- be pro
fe u and to judgement ; and afier
j lg met in :u> n <*ale# ah fu’hrr
pr > ceding* jfha I ihenccafe as here
in b fore *x* t ff-d.
§ 5. And be it further enacted,
1 ; at the act of huMatiun row in
force in this ftate, ffiall ceafc to run,
except at relates to real eftare, for
and during the time this ad ffiall
conn- ue in for*?.
§ 6, And be it further exalted,
T a. where anv p? rlon is now, or
may hereafter be> ome fecurity, on
luc h fecurity's makii g oath that he
has juft reafon to believe tha the
principle for whom he it or m<y be
fecuritv, is abou to fquander or
make way with ms property, where
bv luch fecurity con eLes that he
would be compelled to pay the lad
drb , thar then and in that cafe, the
prncipT (hall be compelled to g vc
nr w lc.urity which (hall be approv
ed 1 f bv the fe urifv, otherwile rhe
cr and tor ftu.l be <ompfl)rd to pr,*-
fc ure his lad dr bt co ju g nr nr, If
required fo to do by t. c ong.nai le
curi’v.
§ 7. And be it further enaflc d h
Ti<a. where any rtuitoi appichtiids
the 1 fs of his debt, by* his and b<or
b. g aaout to fquander or wafte his
pr pertv, and Aiall make oath there
of, he ffiafi be at liberty to pr. fe
cu r r hi* luit to aju grment; Pro
vtdtd nevertbclefs, that if ii fh uld
appear to the court, that no fuch
fquanderitig or wafting had taken
place or was likely to take place,
then in that cafe the plaint ff in fuch
cafes ffiall be compelled to pay all
cofts.
§ 8. And be it further ensiled,
That this law fhail no oe cu fi acr
ed to extend to any cafes fur rhe re
cover* of taxes, or revenue due, or
thar mav become due ro the cities of
Savannah, Ang ifta, St. Marv’s and
Darien, to forfeitures to rhe ftaie
for torts a. and wrongs cofnroio and a
ga nft Ue ftate ci to aiu futs m-
ff ft?d hv the proper surhnrirv for
n-ilrft *f dutv ; provided , that this
aft fhail not extend to cafes of rent
wtiere tne tenant or tenants refufe to
give uo p’ ft ffi after the term or
trrrm for < n i'u h premifes were
leaf- rl j and provided alfo t chit this
■iGt fh 1 ■> trx encl to prevent he
fi gof bills in equity, f>r difove
r., to reft am >raud in the execu
tion or performin g cf rorrrsffs
§ 9 And be it further enatied .
Thai where it mav hav* f/aapper
cd, that anv She< ff Deputy She iff
or Coroner, Coriftable or other ci
vil < ffi cr in this ftate, have made a
levy on property, aid have uksn
f*curity for tne delivery of faid pro
perty on the day of (ale, and it doth
fuffi ientlv appear, that the defendint
and fecurity has ]< fr ’he ftatt and
county, or where fuffi ent proof
can br made, that the defenda t &
fecurity are abe-ut to leave the fta e
or county, [ x*ept th**v fliaM be
called ou. into a&ual fervi e for the
and :feo • of their t i un* ] then, aid
in fuch cafes, the faid * ffiorr or t ffi
ccrs arc full au h rdf'i to pce and
i* the ufyal way, as fully and effoft
oallv as if fh s ia.v had never tven
paff 1 i provided, tha the plaim-ff
in execution fhail make the fame
appear upon oath of Tome ne or
mo e credible perfbns,
§ 10. And be it further exalted,
T* at adtons for tne trial f the sg >c
of propertv, wri s of ejectment and
adions ®f Q ;drr, all actions of tref
pafs, quare claujum frigit ail anions
ofucipa.s, de:i*.ue, adt of tro
ver, aud all affions <>f affult mcn
ai e a;d battery, aid
imprifonment, or any wftHem, may
b prolecuied in judgement or judg
m* s.
§ it. And be it further entiled,
Ia where any b.V ff, C runer,
C dtable, Afiorney a. Law or other
ffi rr fh*iii nave received and col-
Irffted monry, by virtue of their
ffi refpeftively, that they ftu'l
U compelled to pav over the lame,
in the manner thev and each bf them
would have been compelled hereto
forr fo to and.
1 a And be it further entiled,
Tnat where any civil ffi e’s ffi id
have levied upon or nuy hereafter
levy upon any property real or per
fonal bv virtue of any execution,
that then and in thar cafe it ffi ill be
the duty of fuch r ffi vr forthwith to
deliver the property aforefaid to
th* defendant or defendants—Pro
vided, that nothing contained in tms
a (ft Ih ail prevent the levy ing execu
tions and the collect >n of money,
when it ffiall fat sfa& irilv appear
to the court, tha rhe principal and
fr uriev have abicondrd or left th s
fta *•, for tne purpofe of defrauding
his, her or their creditor or credit
ors.
Sec. 13. And be it further entiled,
That all laws and parts of laws
heretofore | affed in this ftate, any
wife mdiratirg igamft this be
and t*e fame ar hereby repealed.
CORRESPO WDENCE
Between mr 1 B Wakre n hi the
€F TATE.
Halifax , Novt Scotia, Sept. 30.
Slß——Tne departure of Mr.
F fter from America, has devolved
upon me the charge of making
known to you, for the information
of the government of the United
Stares, the fentiment entertained by
the royal highnrfs rhe Prince Re
gent upon the ex.ftug relations of
tne two countries.
You will oblerve from the cnclof
ed copy of an order in council,
b ar;ng date the 23 1 June, 1812,
that the orders in cou veil of the 7th
Jauuary, 1807, and the *6th April,
1809, eeafed nearly at tne
la e (.mv that the g ivernment ot
the United Stares declared war a
ga ft his M^jefty.
Immediately on the receipt this
declaratiim in Londo , the order in
council, of whicti a copy is here
with enolofcd to you, war- ffed,
on t’-e 21ft day of Julfor the em
bargo and detftvi -a of all Ameri
can veffcls. U ider thefe circum
ftancei I am commanded to pro pole
to voijr government the immediate
ceila i >n of h ftdfties between the
two countries, and I ffiall be moil
happy to be the iaftrumenc of bring
ing about a recon- illation, fo mte
reft i g and benrfinal to America &
Great Britain.
I therefore propofe to you. that
the g -jverhtneat of the U vired
States of Amr i a fhail iiiftan iy re
cal their fttt* s of marque ami re
prifal agi.nft Brit-ffi ffi ps, Ci g''-
thrr wuh ail orders and thfttu&ons
fur afty efts of hoftility wna evera
gamft the territories of his maj ft’> > ,
or he perfons or property of iub
jc<ftsj wmh the underftandi< g, that
immediately on my re eivir g from
you an 1 ffi ual aflurance tc that ef
ftdl, I (hall mftrudt all the 1 ffi erF
under rr.y . emnund to d'fift from
correfponding meafures of war, a
gaiaft the flips and property efihe
United States, and I ffiall tranftxvt
without delay correlponding mtel
ligenre to the feveral pans of the
world where hcftilit'es may have
commenced. The B ; tiffi com
mai.deis m which will be rtq hied
to difeonrinue hoft lutes from the
receipt ofiuch notice.
Sh iuid the American government
accede to the aoovc p r up lal for
tioftiiities, I am autho
rized to arrange with you as to the
revocation of tne laws whicn luter
d ft commerce and ffiips of war of
Gf at Bi.cam frrm the harbors a-id
waiers of the United Stares j in de
fault of which revovation wirhm
fuch reaf nable periods as may be
agreed upon, you will obferve by
the 9rder of the 23 I June the or
ders in council of January 1807,
rod April 1809, are to be revived.
The 1 ffi 1 who conveys this
letter to the American coaft has re
ceived my order to put to fea im
mediately upon the delivering of
this tiefpatch to the competent au
thority i aad I earneftly recom
mend that no time mav be loft in
ccnamuni ating to mf th dee fion
of your government, perfuaded as I
fee! thai ic cannot but be of a nature
to lead to a ! p**edv termination of
rhe prefect differences.
The fl*g of truce which you
mav charge with your reply, will
fi. and one of mv cru z rt at Sandy
H f-ok, ten davs after the landir g f
this defpatch, which I (save direftrd
to call there with afi.gof truce for
that purpffe.
I have the honor to be with the
higheft cos ii Jerarion, Sir, your mod
obedient and m ft faithful Sc hum
ble fervaur,
John B rla e Warren,
Admirtl of the Blue, and Commander
tn Chief, (Ac. &c. &c.
[ r be replication of the Secretary of
State (ball be given in our next ]
NOTICE.
ALL perfens having demands on
the eftate of James Ga- ratt, deceaf
ed, are hereby not.fic-d to render
their accounts duly aueftrd within
one year from this date, that pra
vifl>n mav be made for
and all thofe that are indebted are
alfo notified to make immediate
payment.
BRirrON SANDERS, Executor .
Nov. 25, 1812.
LX PR Ebc*, ®
*TfHK VF.MBhT^ 8 * J
Int Committee 10 wi m I
r ftrred the letter of Col. Newnan,!
compnfi'gan accr-unt of theexpe-|
dition agaiiift the Indians in I
Florida, after a mod appropria-e, I
fpsnred and animated report, mtio-1
du< ed the following refoiurlons: I
Re/shed, Tint the Volunteers I
wno lo prcmptlv aff mbled and I
marched from and ff*rent quarters ofl
the fta c, at the cal! of the Cun-1
mandtr in Chief, to dfend ti e I
South Eaftern extremity of our I
frontiers, and who were ahva sip 1
fuch willing readme fs to engage n I
any expedoion which he m di- 1
reft, have with patriotilm andl
courage, \vj j meriting the thanks uf I
this L % fl irure. |
Rcfolved , Thar thofe VoSunteersl
whu h3ve lately been engaged in an I
expedition againft the hoftile Indt- I
ans in Eut Florida, have evinced I
afts of intrepidity and a love ofl
countrv, loudly claiming the hearty I
apphufe and entire approbation of I
the General Affrmblr.
Refslved, That His Excellency I
the Governor be authorifed to draw 1
011 the Trcalury for any money nut I
orherwife appropriated, to the a
mount of one year*s pav, at five
dollars per month, in favor of rhe
families, if any they had, of thoie
periods who fell in the engagement
with the Scminohe Indues, in a
la*e expedition conducted by the
Adjutant General of this ftate.
The bill mak mg the Judges of
the Inferior Court and Jnfticesof
the Pca-eeUftive, ha* palled both
Bianchej of the LegifLcuff.
V Harris, Efq. is deftfd
B gidicr General of the fi ft Bri
gade of the 4-h Dtviflon®t Georgia
Militia.
A letter received by the Secreta
ry of the Navy from Commodore
Rodgers, U. S'. F. Prtfident, dated
Ai Sea, Oft. 17 —mentions the
cap r ure by him of the Brmffi Pack
et Swallow, bound from Kingfton,
Jamaica, to Falmouth. She had
no rargo in, except 81 boxes oi g ftd
and fiiver, afuounting to about two
hundicd rhouiand dollars.
Savannah, Nov. 17.
On Sunday morning iait, bcHre
funnft, the pilot boat D> fia.i e,
Dixon, ccmma- der, while Ling n
Co< klpur harbor, was boarded by
two armed barges, (uppoftd to be
long to a Bntiffi fr;gate, then ff
tisis port, and faid to be the South-
Hampton. One of the barges ran
alorg fi le, about twenty men jump
ed un board, and the fir ft lieuc. cf
the frigate gave his men orders to
cut the cable, hoift fail, and geC
under way. When about a mile
and a half near the light, was then
ordered to anchor; to remain there
until they paffed j and that if ihefe
orders were no: complied with,
they would burn her, as well as ev
ery fin ail veffel they might fall in
with. N
We uncUrftand, that the above
badges carried about twenty fweeps
each, and came up the river at ftaft
five mies nearer town than the
Ught.
Notice of the above was not re
ceived in tow 1 until th? afternoon,
vvnen alarm guns were fired down
the river, and announced in the ci
ty. Toe ft venal military botiiea
repaired to their alarm pofts, pro
ceeded to Fort Wayne, and per
forta;d duty throughout tne flight,