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THE LOUISVILLE GAZETTE. Vol. I!.] GEORGIA, LOUISVILLE: Pubhlhed every Tuelday, by AMBROSE DAY, at 3 dollais pe> ann. pa>able halt yearly. NORFOLK, February 27. The following is extrafted fiom a pamphlet now in the rref, entitled “ I ighi end Truth*’ &c. This portion of the work relates to the interview between the prcfident and the gentleman who prefented the petitions from Vermont, in behalf of col. Lyon, then fuffering under the fedition ach “ The petitions of the people of the weftern diftnft of Ver mont, were delivered to the pre fident in three parcels. The fiift accompanied by alerter from colonel Lyon's Ton, which was faid from thofe around the pre fident to be * a decent letter." It was a very excellent letter ; fuch an cne as every man of ge nerous fentiments would ap prove ; fuch an one as every go'd man would treat with great deference, 1 liefe petitions and this letter prepared prefident Adams to expert more. Such were hand ed bv an epifcopal clergyman, on Monday forenoon, the 3ill day of December, 1798. This meffenger received many of them on Lis way fronfl Vcrgennes, from the hands of thofe to whom they weie committed for the purpofe. ft befe were accompanied with the tnoft fmcere expreflions of regard for their reprefentaiive, and wifhes that they might be followed by a favorable anfwer. Previous to attending upon the prefident, Mr. Pickering, the leneiary of ftate, was waited upon and info med of the errand of the mederger, who requefted Mr. Pickering to attend him to the p ehdent. Mr. Pickering afked if colonel Lyon had pe titioned, laid that the prefident had mfoimed him that petitions h 'd already arrived, and anfwer that it was not neceflary for him to introduce the meflenger, as le ptefident knew him as We *‘ as he did. To this he was «nfwcrcd, that it became us to u d all righteoufnefs, or in otiier words, that it was the mef er'? e | s to attend to his er- Ja nd in the accuftorned mode. Fiom Mr, Pickering's of lce» the mclfenger immediately ?J nt t 0 ptefident’s houfe in et-ftrcct, and was introdu y 3 y°ung man, nephew ro ; rs ’ . darns, and private fee re im rlTfl 0 3 drawin S ,oom on the r.d floor, i n the front of the J e ", * 1 16 fectetary commu r. d e , tbe name of the meflen th,’, ret urned with an anlwer 1 wi.w e p ; tfdent would be fecn ~l na f '* minutes. I anfl J* ■ Came , m accordingly, II .a; ri‘ e m<r Cdlate l y informed > ’ ~ e mrffcr ger had brought 1 U E S D A V, March 18, 1800. RFASON AND truth IMPARTIAL CU/U& THE IV.iT. the petitions of the weftern dif tri6l of Vermont in behalf of colonel I yon. The prefident received them and afked if co lonel Lvon had periiioned. ft o this he was anfwered that he had not : that colonel I yon faid, he had pled not guilty to the indift ment—that he was condemned for pa t of a letter wrote in his own defence, previous to the pafhng of the fedition law, and for reading the copy of a Ic tter, which others had printed, and no notice been taken of them. “ ft he prefident remarked, that repentance ought to precede n.ercy; and was anlwered that forgtvenef was the darling attribute of the great Supreme. The pre fident obferved that he had ever been unmoved at what co lonel Lyon hud Lid or done, with refpeft to himfelf, Ihe meflenger rep'bd “ I wifti fir, that all had followed, the mag nanimous examnle of yomlelf and general Wafbington, in tak ing no notice of aflaults; we (hould then have had lefs trou ble concerning peftonal alterca tions." At thisrema k, he eyed the meflenger veiy irq ifinvely. •• The prefident afked whe ther colonel I yon was re-eb bb d, and was told in the affirmative, and that it w'as reported by a majority of eight or nine hun dred. ft he prefident enquiied how many had petitioned, and was informed that the meflenger could not tell, as he had not Teen the efiimate of the whole. He then remarked, that it w r as eafy to obtain petitions in any cafes r f pet Tons who were con demned : and was anfwered, * 1 believe fir, there was no undue management on this oc cafion ” “ The prefident Paid he w'ould lay the bufinefs before the fro- \ per per/ons , and rake fuch mea fares as were though' to be nc ceffan—And then mrnmg to the meftergtr, further added, “ and as to youfelf your vter ference on the part of colonel Lyon will prevent your receivin any favors from me." The me(- fenger mildlv anlwered ‘* my interference is the refult of grati tude to colonel Lyon, for his goodnefs to me and mv brethren W'hile we were in diftrefs." “ ft'heconference bring drawn fo near a conrlufion, and a gen tleman entering apparently on bufinefs the meflenger Addrefleo himfelf funher to tf.e prefident, and faid —“ as you wdll take !urh meafures, fir, in the bufinefs as may be thought proper, and tranfmit the needful anfvvers il there fhould be any, all furthe: attendance on my part, I con* dude, would be unneccffary " He anfwered in the affirmative and the ended " It may be ptoper to rematk that the gentleman whe m M». Adams treated fo cavalierly, is the Ton-in-law of gen. Wooller, “ who fought and Med in free dom's caule," and is now forgot • ten. | We (hall occaftonally give ex trafts from this woik, as it con tainsmany thtngsvciy well worth knowing. GEORGIA, Jeffer/on County * NOTICE. THAT on the frond, third or fourth days in June i.e*t, all c*- e< utors, adroinilirators, guauh ne, nd ! all p. t Tons having in cb.vge any 1 rphr.ii or orphani, or their tlfa'rs, do render into the clerk'd i ffirc ot the court cf ordinary of the rcunty aforefaid, a itnt ttatcmcni (with to* diets wdl attrftc ) cf ail their aft ng* and doing*, touching and concern ng the bme, ther the cnk miy be enabled ro lay the fame he or the honorub e ihe inferior cr ur of fai county, at the next term of ft ting, a* a court of ordinary, and in order t* facilitate the exaannaiion of ihe f me. March 11. N O T I C E. WHEREAS my w fe, Rhoda Coleman, has left my bed and hoarding againft my will ; thefc are therefore to forwarn all peifong ftoo deal ngs wuh her on my account, is I nn drternrtud to hethr difpefer of m\ own property, aod to pay no debts, but thvTc of pay own cootud d.;. John Coleman. J'fiffim County, Feb 25, 1800. Irkasury Office, LOUISVILLE , February 3 iBco. Notification to Tax Collectors, AN ACT, ennihd “ an aft to raife a 'Fax for the fnpp. rr of /(verr oent for (he year 1 Bcc,” pallid I he day of 13 center. 1799, lat ** entfted that the I rcafurtr tor the time being, be. and he is hereby em powered and itquired to prant Execu tions agalntt all formrr Colleftors ol 1 axes, who ire, or may be Dcf-ul m, a mrd atcly after the piffiug of lh:e Pitt ” 1 All Tax Colleftors therefore, who arc in arrears for Taxes, will avail them fe vea of making fpcedy f ttlem«n 0, or w; fhall procreti as the law direfts. Edwin Moungcr, Iret/urer, J. Meriwether, amp gen. NOTICE. npHAT n ; ne months after the date hereof\ application will he mndr to the Injnior court of J'fferfon Couny t for permiffon to fell a trail cf two hundred and fxty acres of land t in Wajhing on coun ty, part of the real (fate of John Murray , deceafed , for to [atijy the Creditors of /aid Efate. Wm. M‘ Dowel 1, admr . October 20, 1799. SHERIFF'S SAI.rS. . On »Ic FIHST TUESDAY In A D 'i| rrvt. at r» e Court Hrufe of W*fh ini t n county. ar the u(u l hours for Spl *, w. 11 r r fold, f undrrd arr-s of Lind in X laid county, mtheOconer, ad j ni! Nlthol • Long and ether*. 7!rd II the proper y of K tb n Wil li i lon. d ty iw - r«eru(too*, Lerken Do*fr ? , ,rd C hitlr# A bercrom by, aga i H fa d Wdktrfon, Ado, two i undrrd seres on the wa ters of W ilbtmfon’s Swamp, tie pro perty of John Calh. un, n joining Fie kelWa'l, and others. 'I , ken at the it dance of Richard Stanford. Conditions, Cafh, II Hit F t ZEAL, She IF. February 15. YOU A G 1) 10 MK I) WILT, (land the mfu’n lesion, in tie I own of Lou (vile, and will be let to mares at the moderate price rf fix dollars p r mate paid in the fe*; Ton, snd e phi < ut ; three dollar* ctfh pet fingle 'cap. 'I be (cat on will commerce on fie fi ft >f March, and exp re the tenth of Ju e. D omed i« a beau iful red f<-rrel, upw ids of I j hands and an bn f Mgli ; W rs iot by tie old in ported Dcmcd. and c< me ou ol a full b ooi ed mar ; hi* g’and c l . m by the imported Crawford, l"« vrcat grai.d d«m ly the imported S' aik. Culven Fore. February 25. That beauh/ul younp t Ilor/e JEFFERSON, WIFE /land the en/utvg Jea fo\ ar. the plantation of And tew Berry hi!f rear the Old down, at fur dollars thr fra/on. he is a bright bay, full blooded, fifteen hands and me inch high, a bluik main and lari. Art accidents to be account'd /or the Sub/cnler . Andrew Berry hill. N. B. The feafon begins the. 1 () th oj March , ends the jvjt of July 1800 February 25. Notice is Hereby Given, '"I" II AT there will he an appli~ cation made to the honorable the in/enor court 0/ II nc ck, after the expiration 0) n ne m> n:hs, Jcr leave to fell a cert'in trail of land , on the waters of the (donee, con taining nir ety Jour ac r es more or lef part of the real e/late of 7ohn fonts, d cenfed , to jatis/y the heirs and credit.rs of /aid decea/ed. John Booth, (cnior, AdraioAraior. N' vemher 16. JUST RECEIVM), And FOR SALE, at this Office 9 The Georgia and South- Carolina ALMANAC, I OK THE YEAR 1800, January 14. [No. 59.