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SAVANNAH: minted and polished on Mondays and Thursdays by DOUGHERTY and CARMONT, on the Buy, near!) opposite th- ~ f'S'SS't'-rs'-rs's-s's-s’ ~r.r.r's‘ ry r r r r-j- r- r . 7 9Ft UXt-Uange. VOL. 111. No. 50.] TER M Sf or tiie PA TRIOT and . mmercial ADVERTISER. Termsof subscription are six iollars a year —one. half to be aid at the time of subscribing and he remainder at the expiration of i.v months—and all papers will be j mtinued until ordered to the com retry. Advertisements of no more •ngthihan breadth are inserted at 0 cents, for the first insertion, and Vi for ach continuation. Ali- j eral allowance will be made to hose who wish to advertise by the i ear. Sheriff’s Sales. On the first Tuesday n June next WILL BE SOLD, At the court-house in the county of M'lntosh, between the hours of ten and three o'dork, the fot’ lowing property , viz. ONE trace of land, lying in Liberty county, containing 187 acres, more or less,bound ed wcstwardly on Wm. Carr’s, southwardly on marshes of north New-Port river. ALSO, Four likely Negroes, viz. Habersham, Jack, Maria, and Child; levied on by virtue of sundry executions, against the estate of Samuel Hastings, dec. pointed out by the plaintiffs. ALSO, A likely dark bay horse,- levi ed on as the property of William Timmons, to satisfy an executi on in favor of John H. Breton, pointed out by the cleftndant. ALSO, A likely negro fellow named Jerry; levied on as the property of Abraham F. Powell, to sa. tisfy an execution in favor of Keen and Stilwell, pointed out by the plaintiff’s attorney. Conditions—-Cash on the day of sale. THEOD. MONTFOKT, S. M. C, April 30. 48 1m Subscriptions Are Received at this Ofjice tor HOFF's Edition of Domestic Medicine. (Now publishing in Charleston J To which are added, Observations on Diet , ANI) Advice to Mothers, 3y William Buchan, IVs. D. Fel low of the Koval College of Physicians, Edinburgh. As the r accination, or •*w Pox, has become an impor tant Branch in the Medical Art, phis Edition will contain the best information on this head. -he Advice to Mothers, whit h j “fitl be added, i3 a late product!* : 0n of this celebrated Physician, j Price of Subscription, [ ‘Free dollart, -TO LEASE, j f or one or More Years. ■ I 'HE large and commodious HOUSE, lately occtijfi’. ( fi y Mrs. B.air, as a Roauling j -louse, corner of Franklin square j a,) d Biy. m street. At “contains ten ■'oorns, lias a good stable, and o hier necessary out buildings—f or Krais apply at this office, March T. 3- ts . j THE PATRIOT A N D COM ME R CIA L ADVERTISER. Notice is hereby Given. TH \T after the expiration of nine months from the dale hereof, application will be made to the honorable tin* inferior court of Chatham county, for leave to sell the following lots & tracts of land, being the real es tate of Mrs. Barb<ry Wright, late of the city of Savannah (wi dow) deceased, for the benefit ol the heirs, viz. One lot in the city of Savannah; 60 feet in front, and 90 feet in depth, known by the number 2. m Tvthing, Ileathcote ward. ALSO, One lot in Yaniacratv, known hv thu number 10, beii g feet wide, and JOO tree in depth, bounded to the west on Farm stre#t. AND ALSO, A tract of !00 acres of Land on Buck-Head, in Burke coun ty, adjoining Davis Austin, at the time of the original survey thereof Wm. WRIGHT, Adm’r. E L IZ A BEI HGABL E, Ad m’x April 9. 42 lam 9m NOTICE. XT INK months after date, ap -1 i plication will be made to the Justices of the Inferior Court, for leave toscli the half lot No. 3, Ist Tything, Anson Ward, belonging to the estate of James Whitefield, deceased, lor the benefit oft! e heirs. Th. WHITEF IELD, Ex'r. Jan. I, 1807. 14 laniSm Notice is hereby Given, nr Jl HAT at the expiration of nine months from the date hereof, application will be made to the Honourable the Inferior Court of Chatham County, for leave to fell the following tracts of Land, be* longing to the estate of James Doors, deceased, viz * Two hundred and Fifty a eres, old survey, fituait;, lying and being in Chatham Coun ty, bounded by Great Oge chee river, land of Goldivire and land now of Joleph Welf’ chcr, Esq.—The lame being for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of the laid James Doors, deceased. TII O’s. MILLS, Adm’r Savannah, Sept. 4, 1806. NOTICE. Nine months after date, ap plication will be made to the honorable court of ordinary cl Tatnal county for leave to fell atrad of land containing 190 acres on the Altamahaw river in said county adjoining Mar lin Harden, also 202 1-2 a cres in Wiikinfon County, in the second diflri6t Lot No. no, the property of John Sharp fen. deceased, to be fold for the benefit of the heirs and creditor. JOHN SHARP, Acministrator. Srpt. t. 85. FOR SALE, CHEAP for CASH, A HANDSOME YOUNG J~ A MARE, five years old— Site draws well in a Chair, and has gone in the plough for some time.—Apply at this Office. March 23. 37 if T H U R S D A Y, May 7, 1807. ATTENTION! THE Subscriber effers sot sale, the following Tract, of LAND, lying in Burke coun ty, via. One hundred acres of prime oak and hickory land, on Savati nah river, originally granted to John Kennedy. Two hundred acres of first quality pine land, lying on the waters of Big Sweet-water, origi nally granted to James Barrett. Two hundred and forty acres divided into three tracts, oak and hickory land, on Little Sweet water, granted to the heirs of William Wiiiliams. The above land will be sold low for Cash or Negroes. Apply at this office, or to THOMAS WALSH. March 23. 37 ts NOTICE. rrn vJfpi TWO Runaway Negroes one an African born, calls himself TOM, he. is a tail, slim fellow between 25 and 30 years of age; the other a country born, calls himself PETER, a stout, well set fellow, nearly the same age. Note—These Negroes were advertised by Robert Powers, Es. quire, late of M‘lntoshounty, in a Charleston paper, (The Times) and in the Georgia Republican. The owner or owners can have them by applying to J). GARVIN, East Fbv ida, opposite the 7 own oj St. Mary's. Martin's Island, \ March 19. J ,jf> 6,n These Negroe.s were ad verti sed nearly two vears since. Fair Dollars Rezvard. ABSENTED herself a few days ago, a Mulatto Gtr 1 , named LUCY, about 14 or 15 years of age, has large eves, and some Ringworms on her face— Site is a native of Virginia, but speaks good French. The above Reward will be paid to any per. son who will deliver her to the Subscriber. JOSEPH CADET. Aimil 6. 41 4t 20 Dollars Reward. RAN AWAY from the Sub scriber, in Hancock county, near Sparta, two likelv young Negro Men, 2()years of age, a bout 5 feet 9 or 10 inches high, names TOM & CHARLES Charles isstout&well made,when he goes to speak, holds his mouth open some time before be can ut - ter a word, and then stutters un commonly bad while speaking Tom is mailing spare made, and has somewhat of a black skin I am apprehensive that the above described Negroes wiil make to some sea port in order to take shipping. Any person that will appre hend the said negroes, anti deli ver them to the subscriber, or se cure them so he gets them again, shall have the above Reward. SAMUEL SHY. April 15. 4 4 NOTICE. THE Subscriber forbids aii persons, from this djte, to give any credit 0:1 bis account, without a written order fro. ll him. J. A. MORRICT . April 13 43 PROSPECTUS Os Lewis and Clark’s tour to the Pacific Ocean, through the interior of the continent of North America, performed by order of the Government cf the United States, during the years 1804, 1805 St 1806. This work will be prepared by captain Meriwether Lewis, and will be divided into two parts, the whole comprised in Three Volumes, octavo, con tainining from four to five hundred pages, each; printed on good paper, and a fair Pica type. Ihe bc’ * il vol umes in succession will be put to press at as early periods as the avocations of the author will permit him to prepare them for publication. Part the First—in Ixvo Volumes. Volume first —Will contain a narrative of the voyage,with a description of some of the most remarkable places in those hi therto unknown wilds of Ame rica. accompanied by a Map of good size, aim embellished with a view of the great Cataract of the Missouri, the plan, on a large scale, of the connected falls of that river, as also, of those of the falls, narrows and great ra pidsof the Columbia, with their several portages. For the in formation of future voyagers, here will be added in the sequel of this volume, some observati ons and remarks on the naviga tio of the Missouri and Colum bia rivers, pointing out the pre caution* which must necessarily be taken, in order to insure suc cess, together with an itinerancy of the most direct and practica ble route across the continent of North America, from the con fluence of the Missouri and Mis sissipi rivers to the discharge of the Columbia into tire Pacific ocean. Volume second —Whatever properly appertains to geography —embracing a description of the rivers, mountains, climate, sod and face of the country; a view of the Indian nations distributed over that vast regton, shewing their traditions, habits, manners, customs, national character, sta ture, complexions, dress, dwel lings, arms, and domestic uten sils, with many other interesting particulars in relation to them— Also, observations and reflecti ons on the subjects ot civilizing, governing, and maintaining a friendly intercourse with those nations. A view of the fur trade | of North America, setting forth a plan lor its extension, anti shew ing the immense ad vantages which would accrue to tne mercantile interests of the United States, by combining the same with a direct trade to tne Fast indies, through tire continent of North America. This volume will be embefiisited ‘•> uh a number of plates, illustra tive ol tin; ur- sand general ap pearance of such Indian nations as diifcr materially from each other; ot their habitations, their wa ---; pons and habiliments used in war; their hunting and fishing appara tus, domestic utensils, &u in an appendix there will also bo gi ven a diary of the weathet, kept with great attention throughout the whole of the voyage, swnv ngalso the daily rise and fall of the principal water-courses which were navigated in the course 01 the same. Part the second- —in sue Volume. This part of the work will he confined on Insivtdy t > scientific research, i t 1 principally to th, nattuai history of these hitherto | fWrote Number 1150. unknown regions. It will con. tain a full dissertation on such objects as have fallen within the notice of the author, and which may properly be distributed on •let’ the heads ol botany, mineral, ogv, and zoology, together with some strictures on the origin <>* ’ be Prairies, the cause of the mud. fitness of the Missouri, of voica inc appearances, and natural phe nomena, which were met with in the course of this ioterexting tour —This volume will also contain a comparative view of twenty-three vocabularies cl distinct Indian languages, procured by captains Lewis and Clark on the voyage, and will be ornamented and em bellished with a much greater number of plates than will be be stowed on the first part of the work, as it is intended that every subject of natural history which is entirely new, and of which t nerc arc a considerable number, shall be accompanied by an ap propriate engraving illustrative of it. This distribution of the work has been made with a view to the accommodation of every descrip tion ol readers, and is here oticr ed to the patronage ol the public in such shape, that all persona wishing to become subscribers, may accommodate themselves with either of the parts, or the entire work, as it shall be most convenient to themselves. Detached from this work there “ill be published on a large scale, as soon as a sufficient number of subscribers can be obtained to tie fray the expcnce, Lf.wis & Clark’s MAP of NOR TH AMERICA. From long. 9 deg. W'ijto the Paci fic Glean, cgtjylren 36 dig. and j 2 N. lat. Embracing aii their late disco veries, and that part of the ccnti nent heretofore ihe least known, 1 his map will be compiled from the best maps now extant as well published as in manuscript, from the collective iniormation of the best informed travellers through the Various portions of that regi on, and corrected by a series of several hundred celestial obser vations, made by cape. Lewis dw f mg Ills late tour. For the convenience of subscri bers, these works w ill be tlehver e(l t‘t the most respectable com mercial towns, and at the seats of government 0} the respective states’ and territories vvitlun the union: No advance is required, nor will payment be required un til such delivery is made. Knowing that a considerable proportion ol rfie expence ot seen publications depends on the en gravings which embellish nr form them, and that the precise num ber ot such engravings, particu holy as it regards the second part of the work, have not yet been settled; it is difficult lor the author at tin:; moment to fix a price cm ; them—ha therefore declares to j tlie public, that his late voyage i was not taken tvitii u vietv to jie- I cuiiiary advantages, and. pledges ; himself that fie estimate which I lie will in this instance set on Ins 1 literary labours, shall be of the uipst moderate description; Ins princi pal reason indeed (or propostii; , ‘ a subscription at all, is, that he may be enabled to torm some es timate of the number ol copies to be struck oh’. V* I'ldnors of Public Prints in t!io United States, disposed to aid iho'publication of’ tins work, arc requested to give the foregoing a : en insertions. Blank Bills ol Sale, For Sk! ’’ 61