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44,818 15

1,396,375
1,206,193 15

1 Jan. 87 to 1 Jan. 88
Jan. 88 to 1 Jan. 89

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1,206,193 151 Jan. 89 to 1 Jan. 90

500,000 706,193 15

35,309 13 91,006,503 8 91 Jan. 90 to 1 Jan. 91

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796,828 12 Jan. 91 to 1 Jan. 92

576,670

11 Jan. 92 to 1 Jan. 931

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from ift of January, 1783, to 1ft January, 1787, both inclufive.

Suppofed value of exports

355,471 I

880,471 11783 to 1784 966,411 181,749,475 141784 to 1785 550,438 161,995,474 101785 to 1786 336,466 42,042,310 12 1786 to 1787

2,208,787 196,667,731 13

178,370 134,696 745,775 I
466,564 373,251
466,564 373,251 41,376,224 10
463,576 370,860 161,624,613 14
519,436 415,548 161,626,761 16

1,617,946 1,294,356 165,373,375 I

N. B. The above exports are the produce of South-Carolina, and are exclufive of dry goods, rum, fugar, falt, coffee, &c. fhipped to North-Carolina, Georgia, East-Florida, Bahamas and Savannah, neither are the exports from George-town and Beaufort included therein, though at a moderate calculation all thofe articles for the above years may be estimated

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In the exports, fpecie is not included, though it is thought that the fum annually fent from hence is from £.150,000 to £.200,000 at least. of 1000 negroes) to fhew the period of time necessary for the extinguishment of the on the foregoing principles.

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The balance of £.500,000 fterling is the fuppofed amount of the fo reign private debt of this state at the commencement of the late war.

The foregoing calculations were made during the period the inftalment act was in progrefs in the legislature, and is more unfavourable to the state of the debt, than any other that was produced at that time, except fome that were calculated with a view to extend the inftalments as far as poffible; but as the importation of negroes is prohibited for three years, the balance of debt at the end of that time, fay March 1790, will be reduced to £.580,093.

It is to be obferved that the value of exports in this calculation, are not rated higher than the nominal value here in the late bad seasons; so that a few fuccefsful crops would decrease the debt in a much greater degree.

Practice of the Law, Courts, &c.] From the first fettlement of this coun try in 1669, to the year 1769, a single court, called the Court of Common Pleas, was thought fufficient to tranfact the judicial business of the state. This court was invariably held at Charleston, where all the records were kept, and all civil bufinefs tranfacted. As the province increased, inconveniences arofe, and created uneafinefs among the people.

To remedy thefe inconveniences, an act was paffed in 1769, by which the province was divided into feven diftricts, which have been mentioned. The Court of Common Pleas (invefted with the powers of the fame court in England) fat four times a year in Charleston. By the above-mentioned act, the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas were empowered to fit as Judges of the Court of Seffions, invefted with the powers of the Court of King's Bench, in England, in the criminal jurifdiction. The act likewife directed the Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas and Seffions in Charleston district, to divide, and two of the Judges to proceed on what is called the Northern Circuit, and the other two on the Southern Circuit, diftributing juftice in their progrefs. This was to be done twice in the year. This mode of adminiftering juftice continued till 1785, when, by the unanimous exertions of the two upper diftricts, an act was paffed, eftablishing county courts in all the counties of the four diftricts of Camden, Ninety-Six, Cheraws and Orangeburg; in the two laft, however, the law has not taken effect. The County Courts are empowered to fit four times Before the establishment of county courts, the lawyers all refided at Charleston, under the immediate eye of government; and the Carolina bar was as pure and genteel as any in the United States. Since this establishment, lawyers have flocked in from all quarters, and fettled in different parts of the country, and law-fuits have been multiplied beyond all former knowledge.

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Hiftory.] The reformation in France occafioned a civil war between the Proteffant and Catholic parties in that kingdom. During thefe domeftic troubles Jafper de Coligni, a principal commander of the Proteftant army, fitted out two fhips, and fent them with a colony to America, under the command of Jean Ribaud, for the purpose of fecuring a retreat from perfecution. Ribaud landed at the mouth of what is now called Albemarle river, in North-Carolina. This colony, after enduring incredible hardfhips, was extirpated by the Spaniards. No further attempts were made to plant a colony in this quarter, till the reign of Charles II. of England. Mention is, however, made of Sir Robert Heath's having ob

tained a grant of Carolina, from Charles I. in 1630; but no fettlements were made in confequence of this grant.

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In 1662, after the ref oration of Charles II. Edward, earl of Clarendon, and feven others, obtained a grant of all lands lying between the 31ft and 36th degrees of north latitude.

A fecond charter, given two years after, enlarged their boundaries, and comprehended all that rovince, territory, &c. extending eastward as far as the north end of Cuirotuck inlet, upon a straight line wefterly to Wyonoke creek, which lies within, or about latitude 36° 30′; and so weft, in a direct line as far as the South fea; and fouth and weftward as far as 29° north latitude, inclufive, and fo welt in direct lines to the South fea*. Of this large territory, the king conftituted thefe eight perfons abfolute Lord's Proprietors-invefting them with all neceffary powers to fettle and govern the fame.

Nothing was fuccefsfully done towards the fettlement of this country till 1669. At this time the proprietors, in virtue of their powers, engaged the famous Mr. Locke to frame, for them, a conftitution and body of laws. This conftitution, confifting of 120 articles, was ariftocratical, and though ingenious in theory, could never be fuccefsfully reduced to practice.

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Various caufes have rendered it expedient to divide this extenfive territory. In 1728, North-Carolina was erected into a feparate province. In 1732, George II. granted to certain trustees therein mentioned, and to their fucceffors a charter of all that part of Carolina lying between the most northern fiream of Savannah river, along the fea-coaft, to the most fouthern Stream of Alatamaha river; weftward, from the heads of thefe rivers, respectively in direct lines to the South fea, inclufively, with all islands within 20 leagues of the fame.

In 1761, the governor of South Carolina, conceiving that the lands lying fouth of Alatamaha river, belonged to South-Carolina, granted feveral tracts of faid land. Upon complaint being made by the government of Georgia, of the fuppofed encroachment on their territory, his majefty iffued a proclamation in 1763, annexing to Georgia all the lands lying between the river Alatamaha and St. Mary's. The boundary line, dividing the two provinces (now ftates) of South-Carolina and Georgia, has been long the subject of controversy ; the former claiming the lands lying between the North Carolina line, and a line to run due weft from the mouth of Tugulo and Keowee rivers; confequently that that spot was the head of Savannah river; the latter contended that the fource of Keowee river was to be confidered as the head of Savannah

river.

For the purpose of fettling this controversy, commiffioners were appointed in April 1787, by the contending ftates-vefted with full powers to determine the controverted boundary, which they fixed as follows:

The most northern branch or ftream of the river Savannah, from the fea or mouth of fuch stream, to the fork or confluence of the rivers now called Tugulo and Keowee, and from thence the most northern branch or ftream of the faid river Tugulo till it interfects the northern boundary line of South Carolina, if the faid branch of Tugulo extends fo far north, referving all the islands in

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Three claffes of nobility were to be eftablished, (viz.) barons, caffiques and landgraves. The firit to poffefs twelve-the fecond twenty-fourthe third forty-eight thousand acres of land, which was to be unalienable.

In 1669, William Sayle, being appointed first governor of this country, embarked with a colony, and fettled on the neck of land where Charlefton now ftands.

During the continuance of the proprietary government, a period of 50 years (reckoning from 1669 to 1719) the colony was involved in perpetual quarrels. Oftentimes they were harraffed by the Indians-fometimes intclled with pirates-frequently invaded by the French and Spanifh fleets-conftantly uneafy under their injudicious government-and quarrelling with their governors.-But their moft bitter diffentions, were refpecting religion. The Epifcopalians, being more numerous than the Diffenters, attempted to exclude the latter from a feat in the legiflature. Thefe attempts were fo far fucceeded, as that the church of England, by a majority of votes, was eftablished by law. This illiberal act threw the colony into the utmoft confufion, and was followed by a train of evil confequences, which proved to be the principal caufe of the revolution. Notwithstanding the act establishing the church of England was repealed, tranquility was not reftored to the colony. A change of government was generally defired by the colonifts. They found that they were not fufficiently protected by their proprietary conftitution, and effected a revolution about the year 1719, and the government became regal.

In 1728, the proprietors accepted £.22,500 fterling from the crown, for the property and jurifdiction, except Lord Granville, who referved his 8th of the property, which has never yet been formally given up. At this time the conftitution was new modelled, and the territory, limited by the original charter, was divided into North and South-Carolinas.

From this period the colony began to flourish. It was protected by a government, formed on the plan of the English conftitution. Under the foltering care of the mother country, its growth was aftonishingly rapid. Between the years 1763 and 1775, the number of inhabitants was more than doubled. No one indulged a wifh for a change in their political conftitution, till the memorable itamp act, paffed in 1765.

From this period till 1775, various attempts were made by Great-Britain to tax her colonies without her confent. These attempts were invariably oppofed. The Congrefs, who met at Philadelphia this year,

the faid rivers Savannah and Tugulo to Georgia—but if the faid branch or Stream of Tugulo does not extend to the north boundary line of South-Carolina, then a wifi line to the Milijippi to be drawn from the head spring or fource of the jaid branch of Tugulo river, which extends to the highest northern Latitude, fall for ever hereafter form the feparation limit and boundary between the fates of South-Carolina and Georgia.'

It is fupp fed, in the map of this ftate, that the most northern branch of Tugulo rizer, interfects the northern boundary of South-Carolina, which, if it be fact, brings the fiate to a point in latitude 35°, and about 8° 35' weft longitude from Philadelphia,

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unanimously approved the oppofition, and on the 19th of April, war commenced.

During the vigorous conteft for independence, this ftate was a great fufferer. For three years it was the feat of the war. It feels and laments the lofs of many of its noble citizens. Since the peace, it has been emerging from that melancholy confufion and poverty, in which it was generally involved by the devaftations of a relentless enemy. The inhabitants are faft multiplying by emigrations from other ftates-the agricultural interefts of the ftate are reviving-commerce is flourishingeconomy is becoming more fashionable and fcience begins to fpread her falutary influences among the citizens.-And fhould the political difficulties, which have, for feveral years paft, unhappily divided the inhabitants, fubfide, as is hoped, upon the operation of the new government, this state, from her natural commercial and agricultural advantages, and the abilities of her leading characters, promifes to become one of the richest in the union.

GEORGIA.

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SITUATION and EXTENT.

Berath 290} Between {310 and 350 North Latitude.

5° and 16° Weft Longitude.

Boundaries.] BOUNDED eaft, by the Atlantic Ocean; fouth, by

Eaft and Weft Floridas; weft, by the river Miffifippi: north and north-eaft, by South-Carolina, and by lands ceded to the United States by South-Carolina.

Civil divifions.] That part of the ftate which has been laid out in Counties, is divided as follows:

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