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Exports of Georgia, of the crops of 1755, 1760, 1765, 1770, and 1772.

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Value, in fterling money, of the exports of Georgia, for eighteen years.

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Statement of the number of vessels cleared out of Georgia, from 1755 to 1772.

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It is impoffible to tell, with accuracy, what has been the amount of exports in any one year fince the peace, owing to the confufion into which affairs of this kind were thrown by the late war. In return for the numerated exports are imported, Weft-India goods, teas, wines, various articles of clothing, and dry goods of all kinds.-From the northern states, cheefe, fish, potatoes, apples, cyder and fhoes. The imports and exports of this ftate are to and from Savannah, which has a fine harbour, and is a place where the principal commercial bufinefs of the state is tranfacted, The manufactures of this ftate have hitherto been very inconfiderable, if we except indigo, filk and fago. In 1766, 1084 lbs. of raw filk were exported. So large a quantity, however, has not been exported in any one year before or fince. The culture of filk and the manufacture of fago, are at prefent but little attended to. The people in the lower part of this ftate manufacture none of their own clothing for themselves or their negroes. For almoft every article of their wearing apparel, as well as for their husbandry tools, they depend on their merchants, who import them from Great-Britain and the northern ftates. In the upper part of the country, however, the inhabitants manufacture the chief part of their loathing from cotton and from flax.

Military ftrength.] In Georgia there are fuppofed to be about Soco fighting men, between fixteen and fifty years of age. Of thefe, 2,340 are in Wilkes county, 6co in Chatham, and 424 in Liberty county.

Population, Character, Manners, &c.] No actual cenfus of the inhabitants of this ftate has been taken fince the war. Population, fince the peace of 1783, has increafed with a furprifing rapidity. It is conjectured that emigrations from Europe, the northern ftates, but principally from the back parts of Virginia, and North and South Carolinas, have more than tripled the number of inhabitants in the laft fix years. From the most probable calculations there are, exclufive of Indians, upwards of 40,000 inhabitants in Georgia, of whom one third part at least are flaves.

In the grand convention at Philadelphia, in 1787, the inhabitants of this ftate were reckoned at 90,000, including three-fifths of 20,000 negroes. But from the number of the militia, which has been afcertained with a confiderable degree of accuracy, there cannot be at most, more than half that number.

No general character will apply to the inhabitants at large. Collected from different parts of the world, as intereft, neceffity or inclination led them, their character and manners muft of course partake of all the varieties which diftinguifh the feveral ftates and kingdoms from whence they came. There is fo little uniformity, that it is difficult to trace any governing principles among them. An averfion to labour is too predominant, owing in part to the relaxing heat of the climate, and partly to the want of neceffity to excite induftry. An open and friendly hofpitality, particu6

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arly to ftrangers, is an ornamental characteristic of a great part of this people. Their diverfions are various. With fome, dancing is a favorite amufement. Others take a fancied pleasure at the gaming table, which, however, frequently terminates in the ruin of their happiness, fortunes, and conftitutions. In the upper counties, horfe racing and cock fighting prevail, two cruel diverfions imported from Virginia, and the Carolinas, from whence thofe who practife them principally emigrated. But the moft rational and univerfal amufement is hunting, and for this Georgia is particularly well calculated, as the woods abound with plenty of deer, racoons, rabits, wild turkies, and other game; at the fame time the woods are fo thin and free from obftructions, that you may generally ride half fpeed in the chace, without danger. In this amufement pleasure and profit are blended. The exercife, more than any other, contributes to health, and fits for activity in bufinefs, and expertnefs in war; the game alfo affords them a palatable food, and the skins a profitable article of commerce.

Religion.] In regard to religion, politics and literature, this ftate is yet in its infancy. In Savannah is an Epifcopal church, a Prefbyterian church, a Synagogue, where the Jews pay their weekly worship, and a German Lutheran church, fupplied occafionally by a German minister from Ebenezer, where there is a large convenient ftone church, and a fettlement of sober induftrious Germans of the Lutheran religion. In Augufta they have an Epifcopal church. In Midway is a fociety of Chriftians, eftablished on the congregational plan. Their meeting houfe was burnt by the British, 1778; fince which they have erected a temporary one in its room. Their ancestors emigrated in a colony from Dorchester, near Boston, about the year 1700, and fettled at a place named Dorchester, about 20 miles fouthweft of Charleston, South Carolina. In 1752, for the fake of a better climate, and more land, almost the whole fociety removed and fettled at Midway. With few interruptions, occafioned by the deaths of their minifters, and the late war, in which they greatly fuffered, they have had a preached gofpel conftantly among them. They, as a people, retain in a great meafure, that fimplicity of manners, that unaffected piety and brotherly love, which characterifed their ancestors, the firft fettlers of New England. The upper counties are fupplied, pretty generally, by Baptift and Methodist minifters. But the greater part of the ftate, is not fupplied by minifters of any denomination.

Conftitution.] The numerous defects in the prefent conftitution of this ftate, induced the citizens, pretty univerfally, to petition for a revifion of it. It was accordingly revifed, or rather a new one was formed, in the courfe of the laft year, nearly upon the plan of the conftitution of the United States*, but has not yet been adopted by the state.

The fate of literature.] The literature of this ftate, which is yet in its infancy, is commencing on a plan which affords the moft flattering profpects. It feems to have been the defign of the legislature of this ftate, as far as poffible, to unite their literary concerns, and provide for them in common, that the whole might feel the benefit, and no part be neglected or left a prey to party rage, private prejudices and contentions, and confequent ignorance, their infeparable attendant. For this purpose, the literature of this ftate, like its policy, appears to be confidered as one obSee Jackfon's Conftitution of the American States, published by order of Congress, printed for Mr. Stockdale.

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ject, and in the fame manner fubject to common and general regulations for the good of the whole. The charter containing their prefent fyftem of education, paffed in the year 1785. A college, with ample and liberal endowments, is inftituted in Louifville, a high and healthy part of the country, near the center of the flate. There is alfo provifion made for the inflitution of an academy, in each county in the state, to be fupported from the fame funds, and confidered as parts and members of the fame inftitution, under the general fuperintendence and direction of a prefident and board of trustees, appointed, for their literary accomplishments, from the different parts of the ftate, invefted with the customary powers of corporations. The inftitution thus compofed, is denominated ‹ The University of Georgia.'

That this body of literati, to whom is intrufted the direction of the general literature of the ftate, may not be fo detached and independant, as not to poflefs the confidence of the state, and in order to fecure the attention and patronage of the principal officers of government, the governor and council, the fpeaker of the houfe of affembly, and the chief juftice of the state, “are affociated with the board of truffees, in some of the great and more folemn duties of their office, fuch as making the laws, appointing the prefident, fettling the property, and inftituting academies. Thus aflociated, they are denominated The Senate of the Univerfity,' and are to hold a ftated, annual meeting, at which the governor of the ftate prefides.

The fenate appoint a board of commiffioners in each county, for the particular management and direction of the academy, and the other fchools in each county, who are to receive their inftructions from, and are accountable to the fenate. The rector of each academy is an officer of the university, to be appointed by the prefident, with the advice of the trustees, and commiffioned under the public feal, and is to attend with the other officers at the annual meeting of the fenate, to deliberate on the general interefts of literature, and to determine on the course of inftruction for the year, throughout the univerfity. The prefident has the general charge and overfight of the whole, and is from time to time to vifit them, to examine into their order and performances.

The funds for the fupport of their inftitution, are principally in lands, amounting in the whole to about fifty thoufand acres, a great part of which is of the best quality, and at prefent very valuable. There are alfo nearly fix thousand pounds iterling in bonds, houses, and town lots in the town of Augufta. Other public property to the amount of £.1000, in each county, has been fet apart for the purposes of building and furnifhing their refpective academies. The funds originally defigned for the fupport of the orphan houfe, are chiefly in rice plantations and negroes. As the countess of Huntingdon has not, fince the revolution, expreffed her intention concerning them, they lie at prefent in a very unproductive fituation.

Iflands. The whole coaft is bordered with islands, affording, with few interruptions, an inland navigation from the river Savannah to St. Mary's. The principal iflands are Skidaway, Waffaw, Offabaw, St. Catharine's, Sapelo, Frederica, Jekyl, Cumberland and Amelia.

Indians.] The MUSKOGEE OF CREEK Indians inhabit the middle parts of this state, and are the most numerous tribe of Indians of any within the

limits of the United States. Their whole number is 17,280, of which 5,860 are fighting men. Their principal towns lie in latitude 32° and longitude 11° 20 from Philadelphia. They are fettled in a hilly but not mountainous country. The foil is fruitful in a high degree, and well watered, abounding in creeks and rivulets, from whence they are called the Creek Indians.

The SEMINOLAS, a divifion of the creek nation, inhabit a level, flat country on the Appalachicola and Flint rivers, fertile and well watered.

The CHACTAWS, or flat heads, inhabit a very fine and extenfive tract of hilly country, with large and fertile plains intervening between the Alabama and Miffifippi rivers, in the weltern part of this ftate. This nation have 43 towns and villages, in three divifions, containing 12,123 fouls, of which 4,041 are fighting men.

The CHICASAWs are fettled on the head branches of the Tombeckbe, Mobile, and Yazoo rivers, in the north-weft corner of the state. Their country is an extenfive plain, tolerably well watered from springs, and of a pretty good foil. They have 7 towns, the central one of which is in latitude 34° 23', and longitude 14° 30' weft. The number of fouls in this nation have been reckoned at 1725, of which 575 are fighting men.

Hiftory.] The fettlement of a colony between the rivers Savannah and Alatamaha, was meditated in England in 1732, for the accommodation of poor people in Great-Britain and Ireland, and for the further fecurity of Carolina. Private compaffion and public fpirit confpired to promote the benevolent defign.-Humane and opulent men fuggefted a plan of tranfporting a number of indigent families to this part of America, free of expence. For this purpofe they applied to the King, George the Id. and obtained from him letters patent, bearing date June 9th, 1732, for legally carrying into execution what they had generously projected. They called the new province GEORGIA, in honour of the King, who encouraged the plan. A corporation, confifting of 21 perfons, was conftituted by the name of the truftees, for fettling and establishing the colony of Georgia, which was feparated from Carolina by the river Savannah.-The truffees having firit fet an example themfelves, by largely contributing to the fcheme, undertook alfo to folicit benefactions from others, and to apply the money towards clothing, arming, purchafing utenfils for cultivation, and tranfporting fuch poor people as fhould confent to go over and begin a fettlement. They did not confine their charitable views to the fubjects of Britain alone, but wifely opened a door for the indigent and oppreffed protestants of other nations. To prevent a mifapplication of the money, it was depofited in the bank of England.

About the middle of July, 1732, the truftces for Georgia held their firft meeting, and chofe Lord Percival prefident of the corporation-and ordered a common feal to be made,-In November following, 116 fettlers embarked for Georgia, to be conveyed thither free of expence, furwifhed with every thing requifite for building and for cultivating the foil. James Oglethorpe, one of the trustees, and an active promoter of the fettlement, embarked as the head and director of these fettlers. They arrived at Charleston early in the next year, where they met a friendly reception from the governor and council. Mr. Oglethorpe, accompa nied by William Bull, shortly after his arrival, vifited Georgia, and after

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