subsisted through the whole of our proceedings. Our Resolves, Addresses, &c., are preparing for the press, having already been signed by each Member of the Congress.

But I find in this, like other Assemblies, that the finishing part of the business, which being the most critical, and requiring the greatest attention is too often left to the close of the session, and is of course ever in danger of suffering through the hurry of the Members. Our President is obliged to leave us to-morrow in order to meet the House of Burgesses of Virginia, and if we can set out on Thursday next I hope to be in New-Haven the Monday following.

I am with great truth and regard your Honour's most obedient most humble servant,

SILAS DEANE.

Governour Trumbull.

P. S. You will excuse my enclosing Mr. Hosmer's Letter with yours; the safety of the conveyance in this way is the cause.

GEORGIA.

By his Excellency Sir JAMES WRIGHT, Baronet, Captain General, Governour, and Commander-in-chief of his Majesty's said Province of GEORGIA, Chancellor and Vice Admiral of the same:

A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas, by a Proclamation under my hand and the great seal of this Province, dated at Savannah, on the 11th day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-three, it was set forth that in obedience to his Majesty's Royal Instructions a Congress was held at Augusta by his said Excellency and the Honourable John Stuart, Esquire, and sundry Kings, Headmen and Warriours of the Creek and Cherokee Indians, who were fully authorized and empowered to attend at the said Congress, and to act for their several Nations and Tribes respectively; and whereas the said Creek and Cherokee Indians did, at the said Congress, on the third day of the said month of June, duly make and execute a Treaty or Deed of Cession of certain Lands above Little River and Broad River, upon Savannah River, and cross the country towards the Oconee River, and also of certain other lands between the Altamaha River and Ogeechee River; and which lands by his Majesty's Instructions, are to be sold and disposed of to such of his good subjects who might remove into this Province to purchase and settle thereon. It was therefore thereby notified, that Surveyors are appointed, and were then running and marking out lines of the land ceded as aforesaid; and that the same would be parcelled out in different tracts as soon as conveniently might be, the better to accommodate the buyers according to their number in family, and which lands would be sold and granted to the purchasers agreeable to his Majesty's Instructions; that is to say, one hundred acres to the master or head of the family, and fifty acres for the wife and each child, and also fifty acres for each slave; and, for the further encouragement of the settling of the said lands, the masters or heads of families would be allowed to purchase fifty acres for each ablebodied white servant man who they should bring in to settle thereon, provided such servants were indented for a term not less than two years, to commence from the time they came into the Province; and also twenty-five acres for every woman servant, from the age of sixteen years to forty years, provided such women servants were indented for a term not less than two years, to commence from the time they came into the Province, and that the master made oath that said servant or servants were bona fide meant to be employed on the said lands, and should not, with his privacy or consent, remove out of this Province during the term of his or her servitude. And it was further notified that all persons were then at liberty to come into this Province to view the said lands, and to make choice for themselves of such tract of land as they might like best to purchase and settle upon, and which would be granted them on the most moderate terms according to the quality of the same; and it was further notified, that his most gracious Majesty, as an encouragement to his good subjects to purchase and settle on the said lands, had been pleased to authorize the Governour of the said Province to sign grants, exempted from the payment of quit-rents, for the term of ten years from the date thereof; and it was also expected that some other exemptions and privileges would be granted to the said settlers by the Legislature of this Province; and it was necessary also to declare for the information and satisfaction of such as might be disposed to purchase and settle as aforesaid, that the said lands are in general of the most fertile quality, and fit for the production of Wheat, Indian Corn, Indigo, Tobacco, Hemp, Flax, &c.; that it is a pleasant and healthy part of the Province, and that the said lands are extremely well watered by Savannah River, Ogeechee River, Little River, and Broad River, and a great number of Creeks and Branches which run through the whole country, and empty themselves into the aforesaid rivers; also, that there is abundance of springs and very fine water; that Little River, where the land ceded as aforesaid begins, is about twenty-two miles above the Town of Augusta, which Town is only one hundred and thirty miles above the Town of Savannah, which is the seat of Government in this Province; that the settlers will always find a ready sale and market at Augusta for every kind of produce and stock that may be raised by them, or if they prefer it, have very good and safe water carriage down Savannah River to the Town of Savannah; and if they rather choose to carry their produce by land there is a very good wagon road all the way from Little River to Savannah; and it was further notified and declared, that to the end the said settlers may be safe and secure with respect to their persons and properties, and in order to prevent any interruptions to them by disorderly hunters, vagrants, and wanderers, or by straggling Indians, a fort would be forthwith built, and garrisoned by a competent number of officers and men to be employed as rangers for the security and protection of the settlers; and that there is a very good and sufficient law in this Province for the punishment of vagrants and disorderly white people; and that the several officers of the troops of rangers would be put in the commission of the peace, in order the better to enable them to enforce and execute the law against vagrants, &c.; that the said lands adjoin a well settled part of the Province, where Law, Justice, and Government have their full and free force, and effect great blessings to well disposed people, and which cannot be enjoyed in more remote new settlements; and that in general, every thing would be done in the power of this Province to establish good order in the said settlements, and to promote the interest and happiness of the settlers on the said lands. And it is hereby notified and declared, that all the several matters and things in the former Proclamation as are herein recited, are now fully confirmed: And whereas in the months of December and January last some murders were committed by the Creek Indians, which prevented many people from purchasing and settling said lands, notwithstanding which, a great many who had purchased, built upon, and settled their lands before the said murders were committed, have ever since continued on their Plantations without the least interruption from the said Indians, or any of them; and whereas it fully and clearly appears that the said murders were committed by the Creek Indians without the consent or knowledge of the Nation; and whereas satisfaction was demanded of the Creek Nation for the murders committed by some of their people as aforesaid; and whereas a great number of the Kings, Warriours, and Chiefs of the said Creek Indians have lately came to Savannah, and declared themselves fully authorized and empowered by the whole Nation of the Upper and Lower Creek Indians to negotiate and settle all matters relative to the aforesaid murders, and to solicit a renewal of peace, friendship, and commerce; and whereas a Congress hath been held by me, the Honourable John Stuart, Esquire, his Majesty's Superintendent, and his Majesty's Honourable Council for this Province with the said Indian Chiefs, and whereas the said Indians have entirely submitted to the demand made of satisfaction as aforesaid; and whereas by a Treaty of Peace, Friendship, and Commerce, made in his Majesty's name, and signed by me and all the parties aforesaid, on the twentieth day of this instant, all differences and disputes with the said Indians are thereby fully and wholly adjusted and agreed upon, and a full and firm peace settled with them. I have therefore, with the advice of his Majesty's