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The Honorable The REPRESENTATIVES of the United States. POUGHKEEPSIE, * March 3. Tuefday night, about 10 o’clock, the houfe of Mr. John Smith, near the Pine Plain, took fire, by which 1110 ft unhappy accident (Mr. Smith and his wife being from home) three 01 their children were confuraed in the de vouring flames, together with all their houfe liold goods. PHILADELPHIA, March 5. The “ Bill to repeal so much of the aft a9 prohibits Dramatic Entertainments, ’’ was ena&ed into a law, and signed by the Speak er on Monday last. The license of the Pre sident of the State, of the Chief Justice, or the Prelident of the Common Pleas, must be obtained before any performance can be ex hibited on the stage. The votes of the House were 35 in favor of the bill, 27 agaiuft it. AVGUSTA, April 18. A letter from Savannah to a gentlemen in this town, mentions, that William Gibbons, fen. Justus H. Scheuber, and Asa Emanuel, Esquires, were eletted Delegates to represent the county of Chatham in the Convention of this state. In General Aflembly of Rhode-Iflaud, at their late feflion, held at South Kingston, on the question, “ for calling a state convention,” there appeared for the meafurc 34, agaiuft it 12. That Aflembly theu adjourned to the i’econd Monday in March, to meet at Ealt Greenwich. The Honorable David Brearly, James Kin sey, john Nelson, David Moore, John Ruther ford, and Matthias Ogden, Esquires, were appointed eie&ors, on behalf of the state of New-jersey, for the purpose of choosing a President and Vice PrefiJcnt of the United States. rTa, rfjh Tr* djfvdTL d£f> 'LJ> XL Jb fV • ' To be fold or let , T H E House and Store ''Formerly occupied by Messrs. AlrX adder Shearer & Co. in Broad v i» 9 street. Tor terms apply to p. hayes. Augujia , April 16, 1789. K \ ’ _. _ Li l: L——i—k For private Sale , •» t . , * The following Landsi containing . fourteen thousand acres, on acre : dit o c four, five and fix years, viz. TWO thousand eight hundred and feven ty-five'acres, in Franklin county, grant ed to John Garrett; two thousand acres in said county, granted to John P. Wagnon; fix thousand acres in Wafliin£toti county, grant ed to Francis Tennill; thirteen hundred and fevenfy-four acres iu Wilkes county, granted Emanuel Wamherfie ; eighteen hundred and fifty acres in said county, granted to Hugh McDonald. For further particulars apply to the fubferiberat Clayton’s Tavern, Auguffa. KEMP. T. STROTHER. For Sale , The LOT adjoining Doftor Lauder’s, on which are every neceflary building for a family. Immediate pofleflion will be gifen, and the terms known by applying to me. The lot is well indofed, and the houses will in • few day* be in good repair. THOMAS GORDON. 4'f#’’ 4M*'> *;*>• I , *% [From tie Virgiula Independent Chronicle.] Indian News. ExtraS of a Utter from Creette courty , Dec. I, 1788, to the Printer hereof \ “ The war continues with the Indians on the fiontiers of North-Carolina. Seviet is liberated, and at the head of the militia in arms, who now only aft on the defenfive, waiting the decilion of North-Carolina, on the fubjeft of their dispute with the Indians. “ On the 21st of lift month, a large body of the enemy, not less than 200, attached Sharrel’s station late in the evening. Sevier that day, with 40 bprfem.en, wis out rang :• ing, and camd on the Indians trail,, nuking towards the inhabitants ; he immediately ad vanced after them, and opportunely arrived > before the fort, when the Indians were car rying on a furious attack. On comifig in view of the place, he drew up his troop in close order; made known his intention, iu a ' snort speech, that he would relieve the gar rifon or fall in the attempt, dud a Iked vPho was willing to follow him. AH gave an un animous confenr, and at a given lignai, in.n ! o a charge on the enemy, as they weie busily employed in setting fire to a barn, aud o.her out-buildings; the Indians gave way and immediately retired from the place, and the gallant little band of heroes reached the for;, to the unspeakable joy of the besieged. This exploit was performed under cover of tbe night; aud conformably to the Governor of Franklin’s usual good I fortune, not a man of his party was hurt,. Some of the Indians were wounded, as blood was seen next day plentifully, *« The Indians have lately killed two men on this fide of French Broad, aud one on the north fide,of. Holstein ;fo that it appears the Cherokees do not mean to flop at the line fix ed by treaty, but to carry on the war agaiuft the whole state. “ We hear that the North-Carolina As sembly have voted an army of 1500 men to be raised, to chastise the Indians, and being about a peace.” ExtraS of a letter from Fav tteville } Dec . 6. 1788, to the Printer hereof « Our feflion is drawing neat a close; and have taken care to pay some attention to our Weftern fi ontiers. Martin is reprimanded, for his injudicious management in your di flrift last fuinmer. Sevier is indemnified, and probably will soon be placed at the head . of the militia, as Brigadier-General, if lie will accept of the offered terms. Drumgo|e is appointed a comimliiouei, to treat with the Cherokees, and gives ailuiances that hostili ties will ftiortly ceafe—lns particular connec tion with one of John Watt’s lifters, will place him in an advantageous fiuuation so. ne gotiation.—Col. Steele of Salifbtry, is ap ; pointed topurchafe of the Indians their claim to the lands in dispute; and offer preemp t ons to other lands, within oyr charter limits,, to such Indian families as choose to join the state as citizens. This is judged to be a more wife plan, than fending an army to cut their throats. Mealures will be taken to preveut vagabonds and fugitives from justice , from taking fanftuary among the Indians. “ It will give joy to many, when they hear of the fafe paflagf of so great a number of emigrants, through the wilderness, both on the Kentucky and Cumberland paths; and whe her under providence it has been brwught about by the aftive exertions or Sevier and his armed volunteer, or the timeous nego tiation from Virginia, it is immaterial; in either case, pnuch gratitude will be due from thole who have received so /ingular a boon. And not a little will be the fclf-fatisfaftion of those benevolent mifldfr, who in any degree contributed to the happy event.” ExtruS of a letter from Sulli van county, Dec • 6 , 1788. « Mrs, Inglis, who was taken about a year ago from German Creek, ia returned : She, with four of her children, were kept by a party of the Cherokees in the mountains, a few miles from the Kentucky path, and near the ford of Cumberland river, for fix mouths after they were taken ; dining which time the Indians flole about sixty horfcs,aud brought infivefcalps* They then proceeded to the Waudot town, on Sandu/ky, with their plun der and irifonent The latter they fold to that crib?, wiio iff rimjrkftbir toiui of iu* i ” I ■ creating their numbers by adopting prisoners. After some time, the, by the affirtantc of aft Indian trader, was sent home with her young* ' est child. She gives an account that fcveral of the northern tribes were about joining the Creek confederacy, aiid that Alexander M* Gilliviay is to have the fuperintendance ts the whole?’ Extraei of u Utter dated French Bread * Dec* iH, 1788. “ Governor Sevier is just returned from an excursion into the Indian country, and has captured 27 women and children without any being killed on either fide. His objeft was prifoncr* to redeem those taken at Gallefpey’s fort.—He took a white mail with the Indians, and f.nce has font him back with a letter to '.be chiefs, offering at: exchange of pnloners, and alluring them that this effort thali be his last, provided hostilities ter ruinated on their part* It is but fair play we give the Lft blow, , *s the ludiaiis gave the firll.’* Extract ts a Utter from IVaflingtort* dated Dtc. I*4, * 788, to the Printer. “ We have jurt received an account of the Indians attacking a fm’.ill company of travel lers coming in from Kentucky in the w ilder nets; on£ nran oY the name of Naft» is killed, and two Wounded ; the remainder effected a ret 1 cat., although pursued for feveial miles, and readied Martin’s llation with thewound t eu men. This proves how little dependence is to be put in the folcmn promises made y the Chetokee chiefs to Major Mooie, lift September, of engaging that the Kentu kv path lhouid remain wimolened, provided w: did not a dill Nor th-Carplina ill carrying on the war aqainft them.. True it is the emi grants to Kentucky have all got through luTe, and this of itfclf is a great matter.” At a Meeting of the Board of Trnflees of the Richmond Academy* on fuejduy* the 26th March* 1 v Re/o/vcJ, THAT oh the fifll Monday in May next, tire enclosing of an acre of ground, on the lot on • which the Church frauds, will be let to the luwell bidder. The ports to be es light wood, nine feet long, and eight inches future i to he placed three feet in the ground, the tops of the fame to be capped, and to be arranged at the dil tance of ten feet. The two fidcs, "f feet each, to he en cloi’ed with good found and merchantable pme plank twelve inches wide, and one ami no halt inch thick, to be fix feet high, aad the edges of the plank to lap ovtr, . The two ends, of 16 5 feet each, to he polled, capped and planked as the Tides, to the height of three feet the remaining three feet to he tailed andpailed in manner follow ing :—1 he rails to be of lightwood, 3by 4, the pails to he 3 by 1 1-2 inches, and headed nea’iy, to be j laced at the diftante of tlue6 inches, ai cf to he nailed on with jod. nails, a gate to he in each cr.d Hie heads of the gate polls and of the pall ing, to be painted black above the upper rail, olid white below, the remaining part to be tarred, the tar to Le mixed with white llud paint. Rejoiced* That payments iliall be made to. the • undertaker in the current money of the flatc, one half on the materials being on the picmifes, and the other half on the comple-, licit of the w'ork in a flrong and workman like manner. kejilxc*.* That on the firff Morda'y in MaV next, the Pews iy thrOiurch'of Augusta will • he let to the highest bidders, for the term of five jears, ore )ear’s rent to be paid down} the monies arising from such lease, 10 be ap propriated to rhe support of a Clergyman. Rejolvtd , That the President be empower -1 ed and recjuefled to employ a fit and proper person, to take charge of the Church and im provements as t hex ton, who flrall be allow ed afalary not to exceed ten pounds current money. Extraf 3 from th< l 'n.nttt of th» Board of Tryfeet* JAM lb M. bJMMONS, C. B. T. I * Writing Parer In lilt *t Ui« gs •