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PHE Subscribers having commenced
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trufta, take the opportunity of the firft
number of their Weekly Paper, to return
their grateful acknowledgments, to their
numerous subscribers by whom their un
dertaking 4ias beefi generously patronized;
and to assure them that no pains will be
spared to render their paper a vehicle of
ufeful information, and a source of ra
tional amusement. Added to the usual
difficulties which present themselves, to
those, who with but moderate funds, at
tempt almost any establishment, the Sub
scribers have had to encounter peculiar in
conveniences, which necessarily prevent
ed their Publifliing the AUGUSTA
HERALD as early as was at firft con
templated; but as no wilful negligence can
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From the arrangements made, the Edi
tors of the Herald hope to be able to fur
nifli their readers with a detail of the lat
est European events, and the earliest do
mestic occurrences, and by a judicious
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I yet they deemed this declaration neceffarv,
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GEORGE F. RANDOLPH.
I WILLIAM J. BUNCE.
| CONDITIONS.
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mnder at the end of the year : and to pie
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WEDNESDAY, August 7, 1799.
ciency will be supplied by a supplement.
At the above offtce all kinds of printing will
be performed with accuracy and difpatck, ana
every favor gratefully acknowledged.
Those gentlemen who have been so
obliging as to take charge of fupferiptions
for the Aagufla Herald, are requeued to re
turn them asfoon as possible.
August a, July 17, 1799.
BOSTON, July 13.
DISCONNECTION FROM FRANCE.
NATIONAL ACT,
To declare the Treaties heretofore concluded
with France, no longer obligatory on the U
nited States.
WHEREAS the treaties concluded
between the United States and France have
been repeatedly violated on the part of the
French government; and the just claims
of the United States for reparation of the
injuries so committed have been refufed,
and their attempts to negociate an amica
ble adjustment of all complaints between
the two nations have been repelled with
indignity; and whereas under authority of
the French government, there is yet pur
ged agaiuft the United States, a system of
predatory violence, infrading the said trea
ties, and hoitile to the rights of a free and
independent nation.
BE it enabled by the senate and house of re
presentatives of the United States of America,
. in congress ajfembled, That the United States
are of right freed and exonerated from the
stipulations of the treaties, and of the con
sular convention, heretofore concluded be
tween the United States and France ; and
that the fame (hall not henceforth be re
garded as legally obligatory on the govern
ment or citizens of the United States.
The young men of this town, consider
ing their deareftintereft, as nearly connec
ted with the auspicious event of this day,
have come forward with patriotic spirit,
and fraternal unanimity, to celebrate its
anhivttfary.
In consequence of notice given in the
public papers, a large and respectable meet
ing was held at the Ark tavern, on the
evening of Tuefday last. After taking into
consideration the objeft in view, the fol
lowing gentlemen, viz. Messrs. J. H. Gir
ley, Samuel Hunt, Henry Sargent, An
drew Belknap, Charles Davis, Thomas O.
Selfridge, Thomas Paine, Samuel Bridge,
James Cutler, William Oliver, Francis J
Oliver, and Francis Welfli, were chosen
as a committeeof arrangements forthe
and the meeting adjourned to Wedncfiny
e'vening.
The substance of the report of the com
mittee, was as follows, and was unanimously
agreed to. That a public address should
be delivered by some gentleman, applica
ble to the occasion and commemorative of
the day.
That the public exercises should be op
ened with solemn prayer and thanksgiving
to the Author of all good, for his distin
guished favor in having separated us from
the declared enemies of his religion, the
destroyers of moral obligation, social or
der, and the ties of humanity.
That the young men of the tow-n should
assemble at Faneuil hall, precisely at 7
o’clock, on the morning of the 17th, there
to form a procession to the old brick meet
ing house, where the address is to be pro
nounced.
That the day be ushered by every de
cent exprclfion ofjoy.
In perfuance of the above resolves, the
committee, having, by ballot, made an
unanimous choice of Thomas Paine, a. m.
for the orator of the day, and the Rev.
Mr. Kirkland to perform the devotional
duties on the occasion—they declared their
fatisfa&ion in complying with the wishes
of their voungfriends, and that they would
cheerfully use their exertions to impress
those important sentiments which natural
ly arise from the interesting event, in as
acceptable a manner as the novelty of the
occasion, and thefhortnefs of the time will
admit.
The above arrangements were unani
mously agreed to, at a full meeting, held by
adjournment at the representatives cham
ber, in the old state house, on Wednesday
evening, and thefollowinggentlemen were
added to the committee, viz. Messrs. Samu
el A. Dorr, Henry Paine, Samuel Moore,
John Proftor, jun. Samuel Howard, and
James Eliifon.
At the meeting of young men on Wcd-
nefday evening, it was voted, that the A
merican cockade be universally worn by
the gentlemen who form the proceihon on
Wednesday next.
In consequence of a polite and refpeft
ful request from the committee of arrange
ments appointed by the young men, the
Independent Light Infantry company,
under captain Sargent, willefcort the pro
cession, on the 17th instant, from Faneuil
Hall to the Old Brick Meeting-House.
BALTIMORE, July 20.
The commiflioners of the City of W ask
ington, we understand, are about com
mencing another range of executive offices,
weft of the President’s house.
The exterior work of the capital is en
tirely finiftied, and a number of the rooms
compleated. The whole building, it is ex
pefled, can be ready, for the accommoda
tion of Congress, if neceflary, by the win
ter. A number of elegant buildings for
General Wafliington, Mr. Law, Mr. Car
roll, &c. are progrefling in its neighbor
hood.
Extrat l of a letter from the north of Ireland ,
to a gentleman of this city , dated late in
May.
“■ As you are in the midst of unfortun
ate Iri(hmen,who have been forced to leave
their country on account of their political
opinions, T consequently conclude that
you have been informed of such occurren
ces here, as are not recorded in the hiftory
of any other nation : and yet more deep
and deadly blows are in contemplation—
nay, ready to strike at the instant the
French land ; which they are prepared to
do immediately in different parts of both
kingdoms. The inftruftions of.the French
dire&ory to their general commanding the
-invading army, we have in full from the
secret committee of England, who hav-e
made themselves masters of their plans,
and will undoubtedly as farasin their pow
er, adopt precautionary measures ; indeed
they have always kept pace with the French
in preparation.
“ A few months past we flattered our-
S>vi?9 that the storm had blown over ; and
in fa<ft there was a short term of peace—
but, alas ! every thing now wears the most
dreadful appearance of hostilities. Mar
tial law is again in full force, with addi
tional power to both foreign and domefiic
troops. Proclamations, one after the oth
er, areiffued, for apprehending, and search
ing for arms, icc. On the rebel fide, daily
diicoveries of plots, murders, robberies,
houghing of cattle in thousands, and fak
ing them up for the use of their own army.
This is our situation—what the event will
be, God only knows. How happy for
yourfelf and family, that in time you left
this afflifted land, and are now enjoying
the sweets of liberty and happiness, under
a mild and good government. If I could
get any thing near the value of my prop
erty, I would immediately set out for Ame
rica, with a great number of my neigh
bors.”
FROM CURRACOA.
We learn by the arrivals of yesterday,
that there are three or four Americans still
confined in theprifons at that port, in con
sequence of the fracas, of which we have
given an account, in a former number ;
that the sum of nine thousand dollars has
already been paid on the fecarities of the
American captains that were permitted to
depart. That?the governor countenances
every fpccies of indignity that the French
citizens offer to Americans. That several
muficet balls were fired on board the Char
lotte, and, on the captain remonstrating
to the governor, his excellency exclaimed,
“ Du verdamter fpitxbubf [i. e. “ Youd—d
rougue , ] and would not hear him out.
Head-Quarters, Louisville,
23 d February , 1799,
GENERAL ORDERS.
THE Adjutant General will pro
ceed to the annual Convention of
the Field-Officers of the refpeftive Regi
ments and Battalions, together with the
Brigade Infpedors of the Brigades they
refpeftively belong to, at such times, and
at places as may be most convenient for
all the Field-Officers of such Brigades, in
order to inftruft them in the difeipline
preferibed by Congress; and in order that
the evolutions preferibed by law may be
pra&ifed, the Brigadier-General will order
a company of Light-Infantry or Fufileers,
to attend each refpe&ive brigade Conven
tion of officers, provided armed and c« (
quipped as the law dire£b such corps taS
be. 3
He will also concert with the fevcraW
Brigade-Infpeftors on the mod proper!
time for convening the refpedive re<n* I
mental, or battalion officers, with tha Ad- I
jutants and firft Sergeants thereof, for the 1
purpose of inftrutfting them in the said |
discipline—and as it is of the greatest con- I
sequence at the present critical period, that 1
the privates ffionld be particularly taught ij
duty required of them in the held, the j
commanding officers of the respective re
giments and battalions are called on to ad
in concert with and
Brigade byoW||||?regimen
tai and battalion tnuflers,
they may be notified by the
neral that he will attend them for that pur
pose. At such mutters the usual infpedi*
ons will take place, and the commanding
officers will give the numbers of the ref*
pedive companies of their regiments and
battalions to the Adjutant-General, to mak
return of the fame to the Commander in
Chief. Such members to be decided on
by the commanding officers of the regi
ment or battalion.
By order of the Commander in Chief
T&OMAS JOHNSON, SecVy.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL’s Office, .
February 26, 1799.
IN conformity with the General Or
ders annexed, you will attend on the Bri
gadier-Generals, or in their abfenceon the
officer next in command in the brigades in
which you refpe&ively ad; receive and
distribute any orders they may please to
take for the purpose of carrying into exe>
cution that part of thifY General Orders
which relates to the cor ntion of the Field
Officers and the Light fantry or Fufileer
company of their refp< Ge commands, at
the places they may a Iffoint, and within
the periods hereafter assigned to each bri
gade.
You will appoint the time cf rortvenmir
ttie commissioned officers adjutants and
firft fergeanis ,of every regiment (or bat
talions when commanded by a Major Com
mandant) within the fame period ; as also
the time of the regiment or battalion mus
ter preferibed in General Orders.
The Field Officers commanding regi
ments or odd battalions will please deter
mine on the company numbers of their
refpedivc commands previous to the day
of infpedlion.
All commissioned officers will bringtheir
commiflions on the ground, and thofecom
manding companies will come provided
with exad rolls of the number of eacli
grade enrolled in their refpeaivs diftrias
or comtpandsi They will greatly facilitate
and accelerate the infpeaions by keeping
the men in their ranks during the reviews
and the by-standers from crowding on
•them. The general return of the state
of the mtlitia will alio be more accu
rate; if the officers would prevail ora
their men more generally to bring on the
ground what arms and equipments they
have, the purpose of the review will there
by be better answered, and the whole will
have exhibited a greater degree of regard
for the laws of their country.
For the ill Brigade, from the ill to the
27th of April, 1799.
For the 2d Brigade, from the ill to the
25th of May, 1799.
For the 3d Brigade, from the 2d to the
nthof September, 1799.
For the 4th Brigade, from the 23d of
September to the sth of Oiftober, 1799.
ForJhe sth Brigade, from the .-4th to
the 31st of Oftober, 1799.
For the 6th Brigade, from the nth to
the 27th of November, 1799.
You will report to me as soon as possible
on the Brigadier General’s orders and on
your arrangements.
JONAS FAUCHE, Adj. Gen.
To
Major Edward White , ill Brigade,
George Poythrefs , 2d Brigade,
John Foster , 3d Brigade,
David Blackjhear , 4th Brigade
Richard Worjham , sth Brigade,
Ferdinand Phinizy , 6th Brigade,
Brigade lnfpeflms.
*** Private Board
ing at Mr. Hutchinson’s, Corner of
Washington & Eleis-Streets.
July 24. ts. a.
\JHaf m Advance. >
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