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Three Dots, per Ann.] Volume I.] To the PUBLIC. PHE Subscribers having commenced the Printing Business in the City of Au 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 be imputable to them, they trust the delay will be excused by a liberal community. 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 feleflion of moral and entertaining publica tions, to engage the attention of those who are indifferent to the political events of the world. It will be the constant aim of the Edi tors to conduft their paper in such an im partial manner, as not to favor the party views of any set of designing individuals, while a free difcuflion of public measures will ever be admitted.—But resolving to support the liberty of the press on pure and , principle;,, they heintate not to fay rhat na publications will iflue from their press ‘ cair Jated merely to bring the Federal Go : vernment into disrepute, or to withdraw' | the confidence of the people from those I who administer it. Though not expetting 'l in the enlightened City in which they re- I fide to be presented with any such pieces, I yet they deemed this declaration neceffarv, j as a future juftification, fliould they be l found hereafter to have reje&ed the pro ! duftions of such as will not, or cannot, C 77 | make the diftinftion between the liberty snd the licentiousness of the Press. To give general fatisfa&ion will be the \ constant aim of the Editors, afid, to aid their efforts, they take the liberty of soli citing from their literary friends, such as ; fiftance as their leisure and talents will en i a ble them to furnifh, towards rendering fe the Herald universally entertaining. GEORGE F. RANDOLPH. I WILLIAM J. BUNCE. | CONDITIONS. 1 I. THE AUGUSTA HERALD will ■ *-' publi/hed every Wednesday, and will be M Slivered to\fubfcribers in town. I 11. The terms to subscribers, will be three per annum, one half to be paid on ■’he delivery of the firft paper, and the re mnder at the end of the year : and to pie ■ disputes, papers to subscribers will be con - Wfauedfrm year to year till diretted to be difi WfWinued. 1 Advert ifements of or under a square be charged 63 cents for the fir ft publicati- B**’ end two thirds of that fiumfor every weeks hnd in in the Jame proportion for °f greater length. B The second and third page, and the |p J ' c °l un >n of the fourth page will always con m U! Ktzo ratter, and in the event of ft large B hUnt ber of advertisements as to require more ■ *' ian *bis arrangement admits, that deft- Augusta herald. Printed by GEORGE F. RANDOLPH £* WILLIAM J. BUNCE, in Ellis-Street. 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. > [Number 4.