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with the executive directory, the plan
of operation for the ensuing campaign
brings with him a great number of en
gineers, who are to serve in his army—
General Kleber, who, his ab
sence had the command in chief of the
army of Sambrejand Meuse, has cau
tioned all the generals of divisions to
keep their corps in readiness for action at
a moments notice. Bernardot, Cham
pionet, and Marceau, have marched with
their divisions from the environs of
Luxembourg to the Moielle. Their
firit hostilities will be committed be
tween the Moselle and the Nahe. The
corps on the right banks of the Rhine,
under the orders of General Lefevre,
which consists of about 24,000 men, is
defined to make a diverlion. Among
the great many corps, which are march
ing to the Rhine from the interior, is
the colonne infernalc, (the internal co
lumn) which is composed of grenadiers
and chaffeurs, and has hitherto l'ervedin
La Vendefc.
BOSTON, April 2?.
By a gentleman lail evening from
Ncwburyport, we are informed that on
Saturday last, the inhabitants of New
baryport aflembled for the purpose of
taking into consideration the fubjeCl of
the treaty between Great-Britain and
the United States, which they conceiv
ed to be of the greateil importance to
the community at large. After having
chosen general Titcoinb, as moderator,
the question was put, “ will you peti
tion congress to make provision for car
rying the treaty with Great-Britain
into execution, as it is now become the
law of the land,” which pafled unani
mously, except and upwards of 400
signed the petition that evening.
SALEM.
At a meeting of the freeholders and other
inhabitants of Salem , lawfully quali
fied to vote in town affairs , held at the
court-house on the Zld day of April,
1796.
Voted, unanimously (except 4 di (Tent
ing persons) that the town of Salem,
present a memorial, to the hon. the house
of representatives ot the United States,
praying that they would make proviiion
for carrying the treaty with Great-
Britain, into full and honorable cfFcd.
Voted, unanimously, that the draught
now presented and read to the town, as
a memorial, be accepted and approved
of; and that the lame be presented to
the honorable the house of representa
tives of the United States.
Voted, unauimoully, that a commit
tee be chosen to join the feie£t men, to
compieat a fair copy of laid memorial,
and to present the fame to the inhabi
tants ot this town, to befigned by them ;
and when compleatcd, to forward the
fame to Benjamin Goodhue, efq. or fome
other member ofcongrefs, to be present
ed by them, to the hon. representatives
of the United States.
For this committee, captain Joseph
White, Benjamin Rickman, and Tohn
Treadwell, efqrs. Messrs. John Norris,
William Gray, jun. and captain Ephra
im Emerton.
A true copy from the Town Records.
(Attest.)
Edward Norris , Town Clerk.
STOCKBRIDGE, [Maff. ) April 5.
The contract repealing Legislature of
Georgia, have honored Gen. Gunn,
one of the Senators from that Hate, in
Congress, by a declaration, that he has
101 l their confidence. They have also
resolved, that it appears by the deposi
tions on oath (as they fay) of three per
sons, that Mr. Gunn did attempt to
corrupt and unwarrantably influence
lome of the members of the legislature,
which palfed the law for the sale of the
Georgia Lands. The repeal of the
law for the sale of the Laid lands, was
obtained through the influence of Gen.
Jackson, it is said on account of General
Gunn’s bidding more for a certain quan
tity than theamouatof Jackson’s offer :
that the latter was engaged to become a
pur chafer, appears from the examination
ot tne Secretary of that State, by a
committee appointed for the purpose.
here is great perfonalenmity between
unn an d Jackson ; and all the late
proceedings of the legislature of Geor
gia, having been dictated by Jackson.
Gunn may, or nay not have acted un
worthily in the instance referred to ; at
3uy rate, the declaration, of itfclf, that
, c ls loft the confidence of such a legif
"urcb will not Sperate to his dilhonor.
NEW-YORK, April 26.
~ * mernoaial sent to Congress from
‘•‘S city,requefting the Treaty may be
into effect, is ftgned by three
tuouuflj two hundred and eighty-fix
Columbian jkluteum, £&.
Extract of a letter fram Hartford, dated
21 fi iif. to a merchant in this town,
This day there was a very full meet
ing of the inhabitants of this town, re
lative to the treaty with Great-Britain.
A memorial to Congress for granting
the appropriations for carrying the fame
into effect, was unanimously agreed to
—in fad there were but three dilfenting
voices. You may rest allured, that sev
en eights of the people this way, are in
favor of its being honorably fulfilled.
WHITESTOWN, April 13.
Last Monday, parted through this
town, an express for Niagara, burmif
es have been frequent on the object, of
this express : Some fay he carries
orders (or the evacuation* of the weltern
poles,agreeable to treaty; others that
in conlequence of the preiident’s refufal
to deliver certain papers relative to the
treaty, he carries orders for a detention
of the ports until such time as the neces
sary appropriations for carrying it into
effed, are granted. Time will deve
l'ope the true objed of the express.
PHILADELPHIA, April 29.
The debate on the Britilh Treaty,
was continued yesterday in committee
of the whole. Mr. Prhston, spoke
against it, and Mr. Ames for it. There
was no decision.
By express from Boston.
Official proceedings of the town of Boflon.
At a meeting of the freeholders and oth
er inhabitants of the town of Boston,
in public town-meeting aflembled, su
laneuil-Hall, on Monday the 25th
day of April, 1796, 10 o’clock A.M.
Hon. Thomas Dawes, Esq. in thr chair.
Toconfider the requeli of a number
of the inhabitants, “ tlut as certain per
sons are carrying about a paper for lign
ing, upon the iuojectof the Britilh trea
ty, a town meeting may be called, that
the leale of the inhabitants at large may
be taken thereon, left the sentiments 01
the persons fublcribing said paper, lhould
be coniidered as the ad of the whole
town.” When after confukiabie de
bate, the following motion was put ana
palled by a very great majority, viz.
“ that the town do approve of tne ob
jed and sentiments contained in the me
morial, which has been read, and reter
red to in the petition, and is now before
them.”
True copy attest,
W .a. Cooper, Town-Clerk.
The meeting aliembled at Faneuil
Hail, which not being large enough to
contain the immense concuurie ol citi
zens, they adjourned to the old foutli
meeting houle.
ihe motion was ably advocated by
Meflrs. Otis, j. C. Jones, and Dr.
vvarrea. ‘ine opponents were, Dr.
Jarvis, Ben. Auitin, and Perez Mor
ton, who were ielt fa a minority of
about 200.
‘ihere were 2500 persons present by
estimation.
April 25.
Yesterday morning at 4 o’clock, a
fire was dilcovered in the granary of a
back house in Tun alley, which in a
Ihort time consumed the building, and
extending itfclf to a number of Ararne
tenements surrounding, the fame were
also destroyed ; the frames having com
municated from these to the roois of the
lioufes in Water-itreet, belonging to
Mr. Coleman, and the estate ot the late
Mr. Landenberger ; and the house occu
pied by Mr. James M‘Gill; very lit
tle now remains but the bare walls of
those buildings.
The very extensive buildings and
stores of Mr. John Wiicoeks (which
caught fire twice) thefhip Mount Ver
non lying contiguous, and other valua
ble property, being greatly expoled,
were laved by the exertions of the citi
zens.
Extract from letters of a* American gen
tleman m London, to bis friend in this
city, dated January 15.
“ That Europe is on the eve of a
peace is the general belief—the Empe
ror is exhauited and is said to have de
manded a fubiidy to a very confnlerable
amount —this Great-Britain cannot
comply with, for (he is almolt drained
of her specie, by the late lean and other
continental cxpenccs ; lhe would fain
keep the Emperor involved with the
French Republic, but it is supposed that
he could not iupport another campaign
—and if he resolves on it, the success of
it is very doubtful in the Netherlands,
while in Italy he is almolt sure orlofing
Lombardy, in consequence ot the late
brilliant victory of the French in that
quarter —here the desire of peace appears
to be great and general, this country
heeds it much, but such are her immense,
V J
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resources, that on the return of peace (he
will not feel her burdens heavy, or by
any means beyond her powers.
“ The President’s fpeeeh as you will
find by the papers, las been received
here—it has excited unbounded admira
tion and applause—it has railed the A
merican flocks, given confidence to all
who have property in the United States,
and brightened the countenance of everv
triend to liberty—into whatever com
pany I go, the President is spoken of
in the highelt terms, as the firft charac
ter of the age, and the ornament of his
species—in the Evening Courier you
will find (as I mean to copy it out for
you or Mr. B.) a beautiful eulogium ol
Mr. Erskine’s, on the fpeeeh and its au
thor ; ail the papers indeed are pointed
in their praise ot it—thus you fee what
encomiums this excellent man meets with
from foreigners, while fome of his own
countrymen are so loft to all sense 01
propriety and gratitude, as to traduce
him in the public papers—really the
pieces with which a certain newfpapei
of your city teems are infufferable, and
provoke the execration of all such as are
not callous to every generous and grate
iul sentiment. We are now on very a
greeable terms with this government,
they really (hew much more refped and
attention to us than to any other poweif
—let us keep up this favorable imprefY
lion. I hope our House of Representa
tives will act a wife and dignified part,
ir.d altho’ fome angry fpecehes may be
made, and fome impolitic resolutions be
proposed, yet I trust Congress will car
ry the Treaty into effect, and preserve
the United States in the refpedable and
happy lituution in which they are now
placed.’*
From the fame —dated February id.
“ I am much pleased to underhand
irom your last letter, and from others
ately. received from Philadelphia, that
the present fefiion of Congrels promises
to be more temperate than was appre
hended fome time finee. The Britilh
mintftry are at this time looking to the
conduct of the House of Representa
tives, as that which is to govern their
con dull towards the United States. I
have realon to believe that the appeals
are lufpended until the measures of this
branch ot the legislature are known :
Whether afterwards they will be favor
able, it is impoflible to fay ; but I rath
er think such an event is to be expected.
“ I was informed by Mr. Pinckney,
that a gentleman had just beeri with him,
who has purchased a considerable traCt
of land on the Ohio in Penniyivania,
who this spring will take out with him
1500 xettiers, chiefly tanners, who are
all engaged and ready to embark. I
cannot ten you the effect which the Pre
iident’s fpeeeh has produced through
this country; I speak I think correct
ly when I lay, it will be the means of
pouring fome millions sterling into the
lap of the United States ; it has excited
admiration, inlpired confidence, and re
flected a degree ot consequence on every
one who bears the name ol an Ameri
can : indeed there is no national char
rac ter so high in Europe at this time as
the American—“ every one who has
ever been in the United States feem
eager to claim the rights of citizenihip
and to be considered as an American.”
WINCHESTER, April 22.
On Sunday the 10th inst. a dreadful
fire happened in the town of Lexington,
Rockfbridge county, which conlumed
60 houses, including an elegant brick
court-houle and gaol, eight stores, and
two of the principal taverns. We are
informed that it was occasioned by the
burning of corn ftaiks in Mr. Windle’s
garden. The wind blowing hard, car
ried flakes of fire to the itabie, which
was inlfantly in flames ; from the itabie
flakes were carried, in like manner, to
v arious parts of the town ; and so rapid
was the progress of the devouring ele
ment, that in the space of three hours,
the number of houies above mentioned
were reduced to allies. Ihe property
saved was very incoafidcrable, and many
of the unfortunate furferers are reducea
to a state really pitiable.
CHARLESTON, May 12.
Late last evening,, the Ship South-
Carolina, Capt. Garman, arrived, ic
days from Philadelphia; by this arrival
we learn, that the question on the motion
tor making provision for the Britilh
treaty, was taken in committee of the
whole, on the 29th of April; 49 yeas,
49nays. Ihe chairman gave the cart
ing vote in favour of the yeas. The
quehion was to be taken in the house
next day.
On I riday evening the armed fchoon
cr Les Droits d'Homme, citizen Mar
tioot, commander, belonging to the
French republic, arrived here from a
Cruiie, during which (he captured the
ihip Ann, Davidson, from Jamaica,
bound to Glasgow, loaded with log
wood * sis this lliip was coming over the
Bar of,-Saturday morning, fheilruck oa
Stone s Breaker, and was loft.
Accounts received from Martinique,
on Satuaday, fay, that the British troops,
at Barbadoes, were preparing to go a
gainst the Dutch fottlements of Dema
rara, Efequebo, \£c.
Capt. Rea left Martinico, the 12th of
April, accounts were received there of
the British troops and fleet having failed
from Barbadoes, on the 10th ; their def
tinatton was kept secret, though it waa
generally believed they were going a
gainrt St. Lucia Guudaloupe.
A gentleman who came pailcnger iix
the Andromache,-informs, that several
of the American claims for depredations
ommitted in the Weft-Indies had been
determined on by the lords of appeals
in London; in every instance, the de
cision was in favor of the American
owner.
■ ,11-— l—l— .. mm ——
,-SAVANNAH, May ij.
r s By letters received in town yester—
day from Charleston, we are informed;
that on Saturday morning at 3 o’clock,
.1 lire broke out in King ltreet, and con
sumed all the houies from Dutch Church
Alley, to Champuey ’s, and on the other
<ide a number 01 houses are ailo consum
ed ; among which are Martins Tavern
and Chriflopher Williman's houfe.—^The
ire continued for 6 hours and a half,
when at half pall nine it entirety fubfid-
U : during which, it is said 100 houses,
and property to a large amount, fell a.
facrifice to the flames.
In the court of the king’s bench, on a
Jeftries has recovered of the commiftion
ers for difeharging the Prince of Wales
debts, the sum of 50,997 k sterling, for.
jewels furnifhed for the Princess of
Wales wedding.
partite lirgiffer.
entered inward.
! y> Dayt.
CLEARED OUT.
16. Schooner lingula-or,Swift, Baltimore.
N. Advnt’r, Harrington St.Th >mas..
- Magdalina Eliza, I'heunix, ditto.
Sloop Olinda, Laughton, Charleston;
Maria, Bartlett, Baimnore.
(frr’ The fubferiber will receive and attend
to any information that may be givni, by
Owners or Matters of VeflHs, on the fubje<£
of the following letter, at the Cuftomhoufeia
this city.
JOHN HARBFRSHAM,
Collettor of the Culloms for Savannah,.
(Circular.)
Department of State, March 85th, 1796.
sir,
THE Newspapers frequently give accounts
of imprefrments of American Seamen,
and of other outrages committed upon our
citizens, by Bntifb Chips of war. But how
ever well founded these relations may be, yec
other documents will be required whenever re
paration for these wrongs (ball be demanded.
I am therefore dire&ed, by the President ot
the Lnited States, to endcavonr to obtain cor—
reft information on this fubjeft, verified by
the oaths of the informants. Such of these as
shall enter the port of Savannah will fall under
your notice, and I mutt request you to have
their depositions taken, at the public expence,
in the moft fair and impartial manner, before;*
Notary Public, and transmitted front time t®
time to this office.
I am, refpectfully. Sir,
Your obedient servant,
The Colletlor of the Port >
of Savannah. £
WE the Subscribers Infpedtors of Lumber
for the port of Savannah, are ncceffi
tated, from the great rife of all kinds of Pro
v;fions, toraife the price ofl.umber Measuring,
and Stave and Shingle Culling, viz :
All Boards and Scantling, 1 Dollar per M.
All Ranging Tirnb'-f 62 £ Cts. per M.
All Cedar and Live Oak, 1 Dol. per Hun
dred, solid measure,
Culling Staves, 1 Dol. per M. and
Shingles, 37 £ Cts. per M.
And they do also agree, that as Toon as pro
vmons fall to their former prices, they will
cheariully reduce theirs to their ufuil Rates.
LEVI SHEFTALL,
JAMES CLARK,
Wm. H. SPENCER,
JOHN Y. WHITE,
JOHN GREER.
Savannah, May 17, 1796. 2 2*3t,
Gborcia. 1/fy Edward White, Rcgijhr of
(L. S.) > P rotates for the County of Chat*
Ed. White.} ham in the State afore (aid
WHEREAS, John N. Fry, of the City o £
Savannah, lhop keeper, hath made ap
plication to me for Letters ofAdminittratiOn oi
he eflat-andefFedls of Thomas Dobbins, late o£
he lame p ! ace deceased. These are therefore tt*
cue and admonifhall andfmgular, the Kindred,
and Creditors of the said Thomas Dobbins,
decea.cd, to be and appear before meat my
i.hce in the City of Savannah, Onthe lbtliday
if June next, to shew cause if any they have,
vhy Letters of Adimniftrstton should not be
;ranted him. ‘
Given under mvhand and seal, at Savannah,
the 16th day ot May, inthe yearot ouf
Lord 17 f, and in the a;-.h year of A me-,
lican Independence.
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