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272 To the PUBLIC. frmcvt any doubt! that may remain , with respect to the performance of Mr. Fvk’s Cotton Gin, I bc% leave to iay before the public , the follcnuing re port of a Comnut.ce of the Bahama Af- Jemllj . r. SPALDING . BAHAMA’S, BOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, 12 th December, *795. MR. Wylcy, from the committee appoint ed, to enquire into the allegations set forth in the petition of Jofepr* Eve, Elquire, reporteth : “ That they had enquired fully into the sev eral matters stated in the petition, and refpefl fullv submit the rcfult to the confidcration of thenoufe.” “ It appears to your committee, that the petitioner alter an unremitted application of snore than ten years, has at length accompliftied an objedl of the fir A magnitude, not only to the Planters of these Islands, but of every other country in which Cotton is a staple commodi ty, and into which the ufc of his very ing mious Machine for Gining, or feperating the feed from the wool, may be introduced : And it is with regret, yonr committee are obliged to add, that in the perfuit of thisobjeft, which though often attempted, has never till now been attained, the petitioner has very material ly embarralTcd and injured his circumstances Your committee believe the experience of every Planter in this Colony, will warrant them io aliening, that it it impossible for the moft inattentive not to have witneired the ease and fpced with which the once tedious and labori ous process of fitting our staple commodity for market, may now be effefted, by the adoption of the petitioners Machine, while at the fame time every friend to humanity mull rejoice at feeing our fiavrs relieved from a species of la bour which has been injurious to many, and severe to them all ; and that the cultivation of Cotton in these Illands, will thus no longer be attended with any painful exertion whatever. It has been demonstrated to your committee, that the advantages to be derived by the Cotton Planter from the use of this ingenious inven tion, are equivalent to the labour of at ball eight Negroes. It is certain that this Machine, attended only by two men, will clear more Cotton, and do it in a more ettettual mariner, than what was usually accomplilhcd by ten Xegroes, with the common foot Gin. Estimating the quantity to be gined by a tafkable Negio, at thirty pounds of clean Cot ton per diem, with the common foot Gins, and that gined by Mr. Eve’s Machine, at the medium rate of three hundred pounds weight, and valuing the labour of ten Negroes, at four fluffing* per diem, it will follow that the cofl cf gining a crop of one thousand tons of Cot ton, by the common foot Gin, will amount to 4* “'bile a crop of the fame amount, wiay bfc prepared for ‘market, by Mr. Ev£’s Machine, at the small expence of a,6661. t as. Other advantages will also be obtained by the Planter, from the use of this Machine, which though it cannot he cxaflly afeertained, arc nevertheiefs of conliderable importance. A mong these, may be reckoned the diminution in the expence of building Cotton and Gin Houses, the enabling to avoid many rifques •nd inconveniences, by fending his crop so much foonerto Market, than he couid former ly do, and by direfting his whole force and attention to his fields, at a Icafon when they are moft wanted there. But your committee, confider Mr. Eve’s in vention, as, a matter of considerable moment, not only as it may be of immediate advantage tp the Planter, but as it promises to be bene ficial in other points of view, to the colony at large: It is the opinion of your committee, that no where else can the manufadlory of these Machines, be carried on so advar.tageoufly, as in these Islands; for in no other country, can wood proper for the purpose be so ealily ob tained, if it can be procured at all ; and an obvious confequer.ee attending the eftabliffi ment of theManufaftory here (if carried to the extent, we have reason to expefl) will be the auradling hither a number of ufeful and in ti uftrious Mechanics, and the affording a valua ble article of export to the other Colonies en gaged in Cotton planting. It u ttnneceffary for your committe, to state that to reward the exertions of genius, when direfted towards the diminution ol labour, has long been a grand objett of national confuta tion. , T.k p Petitioner may, perhaps, regret that his ibilitics have not been exercised in a country more equal to the talk of encouraging his tal ents, and rewarding his labours ; but your committee trusts, that when the importance of his invention shall have been duly estimated, the Legislature of these Illands, will not heli tate to grant him luch remuneration and other advantages, as may be confident w’ith the cir cumuances and ability of the Colony. To afeertain with accuracy the amount and s*aVL l t ° C legislature ought to go, lias been the moft difficult pan of the duty iin pofed upon your committee, by the order of the house. In forming an eftinute o n this head, two oueftions have naturally occurred to their eonfideration. sft. As to the importance and value of the invention. J *d. As to the ability of the Colony, to grant a fufficient remuneration to Mr. Ejve, or more Sroperly to pay him a fufficient price for the lfcovery. Ihe nrft of these points, has already been * r ?V t * i . ned * n the outlet of this report, by which it has been demonstrated, that this in vention, will be the means of saving to the Planters ot this Colony, the sum of ten thouf ’ “* /£-^- drcci *>4 flxt Y*6* pounds and x m the single ex pence of pre- I one thous * tro P of no more than 7 ITcouol aT! r or two of pound, ally be saved ‘f *° mu^ h P loll '/ m *y nnu the abilitv of fßv ’ n g s at once prove ford the nea hC Cos ony ’ *" d themselves af toxu the means to remunerate Mr. Eve their Jn! , L CO M m i ttts . fu ! rth,,r fub ‘ nit ’ i” lame l££V* 4 7 ,S -> uftl y to the fame liberal reward for the difeovery of his otvcttmo, as 1 1 ,t foil remains a fccm with Columbian iEufeum* £&♦ himfelf; because his having made it known, mull have proceeded either from the neceflity of his circumstances, or from his confidence in the liberalit y of the public : And it is im poftible to admit an id”a that the Legislature can take advantage of the one, or fall Ihort of the other. Were the clear profits arising from the use 6f the Machine, to be applied for a certain term of years, as a consideration to be offered the petitioner for the purpose of his invention, the Colony could looie nothing by Jiich a bargain during that period : And would afterwards be a gainer to an immrnfc amount: But Mr. Eve’s expeflations extend to nothing of that magni tude : He will be fatisfied with such a sum, as may be fufficient to extricate him from the embarrassments in which he has involved him felf, by his endeavours to bring his difeovery to the perfeftion which it has attained; and has mentioned the firm of four thbufand pounds, which your committee confider a very moderate price, for the purchase of an invention, which in all moral certainty, will be the means of saving this Colony, at the very lowed calculation, the sum of seventy-sour thousand, fix hundred and sixty-six pounds, and four ffiillings, in the course of the next Jeveil years. But as it might be inconvenient at one* to levy that sum, your committee recommends that an annuity of eight hundr and and forty pounds, be granted the petition-r, for the term of leven years, which will be equal to the prin cipal and intcreft of four thousand pounds They are moreover of opinion, that the bell means of raffing the money, will be by a tax upon the Gins themselves, by which means the petitioner will be rewarded at the coll of thole ‘who arc the immediate and greatest gainers by his invention ; and your committee are of opin ion, the planters will chearfully pay the tax, when they perceive that four days work of the Machines, will clear a sum fufficient for the purpose. The number of Gin*, built upon Mr. Eve’s principal, now in use; in these lilands, is com puted to amount to about one hundred and forty; butintheeventofapeace.it is extreme ly probable, the number will be very soon doubled; in which case, the sum to be granted the petitioner, may be levied within a propor tionable fhorier period. Your committee therefore recommend, that . a clause or clauses, be inserted in one of the money bills, impoling a tax of iix pounds per annum, Upon every Gin made, or to be made, or altered upon the principal of that invented by the petitioner, to be paid by the Planter uling the fame, for the term of ieven years, or until the tax Ihall produce the aggregate sum of five thousand, eight hundred and fifty pounds. “ And in order, that the petitioner may be induced to continue his Manufactory in these Islands, that the Planters of this Colony may have the benefit, of the improvements, which his ingenuity has lately nude, or may hereafter make upon the original invention ; and to prevent other persons trom robbing him of the advantages to which the exertion of his talents and mduftry give him an exclusive and un doubted claim ; your committee further recom mend, that a gratuity of ten pounds per annum, be allowed the petitioner, upon every Gin made ujkuilm principal and without his per uufiion, by any other person, and a tax to that amount, be imperfed on every fuck Gin-, for the term of seven years, provided the petitioner Ihall loiong live, and shall keep up his Manu factory, in any part of these Islands.” Resolved, That the report betaken into con tideration, on Thurfd.iy next. Just Arrived from New-York, by the Brigs APOLLO and BELLONA, The following G O 6 D S, Which will be dfpofed ej by WholtJa.lt only, by Andrew Anthoine, Store entht Bay, near Drayton Street ) CLOTHS of ail colours and descriptions ; plain andftriped Coatings of all colours; Liaftic cloth ; plain and figured Caflirfiers j white, yellow, red and green flannels ; Thick set ; Cotton and Woollen Stockings ; Gloves and Mitts; Caps; mens, womens and childrens Hats; Irifhand French Linens, Selefias, Dow las, brown Holland ; white striped Muffins ; Chintz arid Callicoes; Bedtick ; Check ; Dimi ties and inufliuet; Diaper Tape ; Cotton white ground Handkerchiefs; Romalls; French Nif mes Handkerchiefs; Sarcenet ; black T-flety ; Ribbons ; Siamoilies; Flannel Jackets ready made, Linen Shirts leady made ; Ladies Shoes ; perfumed Hair Powder; Toys by the box; Brandy and Oporto Wine, by the Pipe ; Sir rup ol Punch; Philadelphia Loaf Sugar ; White Vinegar; Sugar-Plumbs ; Fruit in Brandy; Bohea and Hyfon Tea and a Variety of other Goods. George Lamb, HAS juJ returned from Bojlon, in the Rtyuli tor, Capt. Swift, with a central allotment oj DRY GOODS (3 HARDWARE, which will be landed to-morrow. Particulars on Fri day. Also a few Crates CROCKERY. Szvtnnah, October id. ’ JUST ARRIVED, From ANAMABOE, on the Gold Coast </Af rica, the Ship THREE BROTHERS. Reuben Dunbar, Majler, with 190 Prime Slaves, ASSORTED, The SALE of which, will Commence on WED NESDAY, the loth inftaut.— COS’D I no NS. for all purchases, over Fifteen Hundred Dol lars, one third payment down, one third in ■ Ninety days, and one third the tft March.— lor purchases to a lcis amount, one halt pay ment down, and the relidue id March, with such security as may be required. Robert Watts. I Savannah, Oflober 10th. 83T Ad vert i femcnU unavoidably omitted, will athear an Friday, FRANKFORT, July 19. [Extrad of a letter .] (< The late of this city is at length de cided, and the French are mailers of it. I will give the details of what passed during and since the bombardment. Af ter the archduke Charles had quitted the Lower Rhine, to proceed to the ar my of the Upper Rhine* after the aban donment of the position of Friedberg, gen, Wartenflebcn received orders to occupy thepoll of Bergen, and to main tain himfelf in it until the main body of the army had entirely passed the Mein ; but fearing that he lhould be turned by the French whd might proceed from Friedberg to Ilanau, Wartenfieben thought proper not to obey the order and retired also beyond the Mein tow ards Neuifenbourg,after having thrown 4000 men into Frankfort, whole defence might protefthis retreat. “ On the 12th, at five in the evening, the troops shewed themselves near the city; The batteries of the ramparts fired a few shots, to which the betiegers replied from their howitzers. A short time afterwards the city was summoned: the commandant refilled. A second sum mons followed the firtl—a similar refu fal on the part of the commandant. “ The bombardment commenced at two o’clock in the afternoon ; several parts of the city were set fire to, and many of the inhabitants we e killed in their beds. “ The alarm dcpi&ed on the coun tenances of the citizens wandering through the llreets, and the dispositions ol defence which the Auftrains continued to make, formed aftriking and terrible lcenc. At three o’clock the firing ceased, and one deputation of the magis trates went to general Wartenfieben, while another deputation proceeded to general Jourdan; the former was soli cited to capitulate, and the latter to spare the city. Gen. Wartenfieben was inflexible; but general Jourdan, the con trary, received the deputies with great politeness, and teflified his regret at be ing forced to have recourse to such dis astrous measures. The capitulation did not take place, and the alarms of the in habitants became only deeper and better founded, the commandant resolved to defend the city to tlx last extremity, and prepared fire engines in all parts. “ The next day, at eleven at night, the French recommenced the bombard ment from three batteries which they had between the gate of Echefhietn and ■ All Saints. A shower of bails destroy : ed the buildings that were in the direc tion of the batteries, and the flames burfl forth in several parts. We lhould have : been buried under the ruins of the build ings, if humanity had not induced the French themselves to iufpend the bom bardment. The French general Kie ber carried even his generosity so far as to fend three fire-engines which he had taken in the environs, with izo men without arms, in order to alfiit in extin guifliing the fire; but they were notfuf fered to enter the city. “ At length general Wartenfieben fuftered himfelf to be prevailed upon, and aiked leave to surrender ; and the next day, the 14th, the capitulation was figued at Bornheim by general Brady and general Kleber. “ The number of houses burnt is 150; among them is a bake houie, the house of a Prussian captain, where there was merchandize worth several thousand crowns. The Poft-Office and the prince of Tour and Taxis’s palace fuflered much. ” Tneconduft of the French, since their entrance into Frankfort, has com pletely contradided the idea ot impla cable hatred which they seem to have vowed against us. The garrison is 1800 firong. The fcldicrs of the city and burghers have been difarmsd.” Bonnard, general of the division of re serve ot the army of t’ie Sambre and Mcufc, to the magistrates ot the city of Frankfort. Head-quarters, Frankfort July 9. ** I give you advice, gentleman, that in consequence of the will of the general in chief Jourdan, you will have no re quisitions to fulfil beyond those signed by the coramiffary in chief of the said army. “ I inform you also, that no body will force you to receive mandats—good will (hall be the rule of all our opera tions. (Signed) “BONNARD.” A magiitrate of. the city of Frankfort to his fellow citizens. The commandant of our city, M. Darnaud, has transmitted to us ieveral papers, of which we have thought prop er to communicate to you the following : i. Gentlemen, you will have com plaisance not to deliver any billet for lodging without a special order being presented to you, signed by me or my lecretary, citizen Muffchot, whose fig. nature in my absence will be valid. ° 2. You are requested to publifti And stick up chiefly in the public fquarcs coffee houses, and taverns, the order not to be received after the retreat, any persons, either soldiers or belonging to the army, under any pretence whatever * you will be responsible for the diforder* committed after this hour. 3. No inhabitant of the city, whoev . er he be, can under any pretence, keen one or more foidiers in his house, 4. You will be careful to fend me all persons who have complaints to make, or who have received the least inful t from a soldier, or any person belonging to the army: juffice and fatisfadion ihall be done to them immediately. In communicating to our fillovy citi zens the good intentions of the French general, we engage them to do their tu rnoff to second them, in order to avoid the fatal consequences that may result from the fiighteil offence of which they may be guiity. CAPITULATION Os the city of Frankfort, at present oc cupied by the Imperial troops, be tween M. the baron de Brady, colonel in the emperor's ferviee, invested with powers by the count de War ten fleben, general of artillery, com mander of the Auftraiu army on the Lower Rhine ; and the general of division Kleber, commander of the left wing of the French army of the Sambre and Meuse, authorized by the general in chief, Jourdan, signed at Bornheim, t6th Meflidor, 4th vear of the French Republic, Art. I. Dating from the moment of the signature of the conditions here announced, there shall bean armistice of 48. hours between the two Imperial and French armies upon the two banks of the Kentz, which shall serve for a line of demarcation, and from its source in the Mien, to the source of the Mien in the Rhine—Granted. Art. 11. At the expiration of the for ty-eight hours the general of artillery count of Wartenfieben shall withdraw the imperial troops from the city of Frankfort, and shall convey them to the left baffle of the Mein. Rep. At the expiration of forty-eight hours the troops of the Republic shall immediately take possession of the gates of Saxenhaufen, which Ihall not be giv en up until the rear of the Auitrian column shall have entirely quitted the city. Art. 111. The garrison at present in Frankfort shall carry with it its artil lery and ammunition, they shall go out with their arms and baggage—Rep, Granted. Art. IV. The properly of the in habitants shall be refpedted and secured ; no punilhmeat shall be inflhTed, no re proach shall be made to the inhabitants for their conduct in former periods— Rep. The inhabitants shall reply uper this refpeift upon French generality, the sentiments of which they will find in the proclamation of the general in chief Jourdan, to the inhabitants of the right bank of the Rhine ; a proclama tion of which coloael Brady will be pleased to diftributc fome copies to the inhabitants. The capitulation was singed by the two’ parties at seven in the morning ot the above mentioned day. (Signed) The Baron de BRADY, Colonel of the regiment of Murray. KLEBKR, Commander of the left wing of the Sambre and Meuse army. Conformidable to the original. i PA^OL. Aid de Camp to General Kleber, * 1 . i. 1 .. .■ LONDON, August 3. We have for fome time pall alftfd, that a misunderstanding existed between’this country and Spain, and that the Executive Directory were exerting all their influence upon the Span, ilh government, for purpofe ol introducing it to declare waragn'iiil this country Th; following was publiffied this morning, as a Man iffo from the Court of Spaw, which the Alarquis de las Cabs, anibaifador of his Catholic Majesty at our Court, has, it is said, by the dire&ion of his court, reprclented to lotd Grenville. Whether the manifefto i or is not authentic, we have not y°t b -m ablt to afeertain. It is in fubllance as follows : “ The Spanish cabinet retraces th* origin of the coalition, and mentions the principal cir* cumftances, as well as the different events, is which both nations took an attive part, du ring their iliianee, against the french republic. This flatenaent is followed by an account cl several traofaftions which have taken place be fore and iince the fcceflion of Spain from *he coalition, and the treaty of peace coi> with France, as— First—The St. Jago prize ffiip, w’> ’ note contends to have been condemned in contempt of fubfilling treaties and legal Secondly—Divers circuralUnces v - , * t * traded the capture and evacuation ol - 0 “ lo: • on which occalton the Spanifli cabin f a ** crt *£ the firitiffi commander* f’fffi r.cne No. 65.