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u \j a I U X* ’Marco 26. We are tbM that orders have been iff ed ' j,y his Exceiiency our worthy Governor to Col Tyler, commandant of the firft troop of hoffe, in Suffolk divif.en, to hold his rroop in readiness to escort his Excellency the Vice- Prtffident of the United States, when he lhall set out for the feat of the federal govern ment. Ext raft of a Utter from a gentleman in Brain tree, dated March 24. «« It may not, perhaps, be unworthy a pa ragraph in yonr paper, that his Excellency Jcfhn Adams,' (the glory of our town, and I believe I may add, one of the ornaments of the age) has lately received an elegant suit of American broad cloth , manufactured at Hartford, in which he will make his appear ance as Vice-Prefidcnt of the United States.” ALBANY, March 13. The Governor and Council of the date of Vermont have, by an ordinance of the 7th inrt. laid an embargo on wheat, rye, Indian corn, and barley, and the meal or flour there of, fiom the 20th instant to the 18th day of April* N E W - Y O R K, March 7. On Tuefrlay evening, as the fun was setting the guns of the battery were fired to bid fare well to the old Confederation ; yertenlay, at break of day, at 12 o’clock, and at fix in the evening, the guns of the battery were again fired, and the several bells of the city weie rang to uihcr in the new sera, viz. the fourth of March, 1789, on which the ope rations of the new general government were to commence. Extra ft of a letter from Cadiz , dated Dec. 31. “ The Portuguese fleet stationed at Gibral tar- to protect their trade, having returned to Lilbon the beginning of this month to re fit, gave an opportunity to the Algerine cor sairs to come ont of the Streights, which the Portuguese received immediate notice of, so that in the course of eight days they sent out a freih fleet, wh ; ch so clofeiy pursued the pi rates as to force one of them on fliore on Cape de Gate, where the was entirely loft , the other put into Gibraltar, where die is blocked up. VVc cannot find that in the courfc of the few days they cruized off St. Mary’s, that they took any American veflels, nor do we think there is any thing to be dreaded from them hereafter, as the Portuguese squadron arc not to quit this station this winter.” PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6. Extra ft of a letter from New-Yorky April 2 “ Secretary Thomson is to go for General Washington ; you may expect to fee or hear from him next week.” April 3. This day the Hon Richard Hen ry Lee, Eftj. set out for New-York. The arrival of that gentleman, who is one of the federal lenators of the commonwealth of Virginia, will enable Congress to organize, 3nd to declare the President and Vice-Preli dent. / Brief Account of Gen. JVajhln^ton. This illustrious commander was born in Weftmorelatid county, in Virginia, on the banks of the river on the nth day of February, 1732. Me is of Englitli extratfton, and defeended front one of the moll opulent families that ever came from tint country to Virginia He was natural ly inclined and early in life applied himfelf to the military profeftion ; and his gallant eondutd in the weftern country, as command er of a body of Virginians, in the war be tween France and England, brought hint in to honourable notice, add placed his charac ter high in military fame. After the conclti fion of the French war in 176 •>, he devoted himfelf entirely to a private and philolophic life, of which he was paluonately fond, and in which he certainly would have remained, had not the revolution brought him once more upon the stage of hie. Some other page must enlarge upon his illustrious achieve ments as head of the American armv; he has ihewn forth the political faviour of his country, and the admiration of mankind.— His jerfon exhibits every thing great and no ble—he is upward* of fix feet high, and ex ‘cedingly well proportioned ; he has a ma« jeirfc carriage, terene countenance) ana tJarx coloured hair, but Now pacing time begins to died, His liiver blossoms o’er his head. CHARLESTON, April 23. Yeflerday morning, between the hours of three and four o’clock, a fire broke out in an office belonging to the house of Mrs. Gra ham, in Broad-street, which entirely con sumed the whole tenement, also the houfcs of Mrs. Horry, W. Middleton, Esq. and two other ienemcntsadjacen?. The flames raging to a furious height, and that part of the street being rather narrow, flakes of fire were thrown by the wind upon two houses belong ing to John Bvale and John Wragg, Efqrs. both of which were reduced to iulu3. The house of Chancellor Rutledge narrowly efcsp ed deftruttion, the flic having burnt •» part of several window frames The manner in which this misfortune originated is not cer tainly known. 25. On Thursday this city was in immi nent danger from the conduct of an inf a tie woman lately arrived, who k lulled a fire in the middle of her room, which was happily oblerved and extinguithed before it spread. The unhappy pet son is taken proper care of. By the fail accounts from Kentucke, Doc tor John C'tnnoliy, from Detroit, was going about among the people, ifnving to alienate their affections from the United States, and advifmg thetn to join either the 3/itiih or Spanilh. The fame perlon informs- that Go vernor St. (la r had fein orders to have him taken up ; but that he could not tell how that would turn out, as the people there liked to heat him, and escorted him from that place with a small guard. By the last accounts from Morgan Town, a number of Indians weie on the r way to Congress, to receive pay for the lands purchas ed of them at the bit treaty 7 \ Late accounts from Fiance advise, that a boun:y of 15 sols per quintal is granted on the importation of wheat in that kingdom, between the 15th of February and the 15th of June. A London paper fays, The Court of Lis bon have at length concluded their long de pending treaty of commerce with the Ame rican dates, by virtue of which the Portu guel’e are to take corn, &c. from the Ame ricans, who are to receive the produce of Por tugal in exchange; the Portugufee having reftritjed by a particular article of the trea ty, American veflels from carrring any of the gold or silver current coin of the king dom of Portugal, as gold and silver in bars, or in any other ihape than that of plate in fei Vices, utenlils, wearables, and jewellery, &c- upon pain of conhfcation of the ships, cargo, &c. wheie fiich gold or silver may be tlifeovered ; as also the matter and o i cers of the lhips to be imprisoned, to answer in such cases before a tribuna at Liibon or Oporto, the charges of any such breach of the t:eaty. Thus A flerica is placed under greater reftriftions than any other nation. A plain proof of the Portuguese jealouiy. A New-York paper of the 2d. inst. fays, u Yellerday the Honorable House of Repre sentatives of the United States made a quo rum, when the Hon. Frederic Auguitus Muh lenberg, Esq. of Pencfy lvatua. was chosen Speaker, and John Beckley, Esq. of Virgi nia, bee re.ary. The Honorable Henry Hamilton, Esquire, Governor of the Bermuda illands, pubiiihed a Proclamation on the 27th day of March, stating, “ that the inhabitants of these idands are now in a state versing upon famine, for want of almost every species of provisions, I do therefore, by and with the advice and con sent of his Majesty’s council, iifue this my Proclamation, hereby permitting any foreign veflels whatever, that may be passing by these illands, within four weeks, (to be computed from Monday the 30th of March- mftant) and laden with bread, corn, or flour, to come into port, and dispose ot the fame, under the infpeftion of an officer of the cufloms, for the reiief of the inhabitants ; and I do here by futher permit, by and w: h the advice and eonfent of his Majesty’s Privy Council as afore fa id, he introduttion of salted provi sions from any foreign port whatever, in vef fcls belonging to these illands only, for and during the space of three months, (to be computed also from Monday the 30th day of March mftant)/ A Tetter from Wmchefter, dated March IS, fav«* fevera! gCut’emen have arrived in this town from Kentncke, whom informa tion is received, that a general and uninter rupted trade has taken place between the in habitants of that country and those of the Spanish settlements at New Orleans ; fevera! boats loaded with goods to a very confiderabie amount, having arrived before our informants came away ; that in return they took large quantities of tobacco, beef, corn, &c. and that, from every appearance," this traffic was likely to continue, and be carried on with the greatest alacrity, which cannot fail proving of the moil infinite advantage. Most of the settlements in. the quarter of Kentucke are now undisturbed by the savages, no hoftilitiea having been for some time committed by them, except at the little Miami, where, about five weeks fiuce, a Shawnefe'chief, cal led Slack Fiffi; and one of the *vVandot chiefs, with a number of warriors, took three white people who were out surveying, and brought them in under guard, to the garrison Ration ed at the mouth of the Little Miami. Their - pretensions were to fettle a treaty with the garrison, which our informants fay was com-' plcted upon good terms by Capt. M'Gnth and others.—The Shawnefe chief was so fond ot Capt. M-Grath, that he offered to tike h : m through the Indian country. These chiefs ami warriors afterwards bad it in their power ro deftrey three crews and their effetts, but they proved friendly, furniffied them with prov.fions. and treated them kindly. The Shawnefe and Watidots had fevera! times before taken prisoners, and brought them into the garrison, with profeffions of friendship ; but it was mtich fufpefted their only intentions were to make their observa tions, and get Jiqtiors. From the above pa cific conduft, the white inhabitants begin to put some confidence in them, and please them selves with the hopes of enjoying a peaceable summer. SAVANNAH, April 3d. Simeon Dillingham, Thomas Norris, and the Hon. Thomas Gibbons, Esq. -are elected to represent the county of Camden in the Con* venfion to be held at Augnfta next Monday, We have it from good authority that last week some houses were burnt, and an old Negro wench killed, at Brunswick. in Glynn county, it’s ftippofed by Indians; the traft* of a number of horses were perceived in and near the place. DIED.] On Sunday night last, Mrs. Sa* rah Smith. On Monday night, Mr. James Taylor. And yesterday afternoon, Captain Job Pray. The Catharine, Murray, from South-Ca*. rolina, is arrived at Bristol ; and the Man chefier, M‘Dowall, at Liverpool. The fliip Douglas, Bean, and brig Ardean, Wilton, ftom London ; ffiip Polly, Lenox, and brig Endeavour, Guilin, from Liverpool, are arrived at Chat lefton. fA VG U S T A, May 9. iOn Monday lass the third Convention met fn the Town Hall, to confider of the altera tions propefed by the Convention of January /last, to be the Constitution formed by the /Convention of 1788; and on Wednesday I they finally adopted and ratified the new form I of government, to commence in Ottober ! next. A correspondent ha 9 favored us with the following communications between the Con vention and Executive. In Convention., Wednesday, May 6, 1780. On motion, Revived, That the President, at the head of the Convention, watt on his Honor the Governor; deliver him the Constitution by us adopted, with a request that he will be pleased to depofite the original in the archives of our state, and cause it to be promulgated to our constituents, in such manner as he may think belt. £.r trail from tbs Minutes, D. LONGSTREET, Sec'ry. The President and the other Members hav* ing attended at the Council Chamber, deli vered the Constitution into the hands of the Governor, in Council, with the foregoing resolve, when hia Honor was pleased to ;nafc« the following reply s