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PHILADELPHIA, April z i. YtfterdiV abhut OBCj'o'clock, General Wa ft the illuitrious President of the Unit ed States, arrived iu “tils city on his way to join the Congress at New-York. He was accompanied from Cbefler by his Excellency Gen. Mifflin, the Chief Just ice, and a great number of refpeftable citizens, and a mili tary escort, confiding of the city and county troops of light horse, the corps of light iu fantry, and a body of militia and artillery. The general joy that was d.l'played on this occasion, funiilhed a triumph, which fur patfes all the pdrnp and pageantry of the molt absolute monarch; and is, we hope, a prc fage of a happy effed in our beloved Presi dent’s admiuiftratiou. A fplcndid entertain-' meut was prepared at the City-tavern, of which he partook in the company*of many”/ diflinguifhed characters ; during the day there were repeated difeharges of artillery, and ia the eveuing there was a display of fire-w'grks. The whole was conduced and concluded in the utmost order and harmony.— Wc are hap py to add, that in compliance with the re quest of the mayor and corporation, the de coration of a vefTel in the Delaware, oppo site to Market-street, was lubft-tuted for the illumination of the town', which some of the inhabitants had in contemplation. 23. Tuefday morniug last, at ten o’clock, liis Excellency the President of the United States left this city, on his way to New- York. His Excellency was accompanied by Charles Thomson, and Colonel Humphreys, formerly aid decamp so his Excellency. ,mLm - AD GU S T A, May 16. We learn from New-York, that ch .the 6th of April, the Honorable the Congress of the United States, having a quorom'of both Heufesp proceeded to buimefs. The Senate having cbofen his Excellency John Langdon, Esq. president, for the pur pose of opening and counting the votes for I'refident and Vice-President of the United States, agreeably to the conflitution, the House of ReprefenUtives attended in the Se nate Chamber, whctThis Excellency opened and examined the' billots of the electors of the refpeflive states. The whole number of fuffrages was 69, and it appeared that his Excellency Gedfge Waftiingtoa, Esq. was unanimoully eleCted. His Excellency John Adams had 39 votes— the Hon. John jay 9 the Hon. R. H. Harri son 6 —the Hon. John Rutledge 6 —his Ex cellency John Hancock 4-rhis Excellency George Clinton 3 —his Excellency Samuel Hnntington 2—John Milton, Esq. 2—James Armstrong, Esq. I—Edward Telfair, Esq. j. The illustrious George Washington, Esq. was then announced President of the United States of America, and his Excellency John Adams, Esq. Vice-Prefideut. This morning the Honorable*far. Commif fiofier Osborne set out for the Cherokee trea ty on the river of thq, French-Broad. His Honor the Governor was pleased to accom pany him several miles out of town ; and we have authority to allure the public thit all mat ters are concerted, and every tniug put into a state of perfect preparation,' foY the treaty with the Creeks on the 20th of June next. — The Commissioners are expected at this place, on their way to the Rock Landing, on the 13th, E>IT A P H Offered for the monument of the Honorable Job Pray , who, at the time of his dcceafe, was Member of the Honorable the Execu tive Council of this State; and, during the late war, a naval Commander in theferVice of the United States of America. Sunk at his moorings, On Wednesday, the twenty-ninth of April, MjIXCLXXXIX, One, who never struck his flag, While he had A Shot in the Locker’,- Who can?*:d fail, in chace, Till all was blue ; —- In peace, wbofc greatest glory was, A flagger ing top-fail breeze', — Ip war, to bring his broadside round, To bear upon the enemy: And who, when flguals of diflrefs, hove out, Ne’er flood hia„courfe, But haul’d, or tack’d, or wore, To give relief Though to a foe : Who fleer’d his little bark. Full 50 annual crui/es, O’er life’s tetnpeftuous ocean, And moor’d her fate in port at last , Where, Her timbers being crazy, And having a leak In the gale, She went down" With a clear hade. — If, these traits excite ih the Bread of hu manity, that commbn tribute to the memo ry of the departed,' A Sigh ! Then, Traveller, ( As thou pafleth this wreeft,) Let thine be borne upon th& breeze, Which bends the giall* covering Os the grave Of* Old JOB PRAY! „ >Ocos39Oeoo»d9O(OeCX3*Ooa^neDee LOST on the sth inst. on the road leading from Rae’s bridge, towards Augufla, about one mile from Mis. Blanchard’s old plantation, a Red Morocco Pocket Book, con;- taing, among others, the following papert, viz. An obligation of Mr. Lawrence Feebec ker for 150 bushels Indian corn 3 a note of Mr. Elijah Garreit for 30s. an order on Mr. John-Davis, Clerk of Burke county, for one cow and calf; cn order on Meflrs. Bolton 6c Newell for a balance of a quautity of feather edge board ; an order on Mr Gteenhow for 71. specie ; an order on Mr. John ltobert, in Savannah, for 81. specie; an order on Mr. Thomas Lamar for 300 j feet of inch boards; one order on Col. M‘Murphy for 4.0 bulhels corn; another on Cdl. Robert Walton for the like quantity of corn, both drawn by Elihu Lyman, Esq. an order on Mr. David Vaughan for 455. and one letter of great con sequence to the fubferiber. I therefore forewarn any person or persons : from purchafmg any of the above mentioned papers, as I have never given any alignment on either of them. A reward of One Gui nea will be paid on delivering the above de ferred book and papers to the fubferiber at Augufla. JOHN W. BARCLAY. May 15, 1789. - ■ .1 ■ ■ ■ SOME time in the ldtter end of the year 1)87, I gave a bond to Grant Taylor, for about twenty or tWenty-five pounds, which bond I have fihee fully difeharged, and fore warned him from trading the fame to any person whatever : I have since been inform ed that he has fold the. bond ; this is to noti fy the purchaser, that he may look out else where for payment, &&' I have, as before mentioned, fully difeharged it, and before witnefl'es demanded the bond, and forewarn ed him from parting with it. , JOHN HINSON. f May 15, 1789. ’ . £ J. : Found v .~ •, . In Broad-street, about the Bth inst. A piece of Gold, and a pair of Knee-Buckles, By anegroe of inline. JAMES FO& May 15, 1789/ ■ ■ ‘ i-i. We do hereby ihform the public, that we will fell Lots in Louisville by pri vate fata H. LAWSON, i 4 J. SHELMAN, y April 27, 1789. Notice. On Saturday , the 30th inst. at Ten dClock in the Forenoon , at the Houje of the Sulfcriher, Will be Hired, sundry Field SLAVES Belonging to Jeremiah Dyar. Bond and approved iecurity wilt be requir ed for the payment of the hire, and for the negroes being well uled, and returned by the gift of December next; and for their not bein<* re moved from the state. JOHN TWIGGS, Guardian. New Savannah, May 8, 1789. ON the 22d of May next, at the house of Mr. Thomas Greer, will be let to the lowest bidder or undertaker, The Building of a Bridge on , Uchee Creek, The fame to be completely finifhed by the 15th of G£6ber next, and continued in luitable" fepair for and during the term of (even years from that period. „ THOMAS GREER, fen.} ROBERT SAVAGF, J Comm'rt LEVI MARSHALL, J April zi, 1789. — / CAME to my houfethe 25th of April, a negroeftllow named . rnnee, aged about go years, and wench iarah about 21 years. They 3 ave a p“fs from John Richerion, whd, they lay, now overfecs for a‘ Mr. £tiles, in Midway settlement. From the impropriety of the pass, and other circumstances, have rea lon to believe they have run away,' and as such have detained them y but there being no goal in this coun v ty, I will not be culpable in case of their elopement. Michael shelman, Wajbington County, May 2, 1789. To be let to the lowefl Bidder, on 1 Saturday, the 6th June next , The building of a bridge over Lit tle river, at Scott’s ford. Ihe terms of payment,' as well as the particu lar conftru&ion of the bridge, and keeping the fame in repair for a term of years, will be made known at the time of letting the«fame. JOHN GRAVES, Com mi /Boner, 1 SYDNOR COSBY, \from the county JOHN TALBOT, Jof IVtlkcs. Win. BARNETT, Cotngdrfrom the -> county of Richmond . ABSALOM Rhodes toils before me a bald eagle horse, about 13 hands higb; 9 or ro years old, branded on the mounting shoulder A. The owner must prove his pro perty before me, agreeable to law. W. FREEMAN, J. ?. Auguftai May 6, J 789. *t*, Blank Bonds, Blank Writs, Deeds of Convey* ance, and New England Primers, For Sale at the Trinting.Qftke.