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surviving defendant or defendants, the writ -
<Sr afhou (hall not be thereby abated; but
such death being fuggefled upon the record,
the aftiop (hall proceed at the suit of the sur
viving plaintiff or plaintiffs against the surviv
ing defendant or defendants.
Ana be it further emitted, That no fum
rtions, writ, declaration, re urn, process,
judgment, or other proceedings in civil causes
in any of the cour.B of the United States, (hall
be abated, airefted, qua died or reversed, for
any defer} or want of form, but the laid
courts refpefttvely (hn'.l proceed and give
judgment according as the right of the cause
and matter 1 in law (hall appear unto th*iri,
without regarding ar r imperfetHons, defects,
or want of form in such writ, declaration or
other pleading, rettim? process, judgment,
oreourje of proceeding , whatsoever, except
thole only in cases of demurrer, which the
party demurring (half specially set down and
texprefs together with 1 his demurrer in the
the cause thereof, • And the-said courts re- -
> fpeCfively lhail and may, by virtue of this aft
from time to time, amend-all and every such
imperfections, defects apd want of farm,
other than thole only which the party demur
ring (hall express as aforefaid, and.(nay at
any time permit either of the parties to amend
anv delect in the process or pleadings, tipotf
such conditions as the said courts refpeftivcr
]y (hall in their diferetiou, and by their rules,
prelcribe. .
And be it further ena(ied y That -for any
crime or offence against the Utfited Stales,
the offender may, by any justice or judge of
the United States, or by any juflice of the
peace, or ocher magiflrate of any of the
United Spates where he may be found agree
ably to the tiftial mode of piocefs against of
fenders in such tfate, and at the expence of
the United States, be arrested and imprison
ed or bailed, as the case may be, for trial be
fore such court of the United States, as by
this afi has cognizance of the offence : And
copies of the process (ball be returned as
speedily as may be into the clerk’s office of
such court, together with the recognizances
of the witnesses for their appearance to teltify
jn the case; which recoguizances the magif
irate before whom the examination (hall he,
tAay require on pain of igaprifonment. And
if,.fuch commitment of the offender, or the
witnesses lhall be in a diftriff other than that
in which the offence is to be tried, it ihalt be
the duty of the judge of that diftrift where
the delinquent is imprisoned, feafinably to
jiTuc, and of the marih .11 of the famedifttift
to execute, a warrant for the removal of the
offender, god the witnesses, or cither of them,
as-the case may be, to the diftriil in which
the trial is to had. i And upon all arrests
in criminal cases, bail (hall he admitted, ex
cept where jhe-ptwiihtnent may be death, in
which cases it (hall not be admitted but by
the supreme or a circuit court, or by a justice
of the supreme court, ° lr a judge of a diftrief
court, who (hall cxet eifetheir diferetiou there
in, regarding the nature and circumstance of
the offence, aud of the evidence, and the
tifages of law. And if g person committed
by a juflice of the supreme hr 3 judge of a
diftritt court an offence not piunifliable
with death, still as erward* procure bail, and
there be no judge of the United .States in the
tliftriff to take the fame, it, may he taken by
any judge of the fapr.eme, or superior court
of law of fucH state. -* * _ '
And be it further enabled, That the laws of
the several flares except where the conflitu
tio’n, treaties or' ftatutes of the United States
lhall otherwise require or provide, fhVll be'
regarded as rules of decision in trials at com
mon law im the courts of the United States
in cases where they apply, v »• •.*
/reel bi'il further enaffeU, That in all the
conns of the United States, the parties may
plead and manage their own causes personally
or by the assistance of such counsel or atrornies
at law as by the rules of the said courts re
fpecfively (hall be permitted to 1 manage and
conduct causes therein. And there (lull be
appointed in each diftriif a meet person learii- *
ed in the law to act as attorney for rbe United
States in such diftrift, who lhall be sworn or *
affirmed to the faithful execution of his office,
•whole duty it fhaU be to prosecute in such di
ftrirt ail delinquents for crimes and’offences,
cognizable under the authority of the United
Stgtes, and all civil aftious in which the Unit
ed States lhall he coneerned, except before
the supreme court in the diftrid in which that
•
c*»’.irt flial! be hotdeof And he fiiall receive
as a compenfatiuu for his services such Tees as
lhall be taxed therefor in the refpertive courts
before which the futts or prosecutions fiiall
be. And cheie (hall also be appointed a meet
pcrfon, leat tied in the law, to art, as attorney
general for the United States, who lhall be
sworn or affirmed, t q a faithful execution of
his office ; whose duty it lhall be topiofecute
and condurt all suits in-the fupretne court in
which the United States lhall be concerned, and
to give his advice and opinion upon queflions
of law when required by the PrclitJent of the
United States, or when requested by the heads
of any of the departments, touching any mat
ters that majr'concern their departments, and
lhall receive fucli compilation for his services
as lhall by law beprovided. --
FREDERIC K A, MUHLENBERG,
Speaker of ibe»Heufe of Representatives,
JOHN ADAMS i Vice- President of the
United States, and Prejidtnt of the Senate •
Approved; Sept. 24, 1789.
GEORGE WASHINGTON, President
of the United States. t
LONDON, July 3 0.
THE foreign mails, in time of war, were
never, in our memory, so barren "’of
intcrertiitg news from the belligerent powers
as at'prefent. v ' ‘
In fart, tlife eyes of all Europe are attrarted
to the prelent fttuat'Oh of France
The Bate of the other powets is nearly as
follows :
' Tfte Ruffians and Austrians are making
every possible preparation to cut the throats
of the Turks mid Swedes, who are prepared
nbt only to prevent them, but to return the
compliment, , j
Denmark, ready for a war, her fleet joined
with a Ruffian squadron, and flill undeter
mined how to atf.
Prussia, leady for a War, but apparently
„ only employed in emertaining the Princess
of Orange (who is now at Berlin) with ope
ras, fire-works, fcafts, &c.
Polaud, having fettled all disputes with
Russia, is now trying to create frelli ones at
home, by repeating grievances of 10 orn
yeais -ffandiug,-which for the fake of
peace, to be buried in okUyion. •
The Spaniards, also, ready for a war, with
a fleer at lea, to whioh Naples is going to
join hers, under pretence of fttpporting pro
pofais for obliging the present belligerent
powers to make peace.
Hdlaqdi in the midst of all tbefe,. is biifilv
employed in the naval line. The Stadt
holder hinifelf is at the Texel, and last
week put some mea w«f ar into commission.
There is not a fyliable of news from the
Aufttian armies.
In this brief flateraent, we cannot think
there Is auy prolpert of peace at present ;
nor can we doubt, btttthat Great-Britain is
ready prepared to meet every change that
may be attempted contrary to her interclts
or rank, in the political balance.
The Turk lh fleet did not fail till the Ift
of |.une for the Black Sea, and was very
badly manned, uotwjthftandiug a hot press
in all parts. The fleet for the White sea
temains at Conftautinople, asleamen cannot
be got.
' ■
AUGUSTS, November j.
On Tuefday last both branches of the Ge
neral Allembly of this slate met; and a fuf
ficiem, number appearing to form a quorum,
the Senate proceeded to vote fur a President
and Secretaiy,,when the Hon. Nathan Brown
foil,* EfqS Was 'appointed Pfefidcut, and Tho
mas -Watkins* Esq". Secretary.—The House
of R'«q»rt,l'cmstives alftf proceeded to vote for
,a Speaker ahd.,Cierk, and the Hont. Seabotn
j Jones, Esq. was appointed Speaker,
M. Simmons, Esq. Cletß.—On Wedne'day
both Houles proceeded in the choietf of a Go
vernor, and the votes in the House wf -Reprt
* fentatives flood as follow For Edward Tel
fair, Esq. avfor Johu Houftoun, Esq. so;
and for Major William Pierce, 19. —Tiicbe-
tiate then proceeded to ballot for Governor ;
and on counting the votes, there appeared an
equal number in favor of Mr. Telfair and
'Mr. Houftoun. The Senate proceeded again
on Friday to vote for a Governor, but there
I .appeared the fame number Qf votes for each
I pet fun as before.
(
, Jf *
In SENATE, November 6, 1789.
Cn Motion ,
Re/ei-ved, That the Senate will hold anr
Public Officer unworthy of office, who lhall
dtfpofeof the Public Books, Papers or Record*
iu lii» possession, without the content of thfe
General Allembly being firft obtained.
Orderedy That the laid Refoluiion be pub
lithcd. . H
Extract from the Journals ,
1 HO. W'ATKINS, Sec’rj.
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RICHMOND ACADEMY, Oa. 20th, —fjy
AGREEABLE to the determination of the
board at the last quarter, the Trullees'
attended, and the examination commenced
iu the ul'ual order?”
The fludems went through tlieir exercifea
with promptitude - and exartuefs, and deinon
ftrated that an improvement had takiin place'
to-the credit ot theteacheis and the students
The’ Board then adjourned until the evening.
The large room of the Academy being
converted into the form of a theatre, the fcho
brs were convened in the evening - to
tl.eir exercises in rhetoric, and acquitted
themselves with real applause, affording cre
dit to the proteffbrs iu this branch.
'ln the course of the whole exercises the
Truftecs feel themselves pleased generally with
the students ; but having engaged foxne pre
miums to the more diftinguiftied merit, they
determined that Edmond Bacon, of the firft,
clals, excelled onthe gr ounds of general learn
ing; aud that he be prefenied With a gold
medal of the value of one Eagle, with a de
vice indicative of the -ocqafioq. -That
George 6f the fecoud ciafs, To"/ar
excelled as to be entitled to particular at«
tentio'u ; and that for the fame be be present? 1
ed with a volume of Morse’s Geography.—■
That Thomas Camber Walton, of the third
clals, excelled in their exetcifes; and for
which he be presented with a volume of ’the
American Sclerttoh. And that, of the young
Milles of the Academy, Sally Parilh excelled '
in their exercises; and that (lie be presented
for the fame with a volume of Thomftm’s
Seafous. ' ,
■ Refolded, That a gold medal, of the value
of oue be adjudged and presented an
nually to the person of the firlt ciafs who (ball
exert in thfe Academy; and premiums, of
the value of the hooks now adjudged to the
second and third classes, to those who lhall ex
cel in them ; but the medal fiiall not be ad
judged a second time to the fame person, nor
the premiums to the fame pcrlons a second
time while in the fame classes ;.~aod in like
m inner of the young Misses tis (he Academy.
RtfoiveJ, T hat this Academy be again
opened under the fame Million and profedum’ -
on the fit ft Monday in November next, and
that da> be considered as the future Anniver
lary of the fame.
Keiolved, That the following vacations take ,
place in future : At the end of the firft quaj
.er 0 ,e week; at the end of the second quar
ter one week ; at the qnd of the third quar
ter two weeks; at the end of the fourth quar
ter two weeks ; and at Christmas two weeks.
Extract from the Minutes ,
JAMES M SIMMONS, Clk. “
Negroes for Safe.’
The Subscriber vhfts from 12
to 14 held and house Negroes to .
dispose of, which he will Tell on
-eai’onable terms, for Tobacco
infpe&ed in Augusta or Camp
.belltown.
GEORGE HUNT.
Augusta, Nov, 6, 1789.
A NDREW IIAWKE tolls a brown fleer
t~\ (bat strayed into his pasture, near to
Augusta. some time last spring. He is mark
ed on the left ear with a crop and under keel,
and on bis right ear an under keel, and brand-/
ed on the buttock (hits C. I. The owner may
prove his or her property before
; D. HUNTER, J.P.
Au’ufa, Nov. 4, 1789.
