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OrJrrat, Tha» the Secretary of the State be
dire/ted to rendei an account to the firft Mon
day in March, 1790, of all Gratuitous Cer
tificates that have been iflucti, deducing there
from the leveral sums that have beeu Helboy
*d, with a recital of dates, and Legislative
orders ainhorifmg the fame,a nd immediately
♦hereafter to lodge the documents and cheques
IflAtive there'o, vvith the-1 reafurff.
Qrt!, gd, That the Secretaries of the t.xe
cotive he direded to render an account of all
Warrants ifteed by each Governor, to the 61 ft
Monday in March*.. 1790; and that it be a
Handing rule to render a like account on the
firft Mondaf hr every month thereafter.
Ordered, That the Clerk of the General
Alterably render an account of all Speakers
Wauanrs iftued by the authority of the Ge
neral Adembiy-
Ordered, That the Clerk of the House of
Beprefentatives, and the Secretary of the Se-
do render refpe/Uvely, accounts of
Speaker's and President's Warrants, drawn on
the Trcafury daring the last Seflibn of the Ge
neral Alterably, and that the like accounts be
rendered at the close of each future beflion-
March 5, 1790*
Farther eonfideration being takefi ot» ls An
toafoeitain the Salaries and Fees of the
Public Officetsof this State, dec." parted the
ajd December, 1789. It is
Ordered, That the Clerks of the several
'counties throughout this ifote, do make re- ‘
turns to the fit ft Monday in March, 1790, of
aii fees on suits commenced, and aifo on all
funs profecuied to judgment, withrn the re
fpedive counties, and continue the fame to
the full Monday in each month theieafter,
and they are hereby severally direfred to pay
the amount into the Treasury quarterly And
they ate further duefted to make returns of
a'l monies received on licences and fines with
in the refpetiive counties, to the firft Monday
iii March, 1790, and t > continue the fame to
the firft Monday in ea< h month theieafter.
Attest, < |,-MERI WETHER, S. E. D.
a Mia nip- an»<■**>* aqw ■*, xur dutt ay*
December 1 1.
allowing tit. umflancti of tut re teal commo
tions, arc the ntuy ones, the'authenticity oj
'•which,- nve at frrxjent feel ourjdves war
ranted to vouih for •
C OMMOTIONS took place on Friday last
on account the scarcity of provisions ;
the mob after committing various outrages,
bioke into »he house of a member of the com
mittee of fubliftence, and were leading him
to execution; the Paris militia then beat to
arms, and, headed by the Marquis de la Fa
—yeue, endeavouted to eftett his refeue ; find
ing that impofllble without proceeding to cx
tientities, they at length fired on the popu
lace, which was immediately returned ; a
fnnrt a/tion then toox place, in which a great
number fell on both tides, and the unfortunate
vittiin to the popular fury Was hanged.
Another report reached the Herald Office,
late last night—that the populace, conlidenng
the clergy was mod inimical to their caule,
had eluded the vigjlenre of the Marquis de
la Fayette, and cruelly butchered leveral of
(Jut body.
An order has palled the Privy Council,
t’king oft the prohibition of the 15th june,
1788, on the importation at wheat into this
Kingdom, fiom the United States of Ameri
ca i but what avail will this be to England ?
None* foi in the firft place, the Americans
hdve no wheat to spare ; and if they had, all
the French ports ate ready to fwailow it up
a; ten jb tilings a quarter above the price of the
Butnh market. •
The Emperor *w*ll have to regret, to a
d fiaut oay, the dismantling of nu>ft of the
io:tified places at Flanders. This he did
principally to weaken the Dutch barriers, and
to save the expeuce of maintaining garrisons
in them; but, instead ot injuring the Dutch,
Ye has in the event only weakened himleif;
-nd the laving will probably colt him the whole
of his Belgic revenues.
The Court of Vieuna has actually appointed
Commiftioueri to treat with the Patriots •,
they are two in number, and men of high
reputation. The firft in the lommiffion is the
Pi.nee de Liguc. who is at this mo
ment with the army neat Belgrade, with the
rank of General; the other is Count de Co
benzel.
All tbofe whose persons had been fecure'
by government, haEe heei> set at liberty, am
aflurances have been given that in future no
person lhall be imprisoned but by the regular
operation of law
Invitations have been sent td the Chapter ol
Antwerp, and to the Coiporation. to lend
each of them four deputies to Bmileis.
We leai n, by a letrer from Liege, tha;
though authentic intelligence was receiver
there,' that the combined army of the Circle
had set out.on its march for that city on the
2id ule, therr fpiiits were not in the least de
piefled by this intelligence; on the contrary,
the Magistrates hid declared their resolution
to oppose by force, had unpaved the ftteets in
preparation for a siege, and had set forth in
their public declaration, that they would set
fire to the town in- all quarters, if compelled
to qnit*it —nay, that they would nfle peri (King
in the flames, rather than forfeit that liberty
to wh ch they were fu juftiy entitled.
By accounts fiom Copenhagen we hear that
lenience has been passed on Benzieiftrefna and
O’Brien.
They are condemned, firft to be declared
infamous, to have their right hands cut off,
to be beheaded, quauered,.and their quarters
to be put on poles in different parts ; befldes
all their goods and chatties to be confifcated
Shiells, the Scotch in keeper, who wtiis an
accomplilh, is fenteuced to be imprisoned for
life ; but is thought the Htgh Couft of Judi
cature will foften all the punilhments. ’
His Impeiial Majelty has jult publilhed an
edift, permitting 'the free tolerating of the
jewilli itligion throughout his dominions. It
allows all the Jews rehdihg within the limits
of his monarchy the righ a of citizens" (jura
avitatit.) By this ceflion the Jews have the
liberty to buy and fell houses and leignortal
eftates, acquire the rights of Nobility, Barons
and Counts, and to aflift at the States Gene
ral ; they may even poffcfs baronies having
the power us juflice. 1 hey are to enjoy all
the rights and immunities of burghers, and
arc competent to hold any civil or military'
employ meats.'.
'* In coufequence of this edift, two very con
siderable fynagoguos are on the poiut of being
bum, one at mgWptt# mhvc AX V lih^ a
befldes some other confiderablt eflabiilhments,
A letter from a gentleman in France* to
bis friend in Edinburgh, fays, 4< The 'irdde
of Kings and Pnefts, which has so lung im
poled upon the credulity of mankind, is hear
ty at an end in this country, and, in iefs than
half a century, you will fee it annihilated in
every country in Lurope. The time- is fall
approaching, when government will no longer
into sere in matters of religion, and mankind
will be refponflble only to God and their *on
fciences for their opinions* - The United States
are the first nation who .has set this glorious
example, and struck off the letters which
shackled the human mind.”
Yesterday ieveral bets were laid on the
’Change, that the Fiench will break frith
America before midsummer next, aud that
the conlequence will be the embroiling this
coun ry in the end.
The King and Queen of France are watch
ed with great nunutenefs, aud their abode
every day confirm, the i«Jea of a prison, which
we have reprelemed it to be. A few daysfince
his Majelly wuhed to visit oue of his Cha
teaus, a few leagues from Pans, but even this
small gratification was iefuled to the Royal
Prifoner* This sass will bell fpealr the real
lituation ot the unfortunate Monarch.
Mutual confidence is again restored between
the Natioual Aflembly and the Provinces.
The Commifliouers from Dauphiny have as
sured the Assembly, that the foie intention of
convoking the States of that Province, was so
choose new Deputies in the place of those who
had falleu in their attendance, and to make
lome regulations refpcftiog the partition of
unpofts.
The Abbe Lseunes, Canon of Tregtiier, and
M. Tripau, brother to the Canou of Kem
per, are impeached; aud it is thought will
expiate their treafua with their lives.
The lupplies of corn brought into Paris are
uncommonly great,, and yet the feat city of
bread continues. There is a myfteiy in this
buliucfr, which time alone can uniavel.
An Irifli newspaper, after mentioning eht K
wreck ot a vetlel near the Percies, rejoice*,
. that ail the crew was fared, except fourhgf.
team oj tobacco. _
GEORGE-TOWN, Feb.
Extra a of slit trfrom a gentleman in Bout*
deuux to bis friend in tbit tow»t dated A*•
*vemlc.r 1789,
«« The King of Pruflia has aflually declare
ed war against the Fmperer and Ruffians;
hisieafunis, that, if he fuffers them to dine
the Turks our of Europe, (which they arc m
a fair wa> of doing) the Emperor would pof.
fefs two great a Weight in the political scale
of Europe. Jn the upper and lower parts of
Germany the citizens ace all in aims, cutting
one another’s throats ; the patriots rage has
spread through that country J the Emperor
has marched an armed force to quell them.
In Brabant, you know, the Emperor has long
been attempting to ct.rb the-clergy and fup
prel's the convents. However they have pro
fited of the leffonsfrom their neighbours the
French, and embrace the prefept moment to
fliake ofTthe men. calling thcm
feives patriots, are in the field ; three days
ago accounts leached us of an engagement
between them and 2000 regular troops the
Emperoi bad sent to disperse them, to burn
and deflro) every thing before them, and
haug every man found iff opp*fition. They
met and came to atfion between Ghent and
Buiges; violent was the conflid, and great
the lots. The patriots defeated totally the
Imperial army, and took their Commanaer,
Gen. Dalton, with most of his Field Officers,'
pritoners It would tike too much paper to
give a full detail of affairs in .this country ;
fuffice it to fay, things are how going tolerable
quier ; the National Assembly have the con
fidence of the people; theiy how fit in the
Paiais.de Louvre, aud have lately made two
or three fundamental strokes towiirdfe liberty
and feedom of conscience, the muncipalities
ol the different provincesjare now modelling.
A law has passed that the convents {hall be
suspended, and the property ©f the clergy is
the property of the nation j liberal and fixed
annuities are to be given to the ministers of
rehgion. AH the church plate and weahb,
(except what was absolute necessary for di*
vine service) has been given up. Commits
tees of Cerrefpondence -nd Safety are efta
blirtied throughout the kimwtn*** Mibp know
no law m Bourdcaux but what comes from"
the National Assembly, or the ninety eledortK
of the city.”
T*' - , e
AUGUST Ay March 20.
On Tuefday, 9th February last, the Presi
dent of the United was pleased to nominate, -
and by and with the advice of the Senate, to
appoint the following persons to office, in tbe
slate of North-Carolina
Wilmington : James Read, Colleftor; John
Walker, Naval Officer; Thomas Callender,
Surveyor.
Newbern : John Davgs, Colle&or. Beau
fort : John Eaffon, Surveyor. WarfhlngttKT*
Nathan Kaeis, Colleger.
Eaemon Diji; id. Edenton. Thomas Ben
bury, Coiledor. Hertford : jolhua Skinner,
■jun. Surveyor. Murfreefboro s Hardy Mur
free, Surveyor. Plymouth: I.evi Blount,
Surveyor. Skewarkoy : Henry Huntet, Sur
veyor. Wynton: William Wynns, Sur
veyor. Bennet’s Creek: John Baker, Sur
veyor. ,
Camden Dijirifi. Plank Bridge, on Sawyer’s
‘Creek : Isaac Gregory, ColJeftor. Nixontom
Hugh-Knox, Surveyor; Indian Town : Tho
mas Williams, Surveyor* Pafquotank Rivec
Bridge : Edmund Sawyer, Surveyor. New—
biggin Creek: Elias Albertfon, Surveyor.
Far 1 her appointments by tbe Prejtdtnt of tbo
United States, t
Samuel Shaw, Consul of the United States
of America at. Canton in China.
James Iredell, to be one of the Affociatfc
Justices of the Supreme Court, in the rooqt
of K ibert H. Harrison, who declined.
William Nelson, jun. Attorney for tbe Di
ftrift of Virginia, in theroom of John Mar
(hall, who declined acceptance.
William Drayton, Difit ift Judge of South-
Carolina, in the room of Thumaa Pinckney,
who declined acceptance*
Chriflopher Hillary, Colleger of Biunf
wick, in Georgia.
Richard Taylor, Colleger of JLemftville*
Kemuckey.