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AUGUSTA, November 9.
On Monday last both branches of the General
Assembly of this (late, met in the Court-House of
this Town; and a fufficicnt namber appearing to
form a quorum—the House of Representatives
proceeded to vote for a Speaker and Clerk,' and
the Honorable William Gibbons, Esq. was elect
ed Speaker, and James M. Simmons, Elq. Clerk.
On Tuefday both Houses proceeded in the
choice of a Governor, and the votes in the House
of Representatives Hood as follow: For Edward
Telfair, Esq. 21 ; for George Mathews, Esq. 15 ;
and for Jared Irwin, Esq. 17. In the afternoon
the Senate proceeded to ballot for Governor,
when GEORGE MATHEWS, chofen
to that important office, and received the follow
ing communication thereof from that Honorable
body 1
In Senate, November 5, 1793.
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THE Senate being furnilhed, agreeably to the
Conftituti'on, with a lift enabling them to eleft a
Governor; it is with pleasure that 1 have to inform
you that the choice of the Senate has fallen upon
you, which is the highest proof of the opinion they
entertain of your patriotism, reftitude and attach
ment to the welfare of this itate.
I have the honor to be, Sir*
Your raoft obedient servant,
BENJAMIN TALIAFERRO,
Frefident of the Senate.
I The Honorable George Mathews,
Governor elett.
‘ To which the Governor cleft was pleased to
.make the following reply:
Jugujla, November 6, 1793*
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I have been honored with your communication
of the sth instant, informing of m.y appointment
to the Government of this state, by the Honorable
the Senate and House of Representatives.
I want words to express the grateful feiife I
entertain of the honor conferred on me, and dc
lire through you to return them my fincercft tnanks
—And whilst I might perhaps feel intoxicated with
Rank and Power of command, be assured the im
portance of the trust committed to my charge, and
" the uncertainty of giving general fatisfaftion, fti
fle those feeds of ambition so incident to human
nature, and make me with great awe arid diffidence
accept the honor conferred—But few men polTefs
talents of governing well, even in time cl pro
found peace ; but when to this you add the calami
ties of a savage Indian war on a frontier of tnree
hundred miles extent, w here the lives and proper
ty of the.defencelefs citizens are to be protected
- {and perhaps where too little unanimity prevails in
the minds of the people in the mode adopted for
' sheir defence) I doubt not you will feel with me
- fhe‘ difficulties and dangers which surround me, and
'whiefc nothing but a firm reliance,, that whilst a
dtiu execution of the laws of the state and a regard
to the: bt'ft interest of its citizens continue to mark
my coh'du'ft* I fttall meet with the support and aid
of the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Rate, and aid well disposed citizens of the fame,
-could enduce n’te to rifque my reputation, and per
haps my alt in the fervlce of country at this
hazardous periods . „ . . ...
I have the honor to inform you 1 am ready to
undertake the dfftura of this arduous appointment,
and to qualify whenever the Senate and House of
Representatives may pleafeto fignify their pleasure
fpr that pnrpofe.
I am Sir, with refpeft.
Your most obedient humole servant,
.Your gITORGE MATHEWS.
The Hon. Benjamin Tafiajerro, EJq.
Frefident of the Sendte.
On Thursday his Excellency was sworn m s
Governor and Commander in Chief o. this ft *
The following is the Report hom the joint
Committee of both branches of the Legiftature on
the mode of qualifying the Governor eieft:
« The Committee are of opinion that it is nec J
fary to declare that pageantry and yarade are -
confiftcnt with the nature and proles of our
government; for that the promulgation of his ap
pointment can only be Known to our
•at laree by the Afts of Government and the com
munSionof the Frefs-Therefore have agreed
that both branches of the Legislature conve
in the lower room in the house in when the Ge
neral Aflembly is now held, at the hour ofl2
O’clock, where the Governor efeft, in their
fence, (hall take the oath pom
Constitution of the State, admimflered to him by
the President of the Senate, and they do recom
mend that the committee of both branches watt on
the Governor deft to accompany him to the ,-lace
Of l'he l mode°ofqoalif)dngthe hav
frg been agreed on by both branches oft,.. Le-
gifiature, the Senate with their Frcfidentattended,
and took feats provided ior them in the room ov.*
copied bv the House of Representatives, where
the committee' appointed for that purpose, having
, waited on the Govtrnor eleft, conducted his Ex
cellency, and the oath of office was adminiltered
to him by the President of the Senate.
A detachment of the Artillery company paraded
on the oceafion and fired a falutc of 15 gum.
On Thursday lalt an unfortunate accident hap
pened in this town—h rencounter took place be
tween George Ragland and John Draper, in
. which the latter was killed on the spot by the
, former throwing a piece of iron at his head which
entered his feuH. A Cofoner’s inuuett fat on the
body, whose \erdidl is, that they are fully of o
ptnion the deceased was murdered by Ragland.
—Ragland is comtni’ied to prison.
The Circuit Court of the United States for the
diftritt of Georgia commenced yesterday—Judge
Cufhing, of Massachusetts, and Judge Pendleton,
preside.
The General Assembly of Virginia met at Rich
t .rnond on the 21st ult. the Hon. Thomas Matthews
was chofcn Speaker.
Governor Hancock died the Bth of last month—>
his death was unex'e&ed, although he has been
indisposed for fomc time part.
B O S T O N, 011. 8.
We hear that the British ministry have declared,
that should Americans continue to permit the
French to bring prizes into their ports, that they
1 will immediately give ordeis for captures of
every, and all American vessels which my be found
On the high seas.
** The Executive power of the United States
has prohibited the Consuls from condemning pri
zes. That pow'er did not appear to them clearly
exprdTed in the treaties between France and Ame
rica. I am told a negotiation is on foot to adjust
those matters. The result of this prohibition is
that the captors must take upon thcmfelves the
1 management of their prizes, and the sale, which
as far as it refjefts the cargoes, will be attended
with no difficulty. But those who would purchase
the vessels, will not easily take them without a
previous condemnation.”
l Extract of a Letter from Citizen Genet , to the Viet
C'onfut at Boflon.
« Persist In your protestation against whatever
might in the lead degree, effett the rights of the
French Nation, and the character with which you
, are iriveltted; afterwards, giveyourfelf wholly and
without reserve to the moral force of the judicial
power of the United States, and confine youffelf
to presenting to that authority, which is indepen*
dent of the executive power and its decisions, in
one hand, our treaties of commerce and alliance,
which ihould be for them laws mod facrcd, in the
other the hidory of the immortal revolution in
America, The latter ought to be for just and
grateful men, the only commentary on national
compafts. If you are absolved, more than ever
bless and adore those free governments, 'where man
is ever dickered from the fatal drokes of despotism,
so long as his conduit is judifiable in the eye of the
law. If you are found guilty, leave to the fove
reism people of France and America, to decide,
through the organ of their Representatives, whe
ther ouf bands 1 of union are to be drengthened or
wholly broken at a time, when all the courts have
sworn the ruin of those republics*' which are foun
ded upon the rights of man; at a time, when their
perfidious policy has direded all its efforts to a
disunion among them, that they may afterwards
with more fafety operate their effedual deduc
tion.”
NEW. YORK, October 11.
It is remarkable that no rain has fallen iri Phila
delphia, for two months pid. This circumdancc,
it is thought, has greatly prolonged the contagious,
and other fevers, prevailing among us.
Extract of a letter from Citizen Moiffunnicr, Con
sul of the French Republic, at Baltimore, to Ci
tizen Genet, Minijler Pi.ni.potentiary, dated 1 6th
October, 1793.
« The schooner Sans Culottes, from Marseilles,
has lately captured an Itifli brig, which had on
board 186 passengers, wh) had fold themselves *s
slaves for the term of 4, and 6 years, in order
to pay their passage. The Captain of the prize ex
pressed an inclination to fell them,' but I rejeded
the prepofal with contempt, and gave them their li
berty immediately. My condud on this oceafion
was very pleafirtg to the inhabitants,.efpecially to
the Irish, cf which there are great numbers, and
who would certainly have blamed me, had I aded
otherwise. The passengers are exceedingly grate
ful, and implore the blessings of Heaven for the
French Republic, and all her agents, who areadu
ated by similar motives.”
Ir. By advices per last mail from Canada, as
late as the 29th of September, we have
iatelti ’ence, that General GaT.a nt h.rd
at the Fort of St.J >h:i’s, byColoutl Go:
mandcr thereof, and impriioued there i.
- Governor’s pleasure was knftwn.
The paragraph published in riiis paptcyT.«* :1 ,
rec eding the “ declaration of tiie Britiffi, ivdiu-utry.
to capture all American veifels,” wascopth- »t
a paper printed at Bolton, entitled, “ The
CURY.”
PHILADELPHIA, OSlober 7,
Ext rad oja letter from Lane after, dated yi Odober*
“ Our farmers have this day begun to open
fubferiptions in fevcral townfhips r and addreiies
have been fentto others ; so that I hope the whole
country will enter into the ef contribu'Gg
gederoufly towards the relief of the poor ami UiU
tressed families of the city, whose lituations mull
be in a deplorable state indeed. This account, it
made known, will, I make no doubt, be agreea
ble to our fellow citizens.—lt is intended to be all
in flour.
12. Out o f four daily papers, heretofore pub
liflied in this city, at present there is only one —■
two of the weekly papers have also been' difomti
nued on the fame account, viz. the prevailing sick
ness.
By accounts from Amsterdam, received at New-
York, the Marquis la Fayette died in August last
in Magdeburg prison. The latter part of this
gcntkman’s life has been Angularly unfortunate,
indeed. His death will be universally regfetted
by Americans.
It is said in New-York papers of Thursday last,
that the number of deaths in Philadelphia, from
the 19th of August to the 4th of O&ober, amounts
to 4,064 persons.
A French getitleman who came passenger, in*
forms, that on the iftof Auguft* the royalilts were
uefeated near Nantes; but that at Saumur the roy
alists had attacked the patriotic army, and defeat
ed them; particularly a body of 1 j,ooo Pariftans,
under the command of Gen. Santerre, whoefcaped
to Tours* the only fugitivei The royalists toge
ther, amounted to 130,000 men, completely arm
ed, and commanded by good officers. Their pro
ceedings were conduced with humanity, and even
generosity in such places as fell into their hands.
16. The inhabitants of New-Providence have
received intelligence from the British miniftcr,
that the French fleet at Ncw-York were prepar
ing for an expedition supposed against that place;
in confccjucnce of which they have laid an embar
go on their privateers and were repairing their for
tifications, when the last accounts came away.
N or ICE.
The following defer ibed Audited Certificates do
JliU remain in my pnffe/fion , to wit,—To
Robert Hines, 440 William Bugg,
Henry Turky- senior, j 4
nett, 440 Edmond Bugg,
George Hole- junior, 545;
man, 440 Edward Mur-
Pride Williams 4 4 o phy, 4 4
Wm. Bugg, 440 John Bacon, 413 4
Isaac Harris, 1 11 1 Daniel Dan-
Edward Mur- nely, 5 4 £
phy, in 1 William Bugg,
Daniel Walli- junior, 545
con, jun. 29 11 1 William Hoi*
Samuel Bugg, 413 4 linger, 5 4 j
Edmond Bugg, 4 19 4 Peter Parris* j 4 j
Nicholas Jarvis 5 4 5 George Tui*-
Benj. Chifolm, 5 4 5 kcynct, 440
Richard John- H. Anson Dol
fon, 5 4 5 l ar > 014 o
Jeremiah Bugg 5 4 5 Wm. Ehnch-
John Palmer, 545 ard 718
Archibald Beal £ 4 5 Reubin Blanch-
Charles Sim- . / ard, 8 s
mons, 5 4 5 Britton Bail-
Shcnvoodßugg 5 4 5 li e , 54 5
i he owners of which, are again solicited to ap
ply lor them, to
JAMES M‘NEIL.
Augujta, November 4, 1793.
THE fubferiber begs leave to in
form his friends and the public
that he intends to keep a private House
of Entertainment in the old State-
House, where he now lives. Those gen
tlemen who will favor him with their
cuflom, may depend on goed treatme-TC
and'on the lowdf terms.
Wm. M'TYEIRE.
Augujla, October 23, 1793. 3t