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* finally decided that queftfoiu On the twenty-fifth of Oc
tober they made their declaration, that a river called Scho
diac, which tails into Paffamaquoddy Bay at its northwest
ern quarter, was the true St. Croix intended in the treaty
of peace, as far as its great fork, where one of its streams
comes from the westward, and the other from the north
ward, and that the latter stream is the continuation of the
St. Croix to its source. This decision, it is understood,
wiH preclude all contention among individual claimants, as
it seems that the Schodiac, and its northern branch, bound
the grants of lands which have been made by the refpe&ive
adjoining Governments. A filbordinate queftiori, however,
it has been suggested, still remains to be determined* Be*
tween the mouth of the St. Croix, as Jnow fettled* and
what is usually called the Bay of Fundy, lie a number of
valuable illands. The Commillioners have riot continued
the boundary lines through any channel of thefc illands,
and, unless the Bay of Paffamaquoddy be a part of the
Bay of Fundy, this further adjustment of boundary will be
neceflary. But it is apprehended that this will not be a
matter of any difficulty.
Such progress has been made in the examination and de
cision of cases of captures ahd condemnations of Arfierican
vessels, which were the fubjed of the seventh article of the
treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation, between the
United States and Great Britain, that it is supposed the
Commissioners will be able to bring the business td a con
clusion in August of the ensuing year.
The Commissioners ading under the twenty-fifth article
•f the treaty between the United States and Spain have ad
justed moft of the claims of our citizens for loflei fuftaitted
in cottfequence of their vessels and cargoes having been
taken by the fubjeds of his Catholic Majesty during the
late war between France and Spain.
Various circumfiances have concurred to delay the exe
cution of the law for augmenting the military establishment.
Among these, the desire of obtaining the fulleft information
to dired the belt feledion of officers. As this objed will
now be speedily accomplilhed it is expeded that the raffing
and organizing of the troops will proceed without obstacle
and with effect.
Gentlemen of the House of Representatives ,
I have direded an estimate of the appropriations which
will be neceflary for the service of the ensuing year to be
laid before you, accompanied with a view of the public re
ceipts and expenditures to a recent period. It will afford
you fatisfadion to infer the great extent and solidity of
the public refcurces from the prolperous date of the fin
ances, fiotwithftanding the unexampled embarrassments
which have attended commerce. When you relied on the
conspicuous examples of patriotism and liberality which
have been exhibited by ofir mercantile fellow citizens, and
how great a proportion of the public refouVces depends on
their enterprise, yoti will naturally conlider whether their
convenience cannot be promoted and reconciled with the
security of the revenue by a revision of the system by
which the colledion is at prefect regulated;
During your recess measures have been steadily pursued
for effeding the valuations and returns direded by the ad
of the last session, preliminary to the assessment and collec
tion of a dired tax. No other delays or dbftacles have been
experienced, except such as were expeded to arise from
the great extent of our country, arid die magnitude and
novelty of the operation, arid enough has been accomplilhed
to assure a fulfilment of the views of the Legiftature*
Gentlemen of the Senate , and,
Gentlemen of the House if Representatives
I cannot close this address without once more adverting
to our political situation, and inculcating the essential im
portance of uniting in the maintenance of our dearest mte
refts; and I trust that, by the temper and wisdom of your
proa clings, and by a harmony of measures, we fiiall secure
to our country that weight and refped to which it is so
jufily entitled; JOHN ADAMS.
Baltimore , December 3* The fehooner Thetis, How,
es Bakimore, is arrived at Norfolk from St. Jago de Cuba.
On St. \ ago was boarded by the American arriied ship I.i-
Jfrty Salem, Capt. Freemari, 20 guns, on a come.
Capt. Freeman had fome of his men, who were of the
Hanfe extradion, prefled a few days before by the Lark
Bntilh (loop of war.
1 December 6. Yesterday arrived the Aniericab
bng Elizabeth, from Malaga, via Gibraltar. 53 days.
Sailed from Malaga m company with 13 fail of armed A
es among whom were the brigs Retaliation
.1 an * a ’
and Mary Ann, feomifffo New York?
formed hi the above brig we ire in
there are upwards of 100 French privateers
cruiiu g between Cape de Gat and Cape SpaFtel; they”
in thf* Q orn -n t 0 ? un *’ are wanned, and are fitted
cans <T’ ‘ r P° rts *°. r tbe purpose of capturing Ameri
rar-nrp .IT °a P” vatcers wer e expressly fitted cut to
fimr wp V ™ encan Mediterranean fleet, but their de-
American vessels being well
armed and keeping close together.
treevw! me thCy ,est Gibraltar (the fith Odloher) a fc
naval fort* lol \ was P r, T ;, ring; it was to c'onlift of a ftror.g
in? it, and 3000 feaioncd troo P' ! ; the rumbrs reflect
. ‘*"'** *“ • -
“>*sss f™m -\Amrtl Mellon
lei ‘s thereMutine brig, but expected the prize
SoS Z! H firfl fair Witld * Tb * Bricifh fleet it was un
oemood would put into Caridta to refit.
Kewton ? U ? mber By the arrival of Capt.
18th Tre are informed that, about the
UruteA g.-! 11 r a ~’ a squadron, belonging to the
n? of States, confiding of the Montezuma, Capt. Mur
feigner ReSI"V- ** b /‘ g Norfolk ’ of *3 gtiris; arid the
and ofGu a< Lt latl ° n ’ 14 u * 5; %ere t ruilhig off the *ll
- been ♦,!. ou ? e 5 tbe >’ learnt that two American vessels
EHladelnh’.*- WCre un^er tbc forts; orie a brig i:< m
JET.tZt' 00 *?** aMi ‘* Shoemaker, C ,! For
them° ands W t!lt T wade attempt ,to
bri?. 1 ’ fuccee led in getting poffelfion of the
the offins>- n, r\ Caß ? e ° nt aw two 1 Grips in
fa- theT g fn^ri°T goi 3ny Frcnch vessels Ik i ig in those
which the pi, r to . ** Engiiffi, in confequtnct of
t! vr 3tl ° n )r t ltm t and was immediately
- *. ** Montezuma a;.d Norfolk folding tins made
fail, and Were fortunate enough but doing
this they turned the Philadelphia brig they had retaken a
drift; Ihe then fell a second tiijie into the hands of the
French, who put fix hands on board of her, aiid ordered
her for Guadaloupe; but the Captain and Mr. Shoemaker
found means of retaking lier, and arrived ia her at Antigua.
From this vessel Capt; Newton leamt that the two vessels
were of 50 and 40 guns, from France, by way of Cayenne;
that they had 500 troops on board, and anew Governor
for Guadeloupe. *
The Retaliation is the fchqoner lately called the Ch>y
able* which Was captured fro* the French by Capt. Deca
tur; her crew confided when Ihe Was taken of 75 men. tsas
Capt; Newton informs that there is another French fri
gate cruffing to the eafiward of Bermuda, Winch had over
hauled two American veffels*
December 19* Yesterday arrived the brig Industry,
Willbn, Bourdeaux, 82 days; Ihip Aurora; Mazzei, Leg
horn, 120 days*
. The account in Moaday’S Gazette of the condmft of
Commodore Loring towards Capt. Philips and the vessels of
his convoy, we are told, was erroneous in a number of par
ticulars; we have therefore procured the following, which
we have reason to believe is iriMch ’thore accurate.
On the mornirig of the 1 6th of November, being then in
light of the Moro castle, we dffcoVereJ five fail of vessels
ftandjng towards ris, which proved to be EnglUh vessels of.
war, viz. the Queen, of 98 guns, Capt. M'Dokfon; the
Carnatic* of 74 guns, C*pt; Loring, (thw Commodore’s
flup;) the Thunderer, of 74 guns, Capt* Crufhette; the
Maidftone frigate, Capt* Donnollyj and the Greyhound,
Capt* Hardy. I'he Maidftone being thd Foremost ftiip
brought to the ship Eliza, Capt* Baas; tlie brig Friendlhip,
Capt. Fuller; and the br% Norfolk, Capt* Butler; and or
dered them up to the Commodbre’s ship, then lying’ to
windward* On difeovery of the English fleet the Baltimore
sloop of war, Capt. Philips, flood towards them, and fpoite
the Commodore, (Capt. Loring) who lent his boat to the
Baltimore, and invited Capt. Philips on board the Carna
na.ic, where he was treated politely; but oil his leaving
the Carnatic, to go on board bis own ftiip, Capt. Loring
asked him what complement of men he had on board his
fliip. On Capt. Philips informing him, he observed, it Was
an over complement for a fliip of his size, and inquired if
he had any Englilhmen among them* Capt* Philips re
plied, that lie could kuow none of his crew as Englilhmen;
that they had ft-.ipped as Americans, and he could Itiow
them as no other. Capt. Loring then told hini, that his
ship was distressed for men, and he would take all such
from the Baltimore as had not American protections. Capt.
Philips observed to him, that, in that cate, his ship would
be so much distressed as that it Would be impoilible to na
vigate her, and he was convinced that many American bom
seamen on board his ftiip had not provided themlelves with
protections, supposing their flag Has fuffieiertt for that pur
pose; and finally, that if his men were taken from him he
would abandon to the Englilh Commander his fhip*
Capt. Philips then returned on board the Baltimore, arid
soon after ieveral boats from the Englilh squadron were lent
to the Baltimore, and 55 men taken out of her, 50 of
which were returned, and 5 retained. The officers that
were sent for this purpose on ooard the Baltimore conducted
themselves in a very uiigenteel and rude manner, failing
over the names of the Baltimore’s crew, and ordering them
in the boats, without paying any attention to her officers;
and one ot the Englilh officers actually gave orders how to
manoeuvre the Ihip wiiilft Capt. Philips was walking the
quarter deck.
As soon as the men were returned to the Baltimore the
Englilh squadron made fail, and ordered with them.tbe three
merchantmen above mentioned. Next morning the Eliza
and the Friendlhip were diiiniffwd, but the Norfolk was
towed off by the (^ccn.
It is to be observed, that Capt* Loring offered to give
up, in exchange for tiie men he meant to take from the
Baltimore, all the American seamen on board his \* ladron,
which lie supposed would amount to the number of 25; but
Capt* Philips told him he was not authorized to make any
exchange.
In presence of the officers and men that Went on board
of the Carnatic Capt* Loring made life of very gross lan
guage in speaking of Capt. Philips. The trunxs of two
passengers that were on board the Norfolk were lcarehed,
and ieveral letters, (chiefly recommendatory) tirat were
directed in Span ilh, were detained from one of them*
December 21. Tlie United States brigs General Pinck
ney, Capt. Howard, and Eagle, Capt. Campbell, were’ in
the effing last evening.
SAVANNAIff December 27.
Union Society.
Members of the Union Society are requeued
t meet at the I'ilatnre, on Monday evening the 7th day
of January next, preclfely at limit t, it being a (Quarterly
Meeting.
By Order of the President,
PETER S. LAFFiTTE, Sx’y;
December i3, 1758.
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PRICE CURRENT of GOUN TRY PRODUCE* 16th
December.
Rice, (neW) a dollars per 10 0 ios.J ,
(old; i dohar 75 cents* J u
Tobacco, 7ap dollars per 100 ibs. “J
Cotton. (Sea island) aid. Itcrl. i • ,
(CpUnd) difef t .* l*d. 7”
. machine do.- lad. j
Con, 6i\ cents per bulhel.
ICeer Ikifls, 25 cents per lb.
Beards, 13 dollars per ill. feet.
Scantling, 12.
Ranging timber, tj a 18.
Lu.Ubcr. > White oak hoglliead Haves, 1 7 als
Red oak liogfhead ditto, 10 a 12.
Shingles, (boated) 2.
(rafted) 2 a aj.
Janies Wood, Efy. h eldied Governor of the Hate of
Virginia*
Themss Pinckney, John Rutledge jun. tliomas Surtf*
ter, Robert Goodloe Harj*r, and Abraham Nott, Efqrs*
have been declared by proclamation of Governor Pinckney
duly elected Members for the state of South Carolina in
the (xmgrefs of the United States.
The ship Adventure, Conklin, from this port for Mare
tinique, 1 prong a leak four days after she left Tybee bar;
after 16 days constant pumping the Captain and crew were
taken from the ship, which had then 7 feet 3 inches water
m her hold, by a schooner from New York, bound td
Martinique which was chafed into Basseterre, St. Kitt’s,
hy a French privatefcr. Cipt. Conklin died three days af
tvr leaving the ship.
On the 15th irift. a galley for thfc service of the United
States was launched at tlie town of St. Mary; flic is called
The Su Mary*
On Thuri'day evetiirig last was married, Cltarles Harris,
Esq. Attorney at Law, to; Mils Catherine
daughter of Gen. Lachlan M‘lntofh.
Died last Thursday, at his mother’s plantation nca>
town, after only one day’s ilhiefs, Mr. James Galache.
MAR IN E LIST.
Entered Inward*
Sloop Three Friends, Hill, CharleFfoft
Bng Star, Records, New York
Sloop Oxford, Hammond, New Bedford
Schooner Fame, Talbot, New Providence
Brig Lvdia, Darrah, New York
Sioop Flora, Hammond, _ New Bedford
Schooner Polly, Briggs,. Charlefto*
\villiam, Connon, 1. Baltimore
, Huntress, Fitch, New York
Brig Peggy, Darrell, Martinique
Cleared Out* ‘
Brig Mars, Rogers, New York
Schooner I'wo Brothers, Courter, Sr. Mary’s
Sloop Lydia* I allman, Providence
RODERICK and NORMAN MACLEOD,
No. 2 IVoodboufe's Row,
IlaVe just nailed a large ani general ASSORTMENT of
FANCY and SE ASONABLE GOODS,
Received by the Alknomac, from London, which they offer
for falsi, at their ulual low prices, for calh or good mer
chantable produce*
W Among tbcrh tire the following:
HITE, bro wn, and blue plains; bt-ft fliperfine le
c.ond cloths, caifimeres, silk and elaflic cloths,
kerfiei, bath coating fwanflown, linnet, MarfcHles quilt
ing, and silk jacket patterns; white, red; scarlet, and yellow
flannels; fliiped linlies, bath coating and scarlet cardinals,
camlet great coats lined throughout, a large .aflortmeot of
lalhionable calicoes; rdntal and pti’licat handkerchiefs,
spotted and white bordered pocket ditto, blarU and Colored
Barcelona ditto, corded dimity, bedtick; thicksets, various
colors; Bruhlwic cord; bombafirt, durants, catainaticot?,
rufiell, and camlet; 7 Bths and 4 4ths Irilli linen, 5 4th*
and q Bths Irish flleeting, Ruflia lheeting; damask and di
aper tablecloths, large iizes; fine and coarle hats, ladies
in l gentlemens cotton and silk InifU; ladies and grittlcmers
gloves, various forts? a large quantity of ladies folblonable
! :i and morocco flioes, flippers, and fiandal's; mens fhocr,
black and white thread lace arid, edging, rib!)ous, ferrets,
galloon binding, colored add otmee threads, tapes and
bobbins, pins and needles, fliirt buttons, Scotch*fnulF, hair
portmanteaus and triltfks, red leather trunks, oval and vale
mahogany dieffing glafles with drawers, a handfume alTort
meift of buttons, kiliver and forks, penknives, pocket ditto,
femurs, backgammon tables, hair powder and pomatum,
efienceS, ft tfch, flatlonaky, fifes, Violin bows; piano forte,
guitar, and violin firings; ruling pins, ruled and plain njufic
books, red morocco pocketbooks and purses, bed cords,
feinc aiid lhop twine, (hoe thread, guh|)bwder and shot,
and a number of other articles too tedious to enumerate.
£2** Bdt bloom and young hyl’ott tea, always ort
hand. _ . ,r. Nov. 29.
~~G E O K gTaT *““*
Bv Hs Excellency JAMES JACKSON,
Governor mid Commander in chief of the Army and Navy
of this State, and of the Militia thereof,
A PRO C L A M A I lO N.
HAVING arranged and cast up the voes from such
counties as have made returns of t IcAimrs held for
persons to I'yprefent this {fate in t’ie Hottfe of Reprefehta
tives of v. e Congress of the United States, and it appearing
that James Jones and Benjamin Taliaferro, Eilptircs, have
the highest number of votes for the fame, T kjAVIv
THOUGHT EIT to issue tins iny proclamation, notifying
the fame, in order that the laid James*Jones and Benjamin
Taliaferro may fignify their acceptance or refufal of their’
laid appointments; and also that they Sdduce the requisites
and qualifications required by law.
Given under iny hand, and the great leal of the
said state, at the Statthoufe in LOuifville, this
thirtieth day of i?.veribef; its the year of our
Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety
eight, and in the twenty-third year of America*
Independence.
JAs. JACKSON-
By the Governor,
Jno. jVIILTOIf; SeC*y#
GOD SAVE THE STATE.
HfcNRY IiENSLER, Chair- Miter, “
BEGS leaver to inform his friends, and the public i
general, that he has removed his lhop nearly oppofita
the Courthouse, where he ftHl carries on the said business
in the iieateft manner. -
Nj R. Orders from the country will be flri&ly attended
to, and executed on the shortest notice.
|C7” Work done cheap for calh.
Savannah, 3d Dee. 1798.
FErs DOLLARS REWARD.
STOLEN out of the houie of Mr. Matthew
last night,
A Circular Sq/b out of a Venetian fVindow.
Any person giving information lb that the thief may bai
apprehended iloil rmivf the above reward.
Pic*.