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0 • Nova-Scotia and Canada, from home, every* Jay i the polls in the weft of the United States are daily fortifying ; the gartifons are encreared ; Commiftioners from Vermont are at this moment in treaty with the Britifti Commissioners at Mon treal to bring about a union with the old government: A storm is gathering over your republics more terrible than any they have ever experienced) nay, the thunder is now on the point of breaking upon your heads. God grant that you may get seasonable and authentic intelligence, that you may he piepared to relift the lhock 1” , Nov. 14. We learn from authority, that General Clarke, of Virginia, has lately had a rencontre with the savages in the weftern country, gained a capital advantage over them, and made forty prisoners. His army was composed chiefly of -Virginia volunteers, to whose valor and adivity too much praise cannot be given. Incompliance with the requisition of Congress for railing troops, on account of an Indian war; the General Assembly ot Conuedicut have appointed Col. David Humphreys, to be commandant of a regiment. By very receht aefcounts from St. John’s, Nova-Scotia, we are informed that Benedict Arnold, having attempted to JOCKEY some of the inhabitahts out of their property, but being deteded, and the people being much exasperated, offered to deliver him up to the Americans for ten dollars ; but alas ! before the bargain was firmly agreed on, he made his elcape to Halifax, and there got protection fiom the populace. AUGUSTA, Dec. it. On Tuefday last was run for over the race ground adjoin ing this town, the four mile heats, a purse of one hundred pounds, by Selem, entered by Mr. Williamson, Dove, by Mr. Wills, and Flying Childers, by Major Jenkins. The firft heat w-as taken by Selem ; when Childers threw bis rider, and was deemed distanced. The second heat was also taken by Sfelem. On the day following was run for, the two mile heats, a purse of fifty pounds, by Eclipse, entered by Mr. Edwards, Mark Anthony, by Major Glafcock, Flemnap Filly, • by Mr. Booker, Flying Childers, by Major Jenkins, Nancy Drwfon, .. by Col. Milton, and Fanny Hill, by Mr. Williamson. The firft heat was taken by Eclipse, when Nancy Dawson was distanced. The second heat taken by Eclipse, when Childers came in the second horse. And on Thursday was run for, one mile heats, a purse of thirty pounds, by Chatham, entered by Mr. Williamson, Ricefield Filly, by Major Jenkins. The firft and second heat taken by Chatham. In the evening there was a ball, and an elegant entertain ment prepared at Mr, Wamberfie’s, attended by a numerous and polite assembly of ladies and gentlemen. Representatives for the county of Chatham : Major Johh Haberftiam, James Haberftiam, Charles Oding fclls, William O’Bryen, jun. William Houftoun, James Cochran, William Gibbons, fen. Efqrs. General James Jackson, Colonel Joseph Haberftiam, Janies Moore, Josiah Tattnall, Efqrs. Colonel James Gunn, Leonard Cecil, Asa Emanuel, Efqrs. Edward Lloyd, Esq. Sheriff - , and James Bulloch, Esq. Clerk of the Court. For the county of Effingham t Caleb Howell, Daniel Howell, Henry Gindrat, John Green, Benjamin Lanier, Dury Jones, Joseph Jackson, William Cone,- Theophilus I,unday, and M‘Keen Green, Efqrs. Thomas Lane, Esq. Sheriff - ; John Godlieb Neidlinger, Esq. Clerk; and Richard Scruggs, fen. Coroner. For the county of Burke ' John Jones, Thomas Lewis, William Green, Edmund William Little, Hugh Lawson, David Emanuel, Edward Telfair, Robert Fatterfon, and Jonathan Camp, Efqrs. James Lewis, Esq. Sheriff; John Davis, Esq. Clerk; and John Duhart, Esq. Coroner. For the county of Green . Davis Grifliam, David Love, Richard Worrtiam, Robert Chriflaas, Robert Greer, Roberts Thomas, William Fitz patnck, Thomas Harris, Charles Abercromby, and Charles Ceflha, Efqrs. John Cessna, Esq. Sheriff, and Henry Grabel, Esq. Clerk. The Legislature and Supreme Executive Council of Penn- ' fylvania have re-elefted his Excellency Benjamin Franklin, Esq. and the Honorable Charles Biddle, Esq. Prelident and Vice-President of that commonwealth. His Excellency William Livingston, Esq. is re-elefted Governor of New-Jersey; the Honorable Thomas Collins, Esq. is elected Governor of the state of Delaware ; and the Honorable Edmund'Randolph, Esq. Governor of Virginia. De legates in Congrejs appointed : For Virginia. The Honorable William Grayson, James Maddifon, jun, Richard Henry Lee, Joseph Jones, and Edward Carrington, Efqrs. For Delaware. The Honorable Gunning Bedford, Tho mas Rodney, and Nathaniel Mitchell, Efqrs. For New-Jerfry. The Honorable Abraham Clark, James Skureman, and Lambert Cadwallader, Es jrs. Ancient York Masons. THE ANCIENT YORK. MASONS, resident in and near Augusta, are desired to meet at Mr. Wamberiie’s, on Monday evening next, at Five o’clock, on bulinefs of im portance to the fraternity, Dec. 14, in the Year of Masonry 578 6, TROOP of HORSE. A Meeting of the gentlemen who have subscribed for the purpose of railing a Troop of Horse in the town of Au gtifta, is rcquefted This Evening, at Five o’clock, at the house of Mr. Wamberlie. Just received from Philadelphia, and to be had at the Printing - Office, The Columbian Magazine, For OCTO BE R, 1786. Being the 2d Number. Embellilhed with I. The revefre of the arms of the United States. ll. Plan of a Farm Yard ; and Device of a Medal bestowed by the Philadelphia Society for promoting Agri culture. , Containing: Remarks on the ftrufture of the furface of the earth—Natural hiftory of the American *locuft—The art of procuring pleasant dreams—The handsome and deformed leg—Panegyric on the state of marriage—Life of General Greene—Observations on a passage in Blackstone, relative to government—Eflay on the method of conducing a farm yard, for affording the best lhelter for cattle, and procuring the greatest quantity of manure (for this essay a gold medal has been bestowed by the P. A. S.) -Explanation of the paftage of Judges, relative to Sampson and the foxes, which removes the difficulties therein : with other essays, prose and poetical, too numerous to insert. NOTICE. ALL persons having any demands against the QUAR* TER-MASTER. GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT, are desired to bring them in immediately, with proper vouchers, in order to have them adjusted. JOHN APPLING, G. Augujla> Dec. 1, 1786. f - F~~O~R SALE, THE LOT No. 19, situate and fronting on Broad ftreet, and extending to Ellis-street, adjoining the Lots whereon Mr. William Wallace, and Messrs. Connell, Brown & Co. live; containing nearly one acre and three quarters. For terms apply to the fubferiber. JOHN APPLING. Augujla , December I, 1786. FOR S A L F THAT valuable HOUSE and LOT, No. 23, fronting on Broad-street. The terms will be made known by apply ing to Kerr & Brown. /.tugujla , Dec. 5? 1785.