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parable value in both refpeSs, occafioniag avast
coiifumption of manufatiures, and employing great
numbers of feemen. It has been said that the
New-England filhery, before the revolution*
amounted to 255,000!. flerling, near, if not equal,
to the British filhery ; it cannot be so productive
nOVV r —the settlement of Nova-Seotia will be preju
dicial to it. By the definitive treaty, the Ameri
cans are excluded from the right of drying or cu
ring fifii on the island of Newfoundland. —By the
fame treaty it is stipulated that “ American fiiher
men lhall have liberty to dry and cure fi<h m any
of the unsettled bays, harbours and creeks of Nt>-
va-Scotia, Magdalene islands, and Labradore, so
long as the fame lhall remain unsettled ; but so
soon as the fame, or either of them fliall be fett
led, it (hall not be lawful for the said fiihermen to
dry or cure filh at such settlement, without a pre
vious agreement for that purpose with the inhabi
tants, proprietors, or possessors of the ground.”—
Such being the situation of our fiihermen, does not
the rapid settlement of Nova-Scotia bear an un
favourable afpefton the filhing-trade ? If that be
a privilege stipulated in the treaty, “ That our
fijhennen Jhall have liberty to dry and cure jijh in
any of the unit tied hays, &c. of Nova-Scotia i
mud not this privilege be dhninilhed in a propor
tion equal to the encreafe of the settlement of that
country ? Will not the eftablilhment of a filhery
in Nova*Scotia, and the encouragements given to
that branch of business there, he a strong induce
ment for our fiihermen to remove to, and unite
with the people of that province ? Will not the
prelent trouble in Massachusetts cause emigrations
to that country ?—Thel’e are serious evils which
ought to be timely opposed, least we find a pow
erful rival in a neighbouring country, calculated
to be a nursery for fiihermen, feainen and soldiers,
which mull be unfavourable and dangerous to the
American States,
AUGUSTS, June 23.
By the United States in Congress ajjembled,
March 23, 1787.
ON the report of a committee appointed to con
fider the reductions nccelfary to be made in
the civil department,
Whereas the present deranged conditon of the
national revenues, and the numerous demands on
the federal treasury, are not anly considerations of
the most serious weight and importance, butjuftly
operate as powerful motives in favour of every
(Economical reform, which can with fafety be
adopted in the public expenditures :
Resolved , That the fura to be allotted to the
support of the household. of the president of Congress,
including the salaries of thefteward and private fe
"cretary, house-rent and all other expences, thall n«t
exceed a sum at the rate of eight thousand dollars
annually*
Refolved t That the salaries of the Following
officers be reduced, and that from and after the
present quarter, • ■
The annual salary of the Secretary of Congress
beat the rate two thousand fix hundred dollars.
That of the Secretary to the United States for
the department of foreign affairs, at the rate of
three thousand five hundred dollars.
That of each of the Com mi Hi oner a of the Board
of Treasury, at the rate of two thousand two hun
dred and fifty dollars.
That cf the Secretary of the Board of Treasury
at the rale of fifteen hundred dollars.
That of the Treasury, at the rate of twelve
hundred and fifty dollars.
That of the Comptroller of the Treasury at the
rate of fifteen hundred dollars.
That of the Auditor at the rate of eight hundred
dollars.
That Qf the Deputy Secretary ol Congress at the
rate of eight hundred dollars.
j That of the Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs
at the rate of eight hundred dollars.
That of the Steward of the President’s household,
at the rat eof three hundred dollars.
That of the Private Secretary of the Prelident, at
the rate of three hundred dollars.
; And that of the Geographer at the rate of fifteen
, hundred dollars for such time as he may be actually
employed in-the public fevice.
Rejclved, That the services and duties of the
Payinafter General be, and are hereby united with
those of the CommWfioner of Army Accounts, and
that the said commissioner, after the expiration of
the present qnarter, be allowed in full for his ser
vices as Commissioner and Paymaster General* a
salary at the rate of-twelye hundred and fifty dollars
annually..
Reflvedy That in no case after the expiration
of the present quarter there be allowed to any per
son employed as an assistant or clerk in any of the
departments under Congress, a salary exceeding,
the rate of four hundred and fifty dollars annually*
Relolvedy That from and after the present quar
ter there be annually allowed to each of the com
rtliflioners of the Continental Loan-Office, in full
for all services and duties which are or may be
annexed to their refpeftive offices, and also in full
for office- rent, clerks? and every other charge
except that es flationary, at the rate of the follow
ing sums:
For New-HampfliirC 650 doll.
Massachusetts, jSOO
Rhode-Ifland 600
Connecticut, 1000
New-York, 1000
New-Jersey, 7 00
Pennsylvania, 1500
Delaware, 600
Maryland, 1000
Virginia, 1500
North-Carolina* 1000
South-Carolina, 800
Georgia, 600
Provided , That in those cases where, in the
judgment of the Board of Treasury, the public in
terefl may require the employment of one or more
clerks in any of the Loan-Offices at the public ex
pence, the said Boaid be and hereby are authorifed
to continue in employ such clerk or clerks, not ex
ceeding the term of three months after the expira
tion of the present quarter.
His Excellency General WASHINGTON, one
of the Delegates from the slate of Virginia to the
Federal Convention, arrived in Philadelphia on the
13 th of May last.
Thomas Gibbons, fen. and Joseph Clay, jun.
Efqrs. are elected Representatives of Chatham
county in the Honorable the House of Aflembly, in
the room Os Charles Odingfells and Leonard Cecil,
Efqrs. who have declined serving.
From a Virginia Paper of the 17th ult. we are
informed, that there has been a severe gale of wind
off the capes; and that many vessels are drove on
snore, and others have fuffered conliderably.
The ship Fair American, Brown, and schooner
Chriftiaa, Cunniam, from Liverpool* and brig
London, Denny, from Greenock, are arrived at
Charleston.
A AM E to Macartan Camp-
A M/Sf VJI bell’s, Esq. Plantation, near
Augusta, on Monday la ft, a NE
GRO FELLOW who fays bis
name is TOM, and mailer’s name
Hampton, he is about 5 feet
6 inches high, about 35 or 40
years old, has a blue homespun jacket on, his
hands appear to have been balded, formerly of the
Gollo country.
June 20, 1787.
This is to give Notice
THAT on Monday, the ad day of July
at io o’clock A. M. will be held at Mr.
F °x's, in Augusta, a Board of Jufticea, for the
purpose of granting Liceufcs to fell spirituous li
quor*, to all those who bring a good recommen
dation, and it is expected that due attention will
be given, and prevent the heavy fines and forfei
tures incurred from a neglect of this kind ; and
that no person may avail himfeif of the indulgence
hitherto allowed, thofk who fupincly regard this
notice as a matter of form only, will find india
mems in proper form against all such, at the next
Superior Court. Likewdc, keepers of ball alleys
lkittel alleys and billiard tables (except tbofe wh<>
fhamefully permit these games on Sundays) are
desired to apply for license. Also, merchants.
itorekeepcr», and others who continue to fell fpi
tus in quantities lets than three gallons.
And that the peace and fafety of the inhabitant*
of this town may be in future more ferioully at
tended to, and to prevent, if possible, thefts and
robberies being committed, grievances which they
have hitherto but too much laboured under, I do
i\ quire of all Grangers, ortranfeient perfonswho
come into this place, either by land or water, that
they will call at my Office, in order that their
names may be registered, and rendering so fatis
faCtory an account, as may entitle them penniffion
to live in the State, otherwise those who negleft
doing so the vagrant law ftiall be put into full
force and vigour. It is requested that the inhabi
tants of Augusta, ferrymen and all other good ci
tizens, will be vigilant in giving notice of such
peifons, to prevent the growing evils and unfor
tunate circumstances that may arise.
Given under my hand at Augusta, this ti&
day of july, *787.
D. HUNTER, J. P.
IVednefday, the of July , bring the An
nive> [ary of the Declarition of Amnt
can Independence, it is expedtd the dry
will be /pent in fetnes of joy ard fejh
' vit y, in commemoration of the glomus
Revolution which that declaration gave
birth to.
THE Subfcrlber therefore, wiffiingto contri
bute all in his power to complete the joy of
the day, proposes t a have a CONCERT of vocal
and instrumental mulic ; in the course of which, a
song compofcd for the occasion will be sung. The
Subscriber will play feme Solos on the piano forte,
and the performance will be assisted by Mr. Ver
del, on the French horn and clarinet; the whole
to conclude with a ball. He very refpcetfully
returns his humble thanks to those Ladies and Gen
tlemen who honored him with their company at
his last Concert, and hopes they will continue to.
countenance an undertaking which wilt enable him
to comply with his contract with Mr, Betts, for
musical intfruments. The Concert to begin pre
cisely at 8 o’clock, at the houfc of Mr. Wamber
fie*
*#* Tickets at ios. each, to be had at the
Printing-Office, or the boufe of the Subscriber.
CLAUDE SIMON,
Augusta, June aj, 1787.
A S T R A r.
DAVID COCHRAN tolls before me & finall
Dun Coloured MARE, about 13 hands high*
about 6 years old, branded on the mounting ffioul
der and buttock with Indian brands, both her ears
cropt.. The owner mu ft prove his property before
me within the time preferred by law.
WILLIAM FREEMAN, J. P„
Augu n . a t J»ne 13, 1787.