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SATURDAY, July 21, 1787, GEORGIA STATE GAZETTE OR INDEPENDENT REGISTER. FREEDOM of the PRESS, and TRIAL by JUR Y, to remain inviolate forever. Confutation of Georgia. AUGUSTA: Printed by JOHN E. SMITH, Printer to the State * EJjays, Articles of intelligence* Advertijements, &c, will be gratefully received, and every kind of Printing performed, " t Bj the UNITED STATES in Congreft Ajjembled, May 7, 1787, An ORDINANCE for fettling the Accounts be tween the United States and Individual States , BE it ordained by the United States in Congress afiembled, that five Comm iHi oners be appointed by the Board of Treasury, whose duty it shall be to go to the several Hates in the (Jifirifts hereafter mentioned, for which they may be refpeftively appointed, for the purpose of Hating the accounts of the Hates within those diflrifts, against the United States. That the Hates of New-Hampshire, MafTachu fetts, Connefticut and Rhode-IHand, form one diflrid—that the Hates of New-York and New jerfey, form one diflrid—that the Hates of Penn fylvannia, Delaware and Maryland, form one diflrid—that the Hates of Virginia and North- Carolina, form one diflrid—and that the Hates of South-Carolina aud Georgia form one diflrid. That it lliall be the du'y of the said Cornmif fioners refpedively to receive of the Hates for which they are appointed, all their accounts and vouchers, for payments made on account of boun ties., pay, and depreciation of pay, to the late army of the United States ; and for advances to the militia, -called out under the authority of the United States, and adually in their service, and tu give acicrtjJiSi"* jpment* thereof to the Hates from which they may be received, which accounts and vouchers lliall be immediately for warded to ■ the Commissioner of army accounts, whose duty it Hiall be to examine and pass such as are authorifed by the resolves of Congress, and Supported by proper vouchers ; and to Hate such as may not fall under the above defeription, together with such remarks as may tend to elucidate the na ture of these claims. That it lliall further be the duty of the said Commiflioners, to receive in like manner, the ac counts and vouchers for monies paid, and supplies furnilhed on the requilitions of Congress, made previously to Odober 1781, and to forward the fame to the .offUe qf the Comptroller of the Trea sury. That it shall also be the duty of the said Com- . miflioners to receive and examine all the claims of the Hates to which they are appointed, againfl the United States, for advances or difburfe meiits by them made for the ufeof the late Com miflary, Qurier-mafler, cloathing, marine and hospital departments, or under any other deferip tion whatsoever, to pass upon all such as are au thorifed by the resolves of Congress, and support ed by proper vouchers, so far as it refpeds the Evidence offered in fuppnrt of the said claims, and to Hate such as arc not thus warranted or supported, together with such remarks as may explain the nature of these accounts, and the reafpns offered for til? deficiency of vouchers. And be it further ordained by the authority aforefaid, that on all the accounts aforefaid, interefl shall be allowed at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum, agreeably to the resolves of Congress. And whereas it is efiential to the wellfare of the confederacy, that the accounts of the several Hates Hiould be speedily adju.fled—that this ad iuflment fliould be effeded op uniform principles, and that, prpvifi.o,l fl,quld be made for allowing such advances or difburfemesits as may have teen made by the refpeftive Hates for the use of the Union, although the fame be uot fandioned by the resolves of Congtefs, or fuppoited by regular Vouchees. Lt u therefore ordained, That the several Hates be, and they are hereby limited to the space of fix months tor exhibiting to the proper Comraiffionera their claims agaiuft the United States of, whatever nature the fame may be: And that such dates as neglett to exhibit the fame within that period of time, after the Conuniffiouer has notified to the Supreme Exceptive thereof. Jut he is ready to proceed on the business of his comipiffion, (hall be precluded from any future allowance ; but (hall nevertheless Hand chargeable vyith all advances of money or other articles which may have been made to them refpettively by the United States, and with whatever balances may be yet due on their several quotas of (he general requisition. And be it further ordained, that the said Com* raiffioucrs of didritfs lhall within twelve months after they enter on the duty of their several ap pointments, repair to the place yvhcre the United States in Congress may hold their sessions, with such accounts and vouchers as they may have in possession, and deliver the fame to the Comptroller of the Treasury, on which thcif commission (hall terminate. Be it further ordained, that a Board, .confiding of three Commiflioners, be appointed by the' United States in Congress aflfmbled, whofc duty it (hall be to receive from tbe Comptroller of the Treasury, and from the Commissioner of army accounts, all the accounts and claims of the se veral Hates deposited in they refpedive offices, and to examine such of the said accounts as (hall have been paded by the Commissioner of the feve-, ral dist riels, in order that the fame may be finally, adjuded on uniform and .equitable principles, hav ing reference to the settlement of accounts here tofore made by the Commissioners of the different dates : Provided that such revision of accounts above-mentioned, (hall not in any wife assets the validity of the vouchers admitted by the Comwif fioners of the refpeftive diftritfs. And be it further ordained, that wherever it fliall appear to the said Board of Commissioners, that advances or disbursements, payments or sup plies, of the defeription afotefaid, have been made by any of the dates, subsequent to the 18th of April, 1775, for articles or Cervices for tbe use of the United States, that -the said .Commis sioners be, and they are hereby veded with full power and .authority to make such allowance for the fame a6 they (hall think confident with the principles of general equity* although such ad vances or disbursements may not be fanftioned by the resolves of Congress, or supported by regular vouchers, so as to enable the said Commissioners to make a final adjudment of all the accounts sub siding between the United States and the several members thereof, agreeably to such quota as Congress fliall hereafter determine. And be it further ordained, that the determina tion of a majority of the aforefirid Board of Com missioners in the claims fubmittgd to them fliall be final and conclufivc, and that their commission (hall continue in force for one year and a half, from the time of their entering ou the duties pf tljeir office, unlcfs sooner revoked by Congress. And he it further ordained, that the pay of the Commissioners of diftridts, fliall be at the rate of twelve hundred and fifty dollars per annum \ and that of their Clerks at the rate not exceeding four huudred and fifty dollars per annum, each. And be it further ordained, that every person employed, or to be employed in purfuauce of this ordinance, lhall previous to entering on the duties of his office, take and fubferibe an oath faithlul.y and impartially to perform the duties of the office to which he is appointed, certificates of which lhall be depofned with the Secretary of Congress. ♦ i <• THE And be it further ordained, that the ordinance of the 13th of October, 178 c, entitled, «• An ordinance for edablilhing a board to liquidate aud fettle all accounts between the United States and individual dates,” be, and it is hereby repealed. LONDON, April <5. On Saturday Samuel Hoare, Esq. Chairman pf the committee for relieving and protiding a fet dement for the black poor, had an interview with Mr. Pit t, when he laid before him the proceedings pf the committee in this humane undertaking, from their eflablifliment; at which the minifler exprefied his fatisfafiion. The tyvo (hips haviug on board a/many of thofp people as could be col-. lefled, failed from Gravefeod on Thursday lad, with a fair wind, for Sierra Leona, on the coast of Africa, where they are to be ianded, in ocdec to form the intended new settlement. We cannot difmis this article, without repeating our warmed: approbation of the condud of government and the committee, jointly in thus providing for these miserable vagrants, whpfc appeatance, in such numbers, about the fireets of this metropolis, for many months back, have done no credit tp our national character, as a humane and generpuq people. The Sieur Leorier de LTfie, at Paris, has brought to great perfection, the invention of making 3 flrong, solid, and white paper from different ve-* getables, cheaper tbau any paper made from rags, and better for drawiugs, hangings, &c. The Roy»l Academy of Sciences have examined an 4 apploved. The profits of the Eaft-Jndia trade this time superior to.wbat they ever were before ; la(t year they Cold near seventeen million pounds of tea, which at a profit of only nine-pence in the pound, i.iufi net ,630,c001. The Ead-India company have at this time, neaß four millions of tea at market. All the goals in the metropolis, particularly Newgate and the Marfliglfea, are crowded witji naval officers, who from their habits of life being incapable .of turning their hands to any thing by which they might earn a penny, are driven to the mod excruciating diflrefs, and mud of cowrie feel an abhorrence to that country by whose laws they may remain in their wretched captivity for life, on account, very piobabt- «f debts contracted in their absence on service, for the fupp.urt of theic wives and families. The Court of France, (ince the Commercial Treaty has .been jur la tapis, have been careful to remove the idea of re pious differences, and would have us to underi an,d that there is no di (Unit ion now between tl < Protedant and Roman tenets —thgt we lhould lock upon one another as brothers. Some ci/ up tli s recantation of doq trine, as the ble.fe. t fleet o ililofophy, while others fcuiple not to c l 1 ti e fly manoeuvres of policy ; but “ Jub judice lis est ” There is now in London an Iriffi gentleman who returned in one of the lad vessels from Jamai ca. jHe left Cork for that island a few months (ipce, and intending to fettle there, took with him some very firong recoir.nitncations. On bis laud* ing at Port Royal, he was nttt on one of the quays by a negro, who, from his n limacywitk the Irish, •had acquired a perfect knowledge of their lan guage, in which he accordingly addrefied the dranger. The latter, dang at the sooty visage pf the fellow, made no reply; but on a repetition pf the address, he took to bis heels, aua returned tp the veliel with all expedition; and on his ar rival there, declared hie intention “ not to day ENo. XLIIII