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that d d place, where all his countrymen
tuine.l blacks” This prejudice thus conceived,
was t r o deeply imprefled for any argument to re
move. He immediately took his paflage in. a
homeward bound vessel, and is now actually in
England, through the apprehension that he ftiould
have turned black in Jamaica.
The fate of Mr. Hastings, taken as a national
question, is not an object worthy of consideration.
The Minister’s objcft is, to ihew the world that,
in Great-Britain, neither wealth nor influence can
protest great delinquents from the sword of pub
lic justice.
A letter from on board the Duke of Cumberland
Packet-boat, arrived at Falmouth from New-
York, fays, that they touched at Madeira, where
they only staid about three hours, and on their
coining out fell in with a Portuguese man of war,
with an Algerine galley in tow, which they had
just taken, after an engagement of halt an hour,
iu which the Algerine Captain and two other of
ficers were killed, and raoft of the men wounded.
PHILADELPHIA, May id.
A journeyman taylor, who lately arrived from
Ireland, was tried at the city court for dealing a
waistcoat that had been left with his master; and
the evidence for the prosecution being clnfed, he
prefaced his defence by observing, that it did not
depend upon any detail of fatts, but upon a point
of law, ariling from a custom as old as the cus
tom of merchants. He then disclaimed all idea
of theft upon the occafiou, and concluded by pro
teftingto jhc court, that be had only taken the nuaif
coat byway of cabbage , according to the cujlom of
tajlirt .
Capt. George Curwin has represented to the
public, a feene of the most complicated calamity. .
The (hip Prince Frederick, Capt. Richard Day,
in which he took lefuge after being compelled to
abandon the Congress in a heavy ft >rm, was likc
wife reduced to a wreck by a succeeding gale,
and the unfortunate crew of both veflels, amount
ing to forty-eight men, were driven for the space
of three days, in a longboat and yawl, upon the
wide and tem,eftuous Atlantic. Providentially
however, they reached the Weftern lilands with
out losing a man, and at Fayal, after encountering
unexpected difficulties, obtained a pafTage to Phi
ladelphia. These last difficulties Capt. Curwin
states to have arisen from the treatment of a Mr.
Duncan Ross, the reputed owner of the vcflel in
which he returned, who, regardless of every
claim to compassion arising from such common fuf
ferings, aded with cruelty, incon/iftency, and
injustice towards the Captain and his crew. As an
aufwer to these charges has been promised, we
lliall for the present confine ourselves to this ab
ftrad, indulging a hope that famething may be
alledged to extenuate so great a violation of every
focial duty.
AUGUSTA, July 2 1 .
We hear with great Satisfaction, tha: the Con
vention for revifmg the Confederation is now af
fcmbled, and doing business at Philadelphia. A
mong the many important matters to be taken
under consideration by that august body, the fol
lowing are said to be the principles : ill. That the
Thirteen States be divided into three diftintf Re
publics, who ought to leak together for their com
mon defence, as so many feperate governments,
independent of each other, adly. If the Thirteen
States remain as they ate confederated, to lelfen
their sovereignty, by abolithing their State Legif
-1 attires, and leaving the whole laws to be made
by the national Congress, AlTembly or Parliament.
3dly. The Thirteen States to remain as they are',
«xcept that their laws be revised by Congress, so
as to make the whole act in conformity as of one,
and the Executive Powers of Congress enlarged.
It is much to be wiflied the latter may be adopted.
On the 14th of Feb. died in the 103 d year of his
age, Jacob Wifmer, a native of Germany. In
Queen Ann's reign he emigrated to North-Caro
lina, where he lived ten years : He then came and
fettled in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, where he
married his third wife, with whom he lived 67
years, and had 170 children, grand children, and
great grand children: His widow is about 84 years
old. He retaiued his senses till about two months,
and could walkout, drefsand undress himfelf, till
about two weeks'before he died.
A letter dated Havannah, 1 6th of January, 1787,
from a gentleman at that place to his friend in Phi
ladelphia, fays, « Your friend Count Galvez, Vice
roy of Mexico, is no more ! An express arrived
rt few days ago with the fatal news of bis death.
Since that two packets have been dispatched, one
for the Court of Spain, and the other for France,
vvkh the important news.’'
We hear a very valuable copper mine has Leen
broke up near Woodbudge, in New-jersey ; aHd
those who have exam ned the ore, do not scruple
to aiTert it is equal, if not superior in ricbnefs to
any that has been yet discovered on this continent,
or elsewhere. There are at present a conliderabie
number of persons working in it.
A letter from Colonel Robertson, at Cumber
land, to the Governor of the Rate of Franklin,
mentions, That the Indians on the 17th of March
last, killed 5 persons, and several more since. He
exprell'ed his fiucere with to join fiovei nor Se
vier in a plan to procure peace with the Indians
in that country.
bxtiact of u ttier from Kcntuckey, to a Gentleman
in Franklin, dated in 'June last.
The Indians about us, (till continue trouble
some on the north, north-east, and well fide of us ;
the inhabitants as yet, oppose them blit iu small
parties. Cos. Todd, with a party of 200 men,
killed four Indians and took ten prisoners, in the
beginning of this month; and immediately after
their harvest is over, they intend to carry on a re
gular campaign a&ainft the different outrageous
tribes of Indians. The Indians who are supposed
to be the f reeks and Chickaraaugies, are also very
troublesome to the Cumberland feitlements. In
the latter end of May last, they killed David Den
ham and two others ; and in the fame month,
three boats were taken in our quarter, by the
Wabath Indians, one of which was loaded with
180,000 weight of flour, and the others with dry
goods for the Chickasaw ’ndiane, the Chief of
whom was killed, with eight or ten inhabitants of
this place; and those who had escaped, brought
this information to Louisville, on the Falls of the
Ohio. Soon afterwards, a boat belonging to the
Illinois, found due of the said boats (loaded with
fur) anchored m the river, which the Indians had
leii in order to procure pack-horses. The boat
was brought to Louisville, and the proprietor of
the above mentioned goods, is said to be a Mr.
Brothers, of Fredericks Town, Maryland.
On the Bth June, on thefouth fide of Kentuc
key, and within five miles of General Logan’s,
three Indians lhot a woman with a child in her
arms; and her husband, who at that time was
walking in the garden, ran immediately to her
aflillance, but unfortunately had been too late.
He next went and alauned the neighbours, but
when they arrived, they found the Indians had
plundered the house, and got off fafe with their
booty.
The prisoners taken last fall on the Kentuckey
road, by the Chickamaugies, were offered for fair
to the Shawnies, but finding they would not buy
them, (from what political re .son I cannot tell)
they put them instantly to death with the hatchet,
seven of whom were young women.*
Extradl ofr a letter from a Gentleman in Norfolk ,
to bisjri nd m Peterfburg*
“ Accounts just received from Halifax in No
va-Scotia, infonn of advice from England, re
lative to a prolongation of the powers granted to
the Coimniflioners, and also enlarges their com
miflion, by allowing them to grant relief unto Bri
tifti fubjcils in the States, and who were there
prior to the war, Except only those who bore
arms, thole who did not, will be paid every (hil
ling of property they have loft. A number of
claims have been rejefted that were offered the
Commifliouers at Halifax, in consequence of which
the King and Council have declared, that every
person offering furreptious claims, who (hall be
at any time convicted thereof, (hall be liable to
the pains of pillory in some cases, and in others
to transportation to Botany-Bay. A large quanti
ty of ordnance (lores are arrived, many conjectures
about their intention. This place is finking fall in
every (hape, and fromcaufes which cannot per
fedtly be afeertained. • A prohibition has lately
taken place upon all tobacco, and a variety of
other enumerated articles. I trouble you with
these lines for the information of our friends in the
country.”
The Reverend Synod of New-Yoik and Phila
delphia, met in this city 011 Wednesday, the i<sth
inst. according to adjournment, confiding of mi
nisters and elders from the Presbyteries of New-
York, Dutches county, New-Brunswick, Phila
delphia, Newcastle, Lewis-Town, Carlifle, Bal
timore, Hanover, Lexington, Red-Stone, Abing
ton and South-Carolina.
A few weeks ago two veflels failed from New
bury POll, Mafiachufetts, for ihe Eaft-ludies.
General Walhington has taught the inhabitants
of the United States, both by example and pre
cept, how to preserve their liberty, and improve
their country to the greatest advantage. Con
vinced of the public good arising from the encou
ragement of agriculture, and that no method could
poifibly bedcYifed, equal to that pf the improve
meat of inland navigation, he was the principal
promoter of the Potowmac and James’ river com
panies, for opening and extending those rivers ;
by which means, for Potowmac alone, has been
raised by subscription, by the Rates and indivi
duals, the sum of 222,222 dollars and one quar
ter, divided into 500 lhares of 440 4~9ths dol
lars each, to be applied towards cutting canals and
removing the many obftruftions in that river.
And in consideration of the cxpences.of the pra-.
prietors in cutting the canal, erefting locks and
other water works, for opening the different falls
therein, and improving and extending the naviga
tion thereof, and of keeping and maintaining them
in repair, the canals and works, with all their
profits, are by afts of the AfTemblies of Maryland
and Virginia, veiled in the proprietors, their heirs
and afligns forever, as tenants in common, in pro.
portion to their refpeclive (hares, and deemed real
estate, exempt from the payment of taxes; and
made lawful for theprefident and direftors, onbe
half of the proprietors, to demand and receive
tolls for all commodities tq be transported through
either of them forever.
A male child, born in North-Carolina, is ex-,
hibited at Philadelphia, of tbc mod extraordinary
size ever known of the fame age. His body and
limbs are much larger than any man’s of the mid
die size. Nothing in the human lhape can exceed
him in point of beauty in every refpeft—he is
healthy, amazingly flrong and aftive, has frequent-,
ly lifted men who have weighed from 15010 160
pounds ; he is now fix years old, and weighs 14;
pounds.
The (hip Bethia, Capt. Blair, from Charleflon
bound to London, put into Fowey in diflrefs ; the
Captain, boatswain, and two men were unfortu
nately waflied oterboard,
ANY gentlemen wanting houses
ready framed delivered in
or the wood-work of such
buildings, &c. compleated in the
said town, or its vicinity, may have
it done in the fpeediefl and best man
ner, on reasonable terms, by apply
j in g
JAMES STALLINGS.
July 21.
N. B. Nails, hinges, &c. to be
furnifhed by the employer.
A Lift of Defaulters in Capt. Baxter Pool’s com•
puny of militia , for the year 1787.
Richmond l QTEPHEN Evans, Notley
County. $ O Whitcomb, Edward Prater,
Humphrey Graves, Edmund Fears, John Bell,
John Fury, John Gallehar, Thomas Gocher, John
M‘Clary, John Kroufe, Charles Brown, John M 4
Mennis, George Hunt, Miles Beaver, Harmon
Perryman, james Johufon, John Baker, Laboru
Parker, Samuel Dutely, James M‘Kenzie, Rich
ard Mathews, Nelson Crawford, Daniel Dannelly,
John Mattocks, William Dearmon, John Inger
soll, John Mathews, Francis Woodward, Ben
jamin Eaton, John Brady, William Thompson,
George R< ler, Robert Harvey, George Tucker,
John Garrett, John Catlett, Gunrod
Jodjua Graves, Miles Taylor, Lewis Gunfton,
joel Gilbert, Morrifs Gilbert, Andrew M‘Gri
gor, John Temple, George Ogg, Harwood Burt,
Andrew M‘lntire, liaac Winflon, Richard Hig
gin, Derby Fletcher, Andrew Hack, and
Benjamin Harrifs.
W. FREEMAN, Rec.
July 21.
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A Lift of Defaulters who have negletledgiving in
their taxable property, in Capt. Dell Sapp's Com*
pany.
Burke 7 A"VAPT. Dell Sapp, John Sapp, Philip
County. 5 Sapp, Daalin Sapp, Daniel Allen,
Nicholas Aneiau, Henry Bryant, John Freeman,
JOHN BELL, Rec.
July 21.
A Lift of Defaulters in Capt. Youngs Diftricl.
Wilks ) TAMES Seuward, Sith Calham, Ro*
County. J J bert Jackson, Jonathan Webfler,
ohn Burnet, and Young Cotten.
BENJAMIN WILtON Rec.