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LONDON, Oflober 4.
ADVICES are said to have been lately re
ceived, that near Cooo troops had been
tfent to the Weft-Indies by the French go
vernment, which they have contrived to fend
out in small veflels, in each of which were
not more than 60 men, and that fume attack
was meditated against our Weft-lndia illands.
The advice is said to have been received by
government from the Governor of lamaica.
On Wednesday last two gentlemen from
the African Committee waited upon the Ad
miralty Board, to rep.refent the dangers they
apprehended to some homeward bound ftiips,
as well as to their veftels iu the river, now
preparing to proceed to Africa, when Mr.
Stephens informed them that it was their
Xordlhipg intention to provide immediate con
voys for their protection.
At Rochfort they are calling great guns,
and forming magazines of naval stores ; a
artimber of frelh hands are employed in the
yope walks, and the officers of marines there
tiave orders to recruit the marine guards with
the utmost dispatch. 4
Couriers are almost daily palling between
the courts of Vetfailles and Madrid ; and it
is now generally believed by the bcft inform
cd men that Spain will enter into the delign
of Frapce.
Mr. Pitt is so particular refpefting his fo
teign difpatche* that he fuffers no person what
ever, to !ee|them> and even takes the trouble
of copying them himfelf.
Sit Charles Middleton, in like manner, has
the foie arrangement and condutt of all the
jprefent warlike contrads, no person in the
naval departmeht b hg privy to any of them
but the foie comptrolling Baronet.
lntfiiigcnce from Paris*
The King has revoked the edift which he
commanded to be registered in the Bed ofjuf
tice, as well for the territorial import as for
the (lamp duty; as yet he has not substituted
any other tax in their room. The new edift
lie has lately issued has only ordered a pro
longation, and the exaft receipt of the tax of
the two twentieths, which is by no means
fufficient to make good the deficiencies, even
by joining the produce ot the economical re
trenches, the amount of which is much ex
aggerated. This con fide ration, which ap
pears evident to every one, makes it general
ly to be believed that the revenues of France
Hill continue to be wholly inadequate to its
expences, and that it will ftiortly become
impossible to make good the ordinary pay
ments.
The tnfde of the Dutch, during the di
sturbances, has dwindled almost to nothing.
Tn the distribution of this among the neigh
bouring nations, Great-Britain gets the heft
part.
The catife of the French war, if such an
event fliould take place, will be on account of
the Cape Os Good Hope and Tringomalee,
which the French some time since garrisoned,
cud will refufe to surrender to the Dutch.
The forces the French have at the Cape of
Good Hope are lobo men, supposed to be
thoroughly well appointed, and with artillery
and ftoteS in the best condition.
Extratl of a loiter Jrom Brujfels , 08. 2.
On Thursday last the Archbiftiop of Me
lines celebrated pontifically, at the Collegiate
>church, amass, after which was sung STe
Mtutny as a thankfgiviug for the happy end of
the troubles and commotions in the Low
Countries. Yesterday was likewise celebrated,
for the fame reason, by the Dean of the Body
of Trades, in the Chapel of St. Croix, amass,
at which tbe Nine Nations affiHed.”
BOSTON, Nov. 28.
Royal Polittntfs. Last week the lliip Ad
venture, bound from St. Peter, Miquelon,
to this place, put into Halifax, by distress of
weather, and in want of balaft. Soon after
coming to anchor a oat came on hoard, with
an officer aud fcvcral men, from aa armed
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brigantine, who searched thi ship and made
the necessary inquiries with the greatest polite
nels, and returned. Then a boat came on
board, with orders to take out the Ameri
can Captain, arid carry him on board a fri
gate commanded by his Royal Highness
Prince William Henry. As soon as they got
on board, the Captain was called into his
Royal Highness’s cabin, who, appearing en
raged at the fight of an American coming
from a French port* with Angular roughness
and anfterity demanded,
What business have you, an American
vefiel, in hi* Majesty’s ports ?
Anfvoer ; Because the wind was unfavour
able, and our ship too light to continue at sea.
Prince. YoUhave ho more business in any
of his Majesty’s ports than you have in an
Algerine port.
If you do ndt depart immediately, I will
seize your (hip.
Anjvoer. I will go as soon as the wind will
permit, and I get some balaft.
Pnnc'e. YoUr coming in here is direftly
contrary to the late aft of his present Majes
ty, as well as a former aft of Charles 11. I
will fend you on board the Commodore. Of
ficer, take him on board the Commodore.
Which was done.
The Commodore, (not on board) being
informed of the situation of the American
(hip, sent word that he had nothing to do
with her, and the Caprain was dismissed, and
went on thore A boat was immediately
sent from his Royal Highness’s (hip, on board
the Adventure, with orders to press all the
Britirti born sailors, and bring them, with the
American Captain, on board his ship. Two
Iriihmen, who had (hipped themselves at this
port, were taken out, and forced into the
service of the King of Great-Britain, be
cause they had the honor to be born in his do
minions. Application was made to the Com
modore to restore the men, as the Adventure
had but three well men on board. He re
plied that his Royal Highness had done right,
as it was his (the Commodore’s) inftruftions
to take Britifti seamen wherever he could find
them, at sea, in port, or on board any vefiel
of any nation whatever, and if he found any
who had left his Majesty’s service since peace,
he would naug them immediately. He then
ordered the Captain not to (hip any but Ame
ricans, if he did he would take them away as
faft as he (hipped them. With much difficul
ty one sailor was procured from a Nantucket
whaleman, and the ship put to sea.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 12.
In COUNCIL, December 31, 1787.
A letter‘dated the 25th of Oftober last
from John Jay, Esq. Secretary for Foreign
Affairs, was read, enclosing an Aft of Con
gress in the following words :
By the UNITED STATES in CONGRESS
Alfembled, October 20, 1787.
“ WHEREAS George Miller, Esquire,
“ has communicated to the United States in
“ f'ongrefs alfembled a commifiion in due
“ form, bearing date the sth day of January
“ 1787, from his Britannic Majesty, confti
“ tuting him the Consul of his laid Majefiy
“ in the States of North-Carohua, South
“ Carolina, and Georgia; And although no
“ commercial treaty or convention subsists
“ between his Majesty and the United States
“ whereby either have a perfeft right to
<« establish Confute or Commifiaries in the
“ dominions ot the other; yet as the United
“ States are disposed by every proper mark
“ of liberality and attention to promote a
“ good correfpondeuce between the .two
“ countries, and particularly as amicable ne
u gociations are now depending between
“ them. Therefore
11 Rtfolved,
14 Thauhe laid George Miller, be and he ia
(i hereby received and recognized as the
“ Consul of his Britannic Majesty throughout
44 the States of North-Carolina, South-Caro
u lina, and Georgia, and that his coramif-*
“ fion be recorded in the Secretary’s^pfiice.
44 Rejolvedy
44 That all the privileges, pre-eminences,
“ and authority which the laws of nations and
“ of the land give a Consul received by the
44 United States from any nation with whom
“ they have no commercial treaty or conven
-44 tiou, are due and (hall be enjoyed by the
44 said as Consul for the three
“ States above mentioned, and that certified
“ copies of these Resolves be transmitted to*
44 the Executives thereof for their informal
44 tion.
44 CHARLES THOMPSONS
Ordered^
To be publilhed in the State Gazette.
JAMES MERIWETHER, S. E. C.
On Monday last the General Aflembly of
this State convened in this towu, and pro
ceeded to the choice of a Governor for the
ensuing year, when the Honorable Brigadier
General JAMES JACKSON was elected.
The Honorable NATHAN BRQWNSON,
Esq. was chosen Speaker.
The following Gentlemen constitute the Exe*
cutive Council for the present year :
For Chatham county :
William O’Bryen, and Benjamin Maxwell*
Efqrs.
For Effingham county:
John Green, and M‘Keen Green, Efqrs.
For Burke county :
John P. Wagnon, and HughLawfon, Efqrs,
For Richmond county :
William M. Booker, and Joel Crawford,
Efqrs.
For Wilkes county:
John Talbott, and William Moss, Efqrs#
For Liberty county :
Elihu Lyman, and James Dunwoody,Efqrs.
For Glynn county :
• Steven, and —— Tompkyns, Efqrs.
- For Camden county :
James Armflrong, and Alexander Young,
Efqrs.
For Walliington county :
»-—• Bankfton, and Virion, Efqrs.
For Franklin county :
Kiel Cleveland, and -—— Woods, Efqrs.
For Greene county :
• Middleton, and William Daniell,
Efqrs.
The Honorable the Executive Council have
made choice of the Honorable WILLIA!v£
O’BRYEN, Esquire, for their President; and
JAMES MERIWETHER, Esquire for their
Secretary.
On Monday last a Coroner’s Inqueffi was
held on the body of Mr. Caleb Coleman , who
died the preceding morning, and who had on
the evening of Friday le’enight received a
blow with a Ihort (lake by the hand of Mr.
Robert Farilh, from which period* tie was
pronounced to be in danger by the attending
Physicians—The substance of the evidence
which the inquest received, is as follows :
44 That on the afternoon of the 4th inst. Mr.
Farilh (in company with another person)- was
met and harraifed by the deceased, who was
and had been in a state of insanity for several
weeks past ;—that the deceased ended his
frantic feene at that time by throwing apiece
of wood at Mr. Farilh, which he avoided#
and walked ou a little diftrance, whilst Mr.
Coleman went homewaids —Mr. Farilh ftopt
and proposed to his companion to return and
find the piece ot wood ; which they did, and
Mr. Farilh carried it in his hand until the
second rencontre happened between the fame
parties, which was lome Ihort time afterwards
in the fame evening, when Mr. Farjlh was
again met by the deceased, who flouriihed in
his right hand a thorn bulb, and held in his
left a pole,—whilffi thus advancing Mr. Farilh
laid hold of his ann ; and wuh the piece of