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which it to determine whether this state will aflent to and ratify a constitution which has for its objett the eftablilhment of the digni ty* freedom, and happiness of oar dear country. BENNINGTON, (Vermont) Dec. 3. By a gentleman of veracity from Canada, we have obtained the following particulars of a late inhuman murder perpetrated in those parts, viz. One James Gale, who com manded a plundering boat on Long Island, in the late war, had lately redded in Canada, and sustained the character of an idle facetious gambfcr. Reduced by extravagance, he was lately taking a tour to the weftern country in search of plunder, where he unfortunately fell in with a Mr. Street, of Farmington, in Connecticut, who had delivered by contract a number of cattle to a gentleman at N iagara, and received about 6001. York currency in cafli. During Mr. Street’s flay at that place, from his benevolence and Mr. Gale’s ad drels and neceflitous circumstances, they had become so intimate, as occasioned Mr. Street not only to make known his business to Gale, but repeatedly to pay his expences. The morning Mr Street left the Falls at Niagara he had rode but a small way before he over took Gale, with a bridle in his hand and a comrade with him. Mr. Street bid Gale good by, who alked him if he was going home. Being answered in the affirmative, I am looking for my horse, said he, and I’ll go to the Great Spring with yon, for it is as probable he is gone that way as any other. Mr. Street accepted it very kindly, and rode on sociably converting to the spring. Gale then said, well I can go no further ; Mr. Street replied, I am sorry, but we will not part with dry lips ; he immediately demount ed, took from his portmanteau a bottle of spirits, and a cup from his pocket, handed his horse to Gale’s comrade, and Hooped to dip up fomc water rom the spring. At that in- Hant Gale drew his tomahawk, and struck him dead by repeating his blow. He then robbed him of his money, plundered his port manteau, and tied up his clothes in his hand kerchief, which was marked with J. G. the initials of his name, and hid them under a log. Mr. Street’s body he conveyed a small distance into a bufli, and covered him with brulh; the horse he took into the bulhes and killed him. Some time after the murder a number of Indians Hopped at the spring, and were alarmed at the unusual feent. After search ing a little while they found the body of Mr. Street, and his clothes. The circumstance of the handkerchief being marked with the initials of Gale’s name, who was Hill at Nia gara, as was his comrade, with some other c rcumHances, occasioned them to be appre hended, and committed to prison. Our in formant further fays, that Gale’s comrade has made a full confefiion, and that they were both coufined in irons, in the goal at Quebcck, When he left Canada. N E W - Y O R K, DecmUr 27. Late advices from France mention, that there are about 13,000 hoglheads of tobacco in the hands of the importers unfold, and the Farmers General refufed to purchase at any price, having two years consumption in their magazines* Money was so scarce that pub lic and private diftrefics for want of it were very great. We hear from Hunterdon, (state of New jerley) of a moH dreadful accident happen ing to a widow woman of the name of Mar tha Anda, whose house, on Wcdnefday the lift ult. at night, took fire, and the woman with all her goods consumed. It is thought ihe was murdered and robbed, and after* wards fire set to the house. Fatal effe&s §/ Charcoal* Oft Saturday sight last the citizens of New* it York were w*tne/T*s to tbe following melan choly catastrophe: Friday night, being cold, Captain Harriot, of tbe Bermudian (loop Mary, (lying at Ten Eyck’s wbaff) nol knowing the perniciousness of charcoal, when kindled in a close room, ordered a pot of such coals for the cabin, just as he was going to retire to his rest, and the cabin doors (hut, there being in the ca bin the Captain, two gentlemen, and a ne groe. Towards morning the two gentlemen were found in a languishing condition,and the Captain and negroe embraced in the cold arms of death. On this discovery a jury of Inquest was summoned, whose ver dict was, that the death of tnofe unhappy persons was effected by the fixed date of the air, in confequencc of the mephitic's vapour of the charcoal. It is said that the two persons who sur vive are Hill very much indisposed. We are authorised to allure the public, in honor of the humanity of Dr. Badey, and a French gentleman whose name is not yet ascertained, that raa experiments were tried to re-mimate the apparent dead bodies, but all proved ineffectual. Die 1, on Friday evening last, and on Sa turday most lefpedfully interred in the Jew’s burial ground, Mr. Joseph Simpson, after an exemplary life of ioi years. Yesterday morning died the lady of the Honorable Lewis William Otto, Esq. his Moll Christian Mojefty’s Charge des Af faires to the United States of America. PHILADELPHIA, December 19. * A correfpbndent observes, he wis very much surprised to fee so very (hort a proces sion onThurfday last, at the proclaiming and publifiiing the ratification and adoption of the plan of government, which is of so so lemn and important a concern to all of us. The delinquency of the officers of (our pre sent) government on this occasion is easily accounted for; but that so few militia officers as 17, and such a small number of other ci tizens, (hould think it worth their attention, is very strange. The gentlemen of the Uni versity were as scarce on this occasion as any others. Our friends in Convention and Coun cil deserved credit for their exertions; they distributed invitations and copies of the or der of the proceflion all round, and did their utmost to procure as refpeftable a company on that day as the occasion merited. And the common people appeared to be as inattentive as the rest. A batteau Was carried on a cart in the evening, through the back streets, dres sed with several flags, (an emblem of our future commerce) and, uotwithftahding the hearty sailors who conducled it used all their honest endeavours, by huzzaing and playing on a fiddle, to attraft the admiration, yet it was remarkable, that the people did no* seem well pleased with it; none but a few chil dren followed. With such aftonilhing indif ference is this great fubjedt treated. A correspondent hopes that the unanimous ratification of the new federal government by the date of New-Jc f?y will fatisfy the friends of the minority of Pennsylvania, that there is no despotism in the constitution. The yeo manry of New-jersey love liberty. Nearly every field in that state has been dyed with the blood of its militia, (bed in thecaufe of free dom, and nearly every farm in the state has been plundered by the Britilh army during the late war. Certainly a people who have facrificed so much for liberty could not have furr ndered it by an unanimous vote. No com mercial influence, no terror of an applauding gallery, no legal sophistry, had any weight in the C,sveution of that patriotic state in producing u?e ratification. The men who pretend to love liberty more than the citizens of New-jersey, mull (hew that they have done half as much in ite defence before they cm be believed, La ft week a warrant was ifiued by «&• 0 $ tfce judges, for john Barry* mailer of th* East India lhip belonging to Robert Morris, Esq. upon complaint of James Esq. one of the Members of the present and late House of Aflembly, for violently abusing and dragging him to the State House last Sep* tember, for the purpose of making a quorum for calling a Convention. AUGUSTA, Feb. 9. HOUSE of ASSEMBLY, Frida], - January 25, 1788* S I R, It is with pleasure I inform you, that by the general voice of your country you are elected Governor for the present year. One . ircumftance particularly favorable is, that the withes of all have coincided in the choice ; and affords the pleating prospect that your adminiilration will be aided by the aU fiftance of all good men in the republic* I have the honor to be, By Order of the House, Your obedient Servant, N. BROWNSON, Speaker* His Honor George Handley , Esq. Governor and Commander in Chief* Augifta, January 2(5, 17*$. S I R, IBEG ieave through you to return my mod iiacere thanks to the Honorable the Gene* ral Aflembly for the very great honor they hai'e been pleased to confer by electing me Governor for the present year. Conscious as I am of my own inability fully to discharge so important a tiuft, nothing but the general wifties of my fellow citizens could induce me to accept of the appointment* However, relying on the assistance of all good men, and the reilitude of my own intentions, I (hall chearfully undertake the talk. Accept, Sir, my best wilhes for the very polite manner in which you have notified the appointment, and believe me to be with cve* ry sentiment of refpeft and efteera, Your moll obedient, and Very humble Servant, GEORGE HANDLEY* Hon. N. Brovonfon, Speaker. Last Thursday the body of Mr. Charle# Clark, Tailor of this town, (who had beets miffing about ten days) was found afloat near the ferry. The Coroner’s Inquest who fat on the body brought in their verdift Accidental Death. The Slmuel, Jamiefon, from Cbarlefton, is arrived at Liverpool. The brig Perseverance, Hannah, from Li* verpool, is arrived at Charleston. Arrivals at Savannah from the ijth tv the z\th ult. —Ship Planter, Grieve, London 5 brig Henrietta, Gilbert, Jamaica; fchoonev Friendihip, Giles, and (loop Two Brothers, St. Euftatia ; sloops Hawk, Jenne, and Speed* well, Gage, St. Croix; schooner Beaver, M‘Lailen, St- Bartholomew ; brig Mermaid, Davis, Port-au-Prince; brig Alfred, Skin* ner, St. Thomas; brig Lilly, Simons, and schooner Hope, Knox, Grenada ; brigs Do!* phin, Bowers, and Brothers, Trueman, Cape Francois; brig Munten, M'Catt, Antigua $ schooners Friendihip, Laird ; Carolina, Rofss Two Friends, Holmes ; Thomas, Godet; and Hoops Nancy, Farrow; Polly, Miller, front Charleston. Errata in our last: In the lift of A&s, in* stead of «George Walton”, read George Walker; and instead of “AnAd to extend the limitation of aliens” read “An Aft tOl** tend the limitation of actions**