The Georgia state gazette, or, Independent register. (Augusta, Ga.) 1786-1789, August 16, 1788, Image 2

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jgreen bag fitted with toUs -of parchment, *a«d Itaving the ward Admiralty in large letters «n fho front of the J>ag. James Head, £ffl. wearing a Silver pen ia his hat. Oemeoct Biddle, Effl, M*rfhal* carrying a lilver oar adorned with giseu ribbands. XX. The Wildcat Ai the Port end Tonnage OITI - XXL Cdfleflof/®T tlit Cufloms and Naval Offerer. t\ xxn. Canton, Esq. as a citizen, and Col. JXaac Mr Ichor at an Indian-Chief, in arar wage, fmoaking the calumet of peaceto .■flether- The Sachem magnificently dresf ied, according to the Indian cuflum ; -his liead adorned with leaflet and white plumes.; jewels (ft filiter hanging from hit nose aqd ears; ten firings of wampum round his ‘neck; the bread belt of peace •and brotherly love in his hand; an orna * rijented veil and other decorations suitable to the character. xxm 'Theßeflis county Troop, confining of 30 <iragoonß, commanded by Capt. Philip Strubmg % in their /uniform* compieatiy mounted and accoutered. xxiy. The NEW ROOF, vt GRAND FEDE HAJL EDIFICE, on a carriage, drawn .by ten white horses ; the dome supported 'by thirteen Corinthian columns, raffed tm pe •dedals proper to that orders .the frieze deco rated -with thirteen liars j ten of the columns compleat and throe left tmfimlhed—on the §>edeftals of the calamus were mferibed, in ornamented cyphers, the initials of the thir teen American States. On Hie top of the deme a handsome Cupola, ftrrrounded by a sfigure of bearing her cornucopias mud other emblems of her charafter. The 4dimenlions this /building were a6follow: Ten feet diameter* eleven feet to the ‘top of ith ec or nice, the dome four fee thigh, the cu pola dive feet high, ehe 'figure of Tlemy three ieet dv inches; the carriage in whichtt was mounted three feet high * the whole thirty. 4frx feet da‘height. Round the pedestal of the edifice were these words— u In anion ibe fa - Jbruci Jlandi firm* This Elegant building was hegun and finifh *A .ra the Aert space of four days, by Mcffis. ffifiriiliam Williams and Co. The Gyand Edifice was followed by ardhi fetds and houfe-carpenters* lin -number four tun deed nod fifty, carrying insignia of the erade, .and proceeded by Mess. Benjamin JLoaley, Gunning Bedford* Thomas Nevel, Budd, Joseph GgUby .and William Ro berts, difplayang designs in*fcbiteftur<!, &c. Blc. (George Ingels bore tpe houfe-carpencers filandard—the company’s arms properly em felaroned on a white field-*——Motto “ juf- Xue and bonewtlenot?* ]. To this corps* flie Saw-makers and File cwttera attached themselves, headed by MefT. John. Harper and William Cook, and carry ing a flag, with a hand and law mill, and few gHten a prink field. •On the Boor of the Grand Edifice were placed ten chairs, for 4 he accommodation of aeu gentlemen* via. Mess. Hillary Baker, George Latimer* John Wharton, John Nef %it* Samuel Morris* John Brown, Tench Francis, Jofitph Antony, John Chalonet and Benjamin Fuller. These gentlemen fat as ve piefonrauves of the citizens at large, to whom the Federal Condkution was committed ptt wious to the ratification.—When the Grand Edifice arrived Hie at XJnion Green* these. gentlemen gave aip ebeirfeats to the Reprefen <ativ.es «f the States, enumerated above tin jarticle XV. who entered the Temple, nad hung their Bags on the Corinthian columns *0 which they ctfpefti vely belonged, In the . evening, the Grand Edifice, with the ten tStates noiwin norm, was brought hath in great triumph, and with kmd hwczaa, to ripe Statc- Idoulc tin Chefmtt-ftreet where it now Bands. KXV- The fennfyUrania Society ofCINCTNNATT* XXVI. Corps of Ught infantry, commanded by Capt. Rest?, with the standard of the sth regiment XX’VH. The AGiaCIfLtHRAL SOCIETY, hesdai their dkefident AatnuA Powil, "l* A dagtuusne iby Majsr Uodt* V s . ion, on a buff-coloured ground iu an Dval ? compartment. Jndttjiry .represented by a * ploughman, driving a plough drawn by caen,, followed at -a dmail by the. Goddess \ of Plenty, bearing a cornucopia in her left < and .a ffjcklcdn her right hand—|o «the back ground, a view of an American Farm Motto—“ detternte the .Plough.** XXVIII. FARMERS, headed by Richard Peters, * Rncfhard Willing, Samuel Meredith , ljaae Warner, 'George Gray, William Peltz » Burkhart and Lhe. rles Willing. Two ploughs, the one drawn by four oxen, and direiledby - Richard Willing, Esq. in a Tanner’s dress, Mr. Charles Willing in the .character of a plough-boy driving the oxen: the other * drawn <by two *horfe«, and directed by Mr. Burkhart—followed by a Tower, fow ' * ing feed—-Farmers —Millers, &x. t hi. B. This conspicuous and inf or est mg < part of the Proceffam cannot be minutely de icribed, as flic gentlemen who concluded it * live in the country, and there was noc time for procut ing an account .of the arrangement { from tbem. i XXIX. The Manillafturing Societr, with The fpin •ning and carding machines, looms, &c. Mr. Galludet bearing a dag, the device of ’ which was a beehive, wifii bees illuing from it, landing iu the beams of a tiling fun; j the field of the Bag blue, and the Motto— ** In ‘its raysvee Jhall feelww vigour,” Written in golden charatiers. ! RobertdJare, Esquire. - - Managers of the Society* Subscribers to ditto* 1 Committee for managing the manuFafhiring fund—-JSubfcribcrs to the man ufatl wing J fund. The carriage oT she tfcamfFafhrres is m letigth thirty feet, iu breadth thirteen feet, , and the .fame height, neatly .covered with white cotton of therrmainifathu e, and drawn hy tew’large bay ( horCeson ibis carriage was (placed the carding 'machine* Worked by two perfems, and warding cotton at the rate s of fifty pounds weight per day; next a fpin* * ning .machine of eighty .spindles, worked by a woman, {a native of and inftrufted in this •city ) drawing totton fuitahle for .-fine jeaus or federal rib; on the eight of <he stage was next .placed a lace loom, a workman .weav ing a rich scarlet and whirr livery dace; on the left a ihan weaving jean on a large loom, with a fly (buttle ; behind thelooms wasfix - ed the apparatus off Mr. Hewfon, [printing ■ muslins ofanelegant diintz pattern, and Mr. r Tang designing and cutting prints fat (hauls; ) on the right was Heated Mrs. Hewfon and her four daughters, penciling a piece of Very neat.fprig’d diintz of Mr, fiewfo*i*s printing, ; all drefled in cottons of t heir-own manufac ture , on she back part of the carriage, on a lofty -ftafF, was displayed the calico printers ’ dag, in she centre thirteen Bars in a blue Reid, and thirteen red ftriptsin a white field, . round the edges of the Bag Were printed fhir > ty-feven different prints of various colours, one of them a very -elegant bed furniture - chintz off fix colours, as fpechnens of print ing <done at Philadelphia—-—-Motto— ' ** May tbt Union Government proteQ ihema •nt/aSures of America.'* Then followed the weavers flag, a ram pant lion in a green field, holding a lhuttle In his dexter paw—— Motto-? 144 May government proieS us* Behind the flag walked the weavers of die fac tory accompanied by other-citizens of the fame trade, in number about a hundred. The cotton card makers annexed the ni felves .to this fuciety. XXX. ; Corps of Light 'infantry, commanded by Capt. Jtobinfou, with the standard df the ! <6th regiment. XXXI. The Marine Society. Capt. Greenaway, carrying a globe, Supported by Captains Jieyfljam.and Alberfati, with spy glafles in Their hands. Ten Captains, .five abreast, .with quadrants, reprefeutiug the ten Sates that have joined ihe Union, viz. John Woods Robert Betiie4 John AAuntad William,Aifcu Wilhstu Miller William Tanner Samuel Flow ell Lee Am Simmons and John Smider George Atkiafon t Members of alit fbeiety, ; /riuipets, fpy-gfcuUs, charts, aad fuudry ♦ * • other implements cf their profeffion, wearing badges in their hats, reprefeating a lhip— 8p in number. i XXXIS. The —A Federal Ship jffijjlfa UNION, Mounting twenty gu©3, camraanded by john Grce;i, Lfq. Capt. S. Smith ; W. Belchar and Ms. Merter, Lieutenants ; four young boys in uniform as midshipmen ; the crew, including officers,-confined of men. Ths fiiip Union is 33 feet in length, her width and depth in due proportion. Her bottom 13 the barge of the ship Alliance, atrd chp fame barge which formerly belonged to the Sera pic, and wt« taken in the memorable ea gag cine nt of Capt. Paul jones, of the Boa Homme Richard with the S'crapia —— Union is a master-piece of elegant workman lhip, perfectly proportioned and compleat throughout; decorated with emblematicaf carving, .and finished even to a stroke of the painter’s bruih. And what is truly aftonilh ing, fl'.e was begun and coniplea’ed in less than four days, viz. begun at eleveu o’clock on Monday morning fbe 30111 of June, and on the 'field of rendezvous on Thursday even ing following, fully prepared to join fn the Grand Procession. The WorkinanrtiFp anil appearance of this beautiful objeft command* ed universal admiration and applause, and did high, honor to the attifts of Philadelphia, who were concerned in her co.nftruftic*. She was mounted on a carriage made forfhef purpoife, and drawn by ten hoifes.-—A flieet of canvas was tacked all around along the water line, and extending over a fight frame, bung to the ground, so as entirely to conceal the wheels and machinery. Ibis Canvas was paiuted to reprefctlt the Tea •, so That nothing incongruous appeared to offend the eye. The ceremonies in setting fail, receiving die pilot on board, trimming her jails to the wind, according to the feverai toudesof the line ol march, throwing the lead, her arrival at Union 'G-een, carting anchor, being hair'd and welcomed -with tlifee cheers: and the Captain forwarding his dispatches to the Pre sident OF the United States, Sc c. &c. were all performed With the drifted, maritime propriety Bet 'neither time;, nor theXpace allotted for this account will petmit iuch a detail as would dojuflicfito the conduft , "Captain Green and his crew, and tothearebi tefts and feveial workmen concerned in tbie beautiful feature in our Grand Procefficm. These particulars may be fubjefts of future dlfplay and amtifeinent. The ihip was followed by the Pilots <ff fbe ' Port, . With their boat, (named * The Federal Pilots’) under the command of Isaac Roach* who Iheer’d akwig-fide thefhip Union at the place appointed, and put Mr. Michael Daw- Jfon on hoatd as pilot; then took his station with his boat in ihe and on her arrival attended and took the pilot off again. ITo &t ccntinvd.l . B O S T ■© N, J«ly 2 . . Eixtwfi of a'Utter from a gentleman in Ncwy '3~or& t> dated ‘dune 26, Congress will proceed t&.Wthe new government in operation aboae firft of August, <fr at fun heft the loth.V*^ Orders have been feat from f** American agent in China, for building g OO . t on* for that .trade.—fJßTe terfu'whh plMiucc that the «ei£U is <0 be built in tUt town, , t **" h ■ i A .WfW.Y OR £, T# :•! It js said that the French miuirtry are de termined. to encourage tmuuufafturiag la‘the United States of America, as they fay, the more trade-Great*Britain has, rhe richer will he, which will make her a Wronger ami more powerful enemy to'France w hen thefc two countries ane-at war with each huton the contrary, if rhey can transfer tire manufacturing -Ulincfs from Great-Britain t* America, aad can he fuppljed from thence with the goods which they now get from Gieat-Britaia, that they will thereby enrich this country 4j(dJtave rhemfdves, for u vre have an alliance with them, th« j^h er i