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This grand pioccflion began to move
from the place of rendezvous about half
raft nine, (as was before mentioned) and
Jbe froDt arrived at Union Green, in front
t fßuft» Hitt, about half pall twelve.-
/l'he length of the lice was about one mile
nid a half, the distance marched through
Ibout three miles. As the proceflion came
into FouTth-ftreet, Capt. David Zcigler
and Lieut. John ArnWfrong had drawn op
their company of Continental Troops, and
jalutcd the proceflion as it palled accord
ing to military rule.
. very large circular range of tables,
• covered with canvais awnings,’ -an’d pferi
‘ tifully spread with a cold collation, had ;
been prepared the day before by the Com
mittee of I’rcvifion. In the centre of .
this spacious circle' the Grand Edifice was
placed, and the fliip Union moored. The
flags of the* Coirfuls and other fiandards ;
>vere planted round the Edifice.
As foonas the rear of the line had ar
rived,‘Janies Wrlfon, Efo: addrefleef the
people from the Federal Edifice in an ora
• «s • * • i*..',
tion.
Mr. WiHbn was then complimented
by Capt. Claypoole’s corps of light infan
try with a feu tie joie , three rounds by
battalion, and thr-ee huizas.
After the oration the company went to
dinner. \ ' . c
Nofpirit or wines cf any kind were in
troduced ; American porter, beer and
cyder, were the only liquors, with cligfe
■werc'drank the following toads, announc
ed by the tiumpet, and ailfwered by a dis
charge of artillery, a round of ten to each
toast, andthefe were in like manner an
swered by a difeharge from the (hip Riling
bun, at her moorings.
T O A ST S.
• i. The people of the United States.
2. Honor fnd Immortality to the
Members of the late Federal Convention.
3. General Washington.
4. The King of France.
5. The United Netherlands.
6. The Foreign Powers in Alliance
niih the United States.
| 7. The Agriculture, Manufactures,
nid Commerce wf the United Stares.
I 8. The Heroes who have fallen in de-
Bence of our Liberties.
19. May Reason, and n*ot the Sword,
■ercafter decide all national disputes.
! 10. The whole Family of Mankind.
U It fiiould not Le omitted, that the feve-
Bal trades furnilhed the devices, mottoes,
Machines, and decorations, themfeives-,
■nd at the expence of their icfpcCtive
Bompanier, and that by much the grcatcfl
■art of the work exhibited on that day,
was completed between Monday morning
■nd Thursday evening following.
II The whole.cf this vafl body was form
■il and the entertainment of the day con-
Buded with a regularity and decorum far
Beyond all reasonable expectation. The
Bot ways, the windows and roofs of the
■oufes, were crowded withfpeftators, ex
hibiting a fpedacle truly magnificent and
Brefiftibly animating. Bin wlrat was most
■leafing to the contemplative mind, uni
■erfal love and harmony prevailed, and
■very countenance appeared to be the in
lex of a heart glowing widi urbanity and
■ational joy. This pleasing idea was much
Bpported by a circuraftance which pro-
Bbly never before occurred in such ex-
Bnt, v:z. the clergy of almost every dc-
Bmination united in charity and brother
■ love—May they and their flocks so ,
■alk through life!
dinner.
It is impossible to beprecife in numbers
on such an occasion, but averaging seve
ral opinions, there were about 5000 in
the rine of prOceflion, and about 17,000
on Union Green. The green was entire
ly cleared by fix o’clock in the evening,
aud the edifice, firp, and fevcral ma
chines, being withdrawn, the citizens
lerly retired to their refpeftivc homes.
The weather was remarkably favourable
for the ieafon—cloudy without raiu, and
a brilk wiud from the fouth during the
whole day. At.night the (hip Riling Bun
was haudfomely illuminated in honour <?f
this great feflival.
Such is the account We have been enab
led to give of this memorable exhibition;
it is very probable there may be fonie
omi ikons; if so, the Committee can only
assure their fellow citizens that no oegletf
or obence was intended to any individual
or company whatever. The lhortnefs of
the time, and the complicated natute cf the
talk they have undertaken mull be their
apology.
; As the fyftcm of government (now
fully ratified) has been the occasion of
,much pt efeut joy, so may it prove a lotuce
cf future blefling to our country, and the
glory o i our riling empire.
Pubhjhed by Order,
FRANCIS HOPKINSON,
Chairman of the Curnmitiee
of Arrangement.
July 3, 1788. ,
AUGUSTA Sept. 27.
Iti CO U NC I 1., September 5, 1788.
A Letter dated 14th June from the Se
cretary cf Congrel's, with an chclofure,
was read,
Ordered That tfte enclosure be pub
liflied in the State Gazette.
£ 'Trad? from the Minutes ,
J. MERIWETHER, S. E. C.
By the UNITED STATES in CON
GRESS Aflembled, June n, 1788.
On the report of a committee confin
ing of Mr. Daiie, Mr. Hamilton and Mr.
Brown, to whom was referred a petition
of John Btichan.mand other invalids, and
who were ordered to take into considera
tion the Invalid Eflablithment :
Resolved, That each State Hull have
credit in its general account with the
United States for such sums as Leca/ne
due to the Invalids before the firft day of
January, 1782, and which have been or
lhail be paid to them by the Hate ; and
for such sums as became due to Invalids
from the said firft day of January, 178?,
inclusive, to the firft day of January 1788,
and which have been or lhail be paid to
them by any state, the state (hall have
credit in the existing specie requisitions of
Congress; and for sums that may so be
come due after January, 178 3, and be
paid by any state, the state lhail have cre
dit in the specie requisitions of Congress
which may hereafter be made.
Resolved, That no perl'on thaJl be en
titled to a pension as an invalid who has
not or lhail not before the expiration of
fix months from this time make applica
tion therefor, and produce the requilite
Certificates and Evidence to entitle him
thereto. 1
CHARLES THOMSON, Sec’y.
Extras? cf a letter from a Gentleman in
IVaJhington to the Printer of this paper ,
. dated Sept. 23, 1788.
u A man by the name of John Ruther
ford was brought yesterday to General
Clark’s, who fays, that he is but thirty
days from the Creek nation ; when he leit
it the greatest preparations were making
for war ; that they had 120. .light horse
white men from the river Tomßigby;
that they had lately made an euquiry into
their number, and that they could march
5000 Indians ; .that they were Ihortly.go
iug down to. hold a grand council'near Bhe
mouth of Sk Mary’s, where avjpflel had
arrived with arms and ammunition, but
he does not know from what power they
came. This is his story.—you may judge
of the probability.**
*** The Rev. Mr. Abraham Marffcll
will preach a ter mo ac: Atigufta, on Sun
day the agth inst. .k'j
On Tuefday,
The SQtb inj}. will be ailed in tog Court-
Houje , in IVaJbington , the Tragedy of
DOUGLAS ,
By the young Gentlemen in and near town,
for the benefit and in p-oVcment of the Me
dicinal Spring. To which wfll be added,
some excellent SONGS, and some pieces
in the stile of a Farce. 4 r’t I
Tickets to be had cf the Managers at
half a Dollar each, or Paper Medium at
four for one.* Children will be admitted
at half price. The doors will be openfcd
at fix o’clock precisely.
JAMES WILLIAMS, 7 ..
FRANCIS WILLIS, J Manager^
t «.,» J -1
• Stolen or Strayed
Off A'Jgufia Common , on Sunday night tit
lljl, of Monday morning the lid injl .
A Bright Bay Horse, about
fourteen and a half hands high,
four years old lad spring, has two white
feet behind, and a bla7c down his face,
not broke into iny paces, very clean limbs,
and likely made, fliod before ; was pur
chased a find from the estate of Dr. Todd,
but his been lately cur. A Reward of
FI V E GUINEAS will be paid imme
diately on delivery cf said Horse to the
Subscriber in Auguila, or if fiolen, TEN
GUINEAS on conviction cf the thief
george hunt.
Augujla , Sept. 23, 1788.
T* HE Subscriber not having it in his
power to find the holders of a Note
of hand he gave to Stephen and Samuel
Meers, the 28th April, 1787, for 350
bulhels of corn, payable the jft of No
vember last, gives this public notice, than
on Wednesday the 22d of October next,
he thall, at his plantation near Augulta,
measure off the corn due upon the said
No’e, before witnesses, for the holder oe
holders of the fame, at whose riflj it will
afterwards remain.
N. H. BUGG.
Sept. 2?, 1788. f
A i »
A Lift of Defaulters (non-residents) in
Capt. Wymes’s Diftrift, Burke County.
ALEXANDER Headrick, 250,acres
of. land of the second quality ; Na
than Cherry, ioo acres of land, second
quality; John Bartholomey, 100 acres of
land, second quality.