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lEiam Walker; Lyon Henry, by
ation of William Douglass.
have perused the tax return laid
us, ami find there are several mif
vir. In John Pell’s return, Thomas
charged with four negroes, and le
vied acres of land, which be hath
u Thomas Littel’s return, Adam
oj and James Black returned as
Ijj-nts, having laud which hath
!rl tor the taxes of the year 1787.
sin Samuel White’s return, Wil
:rrel charged with seven hundred
f land, and has none ; John Caf- *
t charged with seven hundred acres
: laud which he has owned Before
aft, and now owuis ; John Permen
3rged with two hundred and fifty
Hand, and has none in M‘Kenzie’s
, The different returns, except the
errors, we believe to be just.
Grand Jurors return their thank 3
lonor the Chief Justice for his ex
charge to them, and his attention
ufinefs of this county j and recom
hat the Presentments of this Grand
published in the State Gazette*
in Little, jun. Foreman ; Bryant
ullers, Jeremiah Atkinson, Thomas
lorough, jofeph Davies, William
tin, Philip Lightfoot, William Fuf-
John Stuart, Jacob Lewis, Jona-
Afhbury, Henry Breazeal, Lcvt
nutfl, John Darby, Isaac Walker,
Hudson, Thomas Fuffell, Mills
phev, John Morrison, Nicholas
j-, William Cbrifte, Howell Har
hereby certify, that the foregoing
: Copy of the Preferments of the
fury of the County of Burke.
J. DAVIES, C. C, B. C.
tr *4, 1788.
s from the Journal of Congress
londay , September 1, 1788.
vedy That the Secretary at War
he is hereby authorifed to have a
t number of the troops in the fei -
the United States in readiness to
rom the Ohio to the protection of
rokees, whenever Congress fliail j
be fame; and that he take mea
tr obtaining information of the
tes for troops to march from tJ:e
Chota, and for dispersing among
vhite inhabitants fettled upon or
icinity of the hunting grounds £c
the Cherokees by the treary con
betweem them and the United
November 28. 1785, theprocU
of Congress of this date.
wdy That copies of the said pro-
Jn, and of these resolutions, be
:ted to the Executives of Virginia
)rth-Carolina, and that the said
'» and they are hereby requested
beir influence that the said procla
may have its intended effett to
peace and harmony between the
of the United States and the Che
and to prevent any further inva
their refpcriive rights and poflef
md in case Congress ftiall find it
y to order troops to the Cherokee
to enforce a due observance ofthe'
sty, that the said States be, and
hereby rfequefted to co-operate
laid troops for enforcing fuchoo
-5 °f that treaty.
'Jtdy That the papers which have
t 0 Congress concerning
o Ufties alledged to have been
ed by John Sevier and others oh
okce Indians at Chota, be refer-
red to the Exficutiv* of Nortfi-Carolina,
and that the said Executive be, and they
hereby are earnestly requested to caufc
inquiry to be made into the said hostilities,
and to take measures for having the per
petrators thereof apprehended &punilhed.
The following obfervationsy extracted from
a booky of the bejl authority , on the law
of natiznSy are not unworthy of the con
i’derat ion of the good people of this fate .
“ One of the principal things that ought
to employ the attention of government,
with refpeCt to the welfare of the pubhc
in genera!, and of trade in particular, re
lates to highways— Nothing ought to be
neglefted to render them fafe and commo
dious—The ufs of highways, bridges,
canals, and, in a word, of all fafe and
commodious ways of communication, can
not be doubted. They facilitate the trade
between one place and another, and ren
der the carriage of merchandize lef a ex
pensive, as well as more sure and ealy.
The merchants are enabled to fell at a bet
ter price, and to obtain the preference ;
they draw strangers who travel through
the. country, and strangers leave money
at the places through which they pass.
France, Holland and England, have daily
found the truth of this by happy experi
ence.—France is one of those dates where
this duty to the public is dilcharged with
the greatest attention and magnificence.
Numbers of patroles every where render
the traveller free from danger; and cause
ways,- bridges and canals facilitate the
communication between the provinces
Louis the IVth joined two seas by a work
worthy of the Romans—The whole na
tion ought, doubtless, to contribute to
such uieful undertakings—When there
fore, the laying out and repairing of high
ways, bridges and canals, would be too
great a burthen to be difeharged out of
the ordinary revenues of the date, the go*
vernment may oblige the people to labour
at them, or to contribute to the expence.
There have been peasants who murmured
at the labour and taxes imposed upon them
for such purposes, but experience no
j looner male them fen Able of tbeir true
interest, than they blclTcd the author of
io uleful a chsfign.— The conftrutfion and
preiervation of all these works being at
tended with great expence, the nation may
very jufliy oblige all those to contribute to
them who received advantage from their
nfe—this is the lawflil source of the right
of toll. It is just that a travel er, and efpe
ciailya merchant who receives advantage
from a bridge, a canal or a causeway, in
his own paifage, and in conveying, more
comniodiouily, all his merchandise, ftiou'd
contribute to the expence of ufeful eilab
-1 lilh meats, by a reasonable contribution/*
Anecdote of the late King of Prujfa*
FREDERIC, when a recruit made bis
firft appearance upon parade who bad
been newly enrolled among his guards,
used to ask him three questions—The firft
was, How old are you ? the fccond, How
long have you been in my service ? (as
the guards were chiefly feleded from the
flower of the army) and the third, Do
you receive your pay and clothing regu
larly ? A young Frenchman, on the ac
count of his experience in taftics, was
moved into the guards; and as he was
totally unacquainted with the German
language, his Captain inftrutfed him to
learn proper answers to the customary
questions as put by the King, Frederic,
as fooa as he saw the new face jn the
»
tanks, (after taking a frefli pine* of fra*)
advanced towards the Frenchman, and
unfortunately for him, put the second
queihon firft: “ How long (said he) have
you been in my service ?’* the foldicr an
swered, « Twenty-one years, please
your Majesty.” The King aftoniftied
at his looks, by which, he did not ap
pear to be older than the number ofyeart
he had mentioned as the length of time
he had been in the Pruflian service, hasti
ly a iked him, V How old are you ?” « One
year, Sire.” Frederic was confounded,
and after a ftiort paufc—*• Either (said
he) you or I mud be a fool.” The fol-
Uier had not forgot his leflon, and ima
gining this nvift be the third and lad ques
tion refpefting his pay and clothing, rea
dily replied, “ Both, Sire.’* The King’s
amazement may be more easily conceived
than described. “ This is the firft time
(laid he) I have heen called a fool in the
pretence of my own guards.”—ln the
mean while the foldicr not being able to
account for the perplexity which he ob
served in the King’s behaviour, and at the
lame time perceiving by his Majesty’s
manner,that he wiftied some eclairciJJ'tnunt ,
said in the French tongue, that he knew
no more of the 1 inguage.—Frederic im
mediately apprehended how this fuccef
flon of roiftakes originated, and laughing
heartily, told the soldier « To do his du
ty, and learn the Pruifian language.’*
*+* The piece figued NEOCOMI will *
appear in our next*
Notice.
TFfOSE whom it may concern arc
desired to take notice, that I do
not confider myfelf bound by either law
or justice, to difeharge a note given to
Mr. Richard Napier for a negro girl,
payable this month, till he has firft secur
ed me in the consideration for which the
note was given, having often been applied
to but failed to do it; and further, that I
have his bonds to set off against the note,
when I confider myfelf liable to pay it.
Therefore, if any person thould take an
alignment of it, they will remember it i*
at their own rilk.
B. PORTER.
Odvber 21, 1781?. *
Richmond County , March term.
William. Wallace, 1
vs. > Attachment.
Timothy Rickitfon. j
Ordered ,
THAT the defendant do appear aad
plead within a year and a day,
otherwifc judgment by default.
Extraa from the Minutes ,
D. ELAM, A. C. C.
March zB, 1788.
A Lift of Defaulters in Capt. Dell Sapp's
Diflrift, Burke county.
MICHAEL Levefton, Luke Sapn,
Levy Sapp, John Permentor, Bel
lorn Johnston, Luther Hallwell, Jonas
Nounder.
JOHN BELL, Collector*
MR. WILLIAM EVANS, of Wilke*
county, whom I have advertised as
a defaulter, not knowing the law, gave in
a lift of his taxable property to George
Read, Esq. Receiver of another dtitridt.
vi the fame county. *
GEORGE HEARD, Rcc.