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LONDON, Sept. 2. Extra SI of a letter from Wilmington , (N. C.) April 2. “ I am just a-,rived at this place, on my rejturn, from the northward, having spent more than a year past in travelling through thole parts of the United States the Ohio and Miffifippi. The situation and foil of those territories in general are extremely flattering, but the im menie population that has already taken place in these parts has realiy astonished me. The face of these countries is every day visibly im proving * forefts old as the creation are hourly falling before the ax of the hardy emigrant from the old States ; elegant farms in abundance are already fettled along the banks of fomeof the deepelt and molt beau tiful rivers that America can looafl of; and, in short, every circumstance seems to point out that country as the future feat of a great and power ful empire of confederated republics: The people are univerlally well dis posed towards the States on the At lantic •, and even those that have been born there mention them as the pa rent country, with a degree of fond nels that I could not well account for. They cannot hear, with pa tience, of the Spaniards claiming or demanding an exclusive right to the navigation of the Mifiifippi, and any man that should attempt to recom mend a ceflion of that nature upon any consideration whatever, would if amongst them, be made to repent dearly for his temerity. What is of very great con 'equence too, is, that these countries abound with lead mines as well as faltpetre; and I speak within bounds when l lay, there is timber in fuflicient quantities to build a thousand navies, wichotit going a mile from the banks of the rivers. It mud give pain to a reflective mind when it confiders that i’uch oceans of blood have been repeatedly fpilt in Europe, often for the fake of some miserable and infignificant spot of territory, when such a noble andex tenfive region as that of which I am fpcaking, has been so long neglect ed, as it hardly worth the attention of a civilized race of men.” AUGUSTS, Jan. ic • On Saturday the 27th uk. which was the FESTI\ AL cf St. John the Evangtlift, the Members of LODGE COLUMBIA, with several visiting Brethren, met intheiiHALL at the Academy , about 10 o’clock, and after the business of the morning, made a short ptocertiou (the bidnefs of the weather pre venting them from going to church) and re turned to the Academy , where they attended divine fcrvice, and a ferrnon delivered by the Lev. Brother Boyd". The Brethren dined to gether at ClayiorS* Hotel , and parted the af ternoon in their wonted conviviality and de corum. On the 4th inrt. the members of the State Convention met in this town, and on the next day they chose the Honorable HENRY OS BORNE, Hq. f or their president, and Da jtiel Lnnpftreet, Kfq. Secretary; the Conven tion adjourned till Monday next, when it is expelled they will proceed to take the pro ] oled ( cull itutioii in*o conrtderatiou. On i ucnlay l«tt the Honorable the Lcgifla tuie cons cued in this town, and were plealed to chose His Honor GEORGE WALTON, Esquire, Governor, the Honorable JOHN POWELL, Esq. Speaker, and 'James M. Simmons, Esq, Clerk. The following Gentlemen were chosen to compose the Executive Council for the current year.- For the county of Chatham: Hot!'. David Filher, and Thomas Gibbons, Efqrs. For the county of Effingham: Hon. John Green, and Joseph Jackson, Efqrs. For the county of Burke: Hon. Hugh Lawson, and William Little, Efqrs. For the county of Richmond: Hon. William Stephens, and William F. Booker, Efqrs. For the county of Wilkes:. Hon. Nathaniel Christmas, and James Wil liams, Efqrs. For the county of Liberty ; Hon. James Powell, and Elihu Lyman, Efqrs. For ihe county of Glynn : Hon. James Spalding, and Ray mond De mere, Efqrs. For the county cf Greene : Hon. Robert Thomas, and Rene Fitzpa trick, Efqrs. For the County of Franklin : Hon. Middleton Woods, and Niel Cleve land, Efqrs^ Agreeably to the firft Seflion of the second Article of the Federal Conflkution, and the AH of Congress of the 13th of September last, the Honorable the General Artembly on Wed nesday last appointed Colonel George Hand ley, his Honor George Walton, Esq,. John King, Esq. Colonel John Milton, and the Honorable Henry Osborne, Esq. EleHors on the part of this state, to meet on the firft Wednesday in February next, for thepuipofe I of choosing a President and Vice Prefidem of I the United States. Last Wednesday the Honorable the Execu tive Council appointed the Honorable HUGH LAWSON, Esq. for their President, and ’James Meriwether , Esq. Secretary. Yeflerday the General Aflembly appointed Ilenry Allison, Esq. a member of the Fkce cutive, in the room of William Stephens, Esq. v. ho has declined. 1 he following is a return of the general Elec tion for the county of Franklin : For the Covention : John Gotham, Niel Cleveland, and Middleton Woods, Efqrs. For the Affemhly : Samuel Gardner, Grant Tailor, John Harrington, Middleton Woods, Thomas P. Caines, George Walker, Niel Cleveland, Jcfle Walter, John Cleveland, and William Harder. Ext raft of a letter Jrcm a gentleman in the Che rokee nation i dated Pine Log , November 25, 1788. “ I returned from Uftinare two days since, having been lent for bv the headmen to read a talk from General Winn, Superimendant for the Southern Department, iikewife the Resolves of Congress, and the Proclamation dated the firft of September; all which gave the Indians great fatisfatfiou—for now they fee that Congress is determined to do them justice in regard to their lands—they are very gia<i to hear that a friendly treaty will foou Ic held, as the Superimendant in formed them that he has wrote to the Execu tive of North-Carblina to fix a time for that purpose. “ Yeflerday Carey, the Lingnift, set off for Senneca with a long talk from the headmen and warriors, addrerted to Congress and the Superintendant j they all strongly desire that peace should be immediately eftabliihed be tween them and the white people in the new state. “ They mention in their talk that they look upon the people of that state, to be very de • teitful, which they have experienced—and as they ate afraid of them, they keep out fpics on the frontiers.” Speaking on the present profpetf of our country, the Maliachufetts Centinel elegantly oblcivcs, that the foundations of peace, opu lence, and even power, are deeply laid, and we are now beginning the fuperftruHure—the •un of American glory is just riling above a iclightfui horizon-—the clouds diflipatc, and *e may fairly foieel the fplcudor of the day, uoni the beauty of the dawn* America wants j but little of England or indeed of any other 1 nation ; in her own capacious bosom, ihe has | the means of future aggraudifement, and im mediate iucreafe. Her exports have rapidly increaled, even at this moment, and her im ports have as rapidly dimmifhed. She de pends more on her own capital, and Jess On foreign and deftruftive credit. What the fuort-fighted folly of one nation preferibes, another encourages—and the more ihe is cur tailed in 1 emitting her produftions, the cheap er they become, and the more effeftually ihe subdues her commercial rivals. The time is fall approaching, when this country will not submit to solicit the favors of foreigners, her friendihip must be foJicited, and those nations who are now the mod averse to our connefti on, will soon be the firft to court it. A letter from a gent left: an in London, dated Augujl <)ib, 1788, feys, “ I lament much that no aftive and gene rous steps have been taken to develope the va rious produfts of your foil. You should not only alcertain what covers the futface of the earth, bur ftiould also ferutinize fubterraneous rocks. You possess much—and a knowledge of your wealth must be truly advantageous. Alinoft upon one article alone half the wealth of England depends—and that article you have coal. It is the gold mine of Britain, which enables her to rival the world-—without coal her machines could not move, but at an en larged cxpence--her iron could not be wrought —her fleam engines would not be moved.— And why do you not open this mine which exposes itfelf upon the banks of many of your rivers ? your gums, dye woods, and medical plants are numerous, aftivity and perseverance would soon make them known. Among ma ny individuals, in England, I ftiould rejoice to aid you in such laudable endeavours. “ With refpeft to the slave trade, the voice of the people and the wilh of the Minister seems to be for its abolition, and thingssap pear to be in a train of success; but the op position ®f interest (which we conceive is mistaken) will throw in our way all pofiible obftades,” t*t The Public Auftion which was to be on Tu.efday next, as mentioned in fcveral of our latest papers, is postponed. f++ The piece signed ZOILU& did not come to hand till last Monday—-its appearing now) would be useless. Washington, Dec. i 9, 1788. On Saturday the 27th being the Anniver sary of St. John the Evangelist, the members of Wafliington Lodge No. 5, of Ancient York Masons, together with a refpeftable number of transient brethren, met in their Lodge room in this town, in order to celebrate the Festival. From thence they went in procelfion to the house of brother Stubblefield; where, after having sung a paraphrase of the CXXXIII Pfalm*, composed for the occasion the pre ceding evening, by one of the brethren, they partook of an eleganc dinner, and drank the following toasts, viz. 1. Our Right Worlhipful Past Grand Master Stephens. 2. Our Right Worftiipful Grand Master and other Grand Officers for the current year. 3. The memory of our late Right Worfliip ful Past Grand Master Elbert. 4. Our late Worlhipful Past Mafler Burns. 5. Our Worlhipful Brother Handley, late Past Master of Columbia Lodge No. 3. 6. The memory of our late Worlhipful Bro ther Crefwell, 7. All ancient Brethren round the globe. The evening was concluded with a ball— when the numerous and elegant affemhly, col lected on the occasion, feeined to possess, in an eminent degree, that good humour, har mony and mutual that ought to distinguish brethren and fillers of the masonic family. * A Masonic Paraphrase of the CXXXIII Pfalm\ Tune, —Behold the sacred dome, &c. HOW great the joys, when brethren join In mutual harmony ! The social virtues all combine, To make them blell and free! All hail'! myflerious source of light, Celestial Maloney! Thy ray 6 riifj cl the of nighr, Thai e*cu the blind may fee!