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mence at the fhtion, they ran back
to try to get into it, and unfortu
nately rulhed in among a party of
Indians lying concealed ; the lieute
nant was taken, and dragged about
iyards, and put to death in a moll
cruel manner. Mr. A. Jackson made
his escape, and got to a neighbouring
station, from whence the whole fron
tier was alarmed. A mr. Samuel
Jackson also went out early in the
morning, and fell fid!: into the hands
of the lavages : he was put to death
in like manner with the lieutenant.
These two men were all whom the
Indians killed ; they kept at too great
a distance from the fort, for the peo
ple in it to hurt them.
The neio-hbouring; Rations One wed
much alacrity in turning out to relieve
the attacked Ration. Had the Indians
waited a few hours longer, they would
have received a severe chastisement ;
but they withdrew over the Tennes
see, beyond which our government
reftrifls our operations again!! them.
LEXINGTON, ORober 12.
At a meeting of the Democratic So
ciety in Lexington, on Monday the
7th inf!, the following resolution
was read and ordered to lie on the
table until the next meeting, and
to be then taken up tor further
difcufiiorl :
The citizens of this commonwealth
having for a series of years been anxi
oufiy hoping, that the free use of an
all important right, which they re
ceived from nature, and-whith is now
wanronly and cruelly controulcd and
abused, vvou’d have been long fmee
secured to them ; and finding, lb far
as they have been able to gain iutelli
• gence, that this event, lb inl'eparahly
connected with their happiness as a
civilized ?nd free people, inßead of
approaching, is perhaps receding :
Refoived, That the free and undis
turbed use and navigation of the river
Millilfipoi is the natural right'of the
k-hizens of this commonwealth ; and
is unalienable, except with the foil ;
and that neither time, tyranny, nor
profeription on the one fide, nor ac
quiescence, vveaknefs, or notuufe on
the other, can ever Unctify the abuse
of this right.
; STAUNTON, November 16.
* We are informed by a gentleman
from Greenbriar, that a part of cap
tain Hawkins’s company of rangers,
have lately met with a defeat on the
waters of Clinch ; the particulars
which we are at present ableYo give
. relating thereto, are—the lpies hav
ing difeovered signs of Indiansa num
ber of men were ordered to follow
them ; one half of whom followed ihe
Indian trail, and the others directed
their cour'le to a gap on the mountain,
through which they expected the In
dians to pals. ‘The parry wiio fol
lowed the trace, difeovered fome
game, at which they fired ; from this
difeovery, the Indians concerted mea
sures to draw them into an arnbuf
cade, killed three men and wounded
two; the remainder made their el’-t
cape. Captain Hawkins was not prejJ
sent, beiii? confined With ficknels
his quarters.
CHARLESTON, December 12.
Captain Newton, from the Havan
nah, informs, that a French fleer,
confiding of two feventy-four’s and
fix frigates, were lately seen ernifing
off Tobago, by the Britifla (loop of
war Rattlesnake, which was chafed
by them. This is supposed to be the
fleet which failed from New York in
Ochoker lall, under the command of
-admiral Sercy.
The American veffcls were not fuf.
| sered to fell any part of their cargo
[ at the Ha’vannah, not even so much
I as would pay for the repairs of luch
I a $ put i.i there in diilrel’s.
The doors of the house of repre-
I fenfatives of this Rate were Ihat on
the sth anil 6th inst. the house being
engaged in bufmefs of a secret nature.
DECEMBER 13.
Extract of a letter from a member of
congress, in Philadelphia,, dated
2oth of November, to a gentleman
high in office in this state.
“ An Enolifh veflel that arrived
o
ycuerdav, brings intelligence of the
total defeat of the Dutch and HaTio
verian armies—They fled sixty-sour
miles without halting. The hereditary
prince cf Orange and his brother were
both wounded. The Britilh, it is
Paid, were equally drubbed ; but the
papers won’t confefs it. The duke of
York retreated to Courtray, and the
liege of Dunkirk is fruftratefd. Mar
leilles is also retaken, and the French
rebels crushed. May the enemies of
freedom ever meet the fame fate !”
DECEMBER 14.
Extraft of a letter from a member of
congress in Philadelphia, dated aotii
November, 1793,10 his excellency
the governor of this state.
“ • Dear fir,
“ I feel it my duty to give you the
earlies! information of the perfect re •
Iteration of health to this city. Since
my return la ft week, 1 have molt se
dulously enquired of the mayor and
the principal phylicians, and have;
from them clear and strong affarance,
that there is not, within the city or
the environs, one person afteded with
the late late malignant fever; that
the contagion has ceaied, and that
there is no cause for further apprthen
fion.”
The State of South-Carolina.
By his excellency Willian Moultrie,
governor and commander in chief
in and over the state aforefaid :
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas information has been given
to me, that an armed force is now
levying within this state by persons
under a foreign, authority, without
the permiifion, and contrary to vhe
express prohibition of the government
of the United States, and of this state :
and whereas rneafuresof this fort, if
permi ted by government, mull tend
to dilturft the internal tranquility of
the United States, and involve them
iri hostilities with nations with whom
they are now at peace, which found
policy requ res should he preserved ;
and as many of the citizens of this
state may be induced, by the irifidious
arts of the persons afting under the
foreign authority as aforefaid, in vio
lation of every law, as well of the
United States, as that of nations, to
enlii! themselves, and engage in a
scheme so replete with injury to this
country : I do therefo-e, in order to
put an immediate flop to such unlaw
ful and pernicious practices, ilfue this
my proclamation, hereby firidly for
bidding any person to enrol any of
the citizens of this state, and prohibit
ing the citizens thereof from cn'ifting
under any officer, or other person, for
any purpose previously fandioned
the government of the United
states, or of this Hate. And Ido
yooticively forbid all alfemblages o!
troops, unauthorized hy government,
under pain of fuffering the penalties
declared lay law forfeit offences.
Given under my hand, and the seal
of the Hate, in the town of Co
y lumbia, thfs 9'h day of Decem-
V. bar, in the year of our Lord one
thoufaud seven hundred and
ninety-three, and of the inde
pendence of the United States of
America the eighteenth.
WILLIAM MOULTRIE.
By the governor’s command,
Peter Freneau, Secretary.
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES
Tuesday, December 10.
The committee to whom was re
ferred tiie melfage of his excellency
the governor, enclofmg a letter from
Alexander Hamilton, efq. secretary of
the treasury of the United States.
Report, that it appears from the]
said letter, that a balance of one mil-*
lion, two hundred and five thoufanJ,-
nine hundred and l'eventy-eight dol
lars, has been reported by the.com
iniflioners lor fettling the accounts
between the United States and the
individual states, in favour of the
state of South-Carolina. That it
moreover appears, from the aft of
the United States, palled on the sth
day of Augull, 1790, that the fettle
mem of the laid commissioners is final
and conclulive ; and that the states
m whole favour the balances are
found, are entitled to have credit for
the fame on the books of the treasury
of the United States, and have the
lame funded upon the like terms with
the other part of the domestic debt ot
the United States, but that the fame
should not be transferable.
Your committee beg leave to ob
serve, that the laid balance will ena
ble the public to difeharge not only
that part of the debt which has nor
as yet been funded, but also to make
conliderable, and they hope adequate
provilion for the payment of ail the
; debts which are jultly and fairly due
from this state to the creditors thereof.
Your committee therefore rccom
; mend, that the foregoing report be
1 printed in all the gazettes of this state,
lo as the good citizens thereof, who
are holders of indents and other pub
lic lccurities of this state, should be
i guarded againll the schemes of fpecu
i lators, and prevented from parting
with such indents and securities, for
Conliderationsthat may be below their
value. ,
Relolved, that this house do agree
to the report.
Ordered, that the several printers
of this state do publilh the report in
their gazettes.
By order of the house,
JOHN SANDFORD DART,
clerk of the house of repretentauves.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 21.
We hear from Charleston, that o;i
the night of the 7th ini!. Stephen
Drayton, efq. w'as arrested there by
virtue of a bench warrant, signed by
two of the affodare judges, grounded
on a representation of a committee
of the house of representatives, Hating
‘ That divers persons, citizens of’ the
state, have wickedly attempted, under
a foreign authority, to levy an armed
force within that state, without the
permilfion and contrary to the express
prohibition of the government of the
United States ;’ and charging the said
Stephen Drayton, as well as William
Tate, Jacob Roberts Brown, Robert
l ate, John Hambleton, and Richard
Speake, with being feveraliy con„
cerned and employed in enrolling the
citizens of South Carolina, and excit
ing them to arm theinlelves in the
lervice of the French republic ; and
to march out of the state, under offi
cers commissioned and appointed by
the minilter plenipotentiary of the
French republic.
The house of representatives issued
a warrant tofearen alt papers, records,
writings, and memorandums, which
might be found in custody of the per
sons before named: in confequenceof
which mr. Drayton’s papers were ail
minutely examined, and not a paper
found that could in any wife criminate
him.
In the course of this bufmefs, which
took up several hours, the locks of mr.
D.’s delk were forced, as he had re
fufed to give (ip the keys.
The charge against mr. Drayton,
we underftaud, declares that the ar
mament to be railed in South Caro
lina, under him, was intended againll
foiiie of the Spanilh islands.
M.r- D. has publiffied a lengthy
state of his case, in which he accules
the lsgiflature of illegal and unconlli
tucional rneafures in their proceedings
againll him.—This (hall appear in our
next.
The inhabitants of this city, parti
cularly Itore-keepers, are cautioned
to be careful in securing their doors
and windows ; as it appears the town
is at present infelted by a gang of
robbers and home breakers.—On the
night of fuefday lall, a Itore on the
Bay was broke open, and plundered
ot several articles : Same night ano
ther Itore on the Bay was attempted
to be forced, but being flrongly for
tified, it baffled the attempts of the
midnight marauders.
tk ; were yejlerday favoured with a Netv-Yorl paper
°j the 2i)th ult containing London newt to the 2]tb
of l-.ptemher, from which we have made the fol
lowing abftralh.
On the 2id September the duke of York was
encamped at Werwick, close to the French,
and in continual expeHution of an attack : the
duke’s head quarters were near Menin,*which
had luflered as much hy the pillage of the Aus
trians as by the French.—A winter campaign
was talked of; and the Britilh troops hoped to
defend their ports better titan the Dutch had
done, though they no longer entertained that
contemptible opinion of their enemy, witich
they did befoie the late engagement. —Artil-
lery loft hy the Britilh in their ritreat from
Dnnkiik, 114: viz. thrown into the river 64;
left on the tield 43; lunk in the Moor 7.
ns* -i* sas-
PORT NEW S.
entered inward.
Sloop Eagle, R<f,, Lburlejiun
Lively, Peace, New Tori
CLEARED OUTWARD.
Sloop Nancy, Stevens, Sanbury
Lfie, Raft, Cf arlefhm
N eptune, Greene, French Weji Indies
CATONNEI’ 6• GOUPV,
NE.tR TIIE COFFEE-HOUSE ,
Have for file, on reafonble terms, for C fk or produce,
, AN ASSORTMENT OF
WET 6- DRT GOODS,
viz.
Jamaica,W.lndia,and j
nortlnvard rum /.
Fr. Cogniac brandy j
Hollands and north-1
ward gin—Molaffcs
Cider in barrels
Cherry bounce
Lemon & orange juice
Annifeed water
Afiortment of French
liqueurs
Sallad and lamp oil
I.avendar water I
Bert Bourdeaui, Port,
Malaga, Lift><>n,Te
neriffe, vin-de-grave
and Madeira wines
Prelerved ginger, ta
marinds and citron
Si ;ar candy
Barley sugar
Sugar plumbs I
Be ft bloom raisins J
Muscatel ditto ,
Ditto in barrels
Currants
BeftJordanf jft-flielled.
almonds ,
Hard ditto
Spaniili filberts I
Savjiiii.il>, Dec, ZT.
NOTIFICATION.
IN pursuance of an ORDINANCE, entitled,
4i An ordinance for railing the sum of two
“ hundred pounds, to defray the cxpence in*
“ curred in preventing the introduction of rna
“ lignant diseases,” See. See.
( Publijbtd in mrjf. Jobnftm'sGaxritc nf Tburj~l.iv
I hereby acquaint the inhabitants of t L
and the hamlets thereof, that I intend
meuce ihe circuit on Monday, the
order to collect the returns of r
property liable to pay tax under
—ln hopes the butinefs will be
their having the returns preiv
JOHN PETE 1
ClTif TR r
Savannah, D::. 20, IT)
1
Ti-IE PUBLIC EX
Scholars of the
be held on Friday r’
And on the follow!
will deliver Oral
It is hoped that
Sunbury and its
■vho wifli to for
institution, wil’
ance.
‘Flic btifine
precisely at ui
|) AN-AW
IV three i
wench, nan
of age, low
on the left
in Savanna
Whoever i
livers her f ‘ qC
be handfoi ’ w
-vE. ‘
Dc:. 21,
Knglifh walnuts
Prunes and dried fig*
Brandy fruits, of all
kinds
Pickles of all forts
Spanilh and French 0-
lives, capers, &c.
Durham mustard
Allfpice.ldack pepper,
nutmegs,cinnamon,
mace, cloves Sc llour
of ginger
Oranges, limes, apples,
See.
I,oaf and brown sugar
Bert: hyion, fouchong,
gtreu Sc bohea teas
Coff re and chocolate
C.tftile foa’p
Turpentine ditto
Good Poland flarch
hair powder
Stick Sc pot pomatum
Candles of ill forts
Gunpowder and lhot
Gun (lints
Brfi.’ea variety of
other article, too tedious
to enumerate.