wmiions oFthe ct directing the Ta- X
Illation oFlanrfa a rut d-weWmrt hnnar; I
tuition offends and dwelling houses;
Wnirh rliatlr nroTea-Uiat ruTonn-
fceht direct taxiras "tontemplared.
'; That act creates, the surveyor "of
. each valuation district a "permanent
4nccr and ascertains the compen
aation , he shall receive for each offi-
..Hial act. It direct, him tQ keep a re-
i '-r.ord of the valuation nf nrh lot and
"take place to charge the purchaser, j
; ill provides that when anew house thai!
t-be erected it shall be valued and added j
: -to the valuations made under the 'act; j
t . 'r . r L l - i p' t
,. mat an ianas cxempiCQ rrom taxation,
r itrhenever Ihe exemption shall cease
' ahall be assessed; and that whenever
and so tfien at- a dwelling house shall
' VkA Vl aval lftrmA tKa ttfii'i!ri tKAtAff tiKaJl
"Ve Cancelled. Neither has these pro-
"they all clearly relerto future taxes- .-
' . sessing the jands and houses, in. the
different states, and in-collectincr the
tax, forms conclusive evidence that it
was determined to establish an annu-
1 land tax. i The sums by that admi-
! nistration appropriated for the espence
. dred and five thousand dollars.
tl; tii
i ucrcai expencc may uu.mrs.
;l -be estimated at -40Q,000 ,
-; -The' commissions to ; -
Lii'j ib iiiiii. rrrx 11-11 - -
. 'collections and the con- .
:-Ungenf expences. as stj- ' ,
tlOnarv. nrintlntr. ailvn". -
;tising, -&Ct will amount ' ' .
atleastto , v 183,000
' The losses derived V
rrom various causes ex-
'ceed ' , 125,000
Making the. whole , ':
loss and expenditure a- . .
tnotint to 705 000
"TniHionsof dollarsr -the amoimt pfthe
leaves oniy me sunoi one raim'-'a
two hundred and ninetv-Bve thousand
dollafs for the public us. . '
iijuiiiuuiu kuc ncicjai maicj inn
"seven hundred and five thousand dol--
' larst in ' the same ratio as thry paid
thattax, and it will appear by levying
i, iiicrc nas Deep expenaea nniostio ma penrrrating genius, oiler tmma
thc people of Maryland fifty-three j tc! the trife initrefts of his couniry,
alroosand seven hundred and ninety- I and by an irrejiilable will, give o
ene dollars, and to the -peoe or Con ' peration to thofe iflterclU; who, in
:f.?i ie." . -1 -".Wnrarevlace France on
. ,m. 1. '-.i. T
.'SSLSt!! n. year,'" ,
t trie states. Onthe same nnncinUs.i
. .1 xt.l n...: '.
iik iui in ixnnnj .iro tnx a uiiv
ight thousand wo hundred and se J
T.4nfc uuiiai--nearly equal 10
uie rxpvnees t)t that state lor two
wi exprnees t)t mat state lor ftro ;
Up people of thestater mentioned ; to
i'lhe people of thc other states, they
were in the same nronortion. anrl r
Xeed a los of thirty-five dollars on e
vcry hundred dollars collected.
Can any person who tnvcstijrntc
t this subject believe these expenrts
were incurred with a view to brinjj the
tax of a single year into the treasury?
1 think not It must hare heen tin.
leiijri tomake provision for a durable I
lanutax. is o otner cause can be as-,
ifned for this waste of property, but a !
, 7 ' ---- - . v. ,
mi i nii-icac me executive power,
by the'appointTncnt of hundred com
, missioner athousand surveyors of
sseromt. districts with eublihc d
icc of oHice, and twice that number
of assessors or collectors, amongst
. whom should be divided the five hun-
V tlrcl and eighty thousand dUlars cx
fpended. ,
PHILADELPHIA, May 9.
Anived on Sonday.the floopS'i-
fsnnK captain Morja, : a3 das
frorri "K;w-Or!cans'. Cap'atn M.
-Intnrmrthat the French Prefcil had
aritvfj af'Nev-Oilcini afrw djyt
previoiti toll's failipjr, and was rr-
ceicd with great honon ; the gar.
rifon fired royal faluie on hit
larding. It was the general he-
,Iief that the Pxrfecl would noten.
ter upon ihe duiiei of hit appoint.
mem until the arrival of the French
dciw, ,tl;P.,lln lormlolhe.
Mi rulte. on i million f,nm ih V.
i'.ftricl -r l a letter from a vert In. !
. iri'im penon in me vnouiw
nation, to a Vthtleman In Knot.
'iMe,' dat'il febniiry it,
jT".-t'f..i-ii i .
, m : a,
" i nc uuiic Mnr we vnacK
0 a a a m
-f " '"Nyiitan-, n'uncis oi nu imrntjom , trie a
arvl Cnce h.i return ho hat in. grreaMenefi an I affabiliiv of hit
tfoduveda uUtamongthe chiefs cf pitforj ij I manners, wl.Uh are ev
..ila. I.. II L 1. ..II. I i . .' ...
iiiiiriuun, in wiiunug cans upon
them to holJ tlumfelvct in ttt lU
....... ...... ........ ,
n.f. i hi.t the French at New. '
Oi!cansin the Sfrirg, to run with 1
Item a treat big talk (at htterwi,
it'. The King fiji the French
rc at New'Orlcanf. and that he
converted whir them. It feetQj the 1
I nrtr.." lnU 1. r .t il
Indians have v received ho crefentsT
from them yet." -X '
r The Li tie Kice of the Cha'ckaf-1
awnav. mentiontain tne above leu
- i
i ter, was formerly, in the intcreft of
y ; B,V "
H of ,hc Aracc
y tTRANSLATION. r r
- PHOCLAMATIONv :
. In the.name of the French Republt'c
i L'Aussar, Colonial Prelect, ,
To the LOUISI AN 1ANS.'
Your" feparjtion from France
marks one of the moll IhamefuV e
Dochs of her annals, under an tn-
ietbled and coirupt governmeni,,af--'ter
an ignominous war, an. I a. dif
gracetul peace. .
Tq that cowardly and unnatural
abandonment, von nrtferited the
! com raft of heroic love, fidelity and
couiage. , ..
The hearts of all frenchmen were
fof.ened by "The fpectclc. .' They
never ler tMlip their remembrance.
They then cxcliiinwii rrpndcjr
and hav htiver fince ceafed to; re
peat, th.t the bfood of France ruas
In youf-trfius . C : -'" ,
. As foon as they had Regained their
dignity and their glQryi' by the re
volu'.ion and a train of VprOtligiotis
triumphs, they turned towards you
their affectionate attention.1 You
conftitutcd a part of their firft nego
ciation. Tliey wilhed your retro
ceflion to acconipanj and rigrvalifc
their firft peace.
The time was not yet arrived.
It was neceflary that a mau lho'uhl
apprar.tp whom nothing which is
natural, great, magnaniinou andv
jtut, was new. or impoiMble - who
t, the talent of aichicting the molt
...! tV! - - !- 7 -.1
... T . ... ;
c"ry c of combining and
j ec"rl,,g to. ,hcm . ,hc happy
ijitiiiiiu vianncj, unitcu ne mnre
. . - ' r ...
. .1 ......
"Jncy f his, mind commaml.i at
, "te tcrro.r from h'S enemies and
confidence from las allies; who by
nerown oaijjf, - to cttabliiJl her ia
the whole extent of her limit,; and
r ...
110 craie ait nic d emiuies or tier nit.
.
tort; ' . .
This man. ' Louifiantarts. ' 'rre-
fu!cs over our dellinics. From this
. w v,i " " vltll,,,,CJ'' t,l
,!. 3ri' jn fS -To fecui c thin, in this
ij fofiunute folr, it is oi.ly necedary to
alfiit the rroditralitv -o nii'iire.
1 his is the dclign o! the-Frcnch -go-cnmeut.
To cultivate peace.and friendfhip
with all your mighboursso piotcct
)(uir commerce, encourage your ag
riculture, people your delarti ; fof
ttrindiiftry,rifpcct property, cuf.
loflts and opinions i bav reverence
t toicligion ; to honour virtue r to
iccurcto tne laws hcir Sovereignty
and 1 ci correct them only as . tlx
light of experience may 'delate ; to
introiluce permat,eit order ami eco
' nomy in all tlc branches of the pub
lic fdminiftration'i to unite Kill
clofer the, ties which, thefame origir,
the faiit metals fane difpofi.
tinnihave crrited between thfi co.
Wy and the m ihcr country ; thefe
L'iilianiin. are the honourable
I objedli of the mifJIon of your. cap.
.. i if'n . ' i . .
ism general viaor, yoor. colonial
pref: anJ jour chief judge. Thtfe,
they arc haj pjr f-f ait the no
tivei with which, they come to mix
wiih you. ..
.The rrpittation r.f thecanfain r-.
neral has doubtlefs even l.tre prew
cededhim. Cnmpaninn in armi
with the Firfr Confut. he (fill In.
' giiiihed hlmlelf from the commence-
a . a a
meni ot tne campaign -of the ta-
Italy. In Jels
aflonimed Suwar.
- ir 1 r.-
if .
f ' ' ""j0"' S I " '-t"
t.iii,i.. iS, ,,cl. ,.r. f
tiering htmfjll dear to you, by the
oucifei at all, the vlnueij the
cart, ind lo 'iiflrv - which devolve
..!. . l a a i
a ik. l.t.r i l i. -' i. tf-r.
' Snfeair Inr aitu'r
w.. r. kiui nniuppTDtrnij, llll
propcriiy, the up-J
i" y9 9 1 v 1 1 J '
tennrniiun i't'hii tnilltaiy tao
i i ,wmi ii re to nim your aiiec-
tion .anj cHufilencr. He biinfi
wi nhnn a part of ihufe troops who
hare made the earth tremble.
ro thefe . temole fhorrt. Ditavls,
fmcc the peace, lui aJaiireJ their
ood con4a tnJ -exctte
nlire- You nu like her air to
and effeena them.
. In Ihorf Louidanians. vou will
find in, your chief judge, genius,
impartiality, and difintereRednefs.
He COmcS tO VOiTalMadv Irnnwn ttv
the fameof his talents, by bis fufFef.
ings ana misfortunes..
r. Under .every, ctrcumltance you
will have i reafon do te ioice at hai
j; vingbecotne.Frenchvyou will daily
teei more nd more the'value of that
fplendid title, the objeaof the envy
'C ...Ul- -lit.. ,- ' f
now, neverthelefs, Louifi.
anians, and will not dissimulate it,
that duting 3o years Spain, by the
temperance of a generous and mild
goVernmet)', has endeavoured to
make 'you forget the grievous fault
ol an unworthy agent of this noble
nation- Ihe is our clofe and faith
ful friend. It will no: be us who
will,, Inftigate- you to repay her
mjldn6ls with ingratitude. We
will endeavour bv acts of mnnifi.
cencetOi emulates he policy of-tne-1
viw.v., iuc hah . given JUVI. r. - i our
a:tachmcnt,io the- French Republic.
p!)f,cojno.on. country j your grati
ttule' to t ho fa who irmetV5ou, , and
the daily fight of your erowine
l profperity,- are the - object which
nie.maii-atm at ; wiuia zeal and
assiduiry, Which only can be limit
ted by ihe fulfilment of all our du
- ties sttd all pur tyilbes. ( -
blew-Orleans, i he uih year of
the French Republic.
LMUSSATT. .
:8y the.Colonial I'ttftcr.
The'ofEcer of adminirtfation.' ac
ting as Secretary.
- - " DAUGFROT.
'WASHINGTON,' May V'! -Ext'rac
bf a' letter dated IvdoyviUe,.
' ;: ' March to, 1803.; .
. ' It is. with cxtxeme regret I
have tor Inform you that a Chicka
.law. 'tndian ivis murdered, in. this '
town on Monday 'laI; Thecir
cumftances are nearly as follow??'
Srx Indians of tin Chickafarw
nation, who had Ween hunting on
the fouih fide of Cumberland, came
into this tpwn anJ. fold a qiuntity
of vcuifoii, ,-ttirkies, lie. They
.went to a tavcrd and drank pretty '
ficcly.' Aficr night two bf them
left the tavern, and it appears were
followed by two men by the r narrie
of Cook snd Fergu'fon, with each a
large clibThcfc men concealed
thimftlves within the yard of Mf.
j. W. Tlitoop,- and as the Indians
C3tnet through Jhe -gate, ffruclc
'hem. .One fell the ojther mada liis
efcapc'... Thc ft rokg of the club was
heard by .Mri Throop's family ;
fome neighbours Vere alarmed and
fearch 'tnaefor the Indian, who
was at kngth 'found under a fence
vvjth his head beat 10 pieces ic a
bai barons manner. He was remo
ved to a houfe .nd his wounds drel
fe'l by a phyfician ; but he died the
Wtdhtf.lay fol Jofctng. The other
Indiari,:was not very, badly hftrt.
- " On VriJy a court was called,
and M.thcIw Cock, J,Furjufon,
and Reuben Cook were apprehend
cr M. Cook made his efcape from
th olficer the other two were
commit ted to jail, ami are to have
their trial before the .circuit court
in May next.
The other five Indians are fet
ofTf r the nation. They carried
I'ttcrs to their Chief, infotneing
him of thetbovecireumftances, and
rcqucfting one of the thief with an
interprttcr'to attend the trial.
. M Every ktridnefs and attention
was flicwn to" the. Indians The
dead wis" decent ly interred, wlih
which they fcetrjed fatitfied; but
when thrv took thrir 'im
-mde figns that the prifooen rouft
vc nangca,
It Is fal.l that Tome of the
friends of the prifoncri; have threat
ened a nfcur, and it ii expected an
attempt will be made. They are
guarded at night by feven or eight
men. What the cdnfequence will
be GoJ only knows. Several faml
Ilea who fcttleJ on the other fide ot
Ctiml eiland, this Spring have mo
ted back, fi nee jth'n uafoitunitc af
fair took place. .
,N I 1 C IV
for the
VVcO.fntlirs
One'oT l vcs.
sels from 12!) ta
240 tons. Apply ta
FRANCIS FCNTAlNr
AlmanatU for sale at this Office.
FW Sail Ff CtgKt, 0 ChaT
,
tClY
The Schooner
WELLFLEET.
75 tons burthen
well found and in
pod order for fea .
he. it now rearfv
2r3 r rrrrivr (rrZoht:
For terms apply to",
' ; ' ; : John Swctt,
On board laid fch.o6ner,:at
Carpenter's whart,
Wilmington, "May 19. '. '
for sale,. v
1040 Acres of well timber'd
L J N O
good miH
cient for two laws, opa '-lading
dream. A pact of faid land is well
adapted to the culture of crri and
cotton, and the' range is eJfcellerit.
-The terms of payment-wilLbs
made eafy to the purchafer.
I will alfo rent the tipper apart
ments of mv Hpufe, Kitcben &c.
in'Market-ftreet, until the fird of
January neact. .
For terms apply to.--.--,1-
. I). Alallett. '
Wilmington, May 19' ;
- '
FOR S A L E. 1
A Tratfl or Parcel of Land
v' Containing 69c acrts .
rVN th head of Bear and Inlet
J Creek 1 adioinins Mrs. Motr'a
land and funning- acrofs the' main
road aboMt fevenrnijes from Wil.
mington, fixyor fe'venty act'es pf
which is good corn land, 'and on
which there is an excellent mill,
dream. Ths fitititior. is eligible
for,a'pi.blic houfe,' and the range is
Tnperior to aiiy on theTound. For
one lialf the amount prompt pay
ment will be required, ard a credit
of " twelve month will be given for
ihe other half, the purchafer givin"
bond and feenrity. For further
particulars apply' to A. Hall in Wil.
minston, or ti the fubferiber on
Rockey Point; ,
' Uobcrt Howe
. . i- ' ;
' Lands For Sale, :
Dehnging tojhe Subscriber,
, - A'- TRACT of Land fituate in
the county ofBrunfwick, a
bout twelve miles from Wilming.
ton," ufually called the Mill-Lands,
containing near Three Thonfand
acres, late the refidence of Georrc
M'rCeniie, Efq. L
Another trat of Land on the
Northwcd river, in thefame coun
ty.'Iving between Schaw. Fields and
the lands of Major A D. Moore."
This tradt contains Four Hundred
acres of valuable Swamp with natu
ral advantages which' render it fafe
for the cultivation of Rice.
I There are alfo Cue Hunired a
"cres of- high land, in this tract.
Plots to be fcen by applyipg to the
fubfcTiber., . ,
Two other trails of Land iri the
COMnty of 'New-Hanover, known
by the names of the Mulberry and
Marie Bluff", eah confiding of One
Thoufan I acres or upward, fitu'a
tcd dlrcflly oppofite'to each other,
onth-i Northeaft branch of Cape
Fear River.
For terms apply to A. M. Hoop
er. or to the fiiblerihcr in Wihinr.
torn . MARY HOOPER.
Wilmington. May ti jw. ,
. 'NOTICE.
A DIVISION of that put of
Lot No. 22, fituate 00 Se-coud-llteet,
In Wilminiton, which
formerly belonged to NIaiqarit
Rqnaldson, is to take place on
Saturday the .5th of Juce next,
between thoft claiming tinder, the
late Georpe and Samuel Bt;the,a
greeably 10 anordcr of Ncw.jfan
wvtr Court. ...
BENJAMIN SMITH. "
7r NOTICE.'
ALL. peifoni indebtei to the
late firm of AhfctJm Mttltn
xttU C: or to Dtnul Mtf bail,
will pleafe to make payment to the,
fubferiber, who by afiimtnt er
faid DanWIot lhlitatcliay,i.
and txdyfh rl; amhoriied to re
ceive payment of and grant difebar.
RCI for faid dfhff.
aaiM.a... a,.
ULNKY URQUHART,
Jminiitrater f MiUolm .Vatktntii. '
Wilmington, May li
. "-, i 't
a
To the Eleclors Wf the Di-
tifion comprehending the
f counties or Bladen, Brunf-
Avick, Duplin, N. Hanover,
' Sampfon nnd Onflow. :
' FrXLLOW-CITIZENS,
A S" an Election will take place in Au
trust next, for a nefshti tn n.n..n
you in the Congress of the Urjiied
sfia, luuutiy oner myseu as
a Candidate for that important trust.
Thepart I acted during the TevoJu
tionaTy war, my polUlcal opltiiona
during that important period ajd iince
the establishment of our Intkperidence,
also my Sentiments for the six years
I had (he .fenor to represent you in
Cbnevess.are well known V T tfv;.f...
;ecm it unnecessary to, amuse. you
tion pr interests of the Nation.'-
; My conduct shall continue unijrm,
and my zeal unremittjng for a genuine
and rational Republican Government,
guaranteed by our national compacis
. Jj-.V,
in all political concerns thePeacc,
Liberty and Happiness ortlfe.United
States my sole object. X '
Notwithstanding ihe' calumny of a
few individualsam fully confident
that the presept Administration of til's.
Govcrnmept of the United States, is
pure, economical and just, and calcu
lated;; to, secure the rights, liberties'
and true interest of the people.- . -x
Should I be honored with a majority
of your suffrages, my time , and talents
shall be invariably employed for the
interests of my Constituents,. and for
the Union generally.
With the highest respect, -I
have the honor to.be, Gentlemen,
' j Your most obedient servant,
JAMKS GILLESPIE.
' "Wilmington, March 26, 1803.
KttCOtM-. ' .-' :
A LETTER-dated March I.
x i8oi, put into the PoR. Office,
at New.Yoik, written by th fub
fcrtlier and directed to SlAfEQ V
VHL.Vz.iV, Merchant, Fayette
vii.'e North-Carolina, in wiiicK
letter was ir.clofpd 675 dollars, in a
Pijl-Nite, and United SUUc Hank.
Rilfj, of tht following defcriptipn
The Pofl-Note No; 1737 C. 503
'dollars, dated lith'ot Fcbroary,
l8o3 payable to Simeon-Beldeh ;
ihc.cndortcTent wrptc immediate'y
pver the na'tie of Ion. Burral ; and '
this note'is remarkable by having a
fmall part of the letter J, in the
word Jonathan, torn on the left fide
of the bill, and as the Port-Note-
nail been pinned and waferred it
was difficult to write the words
fay It Sime. BtUttt fothat it . will
appear confufed, and fo remarka
ble by this defcription that adifco-
very may yet be made mould the
faid ncte be ofTcfcd. The othtr
Bills'are No. 3711 J. ioodoll.ir,
2id of January, i9n. No. 2470
s. uyiuu, 5111 or jviay ,
Np 1 503 C. ao dollars, a6ift
Aitgufl, 1799. No.18, 5-'doI'ar-,
li of Ail, 179?. , . 'V".
Mr. -. Cailin lacollrvTi giving me
'he Pft-Note, and my npticinR t
t he time the piece bting tprn of' 1 he
letter , and which he fli J wppH
not injure the Note. There Wera
feveral other indotfements 'on Ihii
Note, the names of which cannot
be recollected -It ii rr(jtie.1ed tHi't
the different Banks'may pay forr.e
aMention when they receive- Po:?
Notes, and ly examining the num.
brrs it may be yet recovered.
MARSHALL R. WIIiKIN'CS.
ts'aulVrtT'Jfn 8.
rTHE fubfciibTr having been
A appointed, and havin cuili-
fiel rsAfiigncecf the Binkruptcy
of George iibb of New-Yoik,
lae of Wilmington, Merchant;
hereby gives notice to all perfons
having unfcttled accounts, to exhi
bit the fame for adjunment. Tkof
t I.I.1..aJ . 1 . t .
111 an inaiiiici iiin-iit'i iv 1 iai4
Bankrupt are reqneflc 1 to make im
rr.ediate payment 10
RICHARD BRADLEY,
April 29. - Affiance.
Ten Dollars Reward,
WILL be given for taking up
arwl delivering tn me, a run
away negro fdlpw well kr.own br
the name of SPARROW; whom I
htely' purchifv4 of Anthony B.
Toomtr, Efq. If Sparrow will
com"lf aiU eflitrr himfelf up t,
me within pne'momh frocn jhli
date, he (hall he pardoned.
All pirloni arc hereby fotbVl
harboMrmg, emplojlngnr carrying
him away at their peril.
1' , DIXOS P.OCUC.
Wi'.Dldstan, Feb. 54th, tiaj '