NOTICE. t WHEREAS it is direfted by an a of the prefcnt fe:Hoa of Con greTs, j that the m.irihah of the fsvcral diilrias of the United States lhall caufe the nuWer o inhabitants rhhin their rtPpe.Tive diilrifts to be taken, omitting Indians not taxed, and dhlingufhiig free perforis, including thofe bound t fervice' for a term of years, from all others ; iiftingui!hingalib the fexes and colours cf free perfons, aad the free males of ficteeft fears and upwards fiom thofe un der that age. And the faid marihal being empowered, for efFe&ihg this pur pofe, t appoint as many afllAaats within their irefpcAive -Uilri&s as to them lhall appear necefTary : I DO HEREBY GIVE PUBLIC NOTICE, that in or der to receive with as general conveni ence as pofllble, the applications of thofe willing to become afTiftants in this buu nefs, I fhall attend on the feveral days anil at the places hereinafter mention ed : that is to fay, On the iSth and 19th of September next at Halifax, for the purpofe f ap pointing adiftxnts for the diSricl of Ha lif.ixl ' Oh the 23d and 14th at Hilhbo-. rough, for the diftridt of Hillsborough. On the' 28th and 29th at Salifbury, for the diifcricU of Salilbury atnd Mor gan: On the 3d and 4th of Oflober next,, at Iayetteiile, for the difcriil of Fay ette yille. Cn '.he Sth and 9th of October, at Wilmington, for the diilii& of Wilming ton The bufintfs of this Sate will be ar ranged by counties, or diftrifh, as lhall ap,)ar moll coavenient when the ap pointments are made. The act of Congrefs provides that each atli.tantfhall receive at the rate of one doljar for every 1 50 perfonsb him return ed,! where fuch perfons rcfide ki the co intry, and that where fuch perfons refide in a city or town, containing more than joq6 perfons, fuch afiiAaat lhall receive at the rate of one dollar for every 30 by him rctur:d ; but when, from the difperfei fituation of the inhabitants, o:v dollar for every 150 perfons fliiil be iafuTicieni, the marfhal, with the anpr'jljj:iin of thejudgs of their ( 16-j refpeftiva diftri&s, may mate a fur ther allowance ? provided, that the com penfatien does not exceed one dollar for everv 50 perfons returned. The bufinefs muft clofe on or before the fir a day of May next, and the feve ral affiitants are by that time to trans mit t me accurate returns of the per fons within their refpeclive siivifions, ac cording to the form prefcribed in the faid a5t of Congrefs. f- It will be expected that thofe who ap ply far appointments (hall exhibit recom mendations from the principal and: beft known characters in their re fpe&ive counties, exprefli.ve of their inte grity, punfluality,and fitnefs for the bufi nefs. When it is confidered that this mea fure is to afcertain the proportion of repre fentation of the feveral ftates in the fede ral government, and that the due weight to which this ftate is entitled therein depends on the faithful execution of thi-fai-d aft, it is therefore hoped that gentle men will ba careful in their recommen dations, and that all the good citizens of the ftate will be ready to aid a full and fair enumeration.. o the inhabitant, thereof.. ' 1 '. JOHN SKINNER, Marfialforthe elijlritt cfNorth-Carolineii The appointments for -'the difWiAs of Edenton and Newbern will be made and forwarded. - 53 4t. Perquimans y Ati uji 2 1?, 1 7 90; FIVE POUNDS REWARD. RAN AWAY from the fubferi ber, living in Surry county, North Carolina, near Allen's iron works, on the 29th July latt, a negro fellow by the name of CHARLES ; about thirty years. 1 of age',, five feet eight or nine inches : high, has a down look, and one of his upper foreteeth is put ; I am apprt"h;r) five he is making j$r Drowning Cretk, which lays fomc wance Ibm-h. of Fay etteville. Whoever will deliver faii fel low to me agaist lhall receive the above reward, befides all reafonablc expenecs paid by WILLIAM T. LEWIS. THE Aibfcribeij informs the publlicy that he has removed to Fayettc vilie and opened a houfe of entertain ment and boarding in the houfes lately occupied by nvis Barge ; is now ready to accommodate thofe that favour him with their' cuilom, and his beft en deavours will not be wanting -to give fatisfaclion) having been happy in that refpeil whllcliving in the public wayjat Warremon ; flatter myfelf I lhall now have At in my power to pleafe in general.. JOHN WILLIS.; Auguft 81 50. f ! . ! Dekeyjfer?j Augaft i3, 1790. 53- 4. EGS leave to inform the. public, that he has taken Col. Porter field's la.ree. com- modiqus new houfe, nearlj oppafiteMr. Mf Auflan's fldre, , where he intends keeping ! a Boarding and Houfe of- En tertainment. - The houfe containing men a variery or plea fan 1 1 y fi t u a ted - roq m s, will enable him to accommo date a large number of the members of theenfuingaflem bly;' His greateft efforts will be'-exexted to pleaft thofe that favour him with their cuf tom. He expects to be in the houfe by ths hnt or Qcroier. Fayettaville, 5ept. 6- j F 0 R, S A L. E, A LOT on thes Weft fide of Green Z"uL ftreeh near the bridee, on v. hich is a good two .ftoty '"dwelling-hsufe, juil finiHied, witli fdur rooms on a floor,, aaa a tolerable feitcSien ; its htuation for health and convenience is equal to any in the town Ardilh or produce vvill be received in payment. For particu lars enquire at the printing-office.