Oath; lad day of the fupr.m? dv&tt
atSalilhary, the grand jmy appointed
their foreman, William Dent, efquire,
Major John Crump and Major Harry
Terrell, a comittet to wait upon Johm
Stielz, fqire, with the following ad
dr efs.
! Salijhury Diftricl, Superior Court,
September Term, 1 790.
'.THE grand jury for the diftricl afore
faid, renfibly. and deeply imprefled with
the importance of the duties of their rc
prefentati res in the congrefs of the Unit
ed States, return their thanks to the ho
norable Johm Steele, efquire, for his
fpirited fupport,jand faithful attention,
tothcinterefts ofthis ftate, during tke
lalt feGSon of congrefs.
Tht grand jury would conceive them
felves wantiigin attention to the proper
interefts of the gvrnment in general,
and this ftate in particular, fhould they
yichold this teftimonial of their approba
tion of Mr. Stiele's condud, as the re-
i - f 1- 1
preientative or a rree pcopic.
VMliam Dent, foreman.
Jotn Crump. -Jn T. Lingint,
Ildrry Terrell. tV alter Br aley.
Le'vis. Cbarlet Pslk.
IVilliam BctkelL Ohmdiah W.Btng:
Tfomas Kin. Jofob Htydtn.
. vjamex (Uttox, J(tC9t? Ulinmra.
Zacharih Ray,
STATE or NORTH-CAROLINA,
By. his excellency Alexander Martin, efq.
gsverntr, captain general, and commnn
iter in chief, in and over faid (late.
A PROCLAMATION.
IT Tf 7 HERE AS, the honorable the
y V lieutenant gorernor cl the corn
mdn wealth ef Virginia, hath transmitted
to me, his proclamation in council, offcr
ia a reward of" one hundred and fifty
dollars, for the apprehending a certain
Brrjtmin Woodward, who, being charg
ed oa the confrfilon of : James Arthur,
one v)f his accomplices, of having feioni
ouflr cunterfr:ted and paiTed, certain
certiiicateb and public fecurities' of that
comm'inxTeul h, Lath .bicn.i led from
ju;Uce : And, whereas 'by the coafc3i n
of ".he faid rthur,; the laid W id ward
i$ 'iinhcr ch tr4l with Ait feloniully
counterfeiting he pablic bills of creoic
of tkia Pare, and or fome lime pa'l hath
ca riei on a bale an I infa-iuus traffic
v: h the fame, to 'the rcxt iijary of the
pu ilic credit and camm-icc of tins .'late :
T a ! therefore, in V.rni te fiid
Wjodtrd wjjadice, linaiu. ii; jz tjj.AS
(-68-) ;
lart'mi? about in this Hate, I hare thought
prober to iiTue this my proclamation,
hereby requiring and commanding all ju
ftice of the pace, fteriffs, cohftables,
and other ,the good citizens of this Hate,
to ufc their utmoft endeavours, in their
relpe&ire counties and diltritf s, to appre
hend the (aid Bepjamin Woodward, it
found in any of the lame, and him fafely
deliVer to font e IherifT r conitahle, in
faid commonweal, who is required by
laid proclamation, to convey him j tht
faid Benjamin Woodward, to the diftri&
goal of Peterfburg, in Virginia aforefaid :
And I do further forewarn all perians
from harbouring, entertaining, or giving
aid and comfort to the Ad Benjamin
Woodward, as they will aniwer the fame
at their peril. i I
GIVEN under my hand, and the
great leal of the ftate, which I
have caufed to be hereunto affix
ed, at Danburj,the firfi day of
September, A. D. 1790, and fif
, ,eenth year of the independence
of the United States of America.
ALEXANDER MARTIN.
By hit -excellency's command.
Thomas Rogers, P. Sec.
GOD SAVE THE STATE.
- Tor. the gazetts.
ELEGT.
On the death f the koncrtble
JOHN S C OK E S, Esquire,
Late judge ef the diflncl c$uri f the jtktc
4 ef North-Carolina.
By a young gentleman, jiudcr.t of phjic
Salifbury.
MY infant mufe, awaks ! awake ! ,
The torpid bands cf flumber
break,
And plume your light ffcdg'd wing";
On pinions loft, efiay to fly,
Through humbler regions of the fky,
A moarnful theme tofing.
Alas ! for Stokes ! the good the great!
Who pois'd the balance of tke ftate,
His nble ipirit'b flown ;
Tr brigher worlds has vriag'd its vray,
Where-milJlr beams eternal day,
And biiis bclcvv uaknovrn.
What mufe cm qnal numbers find,
To paint ihe virtues ri his 'mind,
In iiquttte compUte ?
The warrior brave, fam'd ftatefrnan too,
The counlel, weighty, fail and trucV
The patrior, good and great.
When Albion's prince feegan to pui
' UmbatJed iegiocs on ou; ih jic
I a frScdoi&'s caufc he rois j
His conquering ivord, with zeal he d,
Beams from the blade as light'ning ilev.',
- And flafliing, Rann d his iocs.
Like Nifus farrd in Virgils page
He brav'al the battle's fierceft fag ;
Throueh counter-tiles he bfeke j
The loe, Vmit by his valor vrarra,
-Fied tlembUDgirom his nerrou ai
Or jfell heaeath his ftroke.
Wheaiat the mighty jove's cornmanq,
PcacetVifited our carnag'd land, 1 .
Ani quenchd the hoftile flame ;
Stokes, from the enfanguin'd tisl
war,
Stood? right's great chmpiftn at tliefbsr,
And drew untarmth d fame.
of
In Washington's .Ifcernin, eye,
His merit fbone fb bright, 10 high,
Hgave to him the truft, ' i
To poitc the (bales of jaftice fair,
IlTliesjof grand impoil to hear I
And givedecifions juft.
When Gods behld him at his csurf
With high tfciat -hinsfelf deport,
They calrd ifuch worth away,
To hear feme rreigfctier truft above!
Within (fine; ampler fphere t mote,
And imght did he obey.
Brijrht mar thr aatr.e rmol fl,; J
I the records affarae! I
To beam like the in merit high, !
M-iy j patraot-youths afpiHng figh,
Avi drink thy nobler flume.
i ! jpHILANDR.
Treafury Department, Ntw-Ycrk, Sep
tember 20, 1 790. 1
T;is hereby made known that Ue fo!
; lowinr arraagement has been afdopt-
ed towards carrjinginto excuticn the
ad, making provifisn for the debt bf the
United States, iz. ' f
Loaa-Oflice ccrttfieates,.and thdfe if
fued by riiecmmiffinerK.jfbi the-ldjufi-mcnt
of accounts m the ftte.ai ptcs.
aud by the refpe? ive ccmmiQIonlr s cf
loans within the ftates in which ikcj wcrt
relpeAively ililred. I he certificajes ! if
fued by the regiftf r of the treafurjy, .!by
the, pay-maer general and ccrhi;t:iv.a
er of army accounts; by the cciririklinnV
ers for the adjustment of :he a?c; iit f
the quarterna'ler's, cammiifary, l.f.r
pitai, c'oathing, and marine diparm vs,
indent o;: iaiereJL and hilk nf n.rl! mi
fion, wu! be received inSitcrlrfwx My at
and by the xoriimuiLutfi