Me integrity, that no earthly confidera- tion would be fufficient to tempt him to deviate from ihe true line in the fnalleft degree : Neverthclefs, by the® lad accounts from Bodon, people in general there, think, that after the Judge Suiiivan, the great Eaftern Pa triot, will be the man—Confequitur quodcunque petit. The motto in capi- ■ tals upon t!ie pannals of his chariot is indeed juft and true Virtutis fortua comes. VViL.A4l:N'-r i'ON, ^DeCEMBERIO. • The following gentlemen arc ap pointed to reprelent this date in a con tinental convention,for the purpofeof amending the c^nditution, ftiould two-thirds of the dates petition Con- grels therefor, viz. General Lock, General Paifons,TimothyjBkodworth, Elq. Jofeph McDowel, lea. Elq. and Col. Lenoie. We are inkrnUd, that the honora ble legillature were to have adjourned on Saturday lad The next ademhly and convention ■ are to meet at Fayette- Ville, in Novem ber next. i ‘^T ATR of Nortk-Carolina. In General Aj£n2hly\Nor:embtT \n 1788. I > ES(-LVED, That it is the opi- J V ^his Ho'jfe^ a niw .Con- vcfii ion be recommended for the pur- p fo of reconfidcring the new con*117 held our by the federal conven tion as a government for the United btates. Refolved, That it be recommen»'^c I to luchof the inhabitants of this date a>' are entitled to vote-for members of the Houfe of Commons, at the annual eleflion to be held in each county on the third Friday^^nd Saturday in Au- gudnext, tov.ite for five perfons in each county, and one perfon in each borough-town, having a right of repre- fentation agreeable to the conditution of this date, to fit as a date conven tion, for the purpofc of deliberating and determing on the propofed fcdcial conditution for the future govern- meiitof the United States, and on luch amendments, if any, as lhall or may be made to the faid conditution by a convention of the dates, previ ous to the meeting of the. faid conven tion of this date ; which e!e6fion fliall be condudted agreeable to the mode, and conformable to the rules and re gulations preferibed by law for con ducing the elections of members of the general afl'embly ; and any citi zen within this date, being a freehold er, fhall be eligible to a feat in the faid convention, dieriffs and returning of ficers excepted. Refolved, That the Sheriffs of'the counties in this date, do advertife and notify the people of their counties and borough towns, of the time, place and purpofeof holding faid eleffion, at the lamctime and in the fame manner as the law requires them to advertife for dembers ot the General Affembly. Refolved, Th^t the perfons fo elefted to fervein a S^te Convention, do af- femble and meet together on the third Monday in Ndvember next; at fuch place as fliall ibe appointed for the meeting of the next General Aflembly/ then aiid there to deliberate and deter mine on the faid conditution, and on the amendments, if any, and if approv ed by them to confirm and ratify the fame on behalf of this date, and make report thereof to Congrefs and to the General Affembly. Refolved, That the members of the convention be allowed twenty Ihiliirigs per day for their attendance at, going to, and returning from the place where they fliall meet jr and that they be au- thorifed to make fuch allowance to their Clerks and. Door-keeper as they (hall think reafonable-and the Trea- furer is hereby diicfted to pry the fame, on a certificate figned by the Prefident of the convention ; provided That fuch perfons as (hall be eledcd members of the general affembly as well as of the convention, lhall be al lowed mileage for coming to the con vention only and not for retujtiing. ALEX. MARTIN; S. S. * JOHN SITCREAVES, S. C. arrivals fince our lad. ;Ship Fortitude, Blain, Liverpool. —— Charming Polly, Pratt,- London.; Brig Hope, Burchall, Kingdon. ’ ^ ’ Sally, Simpfon, Liverpool. cleared. SchoY Jenny, Jones, St. Croix. Cood Hope, Hunter, St Eudatiau W. Packet, Swain, Charltdom Sloop Fly, Patrick, Kingdon. Indudry, Dunn, New-York. v ** ^ ❖ I THIS EVENING, | ^ The W A X-W O R K will be t ^ opened and exhibited at the houfe of Major Kingsbury, oppofitc the Market. «d. Tickets, at Shillings each, ^ ❖ may be had at the door. ^ ❖ ^ (!^ The exhibition may be % ^ viewed from Eight o’clock in the ^ ^ morning until Ten in the Even- % ^ ing. The Wax-Work will be re- moved after next Tuefday even- % ing. % Wilmington, December 10. ^ To be L E T, {And entered immediately) *** That Commodious OUSE, fiA.M "J belonging to the Subferiber, fituate in Market-drect. La. Dorfey. t % WAX- 1 Jud Landed, ' From the Ship Queen of France^ . - William Cook, Mader, f From Martinico, And now FOR SALE, for Cafh or ^ Produce. H igh proof Wed-India Rum, M O L A S S E S, MU^jCOVADA SUGAR in tierces and barrels, COFFEE in barrels. Enquire of F. Peyrinnaut. Wilmington, Nov. 19. —-jS For LONDON, The Snow MARIA, a prime Sailor, and a Bri- bottom, Malccm Wil- kic, mader, now lying at Qmncc’s Wharf—will be clear to 'ail in all the month of January.: ^or freight or paffage, sppiy to the ladcr on board, or to WALKER & YOUNGER. Wilmington; Dec. 3. 37—1^9 WANTED, As an OVERSEER, A Steady, fober Man, who can be well recommended for his inte grity. &c. and acquainted with coin and rice plarthig, may meet with en- ^ couragement by applying within this month to J. Eurgwin. Wilmington, Dec 9. To be S O L D, By PRIVATE CONTRACT, ^ 1?^ HAT well known valuable JL Plantation, fituated on Cape- Fear River, in North-Caiolina, con taining one theufand acres, and gene rally knov/n and didinguilRed by the name of the PLEASANT OAKS. This place is fo defirablc in point of fituation, as wellas profit, as renders it inferior to none. ALSO, the whale or any part of the fublcriber’s. land on Little-River, great part being zk good for Indigo, Corn, Cotton, or Hemp, as any in the date. Lenditiens--, Cafh, Old Be nds, or Bonds with good fecurity, payable rgreeable to the In- dalment Aft, will be taken for the above valuable property, by FRANCIS ALLSTON. , Little-River, Dec. 6, 1788. 38— Stolen from the fub- feriber laft week, a SILVER TABLE SPOON, marked Whoex er will give information of the Spoon fo that it may be recovered, lhall receive 7ea Sfo/l/wgr reward, by applying to MARV MEEK. Wilmington, Dec. 9, 1788. gS—.

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