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it, and drawn whh fuch force, as to tear off all the ikin where his hair grew and from his forehead down to his eyes, taking his eye-brows, and one of his ears. After the lad was taken care of the fcalp was taken from the fpindle, about which it was tightly wound, and mcafured and found to be eighteen inches one way , and fifteeii the other. He received no other injury, and is at prefent fo conifortable, that there is Ibme hopes that he may recover from this very painful, afflicting, and hazar- ous dilafter. A late London paper mentions, that Doftor Amos Windihip; and Doctor John Warren, of this town, have been unanimoufly elefted members of the Medical Society in London. Laft Friday morning, about 5 o’clock, the grift and chocolate mills belonging to Meffrs. Boies and M'Lean at Milton, were entirely deftroyed by fire, together with all the property therein—eftimated at eight hundred pounds. His Excellency the Governor has been pleafed to nominate the Hon. John Sprague, Efq. of Lancafter, to be Iheriff of the county of Wor- cefter. E D E N T O N, December 25. On T uefday evening laft was brought to this town under a proper cfcort, and committed to gaol, the no ted liorfe-thcif Tow, from Perquimans. It is faid tnat he has the iGovernor of Virginias pardon forfomcof his pro- fedional atchievements in that ftatc, which he received under the gallows. A writer in a late Caledonian Mer cury, refpeCfing the proceedings of the Convention of the Commonwealth of Maftachufetts, convened for the pur- pefe of aftentiiig to, and ratifying the conftitution recommended by the grand Federal convention of the United States of America, thus obferves :— “ Some of the fpccchei arc very ingeni ous, and of confiderable length; and moft of the fpcakers apppear to have been well informed, and to have duly confidcred thefubjefts they fpeak upon. In point of oratory or elocution, they are rather behind our gentlemen of St. Stephens’s Chapel; but, as men of bufinefs, and fpeaking of a fubjeft they thoroughly underftand, they arc really more worthyof attention thanthefiow- cry fpccchifiers on this fide of the water. cmplicattl. Sir Getrgt Baker :s tie^tntkman pr'atdfelty . wLo ii exceedingly umajy on ibeoccejion^aib.iMcjfjiy apj luHant to any 01 her advice. ‘Ike tejpcnjibility tber^'nc rrf, Jore'y veith tfn, H r Majcfiy atterdi the King almcjl cor.fiantly ^ and w ■'t allow any other perjon to cjficiate about him. The rejl oj family are equally attentive in their kind attentions. Saturday morning, at ten o'clock, one of tbs King's Groom, from IFindfor. HisMaj-fy was much better^ and intasdc in bis carriage an airing at nine o'clockm i Smith, Mdanus Surbe, Daniil Huger, rhem. and Thomas 7. dor Tucker, Efquircs, are ebofen reprej, the new Congrefs for tbeftate of Soulb-Carolina. Jonathan Sf urges, Benjamin Huntington, Jonathan ^ger Sherman, Jeremiah Wadfwo th, Stephen M. M.t HUlboufe. Erajlus Wolcott, Jeffs Root, jobn Treadwell, a ab 6orong,Ejguires, are in nomination as reprejentati-jes to the new Congrefs of the United State fiffemhly of the ijland of Jamaica, have Ibat the Receiver-General he ordered immediately to n Agent in London, the fum cf one tboujand guineasfy be i an elegant Star, ornamented with diamonds, to be prefet Royal Hignefs Prince William Henry, bis Majejly's tbi, “ an bumble teffmtony of the very high reJpeSi and efeem « entertains for bis eminent virtues, and the bappinefs tier fee amongjlus, as well as of the gratefulfenfs they have o/tba larMttentton which hi: Royal Higln js pays to the dui:es\ fefftoH, which IS thefupport and defence of the Britijb E general, and of this ijland in particular,'' married—In Charlcfton, the 28th ult. Major Edward Ft of the late American army, (Maffa fetts line) to the accompllflicd Sufannah Frances Brackjdale, of city. DIED—On Friday the J2th Mr.‘‘Miles Planter, Printer, of Pete burg. 0:5* The POST for Fayette-Vill fetts off this morning at Ten o’clock. WI L M I N G TON, January 15, 1789. M onday laft arrived in this port the febooner New- Fortune, captain Donald, from Ant!5ua Captain Uonald informs, that juft as he was ready to get under way, a veffel had arrived at that 1(1 and after a (hoit pallage from Lon- lon, which brought intelligence of the death of his Britannic majeftyj George the 3d, who died a few days previous to their 5 * Jamaica papers received by the fehooner New-Hope, captain Smart, dated December 2oih, make no mention of the above citcutnftance^ they contain however, the following paragraphs relating to the King’s indifooiition— Lonoom, Nov. 3—4. It gives us great concern to announce to the public, that his Majejlf s health eontiuuts in a very precarious fate. His legs are muchjwdied, and his d'JerJer appears rather ARRIVALS fince ihe ift inft. Ship Union, Coward, St. Ubes. Brig Hannah, Tobey, Barbadoes. Penelope, Kerr, Ditto. —— Triumph, Rich, Martha Brae. Jane, Bdl, Montego^Bay. Schooner Charlotte, Stewart,Kingfton. Two PTiends, Mowatt, New- Providence. ^ Catherine, Brown, Guadaloupe. Induftry, Cornell, Rhode-Ifland. Gen. Waihington, Wardlovv, New-York. —— Eagle. Smith, St. Euftatia. New-Hope, Smart, Montego- Bay. Sloop Delight, Horfey, Charlefton. l^hosnix, Bartlett, New-York. —— Prudence, Meech, Ditto. Commerce, Muflon, Monte^O’^ Bay. ^ CLEARED. Brig Hope, Burchall, Xingfton. William, Roberteau, Newry. William, Adams, New-Vork. -Carolina, Meads, New-York Schooner Robin, Cook, Salem. _ William, Andrews, Charlefton. Peggy, Donaldfon, Kingfton. Sloop Nancy and Polly, Branfbv, New-York. E LARGE To be L A i» ii5 Brick Houfe, iiUlill in Front-ftrcet,juftfinilh- cd, and well calculated for a tavern. Apply to HENRY TOOMER. January 15, 1788. 43— not liw^ered f: Flats, cr at at Wilmington. Apply to ^ GEORGE HOOPER Sz Co. ^5- 43 — / ^ 'PIE Subferiber, for the Lx^iST TIME, calls ca tboie who are indebted to the eftate cf PACKER QUINCE, Efr. deceafed, for Negro PIrTiJ, tzc. to ‘fettle the fame before the j?iRST Day of February next, as he is determined to put ail Bonds in fuit that are not difeharged by that time, without diftinflion. THOMAS CALLENDER, ExV. Wilmington, Jan. 8, 1789. 42—43 North-CarolixVa, 1 Salifbury Diftri6f. j Rule of Court, September Seffion, 1788. Thomas Pinkftone, J No. 8, >Chanccrydoc- Danicl W. Eaflcy, fc. J quet. B e it knowm to ail whom it may concern, that the plaintiffs bill ftiall be taken fro confcfjo, unlefs the defendant file his aniwer in the MaL tcr’s office, or render reafons fatisfac- tory to the honorable court within the firft three days of the next term, which will commence on the 15th day of March, 1789. Publifhed by order, John Steele, Maftcr in Chancery, (for the diftrift of Salifbury* Jan. ij. 43—45
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