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Editor and propriEi. .
""Two DoLLAka ind Ttfrr Cprrs per ana-in
."dfikTicp.orTuBtB Doixias. wlthta year,
No papr will be icntinHs &, except at XJ.p.
tion ettlic Editor, until e!l arrearages arc paUI j ;
' ATtruscmcnts will be inrerted at Ons D?iLAa
per square of ten line or Ice?; for the f rst invrtn,
Twzm-rrr Cents for each coniinaarn-
fhe number of insertions dcatfi njus,: bo trtVi
on the margin, or ' i advertisement will be coE'Jatu
pi till forbid.' and charjttl accordinfflr. Cotirt-Or.
tiers will be charged twcnty.fiTe fr. cent jnrtra.
'The charge for announcing ll, i nanus of a A"
Jala for oiT.ee is 2 50 in advance, or p3 CO if jj
toent I ! delayed.
Lei .,rs to lite Editor must co.rne free of p
lo inure attention. ". -
its bead i, J Ijt-eusi uic
silver, iti. In.cre.lrci...
an Unri.ii.gicd cvr'-iu:
these r!tpcr i
"t 1
- BEPORT- h
for TlYfit SECRETARY" OF THE "! '4
xiisTonicAii1 society
I
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Prepared for the Anniversary Ueel'tr"!
aUHC till, lUltl.
: , jS'I ol guijj" t j
i. v ... . 1 "
3 i.v" OCT .. I., o
c' ii i a' , . .Li.
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t an;! . reun .' ; -j .
rmi-: ncsari'v nVv-.
. : j ... . ;
upon gentU ir - a at the South." In ; ; -r..pri
ting this ta,U r ; 3J;-n iy ' de"ier-,
cd.Ml.ai althou : i jj c:V.siJtr iltif tl'
all committed to t! labor 'r preparing uch a
stdbte record of Revolutionary events its is i;n.
clcr&ttJ by thji term li1ory, yt-Lht; urpr t
'"orm of-iii tluty will Us to! render acccsubW
to ir who Ver im;iy "os !far,
as f .b' , a the f lis which , may be" con
uccUm .villi th'j'warjii North Carolina. !
- -In nlicmpiing tj mike a collcciion if ihese
facta, it was clearly nr-.ccs.siry to success, thit
thq genera! attcptiuu of thy tate should bo a,
rouscil to an appreciation o",our important Un
ldortaking. Tlui degreoof cirioity and interest
already ncntediimong distinguished nortioc's of
our fellow. citizens is held to be ophiu siij proof
that this enterprise in by no njcuns prematlirc
or unreasonabtu ; and tho ta mount of malcrt.
al already contributed may by assumed as a
TheSt-cretary, in the perfurminceof,wUnll,?ir precursor of n greater degree of success
Whoa deemed om of trbc d.y.tic aJia:hp(f itol' lan b:cn iMnticipated in the,ornniziUon
tMfssarra o!
- tua ortice;Vgs leave iu ulrn it the fuIIovf ngi u th Sxitdy In tho opening Mess
UpoVif ; ; " '' f ;HL't ovi Mofieai3 to the legislature, at th
,A diafribution of . the matter under th?j UVo
Jieadswf what his yet Veen rceornji!Ulicdy ,
Ihe S-icidy, and, what it may rcasorubly oil.
rchle upn as its pospecl for hy futurcjiit
tus been thought "will give proper method to
. its rrunprti'tt. "'-'''.Jh
. ' lror Hho purptjse of Mcompat iny: libai;? 1 K.a
4'bperidone by the Historical Society whlkllial
"which wai anticiptted in it formation, Ijf will
,. bo necessary t revert to the professed xUjelts
; of, ilie iiicututioo as they c.rc succinctly Bp.
led in the first puUicatior.vhich, appeariri un
Ierits uuspices.' Jl was there sajd that'
. v this Society tfii been established, JirstJor die
purpose 'of ' tn&tecoring to excite " such interest
At) the public mind, in regard to the histdry pf
cue ziaie, as may mauce me Lgisiaiufc pi
adopt early and .efficient r treasures , to obtain
. front Er'k.i I theirs I Ucrcstnig documents
irt -fi . h ; .j Hegal Government, tog'etfier
. tfVA ;c1 Jrrs 05 wwy be found to rejleci light
vpo.n lit obscure history of the Prop, ietyl Gop
jmmcr.l of orA Carolina; and. seconity, 0
' ,cot!ctftQtil arrange c,t .7'C Ifrii versify KEAtt.
A' as may ee rossjBLE, cue or. more copies m
every ho!; or pirhphlcf, ar:.d neicspaper J?u?.
It'ih'd in this State since the introduction upf tie
Frcurrr;us i IS U; i. looks pubishlcl
ciih.y t S.'jc, i,i our oiz:i or foreign coui.
tries, en the History c Carolina, and- e'fpcci.
ally, ; 7 the licconisi documents and papers'
(f Jvuni mini nthe Stale that may, tend to eh
ci'Lu tic hktorg'of' tHeif4i?cicaiRiio!&'
. To ar.y one who stoves thought upon life
.yV'ct, it must appear sin'ruhir. and ideuil
; .almost utijccuuntable, thitt down to lhc;pre
em d.iy, when se.vcnty years -hive elapsed
.ir.ce North CaruiirTarfoqk herta,nd as fen JrL
dependent State,1.- no Instiluilotr having jm
' " .. m wi'jrvi simitar to ints nas nourrsijvy
. -wjtiua b.T borders. The ttrtiqu'.ii. snd t
mair.3 t.f the Revolutionary story, to whicjli
may f U t j ; ;IU the W ; -j ififtad,flft?i-
yroT,i,iL"idlii;.iconj Hcccr.J. .Jly scaitee:J
"in every d:tsa;ion over the sz:no of thij lat.f
ttcrcu Owing to this facV, many manuscript
t)f great importance to' tlio illustration iff- the
ur, have been irrecoverably lest. To prevent
the prv Tress of an evil, which 5 J far. as jt his
yet f. U irreparable, is a principal ibje4!t
1 t.s cv. .y. "h can scarcely I ; cxectc;
that v.ur 7ifncu so dihlorpy uwatJcncJ
sha.l l3 rewarded by an eluciJation of ciir
kUvpl-jiiotnrvnnnaTj tn ,h:it has takcrtnlacfc
. iptocg the more octivei , Northern mcmbefsti
M tHe. Uoredsracy ; yet il is hopcd,thiJ, by
btirryrj together and. reducing to sptr.jmor'e
lie com
mencement iifilits last Session. tho"auViect uf
:. ;J . . ..;'. I - -.. - . 1 - j, . . ...I- 1 .,
the 'History kj the StHtu" was urged' ou
tho attention ji of . that t body in a very, J de.
cided-, manner'1; und su strongly was Ub im-
pressea t with n senso .Of iu importance,
tltatori lho 23J of December, i: formed the
matter of a special communication in whth
was stiggestedtithe collection ty . pyubtlc author,
ity of 'those RcvolutionnTy "memorials which
are .scattered lover the State, and gradually
disappearing ;ahd whichj-likrj the leaves of
tho Sibyl, arej rising in value, as their num.
bcrs decrease!." 4-etiunf was tike.n by the
LegUlaturQ it! accordance, with tho .sugges
tions contained in this message, and tt consid.
1 Its i.: u'.i Uus as arc obltle, txjur.
or rivaled, lo two. volumes-(njarlo,)
jvrh!v?.!nrgiaal uIcs nnd Refrrcnces, ....Jan
v. '.ct Table to the whole. Newbcrn: Printed
'h) J .i Davis, Pi inter to the honourable the
C vTnp.ons House of A ssembly. M DCCLX V
!; Of tlw llow J -'l-t the history-oi
.which is given, above, i.:. J which was the first
boot printed in the Province", there are proh-v.
yhalf dozen epics now cxtanh Of the
ceond bok known to have beenpuhlished by
'Da'vM, , the title of uhicji is given at length; the
copy now nn tho possession oClhe&iciely, js,
so fnr os lhe.,wriu-r, knowledge extends, the
UOly one jn c?ijenrc Tlie third edition of
tho Laws by the same publisher, (in one vol
umc, folio,) lhe title of which follows, though
acurcc,.is not unfrequcttly met with.
.1,1. No. III. A complete Ru visa! of all ths Xcts
of Assciinbly f the Province of North Garb",
lina, now in : force and use.' Together ith
tho titles of ull sur;! lawg ns are obsolete, ex. 1
pi red or icpeuled. V ith Marginal Notes'
and References, uud cjacl Table to the
whole." New hern, Primed by James Davis,
Printer to the. Honourable he House of As.
sembly. MDCCLXXH. " i V i , .
i, Ni IY Jtwa of the State of North CaN
blina. Published acco riling to the Act ol
Asse.Tiblv, by James Iredel, now one of the
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court" of
the United States. 'u Idrnlon Printed by
Hodge 4f Willis, Printers to the Stare ot
North Cufulinat 1791. (One volume folio ;
presetted by William D ylan, Esq.J of Ra
Ugh.W" ' -1 - -J
'r No. V.. A coUection of the Statutes of the
IPariiwaeni of England, in force in the State
of North Carolina. jBy Francis X-tvier Mar
tin, Eq , Newbern 1792. (One volume,
quarto; which, together withT Nos. L 111,
was presented by the Presdent. oi the Socie.
No. VI. -Ji collection of the Private Acts
vol. 1. Ju y 12. I7d4,j
to v.d. a. Ko. 53, - . Atg 53, 1783
C :ineclicu: C urant, , . Juijc 19, 1783
And sane paper, June 10, 1783, to March
23, 17S? ' - j "
Indi jieiuh ni Cironicle and Universal Adver.
. tW,"(hfbkn file,) for 17U3 nd 1794.
Columbian Centincl,. on? number J793, two
-numl-.-. 1791. - I
Connecticut Couran,17C3,1797,il793il800,
1801 , .1602, and 1803. '
Columbian Centinel, (complete files,) 1793,
-17Di, and 1SU3, 1807, .
Hampshire Federalist a few numbers for
leoD.- ' ; -:""!
Weekly Messenger, (broken file,) 1813.
Tim above furej the yalu tble collection ol
Newspapers prescnud to the Historical Soci
ety.Vby JJev. Simeon Cjlton, jof Fayette.
ville.V "-' ' " ' '
North Carol Tna Chronicle, or I Fuvcttevillc
Gn-ttp, from St-pt. 13, 179i)j lo March 7,
1TU1. From Dr. James Wbb, of HilU-
borough 1 i
North Carvlina! Mercury," nrjd Silisbury
Watchman, vol 2fc No.. 02, June 7, 1769.
i From Archibald .Heiderson,6sq.,xjf Sa.
lisbury -J ' -Fovr
Supplements to the Cape iFear Mcrcu
. ry, Nos. 43, 50, 5l', 5! (presented by
;Dr. Dero.nct, and transmitted by Griflith
J. M'Rea, Esq , of Wilmington.
MANUSCRIPTS.!
. Order. BMk, k,ept by the late pL. Thomas
Browu of IJladen, under command of Gen.
Wudde.ll, frornSth May to lltlj June, 1771,
during the expedition agtinst the Regulators.
Presented by A. A. Brown, Esq, of Wd.
Nonh C-iniui.t in 17r t 2,, preetued t- lhefie Hisioncal t
Cot ieTv through Dr. i.ur.e IVebb. of IlilLs. making assidjor?
- . . w "
l-J.rut-hfkfy,Mis. .V iry V. Burke, daughter f
vet
: " i - -r eiiigi.l m
t..v . S far as i has
r.e, fresh li. a luis ! t o fouud to break
mtngton.
crable sum was appropriated for the purpose of tho General Assembly of the State of N
of carrying jibem out. Since that lime, Gov. Carolina, froha the year 1715, to the yeSr
braham, who; has entered into the scheme '1790, inclusive, now in force and use.
with great spirit and cordiality, has bjeen ias- Newbern : 1704. (One thin quarto volume;
siduousJiy engaged in performing the duly m. from YVestnn R. Galea, Eq of gulcigh.)
poed upon him by theso; Resolutions. The ,' Niu VII.' Historical collections of South
the subject. I , j j William A. Wright, Eq , Wilmington.)
We come how to consider the efforts which , .The. first pamphlet in order in its compila-
have! been made by private" individuals to Itton is entitled A' ib'rief dcscrirti ki ofthe
give j success po mis pairiouu unueriwRiug ; tprovinco oi . uaronna, anu ine coasis oi .no
and it affords us great. plesure lo repeat in rida. Andlmoro particularly, of, a plaiua-
thU. place what has been stated abve, that I tiort Jtcgunt by -the English at Cape .Fear, on
the contributions from, various sources, as that river.: now by them called Charles River,
well hey ond as within th( limits of the State; tho 29th May, lGl,n dec. Mr. Carroll
both! in umount and importance; have greatly' 'might, with obviGyS p top rieiy, . have given his
exceeded our most sanguine calculations.- I work, the title of Historical Collections of
. bo e
Rev '
tr:- -
v
oynoa ol tnejj f resoytenan lynurcnaiso in L,aro!ina, embracing many rare and valuable
session at Fajj-ettcvUle', In November of.the' pamphlets; and other documents relating tuthe,
JaiU year, expressed g'reat intercs't'with ire- history gftlie State, from its first discovery,
gard 6 the illustration of our Colonial andto. its indipendence, in the year 1770. Com
llevolutionary History, and addressed a mci piM.nvith various! notes, and an jntroduc
nioriul of some length to the Legisiaturc upon tfon, by 43. R: Carmll. 2 vols. 8 vo. ; (from
The 'early example thus
given' to owne raj of j Carolina. . The northern part of the Province
books and manuscripts of Historical value, is I was first settled, and a respectable portion ol
wonhy of all possible
has been thought ' prore
collection, as well. for thp
'commendation.
It this' pages have'quite as much'relation to the
character of i' those memorials whose trans
mission to the archives of the Historical So
ciety is respectfully solicited.
; J . " I book!s,
I v No. I. A ollection of j oil the Public Acts
of Assembly 'of ..the Province of North Caro
Una J now inlforce and use. i Together "with
the Titles of jnll such Laws as are obsolete;
expired or repealed. And, also, an e :t
Tablo of thi Titles of the Acts in fc.rce.-77
.Int.- '.ruoill'.e form the materials of .a gene
.ration v !s?j-.!jice now knows thr;,: " 3:,ip-rft
ttp3-rfircvcr. we shall in socvj i:;;3.pccua
Vur--v.s cl debt to ih fast eni poster1
4.-,orn dehcicnces, such:as" tho. i casting
records of our own Stile, il'mut
' ii that a history cf tl.2 An:Cricaji
'ry war whose" merit" rro", corr
" l the ir::"orlr.3 of tl.t grefi.l
. .;:.!.cut doubt, ranftt.-j1 h
r" i r , or, for 1I.3 1 - pat
x :our,ts cf whatever f-cts thej
' to rc!:t2 ; -cut general 'histc
:-vsrt
: -al lhcy tsscntiallyhhough'.pqrhaps,'
; ,W unaccoumaMj dencient,;' It could har'dl
i . "F,ecHd lh?1 accurota collection of ths
j f journa Is .nd other memoranda of a jthlcK
i WlC;Je? Veh hundred and WiktyMoi
j nd square miles comprehended by thelimtte
1- .of , the thirteen orlglna'lJStatescould be' madV
. y - .u cesiaiog as most of our his.,
I , oo.aa ot ahef tV Union. TbU
ftct has impressed itself bongly upoa ou'r
.involutional annals. t ' Whilst the evehtsfef.
.,S,rr,aSCa"iedoa iotho Northerdai
Middle DOrtion rvf- K. r-r-j .
. . 7 -jr:icueracy,1 narf5
to enumerate the reign North iis South of Cape Fear.1 If with
i purpose of appris- .ihis ehanjgeiof title, .hewouJd give us. n third
ins the publtat)! its nature and extent, as; lor volume, made un of Lawson s and Br. kcll a
that of informing future contributor$ of the Histories of Nlr'.fi Carolina, '..hewo.U ren
" . M.I " ' I "I : I ' .... ' I r. ' 1 ,. ! v., " . i I
der'ius compilation nearry complete, oi.j
would present a fairdaim for liberal patron
age on 41 the colder. sicTe .of .the Tweeil.v '
, No." VIII. Office. anc. authority oi a Jus.
tlceof the Peace r by James Davis, ivewbei n:
1774. s (Presented by Honi John. L Bailey,
of Hillsborongh.)
0. IX. ; Proceedings and Debates of the
Cnventiont of North Carolina, convened at
Hillsborough, .Monday, the 21st day of July,
Revised by, iCommissioners appointed by an 783 for he' purpose of deliberat:: on the
Act! of-the General Assembly of the said Conslituttoii recommended by the General
Province, for that purpose ; and examined by Lovenlion! at Phiiadeh.hia, the '17th day of
!l - r,..l, 'L4"r,fi.,rl tn full AccoinKtvf 1 o. . ! ""i -rrt "tr f - . . . -: J iL II
ine naurus ouu wmh. m jjcptemoerj uoi. 10 wnicn is prcuxeu me 1
Newbern Printed by James iDavis. t MDC: same' Omstitution. Edenton:' P. ..ted "by
CliU- A; II ',-L " Hodge VVillisPrinters "to the tate. J
.110 connection witn me oatcui mis voiume, UjdcclxXXIX: ; (Presented by. Rev. Prof.
it mav not De luapnrooriato 10 insert me 101- - , rT-n
, ;r,..J. JI J , reen 01 unape. 111...
lOWlug ' CAiruwis iiutit uiuiuua ajisiuij'. ,v
From
i?.y r
heenfdly recorded", fcu rart "of the?sarh
3 . , which not d: - 4 4; ,No. n. A collection :cf all heActs rf
1 j . , . . 1 - f , n 1;
irr..;.
TCEt cf '
...Ich distui-bedtkfr
M "V - Fmirnnl nf i Viek nnvnl ion which
;. .. . ' ..... . i ' " .U-'i'--'I : A tf W w miaw w"-.
North Carolina, with regard to the introduc : j- ur Ka iTJ. Stales,
imn'nf the Press into this State : Uli .'.:.! - ... '
IW" "' V ... . . . .. r ... ' 1 An1 ll;hlohmil.nl'Hlll'llIIIP I i M II.
.1 r II 1 .. - - K I .Tflllllllll'l "V & .Mij wV-
A. Printing Press was this year (1749) . , , n ... : . - , ;
imported into tms rrovince, ana set up m
Newbern oy James jjjvis iroin Virginia.
Thisvasa valuable acquisition, for, hitherto,
the waniof on establishment of this kind was
severely felt j the copies"of the law being all
manuscripts,: were necessarily very scarce,
and, U is Ukely, ianny ana inaccurate.
ileyof
NEWSPAPERS. ;
' ' Number.'
Boston Gazette oiCoun- .
trv Journal,
Connecticut Journal and
New Haven Post Boy
Ctmnecticut CouranT, '
245 Dec. 10,lf9
124 Mar 2, 1770
120 V-rlG,"
( 153.Sept.2l, .
V V Sept. 17, 1771
11
lu the course this year, fr-JS I New London G.z-, vol. 9,246 Jab; 10, 1772
completed the brintiiig of; lha". first reyisal, ol
the 'Acts of:' Assembly. The nmlliplicalion
of them by means of the press was a .valuable
advantage : tt tended" -IP introduce order' and
uniformity iti the cccisio'na of courts, and by I
defining the rights ol the pcopier a a oegrte
io nut an end to the great t- '-chy and confu.
sion, whirh had "hither. j pre, ailtd, from the
. -:L:f 1 iU npnnin and ll.e maffistrates
i- th respect. Tha.Kork was handsomely
prints, and , boujJJa 3 Wd folio volume ;
ti yellowish h-a cf the lealhar.with ivi-ch il
-.. ,.rtvrred: DroceeJii from the unskillful.
nessof the tanner, procured it lhahome!y
..iu,:lnr th Yellow -Jaket. which it rc-
1 ie 11 a li .w '" - r
tain.lolhisoay"." Vol. 11. TP-?3?J" '
59a May 5, 1775
t270 June 23, 1776
C ,72, Dec: 19, 1777
to . ; 'r to
107 June 11.1TIS
Aascmh'v of tha Province of North Caroli-
Connrcticui Gazette, &
" Universal Jp.tcJhVen
cer, vol: 12
Massachusetts Spy or
American Oracle Jcf
Liberty, . ol. 6
Pn'nnncticL Journal and C 72, Decl 19 1777
r. weettty Advertiser, .. to . f to
- . .... . n
, Boston, H
Independent Chronicle ani'.-
.Universal -Advertiser, " . ,': 1 " .
'Vol. 0. ; ; 470 v .27,1777
Continental. Journal nnd, ? -
Veekly Advertiser, ' r. '
Boston,-) . ; . A.- Apri.otoOct.p J1..
Independent Chronicle& C rJu,jr i ?-T:S
VUntversalAdvejger
American i-.Iercuy, frcn - . -
Qider-Book, k!i pt by.EpglishiOniecrs, un.
tier the command of Str Henry Clinton, Gcn.
Leslie, n.nd -i rd Cornwallis, from Sept.' 2,
1780, toa, March 20, 1781; found among the
papers oftli late yViljiam-Ilooper, (one of
the signers of the; declaration lof 'American
Independence,), ind presented by his grand.'
son, the ..Rev. Dr looper, professor of 'the
Roman Lnnguage and Jyitc-aWre, in thu Col
lege of South Carolina. ' , - L .
Biographical sketch of Gen.j - John Ashe,
and other interesting manuscripts; by A: M.
Hooper, Esq , of Chapel Hill. . : ; " ' ' .
.fiisloTical .sketch, of the Town of AViU
mington, and other valuable manuscripts; by
Griffith Jt M. Rea, Esq., of Wilmington.' -
Extracts' from tho Letter. Book of ihe late
William Hill, Esq., uf Brunslvicjt ; from
letters wrilten during the years 1774 and
H75:t commupicated by .'his grand.son,
Frederick C. Hill," Esq., of VVilmington,
Communication in Velation to the Revolu
iion.irysejviccs; of Col. Murfihy, .father ol
tho' late Judjjo Murphy ; by Jonathan Haral
son, Esq., of Haywood, Chathanr.
Letters and papers written during and s ' -sequent
to the Revolution; from the collec
tion of ihe lale James Hogg, Esq", of Ilills-
borouszh : selected and " nreseiued by .his
daughter, Mrs. Ijleleri Caldweljr
, Manuscripts '6f QovS Richard Caswell :
preserved by hi daughter, thedale Mrs. Gat-
I'm ef Lcnofr. , - . " -i - .
'"'A large collection ofjettc'rs and manu
ripta,' , comprising Ihe eorrespondence" ot
Gen. John Steele, of Salisbury. .
S Gen Steele was ao efficientmember of ihe
Convention. which, rejected. theiConstitulion'of
the United States,' in July 1783 at Hilfsbo.
rough, and Ihe Convenip 'which adapted ill
at Fayelteville, in November 179. He re..
presented ,the Salisbury District in ;lhe first
Congress assembleJ under the Consiuution
received $6-appointment ' Comptroller of4
the Treasury ol the Unitcy sates. from Gen.
Wpjfhingtoh served throughout Aw ladminis-
t ration of theldcr" Adams, and resigned in
opposiliou.to the earnest and repented remon.J
VWCCS 9f lr. JefTurspn, in 1802. He sub.
sequently represented the town of Salisbury
in the General Assembly on various occa
sions, and, as tlie succcssor of GenL Davie,
conducted with great ubility,;lhe protracted
discussion with rejjpect jo tlie jdisputed boun
dary between ths place a nd South Carolina
which, after tr contest of" more than half -a
century, was forrrially settled 40 1813, Uis
public correspondence commences with the
adoption'of the Constitufionq'nd exhibits in
tercsting" End lumtnqus' vicwf of J&c opera
tions of the Government, by himself and olh
er distingtiisbed individuals of :both the great
poHtical parties that divided'lhe f country, d'u
rliig thc firiilwent-fiveyearsef our national
exislencd. Among his cot respondents were
Presidents. Wa'hfngton, Adams' and JefSsr-
son ;-. Alexander Ilarcilton, Qliver VIcotJ
Att.r.rtr n.ll.-itin. Joseph fiabers'iam, ana
and only chitl of G . ver nor Bjike, arpreseot
re :dii.:; in ?! iVj .hb-ir;.!. ; , ' -
T! !,,,;, i-TirrestiPT. extensive and
LvaluabL: ....eciiu:i of rirj h"eb has re.
warded our exertions to coV.ect Revolutionary
records. ; - A.mple tnatcrials are I r'o 'utToi ded 1
for the. rlucidaliontof .the, hitherto t must ob.
scure periiKl of out Revolutionary history..
From the era of the Mecklenburg Declara.
tion to ihe capiluf.iliontf (Y3tkt6wn, there
is mmo in "which our future annalis' - will dwell
with more patriotic pride. Amongthc letters
of G(v. Burkr, will bu found communications
from Gen. Greene, Gen. Wayne, Gm. Ic,
Gen. Li Fuyette, Count JJ ichaml ";e
English.) Gen. Leslie, M ij. Cra'j, c ian.
dant of the British forces at Wilmington, and
from Gov. Caswell, Gov. Nash, Gen. WiU
liam Caswell, General Butler, Gen. Robert
Howe, Gen. Davie, Gen. Allen Jones, Corr
nelius Harnett, William Ijfojper, Arc!i!bald
McL'iin, (North Cirulina Whigs,):;: r.
actoritic despatch from C1. David F
the most ejje.rgc'.ie, remorseless and cruel of
American Tories. ) .
.Letters of Charles, W Harris, Principal
Professor in this University in l795-lY95.
The scries commences in 1793 and closes
in 1801. The letters were addressed, with a
lew exceptions, to his uncle, the late Charles
Harris, jiVJ. p., and to bis brother, Robert
W. . Harris. " 7?liy reflect considerable light
on tho history of the Institution, and on that
of the political parlies which at that lime di
vided tho tatr. : Presented by Chas. W:
Harris, l?q , Mill Grove, abarrus county
List; so (ar as ascertained, of .he Members
that have represented each County in the
General' Assembly of this Slate,' from 1776
to the present lime Prrpared under the, di
rection of Col. John-(l. Wheeler, lute Public
Treasurer of ; this State, and presented by him
to the Society. ' i
As a n'enns of more fully carrying oyt its
designs fc Historical Society has begun an
interchange of courtesies with various kindred
associations in diiTerent Stales of ., the Union i
and with tLii vie. the Introductory Address
delivered before, this Society on the Jth June
1844i by L. Silti nan lves,D. D., LL. D-t
r:.'i: I f .ulTi: t vr.i. r..-i:i.ti
OlSi.Op j,OI 111C UUIUCSOJUI OUI ill, uaiumiu,
together iih several "'.pamphlets of historical
value in Nortli Carolina, have under the dr
reciion of ihis Society, been arranged.Jih'J
bound for ihe purpose of epg anmitto t t:
their archives. i
aving thus1 given " some acccjunf of the
operations of this body since its formation in
Jjnuary, 1844, ihis reporlwill bepropcrH
concluded, by arJirertiuglo its prospects for
the future. . A method of giving an increase
of effect to the prosecution of ils grand objrei,
is an evident desideratum.. Tho particular
means bywhich its intentions shall becarriejd
ou!,has uolasyci been cU:ter mined.. Among
the various schemes' which have - been ug;-
gesled; however il is supposed that lhe;ful.
lowing' is the moU" leasable" r " T
. That br lie u Associations . be constituted
through ihe J. 17; rent sections pf the State,
ihe members e.f which shall, bo appointed by
ihe parent Society, or by its President. In
theu.bse3;ee,yf a 4hettef plan," it is confidently
believed that the efficiency of thU Institution
will, in this way, be greatly increased. ; Al
though! the, contributions as yet1 received ha ye
exceeded our warmest hopes, jt rayt.bcejear
that, frorr our peculiar constitution, oiuch vajl.
liable material may never reach our archives.
Manypersoin in the State nrfy.nevcr, or not
until late, sn much as. hear of the existence
of a local body of such limited numbers nt
t)urs:"some may utreasou.blv "distrust our
motives others again, be wholly, unaware of
ifie. valueof inanuscriptt in their- possession.
To remedy this evil,' it will be proper to in
vest some among the neighbors ofthese:f e'rV
sons with morejhan merely 'an intelligent in-
teiesi iu our. auueess. f luis.enu, it is con
ceived,. will be best attained by incorporating
theri intojfur number, and -in this way, cloth
ing therewith aner officio authority 'lo make
collections fn our. ntrme at lho mido time,
it is believed that' a membership, will inspire
therri with a peculiar irrteresi in ilw welfare
and. prosperity, of iho Historical Seiet v.i-
-That in every portion ofthe State1 there will
a f Jt .1 I ' - " .I- t " !
oeiouuu gejuueniea wuq. arc willing anu even
happy to act under such commission, our
pride in lho XSerili Larchntan will not permit
u to doubt. North C troliniart modesty has
for so long a time tee; rn .tie the butt of fid.
icule l)tf the forward sons ofother States; that
nl la si .the hereioWe silent pride of her cili.
zens, in htr. ancient subriety and time-hal.
I lowed character Z J;ohor,b.-giiw 10 present
an ujijjeoKmw ui tt-ia uouer oeiiueu, uuu
more tangible. After our Revolutionary con
duel had, for years together; formed lho sub
npu.i lho eye at every s'.ep ; Ihe confirmation
grown more and more intfia:-ble. ' V. "
In. the end of iu association, it must l i
clear that the members of tl.2 Historical fr.
ciety rannot ha more pnrticu! rly i. r: " I.
thin are any other intel!; ;ent c.uzr.i cf
State., should unite in the p redaction
an bse in which all are equally con.-rnu-d.- ;
tiyji sit ol uonuser on ine pari 01 uer ciu
zins, North Carolina had TorfeUetJ tier old re.
iiown almost beyond the power of recovery i
and vit is now confidently fcribmiued to ihe pub.
lie, as a plain principle of common -justice,
that the labor of repairing tho breach in f: f
character should be shared 111 equal propm.
tion among those whose deli"eit-ucy hnbeen
its occasujjj. v ' . - .
. Tito Pi Inters U;Htap:i ,
( Here" lies hiajorm in jm, . : ' : ''
Beneatvatms bank with br! pvcrjrownj
I!v msmj casts Tav liuvo..ieir
. 'jNcatnsomo xmpjmtg ttontf ; ; . t . :J
" a. St
column puints our lo--3
Ko fc . -rf d caps his bUtory 1
4.1- "Veda fairer cf 1 nw, -'r
cf the fcttr ' V
.; Tits gtlde rule lie prized,' " ;;
"And K . U $i t toktu of his lotei .
And all his eit, corrected and revited - '
- - 'Arerr ;rtd abovtf-.; ""'
f ;
Tlie copy of his wrongs
Tho pi oof a of all hi pi.ety arc' there;
And tho fair titU hich to truth belongs,
Will prove this fitU fair, "..'
" "' " :" '--'"A; , A"."' !V..'V '; '-
Tlioujrh'now in deatVs tn.htae' Z '
A mouldering heap our luckless brother net
. llo'll appear ori i Gabriel's royal chase, 'v .. "
Andfrisk.il to the skies. . I . ; " "'' 1
RltTT.rt N fi . 3irM 10 '
The Crops.'-" We rfjoice .to learn lhal lh
crops of corn in this county, and several of
the adjoining ones, will be fully an averpge'
one ; indeed, some, of our Farmers have told, ?
us, that they will make more of this grain tht
season than lljey have done for several preced. !
ijcg Qnc3,v Th parJy ieorn . suffered greatly
ir.,m the , drought, and . y leled .very , poorly ;
nul lite late uorn, owing 10 ine . propitious :
' latter .rains," und the low . gn.mvia, wiu
amply make up lhe,dencienc,ot tlie early
crops. . . w ,
By'a recent ! ttef froni Burke CfUirtv; We
learn that iheir upomd corn a' .turned out .,
wretchedly, but the lowland hns yields very . k
well, and they -, w ill be able to m .ke j?ikmiK
for their.own Cinsu motion, nnd on to so re
f foi.vheir suffering neighbor counties. Reg.
ister. . 4 -c v
..New Flour' is selling at Uiis" market aj
50 to $5 00 ; superfine, $5 50, and old
r : at ,,50 to 83 00 ner barrelv .This
'..,cs not h" 'i c?ucib jtef-rixiff hereabouts
for bread stuffs, at all events. Ibid.
, Execution oj Green. vVe learn from the
Mbany Argus that this wretched young man, '
convicted of mu'ider the, most revolting nd
I I . I a 1 . f I . T1
unn utirai, paiq ine irieu 01 ms crime ni 1 roy
on .ednesdaf,.- ,Hc was hung at ten minr'
utcs past. 4 o,clock in lho afternoon. In the
usual mannej 4n the prison, ll is said that re
cently ihe air of swngger and indifference
has been .changed for. .uppa rent' repentance.
ana ne is saia 10 nave uee-iuue -
cased in'praver witluhe clergymen in attend:
dance; ' It ds ulso confidently stnted that to
them he made a confession, though to Wyall,
broiher'af th murdered wife, whom ho en
for, and whose forgiveness he craved and obr.
tained," ho refused, nltht-ugh 6trongly urged -to
miWe xiny Vpnfessi'ob 9c7explanaiiofl. i
"It . has Ijiiherto bee.n maintained that tho
curl in a pig's tail is more for ornament tha'n
use. The position is no. longer,.-tenable. 'A
fargelsowwa's seen walking down Broadway
yesterday forooorwi mih a pwvee fiS rrd tape
attached to the said qurl, and 'euxpending n
Vard on which was written 'Patrick Doolan'a
pig Betsey." jw
Pedigrees. A gent If ma i p.ssing through
our "(fog maiketV inWaUtreela few ijys
ag.i, saw a man and .boy njeJbi V.rving in
uieir uriws ii ie.ounn:aoo pup.- j wysrrving a
pajer tied about ihe peck of tlnf tjne wluch lue
boy carried be inquired ii object: VOch!,,
said the .Vnv'V tlia.1 tnlli ail 'tiUout: his -rej,
tions.M. N. Y. Qom; Ado:
, The ttay to be Happy,-' Happiness ii always
to bo found ji wc only cimdescend to pick it
up seed by seed;-' As none of its ingredients
t rj 1. .,, .1.' ..l ....,. z't. : i 1.- . 1. 1
suouiu 00 lliouiii 100 ujinuiu 10 lib uiucrcu ,
and. added to our !oey'o jnc. fcbaajdjb'
drcmcd .lotp-Jifisigoifieant for distribution to;
othern. f)i-.isu.os for feriferrini? rreat bennl
fits do uoJl oieh occur, aud .when they do it
may nor be in our; power to bestow them
but the little services and gratification which
are wilh.i,n the reach of the humWe'si 'meinber
of society will constitute, if wo all throw ur i
. . - i- . 1 .
scare iu ornmou 5ucn, 00 inconsioeraoio
aggregate of human enjoyments and mutual
good yIL - - c " - -.
U j ..j. ... , uuji , ivu ur-h:iieil-
cn chimney d(esjConfouhdedly..pnc. ,f '
Judges Iredell nnd Moore; Nathar.:.l Macon,
Gen. Davie,. Vilfiim Burry.Grove, and Ar.
clbaldl,Uende.rsou, .f thi jStstc. N-rth
Carolina has produced few indridoal, whose
public" services offor inore interesting topics
for'history ixpd bmgtaphy ;pd il i-bjped,,
ihnt" under ihd au.uce 9f the Society, some
attempt to do justice to his memory will be
.made at 00 distant t'-yC ' .Tho, Socie v U in
debted for this valuable contribution to their
cvllec'lions; lo Archibald f
'-Tl? Lctier.Books.rnanusdripts and cor.
rr??o.. 'ce of Th'ar...i Burke, member of
,1 , f,-.,:"r? f!"--?.' and Governor of
A splendid triumph of science. jn id Mr.
jc?ct of, railery and. derision on evrry hanJ,i "ggV"M h w.ife "a Mr. 'Hart ford, has
and again and again been thrown im-ur teeit) yv a ip, rwnicn ne 100K irem
ns a ialter of ricvnr rlvind Wr.rn-.rh and dis- 'liselieckj 1 '
v . 4 - 1 .
grace i aftcr we had, rej-jatedly, but in vaip,
endeavored to defend our reputation by the
arirumcnt that it was no part of human ius?
lice to visit the transgression or fhe parents,
oa the: heads'' "of' the T children s-wo have sit-
length every other VeA provjug .insufH-H
Cienf, taken courage to e.vinmio ine au-. ienttc
records' of our . Revolutionary days,'aiJ, to
our unspeakable surprise-,". have discovered
tht, s5 far from their exhjbitingthe smallest
ground for the ccuiiinp soecklessly made
oa our pat not i .n,"every thing contributes to'
prbduca the belief lhat there was no S.aie,
eniged jn thal'strugs-ey which was. more
f 1 or more forwardha-n' ha4 of North
' ilina. " : It is for the vouchers (if this set
1 .. .1 , 1 ' ..'1 - r . - . ...
io..j suspecicu, on j wetcn every - day's .exps-
ncuto j;os3 10 rencBr. raoco- undoubted, fni:
44 That s nothing. Pa. I saw a new doctor
lake .two from -our Patiys cheek the other
day, and ihe operation did hot seem to b
painful either." . ."' .-., .
-ThuiPuinam Democrat records a most an..
palling accident,! which occurred a few days
sfnceiht "juth Est, in'Puinam county A!
Mr.-Elwell, of that-town, directed his son, a
tad,pJ;9i;t ,teJnftp.rj? cif .oge, tplxke scythe
gi jnto the lot and cui burdocks; nXst min.
Utes after he told another son f his but 6
vpnri old lo f?o to the finld lo foUovv hit broth. '
er'and pick p 'be docks ; and whilo Jc the aqt
of picking.tbem :p, his brother brought about
the scythe with c nsiderable force", triljing
him direcilyjunci-r ihnchin,. cutting his
throat in ,tbe tnost shocking manner, of which
wound So instantly diei.. - '
vics cf phaldei ; although
r.r und me. together with 1 tho.
Utl. 1 HI liv---
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