LOND0N, Jan.3i.Tcb. 1 27
TpflE houfesf rendezvous were opened
" I rm SafimtavV fnr the numofe of Com.
pletimrthe number of Teamen required for e-
qttipping the fleet of obfervation now pre-
... ' . . I . r A. 1 L l Sl Afc 1 Aa ft- M , J
paung at rommouui, 01 wnicn, j-uiu nuuu
nxjuth. on Friday laft, all the artificers of the
d jck-yard were put on double time, and all
t he (hi o wn gats on the new works "wjerc taken
-r-- -r
and coalitions of pso?!eab: critrffdWhfir
prefence. ,Up3n arriving at the upper part of
the wharves he was faluted trom tat wharves
nd by the fliipDingj and particularly by the
fliip Thorns Wilfon. Caat. Waite, which
wasibcautitully.decorated with the colours ot 8
various nations. At me loot or me nairs were
the Prefident lahded,Zhewas received by Col
off and employed aft jar
ttiire tor th fleet of obferVati
j;hr captains have already made up their, com
plement with prime Teamen.
Gjvermnent hare received certain intelli-
Treuce of: the detonation and the route of two
lar-re vcffel.s which. . have lately failed from
France,- loaded with arms and ammunition of
evvi v fort. . Thev are deftined as was fuf
" p-el i-l, for the ufe of Tippoo Saib ; but!
being 7 merchant veffels, their ' equipment
to whom Lord Gower has remonftrated
. upon this apparent breach of good faith. No
lice of their failing is faid to have. ben for
. vrirdcd to CommodWeCofnwallis, who may
prdbably be able to intercept thera by cruifing
betore the ports or I ippoo.
tmmvanrOc
ta the Mivor and Aldermen ot the city. 1 he
artillery company faluted him with z6 dif-
chirflTRt iVomhfiIrildolecesndJieJas-
J. . CJH I i i-- Am. m - Sm . . . ' -1 - '
men enter veryf Stephen conducted toa ft0uU preparea py the cor
atioii, ard fomepo-l porationfor his reception, in St. James fquarc
uV the following order of proceflion : "
: Light .infantry company, i --H
Field and other Officers of the Militia,
- Mirflial oT the City.
"reafiirerd'Clerlci.--.
Recorder.
Aldermen
Mayor. ...
PkESIDBNT. andfuite."
Conimittee of the Citizensr
flruilure wa$, the oppo!rtufyyhich i: afford-
ed to a great body of peopU to have a diftmcV
and uninterrupted view oj that object to
which all eyes 4nd hearts appeared to be at
trafted. :. J -: - ;V-V
A company, of nearly too chiins and
ftrangers dined under it, acd .thc fatisl ia&ion
which each one enioved in ayhe thiuerion-
-poQiUle, . more beloved f or-ht s -good r efs than
admired for his greatnel'sjpproduced a degree
jpXgQnyiv,Ul and harmaniouroirih r 6---pefiencedr.
W .Y.-'1.- ';'
" The artillery eompany xrined under anothW
arbor erected ata fm vll dift ince' and recelvi'J Z
merited appiaufe for the great dexterity whieb
they difplayed 1 n firing. at, each toateTheir
fires were returned by Jgpf tlWayne, and the
hip Thomas Wilfon, which was moored o(
pofift to th arbor her decorations - through
the day, ahdJllumi nation at night, had a fins -
The'conftrucYicn of the rbor," and the
manner in which the entertmmeht was
. ; w Cincinnati. . : .
' ; "... :: ; Cititens. . :
Artillery compaay.
The Prefident and fuite dined with the cor
poration at 6 oclok, the fame day, and was
conduced to Brown's coffee-houfe by the
The failing of the two (hips from France for I Mayor of the ity and Prefident of the Cin
the jlt-Indies fufficlently proves how much I cianati. The following gentlemen were invit-
111".' 1 ' 1 1 ' . I , !! C I ... 1 '21 '"..;. - L I
cur, weutare aepenas upon tne maoimy or
that kingdom. Had the old monarchy lub
pro.
filled in Uft-accoftumed enerev. it is probable
th t the Emprefs of Ruflia would-have been
afliftfed' in the Baltic by a French fleet, aud
,Tihj?oo Saib would have not only aims and
ammunition, but an army and fleet from his
allies. ;. , .. '
... Of all. enemies, the Eniprefs moft dreads
HHat of Pruflia and her officers and foldiers
ntert in fjmilar apprehenfibns. To fix the
black e-agle on the walls of Conftantiwople is
oltfmdnrrfea aTPeterfb"uTrh--butto mef rtT
on Berlin makes a Ruffian flirink into him
itH.
The condensation of the citizens of Paris'
has, for fome days, been incxprefliblc. Per
fons of all ranks and conditions are alarmed
but on what account they fcarcely know.
Suspicion and jealwfy are. viable in every
Xoiinttnanee.'
Some plot, they fuppofe, has been fecrctly
: formed, which is ripe ror execution. Proba
bly the ftoi m will burft at once, before mea
furcs are taken to avert the danger. A few
days will unravel the gloomy myftery.
ac pcopic oi rans, oecome naoituaiiy
licentious, were fo highly diipleafed at the
proclamation lately iflued enjoining them t
behave with moderation and decency towards
"the icfractory. Clergy, that they tore it off the
, walls of the Church of Saint Roche, and dif.
jerfcd the fragments U the winds.
SAVANNAH, May. i9.
ed to partake of the'entertaihment prepared 1
the judges of the Superior Courts of the State
and inferior courts ot th county clergy,
members of the leeiflature, members of the
Cincinnati, field officers of the militia, Prefi
dent of the Union Society. Recordeirand Trea-
furer of the city. After dinner, fifteen toafts
Tided and condufted; did great honor to the ; v
gentlemen to whofe dire&ton the whole wj v
committed. v ;
Ih the evenihr there was a handfome exhi
bition of fire works, and tfle amufements of
this day of joy and feftivity were concluded,
by a Concei t. : .
On Sunday mornine-the Prefident attended
divine fervice in Chrill Church, and foon af
ter fet out on his way to Aagufta; On t alcing
his leave of the Mivor ani Committee of the
Citirena r he politely expreflfcd his fenfe of th
attentions Ihewri him by the Corporation and
etery denomination of people during his flay
in savannah. He was attended out or the
f J i 1 r 1 1 . 1 f- . 1 1 lw
were dranK, eacn unaera aucnargciroraine 1 -7 oyn numocror genuemen, ana eicea,
field pieces of the Artillery Company. I by a detachment of , Augufta dragoons com.
In the evening the town was beautifully il- manded by Major Ambrofe Gordon. At the
luminated, and the (hip Thomas Wilfon with I Spring Hill the Prefident wavreceived by Gen.
a great number ot lanterns witn iignts maae a l jacition, witere tne irtiunry ana i-ight in
Suit retired about 11 o'clock. At it o clock
the fupper room was opened,' and the ladies
partook of a repaft, after which dances con-
1 .mi Ji 1. tl. :' .! 1
tt T. ic V Z lut":W4lr wth the happy fat Jfaftion ot having gene-
United States arrived at Puryfcurg, where he contributed towards the hilarity tnS gai.
, was received by the committee who had been I 7";- . 6
t PU K br.- "Um--7f thuC Ci,'"n,r0f Sl; turmornii,, th, Prcfii.ot, -
to cooduft him to the c.tr m boat which ntltmtJ. toot i.Uwof the reraainine tra-
i,a neen rq.PPeJ ad neatly ornamented for Je, of ,Se linei eonllruaed by the Jritiih for
JJBl H. Mb Kimeut Willi lite vuiu
mittie, hs Secretary Major Jackfon, Major
H itler, Gen. Wayne, and Mr. Bailiie, em
buked at Puryfljurg, between ten and eleven
oVlocIc," and was rowed down by ninrArae
ticin captains, who were dreffed in blae filk
jirkets, black fatin breeches, white filk floe
, .kings and round hats with black ribbons,
b tv.ng the words "LONG LIVE THE PRE
SIDENT" in letters of geld. Within ten
tniles of the city they were met by a number
of eentlemtn in feveral boats and as the Pre-
"Yi lent ; palftfd by them, a band of mufic played
th celebrated fong coUbi, Tilt lUao
com!i," 'accompanied, with feveral voices.'
. On his approach to the city, the csncourfe oil
the bluiT, and the crouds which had pre (Ted
into tb velfcls, evinced the general joy which
bad been infpired by this viht of the moft be
loved of HI aco and the defire of all ranks
fantry Comp3nies-wlraw"rIpnTwag","
there faluted by 30 difcharges. from the field,
pieces and thirteen volJics of platoorisrAf- '
ter which he proceeded with feveral gehtlemen
to Mulberry o rove,' the feat ql . the, Late Ma
jor General grcene, where he dicd, tad then
relumed his tour "'..
NEWBERN, June 4.
The addrefs of David Campbell, one of the
Judges of the Weftern Territory of the U
sited States, south of the Ohio, to the Ma
gi ftratcs of faid Territory.
Gentlemen, .
PREVIOUS to your qualificationt I txrg
leave to make fome preliminary obferva
tioni. ' In the firft place, permit us to bid hit
Excellency a hearty welcome to the exercife ot
kis eovemmentin this country. His appoint-
country dance led down, the Prefident nd his. 1 raent as chief magiftrate over a free andjmig-,:
eararYce. ;
On Friday, the Prefident dined with the So-
ciety of the Cincinnati, at Browse's co&e
boufe. ''
In the evening a ball, in honor of the Pre
fident. was given at the Long Room in the
"Filature, at half pa ft S o'clock the Piefident
honored the company with his prefence, and
was perfonallyintioduced by one ot the ma-
natters to 96 ladies, who were elegantly drel-
fed, fome of whom difplayed infinite tafte in
the emblems and devices on their fames and
headdreltcs, out of refpeft to the happy, oc
cation.
The room, which had been lately ..hand-
fomely fitted up, and was well lighted, af
forded the Prefident an excellent opportunity
of viewinz the fair fex of our city and vieini.
ty, and the ladies the gratification of paying
their refpetts to our Federal Chitt. .
Alter a tew minuets were moveu, ana one
the defence of Savannah in 17791 the Gene
ral having been fecond in command under
Gen. Lincoln at forming them had an oppor-
.tuaUy-of.eiviap'att. account. of. every thing
intereuing aunngiuc uege ana in me ius,
In the afternoon the Prefident honored the
cititent with his company at a dinner prepar
ed for him under a beautiful arbor, fu part
ed by three rows of pillars, entirely covered
with laurel, and bay leaves fo as to exhibit
uniform ereen columns, : The pillars were
hither than th arbor, and. ornamented abdvei' government, are.uhdcr-equal tibiinattens..to
is fiugularly Agreeable to wt, who have had
the plcafure of being acquainted with his great
merit. To you who have not had the happi-
nets or Deing penonauy acquaintea wnn mm
let it be a fumcient rceommendation, that he
was appointed to his high office over us, by
George Walhington, fclq : r refident ot the U-
nited States of America, whofe merits are a-
bove all praife, by and with the advice of the -illuftrious
Senate, who are his counfel. ,
- While I repeat thofe ftrong motives to induce
the attachment of this country td the perfon and
intereft of his Excellency.. I (hculd do injus
tice to my own feelings not to acknowledge in
this place, his friendly iadifpofitin and aid to
individuals in this country in a very critical
moment. Any man who can fo difinrcreited
ly, ferve, nay, I mayfly, fave o hers, I will
venture to fay pofleAes a greatnefs of foul ap
proachinc the' lad fta?e of human pnftion.
... - . . m
All who are friendt to our prclcnt ly Item ot
it with feftooas, tnd connoted below by ar
ches covered in the fame manner The place
ot whichitftood waijudicioufly chofen, pre
fenting at once , vie of the( city and of the
(hippiagin tht harbour, with an extenfive
proiptft of the titer and rice lands both above
and below the town. But the principal ad
vantage which rciulted frota iti fiUation and
his Excellency, who early patronized ur
canfr, foftered it in biunfacy,.ndxqi?du&t,
ed it by hiiriendly d to a hspjjy ifTuf,
The enlarged profpefls of hapr inefs Tn frich
country, fo fortunately circumltanctd ought
to fill our minds with gratitude.. Now is the
time to give fuch a tone to our.territorial go
vernment, at will enable it U ufwer Ut tad