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'A i'"Y I:: if " "-!W It ,& 5 St fttte of the TreafuryfinGe the ap pointrncvtof thcSeci eta ry. Agreed l;Qen. Lee," frdtn the Committee appointed for that purpofr, reported " a bill for erefting a, Mau ("oleum to Gen. Wafliiniton, which was read Ciricc, and reTerrerl to a Committee Fihe whole to-morrow. The bill directs that the maufole- ,im fhali be of marble, to be erefted in the City of Walhingtpn, uri'der xhe fupenntendance ot tne tour dc ci eta ncs. Wcdnefday, Dec. 3. . Mr. Gregg moved that the petition of Oliver Pollock, with the docu ments accompanying the fame with r 'the report made thereon la ft feflion, he referred to a committee, of the whole. On the fuggeitioti of Mr. Grifwold, reference was made to the , ' committee of claims. The letter of the Secretary of the . Treafurv, inviting 3n investigation of his official conduct has been re - ferred to, MeiTrs. Otis, Nicholas, Grifwold, Nicholfon, Wain, Stone and Craik. The Congratulatory letter iron the inhabitants of the Didrict e Columbia Was referred to Meilr. I. C, Thomas, Evans and Crajk. .' " 3tnztnl Soeinbij) Of NORTH-CAROLINA HOUSE OF COMMONS, Monday, Dec. 8. The names of John Hamilton and 'Tofeoh Harvev. were withdrawn I From the nomination for Brigadier General ! f Nathaniel Allen wasele&sd Lieu tenant Colonel Gdmmandant of the Artillery. There was no majority for any of the Candidates for Judge. IT. Potter's name was withdrawn from the nor&ination. Tke refignation. of Thomas M'Gce, Major of Cavalry for Lincoln coun ty, was read and accepted. Mr. V. Slade brought forward a bill concerning laft. wills and tefta merits, and to provide for pofthu inotis children, and for other pur ptifes, which was read and lent to the Senate. Received from the Senate and read, a bill prefcribing the time rn which the purchafers and holders of tickets in the lottery for the eftab lifhment of the Halifax Cotton Ma nufactory, fhall bring the farnefor ward for payment. The bill to amend the Fenal Laws f this State was read for the fecond leading, and rejected.- The Speaker laid before the heufc, ihc following addrefs of Jehn Hay wood, Efq. Public Treaiurer : Jj the Honourable the General Af ftmbly cj North-Carolina j " CEKTLEMI K, " In obedience to the Eel cf the hil Aflembly, I here will lay before you, abook hewing the- regiftra tion of the outflanding7 Certificate Debt of the flate of North-Carolina, fo far as the evidences of the fam have been prefented to me, " It will be found from this hook. that the fpecie amount of the prin cipal of the' Certificates regiftered is . 16,958!. 5s. .z id .and it will aUp be Teen, that tlie intered on the fame Certificates, at a moderate .compen fation, is now equal, cr nearly e qual to that fum. The aggregate a iptmnt of the putftanding Certificate debt may therefore be eftimated at a fum not 4efs than 32,0001. the one half of which bears annual inte left. " JOHN HAYWOOD." Dec. 8, 1800. Referied to the Committee of Fi nance. , ' Tucfday, Dtc. 9. The refignation of George Koons, Colonel Commandant of Aire Co. ivas read and accepted. The balloting committee reported ' that Jofeph Reddick ws elected Brigidier-General, and BalTct Stith, vMajor of Artillery. A report of the board of Trufiees of the Univerfuy of North-Carolina, was received from the Senate, and read. A rcfolution was entered into, direaing pur Members of Congrefs to effeft the removal of the papers belonging to the Circuit Fedefal Court of the United States,' from Newbern to Raleigh. Mr. Love brought forward a bill to amend an ad making provifion . lor the redemption of the certifi cate debt of this State, which Jea4 and lent to the Striate. was ivctcivea trpm the Senate, and patred their firft reading, a bill to re- Ivi act paticd m 1794, to keep IV 1 ""c rviver and JUhara, nn montKOmcr7 and Randolph Coun- r- r 4 O ... v. nib a bill 11 as reipects Litt in K ivir . to eftablifh a rt ,UA!,..! and General'Maflc D .. . I 1 . r ill the County in th. 1 "UOnnS S"al muaer :bett;r t;7S?r yuilf-d; a bill of tha State, in certain cafes, Hull be ipaid ; a bill i,- 4' concerning Wrecks ; a m a mend an to pcrfetVthe tit!es of th nffireri and (oldie rs of the Con- tinential Une, &c.Ipaffed Hft fef-. fion ; and a bill to empower the ic vera! Courts within this State to re from hffirft their Clerks, for neglecVor milbehaviour. Wecfdayi Dec. xd. Thebailotine comrriittee reported, that Samuel lohnflon was e letted TnHyp and (ieurac Knis lecona j t? o Maior of Artillery, j j A Kill tr annex oart ot Kobeion kwa.vww.... j county to the county of Cumber- land, was read for the firfl Heading and reicfledi The bill to teoeal the Qth fedion of an aft to orevent the ilTuine; of rrlmt fr Idn A n terip:d witl any of the entry-takers witjiih this State, &c. was read for the third reading and rei fted. Tl The bill concerning t)ivorce and Alimony, wa laid over Jul the next Aflembly. The following bills Were pre fented and pafTed their nrfl: reading 1 .... 1 by Mr. Bryan, a bill to amend an a6t to direft the mode of conducting difnutiid elections in this State, and -1 - - 1 . to direct the mode of prefrnting pe titions to the General Alfembly in certain Gales, palled in Raleigh in nob: by Mr. Tatom, a bill to amend an act to prevent the future importation and bringing of flaves and indented fcrvanti of colour into this Stafe; by Mr. Lord, a bill to repeal pavt of the aft for the pie ventionof Vice and Immorality, by fuppreiiing execfiive gaming. Received from the Senate, and Danea tneir nrit reaainr: a diu to (7 1 i r ii - . w 1 eltablilh a town on the Fair Plains in the county of Richmond; a b ll to amend and explain an act for the better regulation of the town of Pittlbcrough, in Chaham ; a bill to authorife Nathan Chaffin, former fhenff of Rowan county, to collect arrearages of taxes,; a bilKto repeal an act to repeal the feveral acts em powering the feveral County Courts to appoint patrollers, fo far as ihey tafpect th county of Cabarrus; a bill to fecure t NanCy Knight fuch eftat as fhe may ,hereaftr acjnire; a bill to alter the names of the per fons therein mentioned, and to legi timate them; a bill to empower the perfons therein named to collect the arrearages of taxes due them; a bill to fecure to tho perfons therein mentioned fuch eltatc as they may hereafter acquire; a bill to alter and amend the feveral acts for eftablifli ing feparate elections in the county of Currituck ; a bill to prefenbe the time of holding the cleftions in the county of Alhe, therein men tioned ; a bill to alter the lime of holding the County Court of Ran dolph ; a biU to call to account the receivers of the public monies in and for the county of Greene5 and com pel the payment of fuch balances as iruy appear to be due in their hands ; a bill to extend the provifins of an act to amend the laws heretofore pafTed concerning court-houfes and pTiloiis, &c. a bill to authorife the troop of horfe forraeily raised in the county of Tyrrel, to continue a troop; and a bill to alter the place of holding the general mufleis in the ktend regmeiit ; of Halifax county. - . Thurfday, Dec. 11. The names of Waightftill Avery and Wallace Alexandor, were with drawn fr om the nomination of The refienation of Edwatd Lovel, firft Major of Surry County, was read and actepted. The balloting comrriittee reported that George Ellis was elected fecond Major of Artillery, and John Dick, fon fecond Major of Cavalry for the tenth brigade; 'No majority for a Judpe. i The name of B. Woods was with drawn from! the nomination for Ju&. ' K ' - A- The following bills were brought in and pafTed their firft reading, viz, by S. Yancey, a bill to amend an act directing the method of electing members of the General. AfTerably, and other purpofes ; by Mr. Haral (bn, a bill to amend the' 8th lection of an aft to empower the CoUnt Courtis of feveral Counties to order thelaying out public roads, to ifta blifh and fettle ferries, to appoint where bridges fhall be built, and to clear inland rivers and creeks; by Mr. Fitt, a bill for the further tax ing of batchelors, and to forward the population of th-j State by promot ing and encouraging matrimouy. Received from the Senate the fol? lowing bills,- which pafTed their firft reading : a bill to appoint Commif fioncrs for erecting a Court-houfcin ihetownof Newbern ; a bill to a- mend an aft fupplementar t6an a& for the divilion of Wilkes'and Tyr- rel ouniies t a fcill nrantincr f th inhabitants ot Chatham a feparate O O - - Election on tne louth Ude of Rockv river, and tor altering the time f holding the feparate Ele&ion on the north fide of Haw river j, a bill to alter the time of holding the Court of th county of EUgccomb : a bill 6 alter die times if fc&'diVg the fe-J veral County Comtfc therein iacn-; tiofiea; aoni autnormnginc v"vj Court of Franklip to grant liberty; toifuch perfbns as they ihall tltiK! proper to fell liquors on the Court- hduje lot ; a bill to repeal an aci 10 empower the County Cours therein mentioned to lay a tax tonne pur- poUof deltroymwolvesand bears, lo far as relpetts the counucs 01 Cumberland arid Robefon ; a bill to autHorife Hardy Bryan, late iherift of johnfon County, to collect ar rearages ot taxes due ror 1799 ; a am forcuttlner a Canal Irora tne waters rtf Wt R ivpf to- the waters ot 5rwn's Inlet, and for other pur poses ; a bill to repeal an .aft to em power the County Court of Wilkes, ButJcc, &c. to'lay a tax for the pur bole of deftrovihg Wolyes and pan ther fo far as refpeRs the county of Wilkes ; arid a bill to alter the time of holding the County Courts of the counties of Greene and Wayne, The Committee of Finance re commended, that the blanks in the bill herewith fubmitted, to raife revenue for the payment of the civil liftjfand contingent ekpences of the Gen-nm't for the year 1801. be filled in the following manner, viz. a tnv of elpht-pence -on every ico acres of land, a tax of rwo (hillings c dvevv ion' valuJ of town lots j with their improvements, and a tax 1 of tWo flillin!?s en eyery poll. The bill'Was accordinfflv.niled up and 0 read the fh It tiaie. j- - i. Fri.lar. Der. The Speaker laid before thehoufe, 1 x. art Addrefs from the Beard or 1 rul tees of the Univerfity of this State, proposing a iurrtnderf the efcheat- d iLands to the State for an equiva- ent, viz. the mterelt f the Funded Debfof the State, for the term of fiftebn years. Referred to a fpecia oint donanaittee. The foileWing Relolution was propofed by Mr. Tatom and enter ed in.o : Refolved, that the Public Tfea urer be, and be is hereby directed t receive, in payment lor lanas, all. Certificates tendered t hira, and which, in his opinion, fhall be good and genuine Certificates, and f ,thof iffued under thMuthority of this Slate, notwithftanding the famcbiay not hhve been regiftered as reuird by the aft of lafl Aflem bly in fuch caie provided. The bill directing the manner n which Sheriffs fhould hereafter be ppointed and commifTionccT, was rejefted. v Mr. HarraLou brought forward a bill to amend an aft to encauraga the pudding of public mills, and directing the duty of millers1; and Mr. t)eberry, a bill to awend the 3d feftioM of an aft for the preven tion jof Vice and Immorality by fuptefling exceflive gaming, both which pafTed their firft reading. A bill was received frm the Se nate ind pafTed its firft reading, for the relief of Henry Surr, of Tyrrel County. A pill to eftablifh a leparatc Elec tion,! &c. in the county ol vjniiow, was rjrj'fted. 1 he reu?nation of Benjamin Jone, firft Major of Cavalry of the b h brigade, and of Tames Scarbo rough, nrlt Majr of Edgecombe regiment, were read and accepted. Thp name cf William Slade, as candidate for fudge, and of Bryan Whitfield, aS " ftlajbr-General cf the hjrft divifion; were withdraVn from it he nomination. The balloting committee reported. that !ohn Hall, was leted Iid7e. r .1 O and Reading Blount, Major-Gene- ral: ofi the firft divilion. J,.. I Saturday, Dec. ij. Thf Senate informed the houfe, that they had idded to the nomina tion (or firft Major, the nair.t of JohnjDavidfon. The balloting committee reported, that Daniel Smith was elected firft Majorf, and that no perfen had a majorjty of votesrzs fecond Major. The refignation of William Ter fe!,; fipft Major of the Franklin regi ment of Militia ; of Arthur Harris, ad Major of the Montgomery regi ment ; arid of Seflum Parker. Colo nel Commandant of Sampfbn Coun ty. !was read anjd accepiedf v Sundry reports from the cbmmit tecs'of claims arid grievances, were made and confidered, and a niimber of bills received their fecond and third readings; but no new bills were brought forward. J ENGLAND. , tDNGON, OCT. 4. The French Minifter Alquier, and General Betthier have overcome the repugnance of the court of Ma drid to a French expedition a gain ft Portugual. It would feem that our government isnot without its fears with refpeft to the prefent fituation of our ally ; for the Count de la Ro fiere, a General officer of Aftillerv I in the Britifh fervice received or- dVs to; let out for Portugual yefter-day,- and to caufc a veflel to be got ready for him, ftouhi he find 'the packet failed'. Tie ccariotiof thiv uddeii order :s.4aid to be that inMr- i mation has been 'received that Two . - . .. i - . columns a? French troops, have al ready pa fied through lbs frontiers of Spain, and they were preceded by twentv-four ffaff officers". Who were going to Madrid to jcin Gene ral Berthler. A Sparjifli army of 70 ceo infan try rnd 8000 cavalry is fa id to be al ready on us march for Portugal. Some accounts fay there are ihany French officers in it. The General in Chicr is M. a'J ratia. it is ex-; pefted operations againft Portugal will" commence by he middle of Oftober. It is reported,, that the kin? of England will be crowned next.win- ter Emperor of the United King doms,, and that of courfe a grand proccflion will take place. The Grand Vizier's army is faid to be again reinforced to 6d,ooo meh and that he is really to advance a- gairtft Cairo. . Lord Nelfon arrived on Wednef- day at his houfeat Round Wood near Ipfwich. The Admiralty Board has given orders for the general introduction of the cow-pox into the navy, The Chartier, one of the Eaft- Tnrlia flpfct lilft afrivirl it fair! tn Yt the richeft fhip that ever arrived in Europe from Indiaj being entirelyll laden with fpice, and valued at half a. million ii" lierlin?. The Company's mips, the Earl of Abergavenny, Duke of Buc cleugh, True Briton, Alfred, Hin doftan, Hope, and Warley, lately 1 arrived from China, have all full cargoes. Thefe fhips have, wejlfpar; learn, brought a very leaionable fupply of tea, to the amount f ten million eight hundred and fifteen trieufand pounds weight. we learn rrom iaicuiia. tnat the ftiip Eliza Ann had arrived at that port on the 23d of March, from England, rorty one r the crew died during the paffage. On the 2d of fanuary, being off the. broken iflands, on the coaft of Aracan, the Eliia Anne, having the Atlantic in company, was attacked by a French privateer of confiderabld force, which they engaged for an hour and ten minutes, when the enemy thought proper to fheer off he however made a fecond attack at day break on the following morn ing, and engaged them for near an hour, when he made fail from theta, apparently much damaged, and having two pumps going, the two fhips purfued her for a fhort time. but finding fhe greatly outlailed them, they gave up thechace. The Eliza Anhe mounts only eleven long French fix-pounders, the At- privateer carries twinty-twe brafs very long, low imp, with 13 ports on a fide, and a very fait failer. The Cleopatra, Portuguefe In idiaman has arrived at Lifbon, from Calcutta ; on her outward-bound voV?ge. on the 6th of December I -4 it . near tne inures, icn in with a French privateer, of 10 guns, by wliich fliei was molt furioufly attack ed, and an engagement enfued. which iafted two hourt and an half within mufket fhot. The privateer twice attempted to board, but was prevented by the firm nefs of the Portuguefe commander, whffe well directed fire had fuch a good effect that at laft the Frenchman fhcered off with all the fail he could croud, and was foon out of fight of the Cleopatra; The damages fuftained by this veffcii in her figgingj fails, yards, &c. feveral fhots in her fides two fhots in the mainmaftj two kil led, and fix woundedj are evident broofs 01 ihe brave refiftancc made; The damage done to the privateer could not be ifcertained, but when fhe fheered of, it was plainly feen 2 fhe Was in a fhattered itatc, and that the men were inceffantly. working at both pumps. This bril liant jaftioh has been much applau ded in India, a very valuable fliip being prefer.ved by it, the fpecie a lone which he carried being valued af upwards of iooiOol. befides the value, of the fhip and merchandize. The Merchants of Calcutta, on her arrival, made ai prefent of 1000 gui neas to the Commander and lhip's cbmpany. FRANCE. Prom a late Paris . jour nal; The Frankfort Gazette had J . 1 . 1 4S 1 A .. an- uuntcQ inai-. general ivienou was dead, either by the plague or by ppifon. Citizen Bache, Charge d'Affaires of the French Republic to the General Diet of the Empire. navmg oeen tnvitea to make cn quines refpefting the fource from which the editor had obtained the news, is convinced that it circu lated at firft at Conftantinople without any authenticity, the re port has ' not been confirmed ; that news from Taffa, fubfequent to the pcnoa at wnicn this event was laid to have happened, makes no men ticm oif it - and no oneat Conftan credit rumour, invented nil the agent, of EnB!aadJ 1 n . 1 ,... 1 1 WEST-IND IES. ' kikcstot;, -(jam.) kov. The fchooner Livl Young, laden with rusi a'n'd Capt. lu?,ir v-.w, ..w..uloay, andCnK o puuciicuiis 01 rum laveii jn tne properties between th tflwn and Spanifh-?owtK VerL nacrable damage has been donc the cane. corn, ai-.d r 0 rhich have been mofli y hid ' and a great number of trees torn ' 1 .1- V1Q Ul) uy uic tuuis.' NOVEMBER. tO. ajefty's fhips Dec. His Lark, arrived at Port-Rov.i turday, from acruiie, The Decada with the lofs of her main.tonm,a and the Laik almeft totally d:rma! od. ; r The Decade in carry in? awJV mainmaft, loftjhree men from tk. l"K P4 mrant joay j me fe I ;n with a foreign fchooner bound f. thil t)6rt. with fiomi n,.. board for fali,e of fecurity ; the fol reign vetiet arrived the fame djv i l ne Dng Uiiigence,Captam Hugh TnV) n (n rViic nnt II eo of provifions from Phihrieir.1,:- td the addrefs of B. Davies and Cn I was loftabout nine o'clock, A M on Suaday laft during the gale be tween the Navaffa and ealt end of this ifland. The Captain and 1 1 loft, ivduitu vtr luiiro pdiicngrrs were and only two ot the crew ; they were taken from ff a on which they had Keen II fayed for forty-three hours, by lieutena'hr Filton m the tender of his majifty's fhip Abergavenny, which arrived at Fort-Royal on Friday laft. We uhderftand, that arr.enr the paffengers on board the Dil.-gcncs were fdur ladies. NOVEMBER 11. Vel underftand that an American fhip was caft away off Plantain. Garden River, and that the crew were all faved 'upon parts of the' wreck ; fome of tkcm arrived in this town yefterday. The American brig Juliet, front Philadelphia, bound to Port-u-Prinde, with fleur, wine and dry goods, detained by his Maefty's fhip Tyfiphone, arrived yefterday NOVEMBER 12. We are-inffmcd that in confe quence of the Americans being pro hibited to trade to Honduras in thtir own bottoms, rnahegany has fallen there froaa 32!. ibs. to 20I. ' The American brig Dolphin, from Baltimore, bound to St. Tho mas's, detained by his Mayfly's ftu? Melcagcr arrivcd yefterday. WANTED, A few Armftrons's Land W arrants Fr which ready Money will be given. Alfo wanted, Philadelphia or United States Bank Notes. Apply to the Printer hereof. SHERIFFS SALES. PURSUANT to the Aft cf the 0r neral Affcmbly, for the yeirs 1796 aai : 798, will ke folJ it the Court-Houfe in Du plin County, n the leconi Saturday in Fe bruary next, as wuch of the following TradJ of Laud, as will be of value 1'ufficienc 10 tke Taxes and Expences for the Years 175S and 1799; . Samuel Johnfton, 550 Acres on the tnx . Side of the North-talt River, oppcfite the Indian Graves, it being the greater Fart ot; 640 Acres granted to faid johalton. 6i A- eret on the eaft SUt of rhe North-Call, mtlu. ding the Indian Graves. Samuel Jahnfton, aoco Acres joiMg Lines of Roger Olden. , The Heirs ( Lillington, 400 Acres on tne Waters of Cyprefs Creek, jeinias e Lin" of James Lanier, Seiiior. , 6hn Bereuia, xco Acres oa the weft Me tie North-Eaft, on both fide of. Perh5,orl Swamp, joioiogthc Lines of Phihp SoutRtr- ..... T.t, John fferguin, 330 Acres, joining Bney, on Rockfifh rreek. f John Berguin, ic Acres on coin the Main Road, at Stewart's 'Jl joining the hn of Jacob Monk and buffer lafof i r.m John Berguin, one hundred Acres en to hole and Gofhen, ioiningjolin Property of John Uerguin. oo Acres on Maxweit Swamp, Audrew Tally, the property of Jonn '"aj'fco Acres on both fides the hed BwjJ of the North. Eaft, joining the L'o" 01 asBarfield and Jofeph Whitfield, W1 ed to Samuel Johnfton. U. 100 Acres on tne weic - - Eaft, joining the Lines ot Andrew jj Pofed to be tke property of Wili " Gillafpie. the Line. cf; ico Acres joining tne .. rJ. Sandlin, the property 01 1 ran- w- f -Kn b Zoo Acres on I'ertunon, j lit and Love Savage,, the prop'"? ct , co Acres cn Muddy CreekO' ; lexander Picket and Henry IW' ; Perty of Robert Col lie. M 2eo Acres on Dorter's CreeK, j County Line. . .;e, . f - 60 Acres of Land jcuimg me . -x Heirs of Lillington, ihe Fiopcrf)'0 Wane of the abtve v, " m atcordin? to Jaw, and no .c. c loevcriluU ilop rhe ie 1 Hl.'bl 1, .: t. it V a. . y . Jff - " 1 y 'yni r " n ri m
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