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Monday, October 3 , 1803.
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Nortk'Carolina
State
Gazette
No. 207,
fortification of London.
w lift wa infertep a paragraph fpeajiog -
! .Viatourreader. wouldwi& for all the
? ? LSiM we poff-ffid ef en An fub-
Vit. the Marof Tichfieldjuly
XsolVby Lielna.C Geaeral Lord
Cithcirt.
It is in
the contemplation of his
thi moft effcauaimeans for iecurmg
k Metropolis from the incurfions
ordinary fonuno of war, might
notnd have eluded the- difpofitions
deby land torefift inVafion, but
Sine Unded in fuperior force, fhould
through the fame fortune, be able to
penetrate into the country near e-nc-jsh
to the capital at lead to occa
lion apprehenfion for its fecunty,
if there were no precautions taken,
and no plan made for its prdteaion;
Such a plan muft not only be tho
roughly digefted, but muft aaually
be put in a fttte of preparation fuf
ficieat to enfure the prafticabihty f
its being carried into effett the mo
ment .appearances of danger way
tuftify the expence, and inconve
nience, fmali as thefe cbjeas may
be. t
Although the completion of the
operations may for the prefent be
poftponed, it is neverthelefs indiC
penfibly neceffary to proceed with
out the delay of an hour, to make
certain preparatory arrangements
through the aid of the Lords Lieu,
tenants of the adjacent counties, and
even to mark out forae ground relied
upon in cafe of necefTity, for the
eonftru&ion of field woiks1 and bat
teriei. ' !
I His Royal Highneis tne commia.
1 1 ' r t : .L. T f U -
GCT in Ciuci lias, iu msuui ic vm uio
the late -war, direfted his thoughts
to the consideration of this fubjeft,
and an accurate military funrey has
been made under the inpfe&ion of
an officer of the greatefl eminanCe,
and profeflienal kill, and expe
rienceThe firtuation of every ne
ceffary work, battery arid line has
been afcertamed, the neceffary guns
and troops to" defe"id thefe works,
have been calculated, as well as the
number of handr neceffary to com
plete them within a given period.
The whole arrangements has'under
gone confideration arid revifal for
years, and is ripe for executiom
It may afford th greatefl fatisfac.
tioti to every well wither to his
country to know, that in the opini
on of all profeffional men, who have
been cenfultcd, the means which
nature has error ded to the cities of
London and Weftminfter of provi
ding for their fecufity, are beyond
what have been toured in the cafe
of any city in the univcrfe; that
with due attention to iRe advanta
gss to be made by (uch pofitions as
encircle thern, and with the armed
force whieh may be cojiefted for
" ctr aetence, and that amply fup
plied withproVifions, this capital
ay bid defiance to any : invading
lorce, at leaft until ample time is gi
ven for the arrival of fuch a power
from the country as,' when combi
ned iwith the force withira the lines,
uftbemuch more than fufficient
exterminate anv army that could
betranfported to England.
1 ji1 f of the line of defence al
luded to in Kac C'.A
-1 W vvll ! 1U a I U11J
niough the county of Middlefex,
ln a femi-circular form, begin.
,IJg at the Thames, near the
Jouth of the river Lea, and en
lH t the Thames above and near
10 Bf"erfea Bridge ; it paffts in its
northern and north'-weftern direc
lon through Stffaor I Row anH
rCJaPlonalongthehigh grounds
nich bound the marfhes on the on
tight or weftecn banks of the
ver Kea. a Fa,
of stamfo.j.i,;ir.ivf::&r.5'
- am Lnr fipionnnnr.
K- t- . wncniiquus
ana takes a wefVarn ro .ru
pa lung from near t :i
-i JUII, Hornfey wood,
10 the nd?e Mn. u.
0 uy tviount
eur; u . oreen 1
. c,t cnanirpfi it r4;..a- - '
lonfk .... 1.7 Mucuiun to me
uweitand OiMfU -i
Xo tK 7' "nngaow.n
Sk. " vInai n the; Red.hcmfP
hen..1 ine! Ked-houfe,
rr.vmngiiha.t:anaUr,ear Knfa
)ulP T ,a 7; . .rj5"c accp-
- 'twin Lncnmhn tk. ei
paffing near little Chelfea, and reach
mg the Thames above Bttterfea.
Bridge,
The Lord Lieutenant; haying ap
pointed a general meeting of the
Lieutenaacy of the county of Mid
dlefex, to be held on th 18th inft.
forthe pirpofe of carrying into ef.
feet certain provifionsof an aft paf
fed this feflion of Parliament enti
tled " An aft to enable his Majeftv
more erfeftiially to provide foi the
defence and feburity of the realm,
during theprefent wai;" it becomes
the duty of Lieutenant General
Lord CatHcart, in confequence of
orders given to him by his Royal
Highneis the commander in chief,
as commanding the diftrii in which
that part of the county of Middle.
fex, through which the intended
lines of defence pafs, is fituated, to
communicate with the Lord Lieu
tenant "on this ftabjeft, and to re.
cjucft, that in framing the arrange
ments for the country divifions of
the county of Muidlefex, under th.
powers of the above recited aft, ac
cording to the plan "f eftdbhftimg
a lvltem or commtimratmn. and a
j - . . - - - 7 - . w
plan of rendering the body of peo
ple inftrurhental to the general de
fence propofed by hisMi-flys prin
cipal Secretary of State frr the w.?r
deoartment : the LorH Lien'tnant
will be pleafed to hold in view th-
peculiir cireum dances ofthe intend
ed conflruftion of the line of .
fences
Thus a fyflem of mofl expeditious
corrfmunication will be efljblifhed
between the commanding General
and the Lieutenancy and the pa-
rifhioners ofthe parifhes in theadja
cent hindreds; opportunities will
be given to make thofe who art ex.
petted to comply yith rccjuifirions
clearly underftand the nature of the
reqifition likely to be propofed to
them, and to know the places where
naividuals may be defired to aflem
ble, or where materials' may be col
ini it ..-
lecteq ana depeuted.
v mi iucii connaentiai perions.
implements neceffary for works of
tnis lort, but not otherwife to b
tound, Will be depolued ; through
tneir means in a tw hnnr thf-
whole power of the parilh may be
coUeftcW; or in the firhV induce a
few handsrio rriaik out ground 2 and,
laftly. through their means, proper
not;itj or edmmunicatiorr rn-y be
made to the ovvneri rA rtrr, ,; ;.rt
of any lands, tenements, or heredita
ments,' intendrS to-be meafured, fur
veyed, or marked for the lines of
flefence, or any of the puroofes of
the: above recited act. The fame ar
rangements will lfo facilitate th
payment of fuch labor or mat'ernls
"J "9 iurnrinecr. In the next
place, and as loon as the fyltem of
communication is: completed, it will
ue nccenarv with th ,,vn j.i
iu Uliuwil Ull.
patch, to prepare" the regifters of th
parifhes near the above mentioned
line, whichjnuft be made with refe
rence to the obifil of- the line ftf
defence, as well as to the other nh
t . -j -
jctts let forth in the- Secretary of
- - -r
State's letter. Thefe reffifters mufi
fpecify reGdent gentleman willing
to attend, to annimate and encou
rage the work on given parts ofthe
line ;. gardeners and others expert
in, or habituated to. bvinr oft and
meafuring ground, vith remarks,
dlttiniZUlihintr funrinp aKi1iri
fcAiths, and mafters and other jour
neymen carpenters, and faw"yers,
timber-merchants, willing to fup
ply the timber for platforms, and fit
perions to overlook iheir conftruc
tioaand ereftion.
Irijli Rebellion.
Ve have been favoured (fays a London paper)
.vwjry oiine maniteito, ot tne Kebels,
under the hand of, the Provincial Go
vernment f the people of Ireland," and
aa Addrefs to the citizens ef Dublin, cal
hag opan them to unite again Englifli op
preffia. : They are both wretched com"
pofitioos, ; more calculated to expofe th"
icily aad madnefs of thofe who aded unde
their influence, than to csnvbee a fincle
MrAM. T ITt
fiwiPBfuinj out a nig jt portion fio
telleft and reafon. As a fpeemen of the
whale inir,, frt- :..r'
- -...,..vii, wc mien a rew para-
6afo vi me cBameacement, "
(I
Youjare not called on to fhW
tlhe
wond that vou are cannnin
take your! place among nations 'that
you have a right to claim their re-
tory proof you Can furnifh of your
capability of maintaining your in-
dependence, jfour Wiflmg it from
England witn your own hands.
" In the d-elopement of this
rvftem, which nas been rganized
within the laft eight months at the
clofe of internal defeat, without the
hope of foreign afliftanee; wh h
!ias been conducted with a tranquil
ity, miftaken for obcdpnce,to which
neither faildre of a fimilar attempt
n England hat retarded, nor the
renewal of hoftilitieshas accelerated;
n the developement of this fyflem
vou will flic w o the people of Eng
land there is a fpirit of perfe vera nee
?n this country beyorid their pow
r to calculate or rtpreis ; you wilt
fhcr to them that as long as thev
fhink to hold unjuft dominion over
Ireland, under no change of circum
itances can they eount on this obe
dience , under no afpeft of affairs
"an they judge of iti intention;
you willfhew to them that the quel
lion which now behoves them to
?ake into ferious and inftant confi .
deration, is not whether, they wil!
efil a fsparation ; which it is our
fixed determination to effect, whe
rher or not they will driv beyond
feparjtioh : whether they wll by 9
irvt;lc fanguinarv refiftance, create
1 deadly national antipathy b"twcer)
he two countries, or whether they
viil take the only means ftill Jeft of
.invinf Inch a ientiment irom our
I minds, bya prompt, manly and fasa
ciisus sca'ii cencc m our lult iik.
1 . .
unalterable determination'
In another pait of the manifefto
the rebels pledged thenttfelves ' to
put no man to death in cold blond.
Let the affaflins reconcile this pledg
'vith the horrible all;! ili nation o
Lord K Iwarden his nephew !
The following is thsir addrefs to tht:
inhabitants ot the capital :
Citizens of Dublin.
A band of Patriots, mindful o
thcr oaths, and faithful to their en
garments as United Irifhmen, havr
determined to give freedom to the
country, and a penod t tne lon
career of njlifli oopiciTion.
" Tn this endeavour they are now
fuc cc. fsf ul 1 y en gged,a o d o 1 i 1 s r r r t &
ir? leconded by comlfte and uni
CUUulIillUU I 1 Will - 4' w v. i . . t j , , ,
rvery part of wlucri,' fiom ths.cri-j
trcmity of the north to thai cT the
fouth, pours forth its warriors in i
Uipport of our hailowcd caufe. Ci
t'zens of Dublin, we require y -ur
id, nstccffarv Itcrecy h;s previjntcd
ia:iy of youfrom notice ofour plan,
jut the erection of our national flan
l?rd, the facred, tho' long degra
ded Green, will be fufScient to
call to- arms, and rally rounc
it every man in whofe brcail ex ftsa
fjjatk of pitriotifm. or f&nfcof duty ;
wail youi felves of local advanttgej
na cp, each (Irset becomes 2 de.
file, and each houie a battery; im
pede the mirch of your oppreffors,
charge thern with tHie arms of the
brave, and, and from your widows
and roofs, hurl ftonea, bricXs, and
bottles, and all other convenient
implements, on' the heads of iitel
'ites of your tyrant, the mercenary,
the fanguiriary faldiers of England.'
Orangemen, add not to tne
catalogue of your follies arid crimes;
already have you been duped to the
ruin of your country, in tne L,eguia
tive Union with its; attempt not an
opporition which will carry with it
your inevitable dtitruction ; return
from the paths of delufion, return
to the army of your countrymen,
who will receive ana nail your re
pentance.
" Cousitryrhenofall defcriptions;
let i?s aft with union and concert
all lefts, Cittiolic, Proteftant. Pre!
byterian, are equally and indifcrimi-
nately' embra cd in the benevolence
of our fubieft', repress, prevent, and
diicoarage exceiies, pillage and in-
toxtction; let each man do rus duty,
and remember,' that durin publi:
agitation inaftion becomes; a crime,
be no other competition known than
'that of doing good ; rememljer
gainfti whom y-oor oght, your op
irffori!'.'for(tx Hundrdffears f re
member their mafacres, ffcHrftartiiref,
li vour bitrnei haufet. v out violated ft
males : keea m mind vour Country;
1 to horn we are now giving her
I higHvtanmpnnattpns, and ia
all exclaim, that as in the hourbf trial
we lerve this country, fo may God
ferve ua in that which will be laft of
all!"
: FOR SALE,
On very low Terms
TTOUR Hundred Acres of Ind
lying on bhos Heel Creek, Richmond '
County,; about two. Miles from Drowning!
Creek pear Li'tle PeeJee River Tbereon !
is a complete Mill Scat, the Stream bei'g i
fuffictent to turn tvro Saw. Mills in the dried i
Time; and by fma l 1
Improvement, there i
rade of Lumber to 1 1
may b? an extend ve T
George tow a
There is alf Ninety Acres at the Fair!
Ground, near Mountain Creek, which is an j
excellent Place for Trade. There is a tojera- j
ble good Log-bedicd Houfe thereon, a Store 1
Room, Dwelling !looir.i and Kitchen. For !
Part f he Payment, a very generous Credit !
win be given.
Apply to the Subfcribtr in Moutgo'mery
County, North-Carolina.
MATT- DOCKERY-
aug. v 1803,
Scheme of a Lottery,
A U horifed by afcl of the General j
Affembly, to raife a um of Money to;
complete the building of the LUMBERTON f
ACADEMY, in Kobefoa County, North-
Carolina, ,
I Prile of coo tolls'.
500 dolls.
loo
ioo
500
500
500
IOO
5000
I do.
1 do.
30O
100
1 o do. 50 -A
20 do. 2jf
50 do. 10
500 do. 5.
Laft drawn Ticket',
584 Prizes,
ii 68 Blanks.'
1752 Tickets, at 30s. or j dolls, each
T Blanks ro-a Ptizek
The Prizes will be paid by the Trealurer
o the Truftees ol the cadeny, at any Time,
fierthe D. awing, with Pur dtuality, fubjefl
o a Deulion of fiiteen per cent for tne
Uenefit ot the Acade :v. The fortunate
iuin eis will be pu 1 fhed for that In forma
rio n f ricket-hoUets.
The Drawing of the Lottery wiil begin on
the luurlh of Ja:"iary next
(v".SL.P BEL
roisr, f
W vl . N ;) R M N T, J. Manager.
Til'). HAUNES, I
Llilli K l HAU LS, J
WADtsWROUGH
ACADEMY LOTTERY, -:
X U. hoi lc 1 by n Aft. of he Ge
neral Ali'Mnblv ol tne 'Mate of North-
f
irolina, for xt Puruofe of iaifing the Sum
oi 1 iie ThoulinJ Dollars, to enaofe the
1 'rail-res rl fiid Academy to fimfh their Huild
mg, ird for other Furpofes to tht lle anrf
beneHi oi i'aid lnftiiutioh.
I Prize of 1000 Do.lars. is . ICCO
1 do. of 250 dois. (lobe the
lail drawn ticket)
of 100 dollars,
50
Z d).
4 do.
10 do.
40 do.
241 do.
2u
of
of
of
of
o do;
ZOO
do.
do.
do.
250
400
I z to
10
5
300 Pnrea
$S 10
570 lilantis
8.70 Tickets, at 5 dolls, is 4156
The drawing of th.s Lottery will commence
inthe lownot WaUelboroaga, on the lecood
Friday of OCtbSer next', and will be clofed as
loon thereafier as practicable.
The Prizes ihall be iaid by either of the
Commiilio.ers, i any lime after the Draw
ing is tijiiihed, with Puniluality, fubjcCTto
a Deduction of ten per cent.
The Numbers the lortunate Tickets will
be publifhed in the Raleigh Regiffer, and in
th M inerva ; and all Prizes which fhall not
be demanded within ninety Days afier the
Drawing is doled, will be ,confidered as re
iiiiquiihe.:,'ind held as a DonatioH to the Die
of the Institution:
Tickets to be had, at five Dollars each, of
-"'"--t " it
in tl.tTL-renr Parts of this State, and of the Mate l
of South-Carolina.
. The Trultees are fehfible, in offering ihis
Plan of a Lottery to the Public, they miitl
depend more for Succefs on the ConlTderation
of the Objettstowhich therroceeds ot it are
to be apIiedj than to any.Ment the'beheme
itfelf, or the Mode of failing Money'by Lot
tery, is entitled to. They feel a Defire, in
common with many of their Fellow-Citizens,
to promote Seminaries ol Learning through
out the Country ; they are imprelfed with a
Belief ol the Importance of thefe Inftitutions,
as they regard 'ir political, moral and reli
gious Ceiv.erutf, and they lament that greater
Patronage is .not extended te them from the
Sou.ce tO which they have a Right to look up
tor Support but we are indebted alone to
individual Exertion and Prota&ion, that thefe
valuable and neceffary' Inftitutions have, an
Exiftence armongft us. .rr' ' r
It is under thefe I mprlfSonr, ahd with thefe
Motives, that the JTruftees of the Wadelbo-
rough Academy fVyouug, butpromiling In
ft i tut ion) take he Liberty of offering the abod
Scheme to die Public," and foliciting Ch'e Af-
fiftance ot -the Friend of Learning to forware
theicViewi. .
fV . 7amts MarlhalL m mUS
John Jinnings,
aotnted t
Jofeph rickete,
. rI 4dRohinfbn
the Board
ofTtufiee.
to niaaagfi
RAN AWAY,
tTROM the Subfcnber, onTtiefday
Night the (th init. Bvists MOJOT,
his Apprentice, a flovt young Fellow, about
eighreea or nme'een lears of Age, has ' -Stoppage
in his Spech; hadwhen he went c.';
away, a Parcel ot tery good Cloaths. t do
oppofe his I Jtenuon is to try. t6; get to
PeteiAurg. I do hereby forewarn all Pejr
fons rrocn haibounn or employing the faid
Durge- Moody as he is ftill my Apprentice.
Any Perlon ipprehendisg cr fectiring the faid
Burges Mo.-dy, fo that I get him again, fliall
be handfomely rewaroed, and I do further
ftdrara ail. Stage Driwrs irtmakii the faid
Purges in as a Pngr r . ,. (
, . Saddler & Haraefs Maker,
Rahiz&x Sept j, 1803. .
, - - . . a
RAN AWAY,
tpROM the Subicnber, near New
hern, on the 5 th tclober laft, a likely
Negro Man named Poll adore $ ha is thirty
fix Years of Age the 31ft ot this Month of
yellow Complexion j about fiv. Feet fire or
fix Indies high, itcut made and well fet; he
has a large car oa one of his Hands, 1 believe .
the left, between his Thumb and Fore Fin
ger, occasioned bjr the Stroke of an Axe; he '
has Scars oi tne like Kind on one or both of
his Feet and Aneics. He has a Lump on hi
right Arci, a little above his VVrift, which
was nurt in Fighting. All Mafters of Vef
leis aud others art forewarned from harbour
ing, employing or carrying away faid Negr
The above defended Negro is out a wed, &if
he does net luireader himfelt tc return Home-
immediately, any Perfou snay kill and dtftroy
the laid biave, by fuch Means as he. or. they ,
ma think fit, without Accufation or Im
peachment of any Crime or Offence for fe
doing, and without incurring any PenUty or
Frleuure thereby. 1 will give fifty Oollara
kewara (or the faid Negro, in whaterer Si
tuation 1 e may be brought to me, or fxcured
lo that I mall get him.
DVARD GRIFFITH.
Crave n County. Aug. so, ilpj.
He has, in ail Probability, obtained
a Pafs, and may change his Name ; whatc
ver Story he my tell,-1 hope it will make
no Difference if he aniwcr ih'c above. Def
riptioa. 1
NORTH-CAROLINA:
Trcafiry Opfe, Aug. $r iZoi.
THE prompt nd puuduil ;Manl
veiiue OffLers of the State forefaid hav
'. latterly fettled their Accounts and paid into
j the I realury the Txes and other public Ducr
j woula feem to authorife a Belief, that .t is not
1 neceffary o call the Attention of thefe Gett
. tiemen to this indilpenfabie Dnty tor the
! current Year ; It is hoped that each and
every ot them who h-ve herctoiore faithfully
accounted, will luttain thi Reputatioa they
' have eilablifhed, and again frnaily fetUe and
1 .
1 ciefe iheir Aceounts4 refpeAively by t)te firfl;
; Uay ot Uctober next, according to Lair,
j Thefe who are at p relent unfortunately ia Ar
. rear, and fucli as mall place themfeives in the
like Situation for the current Year (;f any
. fuch' there fhall unhappily be) will remember,
j that the Law makes it the Duty of the Trea'
j farer t enter up judgments againll each, and
i evety of them,' without Delay : Should: it
i continue err became neceffary, all wham it
j may concern will take Notice, that this Duty
1 however uopleafint the Lafk it enjoins, will
j be ftridtiy pertarme at ihe. Su'perioIr Coart
; for the Dutri.cVbf Hinflrough, commeQcinj
on tne 6th Day Qt qiUber next Y
J tHN HAYWOOD, P. Trtmju -et.
.A, NY Perloni w a.ri tin g t o empl oy a
v vj vj u fo xmt a xoaa 110m any
, ' v ''gi't nuy ot iup
l!p!'4 7 appiyjr'; Ae 'ubtttibcrv. eight
! M'les norm 01 iiiiJiaoroiugtl, ura,ige K-WUHfr
Likezotji for Sale.
A Tratlof Laud with two Improvements
; abounding w.th excellent MeaOow, good
Springs, god rmfiovemcnts and orchards,
and good Stahd for a Country Store. The
J Terms wi SI be made kriowa b applying to the
auoicri ocr on xne r laumion ,
Public Notice is fojfy$$mcri
npHA'f William Menectiipr,
iat of Orange County departed this
Lite, having :nade and publiflied his laft Will
and Tettaruent in Writing, whereof he ap
pointed the underfigned Lxecutors ij and that
at a Court held for the faid County of Urange
on the fourth Monday of AuguSl so the
laid laft Will and Teftament was duly proven
and admitted ef Record, and the underfigned
were legally qualified to execute, the, fame. . ,
fhey thcretore require all Perions who nave
any Demands againlt the Llkate ofthe (aid
Williara Meoanc, to bring tnem Mrwara do-
ly auihsnt'scated, within Ue Time etetchbeg
by an Act ot the ueneial Aiienuipased fax
178 entitled " An acoueeratV4
ot Wills and granti0g;.Lcuets of Adiuiiftv
lion, otiicrwue uict wm pc orc oj Jjjj
Act. All Perfons who are indebted to cx
North - Carolina, -'Chatham. County;-
are rcou 1 rea to ra.a,KCjjnracaiaic ti
mat jftwta mn a.is-jcji. -2xJ I
.Septetfl4erAf,3a,,
expect to Atimmfm
about the Uft of "NoTemloif.ftei'LA i
I
font that hare Claima againft.ine of tt
ioever : Nature, ; are - dch ?'taa; je
known before the tfaft l9kctj':iiip.
thai Prorhlon maybe'mat,f0Mhe
All that are wdthtedHWMw
1 a