PiH>LIs.IE.D Wh D \ ESP AYS AK!) SATURDAYS «Y JOHN FEN NO. No. 69, HIGH-STREET, BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD STREETS, PHILADELPHIA
[No. i r, of Vol. lII.]
/ yS*" S%va nn A ii, (Georgia) May 19.
//_ \Comluded from our lajt.l
I/'| 1H E President of" the United States dined
// . w ' t ' l l h e Sotiety of the Cincinnati of Geor
/ / ?' a 011 '3 1 ' 1 °f Way inlt. ar Brown's Cos
, I ieehoufe, when the following toalls were d'nvnk
/ under the federal salutes from the ArriHery Com
pany of this city.—l. The Uniied States of Ame
rica. 2. The Memory of our worthy deceased
Brother Gen. Greene, \_By the Freftdent~* 3. ihe
Governor and State of Georgia. 4. May the vir
tues which inspired the Revolution continue to
support the present Eltablifhment. 5. May the
principles of a free government be universally
dilleminated. 6. Agriculture and Commerce.
7. Louis XVI. and the French Nation. 8. The
Powers in alliance with the United States. 9.
The Vice-Preiident. 10. The Memory of Dr.
Franklin. 11. The Non-Commiifioned Officers
and Soldiers of the late American Army. 12.
The Memory of those brave Men who fell in de
fence of American Libeity. 13. TheMembeis
of the Society of the Cincinnati throughout the
globe [By the Frejidetif\. 14. Thp American
Fair. 15. The Marquis de la Fayette.—The
President retired, and a 16th toast was drank,
" ThePRHSiDENT of the United State.s."
In the evening a Ball, in honor of the Presi
dent, was given at the Long Room in the Fila
ture. At half past 8 o'clock the President ho
nored the company with his presence, and was
personally introduced by one of the Managers
to 96 ladies, who were elegantly drefied, foirie
of whom displayed infinite rafte in the emblems
and devices on their faflies and head drefles, out
of respect to the happy occasion.
The room, which had been lately haiulfomely
fitted up, and was well lighted, afforded the
President an excellent opportunity of viewing
the Fair Sex of our city and vicinity, and tlve la
dies the gratification of paying their refperts to
our Federal Chief.
After a few minuets were moved, and one
country dance led down, the President and his
Suite retired about 11 o'clock. At 12 o'clock the
flipper room was opened, ai.d the Indies partook
of a repalt, after which dances continued till 5
o'clock. The company retired with the happy
fatisfaftion of having generally contributed to
wards the hilarity and gdiety of the evening.
On Saturday morning the President, attended
by Gen. M'lntodi and leveral ethdr gentlemen,
took a view of the remaining traces of the lines
conftruifted by the Britifti for the defence of Sa
vannah in 1779 ; the General having been se
cond in command under Gen. Lincoln at IVorm
ing thetn had an opportunity of giving an ac
count of every thing interesting during the liege
and in the attack.
In the afternoon the Prefidenc honored the
Citizens with his company at a dinner prepared
for him under a beautiful arbor, supported by
three rows of pillars, entirely covered with lan-,
rel and bay leaves, so as to exhibit uniform green
columns. The pillars were higher than the ar
bor, and ornamented above it by feftoons, and
con itemed below by arches covered in the fame
wanner. The place on which it flood was ju
diciously chosen, presenting at once a view of
the city and of the fbipping in the harbor, with
an extensive profpetft of the river and rice lands
boih above and below the town. But the prin
cipal advantage which resulted from its lunation
and ftruftnre was the opportunity which -it af
forded to a great body of people to have a dif
tin ft and uninterrupted view of that object to
which all eyes and hearts appeared to be at
tracted.
A company of nearly 200 citizensand strangers
dined under it, and the fatisfac'lion which each
one enjoyed in paying this personal tribute to
the merit of a man who is, if poffihle, more be
loved for his goodtrefsthan admired for his great
ness, produced a degree of ■convivial and har
monious mirth rarely experienced.
Every one beheld with delight in the person
of our President, the able General, the virtuous
Patriot, the profound Politician ; in a word, one
of the mod shining ornaments that ever digni
fied h uin'an nature.
The Artillery Company dined under another
arbor eredled at a small diihince, and received
merited applauTe for the great dexterity which
they displayed in firing at each roast. 1 heir
fires were returned by Korc Wayne, and the ihip
Thomas \Vilfon, which was moored opposite to
Saturday, June 4, 1791-
the arbor ; herdecorartohS through the day, and
illumination at night, had a fine effect.
The following toalVs were given : The United
States of America. Prosperity to the citizens of
Savannah audits vicinity [/?>' the Prefide>U~\ The
Fair of America. The Vice-President of the
United States. The memorable Era of Inde
pendence. The Count d'Eftaing. The memory
of Gen. Greene. The Arrs and Sciences. The
memory of thofc brave men who fell before
the Lines of Savannah on the yth of Odtober,
i 779. The Friends to free and equal government
throughout the globe. All Foreign powers in
PriendThip with rhe United States. May Religi
on and Philosophy always triumph over Super
fli ion pnd Prejudice in America. The present
dexterous Corps of Artillery [The Prejldent's
roajl.] (/ifter the President retired,) The Pre
side nt of the United States.
The conftrutftion of the arbor, and the manner
in which die entertain input was provided and
conducted, did great honor to the gentlemen to
whose direction the whole " as committed.
Jn the ovaniiig ihere 3 hnndiome exhibi*
lion of fireworks, and the amusements of this
clay of joy and feltivity were concluded by a Con
cert.
On Sunday morning the President attended di
vine service in Chriit Church, and soon after let
out 011 his way toAugufta. On taking his leave
of the Mayor and committee of the Citizens he
politely exprefled his fenfeof the attentions I'iewn
him by the Corporation and every denomination
of people during his Hay in Savannah. He was
attended out of the city by a number of gentle
men, and escorted by a detachment of Augusta
dragowns commanded by Major Ambrose Gordon.
the Spring Hill the President was received by
Gen. Jackson, where the Artillery and Light In
fantry Companies were drawn up, and was there
saluted by 59 discharges from the lieldpieces and
IZ vollies of platoons. After which he proceed
ed with several gentlemen .to Mulberry Grove,
the feat of the late Major General Greene, where
lie dined, aYTft then refuiiVed hi* tour.
It is highly pleasing to a grateful and patriot
ic mmd to reflect upon the happy consequences
which will probably _flow from the to\ir which
the President isliow performing. His admira
ble qualiries had long since extended his fame to
the ntmofl: of civilization, but it is only
by personal interviews that a jult idea can be
acquired of the amiablenefs of his temper and
his engaging manners. The Intelligent serenity
of his countenance, the unaffected ease and dig
nity of his deportment, while they excite the
1110 ft profound respect, naturally rivet the affec
tions to hiin. As the most unlimited confidence
is reposed in his prudence, abilities, and patriot
ic, this effeiS miilt have essential influence in,
giving energy to that government in the adminj
illration of which he has so considerable a part J
— _ .
From the Delaware Gazette
TO FARMERS.
EVERY mcafure fiiould be adopted by the
owners of lands, lo lave timber. Every
Farm fliould be hedged for outside fences, and
dry ditches made to separate fields.
With refpecft to fencing. From the great ease
of propagation and rapid growth of the yellow
willow, it might certainly be made a good fence
by setting the flips very close in double or even
treble rows. These may be taken from even the
(Vnalleft branches or the largest ltalks of willow.
All w ill grow, and may be set at any time of the
year. When at a fufficient height, they (hould
be fallen or cut off. least they blow up by the
roots, and make breaches.—Though in many
parts of Germany, many of the lands are lup
ported with fuel intirely from the branches and
tops taken off their hedge-trees, being willows,
&c.
Bur the more formidable and permanent
hedge-fence, is the thorn. This is more trou
blesome to propagate, and flow in its growth.
The acquifuion of quicks has hithe rt o been the
great difficulty. But the writer happily has
tearneg themeafure pratftifed by Miofe who fol
low raising quicks in Europe, and which he with
pleasure communicates to the public. Gather
the haws any way moil easy, when full ripe,
perhaps in November—dig a pit or hole in a dry
hill or bank of earth, from two to three feet
deep, putin the bottom a layer of dry flraw—
throw your haws upon the straw, and cover them
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with the fame, then fill in the earth, and' do it
up neatly, so as to prevent the water soaking to
them. In March or April, according to the sea
son, raise them, and with an open riddle, flit the
sand or mould from them, (though getting them
clean is no ways material) they will now.beclear
of their meat, and juiltlie nut or kernel reinain>
ing, which immediately sow in beds of well pre
pared ground, nearly in the fame manner par£
nips are sowed, leaving fufficient space between
for a person to pass to weed them—they will
come up as foonas any garden feeds, and if kept
clean and wed, may be transplanted into hedges
in two years.
REPORT
OK THE
SECRETARY OF STATE,
ON THE SUBJECT OF THE
COD AND WHALE FISHERIES.
£c ON TIN U ED.]
KTo. JV
ABSTRACT of articles imported into the United
States from British colonies, for one year, com
mencing the 15th August, 1759, and ending on
the 14th August, 1790, as far as the accounts
have been rendered.
6,343 barrels of pickled fifh,
Cwt. 3,701.2. 20 lbs. of dried fifti.
Note.—Oil and lumber imported, paying a duty ad valorem,
the quantity of each can only be ascertained by the several
collectors, having reference to the original entries.
JOSEPH NOURSE, Rcgiftr.
Treasury Department,
Regijlcr's Ojficc, 23d November, 1790,
No. V.
WF. the subscribers, being a committee appointed by the own.
ers of fi(hin» veflels, in the town of Marblehead, to take into con.
fideration the many grievances and burdens the cod fithery now
labours under, and to make a statement of them ; which ftatejnent
so made, to be handed to Co!. Glovw, by him to he laid before
the committee of the General Court, appointed to confidcr the
fame, do report the said statement as follows, viz.
1. Impost duties on fait.
2. duties and excise on rum, sugar and ipolaflcs,
3. on hooks, lines and leads.
4. on coarse woollens.
5. on duck, cordage and cables.
6 on hemp, 4nd /wine
7. Tonnage and naval duties.
8. The ineffe&ual duties on foreign fifti.
9. The duties our filbcries pay at foreign markets, while the
fitheries of France and England receive large privileges
and bounties from their governments.
so. The heavy poll-tax laid on the filhermen.
11. Excise on New-England rum.
It appears to (he committee, from an exa£t invefligation, that
the earnings and expences of the si thing schooners of this town, for
the years 1787 — 8— 9. were to the earnings of each schooner, viz.
For the year 1787, - - £. 145
For the year 1788, - - 137
For the year 1789, - 82
And that the annual average cxpences of these )
veflels, inclusive of iofuvance, J 12^
It also appears, that the number of frhooners employed in the
|*rand bank fifhery for the year 1789, were one hundred and
Jwenty-four, nineteen »f which were property of persons not be
longing to the town, and of which number thirty-three fail have
I been taken out of the filhery from the declension of the bufincfs*
exclusive of the aforementioned disadvantages.
That the bounty granted to the fifhery by Congress, as a com
pensation for the duty on fait, this committee humbly conceive
will not operate to that purpose so effeftuallv, as if paid diieft
into the hands of the owners of the vessels, inftcad of the (hip per«
of the fifh.
Marblchcad,, Feb. \Jl y 1790.
A rru« Copy,
JOHN AVERY, jun. Secretary,
No. VI.
An estimate of the duties paid by the proprietors
and navigators of a fifliing veflel of fixty-five
tons and eleven hands.
Duty on fait,
Rum,
Tea,
Sugar,
Molafles,
CoaFfe woollens,
Line;, lead and hooks,
Sailcloth, yearly average,
Cordage, cables, do.
Tonnage, - —
Iron, yearly average,
138 divided on eleven
men, is 12 5 cents per man,
But deducing the drawback of the duty on fait, it remaint 57. 70
dolls, on the whole, or 5. 25 dolls, on each man.
(To te ctntinued.)
JOHN GLOVER,
ISRAEL FOSTER,
EDWARD FETTYPLACE,
WILLIAM KNIGHT,
SAMUEL HOOPER,
ROBERT HOOPER, jun.
WILLIAM R. LEE,
RICHARD PEDRICK,
KNOTT PEDRICK,
SAMUEL R. GERRY,
RICHARD JAMES,
JOSHUA ORNE,
MARSTON WATSON.
Attest,
80. 15
>4-
2. 64
3- 3
99
7- 33
2 - 9
«• i
20.
3- 9
1.