f IPHfi untjtpised time of a ilkely Negro A Gift, iibout 10 years old, wiis has upwards bf II years to serve.—She is of a good tempfcr, and very imirt, a'itive and uleful ih a Family. Apply at Nq. 149 South front, or 35 Union firect. Jtim 16 —*m*r«*f Philadelphia, Tuesday, June 13> 1 797' To Mr. Fennc), Major William W. Burrov/s, in your papdr of this day. has itilerted an address, artfully calculat ed to possess the public mind with an erroneous opinion of the tranfafiions that have taken place ktwecr) him and me. h statement of fafls, with precision as to the time and ord'.r, willexpftfe the of the attempt. 1 did not receive from major de Eutts. anf in timation that fhajor Burrows laid he would meet me at the time proposed, if infilled u'pen- I prc fnme as n® such communication was made to me by maj'if <ie Butt% that this irupirrtant cirCuiri flance catitict form a part in major Burrows s de fence. After the i'llinustion of major Burrows, a dif lant hi.ur wasiimprop;r, nor could I with confilt* but regard to my charaiter be content with gene ral lonfe declarations, tha,t major Burrows would give i.*' all the fatisfaftion a man of honor could require, as major Burrows did not pro pofr any time for our meeting, or fay he would ripply to a friend to make the arrangement: either bl these circunlltauees would have prevented my JiuMid-ition. I did agree to meet major Furrows at Cooper's ferry, Sunday motningat fix o'clock; this arra'nge 'hient was made at eight o'clock Saturday evening; tile fiixne evening abuut lulf pal ten o'clock, the propofed'interview with major Burrows never having been mentioned by me, nor any circum- IfancJ" havnig occurred, to my knowledge, that could lead to a suspicion of the measure that was in contimplat on, .1 was arretted by the constable with a warrant from the chief ehaigicgan intended duel, between major Burrow s and myfelf • —I proposed to pledge my word to the eenftable, that ! woiild appear next morning at ten o'clock before the chief, justice, and ti keep the peace in the mean time ; the confta'nle declared he would lodge me in jail, unlcfs I would give him my vrord andhonor, I would net moled, hurt, or in jure the person of major Burrows before fen o'clock the next morning ; Irefufed until taken within twp fquarcs of the.jail, and was then obliged to'comply to prevent immediate lmprifon meut; I immediately called on Mr. Higbee and told him 1 was arreted, and desired him to ac- OjUiint General M'Pherfon with the circumstance, which he did on Sunday morning, and Mr. Higbee called on me after having seen G r.'eral M'Pherfon, and I then tol-J him, that 1 could not deviate from my word of honor which I had been compelled to pledge to the co/i liable, and requeued him to men t on this as my fituatios, and to add that this diffi culty would not always continue—These were my inftru<Sions to Mr. Higbee. I understand he cal ltdon General M'Pherfon and afterwards saw both him aad major Burrows; for what paiTed between them I mult r fer to Mr. Higbee and General M'Pherfoli, to whom I did not appeal to know how I Ihould afl, although he evinced a flrong dif polition for conciliation. Yesterday having heard the affair misrepresent ed, and the impediment of Sunday morning being then removed, I applied to my friend Mr. 1 homas Bourke, authorized and requeftcd him to make a communication to General M'Pherfon anil Major Burrow*, the particulars of which major Burrows knows cirfumftances at present forbid ma to state which had it met a fimiiar disposition On the part of major Burrows, would brought us together in one hour ; the meff.ge was faithfully delivered by Mr. Thomas Bourkc, and the proposal was de clined 1 accepted his invitation and was prevented not as he represents it by the order to wait on the thief justice at 10 o'clock, but by my plighted word to the peace officer, which I was conftiaine'd t» give to av *ld being imprisoned. This incident reftri<sl tdme until ten o'clock. The day aVcr this diffi cult being out of the way, I proposed what major Burrow' 3 knows would have brought forward an immediate interview, if he had discovered a simi lar disposition, and to complete the impropriety of «iiis conduit, he now makes his appeal upon a par tial representation, knowing 1 am not at liberty to ilate all that passed, the particulars of which shall appear as soon as it may be consistent with my fafe ty in a point of view, in which asjttajcr Burrows is himfeif apprised, my (ffcntial interelts at pre sent impose a Gler.ce as to fonie part of the pro ceedings. Wuh regsra to my being " an intemperate young man." 1/ do not helitate to declare, that many people unacquainted with all the circum stances that have transpired, within the lait week may be of that opinion ; 1 am however confident, that it r.iuft be admitted that major Burrows's an fwer to my note of Bth infta it, must be consider ed equally remarkable for its want of sensibility. I now join major Burrows in an appeal to the pu ric to decide on our conduit, and aft, whether it is iivfyutable 1.0 any backwardness on my part that we have not met. I conceived myfelf much in jure;!, 1 invited tnajor Burrows to the field at an early hour. A compliance with my firft invitation would have infureii an interview—it was evaded by him. As a refutation of major Burrows's n ta bene, the affidavit of the conttable is hereto added, and will shew the diffident ground 011 which we were placed in the particulars riferred to in the said no ta bene. WILSON BUNT. Patrick Dixon, being duly f\Vorn, declares and fay*, that on Sunday lalt he received a warrant signed by the chief justice nf this commonwaalth, to apprehend Mr. Wilson Hunt, and bring him before the chief justice; that at about half after ten o'clock on Saturday night hs arrested Mr. Hunt by virtue of the said warrant; that bail was ess.red for Mr. Hunt, which Mr. Hunt, rcfufed, and would not fuffer to be taken : that the depon ent determined to do hii duty, and took Mr. Hunt out of the house with an intention to lodge him in jail, that he proceeded withl\ r. Hunt within two fquarcs of the jail, Mr. Hunt endeavoring by threats and promises to let him go. At lalt the deponent informed Mr. Hunt, that if he would pledge his word and honor that he would not mo lest, hurt, or injure the person of major William W.Burrows; and ta be at the house of the chief justice at'ten o'clock next day, he would let him go, other-.vileTie would put him in prison ; where upon Mr. Hunt, (the deponent suppose-) feeing that there was no other mean's by which he could avoid imprjfonment, did solemnly pledge his word and honor in the manner above mentioned. Ihe depenent thf n told Mr. Hunt that it was his confi dence in his honor that induced him to take his word in 11 end of confining him, and that he relied upon his honor not to do any thing that lheuld bring either him, the deponent,or Mr. Hunt him feif into trouble in jhn'b'afineft, or injure the per son of major Borrows, iHe deponent further fays', that he alfo#iad a warrant against rtiajor Bur row, which he lerved, but that he did net inlilt on a fimjlar engagement frorii hi»n, but merely a declaration that he would meet the deponent at the chief Hiffice's at ten o'clock the next morning, and keep the peace in the mean time, and further this deponent liyeth bo:. (Signed) PATRICK DIXON, Conllable, Sworn and fubferibed before me, the 15th of June, i; 9;. RE VNOI.D KEF.M, One of the a'ldfrmen cf the city of Philarlclphi?. %ijt tiPasetfo. * - PtiitAD EL P HIA , FRIDAY EVENING, ftxc 16. %%m%> k OF THE UNITED STATES. PubliJJjed by Authority. FIFTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. • AT THE fIRST SESSION', Berlin and held at the City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pcnnfylvania, on Mon day, the "fifteenth day of May, one thousand fevea hundred and n 1 nety-feveil. An Act prohibiting, for a limited time, the Ex? portation of Arms and Ammunition, and for encouraging the Importation thereof. BE it enaSed by the Senate and House of ■Representatives of the United States ofAirtirica, in Congress aJferAh\ed, That it shall not be lawful to export from the United States, any cannon, rriufkets, pistols, bayonets, swords, cutlasses, muiket-balls, lead, bombs, grena des, gun-'povvder,. fulpher, or fakpetre, but the exportation of all the aforefaid articles is hereby prohibited, until to the end of the next session of Congress, and no longer. And be it further cnatted, That any of the aforefaid articles, excepting such of them as may constitute a part of the equipment of any vessel, which during the continuance of this prohibition shall be found on board of any veflel in any river, port, bay or harbour within the territory of the United States, put on board with an intent to be exported from the United States, frail be forfeited, and in cafe the value thereof shall amount te one hundred dollars, the veflel on board of which the fame shall be seized, together with her tackle, apparel and furniture shall also be forfeited. Provided ■ nevertheless, That nothing in this adl shall be conllrued to prohibit the removal or transportation of any of the articles aforefaid from one port to another port Within the United States, in any vessel having a license as a coasting ves sel, the master, agent or owner of which shall have given bond with one or more fufllcient sureties, to the colleftor of the diftrift from which such vessel is about to depart, in a sum double the value of such vessel and of such of the said articles as may be laden on board of her, that the said articles shall be re-landed and delivered in some port of the United States. Or to prevent the exportation of any of the above articles on public account under the direction of the President of the United States. And be it further enaßed, That If any of the aforefaid articles shall, contrary to the prohibitions of this aJt, be exported from the United States, the vessel in which the fame shall have been exported, together with her tackle, apparel and furniture, shall be forfeited, and the captain or master of such vessel knowingly offending in the premises, shall be liable to indiflment, and upon con viftion shall forfeit and pay a sum not ex ceeding one thousand dollars, which (hall be distributed in like manner as is herein-after provided as to other forfeitures incurred un der this aft. And be it further enaded, That it shall be the duty of the Custom-House Officers, and of all persons employed in the colleftion of the Revenue, to attend to the execution of this Law, and all forfeitures, and penalties incurred under it and not otherwise direfted to be prosecuted and recovered, shall be su ed for, prosecuted, adjudged and distributed in like manner as is provided in the Aft, intitled, " An Aft to provide more effeftu *lly for the colleftion of the duties imposed by law on goods* wares and merchandize imported into the United States, and on the tonnage of ships and vessels." And be it further enacted, That all brass cannon, muskets and firelocks with bayonets suited to the fame, pistols, swords, cutlasses, mulket-balls, lead, and gun-powder, which fliall be imported into the United States from any foreign country, within the term of one year, and all fulpher and falt-petre which shall be so imported within the term of two years from and after the palling of this Aft, shall be free of duty, any thing in any former Law to the contrary notwith standing. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOS. JEFFERSON, Vice-President of the United States, and President of the Senate. Approved June 14th, 1707. JOHN ADAMS, President of the United States. Depofitcd among the Rolls in the Office »f the Department of State-. TIMOTHY PICKERING, Secretary of State. AN ACT 7 0 prevent Citizens of the United States from privateering againjl Nations in Amity with, or against the citizens of the United States. BE it enafted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That if any citizen or citizens of the United States, shall, without the limits of the fame, fit out and arm, or attempt to fit out and arm, or procure to be fitted out and armed, or (hall knowingly aid or to be concerned in the fur nilhing, fitting out or arming any private ship or vessel of war, with intent that such ship or vessel shall be employed to cruize or commit hostilities, upon the citi zens, or. property of any Prince or State with whom the United States atfe at peace, or upon the citizens of the United States or their property, or shall take the command of, or enter on board of, any such ship or vessel for the intent aforefaid;- or (hall pur chase an mtersft in any vessel so fitted out ta;reoi, hic<i perion orperlous, io ottena iiig ihall, on cormdtion thereof, guilty of a high misdemeanor, andVlhali be punished by a fine not exceeding ten tliou fand dollars, and imprilonment not exceed ing ten pears: And the trial far fuchoffence if committed without the limits of the Uni ted States, (hall be in the diftridt where the offender (hall beapprehended orfirii brought. And be it further enadted, That nothing in the foregoing aft (hall be conßrued to prevent the prosecution or punishment of treason, or any piracy defined byatreaty or other law of the United States. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS JEFFERSON, Vice President of the United States, and President of the Senate. ApprO-jed, June 14, r 797. JOHN ADAMS, President of the United States. Deposited among the Rolls in the Office of the Department of State. TIMOTHY PICKERING, Secretary as State. PAPERS Which accompanied the Prefid nfs MeJJage of the 12th irjl. on Spanish affairs. REPORT Of the Secretary of State, to the President of the United States, of the proceedings of Andrew Ellicott, Commif fioner for running the boundary line bet ween the United States, and East and Weft Florida. Department of State, June 10, 1797. The. Secretary of State refpedtfully re ports to the President of the United States, the substance of the information received tlie Bth inft. from Andrew Eljicott, Esquire, the Commiflioner of'the United States ap pointed to run the boundary line between their territory and his Catholic Majesty's Colonies of East and Weft Florida. Although Mr. Ellicott left Philadelphia, in September, 1796, to proceed by the Ohio and Miffifippi rivers, to the Natchez, the place appointed by the Treaty with Spain, at which the Comrm'ffioners of the two governments were to meet, yet owing, to the lownefs of the waters of the Ohio, he did not reach its mouth until the 19th day of December ; two days after which, both the Ohio and Miffifippi were almoll frozen 1 over. On the 21ft January, the ice began to give way, and their store boat arriving on the 28th, they proceeded on the 31ft for the Natchez. On the 21ft February, Mr. Elli cott received a letter, (No. I.) from his Catholic Majesty's Governor, Gayofo dc , Lemos, dated at the Natchez the 17 th Fe- ! bruary, mentioning the information he had received of his appproaching arrival, attend- | cdby.a military guard and l'ome woodsmen, ! and desiring that the, troops might be left a- ; bout the Mouth of Bayon Pierre ; afiigning j for hia reason, that thereby every unforefeen njifunderftanding between the troops of the i two powers wouldbe prevented. With this request, from -views of accommodation, Mr. Ellicott complied. Bayon Pierre is about 60 miles above the Natchez. On the 24th February, Mr. Elh'cottreach ed the Natchez, and immediately by a let- i ter, acquainted Governor Gayofo, of his arrival.. The Governor on the fame day re turned an answer, (No. 2.) The day fol lowing they had an interview, and fixed on the 19th of March to proceed down the ri ver to Clarkefville, near which it was sup posed the line would commence. The Mon day following, Februaay 27th, Mr. Elli cott wrote a letter (No. 3.) to the Baron de Carondelet, his Catholic Majesty's Go vernor General of Louisiana, and the Com miflioner named by the Court of Spain, for ascertaining the boundary line, to inform him of his arrival at the Natchez,- as the Com mifiioner of the United' States. The Ba ron's answer, (No. 4.) dated March ift, was received the 9th, and on the fame day Governor Gayofo waited on Mr. Ellicott, and informed him that the Baron, in conse quence of interesting concerns below,'liad declined to attend, and that the whole bu siness had devolved on him. Mr. Ellicott expressed his fatisfa&ionj because he expect ed that he, Governor Gayofo, would be immediately ready to proceed. The Gov ernor answered, —" No time (hall be loft ; " but I fear I (hall not be ready by the " 19th ; and although the Baron declines " adting 011 account of the business which " demands his constant attention at Orleans, " he is nevertheless desirous of having an '• interview with you ; and for that purpose " has ordered a galley to be fitted up for " ypur use and accommodation to New Or " leans.'—-Mr. Ellicotr considered that the third article of the treaty with Spain, re quired the Commiflioners for running the boundary line to meet at the Natchez ; and that being then at his post, it was his duty to remain there, until the Spanish Commis sioner (hould be ready to proceed with hir*; to the place where the line fho'uld commence —and therefore he declined the Baron'S invi tation. On the 27th of February, Mr, Ellicott encamped at the upper end of the town of Natchez, about a-quarter of a mile from the i fort- ocupied by the Spanish troops ; and . two days after hoisted the flag of the United I States. Upon this he received a verbal mef i f :ge from Governor Gayofo, by his aid, Major Minor, desiring the flag might be ! |aken down, which Mr. Ellicott declined do j ing. The request Was Yiot repeated. Here Mr. i Ellicott began his aftrononvical observations, ; and fouxjl the hill on whichhe was encamp | ed, to be in latitude 31 o. 33'. 46". or a ; bout 39 miles north of the south boundary i of the United States. In this situation, Mr. Ellicott was told ■ alarming stories about the unfavorable cjjf ' polit,ion of the Indians, under an idea that : the United States were meditating their de | ftrudtion. The whole settlement was for some days fvvarming with them ; and they knives. For his own fafety he frequently iffucd provisions to them. Thus critically circumstanced, he, on the nth of March, wrote to Governor Gayofo the letter, No. 5, to which he received the answer, No. 6. But in the mean timg, Mr. Ellicott had sent an express to the commanding officer of his escort (consisting of only 25 men) which, in comphiiianeeto the governor's firft request, he he had It* lixty miles up the river, to come down diredtly to the Natchez.—And being determine;! not to countermand this order/ he, 011 the 13th, wrote to governor Gayofo the letter, No. 7. propoling Bacon's landing, about a mile below*his camp, for the station of his escort; but before this letter was sent, he had an interview with the governor, who undertook to prove the pro priety and necessity of the whole party from the United States going down to Clark's place, and closed his reasoning by observing, That if the escort did land at thfe Natchez, he (hould consider it as an insult offered to the king his master. Mr. Ellicottthentelling thegovernor, that he fhpuld fend him immedi atelyananfwerin writing,obferved. That the desire which was constantly manifefted to draw him from \!he Natchez) appended very lingular, as it was dcfignated in the late treaty Jjetween his Catholic ma jesty and the United States, as the place of meeting for the commiflioners 5 and therefore, that he (hould reject every propofitioa that was intended to draw him from his present situation, until the commiflioner and furvey oron behalf of the crown of Spain were rea dy to proceed to business. To which the governor replied, " Sir, you either mistake " my meaning, or I have expressed myfelf u very badly. Ido not want you to leave " this place, but on the contrary, lam de " firous for you to take up your residence " in my house ; you will live there ,much " more comfortably than in a tent." Mr. Ellicott faid, v that his tent was much more agreeable than a palace ; for in his camp h* enjoyed an independence charadteriftie of the nation he had the honor to represent. The next morning, Mr. Ellicott sent his letter, No. 7. and the fame day received the governor's answer, No. 8, expressing his entire fatisfadtion with Mr. Ellicott's senti ments, as uniformly agreeing with his own, in every thing which could combine the mu tual interests of the two nations. The evening following,. (March 15th) Mr. Ellicott's escort arrived at the landing, and the next day Went down to. the place he had proposed for their station. The officer of the escort having found in the settlement a number of deserters from the American army, took them up. This oc<»fioned some verbal communications be tween governor Gayofo and Mr. Ellicott, the former desiring the deserters might be difmifled.' Mr. Ellicott thereupon proposed this arrangement: That such deserters from the army of the United States as came into that country, and took the protedtion of the Spanish government prior to the time fixed by the treaty for the evacuation of the posts, (hould, for the present, remain unmolested; but that such as had come to that country ' since that time (hould be liable to he taken 1 and detained. About the time Mr. Ellicott's escort ar- 1 rived, the principal part of the artillery was ' taken out of the fort and carried to the land ing? and every appearance made of a speedy evacuation ; but on the 22dof March, great industry was used ir carrying cannon back to the fort, which were immediately re mounted. This gave great alarm to the in habitants of the diftridt, who generally ma nifefted a desire of being declared fubjedts of 1 ftie United States, "and at once to renounce the Spanish jurifdidtion. In order to quiet : the minds of the inhabitants, and to be able to give them some reasons for the governor's condudt, which now began to be considered 1 as hostile io the United States, Mr. Elli cott, on the 23d of March, wrote the letter, No. 9, which was followed by a note, No. 10, to which he received the governor's au- - fwer, No. 11. This answer, containing in formation that the important business of running the boundary line should soon be commenced, and an assurance that nothing could prevent the religious compliance with the treaty, Mr. Ellicott expressed his fatis fadtion in his letter to the governor, No. 12. It being now reported, that the Ameri can troops would be down in a few days, the governor sent by his aid, to Mr. Ellicott, an open letter from the governor diredted to captain Pope, who, it was said commanded those troops, informing him, that for fundrv reasons it would be proper, and conducive j to the harmony of the two nations,,for him felf and the detachment under his command to remain at or near the place where the let- 1 ter should meet him, until the posts should be 1 evacuated ; and as every preparation was i making for that purpose, the delay would be 1 but a tew days, when he would be happy to fee him at the Natchez. This proposal to captain Pope, the governor, in his letter, No. 13, desired Mr- Ellicott to second. Upon reading the letter, Mr. Ellicott ob served to major Minor, that it was impossible for him to join in the governor's request to captain Pope, as it was well known to him, (Mr. Ellicatt) that instead of evacuating the posts, they were making theiTi more de fenfible. However, Mp. Ellicott said, he would write a letter to the officer command ing the detachment, at\d requested major Minor (as he was-to l>c the bearer -of the governor's letter to the Hills) to : take charge of it; to which he had no ob jediion. This letter is No. 14. 1 On the 28th of March, the if- ■ fuedthe Proclamation, No. 15, bearing the i date of March 29th, and another, No. 16, 1 bearing the fame date, with the avovved ob- 1 jedt of quieting the minds of the inhabi- : tants ; but they produced a contrary effedt. As soon as the Governor discovered this, requested two gentlemen of the settlement, to inform Mr. Ellicot that he, the Gover nor, had received diredtions from the Gene rat in Chief, the Baron de Carondelet, to j have the artillery and military (lores exjpedj- immediately to be given up to the troops of the United States iipon their arrival. Great pains were, taken to inculcate this report ; but it did not remove fufpieions. In order, therefore, to obtain a direst explanation,— Mr. Ellicott, on the 31ft of March, wrote to the Governor the letter No 17, inclosing two paragraphs, No. ißj of an address he had received from a number of refpeftable inhabitants of the DiUriel. The Gover nor's answer, No. 19, of the fame date, confirmed every suspicion, as it contained art explicit declaration, that his general had him pontive orders to suspend the evacuation of the pails until the two Gov ernments fhQiild determine, whether the works were to be left Handing, or to be <te molifhed ; and until, by an additional arti cle to the treaty, the real property of the in habitants (hould be secured ; agreeably to his Proclamations, in which the Governar thought proper to tell the inhabitants, -th± negotiations were on foot between his Ca tholic Majesty and the United States, for the adjustment of that and other matters.— It may not be improper to remark, that nts such negociation has exilled ; and that t n's is the tirft time that these objections to the evacuation of the post? have been heard of.- This peremptory declaration of Governor Gayofo requires no comment. Mr. Ellicott fays, that with the exception of about eight pvrfons, including some offi* cers, all the inhabitants of the Natchez dil trift (within the limits of the United States) are deiirous of coming under their jurisdic tion, and to have a Government eftabiiflied there, limilar to that north-weft of the river Ohio. My enquiries enable me to add, — that the population amounts to near four thousand fouls. Mr. Ellicott further informs, that he has not only reason to believe,but is certain that many grants for lands in that diftrift, have been given out by the officers of the gov ernment of Louisiana, since the ratification of the late treaty, and that their surveyors are now executing the surveys. 011 the 14th of April, when Mr. Elli cott was folding up his dispatches, he re ceived from Governor Gayofo the letter, No. 20, of that dat<?, complaining of the inliftment of persons in that diftrift, as an infringement of the rights of his Catholic Majesty ; and requesting ihat the p'erions inlifted might be discharged : To which Mr. Ellicott immediately returned the an swer, 21 ; observing, that the matter required investigation ; but a {Turing Gover nor Gayofo, that he would be careful nei ther to infringe the rights of the fubjefts of his Catholic Majesty, nor willingly fuffer those of the citizens of the United States to be infringed. The bearer of Mr. Ellicott's dispatches informs me, that before he left the Natchez they had heard that two gun-boats were preparing at New-Orleans to bring uj> rein forcements ; and since his arrival I have re ceived information which, connefted with this detail of fafts, is entitled to belief,— That about the tenth of May, three large boats, full of troops, besides a party by land, set off from New-Orleans for the Natchez. It was added, for the purpose of driving off the Continental troops that had taken pof felfion, agreeably to the late treatv. TIMOTHY PICKERING. (No. I.') Manuel Gayofo de Lemos to the ion. A. Ellicott. SIR. SOME gentlemen that left you at the mouth of the Ohio, have informed me of your approaching arrival here, and that to attend you on your .commission you bring a military guard and some woods-men. It is with pleasure, that I propose mvfelf the fatisfaftion of feeing you here, anil to make your acquainance. Though I do not conceivs that the least difficulty will, arise r«.ipefting the execution of the part of the treaty in which you are an afting person j yet, as we are not pre pared to evacuate the posts immediately, for want of the vefiels that I expeft will arrive soon, I find it indifpeniable to request you to leave the troops about the mouth of Bay on Pierre, where they may be provided with all tjjeir neceffacies which you can regulate on your arrival here. By this means, every unforefeen misunderstanding will be preven ted between his Majesty's troops, and those of the United States ; besides, it is r.ecef faiy to make fame arrangements previous to the arrival of the troops, on which fub jeft I fi'.all have the honor of entertaining you when we meet. I embrace thii opportunity to afiure you of the fatisfaftion I feel in being appointed to aft in concert with you, though your firft interview is to be with the General in Chief of this Province. I have the honor to be, with the highest confideratiou, • Sir, Your ruoft humble, and obedient servant, Manuel Gayoso de Eemos. Natchez, Feb. 17, 1707, (Copy.) The Hon. A. Ellicott, (No. 2.) Bar an de Caror.Je'et to the hon■ A. E'\ Jt\ Natchez, 24th Feb, 1797. SIR, B * your favor of this dav, delivered to me by Mr. Nolan, I leam with pleasure, your arrival at this ppft, in the -character of Commissioner in behalf of the United States, tq a (certain the boundaries between the ter ritories of h:r, most Catholic Majesty and the laid United States. I have the honor to be, ■* with the highest refpeft. Sir, Your mod humble servant, !'»!anuel Gayoso de Lemo?. J c °py-) The Hon. A Ellicott.
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