N E W-Y ORK, Jirly 1790. • mc following Bill has been reported by a committee appointed tor the purpose ; after being read in the House, it was ordered 'o be printed—and :t is underitood that it shall be laid over to the next feflion, in order that the public sentiment may be ob tained on the fubjelt. A BILL more effeiffcually to provide for the na tional defence, by establishing a uniform Mi litia throughout the United States. (Concluded from our lafl.) Sec. 12. A ND lt father cnaEled % That all fines herein be fore mentioned, shall be paid by the officer llfuing said warrant to and lor the purpofc, in the firft instance for pro viding colours and music to and for the use of the companies of light infantry, rifle men, artillery and troops of hoifc ; and the surplus that may remain, to be applied to the like use for the resi due of tbe militia aforefaid ; and when the said fines fliall arise to a larger Aim than is neceffaiy for the said uses, the remainder ihall be applied to the purchasing of arms and accoutrements for the light infantry and rifle com]* nie.«-. Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That all cor»mi(Tioncd of iicers shall take rank according to the date of their commiflion* ; and when.two of the fame grade, bear an equal date, then their rank (hall be determined by lots, to be d:vwn by them before 'he commanding officer of the brigade, regiment, battalion, com pany or detachment. S^ - . 14. And be it further enaflcJ, That the commander in chief or the State, shall on the requisition of the Piefident of the United Slates, authorised thereto by the express atfs of Congress, order out an) proportion of the militia oi the State so required as afore faid, to march to any part of the United States for the protc&ion or defence of the fame, provided that they be not compelled to continue on duty out of the State without thcii consent, for a longer time than months at any one time.—That while in a&ual fcrvice, in consequence of being so called out, they (hall jeeeive the fame pay and rations, and be fubjetfc to the fame rules end regulations as the troops of the United States of America. Sec. i r t . And be it further That if anv person belonging to the militia of any State, and called out into service as iforefaid, be wounded or disabled while in a&ual service in opposing or fuppreiling any invasion or infurreftion, or in fighting againil any ot the enemies of the United States, he shall be taken carc of and provided for at the public expence. without having regard to the rink such person may hold. Sec. 16. And be it further enafled, That every person of the age of eighteen years and under fifty years, who are exempted from FcrfonaJ fcr'ice in the militia as aforefaid, by the Second fedlion of th.o a£t all mimfters of religion a&ually having the charge of a church or congregation ; ail principals, profefPors and cKher teachers of, together with the ftudeuts in, univerfitirs, col ors and academies ; all school-mailers squally having the ct.arge of a school, and all mariners employed in the sea fcrvice «f any citizen or merchant within the United States as afcrekid) <ha!l pay an annual tax of two dollar into the public tieafury of tuc United States, to be applied towards the support of the civil government thereof, and to becollcacd in the following manner : Ihecoinmilfionerof the treasury in <ach State, (hall appoint a refpon.ible person tn every county or tuwnfhip in the State, a* COi ' aX> w^om commanding olficcr of each bauaiion (hall cause returns to be made of the names of all the exempts by virtue of the said fccond fcftion of this ast, with in the bounds of hii battalion, except as before excepted. That thereupon each of said exempts being notified thereof by the said collector shall on the month of may in every year, pay to the said co rftor the said two dollars ; and in cafe of failure therein, the collector (hall, within two weeks thereafter, return the names of the defaulters to the commanding officer of the battalion, who Ihall thereupon cause them to be enrolled, and they (hall therc a ter be liable to do militia duty in like manner as other citizens not exempted by this ast, until the full arrears of the said tax (hall oepaid into the treasury of the United States. And the said cot- Ic-ttor Ihall, within oii« mouth after the receipt of the said ta*, pay the fame to the said commiiTioner, who shall account -there for with the ti eafury of the United States in like mauiiU and un. der the fame penalties and forfeitures as he accounts for other public monies by lliin received ; for all which fcrvices the said collector (hall be entitled to retain the compcnfation of two and an half per centum on all the monies collected by him as aforc laid. And in cafe the said collector (hould neglect or rcfufe to pay over the (aid monies received b,y him as aforefaid, or any part (hereof, to the said coinnnflioner, within the time limited as afore (aid the (aid collector shall foifeit end pay to the use ofihe Uni ted States, a sum of money equal to double the amount of the aid taxes, or so much of them as shall remain unpaid ; to be re covered by the said collector :n his own name, with rofts of suit, by action ot debt 01 otherwise, in any court wherein the fame thai! be cognizable. And the secretary of the treasury (hall cause si) annual re'urn of all the monies received on the said tax, to be • aid before Congress, at their firft fnTion in evct v year. S.-f. And be it further enaßed, That each State shall be form, "d into a diftrift or dillrifts in such a manner as the legifl.ture .hereof ffiallhy;law dircft. And that therelhallbe appointed by £ Jl' M Cnt of thc States, an infpeftor for each dill.ift, who Ihall be a emzen of the State to which such diflrift belongs ; provided their number ihall not exceed—onetor New-Hainp(hire, two for Madachufetts.onc for Rhode-liland, one for Connecticut, one for New-York, one for New-Jersey, two tor Pennfylvama, one tor Delaware, one for Maryland, three for Virginia, two for .'m .Carol'" 3 , not for South-Carolina, and one for <Jaor»ia. And the duty of such idfpeftor shall be 10 attend the regimental or battalion meetings of the militia on their several parades, du ring the tune of their being under arms pursuant to this ast, at Jeattonce in every year, to infpeft their arms, ammunition and accoutrements ; superintend their cxercife and manoeuvres, and introduce a lyftem of military discipline throughout the diflnft agreeably to law and such orders as he (hall from time to time re ceive from the commander in chief of the State; to furni(h the forms of the returns that may be required, and explain the prin ciples on which they (hall be made ; to make returns to the Pre sent of the United States, at lraft once in every year, of the mi litia of the Mate, reporting therein thcaftual (ituation of the arms, accoutrements ana ammunition of the several corps, and everv o- Iher thing which tn his judgment may relate to their government and the general advancement of good order and military disci pline ; a duplicate of such return and report he shall also tr nf rnit to the commander in chief of the State. And the said in- Ipettois Ihall have the rank of lieutenant-colonel, and (hall ref lectively receive from the treasury of ihe United States, as a full compensation lor all thtir services, the sum of d o | Jars per annum. ANECDOTES,. T H l latcCol -® t^lan Allen had a high opinion A of himfelf and of his fix brothers, arid said that there were never seven such born ot any woman. You millake, said a Scotch officer, Ma. ry DiJgdalcuc was delivered offcvi,: txatfly like you atked Garrick what hefliould do with A a light guinea fling it to the devil, f a y S Garrick—well, answered Foote, this will do, you make a guinea go thefarthsft of any man I ever -knew. Extratt of a letter from Col. Robert Oliver, t» a gen tleman in Majfachufetts, dated Dia» SIR, " T SHALL endeavour to answer your letter/methodically—and 1 in the Aril place do allure you, the report that we were obli ged to movcto the city on account ®f the Indians, was every part thereof falfe, and without the lcail foundation. The Indians have killed one man, and dole feme horses, which is all the mifebief they have done on the purchase since my arrival—they appear to be very friendly and to beir a great regard for the Yankics. as they tall us. I lived at the city the firft winter, and in the spring took up my land at this place, and undertook with three others to build mills, .vhich we have compleated, and they arc of the fir ft rate. I railed last season about 100 bufheli of corn, some potatoes, turnips, &c. I moved my family here last September, and have lived here ever since—have not been in the leaii disturbed. I have caught near two barrels of filb, some fuckers, perch, zndpike; ha.c taken pike here of 241b. they appear to be of the fame kind of the Pick erel in New-England—l like my situation well, my land is ex ceeding good. You wi(h to know the Cummer season ; it would not be worth while to give yon a detail of every day ; let it fuffire to fay, the summer season appears to be well calculated to nourish the growth of the fruits of the earth—the weather in the summer is not warmer as I can pcrceive, than in New-England, but of longer ouratioti. The bottom land is as heavy timbered in gene ra), as the beach and rnapje land in Chcfter ; the hills are oak and hickory, the most beautiful timber for building leverfaw. The face of the wth is rtot Covered with stone* as in New-England, but they appear to be in Quarrys, and are difcovcred upon the fides of hills, and at the fides and bottom of creeks; they ar# almofl, or entirely, either lime, or frce-ftone ; the free-ftone make as good £rindftones as the Nova-Scotia stone, and are excellent for build ing—we have plenty of good clay. The boards the Joiners *fe are yellow poplar, cherry and black walnut, of which there is great plenty. The hills are about one mile from the Ohio, at the mouth of the Mufkingum, this is not all bottom land, part of it is what we call second bottom, and part an oak plain. The land at or near the point is flowed, I believe, oncea year at least, occasioned bv the water of the Ohio and Mnlkingum overflowing their banks, they being somewhat low; this is also the cafe with I'ome part of the bottoms up the Mulkingum ; thrfe bottoms will not bear wheat at present, (or they are by far too rich, but the plains and hills appear to be excellent for wheat. You request .o know bow-many families there is at or nrar Ma rietta, but of this tam l)f»b!«lo inform you—there are 3 fctile roents here 1 at Marietta, i down the Ohio, and commences a bout ta milesfrom Marietta, «Kd continuesfof near 6 miles, there .IS another at this place of about 16 famffits, tefidesmen who have liot f,oi their families, and a number of single men—this fettletneut is about 14 mi Its bv land, b'ut <4 by water, from Marietta. PlO - the last summer were very' plrtity, flour fold at 2 dollars per cwt. bacon ?d. and Btf. ptr Ib.'whiflty 35. 6. and 4s per gallon and a I mo(l every other neeeffary of life Was fold at as low a rate but provisions are now ktftt and high2-a vast quantity of flqur is gone down to New-Orleani, f« the mouth ofib'e Miffifippi)_but although provefions are fcafte T believe we (hall make a rub of it arid with a common blefling (hall raise this year double the quan t',V . g r a '" neeeff "y «•>« lupport of the people on the ground Must clofc my letter by giving you thy rear judgment (and it is Icrundea partly on reason and partly on Experience) on the differ ence, between supporting 3 farnily here and with vou. Take farms of a midltng quality and equal improvements, I can raise « pounds of pork los beef,., of wool, a y, r d so f common coarfi cjoth, zlbo. of butter, »Jof bread, and b of all forts i>f vegetables as easy as you can one in Nejw-England. Believe.me. Sir, Ido not exaggerate. , THi AViHSTtfi A TRUE STORY. Written by Dr. Franklin, to his Nephew. I was a child, at seven years old, my » » friends on a holliday filled my little pocket with coppers. I went directly to a (hop where they fold toys tor children ; and being charmed with a fouud of a Whiflle that I met by the way, in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one. I then came home, and went whiffling all over the house much pleated with my Whijtle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers and fillers, and cou lms, understanding the bargain 1 had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth. This put me in mind what good things I m'ght have bought with the reft of the money and they laughed at me so much for my folly that I cried with vexation ; and the reflection gave me more chagrin than the Whittle gave me plea sure. r This however was afterwards of ufetonie, the imprefTion continuing on my mind, so that often when I was tempted to buy fo.ne unneceflkry C^' n f; 1 said V\ n 7^ lf > don't gh; uo much jcr the nhi (tie y —and 10 I favedniy money. As X grew up, came into the world, and observ ed the anions of Men, I thought I met with ma ny,very many, who gave too much for the Whiflle. when I fawonetoo ambitious ofcourt favours, iacrifking his time in attendance at Levees his r sP°' e j hls liberty,; his virtue, and perhaps his friends, to attain it, I have said to my Mi, this man gives too much for his Whi file. When I saw another fond of popularity, con ftantlyempJoyjnghimfelf in political bustles, neo lecting his own affairs, and ruining them by that Whi/lfe' S ' 11, deed ' fa - vs to ° much for his If f knew a Miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable hv,ng, all the pleafu. Eof doing good and allt^ e . cfteem ofhi» fellow-citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendfhip, for the fake of accumulating wealth ; poor man, fays I ln^' !d P°y to »viuch for ycur Whiflle. ' everv ith * man of facrificing every laudable improvment of the mind, or of his fortune, to mere corporeal sensations and rays '" h ' the P ursuit - Mijiaken stead of nil r P rovid »"g pam for yourfelf, i n . If I fccorT'Tfr '°° much f° r >'°ur IVhiflle finJ r ■ of fine cloathes, fine houses' ■ funirtire, fine equipages, all above his for! 532- Wot-nuot.May 5,1789. tune, for which he contracts debts, and en,i i • career, in prison. Alas ! fays I, he ba; p atd )} m very dear 9 for his IVhijlle. ar > When I saw a beautiful sweet-tempered married to an ill-natured brute <if a hufli J' WbiJlU ityit ' S> that Jhe^ ' nucl > for a In ihort, I conceived that great part of the ' series of mankind vrere brought upon th™ T the falfe estimates they had made of the vajn ' things, and by their giving too much f or ,£1 WhtJHei. lr CHARLESTON, June 20. On the 16th of December lalt the firftfs tole.le the new Coll ege in Edinburgh was laid [>' v ,u right hon. Francis lord Napier, grand-La inafon of Scotland.—Twocryltal bottles cat* " purpose at the glass house of Leith, were den? lited in the foundation ltone. In one of th r were put different coins of the prefect rei each of which being previoully envelope/-'' crystal, m such an ingenious manner, thai rh legend on the coins could be diftimftly read with out breaking the crystal. In the other botrl were deposited seven rolls of vell uni) contain n a ihort account of the original foundation prefentftate of the university, together withT veral other papers, in particular the different news papers containing advertifementj relative to the college, &c. and a lift of the names of the present principal and profeflbrs, alio of theme sent lord provost and magistrates, and office* 0 f the grand lodge of Scotland. The bottles beinr carefully sealed up, were covered with a plate of copper wrapt In block tin ; and upon the under fide of the copper were engraved the arms of the city of Edinburgh, and of the univeifity )ik e wife the arms of the right hon. lord N*t>ier grand-master mason of Scotland. Upon the up per fide was a Latin inferiptio 11. Treal'ury Department NOTICE is hercbyg.ieen, th*t Prtpofils will of the Secretary oj the Tret/try, cjoßdtrdett M irfujtve, Jor the supply of all rations, witch mcybf.rctmrti tir fu the UnUedStJetf/JtkefrJl 4a', j December 1791, bath-days at Ot iSm herein after mentioned, vu, , At any place or places, betwixt Ytrktoun h tkt late if hnMna. and fort Pitt and at Sort Pitt, - ' ""yftoce or places, betwixt Fort Fitt ani Ftrt ItlnUi. a tfr River Ohio, and at Fort M'lntt/k. ' *' At any place or places, betwixt Ftrt M'littdk **i AeWUk tfdi 1L ver Mvjkingvm, and at the wouti of the A any er places, bttoiixt the mouth of ttfAi&miUj up the/aid River to the Tvfcarovw, *»i at the Tv fcmmfc MfluM owr to the Cayoga River,.and dmh tiefaidltYMr U itsmM!"'" I tne viuucn s The Scieto JUver, ana at the nloufn hfUitJ'Jfd River Scioto A any place or places, betwixt the month often.toLer,anltk lm^ LIrAT »f the great Miami, ni from tint ti the Rap-.ds, on the Falls of the Ohio and at the {aid Rapids. I any place orplaces, betwixt the mouth of th; great Miami, tbifo Jaid Miami, to and at Piquetown, and thence over to the Miami I'iihti, on lac river of the fame name which empties into Lake Int. w i ?' ° r P lacts Jrom the rapids of the Ohio, to the month of the abash, thence up the said Wabcfh to Poll St. Vinctnnts, at Pejt Si. fin f'ore'defail d"" J a ' d nvcr ><" hc At anyplace or places, from the mouth of the IVabafh river to tht meuth oj the itver Ohio. At any place 0 r places, on the cafi fde of the river MMppi,Jron the mouth of the Ohio river, to the mouth of the Illinois river. Villa"'' " f lac "'f Tom the ™«thofthe Miami river to the Mini Iv/ 1 "n y P hc 'r pl»ces,frnm the Miami Village to Sand Ay, and at n At a ndfrom Sandujky to the mouth of Cayoga river, any place cm- places, betwixt Fort Pitt ayd Venango, and at Venttnft. any place or places, betwixt Venango and Le Beuf, and at It fir»/ lllTaLrl a: Prefq'Jfe, and betm* ?r,J> IJlc and the mouth of Cayoga river. At the mouth of Cayoga river, and at any place or places, on tht nut cieck OTI "I ) J river, by the way of Dig Beaver At any place or places, on th ( eajl fide of the MiMtpi, bitwtn tht mouth of the Ohio andthe river Margot inclusively. At any place or places, from thefaid river Mar'ot, to the river yam" inclujive/y. • ° ' At any place o? places from the mouth of the river Tennefee, toOcochap po or Bear creek, on the said river inctujfvely. «,rt t. "r- ra !'""' ie required at any placcs, or within other diJlriS'. notfpceified in these fropofals-.the price of the fume tobe hiretjtcr a S tui on, betwixt the public ani the contractor. ' he rations to befapplied are to c onfjl of the following articles, vn. One pound ojbtead or flour, Otc pound of beef,or jof ap o uud of pork, Half a jilt of rum, brandy or whr&y. One quuit offi.it, Two quarts of vinegar* ( A rwo pounds of feat), r $ CT ' 100 rations t One pound of landlcs, ) The proposals muflffccify the lowest price per ration. No credit h re ' ! utred ' ALEXANDER HAMILTON\ Secretary ojthe Treafurj. Creditors of Col. ELISHA SHELDON, of Saliftwji»'f X hereby notified, That the Subfcribersbeing teqs of said Siiej. don's estate, will attend to the btt&fr »f appointment on the firft Monday of Auiuft next, aC th< M* « f P A v Is ' in f »'d Sa4iA>ury, agreeable to the AAaf***- y. The intereffc of tht creditors requires tbeir" gttteni aance - HEZKKIAH FITCH. ) T fl ifttf»- JOHN BIRD, . > Salt/bury, (Connecticut/, June 28, 1789. The Mail,, Diligence, L tl FOR PHJt A DEL PHI A, EA\ E-S the 1 crry-Stairs, at New-York, Ten m.nutes a ' ler Fight o'clock every morning except Sunday. Office, City Tax'> D, pad-Way, A' eW - Yo,k June .5, , 79c. \ ij-3" it ANTED A'<j. 70 and 8 ' e?this filter —Six i'ence al ** be paid Jut thtm { v the li'tm.
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