force of their appointments as judges ofthefiipe rior or fupremecoinmon law-court, becomejudg cs of the superior orfupreme common law-court: And all the powers and duties of the judges of the superior orfupreme common law-court, ei ther by the constitution or the laws of the state, lhall devolve on the judges of the general judi cial court. If 011 the establishment of the general judicial courts the Congress shall deem proper to discon tinue any of the diitridl courts of the United States the judges of the courts so discontinued shall, thereupon, by force of their appointments as di ftritTt judges, become judges of the general judi cial courts in the refpedlive states, and shall con tinue to receive their compensations as thereto fore eftablilhed. The judges of thefupreme or fuperiorcommon law-courts, and the diftriift judges may, on the* firft eftablifliment of the general judicial courts, become judges thereof, notwithstanding the li mitation of the number of the judges of the ge neral judicial courts in the refpetftive Urates, but as vancancies happened they lhall not afterwards be filled up beyond the number limited. For avoiding of doubts, it is declared, that all officers, as well ministerial as judicial, in the ad miniflration of jttftice under the authority of a state, stall also be held to execute their refpedlive offi ces, for carrying into effedl the laws of the Uni ted States, and, in addition to the duties assigned to them by the laws of the state, the Congress may assign to them luch farther duties as they lhall deem proper for that purpose. KINGSTON, Dec. 29 By the arrival of the Betsey yesterday evening from London, we learn, that there were 64 pen dants flying at Spithead, of which fifty fail were of the line, and had in all 50,000 seamen on board. The sudden appearance of peace bad occasion ed great murmur in the kingdom, which it is fear ed would encreafe until the meeting of parlia ment, when it was hoped their expectations would be fatisfied in refpe<ft to the advantages the na tion might reap from the supposed concetlion on the part of Spain. Every corner of theftreets in London, andou ports, as well as all turn pikes on the poll road had hand-bills ported up with the inscription— " NO WAR i NO PITT !" None of the ships of war were ordered to be paid off, nor was it expected they would, until a full explanation was obtained and ample securi ty given for the performance of such compenfa tioM as Spain might offer to Great-Britain. The general voice, when the Betsey failed, seemed to pay very little regard to the tenor of the convention ; the clamour sets forth, that Great-Britain has been abused for fix months past, with such trifling promises, as appear deroga tory on the part of England, to pay any re gard to them, as in the end tniniftry may be du ped.— Jan. r. By the late arrivals, we learn, that so hurt are a number of people in and about Lon don, in of the convention with Spain, that bonfires have been made, and the minister burnt in effigy. Among other qtieftions put into the mouth of «John Bull, by the hirelings of oppofition,is this; If we don't go to war, pray why have we been at all this enormous expence ? The reply to this is obvious ! Don't form your judgment until you are mailer of both fides of the question. Hear ■what the minilter has to fay. He has since the vear 1782, conductedhimfelf to your fulled fatis facftion, and there can be no doubt of his juftify ing the line of conduct he has taken in the most ample manner. NEW-YORK, March j. Extract of a letter from General M'Cillivray, date 4 Little Tallafiey 12th December, 1790, to a gentle man in this city. " On my arrival here I found that the Cufii tahs had conduced themselves in a very proper manner refpecTting the affair of fatisfacftion for one of their men murdered in our abfeiice ; and which we'had heard of when with you. Instead of rushing to revenge, as is their usual custom, they demanded fatisfaftion in form—and agreed to wait four months for it. At the expiration of that time, theCuflitahs were informed from good authority, that the murderers in defiance of the laws, were protected by an armed banditti, and a fortnight after our return having the fame con firmed" the Bird Tail King dispatched four young warriors to take fat;sfa<stion, which they did in killing a lad 011 the frontier, and this has fully Satisfied them, and the Georgians do not complain ; so ihisitorm is blown over, and God onlv knows how long the present calm will lalt. I will perhaps, be not credited when 1 observe, that the upper Georgians never will fuffer fatis fadtion to be given lor killing an Indian ; and, indeed,every month affords infiances of felons a mong them being rescued from juflice, when con detuned for the molt atrocious offences." Every person that but tranfietnly peruses the news-papers of this and other countries, cannot but observe with regret, the considerable number of lives loft every year, either from inexperience or carelefl'nefs in handling and playing with guns, upon afuppofition that they are not loaded. Per haps the superstitious idea of a certain farmer of my acquaintance, in a neighbouring state, might be forgiven for the fake of the beneficial effeifts of an opinion peculiar to himfelf, and which he couftantly inculcates upon his children, that " the devil takes frequent opportunities to load empty guns." Whenever any of his £bns [tho' men grown] takes down a fowling piece from the hooks, he immediately cautions (hem to " be ve ry careful in handling it." " Father" fays one of them " I mylelf discharged, or drew off the load, no longer ago than yesterday, and not a foul has touched the gun since." " No matter !" replies the old man " put down the ram-rod, and fee whether the devil has not loaded her in the night !" Warn'd by experience, always think the worst, Nor in the hour of sport to memory trust ; Not brib'd by frolic, or deceiv'd by fun, ) With hellish l'pite to every mother's foil, >■ One half tbe time, old Satan loads the gun. ) BOSTON, Feb. 21 Extract of a letter jromCapt-Francois, dated Dec. 30 to the printer/. " My last letter to you contained some account of the infui rec r tion here—and the character of the chief of the rebels. The exertions of the volun teers of this place, and the adjacent country, soon put an end to the troubles, and Oge with his officers were obliged to fly.—They were how ever ihortly after taken, put in irons, and kept in close confinement. A king's veflel was sent after him, from this place, and he was brought to town yesterday, togetheV with 24 of the' chiefs. With refpe(ft to taking their lives, there are vari ous opinions. Somefayhe was juftin endeavor ing to obtain for liimfelf, and his followers, the equal rights and privileges of citizens, tho they are Mulattoes —and of this opinion is he himfelf, with this addition, that he has the decree of the National Aflembly in favor of his cause—which is, a feat in theaffeuiblies ofthefe colonies. How it will fare with him, is not easy for me to con jetfture.—The Aflembly of this diftritft have de bated, and continue to debate on the fubjed;. When they have done, and the business finiihed, I will endeavor to fend you an account." SALEM, Feb. 23. The Legislature of New-Hampftiii e,now in ses sion, has raised the salaries of the Judges of the Superior Court of that State—revised the old Province Laws, andinftituted a Medical Society. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 16. Last Saturday afternoon, a close fley, with one person in it, paffingover Church hill, in this town, was, by means of the smooth ice on the declivity of the hill, precipitated over thebrink, wherethe fall is seventeen feet and nine inches perpendi cular ; the fley was dallied to pieces at the foot of the rock, the perfon,efcaped unhurt; the horse falling into the river, was disengaged from the harness, and swam to a distant Ihore apparently uninjured. . FROM THE FEDERAL GAZETTE Mr. Brown, IN your paper of the sth of February last, under the Hartford head, a variety of remarks are made by a correspondent, upon General Harmar's letter to the Secretary at War, and also upon his orders to the troops during the late expedition into the Indian territories, which, to fay the bed I can of them, appear to me ve ry uncandid indeed, presuming that the correspondent was not himfelf on the expedition, and therefore must be ignorant of the real circumstances attending it. He (the correspondent) asks, after making some animadversions upon the General's conduct, to which I shall not at present reply, il Will not the continuance of such a man at the head ot the troops, weaken our confidence in appointments ? or will men enlist un der an officer who is capable of making such a puerile com munication to the public ?" To the firft question which, by the by, I never expected would have heen asked refpe&ing that officer, well knowing his worth and real eharafter, I give thisanfwer—lt is my sincere belief that the President of the United States hath it not in his power to make an appointment of any military officer, of equal rank with the Ge neral, in whom greater confidence ought to be placed ; under this idea, the confidenceot the public in such appointments, cannot be 1. ffened nor weakened, nor can they entertain a wish to difp»ace such an able officer from his present command. As to the second, my reply is, that very tew during the late glo rious levolution, recruited and brought into the field so many brave and able bodied soldiers as he did, however " puerile his commu nications" might at that time or since have been, and I am bold e nough to allure the public, that men and brave men too, will fti 11 enlist under him As a brave and dilciplined officer, as a genuine unadulterated patriot through the m ft gloomy periods, I beg leave to represent him. Let the inhofpuable borders of lakes George and Cham plain, the Bi andywine, Germantown and Monmouth, all teftify his discipline, his gallantry and his love of freedom. Let his con duct as one of the infpeftors ot the late American army, under the worthy Baron Steuben, and his. unifoim and steady exertions to the Southward during a tedious and very unpromising campaign, let his patience under fatigue and danger at York-Town, where a whole Britifti army was captured ; and lastly, let our late glorious Commander in Chief, now the beloved President of the United States, bear witness of his pup&uality and accuracy in duty and his arrlent desire of ever filling the posts of danger and ot honor. Ye brave Americans, ye worthy officers, companions of his toils and dangers ! I ask you why should his name be thus traduccd,and that too, even without the specious formality of a trial ? 779 [A'. Y. D. Mv.] Will you dcftroy your General, in imitation of barbarous Rome who threw him that saved the Capitol, from the Tarpiiaw rock, merely because he was defamed ! Or will you like more modern times, calumniate and finally destroy, as was the innocent Byng, without a fair hearing ? Or will you, to illustrate my meaning with a (fill more recent example, oanilh him from your affe£li ons as the intrepid Hero of France, Count dc Grass , was for a time banilhed from an ungrateful Court, because he was not so fortunate as the 'nation hoped and expected ! virtue, hor.or and humanity recoil and forbid the idea. " Hear before you condemn, convict before you execute." *N.8.8e it remembered That the nation neither hoped nor ex pired from the late expedition more than General Harmar perform ed, having fully executed his orders, although the bufmef was un v fortunately attended with the iofs of fame brave ojficers and men. Philadelphia, March 12. Wehearthat the President of the United States will commence his tour totliefouthward on Mon- day next, The Directors of the Bank of North-America, have agreed tcr receive at the Bank, the " interest on the funded debtot the Uni tf-d States, which is payable in the State of Pennsylvania, for use of all such persons as may think proper to lodge the neccfTd/y powers for that purpose." Hon. Mr. JOHNSON'S Refignathn. Philadelphia March qth, 1791, Sir, THE state of my health, the situation of my affairs, and my time of life, render it very incon venient for me longer to attend Congress. I therefore resign my feat, as a Senator from the state of Connecticut, and requelt that proper no tice thereof may be given to the Legislature of said state, that they may supply the vacancy—l' have the honor to be, with the greatest refpe»ft and efleeni, Sir, Your most obedient, And mod humble fervaiir, WMj SAMUEL JOHNSON.^. Vice President of the United States, ? and President of the Senate. 5 ' ■' By account! from St. Ei/flatia, the following vejfels •were lying in that Road on the JJ} February. Ship Eleven Sons, W. M'Fenter, Portfmotith, [N. England. Baltimore, Brig Glasgow, H. Hammen, Do. Peggy, I. Hearfon, Ditro. Do. Friend/hip, I. Tillinghaft, Rhode-Iflanu, Schooner Betsey, T. Jervis, N. Carolina,, Ditto Woolwidge, Ed. Dilence, Kennebunk, Ditto America, Jof. Noble, Portfmourh, N.E. Ditto Mary, Reuben Sawyer, Dcmerara, Ditto Dear, W. Bullock, Martinique, Sloop Peggy, E. Sherden, S. Carolina, Do. Polly, Jonas Brown, Do. Experiment, Tho. Small, Do. Federal, Jof. Allen, Arthur, Do. Polly, W Do. Jane, J. W. Woodruff, Baltimore. The last mentioned veflTel belonged to Balti more, but was piratically taken at Martinique, and -vessel and cargo condemned by ]\-lonf. De Riviere. The Captain and crew sent to prison, where they had laid twelve days, whenthefe ac counts left 'Statia. ARRIVALS at the PORT of PHILADELPHIA. Ship Amsterdam Packet, Norris, Amsterdam A6tive, Kennedy, Brig Rose, Fergulon, Hajlifax Sch. Betsey, Allen, Port-au-Prince Sally, Norris, New-York Sloop Hope, Ford, ditto. Maria, Morrifon, Virginia Swallow, Gif Ford, Aux-Cayes Betsey, Atkins, Cape-Francois New-York Packet, Bailey, New-York A&ive, Lawler, Bourdeaux, 40 days, Brig PRICE CURRENT. PUBLIC SECURITIES. FUNDED DEBT. 6 pr. Cents 16/11 17/ pr. £ 3 pr. Cents qf. Defercd 6 pr. Cents qf. UNFUNDED DEBT. Final Settl.and other Certificates 15/9 78J do. Indents 9 f 45 do. N. and S. Carolina debts, 12 /6 13 ADVERTISEMENT (flSr Refpefting the numerous complaints received, on the failure of the Gazette oj the United States, the Editor -would inform his subscribers, that since the firft of January last, the Mail has been carried from this city to Baltimore, on horfe-back\ and lately the road to New-York has been so bad, that the fame regulation has been adopted on that route : The mercantile interest being consi dered as the principal support of the Poft-Office, its accommoda tion, in expediting the Mail, has given life to this arrangement — Meantime the Stages, East and South, have plied as usual ; and the Papers destined to Baltimore, and the louthward of that City, have been regularly and pun&ually dispatched by them : The badnrfsof the roads to the eastward, has sometime? prevented the Stage from this city, reaching Powles'-Hook, in season, to have the papers taken by the Stage bound to Boston : The public dispatches fre quently occupy the greatest part of the Mail-Portmanteaus, and the impoflibiiity of Uanfporting on horjcbach, those ot a furticient size to contain the letters, public difpatche.% and the nezespapers, all ac the fame time,often occasions the detention of the latter at the poft office, for many days, after they are lrft there to be transmitted. The foregoing are the only reasons that the Editor can assign for the recent d'fappointments, having never failed in a firigle in stance to have the Papers prepared in season. As the original design of this publication was to diffufe infor mation to all parts of the Union from the feat of government, a* trom a common centre, and the paper has received very general approbation, and a more extenfivc circulation than perhaps any other Newspaper ever publifhcd in Amcrica—the Editor hopes the prefer.'- interruption will be so momentary,as not to exhaust the 1 patience of h:« subscribers. A LOVER OF JUSTICE, Teneriffe, Boflon, Rhode-Island, Martinique, 85 pr. cent 45 d <>. 45
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