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 ' ■'
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