FROM THE COLUMB! AtfCENTINEI.- NATURAL HISTORY. Mi. Russell, MANY literary as well as political ad vantn'-es have accrued to the United State:, and to those ol N- v-E/gland more particularly, fined the "■ our present happy toim of government. The various philofph cat inftitut on*, founded within a few years in this C nmnonvTcalrh, have laid a broad foundation fir improvement in cience and a' ts. Among others, that cl Natural JJiJiot'y liegins to ftuurilh with us. The re cently ef'-iblidicd Agricultural *>occty bids fair to amplify and spread this n'elnl and delight* ful ftn'dy. Bvntny, that beautiful hand riaid < f Phylic, so much neglcifh-d by the antienfs, has been fucceftfu'ly addrc'Ted by the Euro peanrs, and Mom preftnt. appearances, will be orofitablv po fil d by tijeir delcendantsj tht Aiiit icans. Wt know that our vegfta ble kingdom is ample and interesting, and be Heye thai the treasures bid in the earth are j'r.ValuaSle ; but for syr.nt of perfo,.s ikilied in Min.'raVogy, these re«flfes of cnrioOty, wealth an.l plea.'uie, have not been entered, ai d we re'rrt'iin cfe • d.-nt on foreign countries for riches t' at are a&ually und i our (ret IHe - L?tlfi»UKfOf Londo", impiefT ed with » sense of the advantages which ww rl ire ur to this country fiom J'earchirp t+re earth for ofner fofliKyhas (rireroufly £nt a noble*colleftion »f H»in#raH to our Dni- to lerve as ltandard fpecimen'.— This collection will lorm the richest cabinet of minerals in the United States. It con tains a great vane'ty of specimens ofiron ores found in England, Sweden, Denmark, Ger many, and other places. As a great variety Of copper ore<, from diiferaut parts of the world. The fame may be laid of t':c fpeti rhens of lead and tir—To these are added the specimens of femi-metar ; , and others va ri >ufly mixed and compounded. There is be etles a fir.e collection of faltyir.d saline earths, from Transylvania, which would be consider ed very complete, in any cabinet in Eivrope. "fhere'are, moreover, a great number of ijiars, curious cStrillahzatious and petrefac tjons, amounting in the whole to above JOO fpeciinens. This noble donation may be more exten lively ufeful, than some would perhaps at fr'il imagine.—The importance of agriculture is cor.l'eii'ed by all—but agriculture could not •xift without mineralogy ; for although :t m.-.y be true, that eve: y tn n« for the ftippnr't of life is continued with unceafirig circula tion from the upper layer of eart'n, it is ne. verthelefs as true, that from the bowels of it, labour draws all her tools, agriculture the chief of her fuppoit, commerce hei liehes, and the £ne art? their mate ials. The philosopher*} of Europe, expect much torn U*:, in the department of Katoi a! His tory, from a belief, that no country is so hap. pily fituatcd and circaniffcanced as Ametica, for the proinfltton of th;.t uieful branch of iience. On* of the imift celebrated philoso phers in England, a character as eminently (Jiitinguifhed in the line of Natural History, As famous in that enterprifc which Cat bounds to navigation, ami whole name with that of fcooke's will be rerr.eluhert dby fnttr.e ages ■with grateful admiration, writes thui? to one ©!*our Cambridge Profeflo's— u Nothing tan givs greater pleasure, to your fellow-labour ers here, who cultivate the vineyard of fti er.ee, than the afliftant endeavors of their in America. We were "bre thren before the commencement of the un natural war, which made a Reparation be-, tween us—ar.d I hope the men of science m both countries will be the firft to renew the ciaimsof consanguinity which have been for a while suspended ; and regarrtlefs which might take the lead in promoting u eiul knowledge, join their hands heartily in aiding each other's progress.-?-! hope you will be wife enough to adhere to the lender which your community flonr'tAiei.-'— May peace continue with you so re ve > j and may harmony between you ar.d ns, be un broken, whatever calamities Province has in store fur us." NEW-YORk, Juno 7 CITIZEN H A UTERI VE, Cm»ful from the Republic of France, at New-York, hav ing pre'ented to rlxi Governor of la'd S'ate, am exeqnator, iinder the 'eal ol the United State-,, and Senator* of the Prefirtent. The fimt is now publifted at the requelt of the said Consul, for the information </i' ill whom it may concern. New York, June 6, 1793. GEORGE WASHINGTON, PsEsitwNT of .[the UXtTtH St ATE* of AIkkRICA. T» ail whvm 11 t**j THE Citizen having pro dyeed to ine'hi* couirail/ien. as Otifnl from tfie Republic of France »t New York, I do hprebv recognize him as such, and declare him fee to exsrclfe and enjoy such functions, powers, atirt pri,v>tefe»j as arar allowed to Con ftlj of the F' ench Republic by the las»% trea jies, and con ventiims in that cafe made and prevised. In teftimcmr whereof, I ha»e can fed these letters to be made patent, and the {L.S.) Seal of the Vnited States to be here, ornto affittpd. Given under ltiv hand, the twenty-ninth day of Mav, in the yea*- of out Lord one thou sand seven hundred and ninety-three,and off!"? Independence of the United States of America, the Severte nth. G. WASHINGTON. By the ficfidet t. truncation fj I'll GtiiTTt or tri Lnitid Statis, jor mjlant circulation, as er Ike jliji O) Drctvfcr next, on the lo'towf g te'M', rrz. It Jhill be pubhfked on WinmiMll and Satu «days, or piper oj tht MediumJite—wktck is larger than the pteftnt. of poitage. Siihfcnptkmt to be received by the rtfpeßwe PcJI- MaJlcri throughout the Union, or fuck other persons at m.i\fee proper to tolled then. The pjpers to be foraiardid by pofi twice a a'f/. No packeti to contain lef than si x papers- ar.d do fubferiptiortt to be received for & less term than fin months. — Pa\ments to be co»Jtantly fx morth.s in advance. —Twenty per cnt. deduoion from the price of the Gauttb, will be a/laa>cJ tv those who*col left and [orzttari the fubfeription mnvr-, free of cx petfe, tn full of all charges for their trouble in the bufmefi. The publication fill contain «i usual, a variety oj original el/ay)—foreign and- dom-flic intelligence, und a fn'rittary of the hrotceimt* of the legiflaturt of the Union, Be. &c. Atteitron will be paid to Siffiatch' vg the p 'pes with punctuality, and Sub scribers na\ dchtnd on-rtcetving them ta regularly, as tht ptrff arrive. TH: JEF F&RSGN. TO Tnz PUBLIC. (f*3* THf iiino p'opufes to coi'tinue tie The price, Thtee Uolla-s per annum,rxclufivc Juiic i. FOR SALE, 1360 Acres of excellent iA H M. I NC. nr TOBACCO r LANDS, LYING in the county of Amherft, »t» the ftttc ot Virginia, on one of the principal branches of Jam?* Rivcf r within fik miles of the latter, from whence it is navigable lot boat* of ten or twelve tons burthen. Besides t'rve advantage? o# tbefe lands, for the faimer ®r cultivator o'K tobacco, fhey are fup polcd, from a (mall though fuccefrful experi ment ma<ic bv the laie Col.Chilwell-, to conta«n an abundance ot mcfVs, which, if not of a frt cious (as has been even fuppoied) art certainly of a veiy valuable kind. The betlcV however to ascertain this fact, and place the purchaser on a fate footrrrg, in so h;»z.udous a ttufinefj. as all fhofe fnbterrane<m* rrft-atches, without the ut moit certannty of <tTt z'-urtdancc of the defiied ore, arc fnpooled tA ht t every reafonabre" and" necrffary aiWVance or" indulgence will be fen deied thole inclined to rrtaft.e the expeiirticnc, as welt a* every other neeeffary rnforma ion curen by the printer of rim G-Vme in Philadelphia, or JOHN NICHOLAS. Charlottefville, Virginia. Albany Glafs-JiotiOs. Tht Proprietors of tht Glars-Mantrfs&ory, under ihc Firm of M'CLALLEN, M'GREGOR and Co. BEG leave to inform the public, that »hey have now brought iheir WI NDOW-GLASS to such pet fedlion, s will be found, on comparison, to be equal, in quality, to the beii Loudon Crown Glaf*. Having fixed their piiccs at a lower rate thrin imported Giafs, they are induced to believe, that importations of this article will be discontinued, in proportion as their works are extended.~ They propose to enlarge the scale of tht* bufi nefsj and as the of it will depend on the patriotic tupport of the public, they beg leave 10 lolicit their friendly parronage in the ptfrfuit of a branch which wilt ititercft exefy iover of Amekican Manufactures. All orders for VVindww Glais, of any f*ie, will br received at the Store of Rhodes nnd MacGkigok, No. 234, Queen-ftrect, New- Yoikj and at the GUIs Wa r ehotifr, No. 48, Mai ket-tircei, Albany, wiivth punctually aitended io. gtjf WANTED, fix fmari active LADS, not exceeding 16 vtaisof age, to be 'indented as Appiennces. and regularly inftiu&ed in the various branches of GUfa-Making. Also, three Window-Glass Makers, to whom great encouragement will bt given. May i, 1793' GENERAL POST-OFFICE, Philadelphia, May 27, t 793 500 Dollars Reward. WHEREAS a certain THOMAS SLOfS GANTT, has lately made hit eftape from Biliimore County Gaol, to which he was commuted under a charge qt having robbed the V (kern Mail, on the a&h day of January la(t : Notice is hereby g'vpn, that a reward of five hundred dollars will be paid at this Office, to any prison or petfons who fball apprehend the said Thomas S/oJsGantt, and deliver him into the cuttody of the keeper »<f <be said Gaol, or into theeullody of cither of the MarOial.s within the United States, To that the said Thomas Sfafs Gantt may bt f fFi £lu*l ; y fecurcd. and forth coining to answer ihc above mentioned cbatge. TIMOTHY PICKERING, The following is a description of the above named Thomas Sloss Gantt : He is about fiK high, (Irait ncf well made, has light co loitted h2tr, tied behind, fair comphxion and has a down look when looker to. (tr" THE Post-Masters and other pe sons who may collect Subscriptions for the Gaze/It qJ the Upitai Stain on the terms propo r ed in the atlthcfs pnblilbed in our last, are requeued to fiH-wa d their orders for the papers by the firft of November next. PhrfttiU/f/liia t June i ± 436 STATE of RHODB-TSLAJTO #»i PROVI- DtNCE. PLANTAI IONa. h Central Afftabh, Ml) Stfun, A. D. »798* T1 ESOLVtD, Th* an Aa u »"®! <1 K Ass mblyattbeSefiinn iftNUy.A.D-. ■ *$«. whceby Ja..* Bo„ Eft,. Common"»» L,,n..wi .equaled no. to loan any ti« cs < »f » certain defcr.p..on, issued by the G '""' 7."*" surer ol thi. Siair Tor Mnn.es doe to the 501 d.... of the laic- A'tny, m confcqueoee °[ < h ' IT b ' VI "B b<-rn fraudulently obtained, arid the laid Com ,uffi >ner was further requeued to retain laid N.,tes in hit nffier until fuih future order. Ihoold he thereon made,ac might cmilill with the prin -pleiol ioftice and .qoiry, he, and the lame is repealed, so far as regards the detention if ihofr N'ntrj. ft iffi, ftitr rtfih'd, Th*t the Genetal Trea surer arivtrlife in all lie rewfpapers in lhiS'B»»*» arid ill ihe GattUt <4 IhrUtUti Stalls, adc fcrip tioft of the Notes tlms fraudulently- obtained, . willi a caution to all pctfons not to pur chafe fh«*in* • Lift of Notts at) I aim (t from theTreafury Office by fraudulent Measures, to wit : When delivered. To whom hen Amount of 1790. payable. payable* the Face t J d Sept.2s. Charnplin, en demand, 41 1 5 Prince Cafe do- M 18 2 Stephen Charles 3° 9 10 fohn Brown do. 12 1 4 Cacfar Cady 5* 2 10 John Okey do. 4319 m O&. 14- John Reed do. 3 1 4 0 l'ohn rforflry do. 29 o 6 William King do. 22 19 5 16. Prince Sayles do. 38 11 xo Bristol Arnold do. 38 9 6 Cacfar Rose do. 36 12 8 Cudge Champlin do. 40 11 10 Jdck Greene do. 40 8 6 18. J"feph Tanner do, 43 7 10 Cato Vernon do. 20 3 3 l>aniel Sharpe do. 3° 11 3 Prince Randal do. 38 11 o J. fhuaD'ck do. 29 19 7 x William Negro do. 29- 5 O 23. Joseph H >11 do. 39 1 2 & Benjamin Sprague d<». 3Q 10 o Pete» Harris do. 38 14 6 2s. S.pphen Aldtich do. 22 i\ 2 William Mac Call do. 8 o Prince (?hilds do. 2y 12 2 l>iceftcr Wheeler do. 19 2 4, Pal Hacfcmet do. 25 14 o AKraJiam Sm'th do. 24 14 8 John Thdmas do. 41 10 8 Jjrk Warden do. 31 o 2 fohn Bristol do. 33 18 ti Benjamin Reed do. 32 4 8 Cato Bnnnifter do. 27 0, 7 Nathaniel Wicks do. 2c 8. 5 Benoni Hathaway do. 36 17 5 Evan Evans do. 28 7 2 Joseph iCfcrry do. 32 8 7 Pero (rreerte do. 28 16 9 Nov. 5. Benoni Hunt do. A 0 5 0 11. Cato Brown do. 37 5 7 Africa Burk do. 27 a 9 London Slocum do. 23 811 Ja'k Minthorn do. 27 2 q 13 Tibbet T.Hopkins do. 41 13 8 yy. Jacob Ned do. 40 o 10 Boston Wilbouy do. 42 7 10 Tony Phillips ' do. 27 3 o Enhraim Rogers do. 023 Robert Goreham do. 41 o 10 24. Robert Howl and' do. 39 3 9 Jariie's Singleton do. 21 15 o J nines Cross do. 35 4 6 Cato Stanly do. 21 o 10 John George do. 19 19 6 John Crandal do. 77 12 t Prince Powei 4 do. i<J 4 9 Benertift Aaron do. 7510 8 1 Casfar Shelden do. 12 18 f Caesar do. iy 17 Sci rwo De Wulftf do. lq 14 lO" Bristol L'.ther dc». 2 3 John do. 28 1 t 5 Dec. a. Btujamiw Sweet do. 602 Silas Mawney <Jo. f8 15 4 Jo/in Willfon do 1 . 9 o- 4 6. Jamrs Mac do. *8-if6 3 11. Cato Bourse do. 6 10 a Prim Gardner do. 7 u 9 JofepbWilkev do. j8 4 • ComefiO* Dralkilf do. 18 4 8 Pt-ro F nrh do. 69 7 6 Dublin B'icrgs do. 17 4 8 Bndgc-i Slake ffo. 19 16 11 Ed ward Eafterbfooks do. 16 4 i Cott Arnold do. 3 Prime Clarke do. 53 6 John Mc Donnal do. 32 4 7 13. GfOrge Rohbins do. 2 i oil John Morris Obrien d 6. 25 t() 2 Pri'. c* B:own d'o. 41 f) 11 Solomon Mathews do. 33 j 6 Tack Siffon do. 40 7 8 Kewpou Greene do. 35 3 7 Ebcneaei Cxftr do. ir 6 8 John Elliott do. 2f 0 3 i Reuben Thorp <io. 23 & 2 Thomas Randal! do. 24 (t 2 Thomas Durfee do. 22 n 6 Daniel HdiT.Motf do. 29 & 5 Richard Hopkins do. 3 o H nrv Haaard do. 25 3 3 Levi Cole do. 9 4 ii Allen Southwoith do. 18 I*9 3- Richard Allrn <Ho. ii 10 Dec. 23. William Chadfey, en 9 a Ichabod Simmons do. 4 r 1 John Brown do. n 19 4 John Gavit do. j6 16 4 William Ackman do. 4a 18 c Jack Goddir.gion do. 7to Caafui Gaidncr do. 8 12 7 Tob.y Coycs 00. 7# jo John Wiiifon do. 63 16 5 25. John G 2vet do. 66 6 1 John G irnfon do. IN OBEDIENCE to the afore rcciied Ai> of the General I do hereby caution all petfons fto 11* receiving any of the above rnen ■ ipiitd Notes, without the nixtft plenary proof being made that .they we-e or»tained from the office by genuine documents from the soldiers fpjsw Pojl-Majler General. who riie Tervirr, wVmk iVt V limit were Ic und due, ci Im.ki ttu.ii legal icpulcuta» 11VO Ol NWUIICI. HENRY SHUISURN'F, Genet auTrcafurer. 3 W Newport, May 14. 1793. THE MEMHFRS OF THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, Are desired to tvike Notice y THAT the Conttitutton requires Payment of OneDullitr on each S»»»re v on ihc Stcoi 16 Moocky (the 8 b July m x<* on ol Forfeiture o< iNe \toncy already Oa-'d. SmcJi Stock-hordcis- as have aot mtdc thrir'fr* cotid InQalmem, ate iu*«>rm< d, tbai Payment will be r< crived at the Company'a (Muce, N«\ 1 iq. South Froiit-Sjrcet, either 00 or before the {aid Day, *• tbev may fvniri if most convrnum* EBENKZLU HAZARD, te'ry. June 8. tfiSj. CIj&C U L A R LETTER, OF TH* HISTORICAL SOCIETY, RtJpcflfuHy adihfjjctl to \>J'scrncr in tin Continent arret IJltnds of America. Si R , A SOCIETY has lately been instituted inthii State, callrd the Historical* Society • the pfdfeHcd deftgn of which is, to colle£t, pre fer Vc and communicate, ma'eriaisfor a complex hiiVoiy of this cournry, and accounts of all va! u . able rflfbrts of human ihgrnwty induflry from' lt»c beginning of it* fcttlement. In pm fuancr Ot th s plan, they havr already anufled 9 larp;e quantiiy of Uooks, pamphlets and frf.nu fcripis ; and are still in feafch of ffiorf: A logiieol which wiJl be printed for i-he inform** tion of the pub he. They have also encouraged the publication of a monthly pamphlet, in w>hi'<rh 'SflKftrihe lefult of tbew enquiries, into the natural, political afid ecclesiastical history of this country. Ii is re* queftcd you woukL contribute to value and importance, by attention to rhe aitirlrs an. nfxed". The Society brg leave to depend on voifr obliging anfwer'to these he d* of inquiry;, whtti leifbreand opportunity will permit YoUr letters addrefled, fVf e of expaffe, to the fubferiber, will be gratefully received", and thily noticed in the Society's publication*; and you will have the fbtnpfa&ioir of conrribtitivfg to the general (lock of knowlc dge, wibli. wnicto they hop*? to ento»>»»n the public. In the nam*, »«<vby o*dr? oi <be*Srtirtv, ; j.KRfcMY Corrcfporidiilg Bcftonjn Ma^acJiuJetis v \jqu Avtitlns »* which the Sifirtp ftfmjl iwj'trwatioH'. 1. The time when v-our town or c'ity was in corporated ; its Indian nlm'e ; \a hen c'he fettle*- mcnt be^an; whether it was' rnrwrUptrrf, ii'd by what means ; to wbt Coknty or County it was fiift anivxea ; ami if fhcte baVc been »ny» alterations, what tbev a/e, and when madv. t. The exploits, laUaurs* uid ot »hf inhabiuiws in war; particular accoui is of d<* vacations, deaths, captivities and redemptions $. Dtvifions of your town or c *y in pwiftie* and prccin&s, or the ereftmn of new town* within the former limns. Time of gathering ch»rche» of every de nomination ; n»mes of the several Mtniftns| the timesof their fettlemen', removal and dealt j and tlieir age at the time of their death. 5. Biographical anecdotes of pcrfons in you# town, or within your knowledge, who have Been remafkable for ingenuity, entt rprife, lite rature, or any Orher valuable accnmplifhim-nr; jm arcounr of their literary prddu&ioiu, and if pofli; le, copies of rfiertt. 6. Topogiaphica? d< fcrrption of your towtt orcounty,; and its victnitf { rf>ouritains, rivers, ponds, ammaisr, vegetable prcrdo&ton ; \t+ markable falls, caverns, niaetils, (tones, (oflilj, pigments, medicinal and poifouous (übftdOces, their uf<*and antidotes. j. The former and present state of' «fttiiva» tion, and youlr thought* on farther imptoftb menu, cither id Hcfpcft to a£ritffth4re, roads <*• 6»naJa. 8- Monuments artd of ancient itu diarn \ irt>mber and pveftdt ifcaie of aity Wmai-n ---ing Indians aiming vou. 9. Singular mil-nice* of longevity amifciutt** dity from the 6 ft feulement to the pretest tiirie. 10. Oofcrvations on the weafche*, difcafcr, and the influence of the climaic, of of particular fuuations, employments and aiimeoUy efpacu ally the effect of Ipii ituous liquois 9U the hm»ao> cOnftitution. xi. Accurate bills of mortality, fpecifyioff. a£es and cafualtics, the proportion of births and deaths, and the increase or deer cafe of popular tidn. J2 Accounts of manufactures and ftfheries,' and thoughts on the faither improvement of the hi. 13. Modes of education, private or public; vrhdt encouragement' is given to fchool# and colleges, artd what is done to advance literature; whether yc» have a social l»fei*ary, what is the number of books, and of what value:. 14. What remarkable events have befallen your (late, county, town, or particular families or pe*f<>ns, at-any time. F, S. The Cor»e(pondins Members of thi» S/iciety ire Hi franfmif to the Cor re* fponding Secretary, airy tuflori'cal information of which Cb>y may he pe fit tied, refp* ft»ng anf part of the American Cotniwem a-nd 1 I fends, to gether with pvioAcd acts and pwtv&h of Afftm bKes a 1 lid' Conveutions, whether eicil or ecclesi astical. And the Society will gratefully receive from them ar.d from ail other pcifons whatever, any books, pamphlets, manufcriptsy reaps 01 plans which may be ufeful in forming an histori cal colliflion—itnd 1 any natuial or a»tificial pro. dultions which may enlarge the Museum. The Library and Museum are depos ed in an apartment of Fancuil Half. An\ frrjon defiroui of making a (earch among ihe books or manu* Icripts, many have access to them under such ie gulatrons, a< n>ay be known by applying to one of ibe members.
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