A N A CI Pravi/Fing for the sale of Lnn,h of the UrrteJSut.-s, it the territory north-we/ »/ the river Ohio, am! above the mouth cf Kentucky river. Sec. U BE it enacted by the Senate and Houle ' of Reprelentatives of the United States of Artie- ' rica, in Congress atTembied, That a Surveyor Ge neral (hall be appointed, whose -inly it (hail be to engage a fuffi ient number of <kHful surveyors, as i his deputies, whom he (hall cause, without delay, to furvcv and mark the unascertained outlines ot the lands lying north-weA of the river Ohio, and above : the mouth of the river Kentucky, in which the ti tles of the Indian tribes have been extingmflied, and to divide the fame in the manner hereinafter ■ diredted j he shall have authority to frame regula tions and inftrudlionsfor the government of his de imties ; to adminitter .the upon ' ftiti. - t / ( ,ui,.n..vius j 44KJ to remove thearror negli .geiiee or ipifcondudt in office. Sec. 2. Be it further enadted, That the part of the said lands, which has not been already conveyed by letters patent, or divided, in pursuance cf an or dinance of Congress, passed on thetwentieth as May, one "thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, or which has not been heretofore, and, during thepre fent feflion of Cengrefs, may not be appiopriated " for fatisfying military land haunt ies, and for other purposes, shall be divided by north and south lines, tun according to the true meridian, and by others eroding them at right angles, so as to form town lhips of fix miles square, unlets where the line of the late Indian purchase, or of tradts of land hereto fore surVeyed or patented, or the courfeof naviga ble rivers may render it impradticable; Bnd vhen thisiule (hall be departed from, no further than fueh particular circumstances may require. The corners of the townships shall be marked with pro ■greffive numbers from the beginning ; each distance of a mile bei ween the said coiners fliall be also dif tindtly marked wi'h marks different from those at the corners. One half of thefaid townships, taking them alternately, (hall be subdivided into fedtions, containing, as neaily as may be, fix hundred and forty acres each, by running through tie fame, each way, pari'.lel fines, as the end of every two miles; and by marking a coiner, on each of the said lines, at the end of every mile ; the-fedtions (hall be num bered refpedtively, beginning with the number one, in the north east fedtion, and proceeding well and , east alternatively, through the township, with pro greflivt numbers, 'till the thirty sixth be completed. And it (hall he the duty of the deputy futveyors, refpedtively, to cause to be marked, on a tree near each coiner made, a 6 aforefaid, and within the fee tion, the number of such fedtion, and over it, the number of the townlhip, within which, fueh fedtion may be ; and the said deputies (hall carefully note, in their refpedtive field books, the names of the corner trees marked, and the numbers so made ; -the fractional parts of lownlhipj lhall be divided in to fedtions, in manner aforefaid, and the fradtions of fedtions (hall be annexed to, and fold with, the adjacent entire fedtions. All lines (hall be plainly marked upon trees,.and meafored with chains con taining two perches or sixteen feet and one half each, subdivided into twenty five equal links, and the chain fliall be adj tried to a itan iard to be kept 4V/> vtmi Lin, E* v 1 y f«" "j m flial' iiT't 'J m ilia field book, the true situation-os all mines, f«dt licks, fait springs and mill feats, which shall enme to his knowledge ; all water courses, over which, the line he runs (hall pass ; and also the quality of the land : Thcfe field books (hall be returnedto the Surveyor General, who (hall therefrom canfe a defcript-ion of the whole lands forveyed, to be madcout and tranf mitted to the officers who may superintend the sales: He (hall also cause a fair plot to he made of the townlhips, and fradtional parts of townfliips, con tained in the said lands, describing the sub-divisions thereo't and the marks of the corners. This plot shall be recor ed in books to be kept for that pur pose ; a copy thereof (hall be kept open at the Sur veyor General's office, for public information ; and other copies sent to the places of the sale, and to the Secretary of the Treafnry. Sec. 3. Be it further enaaed, That a fait spring lying upon a creek, which empties into the Sciota river, on the east fide together with as many conti guous fedtions as (hall be equal to one township, and every other fait spring, which may be discover ed together with the feflion of one mile square which includes it, and also fonr fedtions at the cen ter of every township, containing each one mile square, (hall be referred, for the future disposal of' the United States: But there shall be no reservati ons, except for fait springs in fractional townlhips, where the fradtion is iefs ihan three f< «<hs of a townlhip. Sec. 4. Be it further enadted, That whenever seven ranges or townships (hflll have been surveyed below the great Miami, or between the Sciota river and the Ohio company's purchase -or between the southern boundary of the Comiedticut claims, and the ranges already laid off, beginning upon the Ohio river, and extending weftwardly, and <4ie plats" thereof made and tranfmilted, in conformity to the provifloas of this ?dt, the said fedtions of fix hun dred and forty acres (excluding those hereby re served) (hall be offered for sale at public vendue, the diredtion of the Governor or fecretaryof thi western territory, and the surveyor general ; such of them as lie below the Gieat Miami, (hall be lold at Cincinnati, those of them which he between the Sciota, and the Ohio company's purchase, at Pittsburgh ; and those between the Connedtieut claim, and the seven ranges, at Pittsburgh. -And the townlhips remaining undivided ftinl! be offered for sale, in the fsme manner at the feat of govern ment of the United Siates, under the direction of the secretary of the Tieafury, in trails of one quar ter of a township, lying at the corners thereof, ex cluding the four central fedtions, and the other re fprvations before mentioned—Provided always, that 00 part of the laud, dire Ard by this aft to be offer ed for sale, (hall be so d for less than two dollars per acre. Sec. 5. B? it farther enadted, That the fecreta- SV of the trenfory, af'er receiving the aforefaid plats, fliall forthwith, give ho;ice, in one newspaper in *ach of the United States, and of ihe territories north-weft and fouih of the rivet Ohio, of the times of sale ; «hirh shall, in no Ciffe, be Ic!V than V*o t months from the date of the not.ee ; and the Ig ~ -he different ph.ces (hall >ot commence within t less than one month from each oihcr-wd when * fh- Governor of the weltern territory, or secretary of the Treafurv, (hall find it neceffaty to adjourn or t suspend the sales un - their diredtion, tc.ptciwely, for more than three days, at any one time, uot.c. shall be given in the public iiewlpaptts of Inc.. u - pen (ion, and at what lime the iales will re-com mence* . j- , 1 . / Sec. 6. Be it futther fnadted, That immedia ely after the passing of this aft, the secretary oHhe treasury shall, ir. the manner herein before diretted, c adveriife for sale, the lands remaining unfold 10 the seven ranges of lownfhips which were surveyed, in : pursuance of an ordinance of- Congre.s, pafled the 20th of May, 1785, including the lands drawn for the army by the late secretary of war, and a.io ibefe heretofore foH. but not paid for; thetownfh.ps which by the said ordinance are diredted to be fold entire, (hall be offered for sale at public vendue in Philadelphia, under the direflion of the secretary of the treasury, in quarter townlhips, reserving the four center fedtions, accoroing to the diredtion of this aft. The townships which, by the said ordi nance, are diredted to be fold in fedtions, shall be offered for sale at public vendue in Pittsburgh, un der the diredtion of the Governor or iecretsry ot the western tsrritory, and iuch perfuns as the Presi dent may specially appoint for that purpose, by Teftions of one mile square each, reserving the four center fedlions, as aforefaid ; and all fractional town ships (hall also be fold in feftions, at Pittsburgh, in the manner and under the regulations provided by thi\ aft i for the sale of fradtional towu(hips : Pro vided always, That noihing hi this aft shall autho rise the sale of those lots, which have been hereto fore reserved in the townlhips already fold. Sec. 7. And be it further enadted, That the highest bidder for anv trad!: of land, fold by virtue of this aft, (hall deposit at the time of sale. one twentieth part of the amount of the purchase mo ney, to be fotfeited, if a moiety of the fnm bid, including the said twentieth pari, is not paid with in thirty days, to the treafurerof the United States, or to such person as (hall be appointed by the Pre iident of the United States, to attend the places of sale for that purpof^; and upon piyment of the purchife money, within thirty days, the purcha ser shall have one year's credit for the residue; and shall receive from the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Governor of the Western Territory, (as the cafe may be)a certificate describing the land fold, the sum paid on account, the balance remaining due, the times wlaen such balance becomes payable; and that the whole land fold will be forfeited, if the (aid balance is not then paid; but that if it shall be duly discharged, the purchaser or his alfignee, or o ther legal reprelentative, fhalll be intitled to a pa tent for the said lands ; And on payment of the said balance to the treasurer, within the fpecified time, and producisg to the fecretaiy of state a re ceipt for the fame, upon the aforefaid certificate, the President of the United States ig hereby autho rized to grant a patent for the lands to the said purchaser, his heirs or assigns: And all patents (hall be countcr-figned by the secretary of state, and re corded in his office. But if there (hould be a fall —rrny frlll'J| TTiV ftfTV ' m*IT T)t vblli) im 111 C money, therefore paid on account of the purchase shall be forfeited to the United States, and the lands thus fold shall be again disposed of, in the fame man ner as if a sale had never been made : Provided ne vertheless, That (hould any purchaser make pay ment of the whole parehafe money, at the time when the payment of the firlt moiety is directed to be made, he (hall be entitled to a dedudtion of ten per cent, ou the part, for which a credit is hereby diredted to be given; and his patent (hall be im mediately issued. See. 8. Be it further enadted, That the Secre tary of the Tieafury, and the Governor of the ter ritory northwest of the river Ohio, (hall, refpedtive ly, cause books to be kept, in which (Hall be regp larly entered, an account of the dates of ail the sales, the fiiuation and numbsr of the lots fold, the price at which, each was (truck off, their oneyde pofited at the time of sale, and the dates of the cer tificates granted to the different purchasers. The Governor, or Secretary of the said territory (hall, at every suspension or adjournment, for more than three days, of the fale6 under their direction, tranf mit~to the Secretary of the Treasury, a copy of the said books, certified to have been duly examined ■ and compared with the original. And all traits fold under this aft £hall be noted upon the general plat, after the certificate has been granted to the purchaser. See. 9. And be it farther enadted, That all na vigable rivers, within the tfe-ritoiy to be disposed of by virtue of this aft, shall be deemed to be, and remain public highways ; And that in all cases, where the opposite banks of any llream, and navi gable shall belong to different persons, the stream and the bed thereof (hall become common to both. Sec. 10. And be it further enadted, That the Surveyor General (hell receive for hi.compensation two thousand dollars per annum : and that the Pre sident of ihe United States may fix the compenfa lion of the afliftant surveyors, chain carriers and axe-mes ; Provided, that the whole expence of sur veying and marking the lines shall not exceed three : dollars per mile, for every mile that (hall be adtual ly run or surveyed. Sec. 11. And be it further enadted, That the following fees (hall be paid for the ferrices to be i doneund'-r this adt, to the Treasurer of the Uni ted Sfatefc, or to the receiver in the Western Ter . J ritory, as the cafe may be ; for each certificate for •|a tradt containing a quarter of a township, twenty . j dollars ; for a certificate for a tradt containing fix . j hundred and forty acres, fix dollars ; and for each . j patent for a quarter of a township, twenty dollars ; t for a fedtion of fix hundred and forty acres, fix . j dollar* : And the said fees (hall be accounted for by r the receivers, refpedtively. Sec. 12. And be it further enadted, That the . Surveyor General, afiiftant Surveyors, and chain , carriers (hall, before ihey enter 011 the several du -1 ties to be performed under this adt, fevcrally take 5 | an oath or affirraaticu, faithfully to perform the s j fame ; and the person, to be appointed to receive the money «'>der this U, 4f v* *«?■ ficlent security for Ihe faithful witebirge o. his trult: That, for receiving, fete keeping, and con veying to the trrafury the money lie may r <- ce,v *> he fiiill be eatitlrd to a compensation to be hereat- JaNATHAN Dayton. Spinier affix fhuft of Reprefmtativet. John Adams, Virt Present of the United States, and Preftdent of the Senate. Approved—May 18, 1 . . . „ Go : Washington, President of the United Stales. Deposited among the Rolls, in the office ot the department of State. Timothy Pickering, Secretary of State. New Theatre. , Mr. E3 3 Mrs. Rowfon's Night, ON FRIDAY EVENING, June 17, Will fee presented (never performed in America) a comedy, called The Disbanded Officer. Or, THE BARONESS OF BRUCHS^L. rTranfiSted from a German comedy; written by LeffiHg, called MeinaVon Barnhelmj Col. Hoi berg; (the Disbanded Officer; Mr. Moretou. Paul Warmans, , Mr - Green. Katxenbuckle, Mr „ . f Mr' Bates. Coon't Beliair, Mr. MarfbaH. ~ rr.„„ r M-. Warrell, jun. effcDger ' Mjlter Warrell. Var«nef« or BruchEal, Mrs. Vv'hitlock. lifetta, M". K°- vfo " Mrs. Martoff, Mr, 6,, aw. . End ot the Csmerly, a New Ballet, (never oerformed) under the dir<.£lion of Mr. Francis, called THE AMERICAN' T>R., Or, The Press Gang Defeated. on a recent fait at Liverpool. ] Ametier Sailorii . „ J" I '!* Will Steady, Mr. Francis. Capt. Tiunmoo, Mr. tteete. Too; Capstan, Mr. Warrell,jun.M.dfbipman. Mr, Dai ley, jan. C With a new song, written Dick Hawser, Mr. Rowfon. by Mrs. Rowfon. Susan, (wife to Steady) Steady's Cfc.ld.en Miss Solo- Miss R.iwfon. rnoii and Matter Bates. lane, M'fs Melbourne. . bailors and LafTes, Mcffrs Dnftor, Mitchell, Morgan, 81-.flet and Solomon: M.S. Mrs. Harvey, Mr.. Bates, - Mis» Oldficld, &c. , . . The MuGc cntir ly new, and compoled by K. layior. THE SONG. Com fit'smrbmpersjtUkem kiMWM'nt njlwc return'itht'rhms, And this Jktllie our toiji ioyi— Il'Uffixg threatened dangers : Lent mil Columbia's Sttnd rd jlyJOur hearts nfpir'dinfuch a cause, And Freedom be our boajl boys. United, agree. May Peace and Plenty crown our While lift remains togua T d her 'aws, f ldin— B e Independent, Brave and Free. Andwkerefoe'er her forts may be, Chorus. Then huzza for Amci ica. M y they th- ir birthrightJlill main- Forcommercezvken zoefpreffdthefail, tain— Or j louvh the foaming wvesbeys, Be Independent, Brave and Free. Say y iaho Jhtllaare Gar rights in chorus. vadt-~- Then hyzxa for America even Who dare tv make usJlavei boyi. may we Then let's uyth hand and hea y t u- Be United and Brave, Inde mte > pendent aod Free. Op peffy* /hall bejore us flee ; When compafs'd by a hojl of foes, Botdh afir teach/acted right. To far herJons were ft rangers: Be Independent, Brave and tree. \(koivs. Then huzza fpr America. To which which will be added, a Comedy, written by Shak fpeare. not a&cd these two years, called Catherine & Petruchio ; Or, THE TAMING OF THE SHREW. PetruchUi, Mr. Chalmers. Baptkla, Mr. WarreU. - - Ti, ■ -in «=-. - j Grumio, Mr. iViorril. Music Maßer, Mr. Funcis. Bi.ndello, Mr. Mitchell. Pedro, Mr. Darley, jun. Tay'fr, N Mr. Bltffett. Catherine, (ift time) Mrs. Rowfon. Biartea. Mrs. Harvey. Curtis, Mrs Bates. End of the iftaft, a poetic tale, (Written by Mrs. Rowfon) * called THE STANDARD OF LIBERTT, Will be recited bv Mrs. Whit lock. Tickets to be had of Mr. Rowfon, So. 70 north Bth ftrect —and at the usual olaces. On MONDAY EVENING, June 20, / Will he presented the celebrated tragedy of The Revenge. (Never performed here. Written by Dr. Edward Yottng.) With the Farce of THE MOCK DOC I OR, and other Entertainments, for the benefit of Mr. Chalmers. Mr. Bailey, jun. and Miss Milbourne's Night will be Wedneiday. BOX, One Dollar—PlT, Three-Fourths of a Dollar— andGALLERY, Hatfa Dollar. Places for the Boxes to be takes of Mr. Wklls, at the Fro** ~ v "Theatre: No money ot tickets to be returned ; nor any person, on any account whatsoever, admitted behind the fccnes. 1 By an Artist relident at Mr. Oellers's Hotel, ! MINIATURE LIKENESSES ARE taken and executed in that eleg?Jit and delicate stile, whith is so neceflary to render a Miniature Pic ture an interesting jewel. ' He will warrant a strong and iqdifputable refem l blance,j and he takes the liberty to lay before the public t of this place his mod earned intention to deserve their pa tronage by his best endeavors to please. N. B. Specimens are to be seen. 1 May iz. § : War-Office of the United States, 1 May 4th, 1796. ■ ' I 'HF, following Rules, explanatory bf those publiflied JL the 15th February, 1789, are to be observed by all , pcrfons entitled to Lands, in refolvea of Congrefe. Every certificate of the acknowledgment of a deed or e power of attorney, either before a notary public or other . magistrate, must, in addition to what is usual, set forth that the parson making the acknowledgment is known to b the notary or other magistrate ; ior which purpose words of the following import must be infertcd in the certificate. L * " And Ido moreover certify that the said A B making - this acknowledgment has been for personally - known to me." r If the notai-y or other magistrate has .reason to believe that he is th? person he represents himfelf to be, he wil ' also certify it. * Andif the proof be made by a witnefsor witneiTes,h«. or H they must swear to some general ft ate of their knowledge of j him, which matter must be set forth in the certificate ; and K the notary public, or other magistrate, before whom tJi acknowledgment is made, must also set forth that thowit ' ness or witnesses has or kave been for upwards of v perlonally known to him. e If a justice of the peace is employed, the clerk the d court of the corporation or county must certify that Xuch person is a justice of the peace ot the county or corpora tion as tjie cafe n*y be, and that full faith is due to hi» a&s as such. JAMES MCHENRY, e Secretary of War. t May iz. Lawjm Foreign Intelligence. LONDON, April 18. His Majesty's horse was fa disabled at the Winr). forhiint on Easter Mqnday that he was undei the neceflityof rifling from Aldermafton (where the deer was taken) to Reading in a taxed cart, there being no preferable mode of convey i.n«e to be had. As bis Royal Highness rhe Duke of York was mounting his horse on Wednesday in the town of Hounflow, the horse reared with him before he had gained his fe«, and threw his Royal Highness ; by which accident his right cheek was much cut, and liis shoulder very conliderably btuifed. His Roval Highness was conveyed to town inachaifr, and' is in a fair way offpeedily recovering. Accounts from Rome mention the performance as solemn forty hours prayers, which commenced in the Chinch dell Anima, on" the muniinj of the 3d ult. foi the fuccefsof the Imperial arms in the ex fuing campaign : all the Pctla es and cardinals at tended, and the concourfc of people in genera! was very numerous. When the report of tke princess of Orange's in tended journey to Berlin reached Holland, the »n ----ti.patriote indulged in themoft expressive transports of joy, as beiag likely, ihey imagined, to produce a revolution ; in cooCequence of which the fallow ing was printed in the Hague Courant, dated A pril 2. " Pulffia and England are ooth the cause that peace is not concluded between the Emperor and the French. It is clear as the fun in a fine firm mer's day, that the king of Prulua had dtone t'tie French more injury as a friend, than had ever been in his power as a declared enemy. The views of the Bi itilh mimitry are felf evident; but -those of Pruflia are involved in clouds and darkness. Fiance « fufpefts this court, and the members of the Coali tion curre it. We, Batavfans, we alone . . • • . But let us be silent : in the year 1787, all then was lies ; the hirelings had entered onr territories before the fa& gained credit. It wasantwpalpata ble report, and therefore met oar Wc fear, and perhaps not without canfe, that Phifitiw about to aft a part, that will cost us, an<3 perhaps the French too—dearly. Ruifia possesses c rifide rable influence in this Coart ; and the king, with the Heflians, is afiembling troops, under the spe cious pretence of forming a cordon. They lie in Ireadinefs to strike some treacherous blew, with _ greater fecuiity, when the power of the French !and Ariftriana is exhjufted " The enem es of Freedom have yet other hopes* It is fup|jofed that the French foldiere will v receive no pay in specie, and that the adminiftra- J tion will be conducted as bad this year as it was the j lad. The youths too,of the firll requisition (foit :i confidently faiJ) are bound hand and foot, and transported in waggons to the array ! What, under these, and other ailedged unfavorable circumstances, can the brave Jaurdan atchieve ? The enemy also expect to derive important advitTragec from the inactivity of those who are jealous of Jourdan's triumphs. Thecordons in Westphalia are llrength ened ; and, at thi{ critical jmithire, goes Madame the princess of Orange Nassau, over by Hamburgh to Berlin !' And Menfieur prince Henry of Prut As Bwfc i tarter depar ted to persuade.the princess from all furious under- < takings ? Or does (he seek to complete what has been so leng fraitiefsiy attempted—to prt;i(ail on prince Henry to adojjt certain mid measures .' Tire obje& of these journies, after all, is at present enig matical. Let us, however, in the mean time, re double our vipilancc. " If the French are really in earoeft, as they fesm to be, if they open the campaign to advantage that great force in their power; if they do not delav too long, the Auiltians, within four weeks, will find ample occasion to sue for peace.— Without money, without bread, without »in muni tion, without courage, or commanders of requisites capacity anj skill, they will fly, they will fuffer de feat, as it were, before the attack commences. The French have already out manoeuvred them the great Clairfayt was aware os-it•; he forefaw-thp more than probabl? effe&s that would rcfult, and therefore wifsly resolved, by giving up the com mand, to preserve hisjullly acquired fame. " The anti-patriotic party in.our native landex* pe£ted, ants naturally long for the contrary, 'Tis true, the events of war are uncertain—all misfor tunes are possible. The French may be defeated £ but then what a part shall we att on the European theatre ? We repeat, that this party would glory in their country's deftru&ion. Each disappoint» merit, each defeat which the brave Frenchmen sus tain, is to (htm a glorious lubjedi of congratulation. How grntinglv does it vibr.ite in our ears ? Thie party 16 so blindly enfljved to the House of O range, to the British ministry, and the court as Ber lin, that to forward the ambitious designs of these, they would gladly, they would cheerfully, facrifice the best interests, the dearest rights of their native country. Answer us zealous supporters of the House of ..Orange ! whofecrifr.es we need not enu merate, they are to be found too cleaily registered in our annual Chronicles ; tell lis, what you have derived from the of 1787, which was ef fected by force ? Is your Republic restored to it» ancient fame, or its former tplendour and prosperi ty i are your East and Weft India pofTefltons.which yet remain, in a jtate of security or defence ? Did the Princess of Orange return from Berlin with the horn of plenty ? Were not your former deliverer* paid from the sweat of industry ? And did they not carry off our gold in heaps ? Was a {ingle grie. vance redressed, or one alteration, for the better, made in the form of government ? Did not your foreign Representatives, as of old, remain the fame humble and cringing sycophants to the firtt servant of the State ; nay, were they not doubly lubmif five ? Were they not mean enough, at the r.od of this state servant's wife, to subvert your provincial and your city rights i to empty the public coffers ; to enervate the pulse of commerce; to difperfe,mjf ufe, bamth, and even murder, the best citizens which the republic could boalt ; and to destroy or to seize on their poffeflions ? Under the fame influence, *#• not the navy annihilated 5 in a word, our dear country brought to the precipice of deftruftionj
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