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RICHMOND, November u. ExtracY of a letter -dated Green-County, (North- Carolina) October 25, 1788. On the 17th inft. mouth of Little-River) on Holftein, a little after fun-rife was turioufly attacked by about 300 Indians under the command of John Watts. The few men in the Fort made a gallant refiftance but being overpowered by numbers, and their ammunition being expended, the Indians rulhed over the walls, or rather the roofs of the cabins, which made part of the Fort; great was the horror of the fecne that then enfucd- The belt accounts fay our lofs is 29 perfons, moltly women and children, as feveral of the men belonging to the Fort, were abroad' at the time." liam Patterfo'i, and Jonathan Elinor, EfqrJ.

have been honored with that appointment. BOSTON, December 4. Since our laft Cnpt. Folgier arrived at this port, from London, The papers received, 'by him, are no later than the 6th of October, and contain no other intelligence of conference, than What has already been publiflied. Several bottles, and a piece of crown glafs1, manufactured at Eaft-Hartford, have been -brought to this town.

Someofthefe a correspondent has ft-in, and for fmoothnefs, elegance of form, and transparency, he is of opinion, are very little inferior to the hell imported. This manufactory is conducted by Mr. 'Rob but Hi; wes, late of this town. failed for Currico fomc days before Capt. Huntington.

Arrived here, brig Uniform, Green, from Turks-Ifland. Sunday, 30th. Pleafant, ferene, cool morning, wind W.b.VV. Sailed, Schooner Nabby, E. Coit, for Port-au-Princel Sloop O.

Goodrich, Martinico. Brig Flora, S. Stillman, Capn-Francois'. Brig Endeavour, Sellock, Kingltou, Jamaica. Sloop J.

Guadeloupe. Sloop Jemima, S. WiUfon, Carrolina, with a number, ofgentlenten paiTcngcrs. Monday, December, ill. Rainy morning, wind S.W.

.7 ueflay. 2d Serene, cold mofning, wind W.b.N. Sailed (loop Buckley, for Bolton. lVe'diitfday 3d. Squally, I nowy morning, wind N.N.W.

Intelligence received, On Monday night 24th ult. was callaway on Plumb-llland, Brig Alfred, Doane, from belonging to Haddnm. Arrived, at Cape-Francois, from this pore, Brig Brothers, G. Hallain, 24 days pafl'age. S'vhi Eagle, S.

Hurlbut. Ibmfday, 4th. Pleaiant, lercne conl niortung, wind w. n. Sailed, Brig Nancy, Clap, for St Eudatia.

Sloop. Julia; Tim. Starr, inn. Francois. Martinico.

PITT E. November 27. Laft Week the following humourous circumstance happened here A trniifierit jocky came to the hnufe of Mr. Jonathan Hubbey and agreed to'purchafe a hoi fe of him, for which hi: was to pay him 4I. in cafli but as he faid he had been at the Powr.ul races; and had loft 60I.

he could not pay him, unlefs Mr. Hubbey would accompany him to Lebanon, "in tjbnnctiicut, which he faid was his rratiye place, where lie would pay him 40s. for his trouble. They accordingly let out, and on the road Mr. Hubbey began to fufpeil the hyncfty of his chapman, uhich tlie other perceived; however, they put up atri tavern in the evening, when the jocky' told the landlord privately, he did not like the company of his companion, and defired his hoi fc might be put by mlclf, which was accordingly done.

Some time in the evening he defired the boy privately to fuddle his horfe and bring him to the door, which he did and on the boy's entering the roam, the jocky quitted it mounted his horfe and rode and has not fince been heard of. oioop I'olley, Wrghr, Sloop Diamond, G. Churcli, Schooner Clerifia, Oimftcd, Brig Sally, Tryon. Schooner, Whittlefy, Sloop Smith, Port-au-Prinfe. Martinico.

Cape Francois. Martinico'. do. I MI Nov. 22.

MclT. Craig Co. In your paper of the ift inft. I fee an account from Poughkeeplie of an uncommonly large meteor, thatap-pearcd almoft in the zenith I faw the fame nieieorin Stif-fex county, due well from Capc-Henlopen. It a ppiar-edto me ten degrees above the horizon.

Thecurious may, by taking the latitude of the Cape and of l'oughkeepfie, allowing the height of the meteor in each latitude, nearly afecrtain the dittancc of the meteor from the earth. This done with precifion, would be very agreeable to one of your conllant readers in Sufltx county. WIN II (Virginia) Nov. 22. By a perfon who palled through this town 011 Saturday lall, from Kentucky, we are informed, thu he, with fomc others, coming down from the Ohio, difcovered fonicthiiig on the banks, which they fuppofed to be flower on goiing on flio it proved to be heaps of feathers, and appeared to have been emptied irom beds upon further fenrch, to.

their great fuiprife they found at a little diibnee three frelh fcalps, a ploughlharc, It being evident that the lavages had lately perpetrated a jnurder on fomc unfoitunatc perfons going down the river, and our informant, with his companions, hot being in a fituation to Hand a conteft with the enemy, thought it molt prudent to.come off. No certain information could be obtained who the above devoted id i iris tofavage barbarity were, but it was conjectured they belonged to a boat which had left Red; Stone about three weelts fince, loaded with arms, Sec," and was not afterwards heard of. Brig, I know not who, belonging to N. Haven Arrived at Rhode-Ifland, Brig Mercury, Afhbe el RU ley, from aurnnam. 1VT A'TUPHa'T-rr'A-i riirTie Aftr OUPPOSE two planets to move in oppofne direcliona in equai ana parranei oroits wnicr.

are aiviocu in- c. A December 8. The General Afl'cmbly of Virginiaj'now fitting at Richmond, have rcfolved, That it is nccefl'ary that application be made to the Congreii of the United States as foon as they ihall aflVmble under the (aid Conftitution, to-call a Convention for propofing amendments to the fame, according to the mode therein directed. And have' alio Rcfolved, That the faid committee be di- iu juyj etjuai parts, ana luppoie one. or tnenT to movu but one of thefe parts the full day, two pans the fecond day, three parts the third day, and fo on in nrithmetical i prpgreflioh, viz.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6, and the other to move the cube of thefe parts, viz. 1. 8. 27. 64.

125. many parts and how many days mull each planet move before they will be in the fame pofition to each other reeled to prepare the draught of a letter in nnfwer tq one I -received from his Excellency George Cliiiton, Efq. Prefident of the Convention of and acircu-I lar letter on the aforefaid fubjeit, to the other States in I the Union, exprefiive of the with of the General AlTem-' bly of this Commonwealth, that they mayoin in an application to the new Congrefc, to appoint a Convention of the States as foon as the Coiigrcfs Ihall be aft'embled under the new Conftitution." The commerce of Philadelphia and New-York is greatly increafed, there were in the port of Philadelphia, a few weeks fince, fltipi 39, brigs 31, fnows fehoo- iSfMliott CO and- there a wnen cney Degan to move LaWRENCeT HAS juft received a large fupply of Coatings, Baizes, 'Frizes, Broadcloths, Forrefl Cloths, and a number uf other articles fuitable for the lealbn, which be will fell on the moll reafonablc terms for pay in hand. He has likewife for laic an aflortment of Lcijhorns, of a good quality, and foine not fo good. -Rum, Sugar, Brandy, excellent Coventry Cheelc, and a few lioglV heads Providence Stone Lime.

December-: 1788. QTRAYED from the fubferiber a few days fince, two lj black or brown bald-ficed Holies, age unknown, branded oh the off fore lhoulder B. Whoever has faid horfes in cuftody is defired to give information to FRiiBERici: Bull. Hartford, Dec. 7, 1788.

To be Sold by the fubferiber, (not for any fault) A Negro ench, about 1 8 years old; born in the country, undcrftands all kinds of -work. Alio, a CHILD about a year old. The terms of payment made eafy. Enquire of Nathaniel Talcott. Glaftenbury, Dec.

1788, at.pi tfent in the por of New-York, (hips 22, brigs 36, (hows 2, fchooncrs 17, flobps 42, total 119. Some time ago, a Mr. Wyntt of London, received a letter by the penny-poft, in' which was inclofed a ten pound bank note, the letter was wrote Sir, about four years ago 1 'was in great robbed you on linttnflow-kcatb, of feven guineas, the only robbery I e-ver committed. IMivejujl bad a plentiful fortune left me, and havejiiit you ibe ialofed, wbicb will fa) the frimipul and hit erf jf, "Signed S. T.

Paper- DIED In England, Sir Robert, Taylor, aged 74. He died worth 1 So.oool. and yet when he began lite, he was not worth eighteen pence Whit the late King of Prufiia.did far fcience, Taylor did for trade never flept afier four o'clock. Died about the beginning of Si-ptember, at the dd Buck, in Litchfield, England, Andrew Hhufflebottoni, Chaife-Driver he was buried the Wednelilay. follow To be or A convenient Dwelling-Houfe, a few rods North of the State Hbufe, lately irriproved by Col.

Samuel Wyllys. For further particulars enquire of Samuel Burr. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 24. Pott-Office, Phila.

23d Nov, 1788, Notice is hereby given to the merchants and others, that an exprtfs arrived this evening, informing that ihe Southern Mail, due on Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock, vas robbed by three negroes, between the Head, of Elk and Kincade's tavern, near Iron-lull. Nov. At the clofe of the poll, yellerday evening, the Statc-houfe, for eight uprefentatit cs for this State 'in the- Ufongtcfs, of tl.c 'Jmtcd following gentlemen flood highell on the returns, viz. -Frederick A. Muhlenberg I774 Henry Wynkcop '743 Thomas Hartley 1726 Thomas Scott 1718 Thomas fiwfimons George Clymcr 1689 Stephen Chambers 1217 John Alii fort peter Muhlenberg iiis.

Daniel Heilter rv; William FindJey 376' Charles-Pet(it 357 Gen. William Irwin; 333 William Montgomery 30 Blair 286 Robert W'liitchill 272 One evening lalt week "a gentlemen was Hopped in Third near Spruce-Street, by two fellows-, who demanded his money. On defiring them to go with him to the next lamp, he took an opportunity of feizing one of them by. the collar, upon which the other attempted to make o(F, but was taken by fome of the neighbours, who alfembletl upon the gentleman calling for afliflance. The rogues were Secured and conveyed to jail, where they may at leifure rejaent the unfortunate iflue of their nefarious cnterprize.

November 28. We hear from the county of Luzrene, that the Supremo Court was opened at Wilklborougb, on in-llant before their honours the Chief Judice and' Judge Rufh and throughout the whole of the proceedings, the greati-ft order and decorum prevailed, The noted John Franklin, indifled by the Grand Jury of hightrea-fon, and not, as he faid, ready for trial, was therefore remanded to the cultody of the Sheriff, On the 1 2th inft. his Excellency the Count de Mou-ftiers, Minifter Plenipotentiary of France, and the Mar-choinefs de Brchan, and Count Louis de Brehan, puffed through the city, in their way from Mount Vernon. Capt. Deaux Ponts, of the French Dragoons who accompanied his Excellency, remains here.

The Count de Moulders wc are informed, lets a wife and manly example of republican moderation in all the modes of lifeto the people of the United States. Wc are informed His Excellency Edmund Randolph, Efq. rcfigns the honors and emoluments of the government of Virginia, to be capable of election as a member of the State Legiflature, for the purpofe of explaining and defending the federal Conftitution. December 1. ExtraS of a letter from Ntiu-'Jerfey, Hated No-v.

28. "1 have the pleafure to inform you that the Senators foi this State are now chofen and that the Hon. ing, and (by his own rcqueft) as near to. the turnpike road leading to liurton aspolli'hle, that he might (as he exprcfled it) enjoy the fatisfaflion Jif hearing his brother-whips pafs and repafs. He particularly defircd to have his corpfe carried to the grave by.

fix chaife-drivers (his late companions) in their fcarlet jackets, the pall to be fupported by the like number of hoftlcrs from different inns, and the mourners to confill of fix publicans, with their wives. The proceflion, in their way to the were defired to flop at the Old Crown Inn, and to refreih themfelves each with a glafs of right Holland's gin, his favourite liquor. THOMAS ALLEN's Marine 1S T. Tburfday, No-vember 27. Lowry, rainy morning, wind E.

meridian S.E. Friday, 28th. PJeafant, ferene morning, and tbefuu bines) light wind N. Sailed, packet Juno, Niles, for New-York in whom went paflengcr3 a number of gentlemen. Sloop Leviuia, C.

Higgins, for Bolton. Sloop Uri'ula, I. Williams, ditto. Sloop Swallow, Jennings, ditto, Arrived packet Lady Walhirigton, Perkins, from New-York. Saturday, 29th.

Rainy morning meridian clears off, wind W.S.W. Arrived, (hip Jofephus, Huntington, Demerara, in 30 days pafl'age in whom came pafl'enger Capt. E. Lathrop. Schooner Sdfanna, Snow St.

Peters, in 19 days. Capt. Huntington, left at Efequtbo. Schooner Elizn. belonging to Norwich.

Sloop Aunt, Arnold, Providence. Sloop Cripple, Thomfon, New-York. At Demerara, Brig Samuel, fligelow, Hartford. Bug Claiifi'a, J.trcd Traty, belonging to Norwich, Hartford, Dec. 1788.

ALL perfons having demands againft the ellate of RacHel late of Hartford, deceas'd, are defired to exhibit their accounts to the fubferiber withjtj fix months from this date, being the time limited for fettling theeftate. Thofe indebted are defired to make payment. Any perfon having ellate or evidence of debts due thj faid deceafed, are rcquclted io deliver the fame to Wm. Nichols, Adminillrator. Hartford, Dec.

3, 788. THE Subfcriber informs his Cuftomers that next month will complete twelve Years fince he has I'ervcd them as a Pod-Rider- He returns his fincere thanks to a number of them who have paid him punctually and enabled him to continue in their fervice He once more calls on all who are indebted, particularly thofe who are feveral years in arrear to fettle their Accounts and pay their balances He will receive all kinds of Grain, Flax, and Bees-Wax till the firft of February next the balances that then remain due mnlt be paid in Calh He willies not to make unneceflary coll but mult absolutely make a complete fettlemcnt this prcfunt winter, JAMES EGELSTON. CASH paid for BEES-WAX, By JOSEPH Hartford. Wanted by the Printers hereof, A number of tanned Sheep-Skins..