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ft ui art juroty la Ra'tfih. in North Caro'na q-u The mteaijnt biaieu declares it la where he was to rectWi a conli lerable in the nnft direct terms in a letter of jaqaary ijth, which I have received from him and the Governor -ot the pro vince confirms the fame thinr with the fame folemoity iai another Jetter of the fame date, Neither the nor the other difpute the of money, he arrived after aro-n--pliihing his bufinefs he-ieinrned to Chcray Hill sa this ftatei; there he left his fcrvnni with a friend who follow him fiv.it f-ly to this city 'he then proceeJed on his way home on horfeback and alone, On the night of the 4th inftant, he fl.pt at Mr. William Matthews', in St James's -Parifh hCleft that the next moroingiftfter break- fad i fjmefliort time after a young Ia3 V'; MARCH Vice-Prelident Burr, arrireJ in this City lad Triday, on his way to Charlef- ton. Kj-t Mr. John B.

Earle, and Gen. Win. But-Ier, are tlecled- Members ofrCongrefs, for The legiflatttre of Mauachnfetts have cbofen TIMOTHY PICKERING, Se-nator oi the United States, in the room of rightof the citizens of the VVeftern States but ismor Qpiuii "cm fabGM ith European with whom were contendtng-the farce, retained "wtt nweffirj to gamfoa our farts guard our The rcftot.uoo harmony, thcd i adiM rmy, A change of arcumftancea had jo tbii inftance rendered that force. ufelefiV Siich a few months before, bad been todil-nfabtc. By repealing the internal taxes expence' of collection was difpeofed meafure did not expedite the difcharge of the debt, "or replenifh the ttea-fury for wbiUit faved the expenee, of one hundred thoufand dollars, it prevented the ea ciciana.

a rement 01 snriir vnurch d.v- wight Fofter i 1 1 1 10 a piace or aepaut oa iuc opaaun diuki of the MifllfGppi but 'the Intendsat thinks, that the term-of three years allow, ed for the purpofe at New Orleans, having expired, and much prejudice to the1 royal interefts being cxpeneaced from its contin uanct to that City, it was incumbent on him to fufpeod the depofit there, without venturing to take on himfelf, the affign-ment of another equivalent place not be- The report of the Keotuckians bting in run, who was going to viUt a neifthbour, I fell in with him the road and. rede a few I irms, is unfounded- I fifatya, Fehhrj-1 ft, 1 803. Sib. V. I profit of two Tsffels on departure.

It often nmea that lum. I cuenin me hope that neither the public faith or public J.i ror rnuaoeipnia, ana oaicm, iq, acquaint yout that the French commercial agent in this place, has jufl received itd vice that the Eley df Algiers i had declared war jgain.ll France. This tnteUt'zence is tranfmitted to him bv his colleaeoe in Barcelona, where a miles' in bis company Mr. Cleland part el, i with him about it o'clock in the forenoon, and three miles from the place ol patting, his body tras found. The papers whtch his pocke.

book bad con. tained were fire wed about the wo.ids, btit that' and his watch miffing. From the fc articles being taken is proba-ble the murder, was committed the more a- fil to cfud a robbery jxbfltia this murderer wss'npt fucccfiful, as the greautl part, of the toooey Mr. Air bad was in private pocket which was nottdifcovered, his not having time make a. fiarchras there i reafjn to believed he mtiH jtea frigbtened away imffie;" eaufe he doubted the right ol the mbabi.

tants of the United States thereto but be-ciufe it appeared ti bim to be an aft ex-ceeiling his authority, and which he ought to Uae to t'te royal determination of odr Sovereign. The Governor of Louifiana fa the fubjeft under a point of Vie more correct in my jitdgmeat, and more favorable to the inhabitants of the United States. From the whole it' refults that the fuf petrfion of tbedepofit iot being "an of veflel bad arriyed with tbe news, and dif- patched forjh French government, which were immediately fcot on by exprefs. I haflemd communtcatro'y ou this impor my court, and no pefon even disputing the ialety may require a rcion io uiixn vr, iu-ieroal taxes, or to loans. But however fin-cere the prefect adoainiftration miy be to a.

oid thefe yet it certainly is not correct to claim a a merit to that they have teplcniflied bur treafurjj and reduced the debt thefe aids be caafe ibeldocgments department fliew, that they have received. from the dire A tat, and internal taxes, ihe "large fum of twa millions, (even hundred fifty thoufand The arrears of which taxes yet unpaid, are efliraared by the Secretary of the Treafury, at upwards one million of dollars, which will oc alfo at (he difpofalof the prcfant -It appears then that the. prefent 7 ftratioa have the benefit of, near four milli bna of dollars from the direct tax and jnter. nal taxes. The prefent adminilratian have done itnch.

With the happy fottune of receiving the government and every branch of its revenue, in the foil tide of Aiccefaful ex ngni oun? American Aiuzeoiin inc caie, I (hall now take upott rriyfelf to adopt mta-fures which mull enfure tb the United States, the enjoyment of all the fights fti-pulated in the 2 id article .61 the Treaty, pn the arrival at New-Orleans of the diTpatcb-t which will be forward ed under this iate. diately a'ter tl6 mqrder committed, as it is recolhrfled that a party who were on aV hunt tbat day darted a near the place and about the time the fatal deed (as com. milted, 1 Air was in the 32 yeafof hit g5 wben be was jru 7fff he one of the re- prcfentatives for Chrift Church.in the leg iU latureof this ftatfj'and had fetved in that ftation foreveral years pad. As a friend, uJ as a neighbour, and as a msSer, he was';" mod higblf beloved and refpi'cted as a 1 public man Jie was revered for his iodeprnd- LHttr jfirom Mr. V'uhon, Ckar.zt.

dfi AMrfi of the 4 trrn-h Hepu'Jie, tothe Gotenur hitCatko'ic Aa- tant information, and ana wittt mucn re fpetl a'n4 icgviLSS "ZZZZZZT Sir, Your obedient humble let vant, WILLIAM KIRKPATRICK. Captain Swa.in, arrivcJ at Bofton; in days front Bayonne, that the Spa-IsfafJjVln fletadmif VfctfelB fronr anyparV of the tnited States entef "their ports-one or two which hae attempted to enter have been firei upon, f. (hip belot fVj ng to one of the fouthern ftites entered the port of St. SebaDians in a gale of wind, was im mediately ordered off agiin," which (lie complied with, and on endeavoufintf to make Bourdeauirwas loft on the Cot du van accounts had been received at Bayonne, that die had a number of paflengers on board, which with 'the CTue were all. loft.

Orders had been received from Madrid, not to admit any" veflel 'until they bad received advices from their Minifters in Ameiica--Ve-ry- fevere gales of wind have teen "experienc ent principle for he always afted from the dictates of an. approving coofcience. To the parifh in which he refided his death isa fevere lofs, fur no Derfon coiild apply! them feles more faithfully and more diligently to V'; public buunele thau he did. 'UM' 1 instant, at3 his pbee of rri- jetty tn L.ouuian.1 fr -t -(Commuuica ed to ihe Scrtary cf State) Gjibrgetnai, ntar ITarhmgton Cily, UthMar.h, siai z. vr The Marquis de Yrnjo has cimmupicatcd lo me the contents of ih dipaicb, which he hat just received from your Excellency, aiid" from the Intendant ot his Ca.holic Majeity in he province under yur answer to oit which he sjhote lo you in ion to the late suspmsiM ol t' e'righl of ceposit conceal i the United Stales at Kew-Oilean.

The Marquir, indt himself necessitated, aain to: rrmoBstraie to your Excellency on thai subject. I avail myself of the opportunity, to beg of Sir, in the name of the Frenci. government, whose inierests are implirated in this fae, msuturely to consider the alarming CJnequerjCes which may re. Intendant peiswrm his measures. The intelligence which h' teen transmitted tifWhe Marquis de Yrujfr has, at least; made it appear indubitable that, the measure alluded Jo, was exclusively grounded on the personal opinion of this officer Snd supported by noorder Ir his Catholic Majesty, or a-ny intimatiori from the French government.

This iW; fo mation, Vhile it screens from suspicion the depositions of both governments, and lays eiltirely on the Intendant the consequences of ihe present sta of things, does not however remove the 'apprehensions which that state is calculated to advices, Sir, Vire an additional to ce to (lie rcmonsiran- tleiice, in Franklin County, Mr. John Noneood, near 80 years of While, engaged with tiis serv4ius in Z. ed in the bsy of Bifcay accounts had been received at Bayonne'v'of from '29 to 30 fail tbst-manasementof his domestic conrems, he wassud- having, been month pjfvious 4 dejiiy tiV.cn with an and 10 the co irr of two ttie fatal attack put a period to all his V'' by foreign dif-fentions; relieved from the occfCity of great expendit ores on national objefts, which their predrtefTors hadcompleted or greatly advanced. With an encreafing po. puiation, commerce aud wealth and a re-veuue yielding them in two years the Im.

roeafe fum of thirty-one millions of dollars much was to be xpeied. Let any can did tadlntelligeni American review thefe tliiaga; he will fee and with pride the prqfperous fltuatioo of our couo-. try but lie mud admit that we do not owe it to the plans or falfe ob-jrcls of cxpence avoined? by tbe' prefent admioiftratino. The planter who fucceeda to the potTeffion of a farm already well irta-f proved and planted, fhoutd be content with reaping the profits of the inddftry and. kill of his preieetlTr, without detracting fromy luV merits He derives no merit from the ioafl I have gathered an harved which I might hare deflroyed." iq nopci in inn wwia.

nc wun a cami ana nrm minJ, supported sm unblemished reputation, and poi seMedjjfmciple's which adorn the human 'lie. comm.ssi.Jinrv oi ismwij, io. x. in ravonr II iTthe Dnivertitv of Korth-Carollna. have -read the publica ioo oi Treasurer, which .1 Sa: 1 A.L 1...

'JA'i cet, which," lbs my part, and in the anticipated con- 10 uis aaiting. Arrived at New-York on the 1 tth infl. the Hero Captain MafleVs, in 38 days from Captain M. informs us, that On the 2Sth JnTr three days preyioul to his failing infotmation was received there from Cadiz, that ill Amen-MoVtnelslradeenordefed by TbrpidftV" government to depart immediately from Ca-diss, and that 110 more would be permitted to The caufc of this interdiclioo was not p'nblicly known. Twelve fall, "which bad juitf.cd port in confequence of, thTs order, were driven afliore one of them the fhip William and Henry, belonging to; Mr.

William Gray of Salcrn. Whih-iCaptaiii Mi laf a Gibfaltar, fe: veral vtry ftcre "gales of wind were 'experienced, in which rtfany iutward and inward bound veflVls were totally amongft iney iiKi'vire mwoi, i ma wiio a letter from Archibald M'Brydei- Esq. (of tsn courKV) adJrOited to of eit Body, relati.e toa i' i.v6 3itsc laiaac assf Vy iviu ass s. i ri of this City -And aTter conslderini the said Public'-'; tion a id Lttter, thev leel neither hesitation nordiffi- cul in zdmitdngi the: names of. tyr.

tice or Piece ublished by them, amo those 'w! had to maice fletum of the Ijitterv TirkMs pum'miitMt to" thir'rare. TLv flitmit tilrTrrt. iKaS facts stated by Mr. Alyss, so far aj rcspcotr he Re-port maide by hiro, as Treasurer, to them and fetl. vuiwciv 3 iuvu iu u.

iv wv ui Muuiuiv iiu i i which we are lorrv to number the tine new justice to. Mr. Bryae ana vol. rurper, tnat- nact" vicuoTi i eniertoinea mar incse measures had a cause merely local, I had no hesiiaji on, lately, tt address tothe authorities, hojrly expected, of the French Republic at New-Orleans, under caver to the Intendant. pressing are the circurnstancesthat I deem it my duty to renew Ihese remonstrances, and to ititreat your Excellency to exert your superior to prevent the fconsequenees which theprolongatijn ol the preient order of things may produce.

-It will not escape your notice Sir, that France now being notori jusly the proprietor of Lo jisianaTarld the authorities of hi i Catholic Majesty, exercising in this colony, at present, only an intermediary p. wer, any measure having tendency commit -France, on -whOTi the odjurn andxhe conseuencw of what has been'done yiiibly fall, ought, were its justice and'itsT lawfulness doubul'only, to" be suspended; otherwise france may find henelfcomrnhted, and her relations with the United States materially changed wi.h-out her eonsenf. I enter into no further detail with your Excellency being saiifltfd thatjhey would be supurfUiousV yuut Excellency will be aware" that the present is a most critical moment. In the collision of two' authorities, one ot which undertakes to ini iate a construction of treaties, which may lead to war, it fortunately hapiens, that the paramount authority, which ii emine itly cntf usted with the preservation and ijife. ty of the colony, isoian opinion ealeylated to main Captain Bourne, belontring to fluo Cora, 1, Melfrs.

Socel ncel, St Co. 6fN. Yorke they viewed the matter in a correct -light at firsts or, i mceived impressions they now have of iti Names of those Gentieajen would not have" been men-? OFFICIAL.) a Idler from the Marquis ie Cafa, Trujo the Setret0rj of Wash imot os, March iot i8oC Sir, 1 When yon reprefented to me towards the end of November that the port of New-drlearis had been jhnt againft the citizens of the United States, without the afOgn-ment of any equivalent place of depofit for their merchandize on- the Banks of- the Miffiiuppi, according to-the ftipulatio'n in the 2d atticle of the Treaty of Amity," Commerce, and Navigation between the King my mafter and the United States, 1 did not hefitate to declare to jou that 1 confidered 'this 'mewfure) as flowing folely from the miftaken aieal f-tke Intcodantof tfn hcr'ftalfape from Gibraltar to Cadiz i tiomd iu their Publication. 1 Rakish, St," v' 1 heptincipal partrof of flavcs, will be prefetVed. In lie fame ftorm the fJnii'ed States ftigate Conflella-tion broke one of h'er jinchors, anddr ifted to She narrowly tfcaped being driven on more, as flie lay only in five fathoms wa-! ter at (he time of the accident.

The laterf Vdlifpatches do note-jear'n? PURSUANT an Order1 6f the Jt ty-ourt of Wafce, tW underfigned ConuniiEoneri appointed fot- the purpofe, Jtiercby Give Public Notice, that they will without the tain peace, in sucn an $nv your to heiitate no longer in using yowpowm jtfhtcnsnce the above information, St on MonaayaneuiniprjijiRn a't the place, proceed to Let to the LoWelt even without the knowledge? of my toweserve this peace. If it should be distuibed. the we repdat it," that there is good reaton 1 well knew the finccre defire of the KTng, btlieve the meafures alluded to, and which from being verbally; ire" prob'ably incotreflly Rated, have ittiirely arrifen from quarantine legulations, known to be at pre- liidder, the Buildiog of a public Bridge crofg Ncufe tVef at Roger's, where the roac i leading from' to Louifburg Crofle the fame the Bridge to be kept Tn good repair fit for public ufe feven coro)fete years, "from the time it is finimed, apprqye stn'd received by the Commiffiorters to whorri tlie jindertakerwill be required to'tfre Stinct'f (ent uhuluallr levcre in the ports ot responsibility of the event must inevitably lie on your His Catholic Majesty, who rs in some measure guarantee to ance for Louisiana, until France shall have occupied if, wOuld have to blame yon Ijt not laving takeir the mearsures necessity to fulfil that guarantee The content of this teuerj Sir, will, I am Confident, be fully justified to your Excellency by thet.existing which the Marquis de Yrujo, in b. Jialf of his court, will doub.lcss, make known to you riibre particularly- vIfonly rcmaTnsTor me ''therefore," to pray your Excellency to accept the assurance ii my respect and high consideration, NThe frigate Cooftellation arrived at Warn I with approved Fecurity for the faithful pertor-, mancc of his coblraft. rf t.

A. nciiox. IIu Excellency the Governor of BURRELL' JV HENRY WILLIAM HINTON, nis Jinoiic iMajesty, in tne province of Louisiana. my mailer, to live in -peace and good har-rfiony with the United States as I alfo' knew well the fcrupulous good faith. with Spanifh government fulfills the engagements which if forms, particularly-hen they are founded on the folcmuity of a Teaty.

1 I have now, the fatisfacirdn of informing 'you my firff opinion has been verified, and of declaring in the mofl pofitive terms, that the proclamation of the Intendant is an aft purrefy peifonar, without the fnftion and even wiihour the knowledge of his Catholic he faid proclamation had appeared here in an entire doubt could have taken place as to llie fburcflpf this'ptoceeding But the operative part thereof alone has circulated thro' the United States, the preamble introducing it, having'been, probably without de-. jjin, orritted .1 have therefore the honor to cqmrouni-f ate Tierewith an eniire and torreft copy of the aforefVrd proclamation j' arid bjf "the ex preffions which 1 have underlined, it will Ue learly feen that the arrangehient is abfo-: SOU TERRELL. I7aief March 10. NOTICE. the Court of Pleas Quarter Sef-, ingtoo on tne 15m ranani oircci irom ui brajtar, after a paflage of J9 days.

The 'advices Jhe btings are as late "aT the end of January Jind are perfeftly filent on the fub-jeA j-riy-lhe letter oi Mr. Kiikpatrick1, our Conful atMalaga, which is dated Feb. I he 1 ft. and which ptobably contains JLhe lats ft intelligence from Spain. Under thefe circumdances there is no reafon to Credit the teport.

Nat. Intel. 5 v-. cimrkHen, March 11, It is with unfeigned forrow we announce the public the death of Charlet Jamei jfir, efquire, of Ctrift Church Parifh the vile hand of an atrocious murderer has de. prived pur country of this valuabletitizen.

On Tucfday the 8th, bis body was found in a ditch near the Georgetown road, a-bout 20 miles from Haddrill's Point' ferry it was fhockingly bruifedy and fevcral fatal wounds appeared, which had been given by the aflaffiu who deftroyed Alithecir-cumftanccj relating to this fact event which we -have yet obtained that Air lions held For the County i Robert Fleming Co Have jufl received a Frejh Supply of fiefl "Weft-Indii Aifo-V Rum, 4vh Coffee French Brandy. berland, on the fecond Monday 'of this Month, the fubferiber qviafified asExecu -t rix of the hfk Will and Teftament of i Thbirias White (Dec. 1 All perfons" ha Holland Ginq, ilmperial, ving an derriands agarnft faid efttte, ard Young Hyfon Madeira Sherry and Souchong CO rf1' ifX--i iort-Winran bot tleas. Jutely perfinal, and has originated Jn the requetiea to maxe tBenr Known witiun tne time linj1tdjiy law; or! they will be barred of fubferiber requefls petfons indebted to faid eftate to make pay- -soeBUT'f -1 ISABELLA WHITE, Executtix Fajetteville, Fth. 2 1, 1803.

With a Genersf AiTortroent of Spices. -co tici which the Intendant' fuppofed to incident to his fiatibn. DryGoodsrHard-Wjtre," Queens Glafs Ware, which tbe continue to-Sell Low' for Caflf orProrface'. Udtfyh, OS. 5.

This affertioh is noffontided merely on tricr ebvious iofrfnes fvom fiok expreflt-; left bis dwelliDjr about four weeks agppo a.

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