The Kentucky gazette — Lexington [Ky.], 1792-04-28 00:00:00, page 2

tOtfDOT Voremfcer xjf
As a proof of the growing li- '
berality of the prefent' period
vre are hippy to mention' that
the illiberal cuftom of carrying
the Pope ine(figy about onr
ftreets on the fiFlhof Novem
ber fpowder-plotYis beginni' g
to be difcouraged The lord'
mayor on the late occafion if
fued orders to the city marlhals
and thdr tubordinate officer? to
apprehend all idle and diforder
ly perfons who (hall on the
fifth of November go about the
llreets collecting money for bon
fires or who (hall throw fquibs
or other fire works or be guil-'
ty of the like dangerous pratli-
ccBorcdosfiSGCcsc
1'
L EXtNGTQ tyJpril 18
fren a Knoxville Gazette §f Ftbru-
i ’ ary XI
jfuthentie JnttUigenrt of frtfl: iljlut- -
bonttt among tht Citik haiant
1 he public have been iiifor
med by numerous paragraphs
from the London papers that'
a Mr Bowls arrived in England
from America in the courle of
the year 1790 with feveral lidi
— ans- belonging to fnme of the
ces
fouthem tribes— —That the faid
Bowles and Indiana had receiv
ed countenance and iupport to
it certain degree and that they
failed from England during the
-riched courfe of thclalt-fummer-en-
with preientsfor the Baha
ma Iflands
- It now appears that the faid
Bowles after arriving attbe Ba
hamas failed foe India river fo
called lying on Eaft Florida
and 1 thence proceeded to thap
part of the Creel: country inha
bited by' the Seminolies where
he arrived in the month of Sep
tember Jaft ’
That at the time of hie arri
val the Creeks were preparing
fo execute the treaty niare be
tween them and the United
Stafes at Ncw-Yorb in Auguft
a 79 af They had chofen chiefs
to attend at the rock landing
on the Brit of Odtober the time
ftated for running the bounda
zy line mentioned in the treaty
-The White Bird king of the
Cufitxhs being of this commifli-
op
— Bwles'sappearance however
at this crifis— the prefents he
brought with him and his bold
alTertionf icaufed great ‘sgitatf
ona and hefitation among thd
ignorant part and of cuurie a-
mosig the mail's of the Creel:
Although it appears that a
confiderablr portion of the up
per Ctetks and indeed all the
"therel'peCtable chiefs-were-for
running the line notwithrtan
ding the delufiona of Bjes
it is prefumed that he is an im
porter— -but he pretends "he
landing cxpedlit g the Creek
chiefs which letter is dated at
1 U aches October a6 179F”
anXigned General Wm A
— Powlcs -director— bf-afF4irafor
Ceek nation In this letter
and in his general declarations
he aliens that Alexander M’Qil
livray has deceived the Indians
in the treaty made at New
York but that he is willing to
form a treaty with the United
States in' behalf of (he Creel: Na
tion and declares that the for
mer treaty Thill hot be-esiccuted
The Indians diftra&cd by hie
in lave ntmtcdlhc' Uniced lioni Ihll be held b n
States to wait utitil thefpring the jufiiiti of the peace for the
-i 1 ' A'1 ' - ' county where fuchrefufa! or reflect
has powers from the Bituh go- 'Exrnfrm ihi Ccnjlitution ofKtni
vernment to conclude a treaty
with the Creeks— the balls of
which (hall be a revocation on
their part of the treaty with the
U nted States and aguanantee
ol all their lands"
He has Ipread reports that
he has three (hips -loaded with
goods arms ammunition aid
cannon — that ‘if the Creel-swi I1
permit him Ire will eltahlilh a
fort andtrradng houuiyat
which the Creel: (hall be lup
p’ied with g'Kids of all forts up
on betteMcrtp&rhan eer they
have tieenand that he had lix
thoufand men in the lllands
ready to fupport him
That he would w rite to Geor
gia and prevent the hues be
ing run and he accordingly has
written to the commiilioners
tucky
ARTICLE I
Skction ai Each Senator
Repfcfcntative and ' Serriff (hall
before he be permitted to aft as
luch take an oath or make affir
mation that he hath not direftly
or ind:reftly- given or profnifed a
ny bribe or urac to procure hit
election to the faid office and r
very perfon (hall be difqmlifird
from (crying as a Senator Rrpre
fentativ or ShmiflT for the term
for which he (hall have' been elec--
ted who (hall be convified of ha
ving given or offered any bribe or
treat or canvaflcd for the faid of
fice A R T I C L E IIL
Sfction ill In elections by
the citizens!! fiee male citizens
of the age of at years havirg
refided in the State two years or
the county in w hiih they offer to
vote one year next before the elrc-
who were waTTirrgstthe-iocfc — tion-ihall erjoybejightsofan E-
Iccior but 110 perfen (hall be enu-
before the boundary (hall be
marked and if Bowies whom
they ftyle the ' lying ci plain”
(hall then turn out an importer
ithey will attend and run the
boundary lines without any fur
ther difficulty
’ It appears that mr M’G lli
vrayhs has faithfully adhered
to the jnterefts of the United
States warmly recommending
that the lines (hould be run at
the tune
Bowles'
' fuch officer (hall have a right to r-
ie appointed and that t0 receive the vote ot any perm
's faHoods (hould be ea-
tirely dilregarded— -indeed his
importance and life probably
depends on B wlcs being driven
out of the nation
On Sunday the' 15th InftSht the
Indiaiis killed a man on the ioad be-
tween Georgc-Town and Fort U’alh-'
ingten after other a£ts of baibamy
they ftuik a -flake through his body
and into the ground leaving by his
fide a War Club
On Monday laflr (hey killed two
men Columbia and wounded another at
- (hall happen each officer bolding
fuch election having firft taken an
oath before a Juflice of the peace to
conduct the tyid election with impar
tiality (ball nave power to adminifier
to any perfon offering to vote at
fuch election the foUowing oath or
affirmation “ I do (wear (or affirm)
that I am qualified to vote fbr rc
prefentatives in the county of
agreeable to the conftitution formed
for the State of Kentucky and
tied to vote except in the county in
which he (hall actually re fide at the
time of the election
SftT 2d AH elections (hall be
by Ballot- ' -
" -cafes Sur 3d ' ElcAors (hall in all
except 1 rcafon Felony and
breach or furety of the peace be
privileged fiom arFtff during their
attend-ree at elections and in going ’
to and returning from them
SCHEDULE
Sfction 91b At the cedioni
herein directed to be held in
next the Sheriff of each county
or in cafe of his abfaice one of his
deputies (hall prefide and if they ne
glect or refufe to act the faid cicc-
one of