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See. I®. &be it further enabled,
That the Surveyor General (hall re
ceive, for his competition, 2000
dollars per annum ; and that the Pte
hdent of the United States may fa
the competition of the assistant far
veyors, chaittcarriers and tx men :
Provided, That the whole expense of
furveyiog and marking the lines, shall
not exceed three dollm per mile, for
ever, mile that ffiall be aurally run
or surveyed.
Sec. 11; And be it tether mad.
That the following fees shall be paid
for the services to be done under this
aft, to the Treasurer of the United
Scares, or to the receiver in the wef
tern territory, as the case may be ;
for each certificate for a craft contain
ing a quarter of a township, twenty
dollars ; for a certificate fora trad
containing fix hundred and forty a
crei, fix dollars 1 and for each patent
for a quarter of a township, twenty
dollars j for a fedico of fix hundred
and forty acres, fix dollars : And the
Gid fees shall tfeaccounted for by the
receivers, refpeaively.
Sec. 12. And be it farther ena^ed,
That the Surveyor-General, affiftant
furveyors, and chain-carriers shall, be
fore they enter on the several duties
to tie performed under this aft, (eve
rally take an oath or affirmation,
faithfully to perform the fame; and
the person, tobe appointed to receive
the money on fates in the wettera ter
ritory, before he shall receive any
money under this ad, shall give bond
with fofficient security, for the faith
ful difeharge of his craft: That, for
receiving, fife keeping, and convey
ing to the treasury the money he may
receive, he shall be intitled to a com
peafation to be hereafter fixed.
" Approved—May 18, 1796.
G. WaJbington.
[The public barn beard of the an,revoked info.
hn<e and barbarity tfCap. Pigot, est be Bri.
S tifhfrigate Sweet,, but at thefoilvwhg peti.
lionfam the unfortunate Jufferer it official rui
dence oftbe fadi, we are induced to feublifa it.]
To his honor R. R. Wilford, Esq command
er of his Majesty's forces at Portauprince.
The PETITION of William Jejuf, mader tftbe
America, feip Mtrcug, of New,orb, bambl,
fete forth,
qpHAT your petitioner being
= cm his passage from Saint
Marcs to this port, was lying to
about one o'clock on the morn
.ing of the iftinft. in company
with a number of transports and
his majesty's frigate Success,
commanded by Captain Pigot,
when the Success wore ship and
ran foul of the Mercury, the
captain of the frigate ordered his
people to cut away every thing
They could Jay their hands on ;
the jibboom, fprit and yard, fore
flay, topmast stays, jib flays,
stopper, flunk painters, and 2
strands of his (mall bewer cable
werefcut ;-—he further ordered
his men to cut away and bring
on board the frigate, the Mercu
ry's jib and fore top-mast ftay
fails, which was done. Capt.
Pigot telling his men at the fame
time, they would do to make
trowfers. Your petitioner beg
^d Capt Pigot for God's fake
hot to cut any more than he
%^ld avoid,^^ fords to that ef
<{^^; Captin Pigot forthwith
/^commanded his people to bring
rihc^d-T-d^rafcal that (poke on
board the frigate, where he re
mained for a few minutes rill
the reftls were cleared. Capt
Pigot thereupon defined the
boatswain's mates to give the
d--drafeal, meaning your peti
tioner, a good flogging. They
took hold of your petitioner and
enquired who he was ; it was
told him he was maflor of thd'
Mercury. Well, said Capt. Pi
got, " Flog him well, and let
him flog his officers." Thafe
orders were instantly obeyed; in
so severe and cruel a manner,
that your petitioner was nearly
bereft of his fenfcs. During the
time your petitioner was thus so
brutally beaten and ill treated,
he your petitioner made use of
no offenfive language whatever,
or no kind of refinance ; but
only begged they would have
compassion on him. No att^n,
tion was paid to bis cries, but 04
the contrary they proceeded to
beat him with the fame vio
lence, until he; Capt. Pigot, was
supposed to be fatisfied. Your
petitioner was now again order
ed 'in the frigate's boat, to be
put on board his ship, without
ever pnce having exchanged a
word with Capt. Pigot, Your
petitioner arrived here the feme
day, when he exhibited fe^
marks and bruises of his shock
ing treatment to a numberof
the mast refpeaable inhabitants
and others in the town of Port
auprince, who all impartially
pronounced it an outrage of the
most brutal and unmanly kind,
as the certificate annexed to this
paper abundantly teftifies. :
Your petitioner, therefore,
humbly prays your honor, to be
pleased to interfere in his^e
"half, by such representations as
your honor may think meet, to
lay before the proper authority
in this country, that ffiould take
cognifance of the above affair,
in such a manner as that heyour
.petitioner, may obtain thatjuf
tice and fatisfaaion which the
nature of an offence so glaring
and unprecedented loudly calls
for, and your petitic^ef, atym
duty bound, will ever pray,
&c. Signed by
4 W'M JESUft
Portauprince, 4th July, '96,,
O{Certifcam figged by 48 perfa, attest to the
verity of the above fatewut.]
MOREOp-piGOT.
o the Liter of the Philadelphia Garottes
BEFORE the adventure related
of Capt. Pigot, commander of
the British frigate Success, as
publifhedin your Gazette of the
26th inst. can be forgotten, I b~sg
you to publish what I have becn
an eye witness to, as an addi
tional proof of that noblemans
mafterihip in the art which he
calls vexing the Yankees.
I was a prisoner on board the
Success about 15 months fipce,
when walking oh the d^ck; an-
f American Captain, whose i^fa
bad been taken at feaby an En
glish privateer, was Broughton
board. Captain Pigot exacted
from the American captain ifiat
out of the'ten faitors of which
his crew consisted, he Should
deliver him seven, " with only
three remaining to me" said the
American, " it is not possible I
can return to America, be pleas
ed either to return my men, or
take my vessel under your care,
till at least I can <be provided
with others. Capt. Pigot an
swered, that a man possessed
with a right to do every thing
he pleased, had no explanation
or indemnity to give of his ac
tions ; that the American capt.
was by far too happy to be so
kindly treated, being but a d-d
rebel; that the tea bailors were
secured, and he would keep
them, which he actually did.
During this difeuffion, I felt
my heart not a little warm at
tke insolent tone of Capt. Pigot,
^nd niv pity for the painful and
distressed situation of the Amer
icans prevailed by degrees over
my reason. I ventured to utter
feme words in his behalf; this
was a crime to the exasperated
captain, " You are ypurlcif, said
he with anger, one of those
d--d rebels ; go below." I tried
to reply, but he ordering his
sailors to drive me down, and
being incapable of resistance, I
was immediately dragged away.
What afterwards became of the
American captain I cannot tell,
but I may truly certify, that
the crew of the English frigate,
which at that time was hardly
fufficient to attend her rigging,
had in less than 15 days after,
increased to twice as many
hands, (about 300) as when I
firft came on board her, all
pressed from American vessels.
And for the whole of the time
the English privateer never
ceased going on her vidorious
voyages.
DE BORDES, late an Ameri
can officer in the continental army.
Philadelphia, iflb July, 1796.
Last Week's Omitted News.
Lift of articles of Arts and Sciences, which have
been conveyed to Paris, by tty Commander in
Chief of the French arm, in Italy, and the
commfouers of the said arm, ? viz.
From ibe Librar, of St. dtebrole =
A carton, school of Atheni, by Rap
harl. A picture, a virgin, by Luci
ni. Do. a virgin with flowers, by
Rubens. Do. x concert, by Gior
gion. Do. a virgin, by Lucus d'O
lande. Do. a woman'a head, by Le
onardo de Vinci. Do. a soldier and
old man, by Calabreffe. An Etrus
can Vase, reprefentiag divert figures
with ornaments. A manufeript,
written 00 the Papyrus of Egypt, a
bout 1 too years old, on the antiqui
ties of Jofepb, by Ruffin. A maou
fcript Virgil, formerly belonging to
Petrarch, with notes in hit hand-writ
ing< A most curious manuferipe, on
the hiftory of the Popes.
From & Gratatie.—A picture,
the crown of thoroi, by Titian. Do.
St, Paul, by Gondenzo Rrraire.
From rile Vittoria.—A piaure/he
affumpiion, by Salvator RoG.
Front & Academy of Parma,—A
piaore, the Virgin and St. Jerome,
by Cortegio. Do —, by Sabidone.
Do. an adoration by Majolh.
[ From the Capuchins.—ft pidure, a
dog, by Guerchin. Do a virgin and
several faints, by Carraccis
FrarnS. Pam.—A picture, Jesus
Christ, St. Paul aud St. Catherine, by
Raphael. 1
' It '#'-
From Le Srato—A p&re, the
marriage of the virgin, by Procacchi
ni.
From St. Gia's.-A piaure, the
defeeot from the craft, by Corregio.
From tk Ceptebin's—A picture,
the Virgin and St. France, by Guer^
chin.
From St. Sepulchre's.—Api&yre,
la Mrionca della Scodellai, by Carre
elk
From St. Roche's.—A pidore, sev
eral Sainci, by Spigniolletti. Do. of
St. Rodhe, bv Paul Verooefe.
From St. Quntiu's.—A piaure, a•
baptism, by Faitningo. Do. an as
sumption, by Spagniolietti. Do. of-
St. Benet, by Lanfraoc.
From St. Andrew's.—A piaure,
—, by Spagniolletti.
From St. Michael's. — A piaure, a
virgin, by a disciple of Correggid.
From St, Paul's. —A piaure, a vir
gin, by Augustine Carrautie. '
From La Plaifauce. —Two planter
of Louis Carrauice, and one 01 Pro
caccini.
The piaurei and macefcripta of
Milan, have been sent to Paris by the
agent for the arts. Those at Parma
and Plaifance, were only fended b,
him. The commander in chief has
charged another perlon with convey
ing them to Paris. (Signed)
TINET.
SALICETTL
Iffb Prairial, (ytb June) 1796. ••?,
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Domestic News.
PHILADELPHIA, A UG. 3.
IMPORTANT. PLEASING. AUTHENTIC.
A.
Weftern Pofti taken poffeflion ofc
Extraa of a letter from Capt. fames Bruff, to
the Secretary of War, dated Fort Ofwego or
Ontario, 'July if, 1796.
" T Have the pleasure to announce
1 that the British commandant of
Fort Ontario wrote to me on, the
13th inst. that the king's ftorei were
embarked and sent off ; that he'
wished to get away with the detach
ment next morning at day light, and
requested me to fend an officer that
da, as early as possible.
“In consequence of this informa
tion and request, 1 instantly dispatch
ed an officer ; and the next day (be
ing the 14th) followed with the
troops and two field pieces; On my
arrival, found the British garrifoa
gone, and Lieut. Elmer in possession
of the fort. Immediately I liaded.
the detachment and artillery and
marched in, the music playing the
President's march ; and under a fed
eral salute, displayed the flag of the
United States from the citadel.
“ With pleasure I mention that the,
British commandant left the barracks
and every other building clean, & in
the best order they would admit of $
and we feel ourfelvei m^ch indebted
to Capt. Clarke and Lieut. Fother
gill, for the excellent order in which
they left their gardens filled with veg
etables and fruit." °
I I. i.»^■
What tbiak,e of the Trett, are? ,\
Had ten tboufand men been e&
ployed in besieging the Weftern Posts
—had one half of them fallen bgr,
sickness and the (word, during the
liege— had one half of the rtfidu^
been facrificed in carrying the wotke
by storm; the acquifiiioa would
have excited universal joy and'tri
umph throughout the United Stat
Bonfires, &c. &c. &e. vs uld rha«'
been exhibited, and the lid cate Os
slaughtered tihouhodi vvouW to E
been drowned in shouts of applause
to the (arriving vidorS.-The Pods
are liken, and not one drop ofblood
shed I Eternal praise to the God #f(