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CHAPTER XXII. ,
An ACT to continue in force " an aft con
cerning certain fisheries of the United
States, and for the regulation and gov
ernment of the fjhermen employed there
in," and for other purposes as therein
mentioned.
_Q E it enabled by the Senate and House of
''DRepresentatives of the United States of
America, in Congress assembled, That the at? in
tituled " An a& concerning certain fineries of
the United States, awl for the regulation and
government of the fifhermen employed therein,"
shall be in force, and is hereby continued for
the term of ten years, from the third day of
March, one thousand eight hundred, and until
the end of the session of Congress next ensuing
the expiration of that term, any thing in the
ninth fedion of the said ad to the contrary
hereof notwithflanding.
Sec. *2. And be it further enabled, That the ad
ditional allowances which were by the sixth sec
tion of the aft, intituled, " an aft for railing a
further sum of money for the protection of the
frontiers, and for other purposes therein men
tioned," and by the second fedion of the a&
intituled, "An aft laying an additional duty
on salt, and for other purposes," refpe&ively
granted to snips or v e ssels employed in the bank
and other cod-fifheries, (halt be continued to
the {hips and vessels, rcfpedively, which shall
be so employed, in the terms and according to
the intent of the said firft mentioned aft, for
and during the further continuance thereof, as
aforefaid : Provided, that the said allowances
shall not be understood to be continued for a
longer time than the correspondent duties re
fpe&ively, for which the said additional allow
ances were granted, shall be payable.
THEODORE SEDGWICK,
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives,
Tn: JEFFERSON,
P°ice-Prtfdent of the United States, and
Prudent of the Senate.
Approved—April 12, 1800.
JOHN ADAMS,
Pref dent of the United States.
CHAPTER XXIII.
An ACT to alter the form of certain oaths
and affirmations directed to he taken I,
the aft, intituled " An aft providingfor
the second census, or enumeration of the
inhabitants of the . United States,
BE it enabled by the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives of the United States of America, in
Congress assembled, That so much of the firft sec
tion of the ad passed during the present session
of Congress, intituled “ An a<? providing for
the fecor.d census or enumeration of the inhabi
tants of the United States," as relates to the
form of the oaths or affirmations thereby direct
ed to be taken by the marfhals,fecretaries and af
fiflants therein mentioned refpeCtively, shall be,
2nd hereby is repealed, and that the said oaths
or affirmations (ball be in the following form;
that is to fay :—the marshals and fecretarics
oath or affirmation in the form following :—
I,A. B. marshal of the diflrid of (or the
secretary of the territory of as the case
may be) do solemnly swear or affirm, that I will
well and truly cause to be made a just and per
fect enumeration and description of the persons
resident within my diftrid (or within the terri
tory of as the case may be) and
will return the fame to the Secretary of State
agreeably to the directions of an aft of Con
gress, intituled "An a& providing for the se
cond census or enumeration of the inhabitants of
the United States," according to the best of my
ability - and the uffiftauts oath or affirmation
in the form following: I, A. B. do solemnly
swear (or affirm) that I will make a just and
perfect enumeration and description of all per
foDs resident within the division assigned to me
by the matlhal of the diftrid of
(or the feerctary of the territory of
as the case may be) and make due return there
of to the said marffial (or secretary) agreeably
to the directions of an a& of Congress, intituled
„ An act providing for the second census or enu
meration of the in habitants of the United States,''
wording to the best of my ^ili,.
• THEODORE SEDGWICK,
Speaker of the House of R^#',
Th: JEFFERSON,
Pice-Pref dmt of the United States, and
President of the Senate.
A^DfouffiN ADAMS
PreCdert of the United States.
Sixth Congress of the United States,
At the firft fcffion, begun and held at the city of
Philadelphia, in the Rate of Pennsylvania,
on Monday the 2d of December, 179,.
CHAPTER XXI.
AH ACT to allo^ a drawback of duties
on goods exported to Neu-Orleans, and
therein to amend the ad intituled " An
act to regulate the colLaion of duties on
imports and tonnage."
BE it enabled by the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives of the United States of America, in
Congrefi oftmbled. That any goods, wares or mer
chandize, which shall be exported from the U
nited States, after the tenth day of April current,
in the manner prescribed by law, to the port of
New-Orleans, on the river Mississippi, shall be
deemed and taken to be entitled to such draw
backs of duties as would be allowable thereon,
when exported to any other foreign port or
place, any thing in the adt intituled " Ao aft to
regulate the collection of duties on imports and
tonnage," to the contrary hereof notwithstand
ing. THEODORE SEDGWICK,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Th : JEFFERSON,
•Vice-Pref dent of the United States and
PreJident of the Senate.
Approved— April 5, 1800.
JOHN ADAMS,
PreJident of the United States.
Laws of the Union.
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An ACT for the relief of the corporation
of Rhode-Ifland College.
BE it enabled by the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives of the United States of America, in
Congress assembled, That the accounting officers
of the Treasury be, and they are hereby au
thorized and directed to liquidate and fettle the
claims of the corporation of Rhode-lfland col
lege, for compensation for the use and occupation
of the edifice of the said college, and for injuries
done to the fame, from the tenth Day of De
cember, one thousand seven hundred and seven
ty-six, to the twentieth day of April, one thou
sand seven hundred and eighty, by the troops of
the United States ; and that the sum which
may be found due to the laid corporation, for
damages done to, and occupation of the said ed
ifice, as aforefaid, be paid them out of any mo
nies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
THEODORE SEDGWICK,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Th ; JEFFERSON,
Pice-Prejident of the United States, and
President of the Senate.
Approved—April i 6, A. D. 180 c.
JOHN ADAMS,
President of the United States.
CHAPTER XXV.
An AC I' to extend the privilege of obtain
ing patents for ufeful difeoveries and in
ventions, to certain per Jens therein men
tioned, and to enlarge and define the
penalties for violating the rights of paten
tees.
Sec. I. T)E it enabled by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America, in Congress assembled, That all and
singular the rights and privileges given, intend
ed or provided to citizens of the United States,
refreshing patents for new inventions, difeove
ries, and improvements, by the ad, intituled
" An a<ft to promote the progress of ufeful arts,
and to repeal the ad heretofore made for that
purpose," Ihall be, and hereby are extended
and given to all aliens who at the time of peti
tioning in the manner prescribed by thefaid ad,
Ihall have resided for two years within the U
nited States, which privileges ffiall be obtained,
used, and enjoyed, by such persons, m as full
and ample manner, and under the fame condi
tions, limitation and reftridions, as by the said
ad is provided and direded in the case of citi
zens of the United States. Provided always,
That every person petitioning for a patent for
any invention, art or difeovery, pursuant to this
ad, Ihall make oath or affirmation before some
person duly authorized to administer oaths be
fore such patent Ihall be granted, that such in
vention, art or difeovery hath not, to the heft
of his or her knowledge or belief been known
or used either in this or any foreign country ; —
and that every patent which ffiall be obtained
pursuant to this ad, for any invention, art or
difeovery, which it ihall afterwards appear had
been known or used previous to such applica
tion for a patent shall be utterly void.
Sec. 2. And be it further enabled, That where
any person hath made or shall have made, any
new invention, difeovery or improvement, on
account of which a patent might by virtue of
this or the abovementioned ad, be granted to
such person, and shall die before any patent
shall be granted therefor, the right of applying
for and obtaining such patent, ffiall devolve on
the legal representatives of such person in trust
for the heirs at law of the deceased, in case he
shall have died intestate ; but if otherwise, then
in trust for his devifees, in as full and ample
manner, and under the fame conditions limi
tations and reftridions, as the fame was held
or might have been claimed or enjoyed by such
person, in his or her life time; and when ap
plication for a patent shall be made by such le
gal representatives, the oath or affirmation pro
vided in the third fedion of the beforemention
ed ad, shall be so varied as to be applicable
to them.*
Sec. 3. And be it further enabled, That where
any patent shall be, or shall have been granted
pursuant to this or the abovementioned aft, and
any petfon without the consent of the patentee,
his or her executors administrators or assigns
firft obtained in writing, shall make, devise, use,
or fell the thing whereof the exclusive right is
secured to the said patentee by such patent,
such person so offending shall forfeit and pay
to the said patentee, his executors, administrators
or assigns, a sum equal to three times the actu
al damage sustained by such patentee, his exe
cutors, administrators, or assigns, from or by rea
son of such offence, which sum shall and may
be recovered, by action on the case founded on
this and the abovementioned a&, in the circuit
court of the United States, having jurifdi&ion
thereof.
Sec. 4. And be it further enabled, That the fifth
feftion of the abovementioned a&, intituled
" An ad to promote the progress of ufeful arts,
and to repeal the ad heretofore made for that
purpose," shall be and hereby is repealed.
THEODORE SEDGWICK,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Tn: JEFFERSON,
Vice-Pref dent of the United States, and
President of the Senate.
Approved—April 17th, A. D. ißco.
JOHN ADAMS, .
- Prefdent of the United States.
CHAPTER XXVI.
An ACT to fix the compensation of the
Pajmafer General, and AffiJiant to the
Adjutant-General.
Sec. I. TIE it enabled by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America, in Congress assembled. That the Pay
master-General of the army of the United States
shall receive one hundred & twenty dollars per
month, with the rations & forage of a Major in
full compensation for his services and travelling
expences, to be computed from the commence
ment of the time of his actual residence at the
feat ofgovernment, any thing in the " Aft for
the better organizing of the troops of the United
States, and for other purposes," to the contrary
notwithflanding.
Sec. 2. And be it further enabled, That the pay
of the Assistant of the Adjutant-General, in ad
diiion to his pay and other emoluments in ^
CHAPTER XXIV
Firti. Proposals to supply all rations, that may
be required, at Ofwego ; at Niagara; at Pittf
burg ; at Prefqu'ifle ; at Michilimackinac ; at
Fort Franklin ; at Le Bceuf ; at Cincinnati; at
Picque town, and Loramie's stores ; at Fort
Wayne ; at Fort Defiance , at any place below
Fort Defiance, on the Miami river to Lake
Erie ;at Fo r t Knox, and Ouatanon on the river
Wabash : at Maflac; at any place or places on
the east fide of the river Mississippi, above the
mouth of the river Ohio, and upon the Illinois
aiver.
Second. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required, at any place or places, on the
east fide of the Mississippi river, below the mouth
of the river Ohio, to the southern boundary of the
slate of Kentucky and within the said Ibte ; at
Knoxville ; at all other posts and places within
the slate of Tennessee; at South Weft Point ;at
Tellico Blockhouse: at St. Stevens, or other fort
or post on the rivers Mobile or Tombigby, and
any place or places within the Cherokee boun
daries ; below the southern boundary of the flute
of Tennessee, and within the boundary of the
United States.
Third. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required, at Point-Petre ; at Coleraine ;
at Savannah, and at any other place or places
where troops are or may be Rationed, marched
or recruited within the Rate of Georgia ; at all
forts or Rations on the Oconnee and Alatamaha,
andat all other places in the Creek Nation, within
the limits of the United .States, where troops
are or may be Rationed.
Fourth, Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at Fort Johnson, at Fort Pinck
ney, at Charleston, or at any other place or
places where troops are or may be Rationed,
marched or recruited in the Rate of S. Carolina.
Fifth. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at the Fort at Wilmington,
Cape Fear; at Beacon Iftand, Ocracock ; at
Charlotte ; at Fayetteville ; at Salisbury, or at
any other place or places where troops are or
may be Rationed, marched or recruited in the
Rate of North Carolina.
Sixth. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at Norfolk, at Portsmouth, at
Kempfville, at Charlotteville, at Wincheftcr,at
Staunton, at Richmond, at Alexandria, at Leef
burg, at Frederickfburg, at Carterfville, at Ha
mper's Ferry, or at any other place or places
where troops are or may be Rationed, marched
cr recruited, in the slate of Virginia.
line of the army, shall he 40 dollars per month,
which shall be in full compensation for his extra
services and travelling expences, to be computed
from the time of his entering upon adual
service.
THEODORE SEDGWICK,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Th : JEFFERSON,
Pice-President of the United States, and
President of the Senate.
Approved—April 22, A. D 1800.
JOHN ADAMS,
Prudent oj tie United States.
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By JOHN ADAMS,
Prudent of the United States of America.
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS the late wicked and treasona
ble infurredion against the just authority
of the United States, of sundry persons in the
counties of Northampton, Montgomery, and
Bucks, in the date of Pennsylvania, in the year
one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine,
having been speedily suppressed, without any
of the calamities or horrors usually attending
rebellion , —Whereupon peace, order and sub
mission to the laws of the United States were
restored in the aforefaid counties, and the de
luded, misguided and mifinformed in the said
counties have returned to a proper sense of their
duty , • whereby it is become unnecessary for the
Public Good that any future prosecutions should
be commenced or carried on against any person
or persons, by reason of their being concerned
in the said infutredion —WHEREFORE BE
IT KNOWN, that I, John Adams, President
of the United States of America, have grant
ed and by these presents do grant, a full, free
and absolute PARDON, to all and every per
son concerned in the said infurredion, excepting
as herein after excepted, of all Treasons, Mif
prifons of Treason, Felonies, Misdemeanors,
and other crimes by them refpedlively done or
committed against the said United States, in all
or either of the said counties, before the twelfth
day of March, in the year one thousand seven
hundred and ninety-nine ; excepting and exclud
ing therefrom every person who now ftandeth
indided or convicted of any Treason, Mifpri
fon of Treason or other offence against the said
United States ; hereby remitting and relcafing
unto all persons, except as before excepted, all
pains and penalties incurred or supposed to be
incurred for or on account of the premifcs.
Given under my band and the Seal of the United
States of America, at the city of Philadelphia,
this twenty-jirft day of May, in the year of
(L.S.) our Lord one thousand eight hundred, and of
the Independence of the said States, the twenty
fourth.
JOHN ADAMS.
By the PRESIDENT.
CHARLES LEE,
Now executing the office of Secretary of State.
War Department,
March 12, 1800.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
r ['HAT federate proposals will be received
1 at the office of the Secretary of the Depart
ment of War, until the expiration of the 25th of
July next ensuing, for the supply of all rations,
which may be required for the|ufe of the United
States, from the ill day October, 1800, to the
30th day of September, 1801, both days inclu
sive, at the places and within the two diftrids
hereiri after firft mentioned ; and also that se
parate proposals will he received at the said of
fice until the expiration of the 25th day of July
next ensuing, for the supply of all rations which
may be required as aforefaid, from the ift day
of Jan. in the year 1801, to the 31st day of De
cember in the fame year, both days inclusive, at
the place and within the several Hates herein
after mentioned, viz.
Seventh. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at Fort M'Henry, at Baltimore,
at Annapolis, at Frederick town, at Leonard
town, at Hagers town, at Bladenfburg, at George
town, at Eaftown, at the Head of Elk, and at
any other place or places, where troops are or
may be Rationed, marched or recruited within
the limits of the state of Maryland.
Eighth. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at Fort Mifflin, at Philadel
phia, at Darby, at Lancaster, at Wilkefbarre, at
Reading, at Briftdl, at York town, at Carlifle,
at Lewiftown (Mifflin county) at Bedford, at
Greenfburg, a: Washington, at Eaftown, at
Wilmington, at Christiana, at Dover, or at any
other place or places where troops are or may
be Rationed, marched or recruited within the
limits of the Rates of Pennsylvania & Deleware,
except the polls within the state of Pennsylvania,
enumerated in the firft proposals aforefaid.
Ninth. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at Hackanfac, at Elizabeth
town, at New-Brunswick, at Burlington, at
Woodbury, at Trenton, and at any other place
or places where troops ar^ or may be Rationed,
marched or recruited within the limits cf the
state of Jersey.
Tenth. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at New-York, at Weft Point,
at Flulhing, at Hzrlem, at Weft Chester, at
Poughkeepsie, at Kenderhook, at Stillwater at-
Newburg, at Albany, at Conajoharie, at Cherry
Valley, and at any other place or places where
troops are or may be Rationed, marched or re
cruited within the limits of the state of New-
York, except the polls within the said state en
umerated in the firft proposals aforefaid.
Eleventh. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at Hartford, at Hebron, at
New London, at Brooklynn, at Wyndham, at
Litchfield, at Guilford, at New Haven, at Fair
field, at Danbury, at Middletown, and at any
other place or places where troops are or may
be Rationed, marched or recruited within the
limits of the state of Connecticut.
Twelfth. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at Fort Wolcott, at Brinton's
Point, at Newport, at Providence, and at any
place or places, where troops are or may be Ra
tioned, marched or recruited within the limits of
the state of Rhode Island.
Thirteenth. Proposals to supply all rations that
may be required at Portland in the Diftrid of
Maine. Gloucester, Cape Ann, Salem, Marble
head, Boston, at Springfield, at Uxbridge, and
at any other place or places where troops are
or may be Rationed, marched or recruited with
in the limits of the Rate of Massachusetts.
Fourteenth. Proposals to supply all rations
that may be required at Portsmouth, at Exeter,
at Windsor, at Bennington, at Rutland, or at
any Fort, place or places, where troops are or
may be Rationed, marched or recruited within
the States of New Hampshire and Vermont.
The Ration to be fuqplied, is to consist of the
following articles, viz. Eighteen ounces of
bread or flower, or when neither can be obtain
ed, of one quartos rice,or one andahalf pound of
fifted or boulted indian meal, one pound and a
quarter of frefh beef, or one pound of salted
beef, or three quarters of a pound of salted
Pork, and when frefh meat is issued, salt, at the
rate of two quarts for every hundred rations;
soap at the rate of four pounds, and candles at
the rate of a pound and a half for every hun
dred rations.
It is expected the proposals will also extend to
the supply of rum, whiskey, or other ardent spir
its at the rate of half a gill per ration, and Vin
egar at the rate of two quarts for every hundred
rations. The proposals will fpecify the price of
the several component parts of the ration, as well
as those of fub&itutes or alternatives for parts
thereof.
The rations are to be furnished in such quan
tities as that there shall at all times, during the
term of the proposed contrasts be fufficient for
the coemption of the troops at Michilimack
inac, Detroit, Niagara and Ofwego, for fix
months in advance, and at each of the other
polls on the weftern waters, for at leaf lthree
months in advance, of good and wholesome pro
visions, if the fame shall be required. It is also
to be permitted to all and every of the command
ants of fortified places, or polls, to call for, at
seasons when the fame can be transported, or at
any time in case of urgency, such supplies of
like provisions in advance, as in the diferetion
of the commandant shall be deemed proper.—
It is to be understood that the contractor is to
be at the expense and rifle of issuing the supplies
to the troops, and at all losses, sustained, by the
depredations of an enemy, or by means of the
troops of the United States, shall be paid for at
the price of the article captured or destroyed,
on the depofitionsoftwo or more persons of cred
itable characters and the certificate of a com
miflioned officer, afeertaining the circumstances
of the loss, and the amount of the articles, for
which compensation shall be claimed.
The privilege is to be understood to be re
served to the United States of requiring, that
none of the supplies which may be furnifhed un
der any of the proposed contracts shall be issued,
until the supplies which have or may be fur
nifhed under contracts now in force have been
coufumed,and that a supply in advance may be
always required at any of the fixed polls on the
Sea-board or Indian frontiers not exceeding
three months. [e.p.t.fu/yu.]
JAMES M'HENRY, See', of War.
a London, paper fays.
The fineft print that has been published for
many years, is that which Mr. Heath has just
brought out, of the celebrated George Wash
ington. It does honour to the arts in England,
and will be a lading monument of its author.
It is taken from the las lpicture which was
made of this unrivalled character ;and it is a
singular coincidence, that after many months
of labour, it should be finifhed and presented
to the world at the precise moment ofthe death
of the original.
St. PAUL's Church, at Newburyport.
On Thursday the 2ad nlt. the Corner Stone
of St. Paul's Church, at Newbury-Port, was
laid by the Right Rev. Bishop Bass, assisted by
the M. W. Samuel Dunn, Esq. and the Grand
Officers of Massachusetts. The day was fine
and the ceremonies dignified, harmonious and
fatisfa&ory.
Articles per Mails.
HALIFAX, (N. C.) MAY J.
WE are happy in announcing to
the friends of the adminftration
of President Adams, that the Hon.
Judge Haywood, at the felicitation of
a number of refpedable gentlemen in
this diftria, has consented to be a can
didate for the appointment of Elector
of President and Vice-Prefideut of the
United States.
FROM NORTH-CAROLINA.
A gentleman from North-Carolina, who has
travelled much in that State, gives it as his de
cided opinion that Mr. Adams will have an
unanimous vote in that State, for President.
PHILADELPHIA, MAY 20.
For above a century and ahalf past,
Amsterdam has been the greatest com
mercial mart in Europe except London,
and its annual imports and exports
were at least equal to three-fourths of
those of the latter capital. Its port is
perhaps the largest and fafeft in this
quarter of the globe, but there is a
bar at the mouth of the harbour which
prevents fllipping from entering unless
small craft, till their cargoes are firft
brought in by lighters, and in like
manner from taking their export car
goes on board till they are past the fame
bar ; its public buildings are magnifi
cent, and its stores and depositories for
merchandize are numerous and ereded
on the largest and most ufeful scale—
Its canals, are all planted on each fide
with flowering trees, which render
them very ornamental in the summer
season. Its most unpleasing defers are
bad air, and unwholesome water ;to
remedy the latter evil however, almost
every house has a reservoir for rain
water.
The profits of the Dutch East India
company derived from the Oriental
trade during the last century were im
mense, sometimes dividing from 40 to
47 per cent, but they very much dimi
nilhed during the present century, and
in the year 1760, fell to fifteen : but on
the average of 170 years, they have
been 24 per cent. Upon the Weft In
dia trade their merchants drew from 6
to 8 per cent, and on the fisheries about
ten. Since the present war with Eng
land, the sources of the national wealth
have almost entirely failed, on account
of the losses of their foreign territories,
or at least the mod valuable part of
them, and also the capture of their rich
est (hipping, to which we may add their
being prevented from filhing on the
coasts of the weftern illes of Scotland.
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NEW-YORK, MAY 10.
PIRATES EXECUTED.
Friday forenoon, Peter Lacroix, Jo
seph Baker and Joseph Beroufe, were
executed on the island opposite Phila
delphia, for Piracy and Murder, agree
able to their sentence. The Reverend
Clergy of different denominations assis
ted these unhappy men in devotional
exercises previous to their leaving pris
on. Lacroix 'was attended to the place
of execution by a Clergyman of the
Presbyterian Church ; and Baker and
Beroufe were accompanied by a Cler
gyman of the Roman Catholic perfua
tion.
About eleven o'clock they were
brought from prison by the civil offi
cers, and concluded in a cart to Market
ftreet wharf, where a boat received and
conveyed them to the island. Being
arrived at the fatal spot, the prisoners
kneeled down, and after some time spent
in prayer, with much contrition, on the
part of Beroufe and Baker, they were
prepared for the conclufon of the aw
ful scene. Lacroix (who though he
discovered to the fpedators no external
marks of penitence, yet in fad had such
exercises of mind as to afford to those
who cpnverfed with him some ground
for hope) firft mounted the fcaffold, and
declaring his peace with all mankind,
and hoping for the like disposition to
wards him, and for forgivenefs of God
for all his crimes—said he was read,
and resigned to his fate.—He shewed
throughout, great compofare.
The agitation of Baker and Beroufe
was extreme ; and they employed their
remaining time in the most earned Ap
plications to the Almighty for mercy
and forgivenefs, until the cart was
drawn from under them, about twelve
o'clock.
After hanging one hour, their bodies
were put into coffins and buried near
the gallows.„
Avast concourse of people witnessed
the execution. The wharves and dip
ping were crowded, and the inland sur
rounded with boats and final! craft,
filled with fpedators.
WASHINGTON'S Legacy.