The Patowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser — Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.], 1797-01-19 00:00:00, page 2

VIRGINIA.
A hji of tai’is prjf d November Sfjjtix, * 79^»
2 A'i .- i ! » « i uiug thr cwuit i.u) auJ i^jarter
ly feffio.i at the county of South in’p’on.
v.. T > amend iaij acfa intituled, an act to amend
the act for /-e<iu_in*/ turn one, the federal acts, con
cerning tor liod i.thce ; afeertaming the terms and
manner of gran«ir.' waite and unappropriated
lards ; for feuling ii.2 title. sod bojods o‘ lands j
directing trie mu ie of pruce&oning » and prtlcri
bing the duty ot lurvey»rs.
3. C seeming the fpedal court of apnea)*.
/}. Appe G.iij,; trustees of rtie town ot FVirtax, and
allow...- i ■: uA'ner* of lota there hi , further time
to bull.J .hereon.
.5 n r)../riling a lottery for the benefit of the T*f
ferers by nr* in the town of Lexington.
6. To rail * by lottery a In hi ot money for the life
Ot the I Jii.lotj /• r. m!« ;„v
7. T » enc orpo-.ute the irnlites of an academy in the
< ounty of PtMidu/kk.
Concern!r,;> Am liony Street,
i n i!:er tne mode of appointing and commif
li »nim» infpectors of lohacrn it certain cates.
to. 'Vo amend the act, intiuied, an act againft
i. i T » suthortfe Carter Rytrlv ro built! n wdl
'!>• idge ovt~r the north branco ot Rjpahannock ri
ver.
32. For felling the lot and ruins of the work-hcufe
jn Eliz^v-th river par'fh.
ij. 1 .r dtvid.ngthe cobntv ofOTio.
H- i •• yIteriog tlir court da\s of the county of
Frederic-, .ml Borough of Wiuchefter.
39. Cnn~t riling the Poromak Company.
lb. l4or altering rhe court day an,d quarterly feffi
oij of the cou ny <»l Powhatan.
17. Giv mg'further time so the,enmiTMilioneri; ap
pointed lor . rv in;’, and apportioning rhe lands
g'-.mte.J lo the Illinois regiment, to execute deeds
V' r the |amt*.
jd. F->r • irering the day ofihe court ofhultings of
the town of Alexandria.
jq. h-.r altering a quarterly feflion of the court of
l’dltint’v for the ci-v at Willi-mihurg.
20 C n.it-rning the tobacco deftroyeciby toe hum*
jug oi D.xon's Warehouse,
21. i o eftablifh a town at rhe Red Springs. .
*,j- Tn :*mmd the acr, intituled, an act to amend
j»‘.d reduce into one act the lever.d acts lor epenu>g
and efc<ending the navigation of Appomattox river.
t [. To amend the act, intituled, an 2ct to alter
the boundary line ot the counties of Eoierourt and
Montgomery.
>5. lo authorise the Potomsk Company to em
] i >y a certain number of tlavesfrosn Maryland tor
a limited time.
*6 To repeal the act for altering the quarterly
I'ourfp of the county oi Mecklenburg.
27. lo eltahlillj a town on. 1 he lands of George
Carrington, in the county of Halifax.
jtH. I o elrabli111 teveral inspections of tobacco.
vc) lo ;,lrer the time of holding courts in the
county of Campbell.
3Ft) ettablilh ieveral new ferries, and tot* other
j. urp'dVb.
31. 1 o auihorilc a lotteiy in tie county of She
jj mdoah.
31• Concerning certain lauds lying in the North
ern Neck.
J3■ Amborifing Peter Cavprly toleafe out for the
!• n.*fit of the orphan-- of David Arell, certain lots,
whereof he died lebed, in the town of Alexandria.
34. Veiling in Rudolph Hufter a piece of land
tin-rein mentioned,
3 f"r paying ro the adtninifrrators and admini
Itratrix ot J honiafi Elder, riec. the money produced
bv the fqle ot 1 is lauds, for ihe purposes therein
mentioned.
36 For ct tting a canal from the waters of Eliza
beth riv'-r to the water.", r.f North river.
37. T>r reatseffing the lands in the county of Ohio.
38. F -r adding part of the county of Bath to the
county of Pendleton.
39. i o authorile cue or more lotteries in the So
1 ough <-t Norfolk.
40. Giving further time to build upon and lave
the lots in certain towns,
41. ^ To authoi ife a lottery for repairing certain
4’* Authoring a lottery in the county of GIou
cefter.
<13- To rncorporrjte the truftees of the charity
h i»oul <>| F. c-deru kfourg.
44. Tc am nd the act, intituled, an act for open
ing ami improving the nav igation ot vi’iantico crctk.
in tin- county of Prince-William.
45 f‘r opening a ml improving the navigation ot
40. Adding to the town of Alexandria certain lots
contiguous thereto, and for other purpofes, there
in mentioned.
47' *o eitiihJith leverai towns.
48. To amend the act appropriating money for
i>pairing (he road leading from Savage liver to
Morgan-Tuwn.
49. To amend the penal faws of this common
50. For killing Iquirrcls or crows in certain coun
51. Concerning the town of Alexandria.
52. To amend the act concerning public roads„
53. Concerning Samuel Griffin.
£4. i o amend die ac» for the relief of perfons who
hive been, or may be'injured by the deftruction of
the records of county courts.
55. Concerning tlu k» epers of public j .ils.
e'6. Fsr continuing Mary BouiL on the lift cf pen'.
57* To form into a aiftrict the counties of Hardy,
Hamplhire and Pendleton.
58. i'o authorile a lottery for clearing Roanoke
I -ver.
59 To eftabHlh a lottery in the town of Peterf
liUrg‘ , .
60 Miking provifian for the re-payment of mo
nies, paid iriio trie public treafurv, in purluar:ce of
an act for ft-<pjir Tiering Eriiilh property, enabling
tiioie indebted to Britilh fubicus to pay off inch
debts, and directing cue proceedings in lulls where
lucti fuM-‘ctb are parties.
6r To amend th 'act aLertaining rlie falariesto the
officers or civil government.
6:. For lengthening the terms of ieGon of certain
dutrict courts.
63. For erecting Liberty Hall academy into a col
64. To extend the Jurifdiction of the court cf huf
nngs of the Borough of Noifolk.
6c. To amend the act, ii«rita*led*, an act, authorif
ing the ttle of certain i its or parcels of land in the
town of Romney, at.d tor other puipofes therein
mentioned.
66. To eftabiifh public fthools.
67. Concerning corporations.
68. Td am=ud tile act, intituled, an act to reduce
into one, die feveral acts, concerning the fees of
ceruiri ofE.ers, and declaring the mode of difehar
l»ing ti.e laid iced and county levies.
69. To amjnd the act reducing into one, all the
acts part of t'fts relating to the appointment
and duties ol fheriffs.
70 T«> amend ihw act, intituled,, an act to amend
and red'ice into one, the feveral acts concerning
II v/es, free neproes and-tmilartoes
71.. Making provit.on lor the fupport 6f civil go
verntr.eut.
72. Supplemental to the act, intituled, an act giv
ing further time 10 the comm Goner s appoint' d for
fbrveying and appropriating i be lands gruotecK.o ltie
Illinois regiment, to execute deeds for the iame.
73. For appropriating the public revenue.
LATEST FROM EUROPE.
By theJhip flop?, capt Edgarton, cr,rimed a‘ flenv Lon
don in 36 days from Liverpool, *-,endm phpers to No
fuetith’jj 17, hate beta rutiled, Jrom which h-.'ve been
t;: traded the Joil owing
IMPORTANT articles.
PAR’S, October 7.5.
rT"'HE negneiatinns, i’.a.cely commenced between
X Lord IvJ timelbury a. d the Minister for foreign
Affairs, are already fof pended. Jn (he nrlt conference,
ic was demanded ol tin-En'Ulh negotiator, if he
was furn.il hed with powers and initructiems from
other beflig:rent powers to (Vipulate for them ? He
j anlwered, m>—but he added, that when the Direc
1 toty (hail hay? explained rhemfclves on the princi
ple hid down in his memorial (we IhaSi give all (he
important papers relative (0 this grand negotiati
on’ he vvonjd difpatch couriers to give an account
to the different courts oft he ftaie of the negotiati
on, and to receive their orders. It was (lieu aiked
the ambassador, if he could not 2t icaft fpecify the
principles of retroceffions, which concern the French
Republic and Great Britain ? He anlwered, that af
ter tl e Directory fhould have *x plained if fell', he
would expedite couriers, and like wife requeft in
ftructions on this point.
(Fhe paper! above referred to, will be in our riext.)
October jjr. Much it laid of the immenfe prepa
' rations making for an invafion ot England; v» e
mult, laid Cato, detrroy Carthage * We thall never
deitroy the Romans hut in Rome, laidHannihal and
Nithridatec. Mail'npl Saxe often repeated, that
the Englilh would never be conquered hut in Lon
don ; we think that if the Britilh government re
futes to accept j ilt conditions of peace, and if they
pei lilt in arming Europe againft the R< public, we
mult carry the war to the banks of theThairies, and
force the Government to accept the olive-branch.
We do nor difsenible the multiplied dangers of inch
an enterprize luccefs is doubtful ; but, perhaps, it
is necefsary to hazard it for the repole ol Europe,
aiul the glory of the French Republic*
November 6.
Citizen Direfiori,
I haften to communicate to the Executive Direc
tory, the reception of fetters from Brelt, of the jd
inltant (November) brought by an extraordinary
Cour.er, which announce that a general revolution
has taken place in Ireland. This interfiling news
came by two Ihips brought into ihe road the fame
evening by our privateers, and w hich lately failed
from Liverpool. Their captains Rate, that the
Irilh, alter taking pcHcision of 30,000 ft and of
arms in Dublin, attacked and defeated 10,000 En
glilh troops ; 1 hat the militia joined the inlurgtnta,
| and that the whole country is in a ftaie ofiniuricc*
Theaneft, and Tome other arbitrary proceedings,
of which the Engliih Minilrcr is accultd, Itemed to
have provoked this commotion.
Health and Refpect,
TRDCVET,
General Bournonville to the Executive Directory.
riiulheim, 3d Bruntaire.
I had the honor to give you an account yelrerdav
of the attack of the army, made by the enemy in
the night between the 2qrh and 30th Vendermaire,
upon the head of the bridge and the tfle of Neuwitd ,•
lie has projected nothing leis than to nu ke the gar
rilon prifoners of war, and to raze the woks, and
finally 10 cut off the communication ol the l'cit wir g
1 wirh the right of the army. This tff jr coft .
cuefiiy more ihau tuur ibbbiand men. l,,c
. - ■ . BOURKONVILLE.
- he Directory, being jet ui certain whether .
i peace v»iih Er gland can be brought about has
mated to the C outlet! ot Fite Ho, died, thal it wl’l
be ad', iteabre to prepare to continue the Wi,r w !'e
redoubled fortes. '1 lit fame has lent another nv-f
I l“g-. propolmg to prohibit the importation oi Er.
I ftiilh-gootie in all the ports of the republic. Lt.
I ters Irotlr L Urit-M attr, Aociirlcrt mention fat
| fi.e lhlpa oi lire Use atitl levrr.l lrig.lt, have’failed
Irotn both ports to fin the fieet at Brett.
fe *• A private letter froiJGenoa announcei
that the inhabitants of Bahia, initrucled ct tbe- tie
pr.rture ofthe Englidi, and that thev were mak'ini
difpefitiotts to blow up the fort fry two mines, rook
Up arms Sgainf* them, and detained the ooterttor
as priiuner.
Tire Dev of Algiers ii exerting hi.-n’Hf in the
molt tpirilea manner to maintain the itiotpencence
of his ports! the Engirih having infringed that
independence, and lateen a Spaniih It Irate there t
Algertr.es have reclaimed it d and “are preparin'*
their v.’hole maritime force ! * ‘ J
OFFENFiGu KG, October 21.
Ot» tne 13 -li inti. (y *nera! Moreau endeavoured
to penetrate with s!l his force ro the viciii'srv 0f
Keniingen, to ratfe. the blockade of i'.ehl, and pro.
cure hiiiiielf ^ free pafsagr over ihe Rhine. Th*
action was obftinute and bloody, but is f„,,n as the
Hungarian gren/u Grs, beaded by.-the Archdtke
Charier., came up, thtyje!! ii’:e liunj jii the cut my,
and forced them to retreat.
On (he J»y h, the Awftrians again attacked rho
French in ihe neighbour!) cud of fl;epcla. Xhi#
‘>utle was lik-jvvite very bloody. Gi.t. Warteu
iC-hen was wounded in the left arm by a grape ‘iiot.
ihe iols of the French is ve-y cQnfi.fv'raide and
they have Dee a obliged to abandon ; z e zb are; Etii
mendinoen. The Amtrian t; ps have again cm *
tered Frey burg, victorious ,• ;,i.d ,p)t. conjmuoicati.
on her ween General Morc.,u an.I the corps vvhicli
hau advanced 10 Hu:,I g • f is cat off.
FRIBOURG, October 22.
Alter a coarinued »>ghiir.g for four days, the Auf*
trians lia-ve driven the enemy from Ehzach, t. ., a
oi Fribourg into which they entered veiterd.:v,
Thefe advantage's colt them about 2 m*n ; bir'c
'he enemy, according {o ti e account of the Fr. • : t
Generals, t ijemlt-lv.* & lull li-tween c ^r.ri 6-•■or r,
am bug which arc moo prilbutrs. ' The Ftca-hG:*
tic-’ al Beaupais is k lied.
t O N D O N,
AVo 1. The peufams or the BGek For^ft hrib
captured, near R Aut* Idcn, the whole* rclen.c-nil*
lery ut Moreau:s srmy.
A letter .from V iiyimj fays, •*' The French m’d*
er, whola.nL arrived here, was lVngb? 1 he Direc
tory to Gen. Buonaparte, ai d by bit.: to out court.
The univerfal belief is, that he [ms brought p: •..■■3
lals for an armjfi.ice and a negotiation. Get., Bo
naparte, in the letter which by (ent to Field rvl.r
llul Wormier 9.o demand - pr,fs for him, ti. ted,
that the early delivery ot his me I bags w. b ,f ihd
uttnoft importance. The Emperor, m toon rs he
heard the object of his minion, g-,vs orJets t_*
treat him with the uttnoft kind riels ; but :.*> pcr'.ol
can villi him without a c r.l of ad:fti£on from out*
Minister ot Foreign Aff-irs. This application is
made at a time when England, on her fide, hasfenc
propof .ls to France for a negotiation, a crilis -ctf
which ilie French Government leeuis dtiirous .0
Nov. 8. Yefterday his M jefiy figned an order of
Council, granting Letters ut Marque and Rrprilbls
againfr ..11 lhips and vetseis belonging to the luljeers
of tilt King ol Spain. We underhand there will ba
no couiuci'-declaraiions on tire part of our Court,
to f he mauiteito ot the Court of Madrid, nor inderd
does it require any ; the reaious affigned in it ate
too irivoioos to need a reply.
November 12. The Three Hamburg mails due
fince V\tdnciday Ft ft, arrived in town this morn
ing. By the Utters w hich 1 hey bring, it appears
that General WurnUer gained a complete victory
over the French at Marinirolo, on the 8ih uli.—
I he lots ol the latter, in the action, was between 4
and j 100 men killed and taken, befides feveral pu
ces' of cannon, many air-munit ion waggons, all their
magazines, and a military cbetr.
Letters from Aeidclbcrg <>t the 28.h ult. confirm
the accounts of the lignal adv*/u«*ges obtained by
the Archduke ov er General Moreau, between the
i2ih and 2?*<1 of October. T ise Iols of the Aultri
ans on this occaiiou was about 2x0 men } that ot
tlie Ficnch was confiderably greater, I'ome accounts
making it amount to 8000 men. It leems to have
been tlie object of Moreau to raife the liege oiK.Tvl,
with a vie w to fecure a ic.reai over the Rhine 3
btralhurgh ,* but the activity of tlie Archduke lud
defeated ill is tcheme ; and alter feveral actions in
which he inuft have UiTbrru very great lofs, he was
compelled to in,-, ke good hispafsage at Hu nit guen.
rev ij. rr'ini tne total mence Jor loineoa;^
the lui'jiCt of Lord Maiunibury'3 mgociation, w<s
hope the happielt condition may be drawn, viz.
that things are going on in a train which promiles
fair for a ipeedy adjufimenr.
Some ol the foreign prints we have perufed fpeak
of the deieat of Moreau’s army to be com pleat — nay,
l'ome ftate it to be annihilated, and that it is not in
the power of the French Government to re-orga*
nize their three great armies.
The Imperial armies of Italy, as well as on to®
Rhfae, receive reinforcements daily; and unUls