The Patowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser — Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.], 1797-03-23 00:00:00, page 3

plight they, or the Editor, (who keeps * free \
■trrfs) io l» iutulird, end every good citi. w who
withes to he utefol to I»;< coiJRiry, heat «...ough
tl,, ir nhs—:>r rather,-might not thoie gentlemen to
hive come forward and explained the bufinel's in a
pi ire renohli'.an maimer.
{declare l know not the author of ‘The People/
0r the author of 'One of the People’ neither do I fay,
o, do I not :.\y, whether the charges iri the ,piece
fi ed ‘ rhe People' are true, or are not true;—but
ll/s ! lay, no man or fee of men in a republican go
vernment, ought to he above the watchful eye of
their fellow citizens, or awe with their lofty looks
an impartial editor, to fereen their conduct from
public dilcufsion. FLAVIUS.
LONDON. Dmember j*7.
V ,R V ;N \ LREb’l INC.
L**(? night Mr. Brooks, one of -his m j:(iy V. mel
}-*H»ers, ai rived in town with dilpatches IrotTi Lord
M:Tmeli)ury at Paris. Mm Brooks left that city
op Wedneiday. We are lorry to irate dm the ne
•nr-ciation has faded, and Lord Malmc-lbm v has
h- n ordered to ruit the territories of the Republic
in 48 hours. He is exa cted in town in a day or
two.
Another Hamburg mail was delivered tills morn
ii.p. p,/ the accounts contained in it from Italy,
jt does not appear that three has bc-n any further
action bat ween the Imperi .lifts and French in that
q .-,-ter ,• bur that the archduke Jolep'n was waiting
f ir considerable reinforcenienis on their way from
Hungry;
Ac. nur.rs from Utrecht, ex rhe -Srh inft. Pare,
y)nt the French have evacuated the important pals
*}■' the bridge of Nen wie.d, and have rei ired to the
onn ifi>e banks of the Rhine, in confcquenue of an
ogreen:-nt with the Auftrian generals.
A i&Ms.-.ge from his M dry to both Houles o!
Parliament on the lubj-ct of the failure of the nego
ciatdoris for peace with France was delivered 1 1
‘aial’-t.
KEW Yf 'K K»f March jG.
ivl K. PiNCKNEV.
Ws give the f ,!l')wli!g »o our reader." o~ ♦h* !uh
’Uct of Gen. Pudency's non reception hy ihe Direc
i, rv, not ,ts b ing wore autbpiulc than what har
hitherto been puMithcd, ho., as containing Ionic
Circuits ft apos-s noi befor** nienti ?p"d. •: ir. brought
b\ t:*f i.ipurcargo of vh fiaop Sally, arrived at Wil
tuirg'oi!, (Delaware) ?.o days fro at Si. Bartholo
mew, s.
“ The dav before the Sr.Mv »**ft the (rjth
J’.-hniar', ) the :hip Hope, of Fhiladt Iphia, arrived
f >m B‘•"dr-aus:, winds phue ihe left on »hc r-;ih
j sn.rv lei': • the rralf-r infos-sr.ed, that the French
Jhive-tdrv woo'd no Ion-er ti»** » lo Lord Malnief
b try’s unequivocal miff n, and that he had taken
Ids departure without iff-cting a finnU |> Tint in rhe
r-gociation. . Hie American a inhalsador, gt-uercl
T uikney, h->d ’•ri'.-'-d ; he wni nor received as mi
r.ifter of the Lotted Stales ; and after lie had p.-e
f< ntrd his ere.' nrin!:; to the Directory, he w:,s in
firmed ilm hr- could nit be immediately accepted,
bat that he might remain io Paris, by lung cting
liimlYlf fo the i..ine regulations that other lortign
e: s were under. The general did not think the
dignity or honour of rhe United States in ilie lea ft
ct.fi.;>»i'rnente'd, by bv.'ng comp riled to receive the
kind, domiciliary, fearching vilirs of in armrd bo
dy ,• and, whether he confulted his own fafety or
not bethought ir prudent to take his departure in
company v/ithf_iord Malmrlbury,
“ Bv the Salty we alio learn, that the French
Tt 111 continue carsturiog American vcfsels of every
denomination^ not even cur coafters excepted, that
were forced off by lirels of weather."
Of tkz fp.rjsAt o’ Mp. Ft ncxney, our Mi
n'.fter ai Fans, tome confeJs ihtn.lelves not to he
furprifed. It is laid to he perfectly correfpondent
wim the fulpenticn of Mr. Adet's functions i:: the
United States ; and letters., forme time fine receiv
ed, from refpeflable Americans in France, had pre
vio liv led them to believe that Mr. % Pinckney's
Clfibalsy would terminate in the way it ha:;.
If we allow ourh-.’ve.s, however, to examine this
buiineis more fully, we Shall be obliged, to queftion
itsjultice, or propriety, upon grounds which we
are certain would (though perhaps only in other
cedes more conveniently or agreeable) be taken by
the French Executive themfelvjo.
THE REFUSAL of an ambalsacor from a nation,
as relocatable as our own, is not jnltiliable upon
comm-in til age, or ftrict propriety. Incalesofcr
tuult'Jlili’j, mlniltcrs have been, and are now, re
ceived at dinLre/.r courts p and even at the hall of
the Frence Executive. Is ir. then, in any light, jul
tifhbie to refute the appt arahee and communicati
ons of a miniffer enmsited with luchjuit, peacea
ble and important claims upon their attention.
PHILADELPHIA, March 16.
Had any exji'di. iun againlt G .udaloupe actually
tnk'-n place, the refult of it muft certainly have
been brought hv Ccpt. Correr from Antigua, ns this
Ut'er ifimd is to leev/arJ of CJaudaloupr, and only
Jf) leagues diirant.
The B‘ iidh Ihio of war T.n Raifoti hoarded the
Imp Catherine, Cap . Firraday, in lar. gr—and j
prefsed one of her h.-miis who was not in potst-ffion
of a ccrtifk; re. '{ h? captain ot La Rnifon informed
Cant. Farradsy, that he had !i-ard of the French
having been defeated in an artempi to land in Ire
The fchooner luluftw, Opt levering, arrived
Fereyefterday after >;■ .>rr p::tsv,»c from Barbado?s.
'Jhe verbal account* uv thefe \«helsaro in corrooo
ration of the intelligence in enrtwo lafr papers, a«
relates to Mr. Pincknev, our ambafsador to France.
The Brittith January packet arrived at Barbadoes
jome days before Capt. Levering left that place,
and he fays rhat in r London paper, brought bv the
packet, it was ltated that the French Directory had
promulgated, by a decree, their intention of not
receiving ar.v minifftr from America, until the
injuries they complained of (not received) Iho'uld be
iat isfacu-rily adjusted.
We received but oic* Barba doer, paper bv the
Induhry, in which it is listed that confidcrable
naval farce had gone ag&inlc Trinidad, bur does
not give the number of 1 In pc <.r the troops on heard
them. This paper alto contains a London article
respecting the failing of the Brelt fleet, as alio a
proclamation of the governor of Barbados 3 allowing
the importation of provisions, &c. fiom America.
AMRTINSBURG, March 2%.
-<o<=>0<®0 3r>0‘-—
* «he dole , c the ~ :l in this town on Monday
laft, for a representative from tins diitricc in Con
grefs, the numbers bond as follow.
Hon. Robt. Rutherford 4*:)
Gen. Morgan 2:7
M dojiry for Mr. Rutherford, ?.oz
We have received naan hentic account from Fre
derick, but report lays Gen. Morgan hart a very
conliderable majority in that County, which jv^vr
him in thediltrici a majority of 194., and wnich
elects him.
Siturday l ift a fire took pi tee in Winchslter.
which in a ‘hurt thue conUmied three dwelling l:ou
lessor! rwo lm.illbu i \ngt.
G'JT “ Another of thv People,’* John Meridilh’s
n ply to Gabriel Moorie. a number of advcriitmer.ts,
dec. mui . ce omitted until ournexc.
Valuable Land for Sale,
PUT.SUAN i' u> ihe lali will of William Cddw'n,
clfi'-i, wtil be fold on the pmni'es, by PUBLIC
VENDUE* on Monday the 17th day ol April
next,
r["',iK plartrtion on which he Jate’y dwelt, con
.1 lilt ins* of Three Hundred ami bixiy odd acres
<.f Limefron?-hu d, fituaied in Berk:ivy County, 8
rr,iJ*\« from Martin*.burg, and i^lrom Wmcheltn,
in a healthy part of the country ; ihere me about
1 -0 acres cleared, and under tolerable good fence,
tiie remainder well covered with timber, luch as
Oak, Wah.ur, Hickory and Poplar:—there are on
laid tract, two*f;ouble Barns, D-velliog-Ho'tfe, and
lundrv out houfes ; a large apple orchard, of the
choiceft fruit, which feltiom ntifses bearing ; alio,
10 or :z acres of good meadow, which may be eafi
ly watered from a large limeftone ipriiig.—One
h hi h of rbe purchafe mutiny mult be paid down, the
remainder in four tonal payments on she fir ft day of
April annually : Oa giving bond with approved fe
curitv, immediate poiseffion may be had* A plat of
the h.nd will he ihewn, and other particulars re
fpeciing the premifes, made known on the day of
la Ip hv l AMES CAMPBELL, furvivinc execcif
ia!e, hv J AMES CAMPBELL, furviving executor,
March 7.1, '97- __
YOUNG VALIANT, _
Will Hand this feafon, at the fubferiber’" hie,
within one mile of Martinsburg, on the road lead
ing to Opeckon bridge, where he will cover mares
at the moderate price of Three D diars the fealon,
each mare, to be ptid the Sr ft day ol November next.
Young Valiant is a beautiful dark forr<1, h ,tv years
old, 15 hands and half high ; he, is well made for
faddle or draft, but his appearance and activity is
(uffi. lent to recommend him. His dam is a well
turned mare of the Sopilh breed, and of the fore
mofi race of horfes ; their activity and ftrength
wiii recommend them, beiides they are well known
to r.h«*ir neighbours. Young Valiant wa§ got by
Old Valiant, wi ich was kept by Mr. John Evans i
Old Valiant was of Hite’s breed. Young Valiant
may be leen by applying to
GEORGE LEWIS.
M yrch n,.
TO BE SOLD,
A Very valuable tract of L^bD, containing
X jL acres, fituated on Mili-Creek, o miles ti t m
Martinsburg and 11? front Wim belter. 'I here is on
this land a good null leat, two houfes and barns,
feveral out houfes. two good orchards, two fprings,
2; acres of watered meadow may be made, and a
lufficient quantity of the whole tract cleared. An
indisputable * le will be given. 5or terms, apply
to the fubferiber. on the preinife*.
GABRIEL, HAYS.
March 2 ■*.
i u b L it u l u,
On Saturday the ift day of April next,
OUR hundred acre* of very valuable Land,
F
JM within one mile and half of Shepherd’s-Town,
100 acres of which are cleared and under a good
fence; there are on the land two final! houfes,
two barns, a good well of water, &C. This land
belongs to tSe efcate of the late William Morgan.
The .ale will be on the premiks, where the condi
tion'’ will be made known.
All perfons indebted to the fnid efrate, are defired
to make payment by the above time.
ABRAHAM MORGAN, Executor.
March st.
Notice to all pcrfons intcrefied.
IN the conrft of •he nxfar with Hri!a in, the Virginia /Jj
fembly promiff d certain for tints of lands to the officers
and foldters of the Virginia line pnd pnff i r la tv rejt rving
for that pur bo ft a ctiantity of laris bet’.-v. tut 0tree:: River,
as alfo the lands forth IVeji of the River Ohio, between
the Scioto a*, i little Miami Rinse is.
Shortly after the clo/c of the war, the officers ajftmhhd at
Frederilsbttrg. and recommend'd a mode, by wLich tofe
lardsffiortld. be/urveyedf-r the diff.-rent claimants, a." bach
was adopted by the Virginia AJJembly, and a Jurveyor was
appoint'd accordingly.
In order that Inf ice ffiould be. dve to the claimants gene*
rally, knowing that all could not attend, in tbcW'.Jt.nt
country Juper intend'cuts wne appoint'd under whofc direc
tion the fu.vyor's ■ ffi e ffiould h' opined, and the duty > f
thofe pupennUndruts ffiould be. to explore tl;c seferved lands,
and locate according to number for all ahjevees. To defray
the expenfe and pay the wag’ - of the ft-per; n't n dents half a
dollar for eace th-ufated acresfrom original holders. and one
dollar per hundred acres from iff syces, •?* r.s demanded and
received which amounted to a ccfderablefum.
Notice nxta< given shat on a certain Jay (perhaps in
March, 1784^ the jnrvfjor' • ffi're cwj d be op.'n>d at the
f alls of the. Ohio, where the Superintendents, the Survey
or. iffc wcu(d attend and ffi night alt p/'f-ns intenjl. d,
that did not think proper tojubmu '.heir huffiutfs to the care
and attention of thefnperinie-.’dtnis.
Attention was paid to the notice, and on the dax aftmin
led, or/‘hortly aft'rwords the purvey os', h utics, the /«
perintend, nts cud others attend'd, the w- fe of the land'
w.i rran's jhen in the pojffiffion of the purveyor was claffed
in or: equitable manntr. and the rig .1 of priority if location
faitly determined by lot,
7 hi Jupet intend -nts and others rxfl'r?d the country bd.ro
Green River, a"d proceeded to do the uecffiary bu/inefs
there nine’’ to their credit and to the advantage -f the pro
prietors— but they concluded to prjfpone the buf. net's in the
Sc lot a country, until it ffiould be more fafe. than it was tho'i
to be ai that time.
How the locatin'? fi*rajnrvs?''itg fs ■ •as bc-n brought
fin. and by vghr.je authority, it: :■ e cr-o country. without
the attendant* >f the Jupnivtcr.aints, is trot known to us %
w: there fO'e think there isjosnethiny w-mg which our hi to
he explained and fet right ; we hr:, u-- that the clivnants in
the Scioto country paid as much rr uev for carrying the fur
any ins* tnto eff-.tl, as tho/e aviso own in the 'Jreen Rinser
i country, of ccurfe h id an eqn:d n-h! to expect /hr attention.
of the- f eperinternd'nts to their bu/rr.fs— if the fer vice is de
j /tied for ’which they paid tMr j. r, !y tl.-y ha--- a
; claim upon the furveyor for the rtjpeciizre aims thus para for
What has produced this overgrown charge on the Military
i Claimantr, we cannot imagine, to wit, twelve pounds tut
j /hillings per tkoufand acte.sfor locating, or cue thirdtf the
\ land, hcjldes * se cud ornery fas for ju'v*ying —// here •>
the authority or lavs for Juch demand ? We j/ssuld be fad
to be informed.
We know it was the duty cf the f(prrintend-- *•*: to make
our locations. ana we have pa;:' our money for that ;u-p /••„
Shell we thin be bound to pay o’hers whatever they man
thmk proper to demand for Jet vices u v for. cited, and pro!;:! /v
rendered more to yet cur number: in turnout of their wayp
than to ferase our inte refit.
Another practice Jii/l more farina and injurious to c/aim
an‘s in the Scioto Country' is comm;-,. If by chance or o< her.
wife our locations brave been well made, nothing is wort
common than to fud them withdrawn, and re entered die
nt here, and entries made for others where ours were re
moved f*cm, and we haze not the feature to fav, there it
a J:,tgle infiance of our land g-t:iny better by travelling.—.
H w are thrje grievances to be n dr. (fed Has the T/ryi
nia Jjfembly caution!- over thefs lands, or the off,-* of the
furas-yor? If not. where dors ike power r- jt ? To that
place we fc uld immediately to fort, ana rsa-"e perfrts ap
pointed to fettle with the purvey or end know wh* re and ter
vsbat r,ur money has been expended—have his books exa
' mm, d and the removal of r Hirin'without authority retii
f d, other wife that country will be involved f, ual to any
otfmritr difpute, law Juits. C5 c. for priority of right in the
lands, and the laudable intentions of the Tirgi-na sifjenwiy
\ wholly defeated. If meaftires are not fpicddy adpted 'a
\ prevent proceedings Jo foul, the haphjs orphan and worn out
foldin' will loofe a donation prefented ly a grateful country,
I andfor which their fathers and themjeivt s ha ve fought and
j bled.
By what mean*; we are thus irnnof-d on, we are
at a lofs to know, Price we have the hgheit refpert
for the inrveye-. ,and have rood realm) ro believe
that he hath kept fair and clole books, by which ail
pet Ions may lee the whole tranlaciions ot their bn
linefs. It may be, that he has been impofed on by
counterfeit directions to remove entries, <kc.
No time Ihonld be loft: • ol. Partington, ?n-d
others at Richmond, know better than we do wbac
| fteps 1 houId be taken ; we are ready to come for
ward tv hen called on, either to join in n perition hi
| the tribunal that can tedrefs our wrongs, or to an\r.
meeting that may be appointed to council on this
bufinels, and we have documents tc ihew and prove
every material point h'we ftated.
We know and do a! c r, that entries not only be
longing to ourlelves, b to others, Live been re
moved, much tpthe injury of the proper owners,
wirhout their authority or content.
Thole claimants, in the Virginia ftete !:nr, who
have been deprived of their rights by the State of
Kentucky,are alio rrquefted to meet and apply for
redrefs tothe tame tribunal.-cither hv remnnltran
ces, or in ary other way that P.ali be co; ,..Ttnt
with the arrh les of reparation between the Mate of
V irginia, and Kentuckv.
TWO OLD CONTINENTAL OFFICER**.
CASH i.v.ven for RAGS,
At the Pi idling-Office.