The Patowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser — Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.], 1793-01-07 00:00:00, page 3

appropriated, will be fufficient todifchargethe fame
andfurnihthe roof ; But thecommifoners are of
opinion, that to complete the building and its ap
pendages it will require the further fum of 10 o00l.
The fum appropriated to defray the expenfe of
, the building, price of the lot, &c. deducted, they
flate at about 11,000/. -
" 'The great advance of every material they ftate, '
bas diminithedthe fum appropriated much falter
"than was expected ; but they allure the Executive,
cconomy has been clotely ftudied, and with fuc
~cefs. ■ ' _
, Foor yeans are nearly clofed fince the meeting of
thefirft Congrefs under the newConftiturion-—from
that time to the prefent, the world has been perpe
tua 11 y- amufedwith dark.and difmal defcriptions of
“ woes in embrio ripening into life,” for. this de
' voted country..
Three eicctions have been nearlv
>' ,1 1 _+ 11 •
/coipletedthro’ the Union—and, alas, alas, for
She antifederal fpirit of prophecy, its credit muft be
The people ar? fo uncom
in a moft pitiable cafe. The people ar? fo uncom
' plaifant, they are fo honeft and plain-hearted—and
fo true to their own federal feelings, that the croak-,
ings, forebodings, infinuations, lies and landers of
‘thofe, who declared that they would,have “ a chance
of men at leaf, if not a change of meafures," ap
pear to be totally difregarded.
What can more fully evince the general approba
( tion of the people of public meafures, than the re
peated re-elections of their reprefentatives, the
great deliberative council of the nation ?
But perfect peace is no more to be expected than
perfect wifdom. Hence the fcythe of time, which
Ions off the rank ihoots of the weeds, which_
are OC
"cafionally seen in the luxuriant American foil—
leaves many bitter roots, which will be fpringing
up at all times and feafons—and biennially we may:
expect they will afsume a front and importance de- '
ceiving and alarming for a time—but fo long as the
people are juft, wife and steady. Party in the Uni
'ted States will ever be “'portentous to itfelf alone.”
tish Commerce.:
B P i
it appears by the laft regilter of hips (made up
for one year to the 30th September laft, under the :
register act, 26th George Ilf. c. 60) that "England
and Scotland pofelled 1,365.000 tons of mercantile i
hipping 3
Hipping; which, eftimated at eight guineas per I
?ton, including the rigging and ftores, may be valu
ed ar I1,466 cool, and that 80,000 feamen are em- !
ployed in navigating thefe thips. The keeping up
. of this frock of hipping, reckoning the wear and
per Cent. caufes the annual. fum of
.’tear at 121.
1;375.9201. to be expended among fhip-builders,
• fail makers, &c. employed about (hips; after which
a clear profit of 637,9601. remains in the pocket of
the owners of thole thips, every year; reckoning
. fach profit at 61. per cent, of the fum employed ;
mercantile (hipping being reck
the whole profit on
- oned at 18 per cent.
- This great capital has been increafing every year,
fiuce thefe regifters have been kept ; the’account of
the prefent year will, therefore., moft probably be
frill more gratifying to the lovers of their country. .
-4<>**
PITTSBUR G,
December 8.
- We learn, that Major M'Mahon, who had been
out, with a party of men, on an excurfon into rhe
■ Indian country, has returned wit h two Indian fealps
—and he alfo took three horfes which the 'Indians}
had tole from fome of the frontier inhabitants.
= Martinsburg,' January 7.
=y . * r . •.-4Ger -----------
Tlurday evening Capt. James Stephensox re
turned’to this town from Fort-Pitt, having refign
ed his command in the Weltern Army.
We learn that all hopes of accompliihing a peace
with the Wef ern Indians is given up.-—the only,
terms on which they will treat being, that the river
Ohio ihall be the boundary line ; therefore, as it
Would include all the New England and Symms’s
purchases, as well as, the lands granted to the offi
cers of the Virginia line in the late continental ar
my, it is reafonable to fuppoie thofe terms will ne
ver be agreed to.
The third Monday in March next, is faid to be
the day appointed for the choice of Delegates to re
prefent this State in the Congrefs of the United
.States.
Fither Ames, Benjamin Goodhue, Samuel Dexter,
jun. Artemas Ward, Theodore Sedgwick, Peleg
Coffin, jun. George Thatcher, and David Cobb,
Efquires, are elected Reprefentatives in Congrefs!
for the Commonwealth of Mafsachufetts.
Yesterday morning. was brought to this town,
and fafely lodged in goal, William Birmingham,
charged with wilfully murdering his wife at Shep
herd’s-Town,-on the night of the 17th of Novem
ber laft.
------- -4< se4 mi m—
Address to Grog Bruisers.
ITRONG Drink will make a man a beast.
And make religion all ajeft,
‘Twill wake a man a party tool,
A blockhead, knave, pedantic fool;
it makes a man unfit for good,
Makes him do all but what he fhould ;
Drowns and infatuates the fenfe.
|
i
The worft misfortune fprings from thence;
Deprives the reafon of its powers,
The understanding too devours ;
Error in judgment ’twill impart,'
Hardens and Reals away the heart ;
If footers Work of darker hue,
’ Tis Modefty’s annoyance too j .
It urges on to every crime,
Difclofes fecrets out of time ;
Betrays its truft, forgets the trutlly
The. bafeft enemy ofyouth ;
Encalleth mifery on the race, •
En
it cracks mens’credit too apace,
The rules of Temperance it hates,
It empties purfes ipoils eftates;
it canfes wearing, fighting, murder—
Perverting Nature’s cleareft order ;.
Parent of mifchief, vice, and pride ;
The nurfe of Rape and Suicide ;
And, after all, ’tis fo uncivil.
it fends its Votaries to the Devil; ■ '•
—-=- -SProm
N.PT long ago a Negro was arraigned at rhe,
X ‘* bar for Arion. The crime imputed to his:
cnarge was burning of a barn.
One of his brother
blacks was brought up
as an evidence againft him,:
The Attorney-Gene^al^ in Order to found the Ne
gro’s morals, a Iked him if he never went to meet-;
ing? Jie anfweredin the affirmative.—“Well,” con-:
tinued the Attorney, " do you ever uje the bible
‘ les MuJa,” aufwered the Negro, “ Me trappa
($
me;
0—Which fee the court in a
faZ3r on urn fometinie's
loud laughter.
23
Died at Wilmington,State of Delaware, Mr.
James . Adams,
Printer.
good citizen—an hcmeji'.
d
man—and a pious chrifliay. ,
A Lift- of Letters remaining in, the PAt Office
_ Martinsburg,,
■ce.
which. if not tcik<
■cn away ■ before the frfi day of April ',
next, will be pent to the General PoJiOffice as dead let
|
ters. *
B). Dr. Ezekiel Bill.
1
D.) John Davidion, care of Robert Deal. ‘
1
R.), David Rees, care of Lewis Moore.
1
S.) James Sanders care of John Steed.
i
W.)
) Warner Washington, Efq.
DAVID HUNTER, P. M.
January 7, 1793.
--------s=r==A=====
Lift of Letters remaining in the Pof -Office at Shepherd’s-'
Town. ■ " ,
B.) ‘Alexander Burnett.
John Beard, care of
Mr.’ Mofeley. ■
C.) James Crane.
. G.) Rufsell Goodrich, 3.
K. ) George Kellenborger, Bloomery.
F :
M.) Mr. Myers, comb-maker.
■ i
_B.J .Allen Pollock, at Widow Miller’s
t
R.) Robert Raine, at Jacob Beller’s.
S.) James Strother.
W.) James Wright, taylor.
Jofeph Wier, cat-e
of David Elder.
Charles Waihington.
James
8
Wormley.
v News Papers.
Baltimore—George Hte, 4.
Winchefter—Francis Hamilton, i.
If the ab ve Letters
are not taken away before the ff
day, of April next, ’they will be fent do the General iff - -
Office.
HENRY BEDINGER, P. M.
■ Shepherd'stTi^jjn, J anu ary I , 179 3.
To be fold, by PUBLIC AUCTION,
On Saturday, the 12th inftant,
t
' At the houfe of PAUL VERDIER, in the town of
Martinsburg,
The following goods, heretofore the property of
SAMUEL BURTNESS, viz. 6
One Cow, a,1 grind-ftone, and a num
ber of joiners’ and carpenters’ tools, of all fixes,
kinds, and denominations whatfoever, which faid
goods having been delivered to
us by the faid Sa- s
muel Burtnefs, as fecurities, and the fame are there
fore expofed to public fale, to fatisfy fundry execu
tions againft as on his behalf.
The fale to begin at
Ten o’clock, when due attendance w
ill be given, by
PAUL VERDIER,
EDWARD SERGEANT,
January 4, 1793.
WHEREAS the Subfcriber did, in
November, 1791, pafs a conditioned bond to Charles
Blacky of Martinsburg, and as the faid bond, is fully
paid,I do forewarn any perfon not to take any af
figument on the laid bond, as I am determined not to
pay it again.
JOHN REECE.
Martinsburg, December 31, 1792.
THE Subfcribers for Lots in the Town
of Woodflock, who live in Berkeley County, are hereby
requeued to pay their refpeetive fubferiptions im
mediately—the oath part into the hands of the
Truttees, and the other into the hands of George
Tilley t in Martinsburg, and Col. John Morrow, in Shep
herd’s Torwn,\n whole hands certificates are lodged
of the number of the lors each Subfcriber has drawn.
Titles for which may be had on application to the
Subfcriber, at
ny time, agreeable to the terms of
the deed or charter, by me,
JOHN HOPWOOD.
January 3, 1793.
03T SUBSCRIP I IONS for the Columbian Mirror
and .Alexandria are received at this Office. • '
or have a
ALL Perfons indebted to
)
ny demands on, the eftate of John Shiveley, late of
Berkeley, decea fed, are defired to exhibit their ac
counts, regularly proved, to the fubfcriber,
as an
immediate fettlement of the laid eftate is intended.
JOSIAH FLAGG, Adminiftrator.
AL Perfons having any accounts open with me, of
my own concern, are alfo requefied to' come to A
Josiah Flagg.
fpeedy fettlement.
Berkeley County,Jangary
1793.
Church of GREAT BETEEL,.
Fayette County, Union Townthip, PennyIvaia
To all Religious Societies in general, and the Bap
rift in particular :
WE
VX7E do hereby declare, that David Loofbour
V V row and his adherents, in the vicinity of
Union-Town, by their Advertifement in the Virgi
nia Centinel, &c. bearing date the 6th of October,
1792, have rathly, wantonly, and diforderly flan
dered our efteemed brother John Hopwood—for
the truth of which we appeal to’ourchufch-book,
to our neighbours, to our afociation,to our confe
fion.of faith and difcipline, and to the friptures ; to
all which the impartial and judicious inquirer is re
ferred by their friends and brothers the 1ubfcribers.
Done, by order of the Church, this 16th day of No
I
vember, 1792.
ISAAC SUTTON, Minifter. 1
MOSES CARR,
Deacon
ISAAC SUTTON, jun. Clerk.
I
(A true copy)
*<<m**
J
To the Baptist. Society.
DEAR Brethren, ,
T is with reluctance I addrefs you in this public
I
and uncommon manner, on a religious ocalion.
efpecially as it may tend to open the mouths of ad
verfaries, and caufe them th speak evil of thofe
things which they underftand not ; but being con
ftrained to anfwer the advertifement of Mr. Loof
bourrow and his-party, of the 6th of Ober, re
ferred to above by the church, I wouldjuft inform
you, that I was in Martiniburg, in Virginia, when
it firft came to my hand ; and. you may believe that
I had ufe for all the ftock of patlence and fortitude
I wasmafter of at thattime.—Acertan William
Riddle, who had read the advertifement, took occa
meeting which was convened in
lion to break up a meeting which was convened in
that town, and charge the with all the blackening
and infamous names he could collect, highly recom
mend ing-Mr.Loiifbotrrrow For what he had done—
beftowing many encomiums on,him,
andamongit
the reft, called him aGentleman, &c.
Thus circun
i franced, you will readily; conceive.
it Was of little
%4
j ufe for me to lay any thing in my own vindication.
■ I concluded however to drop a few’lines in the Ga
zette, in which I offered fome reafons for the public
to fufpend their opinion
until they IhotiM hear
from.me again. By the above advertifement of the
church, they will perceive, that I have' brought
forth the only document. by -which true informati
on could be obtained :
I fhould now fay no more.
was it not to remove, in fome meafore the fufpence
in the public mind relative to the caufe of Mi;.
Loofbourrow’s proceedings, and to give him an op
port unity of anfwering the following quelons.
I, Was you not examined, relative to your faith
and practice, bv
our affociation, in 1789, and dll’
countenanced by a refolve thereof?
. Was you not rejected by the church of Great
2
Bethel, becaufe of your disagreement with them in
faich and practice ?
3. Did you not collect a patty, who agreed with
1 you in opinion, in the vicinity of Union-Town and
and
conftitute and call them by the name of the Union*
Baptift Church ?
1
4. Did not you and your laid church, apply to our
next affociation to be received, were refuled, becaufe
of your difagreement in faith and practice ? :
5. Did not fome of the members of Great-Bethel
Church, who had mifbehaved, take refuge with
you ?
6. Did you not then lay alide the name of your
faid church, and call yourfelves the Church of Great
Bethel ? '
7. Dd you not then, to. gratify them, and re
venge yourfelf, affuming that natne as a cloak, let to
excommunicating, (publicly, as you call it) the mem
bers of laid church who were in good ftanding.
8. Be pleafed. Sir, to inform the public, when,
and for what it was, that John Hopwood and John
Carr were excommunicated by you, and make,
known your reafons for putting it in the Gazette;—
fome are of opinion that you thereby intend to con
ign’them to Satan, and were afraid he would not
hear of it thro’ any other channel.
9. Have you not been the caufe of much forrow,
ftrife, debate, yea and even divifion,in feveral other
churches befides Great-Bethel, on that fide the
mountain ?
10. In a word—are you not punishable for your
malicious flander—is not your poverty your pro
tection ?
Your anfwer to the foregoing queftions is requeft
ed diftinctlv, and then you thall be Mr. Riddle’s
Gentleman":—Your filence, on this occafion, will,
undoubtedly, be taken as a proof of your guilt, and
a full vindication of your neighbour, &c. . •
JOHN HOPWOOD. .
December 13, 1792.
Cr Mr. Riddle afsures the Editor that he will
not trouble the Public with any remarks on the a
hove fparious production ; but thall beftow onnto.
lence its due rewald, the firit convenient opportunity.