The Patowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]), 1794-09-15 00:00:00

A Report of the proceedings of the Committee appointed at the Meeting at Parkinson's Ferry on the 14th inst.
On the part of the Executive of the Union. William Bradford, Attorney General of the United States. Jasper Yeates, Associate Judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
On the part of the Executive of Pennsylvania. Thomas McKean, Chief Justice of the State of Pennsylvania. William Irvine, Representative in the Congress of the United States.
Committee of Conference. Westmoreland County—John Kirkpatrick, George Smith, John Powers. Washington County—David Bradford, James Marshall, James Edgar.
THE Committee having met on the 31st, proceeded to the election of a Chairman, upon which EDWARD COOK, was nominated and took his place.
A question was made whether the proposed conference with the Commissioners from the Government should be private or public. It was determined that it should be private, as less liable to interruption, and as leading the Commissioners from the government, to give a more frank and full communication of their sentiments and intentions.
It was moved and directed that two members be appointed to wait upon the Commissioners on the part of the Union, and of the State Government, and to adjust with them the place and time of conference.
Thomas Morton and James Edgar were appointed.
Agreeable to arrangement a conference took place at ten o'clock next day, and was opened by a communication on the part of the Commissioners of the Union, stating with all the solemnity due to the occasion, the extreme pain it had given to the Executive, to have heard from time to time of the deviations from the constitutional line of expressing a dislike of particular laws, to those means of violence and outrage which would lead to the having no laws at all.
On the part of the Commissioners from the Executive of Pennsylvania; it was stated, that it was in like manner with great pain that it had been heard, by the State Government, that a resistance to the laws of the Union, and a violation of the public peace, had taken place within this particular jurisdiction.
ry of the country, &c. and above all invading the cabinet of government, in the intercepting the public mail, and violating the rights of the citizen by breaking the repository of his private thoughts, which ought to have been considered as sacred as in his scrutoire.
ON the part of the committee, a narrative was given of the grounds of that uneasiness and discontent which have existed in this country, and have grown up at length to that popular fury which had been itself in the late transactions.
To this the Commissioners replied and then proceeded to state more particularly the nature of their powers, and that certain assurances, where necessary previous to their exercise, all which having been since reduced to writing, the documents will speak for themselves.
It was answered by the Committee that it was their duty to hear, and report, for to this purpose were they appointed; but no power lay with them to stipulate for the people.
It was stated on the part of the Commissioners that such was their situation, that they could not dispense with requiring from the committee, at least to recommend what opinion they themselves should form on the subject of the proposition made.
This was thought reasonable, and it was agreed on the part of the Committee that it should be so.
It was then agreed that the propositions of the Commissioners should be received in writing, and the conference was adjourned.
The following letter was now received from the Commissioners on the part of the Union.
Pittsburgh, August 21, 1794.
Gentlemen,
HAVING had a conference with you on the important subject that calls us into this part of Pennsylvania, we shall now state to you in writing, agreeably to your request, the nature and object of our mission hither.
You well know that the President of the United States is charged with the execution of the laws—Obedience to the national will being indispensable in a republican government, the people of the United States have strictly enjoined it as his duty "to see that the laws are faithfully executed."
It is but too evident that the insurrections which have lately prevailed in some of the western counties have suppressed the usual exercise of the civil authority; and it has been formerly notified to the President by one of the Associate Judges, in the manner the law prescribes, that "in the counties of
Washington and Allegheny, in Pennsylvania, laws of the United States are opposed and the execution thereof obstructed by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, or the powers vested in the marshal of that district."
We hope that this moderation in the government will not be misconstrued by the citizens to whom we are sent. The President, who feels a paternal solicitude for their welfare, wishes to prevent the calamities that are impending over them—to state to them clearly the inevitable consequences of further resistance—to recall them to their duty—and to prove to the whole world, that if military coercion must be employed it is their choice and not his.
The powers vested in us will enable us to arrange the execution of the acts for raising a revenue on distilled spirits and bills that little inconvenience will arise therefrom to the people—to prevent as far as is consistent with the public interests the commencing prosecutions under those acts at a distance from the places where the delinquents reside—to suspend prosecutions for the late offences against the United States—and, even, to engage for a general pardon and oblivion of them.
But, Gentlemen, we explicitly declare to you that the exercise of these powers must be preceded by full and satisfactory assurances of a sincere determination in the people to obey the laws of the United States, and their eventual operation must depend upon a correspondent acquiescence in the execution of the acts which have been opposed.
Upon these principles we are ready to enter with you into the detail necessary for the exercise of our powers—to learn what local accommodations are yet wanting to render the execution of the laws convenient to the people—to concert with you measures for restoring harmony and order, and for burying the past in oblivion—and to unite our endeavours with yours to secure the peace and happiness of our common country.
It is necessary, however, to appraise you thus early, that, at present, we do not consider ourselves as authorised to enter into any conferences on this subject after the first of September ensuing.
We cannot believe, that in so great a crisis, any attempts to temporise and procrastinate will be made by those who sincerely love their country and with to secure its tranquility.
We also declare to you, that no indulgence will be given to any future offence against the United States, and that they who shall hereafter directly or indirectly oppose the execution of the laws must abide the consequences of their conduct.
JAMES ROSS, J. YEATES, W. BRADFORD.
To the committee of conference assembled at Pittsburgh.
The following is the answer of the Committee. Pittsburgh, August 21, 1794.
Gentlemen,
HAVING in our conference, at considerable length stated to you the grounds of that discontent which exists in the minds of the people of this country, and which has lately been manifested in acts of opposition to the excise law, you will consider us as waving any question with regard to the nature of those acts, whether treasonable, or amounting only to riot and breach of the peace; of course as wa-

to silent to call upon the force of the law to suppress them. It is our object as it is yours to compose the disturbance.
We are satisfied that in substance you have gone as far as we could expect the Executive to go. It only remains to ascertain your propositions more in detail, and to try, what arrangements it may be in your power to make with regard to convenience in collecting the revenue under the excise laws; how far it may be consistent with the public interest to prevent commencing prosecutions under those laws at a distance from the places where the delinquents reside; on what condition or circumstance prosecutions for the late violations of the laws shall be suspended; this is to say whether on the individual keeping the peace, or on his being kept by the country in general; and also with regard to the general amnesty, whether the claiming the benefit of it by an individual, shall depend on his own future conduct, or that of the whole community.
We have already stated to you in conference that we are empowered to give you no definitive answer with regard to the sense of the people on the great question of acceding to the law; but that in our own opinion it is the interest of the country to accede; and that we shall make this report to the committee to whom we are to report, and state to them the reasons of our opinion, that so far as they may appear to have weight, they may be regarded by them. It will be our endeavour to conciliate, not only them, but the public mind in general to our sense on the subject. For this purpose we hope to be assisted by you in giving all that extent and precision, clearness and certainty to your propositions as may satisfy the understandings and engage the acquiescence of the people.
It is to be understood that in acceding to the law, no inference is to be drawn, or construction made that we will relinquish a constitutional opposition, but that we will invariably, undeviatingly and constantly pursue every legal means and measure of obtaining a repeal of the law in question.
As we are disposed with you to have the sense of the people taken on the subject of our conference as speedily as may be, with that view we have resolved to call the committee to whom our report is to be made, at an earlier day than had been appointed, (to wit) to meet on Thursday the 28th inst. but have not thought ourselves justifiable in changing the place, to wit, at Redstone Old Fort on the Monongahela.
By order of the committee,
EDWARD COOK, Chairman.
To the commissioners on the part of the Union.
THE Commissioners appointed by the president of the United States to confer with the citizens in the western parts of Pennsylvania, having been answered by the Committee of Conference, of their determination to approve the proposals made, and to recommend to the general committee appointed by the meeting at Parkinson's ferry a submission to the acts of Congress; do now proceed to declare what assurances of submission will be deemed full and satisfactory, and to detail the engagements which they have power to make.
1. It is expected and required by the said Commissioners, that the citizens composing the said general Committee, do on or before the first day of September explicitly declare their determination to submit to the laws of the United States, and that they will not directly or indirectly oppose the execution of the acts for raising a revenue on distilled spirits and stills.
2. That they do explicitly recommend a perfect and entire acquiescence under the execution of the said acts.
3. That they do in like manner recommend that no violence, injuries or threats, be offered to the person or against the property of an officer of the United States, or citizens complying with the laws, and do declare their determination to support (as far as the laws require) the civil authority, in affording the protection due to all officers and citizens.
4. That measures be taken to ascertain by meetings in election districts or otherwise, the determination of the citizens in the fourth survey of Pennsylvania, to submit to the said laws, and that satisfactory assurances be given to the said Commissioners that the people have determined to submit on or before the 14th of September next.
The said Commissioners, if a full and perfect compliance with the above requisitions shall take place have power to promise and engage in manner following, to wit:
1. No prosecution for any treason or other indictable offence against the United States committed in the fourth survey of Pennsylvania before this day, shall be commenced or proceeded on until the tenth day of July next.
2. If there shall be a general and sincere acquiescence in the execution of the said laws until the said tenth day of July next, a general pardon and oblivion of all such offences shall be granted; excepting therefrom, nevertheless, every person who shall in the mean time wilfully obstruct or attempt to obstruct the execution of any of the laws of the United States or be in any wise aiding or abetting therein.
3. Congress having by an act passed on the fifth day of June last, authorised the state courts to take cognizance of offences against the said acts for raising a revenue upon distilled spirits and stills, the President has determined that he will direct suits against such delinquents to be prosecuted therein; But it is to be understood, that of this he must be the judge, and that he does not mean by this deter-
mine the force of the United States.
4. Certain beneficial arrangements for adjusting delinquencies and prosecutions for penalties now depending shall be made and communicated by the officers appointed to carry the said acts into execution.
Given under our hands at Pittsburgh, this 22d day of August, 1794.
JAMES ROSS, J. YEATES, W. BRADFORD.
Pittsburgh, August 23, 1794.
Gentlemen,
We presume it has been understood by you that the conference on our part consists of members not only from the counties of Pennsylvania, west of the Allegheny mountains, but also from Ohio county, in Virginia, and your propositions made in general by your first letter being addressed to this conference, the Ohio county was considered as included; yet in your propositions made in a letter by your last, you confine them to the survey within Pennsylvania. We would request an explanation on this particular.
We have only farther to say we shall make a faithful report of your propositions, which we approve of and will recommend to the people, and however they may be received we are persuaded nothing more could have been done by you or us to bring this business to an accommodation.
Signed by order of the Committee.
EDWARD COOK, Chairman.
The commissioners on the part of the Union.
In consequence of the above a conference took place with the gentlemen from Ohio, and some arrangements were made accordingly.
At a conference between Thomas M'Kean and William Irvine, commissioners appointed by the Governor of Pennsylvania in behalf of said state, and Messrs. Kirkpatrick, Smith, Powers, Bradford, Marshall, Edgar, Cook, Gallatin, Lang, Brackenridge, Morton, and Lucas, appointed, at a meeting of committees from the several townships within the counties of Westmoreland, Washington, Fayette, and Allegheny, for the purpose in behalf of the said counties, had at Pittsburgh in presence of three commissioners appointed by the President of the United States, August 20th, 1794.
It is insisted upon as preliminary by the commissioners for the state, that the gentlemen conferees for the four counties, each for himself, will sign an instrument in writing, expressing that they will at all times be obedient and submit to the laws of the state and also of the United States of America; and that they will jointly and severally recommend the like obedience and submission to our fellow citizens within the said counties, and moreover engage to use their utmost exertions and influence to ensure the same.
2dly. It is proposed, that the committee of sixty, denominated the committee of safety for the said counties, shall jointly and severally give satisfactory assurance to the commissioners of the state in an instrument of writing signed by them, of the same import and effect with the preceding article, and that on or before the day of August inst.
3d. In case the above articles are bonafide complied with, and the people of said counties shall keep the peace and be of good behaviour until the 1st day of June next, the commissioners for the state, conformable to the power and authority to them delegated by his Excellency Thomas Mifflin, Esq. Governor of the state of Pennsylvania, do promise an act of free and general pardon and oblivion of all treasons, insurrections, riots, and other offences inferior to riots, committed, perpetrated, counselled or suffered by any person or persons, complying as above said, within the counties of Westmoreland, Washington, Fayette, and Allegheny, since the 14th day of July past, so far as the same concerns the state of Pennsylvania or the government thereof.
THOMAS M'KEAN, W. IRVINE.
Pittsburgh, August 21, 1794.
Pittsburgh, August 22, 1794.
Gentlemen,
The Committee of Conference having made up their opinion, and expressed it to the Commissioners on the part of the union, that it is the interest of this country that on the terms of accommodation proposed by them, there should be a submission to that law which has been the occasion of certain acts of opposition lately said to be committed within the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania, it will of course be the opinion of this committee that acts of opposition shall cease, and they will be disposed to recommend this temper and principle of others. They will report it particularly to the Committee of Safety, to whom they are to make report, and they will state the reasons which have influenced themselves in being disposed to with a general submission to the laws of the union. But the signing any instrument of writing will have the air of a recognizance, and of having broke the peace, or of being disposed to do it on their part, whereas in fact we expect to be considered as a body well affected to the peace of the country, and coming forward not only on behalf of those who may have violated the peace, but of the great body of the country who have organized themselves in committees in order to preserve it.
As to what the committee of sixty may do mast
them of the proposition. —We wish it to be understood that it will be one thing for us or them to declare our sentiments, and to support them by arguments, and another to subscribe our names to any writing in any other manner than as other public bodies by their official representatives of Chairman or President. We would request, therefore, that the proposition would be re-considered, and that some other evidence of submission to the laws may be accepted from the people which may substantially have the same effect without a form which may be misunderstood by them, and in which they may not so readily acquiesce.
It is all our wish and expectation that the proposition of an amnesty may extend to the county of Bedford.
It is our idea also, that it will have a good effect in reconciling the public mind to have the amnesty considered as absolute at this time, liable to be forfeited only as to its benefits, by the future violation of the laws by the individual.
By order of the Committee.
EDWARD COOK, Chairman.
Thomas M'Kean, and William Irvine, Commissioners on the part of Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh, August 22, 1794.
Gentlemen,
WE have received your answer, signed Edward Cook, chairman, of this day's date, and observe that you have in a degree confined yourselves to a subordination to the laws of the Union. These we consider as a part of the law of Pennsylvania, but independent of a breach of the laws of the United States, you cannot be intellible that the laws, the peace and dignity of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania have been more essentially violated in the county of Allegheny; and though from a knowledge of your characters and confidence in your dispositions we are assured of your cheerful obedience to the laws of the state, and that you will inculcate the like among our fellow citizens, yet we would have been pleased, had it been expressed.
Your objections to signing your names respectively to your answer we have considered, and though the signing the name as chairman, speaker or president, in regular constituted bodies, implies the consent of the majority, which binds the whole, yet it means no more, and in the present body of twelve one half of the number present may not have acquiesced in the act, and yet it may be formally true. — For this reason we wished for your respective signatures, or that it had been written, signed by the unanimous consent of the committee, or that you had otherwise ascertained the number.
We have never before heard it suggested, that a person signing his name to any instrument, implying an engagement or promise to do a lawful act, had the air of a recognizance; nor did we ever mean that it could be supposed, that any gentleman of this committee was implicated in the late riots in these counties. We only wished to have the weight that your names and characters would give to the effectual quieting the present uneasiness among the people.
When we were commissioned to the present pacific and humane service, it was not known to the Governor, that any aggressions of the nature you allude to had been committed in the county of Bedford, and of course our powers do not extend to them, but if no future violations of the peace shall happen on a similar occasion, it is more than probable his Excellency will extend his pardon to what has passed since, and which may require an amnesty.
We cannot grant a general pardon as yet, but when we shall receive reasonable assurances, that the inhabitants of these counties have returned to their duty, to an obedience to the laws, and that peace, order and tranquillity have been restored, we shall rejoice in having the opportunity of granting it without a day's delay.
We are Gentlemen,
Your most obedient servants,
THOMAS M'KEAN,
WM. IRVINE.
To the Committee of Conference of the counties of Westmoreland, Washington, Fayette, and Allegheny.
Pittsburgh, August 23, 1794.
Gentlemen,
WE are satisfied with the explanation given of what was intended by requesting our individual signatures to any assurance we shall have given of our own disposition to preserve peace or to conciliate that temper in others.
We are certainly disposed to preserve peace and to recommend it to others, not only with regard to the laws of the union on the terms of accommodation settled with the Commissioners from thence but more especially with regard to the laws of our respective states, and Pennsylvania in particular; we are unanimous in declaring our resolution to support the laws so that no impediment shall exist to the due and faithful administration of justice, and we can with the more confidence engage this on behalf of our fellow citizens, as at a general meeting of the representatives of the townships, on the 14th of August inst. a resolution to this effect was expressed by the unanimous voice of the meeting; and in fact we can assure you, though it may have been otherwise construed, that a great and leading object of that meeting was the establishment of peace amongst ourselves, and subordination to the state government.
By order of the Committee,
EDWARD COOK, Chairman.
The commissioners on behalf of the State.

great and solemn question was considered whether we should accede, or reject; in other words, whether we should have peace or civil war.
It was considered that a convulsion at this time might affect the great interests of the union; that notwithstanding an unworthy debt was accumulated in the hands of monied men, by means of the funding system; yet the foreign debt was justly due and also a considerable part of the domestic, for which actual service had been rendered, or value given; that it might affect the payment of these two species of debt, to countenance an opposition which might communicate itself to other branches of the revenue.
That a convulsion of this nature becoming general, might affect a nation of Europe, struggling at this moment for life and liberty, by impeding the United States in making those remittances in payment of the debt due to them, which their situation essentially demanded; that a convulsion even in this country might affect the negotiations pending in which our interests were essentially concerned, the free navigation of the Mississippi; the delivery of the western posts, and our protection from a frontier enemy; that it might give offence to our fellow citizens elsewhere, who might excuse a sudden outrage, but might resent a formal system undertaken without their consent; more especially as they might not yet know the local and peculiar grievances of this country, and be disposed to make a proper allowance for the consequences; that the constitutional means of remonstrance might not yet be altogether exhausted, and so it might become us, still yet to preserve; that even a contest with the United States, should it be successful must involve this country, for a time at least, in ruin.
That for this reason every man ought to lay his hand on his heart and answer, whether he could think himself justifiable in countenancing the idea of a war: he ought to make up his mind, and be sure that on every principle he was justifiable; having a confidence not only of right out of power also.
For these and other reasons, it was thought advisable to concede, as contained in the answer to the Commissioners.
NEWBURY PORT, August 28.
"Yesterday arrived in this port, in 48 days from Rotterdam, ship Mary , Edward Wingate master, by which we are enabled to present our patrons with the following
GLORIOUS NEWS:
"JUNE 19.—Surrendered to the French arms the town of Ypres : the garrison surrendered prisoners of war, all private property was sacred. The night preceding the surrender at the above place, the garrison offered to capitulate, on condition that the French would allow them to send out two waggons unsearched, and liberty for the emigrants to march out unmolested, which the French refused, and on surrender of the garrison, 500 emigrants fell victims to republican rage.
"JUNE 26.—This day, report says, that the French had taken Ghent , and the people at Offend were preparing to leave the place, and that all Flanders was in danger.
"JUNE 29.—This day, report says, that Offend is taken by the French, and burnt. A number of people landed here this day from Antwerp and other places that were not in possession of the French.
"JULY 1.—This day 3 or 400 emigrants arrived here from Flanders who seemed in a sad condition, without much baggage, which shews their flight was precipitate, and some of them said that it was impossible for the combined armies to face the French.
"JULY 4th.—This day report says, that the French have taken Mons , and that the combined armies had evacuated Valenciennes .
"JULY 5th.—This day, report says, that the French had taken Brussels , and was besieging Sluys . Some pieces of shells which the French have into Sluys were brought here. An emigrant from Brussels told here, that it would be impossible for all the combined powers to face the French, for by their requisition they brought into the field 240,000 men.
"JULY 7th.—This day report says, that the Emperor of Germany was on the point of entering into a treaty with the French, and that the French had taken Sluys .
"The English say, that the King of Prussia has used them very ill, after paying him 60 tons of silver for Troops he did not send them, but kept them to guard his own territories. The affairs between Prussia and Poland, the accounts of which are various—report says, that the Poles had lost a battle.
"JULY 8th.—This evening report says, that there had been a hard battle near Brussels , between the armies: the French were victorious: 40,000 men lay dead on the field."
"The above was published in the Rotterdam papers, from June 19, to July 9th, brought by Captain Wingate ."
NEW YORK, September 6.
The citizens were eager to see the morning papers of yesterday; for, as the British mail had arrived on the preceding day, and many reports circulated, favoring the progress of the "Rights of Man" expectation was up in all, impatient to devour the pleasing narratives of battles won and despot's minions laid in dust—but, behold they contained nothing, except, that "the British sloop of war Lynx had arrived with the British mail ; and in one of them, "that the Court of Great Britain, has, invariably, treated our Envoy Extraordinary, Mr. Jay, with
him FULL INDEMNIFICATION for the losses sustained by the American merchants, during the present war."
PHILADELPHIA, September 8.
A letter dated Conandarqui, August 12, says, "I am informed by an Indian from the Westward that the Indians lost 70 men in their late attack on Fort Recovery —and that the Canandawagas are returning to Lower Canada ; a party who have been active in the war with the hostile Indians: The informant says two were killed and one wounded of this party."
Of S I M C O E—
An express arrived at the War Office on Saturday last from the Genesee Country , within the state of New-York , with dispatches for the Executive of the United States, which were immediately laid before the President. Several private letters received by the same conveyance advise that a peremptory order had been issued by Col. Simcoe, the governor of Upper Canada , requiring an immediate removal of the inhabitants who have been for some time settled on a tract of land in that country, within the bounds of the United States, agreeably to the Treaty of Peace. They likewise inform that Capt. Williamson, and the rest of the citizens of the United States, who are principally concerned in the settlements of those lands, were determined to resist the said order, and were preparing to oppose any force that may be sent to deprive them of their lawful rights and property.
P I T T S B U R G H, August 30.
We are happy in hearing from various parts of the country that the people are heartily disposed to adopt the terms of accommodation offered on the part of the commissioners—and that we shall soon have an end of the disorders which threatened the peace and tranquility of this flourishing part of the United States. A civil war is the severest scourge which an angry God employs for the correction of a sinful and ungrateful people. We have great reason to be thankful that the Great Ruler of the universe has inclined the hearts of our fellow-citizens towards a return to their duty of obedience to the laws and a restoration of good order and regular government among us. This is the true path which alone can conduct us to a redress of all grievances.
The most sanguine friend of the western counties could not flatter themselves with more forbearance than has been discovered on the part of government. The people have it in their power to cast a veil over what is past, and no man will then be questioned for his late conduct. It cannot remain a question what part will be taken by the great bulk of the people! Peace and the habits of civilized life will return—the authority of the laws will be restored—and persons and property will be rendered secure. Our land will rise rapidly in value, and the great improvement which for a few years past this country has experienced will be much accelerated. In the name of Heaven what is required of us? A mere obedience to the laws—which is necessary to our common happiness! What honest man can hesitate?
A gentleman immediately from Fort Washington , informs us, that the Federal troops, under the command of Gen. Wayne, and the Kentucky volunteers under Gen. Scott, marched from Greenville on the 28th ult. and by the last accounts were some distance in advance of Fort Recovery . It was also reported that 1500 Indians were encamped about 15 miles front of our army, waiting their arrival.—No doubt something decisive has taken place before this. Gen. Scott has 1000 volunteers with him.
ALEXANDRIA, September 11.
Extract of a letter from Philadelphia, dated September 8, 1794.
"A letter received here mentions General Wayne having obtained a victory over the hostile Indians and Simcoe—he has taken a number of warriors.—From many circumstances it is universally credited." [We have received a Philadelphia morning paper of the 8th, but it makes no mention of this affair: however, in the last paragraph under the Pittsburgh head, in the Mirror of this day, a battle between Gen. Wayne and the Indians is anticipated, which is a circumstance that prevents the probability of the report.]
MARTINSBURG, September 15, 1794.
His Excellency Governor LEE, of this State, is appointed to the chief command of the intended expedition against the opposers of the excise laws, in the counties of Westmoreland , Washington , Fayette and Alleghany .
The troops from the lower counties of the State of Maryland , are now on their way to the westward.
At the special Court held here on Friday last, John Fox, Samuel M. Carty, and James Reed, charged with exciting disturbances and opposing the laws of their country, were admitted to bail for their future good behaviour.
Want of room obliges us to omit a number of new advertisements this day.
Extract from the orders of Brigadier General DARKE, to the Commandant of the 67th regiment—communicated the 12th inst.
THE apprehensions I have from some of the emisaries of the mob in the back parts of Pennsylvania , or others that wish to vindicate their lawless proceedings being among us, endeavouring to sow the seeds of discord and confusion, induces me to give these orders; and however disagreeable it may
to it appears have taken leave of justice, reason, and every principle of humanity, by the committing of treason, in waging war against the United States.
I do therefore give these orders to all the officers of the 16th brigade, to have a watchful eye over all that may attempt to vindicate the conduct of those rioters, in any respect whatever, as the seditious speaking of such persons, is more likely to render evil, than their personal exertions in favor of them; and should any be found so destitute of virtue and common reason as to encourage, justify, or countenance any such lawless acts, you are ordered in the most pointed terms to apprehend them immediately; or if you have information of any such being guilty of those offences, you will order as many of the militia as you may judge necessary, to have such offenders apprehended and taken before any justice of the peace, to answer for their conduct. You will communicate these orders to your officers, and assure them that any neglect on their part will be considered as disobedience of orders, for which they will be accountable. I have reason to hope the officers will exert themselves to protect the laws, when they consider that by the laws their lives and property are protected. This being the duty of all officers both civil and military, to protect the constitution, I shall consider those who are the most zealous and watchful, the most deserving.
THE MARTINSBURG JOCKEY CLUB
Purse of Forty Guineas , will be run for on Wednesday the 15th of October next, agreeable to the rules of the Club. By order of the Managers.
TAKE NOTICE.
THE public are hereby informed, that no credit is to be given, on any other dealing to be had with JACOB EDER, of Martinsburg , on our joint account, without my personal approbation, as I shall not be answerable therefor. All persons indebted to me by bond, note, or book account, are desired to make payment, as a settlement of my affairs is to be immediately put in execution.
DAVID HARRIS.
Sept. 13, 1794.
MR. DENOUT informs the Public,
that on the first of October next, he intends opening an evening French school for the tuition of Apprentices and Labourers.
Martinsburg, Sept. 15, 1794.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
To save myself from reflection, I have thought proper to publish an extract of a letter I this day received from Joseph Riddle, of Alexandria , viz. "Without any further advice from me, please commence suits against every one that you have a Bond or Note of mine, on the first day of next month."
WILLIAM RIDDLE.
Martinsburg, Sept. 13, 1794.
STRAYED away from the subscriber, about the 25th of May last, a dark bay horse, eight or nine years old, a small lump on the high side in the flank, 15 hands high, a natural trotter, black mane and tail, a white ring of hair round the tail. Four dollars will be given for delivering the said horse to JOHN NEWBURY.
Winchester, September 15, 1794.
On FRIDAY the 26th instant, Will be sold by Public Vendue , if not previously disposed of at Private Sale ,
THE lease of the Saw and Grist Mills now in my possession, known by the name of Patterson's Upper Mills ;
ALSO,
Cows and young cattle, sheep, hogs, and household furniture, consisting of drawers tables, chairs, &c. &c. A reasonable credit will be given. JOSEPH SEAL.
September 15, 1794.
A Meeting of the Overseers of the Poor on the West Side of Opeckon , is to be held in this town on Monday, the 26th day of October next. All persons concerned are desired to attend.
ROBERT COCKBURN, CLK.
Martinsburg, Sept. 15, 1794.
DOCTOR WILCOX,
INTENDS (some time this fall) to leave this place for the purpose of inoculating for the small pox in a distant settlement in this Commonwealth, and wishes to settle his debts before that time;—he now calls on those indebted to him to make immediate payment, to enable him to pay his creditors; and also proposes to his creditors, that should they not be otherwise discharged, that he will dispose of the rents of his houses in Martinsburg , and land in tenure of William Allen , to the use of discharging said debts until they are fully paid, unless otherwise discharged, and will for that purpose empower any person that may be agreed on by him and said creditors, to receive the rents now becoming payable, and to rent the premises when the present terms expire, receive the rents, and pay said debts.
There will be leased for a number of years, 353 acres of land on Sleepy Creek , of which about 8 or 10 acres, are cleared.
Martinsburg, September 12, 1794.

SEAT OF THE MUSES.
The following trip was written some time since—if you think it not out of date you may publish it. Your's G.
THE federal ship launch'd from the shore, With pilots Sage full many a score, Now plows the wat'ry deep; Mean time, the pitches, heels, and yaws, Her flapping sails are torn by flaws, While surges o'er her sweep. Fifteen great shoals lye in her way, The Channels which between them lay, Are narrow, crooked, deep; The pilots keep the lead a going, The rocks and quicksands hourly showing, They neither rest or sleep. Long may the fates propitious prove, And keep alive the man we love, Who now the ship commands; And when his tour of duty o'er's, May he be landed on that shore, Where's neither rocks, nor shoals, nor sands.
At a Court continued and held for Berkeley County , the 20th day of August , 1794. Adam Weaver, Compt. vs. Thomas Crumpton, Deft. } In Chancery.
THE defendant not having entered his appearance agreeable to an act of Assembly and the rules of this Court, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that he is not an inhabitant of this Commonwealth. On the motion of the complainant by his counsel, it is Ordered, that the said defendant do appear here on the third Tuesday in November next, and answer the bill of the complainant, and that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in the Virginia Gazette for two months successively, and published at the Church door in the parish of Norbourne , on some Sunday immediately after divine service, and also at the door of the Court House of the said County.
A copy. Test. MOSES HUNTER, C.B.C.
ALL persons indebted to the subscriber by Bond, Note, or Book account, or otherwise, are hereby informed, that unless they discharge the same in fifteen days from this date, the same will be lodged in the hands of Samuel Reed, Esq. for the purpose of bringing suits thereon, without any discrimination.
ELI PHELPS.
Berkeley County, September 8, '94.
ALL persons indebted to the estate of William Crumley , of Berkeley County , by bonds, bills, notes, or open accounts, or indebted in any way, are hereby earnestly requested to make immediate payment, as not much further indulgence will be given; and those who have demands against the said estate, are requested to make them known that they may be settled, by
DAVID FAULKNER. } Executors. SARAH CRUMLEY. }
Richard Ransone,
INFORMS the Public in general, that he has opened a Public House in Martinsburg , at that eligible stand formerly occupied by Mr. James Graham , and opposite the Harp and Crown . The conveniences of the house, stable, &c. together with his determination of keeping a constant supply of the best liquors, provisions, &c. and every requisite both for the traveller and citizen, he hopes to obtain a share of public patronage.
August 18, 1794.
2m.
To be SOLD, by private sale. On very reasonable terms, if applied for in two months. The House and Lot whereon I now live. The house is built with logs, two story high, finished inside except plastering, has a good cellar, kitchen, stable, garden, and is handy to water. It is situated at the south end of this town, adjoining Col. Pendleton's . For terms, apply to
JOHN BOYD.
Martinsburg, August 18, 1794.
WANTED
A sober, industrious Miller, to attend a Grist-Mill; apply to James Lowry , on Back Creek . August 25, 1794.
of James Hays & Co. is this day dissolved by mutual consent; all persons indebted to said firm are requested to pay their respective balances to JOHN WEBBER , or whom he may appoint to receive the same.
JOHN WEBBER, JAMES HAYS.
AS my other affairs calls me elsewhere, I hereby impower JAMES RAMSEY , who will attend at the store of the late partnership, to receive and pass receipts for all debts due said firm, and three weeks from this date is the longest indulgence which can be given, after which, suits will be commenced against such as may then be in arrear.
JOHN WEBBER.
Shepherd's Town, August 15, 1794.
I HAVE many small debts due me, which I fear I cannot collect without legal means, I therefore give notice, that on the first day of next month, I shall sue such as do not make payment previous to that time. A number of notes have been assigned to me by Messrs. Paul Verdier and Robert Cochran , on which I can give no indulgence after that time.
DAVID HUNTER.
MR. DENOUT , who is a native of FRANCE , and has taught the French language with approbation in different parts of AMERICA , intends to open a SCHOOL in MARTINSBURG , upon Monday the first of September , for the purpose of teaching that language. The terms on which Mr. Denout purports to teach are very reasonable—five dollars for the first quarter, and four for every succeeding one.
BY the death of John Conrad , late of the town of Winchester , the partnership of George Hite & Co is dissolved. It therefore becomes necessary that a settlement of all their business should take place as speedily as the nature of it will admit; to effect which, all persons indebted to the concern, at their store in Charles Town , under the firm of John Conrad & Co. at their store at Rutherford's Mill , off their store on the Shenandoah river, under the firm of George Hite & Co. either by book account or otherwise, are requested to come forward and settle the same on or before the fifteenth day of September next. When will be exposed to sale at Charles Town on a credit of six months, all their stock of goods remaining on hand, amounting to about three thousand pounds, pretty generally assorted. Also, two waggons and teams, (five horses in each) completely equipped for the road; one half of the purchase money to be paid in hand, and the balance on the above credit. Likewise, their interest in the Mill on the Shenandoah river, known by the name of Vestal's Mill . The whole of the purchase money to be paid in hand. The sale to begin at ten o'clock, and to be continued from day to day, until the whole is sold.
GEORGE HITE, surv'g partner.
HARP and CROWN TAVERN.
FLO. MAHONY,
Returns his grateful acknowledgments to the Ladies and Gentlemen who did him the honor to favor him with their custom last season, or their way to and from BATH . He takes this method to inform them, and the Public in general, that he is much better prepared this season, having provided sufficient bedding, five good lodging rooms in addition to the former, an excellent stock of liquors, neat wines of the purest quality, &c. He has procured a large yard room, and stabling for an hundred horses, also shades for carriages, &c. all under an inclosure. He hopes to meet with their further encouragement; and is with gratitude, the Public's humble servant,
FLORENCE MAHONY.
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, VIRGINIA, June 9, '94.
THE partnership of JOSEPH and JOSHUA RIDDLE , has been dissolved by mutual consent, all persons indebted to said firm will please pay their respective balances to JOSEPH RIDDLE .
JOSEPH RIDDLE, JOSHUA RIDDLE.
AS my situation will not admit of being often in Martinsburg , I do hereby impower Mr. WILLIAM RIDDLE to receive and pass receipts for all debts due said firm; I would also beg leave to inform the debtors, that such as do not come forward and pay off their respective debts, may expect suits to commence against them in two months from this date.
JOSEPH RIDDLE.
Martinsburg, August 1, 1794.
Book-sellers, Book-Binders, and Stationers,
Three doors West of Yates and Campbell's Vendue Store, Market Street,
BALTIMORE,
RESPECTFULLY inform their Friends, and the Public in general, that they have lately established a Book and Stationary Store in BALTIMORE , and humbly solicit the patronage of a generous public, whose favours they will endeavour to merit.
They are now assorted with Books on every subject in polite literature; among the many valuable new publications they have now on hand, are the following.
   Dol. Cts.     Paine's works , compleat in 1 vol. 2 0   American Biography , 1st volume, to be continued, 1 50   Moore's Travels , 2 vols. 8 do. 3 50   Do. Journal in France , 2 vol. 12mo. 1 75   Morse's Geography , elegant, 2 vols. 8do. 4 50   Do.—sheep bound, 3 50   Do.—abridged for use of schools, 1 0   Pindar's works , 2 vols.   Compleat letter writer.   Love and Gibson's Surveyings .   Williams' Letters on the French Revolution .  
A L S O,
Folio, Quarto, Royal, Octavo and Duodecimo Bibles, School Books of all kinds, a new edition to the common prayer for the Protestant Episcopal Church, price from 6/6 to 35/. and a great variety of history, divinity, medicine, philosophy, chemistry, novels, &c. &c. too numerous to be contained in a news-paper.
Orders from the country gentlemen shall be carefully attended to. They expect in a few days, a new and elegant edition of Sturland's Military Discipline , &c. with copper plates.
Now in the Press, and speedily will be published, By FISHER and COLE ,
A Pamphlet, entitled.
PROSPECTS ON WAR AND PAPER CURRENCY.
The first American edition, By THOMAS PAINE , author of Rights of Man , Common Sense, &c. &c. Baltimore, July 21, 1794. 3m.
WHEREAS some time since I purchased of Amos Nichols a certain tract of land, lying in this County, for which I paid him a large sum of money, and also gave him three bonds of £. 112 10. 0 each. Pennsylvania currency each, the first payable in April next, the second in April, 1796, and the third in April, 1797, but as the said Nichols cannot make me a good and lawful title to the said land, having never obtained one himself, I hereby caution all persons from taking an assignment on said bonds, as I am determined not to pay them, and is compelled by law.
PETER LIGHT, senior.
Berkeley County, August 19, 1794.
FOR SALE,
A Negro girl, 12 years old, has no fault, has been used to house and out work; price Forty Pounds, Virginia currency; apply to RICHARD WILLIS.
FOUND on Tuesday last, near this town, a Pocket-Book, containing several bonds and notes, a handkerchief, spectacles, &c. The owner may have them again on application at the Printing-Office, and paying the charge of this advertisement. Sept. 8, 1794.
THE Magistrates of this County are desired to attend on the first day of next Court, for the purpose of appointing officers in the militia companies, and for other purposes.
FOR SALE AT THE PRINTING OFFICE. Bonds for deliverance of Property, Magistrates' Summons. Blank Deeds of Bargain and Sale. Common Bonds, Blank notes, &c.
Cash given for clean Cotton and Linen RAGS, at the Printing-Office.
Good encouragement will be given to a person who will collect RAGS.