The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1797-02-23

in canliug to be made OF, as fpsedy as D. G,ble =,
account Of the live and dead itock in lax ~ an
Parilhes in the county Of Sussex as are within I'm
twelve miles OF the (es.
With refpect to the mode in making out the A.
count required, I take this opportunity of franz
uniting your lordthip the form in which i, has
been executed oy the voluntary exertions of qrn,e,
men OF the county OF Dortet; and thall beg to iu5
nit it for your ordhps coni ierarion and adon,;on
uuiets When it MY be found necessary to dev;s,s
from it, in coniequence of local circumstances and
ituatiou.
g With rcfpect to the mode in which it is prom.
fed to tuch live and dead ttotk, in cafe il
thould be necessary, your iord'hip will communa
with the commander in chief of The eiitrie in
which the COUNT Of Sussex lies, and will concern
with him iuth previous meaures for this turt ole as
may be judged requitte.
60 The meeting which have deGred your lord.
!hp TO call tbs iotiect Of my circular letter of
this days date will Afford yoo an opportunity of
fubmittng this letter the confederation of The de-.
putty ieutenants and n,aglttracy Of the ccuuty Of
Solsex and viii! coui, q,enfy lead TIE immediate
adoption OF luch meaurcs as hall be NECESSARY tc
enable the return 10 be made which am t,ertuaded
your Tor d!hip will be of opinicn is 10 much 20 90
whed for.
." am further to INFORM yocr !ordfhip, that Tie
lords corami6ioners Of the treaflry have received
his msi-tys pleaflre, that they ihoulJ take fuca
any expenses which my arife, in Consequence d,
loch ToGble removal OF live and dead {rock as
have ;uppolcd, as WI as Of any Particular loises
which may evcntasliy t1 eccaioped taef.sy.
although this e;rtnmttance is inoh as n,u It r..
vate every ponble on etion t!le iueafure, am,
nevertheless. conhlent, that al! thee 'aoa it may
concern would, exciuiively Of every percnal coni-
deraton or r,c.ivc join with The u;n,oit alacrity
in the execution Of a neaiure which has fol- its ob
lecs the general ffety the country,
l nave the honor to BE-, &C.
PORTLAND"
Detrm5tr 10. Accents lave been received in
town from the M sdi-er n, by the Aodaeous Of
"A guns, capt ould, whiuh itate that the Spanilh
feet having put sea, had met with volent gale
of wind, in which L. 1rinidade had run down a
large frigat-, and thar the feet had been diperfsd
five fail had put into NJ norca, and three into Car
thagena, dImahed, and The rel: Of the Rect remain.
ed unaccounted for.
Detem5er IL. MIR. Ellis we underltaod, fets IF
this morning, on his return TO Paris =; he carries
with him, it is taid, the ntioctops to lordMslme(.
bury relpeceinp this terms of Compensation to be
propoled TO the executive directory thefs i7trrc-
lions were haally lettlsd cabinet council, held
on Saturday.
Dee}-5er 49, The Olive Branch, an American
vefsei, which taken and carried into Partr.
mouth few days ago, by the Audacious man Of
war, examination appears to have ~ thoufand
itand of arms, intead OF 70 thouand as hrft ftsed,
and above IS pieces of ARTILLERY. notify brafs a.
mong which latter are fome Of The park artillery
loft BY the duke of York before Dunkirk.
Deet,rber IL. This day received the French
Journsls to the 18th infant: The following
the leading particulars
Lowe, in his paper of tie nth, fsys, A letter
from MILAN announces, that the A,g of diftreis is
flying the ramPafts of A1an,u4 he ADDS, thar
news which appears to be more certain is, that
Kleber, with $4,000 men, has pafsed the Rhine
Oppenheim, 70 annoy the operations of the arch
duke again(t Keh
Letters from Straiourg announce that the bridge
of kshl has been deitroyrd, which makes it more
likely thar the place will fall into the hands of the
Aultrisps.
letter from Neuwed ftstes, thar tire Arch.
duke has refuied armittce reqneited by Moreau.
The Brett Feet fill remains in the road; il has
IT thouland troops board.
Nothing further has tranfpired respecting The
negotiations for peace. In the interim, the Direc'
tory iend couriers to Vienna. the Emperor TO Pc
terburg, and Lord MAlmesbury to London.
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