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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1799-02-19
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REpREsENrAz1yES.
i'hurfday, January n.
n Q Be Continued.

| Ah"iiuaV, January 81
MIR. tiartley Preien,cd number of pc.
utions lcopies of each olher) from the com
" OF York, fgned by upwards Of 800 per-
ions, complaining againh feverai avs pafTed
at ;he lat FELTON,, particularly againit the
law tor rafting a Provifionsl ARM, the A
lien and Sedition laws, the Stamp ACT and
Direct Tax law, and praying for a repeal of
them and alto, that fuch iyfem Of e-ono-
n'y may be adopted by the goveramcn,, as
viii conport with its dignity, aud prove a.
gre-able to the people at large.
Mr.. ri. hoped, as tlnspctition was couch
ed IN decent and proper terms, no objection
would be made to its reference. He hopcd
alio thar Its merits would be duly conGder,
ed, and, upon = full difcuilion of the fubIeet.
ne ha- no doubt the petitioner would be "a
tisiaed with the rsfult. Re moved the nlual
reference, which gas agreed to. -
Mr.. Hanna ptelented petitions from the
county OF Dauphin, in the fame words with
thoie from York county, fgned by so4 per.
iona; and
mr. Gallatin prcfented petition and re-
monitrance from IVaAhington county, fes-
ed by 1914 pe,fons, of fmilar nature with
the above, which had ALTO the fame reference.
The Speaker aid before the houle com.
rnunication from the treafufy department,
containing letter from the comptroller of
the trcaiury, with certain fatemeuts prepar-
cd nnder sha, officer, refpeaing The ssint.
a mehsge was received from the Prefi-
dent of the United States, incloling a report
from the tlireSfer of the mint tyith a Care
OF the coinage of the mint for the lslt year.
Both thelc communications were ordered TO
be printed.
The PreGdcnt ai.o Informed tie houfc, BY
iis fscretary, that had approved andiign-
81 the act for the punilhment Of certain
crimes therein fpecified.
The bonle ag.in .refoIved itieif into COM
mittee OF tie whole on the bill to amend the
Stamp az whei Hf Otis propofed new
feetion 10 the bill. providing that every GER
tifcate Of Stock 10 any bank or inlurance
company above one bundled aud rot ex-
creding four hundred dollars hs:l pay the
FUN Of as cems, and all above ace dollars,
an additional duty of cents for every 100
dollars, IN lea Of the prefent duty. The
motion was nsgsiised, "a to II.
The committee then rofe, and the houCe
took up the amendments. When that was
corle TO which was yeGsrdaY introduced by
Mr.. Otis, fo excluding bonds al or wi,hif,
90 days from the exception infavoar ofnotes
Of tins dcfcriptior, Mr.. Gaii1tin hopca +
woola rot b. agreed TO, Mr Gordon sifo
! poke agaiaf u, and Mr.. Bayari in It's "a
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1799-02-19

of lass have been pyopoicd for bsu;ghing.
the French, and frqaett.ssing Freash pro-
perty
The long fufFsrius ofyhe Executive Oi-
retloy IS about to naa.ea ittelf ia the NOR
uapneaionahle n,anner. Peridy VIII no
Longer be able 10 throa yea oycrth psc;6c
difpoiitiors which il his never ceaica 10 ma
nifca.
II IS al the very monsnt of this frefh pro-
vocation, which would appea, TO lea.e no
honorable choice but war, that it conSrms
the aiiurauces which have sisen you on
is behalf In the prytSnt criGs, It cou6ncs
ide!f to mealure of fecuriJy aud felf-pre-
fervaJion, II laying a temporary embargo
on American yeads, with reierve of indem-
ni;ies, if their be occaiioa for them. 1t is
g, ready, it Is as much diipoled as ever, to
terminate by a candid negotiation the diff
ftrences which lobilt between the two coun-
tr:e.
Sech isits repugnance TO conGder the u
nited STATES as enemies, that notwithRand
ing their hoale demonstrations, il means ie
wait until it be irr>iGibly forced 10 il b,
real hoeilities.
Since you viii depart, Sir, haaen al Leaf
70 traniinit 70 your gorennent this folrln
declaration.
(Signed)
CHI. MAU. TALLEYRAND
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LII III.
TO TIE PEOPLE Or THE UNI
TED STATES.

Il is the objsa Of the following addrels
to demenarste, thas 20 mnch Of the late act
of Congrels, commonly called the Scdj--
ton Bill, as Tslates to lbels, is not eDa,raai.
cd by The Contribution ofthe United States,
and that 70 much thSreof as relates 70 srsoied
iifeis, IL extrj5iy yr5rLz1gsg by *. To thgic
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1799-02-19

eiu'nsr''len . hases within -,s ua.;ca s,,.A,
was Ieal the Shifd time AM M.
Do motioa OF lfr. ). sa,;th. "a, i,.,,c.
n'eil INTO a committee oithe whole vn he bgI
rssuia,e The eolleesion 0. da.isS on :s,pce. -,
tonnage. This till is v-r, ,ons, ana t,s,,sl -,
,neh p-itso Il a. arr ameida,o &C die sr'c.
laws were read, tbc Tvadn, o-ca SD ,,re,,
OF The ht'icy. \ few lnesirari,ts we ~. -
greed TO- and 'he oil being gone through, ,hs CO.,
;a'''s' r0;s' 'rt ihc SrrAxsa having { Inc NJ NJ
i,'l, 49, 10 ssper' eaaa BE na,e. and u hou.
Mas in'ornially sjjonrnei by tie Cl,tls.
= iliort debate took place in The co,,.r:,.
motion OF Mr.. l.;v;nSiscn, to exclude fro,, 49,.
neoss' MAPS Prints charts. imported e. s,' -
loiisse, Academy, OF Incorporated xibr,rv :.
was oppoied principally On the cround 81, ~
iuh!-St bad been referred to iel,st 's
who had nor ye. n'a'l. their report. lhe .,o. On
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1799-02-19

yauT. II MAS nsgativcd, a6.c,es oaly osibs
Ii. its favour.
+ On the other aueu5rlcni os tIr. OTIS.
prop~ing thar declared itamps .hou'i b. 81
lowed for, Mar. Wall iaid, il il were agreed
TO, il would open door for fraud. Ons of
the principal reaions Why notes at or Under
90 days were made to pay q lefs duty than
Others was, bscauie number OF ramps ufed
in this way would be neceiiarily deiaced by
merchants drawing notes which never would
be dilcouated. Mr.. w. he'd Emo dou5; tina,
particular inaaaces individuals might fufer
from lamps being accidentally de!aced bur
he believed If this provlion paiIesI, al ,he %
day notes not diicounied, would De included
within It.
Mr.. S. Smith was ALTO oppcfed to ]; (; and
the amendment was nagaiiyed without a die
ientin; voice.
Gn the amendment TO fill the blank al
lowing compensation to Supervisors for
Ramping and telling ramps, with four per
cent Considerable debate took place. Il
| vas oppofed by Mr.. Gallatin, on the ground
Gifts being too mncn in fome cafes, and too
listle il others; and fufported by Nelirs.
Otis, Harper and Piuckney. 1t was at
length carried, the yeas and nays being Ia
ken, - 10 40. The bin was then ordered
TO be en-. .roAsd for third reading TO NOR
row. Adjourned.
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Tucflav. Febru,,y

20 sietk informed the Horic tina. ne had mn
rseeved Information from the Speaker tia, H.
u and u"able to attend the Houge rsey.,,,,,,,
motion was made to adjourn, which wa. esrr;gd "
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V'ednefdsy, FclasFy &.

ne OH 70 stisnd TIC az providing r., die
'-'uS''oH Of land and dwelling hsu..s and ne
The gazette., 1799-02-04

From the Secretary Of the Navy,
zo %; cL1-Hza e fLs Committee sf fLs Nsva! Ef45 5zs-s
The gazette., 1799-03-11
Lsgj1atnre g -MaDacbgjsHs.

ON Friday the m inf. the Legislature were pro-
- rogued 10 the Tueiday preceding the taA Wcdnel-
day in May In the courfc of the lclion, thcy bayr
Paied the acts Of which the following are the heads
An al IN addition TO act VIII ch pafIed on the 16b
day OF Feb. 1894, entitled, an at 10 incorporate =
oeety by The name Of The Truaces Of the Baptia Edu
cation Fund"
An act in addition to act for confirming The Re-.
cords OF Plantation sailed Brd2ton
An act limiting tlit time within which petition, f,r
Wages which have been drawn by Forged Orders nla!
be fultained.
An aet % incorporate number fthe inhabitants in
each Of Of the towns Of Sydney Belgrade and AuqaRa
m The county OF Iincoln n;o adiitnct Religious Soce
ty, by the naue OF the Fr Bap ptl Society IN sydney
An att to incorporate fundry inhshitans Of The TOWN
OF saniord, in the county Of Hsalphire and Of the
towns adjoining thereto into Religious Socety bv the
name OF the PFoteant EPilcop4 Society ID Bl,ndEs3
An act IN addti act enttIed :" Al AZ ror n.
corPo atns certain p.rlon for ths purpofc Of 5idn
The gazette., 1799-03-11

The conduti Of Ad. Mellon, after the aaion
q! oiI the Nile forms fnkiny contralt to the mad
lmplsty ct orr Modern Phef5bers. On ~
morning OF the I'd of Augult, after the batrle.
he lent The following memorandum 70 the de-
ent Captains Of his fquadrons:
an, . paagaard, lug. Z. 1903.
.Aaons5ty Goa tauiag bs5sd hi5 Ms;.Qg,5 ar,,,
sp5I1 Tyetory' ne 4~iral ietezGs r.tnrSis5 PR.
1baaEgieiFg or le jaas at tqr, osLef tJ;5 "0As 4,
I. - ,s-or'a."4' ttf'y p deeg fbs sas a. ts3a 7,
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-12-30
OF the hottie Armies.
ARMY OF THE EAST.

AN"i VI EAol
gusnatafs, Gsaeraim CHEZ, {, TIE Esrcmivs Di
r.i7ary
Head Quarters at Alexandria, z7th Therm;dor
C1izms Dre3o,s,
The 9Th Thermidor, I caufed the Cattle of
Aboukir to be fummoned The fon of the
Pacha, lis Kiaya, and all the officers, were de.
lirsus to capiulate, but the folders refuied.
The 9Th the bombardment was continued
On the 10th many batteries were e0abliihed on
the right and left of the Iilhmus, many gun
boats were iunk, frigate was difmaied and
ient TO iea--On the nth the enemy began to
want provi6ons and failed out into iome hories
of the village adjoining the fort. Gen. Lannes
hatened to the place, and was wounded in the
leg. Gen. Menou took his place in the COM
nand OF the liege---On the Izth Gen. Davout
fcized many of the houfss where The enemy had
made alodgment, and caa himfelf into the fort
where numbers of the enemy weie killed--The
a2d battalion of light ntanrry, and the chief of
brigade, Monge, behaved with great fpirit.--
The 18th, our batteries were upon the counter
icarPc, cur mor,ars kept up very active fire,
and the Cattle was heap OF ruins THE ene-
my had no communication with The fquidron--
they died OF rhira and hunger, and took the
part, not of captivating, which they do not un-
deritand, but of throwing away their arms, and
coming to embrace the knees of the conqueror
The loa of the pacha, his kaya, and 1000 men
were made prifoners there were found in the
cattle, 3ooo wounded and 1900 carcafcs, Some
Of our balls killed as many as fix men. In the
fra "a hours after the Turkiih garrifon march
ed cut more than 400 priioners died in conie-
quence of eating and drinking with tso much
avidty. Thus the affair of Aboukir COTS the
Porte IS 900 men, and great number Of can
non.
During the fifteen days that this expedi-
ton lated, l was Highly fa,is6ed with the
fpirit OF the inhabitants of Egypt No
movements appeared, and every body lived as
ufual. -.
The officers Of the engineers, Bertrand and
Ledot, and the commander of the artillery,
Faultrier behaved with the .greareft diaineiion.
Health and Reipe6.
(Syned) BUONAPARTE.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
PHILADELPHIA, March s, 1889.

SIR,
r ENCLOSE commhion continuing you,
/ in conjunction with the Chief Juice ELF
worth, and Patrick Henry, Efq. Of Virginia,
ENJOYS Extraordinary and Miniaers Penipo-
teniiary to the French Republic. By the
Preildent's dseaion, enclofe for your inform
alton copies of his menages to the Senate of
18th and z5th Of March, by the latter Of which
you will fee the motives inducing the nomination
OF commlEsa for the purpofe of negotiating
With France, inltead of reling the buGnefs
wholly with you. This will doubtless be agree
able, by relieving you from the weight of a fole
Responsibility in an affair of fuch magnitude.
1t rs the PtetideHt's defire that you, by letter
10 the French Miniaer Of Foreign Relations,
inform him that Oliver Elllworth, Chief
g Juitise of the United States, Patrick Henry,
g late Governor of Virginia. and yourfelf, are
appointed ENJOYS Extraordinary and Mint
ers Plenipotentary of the United States to the
: French Republic with full powers to difcuis
: and ieitle, by treaty, all controversies be-
"tween the United States and France )" Bur,
that the two former will nor embark for Eu
"rope Until they fhall have received, from The
Executive Directory, direa and unequivocal
. atiurances, iignihed by their Secretary Of
Foreign Relations, that the ENJOYS fhall be
" received in character to an audience of the
|" Directory, and that they thal enjoy all the
pferogatives attached to that character by the
law OF nations, and that miuiifer or miniaers
Of equal powers hall be appointed and CON-
miiioned to treat with them"
The aufwer you fhaIl receive TO your letter
yon will be pleaied to tranfmit to this Office.
You will alto be pleaed to underRand it to be
the PreGdenrs opinion, that no more indireetand
in9fficial communications, written or verbal,
lhould be held with any perfons whatever, agents
on behalf of France, on the fubjeet of differences
between the United States and the French Re.
public. 1.-THE French government really deiire
a fettlen,ent Of the exiting differences, it nun
take the ccurfe above pointed out ullels the
Executive Directory ihould prefer Tending a
Minffer Pleniposea,iary TOD E United States.
! have the honour to Be-,
Very RESPECTFULLY, Sir,
Your o5edienl fervant,
TIMOTHY PICKERING.
IyiA,am Vans Harry, En-. MiniQsr sf.de
United SfSteS, at Abe Hsgue.
Mfr. Henry is 6rce deceard, and Governor Daye,
OF Nofthcarohna, appointed in his place.
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Monge and Bafthelot, landed the 9th init. at
Frejus, a town in the fouth of France. not far
from Toulon.1 They infarrn, that they left The
French army in the moa favorable iituation.o
" Vips Ia Republic" echoed through the hall
on reading this meGage -carel pronounced an
eulogium on the victories of Buonaparte, Maj
iena and Bruno; and concluded by moving,
that the French army in Batavia had nor ceafed
to deierve well of ITS country.
OCT. rs. Buonaparteis expelled tomorrow
at the Directory. He topped ar Corfiea on his
voyage-which he made in frigate, eleorted
by three others. His health is iomewhat i'm
paired and be will rea day or two at Frejns.
His brothers, Lucien and Joiefh, have fat out
TO meet him.
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ARMY OF THE DANUBE.
MgDsna, General "a Cbi1, 10 tie Exeeufis

He.a-Qs.iiia s.p e Zurich, 9th oa r,9,
Caisen5 Di,e9or5, -
Obliged to be prcfent fuccefiyely at different
poiuts Of The line where I was called by the
urgency and Importance of the military opera
lions which took place without interruption,
have not hitherto been able to inform you 9TH
erways than by telegraphic difpatches of the
movements of the army from the 18TH of Sept
to the 9th infant, but | am about to iapplY the
deficiency by fketch of thefe movements,
waiting till ! fhall be able to give more
detailed account in report to be ient with the
colours taken from the enemy.
Before me was the Ruilian army Of Korfakof
1t occupied the line of Zurich at the eonhu-
ence OF the Aar & the Rhine. The Aultian
army commanded by Hottie, who occupied the
right bank of the Lint, and whole line extended
from the Limath to the upper lake of Zurich
defended by hotilla, and finally, the corps of
the Auftiian General Jellachich, who occupied
the paiIages ofthe Grlon country.
BY means Of falie attack upon Bruck, by
Gen. Menard. in order TO draw lhither part
of the enemy's forces, paaed the Bmath in
force, at Detikon and the Lint, between the
lakes of Zurich and Wallenfhali. At the PAT
fage of Dietkon, the batteaux were launched
into the water in the face of the encmys fire,
and under the protection of our artillery, and,
in lels than two hours (thauks to the iAil of our
Pontonniers) directed by the chief of brigade
Dsdon, we had bridge aerofs the Lint, and
5000 men upon the oppoitc bank. General
Cazan commanded the advanced guard, under
the orders Of Gen. Lorge, who commanded
the diviion,
At The raddge Of the Lint, 200 fwimmers,
with their fabrcs in their teeth, and their pixies
in thsr hands, formed the advanced guard
put tie enemys potts to the fword---ane thus
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(oopY.)
The Hacue, y.5 Mar, 1900

- 49, 4 be HGgae, so Nay, 1899.
Citizen Miniffer,
II Is with the greatef pleafure that hafen
to fulfil the nltruaions which | have juf had
the honor to receive from the government OF
the United States of America, by informing
you that the PreGdent has appointed Oliver
Ellfworth, chief jultice of the United States,
Patrick Henry, late governor of Virginia. and
William Vans Murray, miniter re6dent of the
United States at the Hague, to be Enjoys Eek,
traoIdinary and Miniaers Plenipotentiary Of the
United States to the French Republic, with full
powers TO diicufs and fettle by treaty all CON
roverIes between the United States & France /;
but that the two former (Mr. Elrworth and Mr.
Henry will not embark for Europe until they
ihali have received from the Executive Drcc.
tory direct and unequivocal aluranccs, Ggnified
by their Miniaer Of Foreigo Relations, that the
ENJOYS fhall be received in character to an audi
ence of the Directory, and that they lhall enjoy
all the prcrogatiyes attached TO that character
by the law OF nations and that miniaer or
miniaeIs of equal powers lhall be appointed and
commihioned to treat with them.
requef you, citizen miniler, to lay this
fubje1 before your Government, and, as the
diilAnee is 70 great and the obaacles 70 numer
Gus in the Atlantic voyage, that you will favor
me, as fpeedily as polli5le with the aniwer which
S to lead to fach happy and important COME
quenoes.
Accept, citizen mnOer, the aGlrances of my
perfect and high eaoeu.
lSigned)
WIN. VANS MURRAY.
To tbs citizen 7aQyraaS, Min;aer
Of tie Exterior Relation IF tie
Ffeneb Republic, SJ'e. sc. PAIN.
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FRENCH ARMY OF ITALY.

FAIRS, OCT. 0. p
Cbampionel's laa dfpatches are dated the
zad ult.--iic was then collecting the army of
Italy, in the vicinity OF Now, preparatory to an
artack on the Auitrian army.
The Afehduke Jof' III commands The Auaii-
an army OF Italy. hauag Gen, Kfay, for his
inlxudor and guide.
cr The Ian intelligence from France, provss
either the forgery of The letter pub ilhed in tie
papers from Augfberg, or he ignoralcc of tie
writer. We iuiPeet Toe former 1t dAted,
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Buonaparte returned to France.

COUNCIL OF FIVE HUNp.ED--ocr. "a
A MESSAGE was received fem the Eae
cutiye Directory, as follows:
''Cai2.ar Rsprsfaiativs,
"TdE directory announce 10 You, with plea
fore, that they have received news from lhc
amy of Egypt. The commander ia chief,
Buonaparte, the Generals Bsfthier, Lalqe,
Marmonl, Murat. and Andrehoy, with citizen.
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General Ma6ssa-io tie Dirs7oyy.

BY TelegrAph--ottober ~.
/" have completely beaten the enemy, and
driven them beyond the Rhine--7ao men have
been killed and wounded, and ioo. made pIi.
foncrs.--iix ltands of colours have been taken
among the killed was found General of the
corps of Condo.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-12-30
The Hague, 7tb May, 1899.

DEAN Sir,
o. the h infant. late in the evening, | had
'he h'nor to receive your No. m, Containing
the commilIon of ENJOYS.
oa the 5'h addreGed, precile'y asreeably
. yorr inltruGtions, as conceived, the mcloled
susr to Mr.. Talleyraad, the miniIter Of exte
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Late Foreign News.

Received at New-york, from ST. sebAfians, in Spain
Pa,a dahs 10 oastr rob.
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Documents

Relati0e 10 the Nilsson TO FRANcs.
The gazette., 1799-04-22

A QvrsrloN-far Natural PdI@f3bE's 10 JoH0e.
FROM what canf- is i th4t . key fufp9nded
n 4 tum7ler or wiac gl1ls. by thread twItsd
a, one end unI he 6ager ihall yibrate until
X Rr.kes N he id4 Of tie glati Tie hour # the
day or N ght. ant then ceaie, to vi5rate / have
feen TIE experiment. made fundry tin os, bo.h in
TIE ri,hF and day, and it never failed telling
Me nearel hour. And why is it taat the lame
~, tied to a Gick, "a fufpended in the fame
n,nner. ba,l -vibrate a, al It wi! appear
1trc extraordinary, vh-n i IS cooidered that
thgiv fion al time into twice Twelve hcu's u
II AZ 'ti,Iary civllUn, ErT IleT.
The gazette., 1799-04-22

lFor taA af JeHA''' Boosaors-Priee 80 il Joarli
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-07-01

abom 10000 acres, and eigbt fnall erarf5 which
may all be about as much more; thief. lay in
the county of Tork. In CUMBERLAND P'anta.
tons No. I, 2, 2, and 4, fouth of Amereicog.
gen, Hartford, summer, Paris, NorqUay, Bridge
f0un, 0iiyftia, Hebron, and Backfela, with part
of the towns of Raymond, Poland, Turner, Liver.
more and Jay, that is 70 much of them as fall
within the bounds before defcribed.
The principal objection to this plan is the
great extent of fueh county (which may pro.
badly be about, or nearly equal to trad of
forty miles fquare) bur which Others may think
not too large, and if it fhould be found to be
inconvenient and dfproportionate, it can be
divided nearly equal, 70 as to make two coun.
ties OF Moderate lize.
When the bufnefs is 70 far ma,ured as to
report bill, claufe can be very eaily intro
duced to annex and include fmporatiy, al. the
country moth of the Great I,n<,sJf,ggen to the
Highland, until there fhal be inhabitant,
enough, northward of that river to form anoth-
er new county, between the great welterly bend
of Amerefeoggen. ard the chain of lakes run
ming into it, extending from the lakes AouE.
svk, through Msjeimagutik, Moycbmklmng,
Kenebakuk, and Waokenebakak, to UmBAooc
highlands, are Lid down on the map, thirty
townlhps of about fix miles fquare each in
York and Cumberland. From the chain of
lakes to the highlands is nearly forty miles
This divifion of the county (Yrk) will there
fore 10 future contain four jfsions, and if the
population and general profPerityof the country
continues the progrsls it has made in the lalt
ten years, perhaps in lefs period than twenty
years more, we ihall fee two new counties north
of Great Amerelcoggen, that Is FOUR between
the Atlantic and the Highlands.
An aa paaed a, the lafl felton, Of the Legif
lature for erecting Dfria for Regltryoi
Deeds and Probate Court, oith of Grsaf 04apsr.
This will afford partial relief, but they might
have had more if they had allsed it. AT the
next FELTON, it is only for lome member to call
the petitions from The feveral towns who fent
members TO The Convention in 1895 in Water.
ford, and have them laid on the table. If any
addtionals are fent they can be all aeted upon
together, and an order of notice at leaa will not
be refufed, for all perfons TO fhew cauie at ano-
ther felton,, why new county ihould not be
Immediately formed north of Great OTapee.
PELEG LOvEWELL.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-07-01
FOR 5ENKys PORTLAND GAZETTE.

Mr.. jerks,
THE progrefs of Arts and Sciences, the at.
tention to Agriculture. the improvement OF the
Medical Art, and ncreafe of Public Schools
and Social Libraries, in many parts of the Uni
ted States, cannot but give pieafure to all who
with their PROPERTY.
lmpreiied with thefe ideas, ak permidion,
through your ufeful paper, to fuggea the fol-
lowing for confederation and improvement
They are offered at this time as the Supreme
Judicial Court will the next week commence
bufiaels in the Dit q Of Maine-at which hon.
orable Court lis probable many gentlemen will
attend, who, it they approve, will lay plans
for the eaabliihment of an Agricultural Society,
as well as Medical in0itution Social Libra
res, as we'll as Public Schools may at the fame
time be forwarded, greatly to the iatistaeiop and
honor of thoie who may promote the fame, and
highly advantageous to the community. As
fuch innitutions exitt in other parts of The Com
monwealih of MaiIaehufetts, it is prefumed
great advantages may reiult from fuch elab-
liihments in the Diarie of Maine-a defire to
promote its PROPERTY is the only inducement,
and it is hoped will efficiently apologize for
the hints of A STRANGER.
Dysria Of Maine, .17nnt I79e.