Message from General Washington to Congress, May 21. “Gentlemen of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives, “I lay before you certain information, whereby it would appear that some encroachment as about to be made on our territory, by an Officer and party of British troops. Proceeding upon a supposition of the authenticity of …
A letter from New-York has the following paragraph: “It is reported here, and pretty generely credited, that a Commercial Treaty will early in the next year be proposed to Great Britain; it is all object on which the hopes of many are fixed.” Citation: Glasgow Advertiser (Glasgow, United Kingdom), 25 September 1789, available at the …
Philadelphia, June 3. [ Authentic.] Copy of a letter from General Wilkins, to Col. C. Biddl, dated Pittsburgh, 23 d May, 1794. “I this moment received yours of the 17th inst. I arrived about fifteen minutes ago from Le Boeuf, and left the detachment there well covered, and in good spirits. They have built, under …
On Tuesday se’enight, arrived in the Bay of Aberdeen,the Mehitabel and Mary of Portsmouth, from New Hampshire, United States, [???]ate master, with an assorted cargo, [???]n gentleman in that place, and next [???] Leith, where she arrived on Mon[day. S]he is the first American vessel that [?? i]n this port, since the peace. Citation: Glasgow …
American papers are received, dated October, 4. 1794. They contain two letters from General Wayne to the American Secretary at War, giving an account of a severe action he had with the Indi ans, who were assisted by the volunteers and militia of Detroit on the 20th August, on the banks of the Miamis, in …
The next mail for Halifax will be the last season to British America. It will be dispatched on the 7th of next month from the Post office. Citation: Glasgow Advertiser (Glasgow, United Kingdom), 25 September 1789, available at the Scissors and Paste Database, http://www.scissorsandpaste.net/394.
CORONER’S INQUEST.–An inquest was held yesterday evening, before Anthony Gell, Esq. at the Nag’s Head, in Grange-court, Leicester-square, on the body of Ann Paris, an unfortunate young creature, of interesting appearance, not more than 17 years of age, who, it appeared, had been reduced by some unknown melancholy circumstance, to the most forlorn and destitute …
On Friday, an Inquest was held at the Nag’s Head, Leicester-fields, on the body of Madamoiselle Ann Paris, then lying dead at No. 4, St. Martin’s-street, Leicester-fields.– Sarah Upton deposed, that she is housemaid to the place. She had frequently observed that the unfortunate young lady appeared to be rather flighty and tiresome in her …
Coroner’s Inquest.–At half past two o’clock yesterday, an Inquest was held at the Nag’s Head, Orange-court, Leicester-fields, before Anthony Gell, Esq. Coroner for Westminster, on the body of Madamoiselle Ann Paris, then lying dead at No. 4, St. Martin’s-street, Leicester-fields. Sarah Upton deposed, that she is housemaid to the place; that the deceased had lodged …
Letters from Quebec, dated Nov. 17, say, that every thing was quiet in that province. Some letters from Quebec were on Saturday received at the General Post Office, which state that the American army under the command of General Wayne had been routed by the Otoway Indians; an advanced party of 200 men had been …