numerous and animated affemblies we have ever feen.

The handfome appearance of the military, the ringing of all the bells, the crowded windows as he paffed through the town, and the joy vilible in every countenance, demonftrated the gratitude and pleafure which the arrival of this.Nobleman has excited through the people of every clais.

In the darkelt moment of mesfortune he efpoufed the caufe of America- his military talents, the ardor of his virtuous mind, and the neareft treasure of his heart have been devoted to our caufe; and while gratitude is accounted a virtue, the name of La FAYETTE will be dear to every American.

On Saturday the officers of the army waited on the Marquis at his lodgings, and prefented an addrefs, and were favoured with an anfwer emphatically expreffive of the genu ine NOBILITY of LAFAYETTE.

Oct. 21. Tuefday laft, being the 19th of October, a day ever memor. able for that brilliant event which give to the allied arms a favourite British General, at the head of 9000, chofen troops, and which fecured peace, liberty and fafety to America, was fixed on as a proper time to pay thofe honours to the Marquis de la Fayette, which his fervices, both in the field and cabinet, in times of danger, have so juftly entitled him to from this country.

On the 18th inft. the two Branches of the Legislature paffed an order, that the President of the Senate, and Speaker of the Houfe of Reprefentatives, invite the Marquis de la Fayette, to meet the Supreme Executive and the two Houfes of the Legiflature, in the Senate room, on Tuesday the 19th, at 12 o'clock, to congratulate him on his fafe arrival in America, after the final eftablifhment of a peace, to which his friendly influence in Europe has largely contributed; and of which the anniverfary of the 19th of October (a day, always to be marked in the annals of America) happily reminds us.

The next day his Excellency the Governor, his Honour the Lieutenaut Governor and the honourable Council, attended in the Senate Cham

ber, where the two. Houses of the Legiflature were affembled. At the hour prefixed, the Marquis, with his fuit, was introduced by the Secre tary of the Commonwealth, when his Excellency the Governor, in behalf of the Executive and Legislative Branches of Government, congratu lated him in terms of the highed refpe&t and eЯeem. To which the Marquis was pleafed to make a polite and elegant reply. After the congratulations were over, the Marquis, with his Excellency the Governor, withdrew.

But the Marquis is too much beloved at Bofton, not to meet with every teftimonial of private as well as publick affection and efteem. The merchants, and other gentlemen of the town, accordingly gave a dinner at Faneuil Hall; at which were invited and prefent the Marquis and all the French gentlemen in town, the Governor, Lieutenant-Gove nor and Council, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House and Prefident of the Bank, the Clergy of every denomination, the Selectmen,. 75 Continental Officers and a number of frangers. At 1 o'clock, the train of artillery, commanded by Major Davis, joined by a company in fimilar uniform from Roxbury, commanded by Major Spooner, paraded in State Street, and discharged 13 cannon, which were answered by a kke number at the Cafile, and by hs moft Chriftian Majefty's frigate La Nymphe. In the mean while the gentlemen invited to partake of the entertainment collected at the Senate Chamber; and at half paft 2 o'clock upwards of 300 perfons went in proceffion from the Senate chamber to Fapevil Hall, under efcort of Major Davis's artillery, and under the difcharge of the cannon commanded by Major Spooner, which was planted at the bottom of State Street, and facing the proceffion. The elegance with which the tables were covered, and the ornaments which beautifully decorated the hall, were peculiarly ftriking to every perfon as he entered, and reflected the highest tafle on the managers. At the upper end of the hall were erected thirteen arches, which gradually leffened from the

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centre to the ends, and were adorned and interfperfed with a great variety of flowers and verdure; in the arch directly over the Marquis's head was hung a Fleur-de-lis.

The company, while at dinner, were entertained with a band of mufic.... After dinner the following 13 toalis were drank, viz.

1. The United States.

2. Our great Ally, his Moft Chriftian Majefty.

3. General Washington.

4. The Commonwealth of Maffachusetts.

mentioned, that all the wine and fragments of provifion of every kind, which were left at the hall, were carefully collected and fent to the alms house and goal, that the hearts, even of the miferable in confinement and diftrefs, might expand upon this joyous occafion.

30. Laft Thurfday were executed, pursuant to the fentence paffed upon them by the hon. the Superior Court in their laft feffion, for this County, Dirach Grout and Francis Coven, for the crime of burglary.

and Sciences.

6. The memory of thofe patriots and heroes who fell in the late conteft.

7. May the United States of America never lofe fight of juftice.

8. The army and navy of France. 9. Perpetual harmony and happinels to the United States and their Allies.

10. The combined forces, who nobly fought in the cause of Ame

rica.

11. May the temple of Janus be fhut for ever.

12. The rights of mankind, and univerfal benevolence.

13. This memorable day-- SARATOGA and YORK TOWN.

At every toaft 13 cannon were difcharged in Market Square; moft of the toafts were accompanied with a claping of hands three times. When General Washington was given, a curtain behind the Marquis was in fiantly rent afunder, which difcovered to the company his Excellency's picture, crowned with a wreath of flowers and laurals, and fupported with the enfigns of France and America. The Marquis rofe from his feat, and with a countenance mingled with pleafure and furprise, and a tear of friendship farting in his eye, at recognizing the features of HIS General (as he always files him) repeated the clap that had been given, which inftantly communicated to the whole company, and involuntarily produced a roar of applaufe.

As a mark of the benevolent mo tives that actuated the promoters of this day of feftivity, it ought to be

Court.

This Seffion of the Legislature was opened by a meffage from his Excellency the Governor, in which he recommended it to the two Houfes to adopt fome efficacious mealures for putting the militia on a more refpectable footing, and communicated fe. veral letters from the delegates of the Commonwealth in the Committee of the States. In anfwer to this meffage the Houfes refolved that his Excellency fhould be requefted to be more explicit as to the evils which his experience had led him to obferve in the militia, and that an enquiry fhould be made why the Committee of the States broke up without doing any bufinefs, or adjourning; and by what authority the publick records had been removed from Annapolis to Philadelphia. The arrival of the Marquis de La Fayette, gave rife to a complimentary order for a chair to be affigned to him in the Representatives Chamber, and to the following refolution of both Houses, "That the Prefident of Senate, and Speaker of the House of Reprefentatives invite the Marquis de Le Fayette to meet the two Houfes of the Legiflature in the Senate room on Tuesday the nineteenth day of October inftant, at 12 o'clock, that they may congratulate him on his fafe arrival in America, after the final eftablishment of a peace, to which his friendly influence in Europe, and his diftinguished exertions in a military character in America, have fo largely contributed; and of which the anniversary of the nineteenth of October, a day always to be marked

in the annals of America, among other inftances, happily remind us. And that his Excellency the Gover nor and the Hon. Council, be alfo invited to join in the congratulations."

Agreeably to this refolution, the Governor and Council with the two Houses affembled in the Senate Chamber at the time affigned, when the Marquis was admitted into their prefence. The Governor addreffed him nearly in the language of the refolution aforementioned, and concluded with the heartieft wishes for his enjoying the fmiles of his Sovereign, and for his general welfare. To this addrefs the Marquis replied, "That he entertained the ftrongeft fenfe of the honour done him in the many attentions which he had received fince his arrival in this metropolis; that language would not do juftice to his feelings were he to attempt to describe them on this occafion, when he met fo many of his friends, on that fpot where the flame of the American revolution firft began to kindle; that he should ever efteem it his higheft honour to be, what he then felt that he fincerely was, the friend of America, and of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in particular, and to whatever quarter of the globe he might be called, their intereft should ever be his primary object." This ceremony being finished the company fell into a free converfation; and in the course of an hour the Governor retired, and the convention broke up.

Two vacancies having been occahioned in the Council by the death of one member and the refignation of another, there arose a question whe ther the branches of the General Court had a conftitutional right of electing two perfons in their room. The letter of the Conftitution pro vided only in cafe the perfon elected did not accept of his appointment, whereas in the prefent cafe both had in fact accepted and officiated. The Houfe fuppofed the cafe to be fully within the fpirit and meaning of the frame of Government, but the Senate were of opinion that they had no right to a without the letter of it, and a conference was heid between

them on the subject. No precedent, however, has yet been established as neither branch have given up their opinion.

A Bill afcertaining the rates at which coined money may país, which was framed in the laft Seffion, has paffed both branches. A confiderable alteration is made in the value of gold, the reafon of which is declared in the preamble to be, that a fimilat alteration had taken place in other States. This however, was not the only measure adopted on the fubje&t; the Delegates at Congress were inftru&ted to move them as early as poffible, to enter into a general regulation which fhould take place throughout all the States.

The Commiffioners, who were appointed to afcertain the British encroachments at the eaftern boundaries of the State, made a report, by which it appeared, that whichfoever of the Rivers in difpute should be found to be the St. Croix, there were fettlements made by British fubje&s within the limits of this government. This report was accepted,and the Governor was requested to pursue the directions of Congress relative to this matter. The fame Commiffioners, having been appointed to treat with the Penobfcot tribe of Indians, reported on this fubje& likewise. They found them to confit of only about one hundred males divided into forty families; they were exceedingly tenacious of their lands, and proteffed that as they never had parted with their right to them, fo they would never feil the fmalleft part of them: they appeared exceedingly apprehen. five of being shut up by the British on one fide, and by the Americans on the other; and seemed fo little difpofed to admit the pretenfions of any other perfons to their lands,that fome of them withdrew abruptly from the conference. The Commiffioners were of opinion, that nothing would fecure their friendship but a liberal conceffion of fuch territory as would make them happy and fecure in the employ ments neceffary to their fubfiftence.

Agreeable to an order of the laft Seffion, the Treafurer laid before the Court a ftate of the accounts of every collector and sheriff in the Commonwealth

wealth and of the Treafury in geneTal. From this ftatement it appears that the impoft and excife duties have yielded as follows, viz.

From July 1782,}

to June

From June 1783,

to June 1784,

1. 5. d. 12,407 10

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31,285 13 51

17,843 9

From June 1ft,to Oft.26th, 1784. J The affairs of abfentees and other matters of importance being now either in commitment or under debate, obliges us to omit any observations on them in the present number.

An account of the proceedings of the fupreme court, and courts of oyer and terminer, and general goal delivery, held at Philadelphia the latter end of laft, and beginning of this month.

James Burk, an Irish fervant lad, was convicted and fentenced to be hanged for the murder of his master, Timothy M'Auliffe. Richard Williams, alias John Williams, alias Hatche,and Peter Brown,alias Peter Betty, were convided and fentenced to be hanged, for robbing Capt. Tolbert, on the Germantown road, on the 34 O&tober inftant.

John Brown was convicted and fentenced to be hanged, for burglary in the house of Jacob Mechlin.

George Crowther was conviЯed And fentenced to be hanged, for burglary in the house of Jofeph Turner in Southwark.

Aaron Doane,one of the attrocious gang of robbers who have infefted the countries of Philadelphia, Chefter and Bucks, having been outlawed for the robbery of the Treafury at Newtown, was ordered to be executed.

Luke Keating was convicted on three indictments for the forgery of promiffary notes,and of endorsements of names thereon. He was fined in the fum of twenty five pounds, and ordered to be imprifoned fix months for each offence, making the whole of his imprisonment eighteen months, adjudged to ftand in the pillory three different market days, and pay cofts.

Thursday the 21st infl. came on before the Supreme Judicial Court, at Taunton,the trial of one John Dixon,

At l'Orient (France) James Moylan, Efq; Agent to the United States. At Port-au Prince, Monf. Mark Lafitte, merchant, formerly refident of Salem.

At North Carolina, Ezra Styles, Efq; eldeft fon of the Rev. Dr.Styles, Prefident of Yale College, Æt.

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23d ult. At Richmond (Virginia) Mr. Robert Bell, printer and bookfeller, of Philadelphia.

At Nefqueunia (State of N.York) the Woman, who was at the head of the feet of Shaking Quakers, and had affumed the title of Ele& Lady, with her brother; bied to death.

25th ult. At Statford (Conne&icut) in a fit, Mrs. Wetmore, confort of the late Rev. Mr. Wetmore.

oa. I. At New London, Mr. James Chapman,

76. At North Haven, inftantly, the wife of Mr. Thomas Ray.

At Guilford, Mr. Afael Murray, by falling from his horfe on a scythe he held'in his hand.

At Berlin, inftantly, Mr. James Ball, of Lancaster.

At Newton, Jeremiah Wheelwright, Efq; of this town.

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7. At Worcester, Mrs. Elizabeth Lemon,

Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson,
Mr. Phillip Clyde, fuddenly.
Mr. Brewer.

Mr. Nathan Jackfon.

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5. At Salem, Mr. George Abbot, merchant,

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