n ort h-c arolina gazett e i ol xi s a t l 1 i j \ v .., , kv 2 i7y6 . no 528 by authority george washing ron prrji ml if the united ■::;.:, r t hereas h un i ♦^■'-■; , i iry to ti i thead entitli d " an ■ '- i'i ■, 1 mini , 1 i r .',.: in the a i of the i i:te*.l state ;," pat id i ■, ui'mai i h i ■•.>: , " ■ he i'.i iklcril it tvj ■ ::. cd states i an horifed w ik ne ei ■;. i r the beni t of the united , to red the u eig 11 r coin o tht united t»i;ires provided : • i |] tot ; ; : i hole :■.., i ed two peiv,i .. eight in each ctnt ol wli 1 1 he .: all | ivc notice by pro < mi iun \. ith the ( nuntry and v ho arttiled him in tion was to h iv ltan lit ed .< i'urvey of the p . i of the adjacent t rsjpn which the njfuicei-'s rc ' i oi . would be cotnpleatetl i he liirvcj has not yet bten received and tne detcnnuiati o i ol iho executive . co lie u ntly fufpend 11 lure the n ofi < fi utial pan i i mil - !■<■■■. u i ionic ipci imens ha ■ e be n p • - tiuied which prove their capacity to <■ , m that article the manufacture of any cuun ir'y n ihe world all the arms in the m - g.t/ii es in phil d iphi i h ive been r paired ; v eh fomc thoui i di ai wed-point .. hi cd the reiidue r.re now repairing in addition to thele lourtes of fupply — 1 cfid ; v o thoufai il rifli s w hii h has e beeii purchafed contrafts hy.ve been made andf executing lor ieveti thonfand u,ui.it , -•» be inanutartured in the 1 nited states tha prefent period may be deemed an unfavora-w blc one to curry on f'uch manufactures on account o the li:,h i i • e uf laboi • n . i r theli t , i > . .... ,| impori mt to lei ure the i'fr 1 ces ol the manufaftures when they might be of the highefi neceflky by contin ■ i 1 ;', to fui-niili ii , m employment bui \\ inulket as are manufactured re after the model oi the french arms which compofe : r the greateii pan of tliofe in our maga tines j orthis reafon andbecauie theyar 1 n lerable to thofe of any other nation lfnown r ... tk united . tates it was apparently in expedient to ■■..!. .• an importation of arms < from europe feeing a fupply was not to be ■■■ i eti d from i ranee ; and the fituation of the united tatc not rendering the meai ure j of an immediate hoportat o indifpenlible j he calling oi i mnon has not been atten ded hitherto w th the expected fucccis the : founderies which formerly fucceeded very wellin the calling oi fmall guns were n it well adapted to the caiting of 24 and i pounder . a french gentlemen of fon.e knov ledge and experience in cannon fcunde . ries has lately been employed to amend the s procefs of calling and to improve the ma lhinery for boring : and there is room to hope a\,a his projected improvements will be real ized neverthelefs n v undertaking lo imp'ortant and at thefametime bexpeniiv'e it wa defirable to obtain ifpoflible un.i 1 lete euro founder and from the informa tion received i feemed probable that one 1 •. ini^lu be procured from one of the fiffl foun i dcries i;i europe — meafures for that pur - pofe have accordingly been taken all which is refpectfully fubmitted to the ■* hou e of reprefentative of the united state ., timothy pickering department of war ~) dec iz 1795 3 phc t n ineer employed for the like pur polc m i ui li c;iroliiin mad ., report liich vas received carl i luit fuiu iner i le had exptori 1 ill ■' pui t oi the countj to which hisattcinion had been direc u ii b lih e i in •: e i e il i s uini d an o li r i in latter independai i oi its being ore hi althy '■>'■ uai ion ■.'..■ deem d b him to pollels lu;nc otiier idvaiil over the i rmei • i ow ev .•, h , i ■',■■''> '■ : the v i ol ovei mi it and pcrlbnallj ex plain ins idt . d the lubjcct i in •. lii . . w aite 1 for b t not in de . no di i iiion has co ' quentl been taken oa .. n port ami hereas on account of the increafcd price of ci ; , ■ r and esj ctiv i of coin;i ■■, i ii.i e thought it v ould be for the !■.. n ■■■ i f the uniti 1 . tates to redu e the we cop er . n oi ilr inked tates out 1 • enny > ■ ' t ■ ii ii en grains h ( t!i cent ..; d 1 -'■'■■. i ; 0.1 in eai h b .';'. rut mil the lame lias fince the : t!i >!.•% of december laft been reduced accordii gly : 1 hereby give notice thereof ; and that all cents coin il and to be coined at the mint of the united states from and after ii;c paid 27th day of decem ber xi to weigh the cents each leven pen ny weights and the balf cents each three j u:n weigl ts and tv elve i aii . in teitiinony wher:'oi,i the laid george i 1 in ■*.: . pre dint oi the i nit d sta h ve ta ej t :,< feal oi the o n ted • tatet to be hereto affixt'd u:j figned the fan\ewithmy hand l s done at the citj of philadelphia on the 26th day of january in theyeur 01 our i-ord one th u nd it ■. 1 n i un dred and ninetj fix i ■ .: o the ii.tlt pendence oi the united states the twentieth go washington by the prefident timothy vic krring secretary of state report of the secretary at war on tht ineafures which have bcenpurl'ucd to ob tain proper iites for arienals ; which i refpeisfully fubmitteil to the i ioufeofre prefentatives of the united states i f having been determined to erect oiu arfenal on the potow mack aiid another ii £( uth-carolina ; the latter in a fituation n and from hich w;itcr tranfportation wouu be afforded and the former in the vicinit of a number of ii on works the nccci r orders were given in the year 1/94 tor ex ploring both countries 5 theagent employ ed on the former reported in the fame year in favor of a fituat on about 25 nau's belo the blue ridge v.here anuihber ofcircum ftances invited the eitabliihmect in an un dertakings however of luch importance and permanency it was deemed expedievit to make another examination thiswa done jaft iprmg the engineer employed pur fuant to his inflruftioiu reported tlie litiu tionof various , laces where it \ ould bt practicable to erect the neceiiary \ orksand magazines with their rtfpefuve and difadvantages ; aritfatwhn pr <■ th y could probably be obtained :!:■■:■ ... . ., [] ex reraely high and one far ex > , the whole appropriation for aliihi ariei i ro f-oled to be erefted for tl.isreafon l.10 ther place tomprche ding i'everal la or land had the preference ; andthe n 1 fite n gociations were b gun for making ch j ur chaies before theie v ere concluded the attention otthe executive was ailed to ano theriituation on the potowma k po e : ; : g with fome difficulties to be encouut red ap parently main important advantages ; he engineer was again inftruftcd to examine th ; s place from whence he had lately returned 1'he american gentleman well acquainted i ik p ion lai-d aiitl mill i at , ibrthe latrer . ..:. bi co uj i eh ndi .! ui the p mo in iirfenai lo i..r « tded lhol upo.i . ■ tlw calculations were made v lien the p * re ting . rlenal \. as proj .; j .... i i .. la rapidlj lo 1 after it i 1 ov fou u whole approbation forthethr eoi . > . lcii.iis which the cxe utive by law to en \ would be inadequate for a iiiigle new citabliii rnent :::■...• the rinci pal object in the mealures j iri'ued during the lit . u nmer wa . to aiccrtniii and fei ui e the in it eligible kite on the v na .., when magazines could be erected and cer tain military ftores ;>^ collected and fafely <.{■: po 1 ; and where aft r ward the works necelhirv in the formal on oi all the iuiplc msnesot ir might be erected as the requi lite ... h could be [ vo ided in a .. rywuert fucheltabliflimentsare uuknowti dna where the a jlualifcate of things a».i.n.e oi u iuipeniion of ionic oi ih'em to - :■.: li vith the public laici , it w ouid iee i - ., •■ . ■■ • nt to uiah.i .•:.:' •... . ith one i a central j.i obvious princi ple m economy reco i;ni 1 ;..-. caution ij the avo»d g of dci xcs 1 i ,.• . ir 1 a ;.. . 1 i;i , . . . he pj ob ibilitj oi lolid iiuprovvi;;cut experience would l'u elt in u lclund ttro;iiily enforce it spring eld in '..: ■ 1 lallai lufetts va ai uiite lixed upen as 1 proper htuation or uk ari'enal to be eitabliiaed in the eaft ru dtvuioa oi uie itates magazines tor tiiii irj itorei had been formerly ereited at : tat | i : — □ ue ad litional buiiding-i have acen made and a number of workmen col .. ced ior uie purpoled ofrep in i ig and man ut tui*ing fiual ai*ms 1 hefornierhasbeen execuiccl and the latter commenced t'lmoth pickliling department vi vv ai , 1 dec 1 ijlj s report of the secretary at wnr on the mca ilitc which have been taken to repleniih the magazines withmilitary itore • l reipecl to forae of the 100ft eflential .. .., the itock on hand is r fpectable ; ... da toothers the magazines are not now ill m pi > d a i ■'..' icl has been made fora large quan tit oi ) ilt-petre ; and \ robablyit is now on u.\s run india 1 his important ( article ; v h ever be obtained in the \\ cltcrn pai l oi the united tats . i he fa«fts is ai certaijied — forty or fifty tons have been bro't from thole parts to philadelphia for falc ; — and it isf id iliat feveral hundred tons ht be procured in t lie fame way in the courfe of thenext fummer if needed 10 increafe tlie itotk of fmall arms and to render ferviceable u)i'e already in the ] ublk ftores two lets oi aamourers lia\-e b ■ 1 employed u r : at springfield in maflachufetts and at ."• lw-louuuu in \ ir ginia in repairing arms and preparing to the noted horse hyder ali is row in high order and will ftand at the : ftable of the fubferibers at haw landing . in giafgow conntyj in order to cover marts at ten ctollars the ft r ion payable the firit of january next ; or t-i^ht dollars if paid inthej courlie r the feafon hve dollars the le.ip ; nd tv ci.ty dollars to infurc corn or poi k will be received in payment thereof if dtli vered in january next 1 he feafon \\ ill begin the 10th of march and end the 10th of auguil when mares are brought for flu leap the money vt ill be expected with them othervvife the charge will lie made for thefealbn w n.\k a 1 is a beautiful dark bay t»p wa/*ds of 15 hands high he was got by ol j mark anthony j his d.im by the import j horle bajazet his grandam by crawford good pafturage for inarcs gratis and - j le greateft care taken of them ; but the tub icribers will r.ot be anfwerable iur accid or tfcapes of any kind holliday&carij pc b half a dollar to be paid to t c gioo'ii at the table door clf/gow county feb 4 7y6