hatan did command Vitamatokkin to seeke you, and know the truth, because your countriemen will lie much.

"This saluage, one of Powhatans councell, being amongst them, held an vnderstanding fellow : the king purposely sent him, as they say, to number the people here, and informe him well what wee were and our state. Arriuing at Plimoth, according to his directions, he got a long sticke, whereon by notches he did thinke to haue kept the number of all the men he could see, but he was quickly wearie of that taske: Coming to London where by chance I met him, hauing renewed our acquaintance, where many were desirous to heare and see his behauiour, hee told mee Powhatan did bid him to finde me out, to show him our God, the king, queene and prince, I so much had told them of: Concerning God, I told him the best I could, the king I heard hee had seene, and the rest hee should see when he would: He denied euer to haue seene the king, till by circumstances he was satisfied hee had: Then hee replied very sadly. You gaue Powhatan a white dog, which Powhatan fed as himself, but your king gaue me nothing, and I am better than your white dog.

"The small time I staid in London, divers courties and others, my acquaintances, hath gone with mee to see her, that generally concluded, they did thinke God had a great hand in her conuersion, and they have seene many English ladies worse fauored, proportioned and behauored, and as since I haue heard, it pleased both king and queenes Maiestie honourably to esteeme her, accompanied with

that honourable Lady the Lady De la Ware, and that honourable Lord her husband, and diuers other persons, good qualities, both publickly at the maskes and otherwise, to her great satisfaction and content, which doubtless she would have deserued, had she liued to arriue in Virginia."

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The bill for locating a district of territory not exceeding ten miles square on the Potomac, tween the mouths of the Eastern Branch and Conogochague," originated in the U. States Senate, finally passed in the House of Representatives on the 9th, and received the executive sanction on the 16th, of July, 1790. The following is the vote on its passage in the Senate, on the 1st June, 1790:

YEAS-Messrs Basset, Butler, Carroll, Elmer, Gunn, Hawkins, Henry, Johnson, Langdon, Lee, Maclay, Morris, Read, and Walker.-14.

NAYS Messrs Dalton, Ellsworth, Few, Foster, Johnson, Izard, King, Patterson, Schuyler, Stanton, Strong, and Wingate.-12.

In the house, four distinct propositions were made, in the shape of amendments, to change the seat of the Federal district, by motions to strike out the "Potomac," &c., and insert some other location

1st. To substitute the Delaware instead of the Potomac, ayes 22-noes 39.

2d. "In the state of Pennsylvania, including Germantown" ayes 22—noes 39.

3d." Between the Susquehannah and Potomac," &c., ayes 25-noes 36.

4th. "State of Maryland, including Baltimore," &c., ayes 26-noes 34.

The following is the vote on its final passage in the House

AYES-John B. Ashe, Baldwin, Bloodworth, Brown, Cadwalader, Carroll, Clymer, Coles, Contee, Fitzsimons, Gale, Griffin, Hartley, Heister, Jackson, R. B. Lee, Madison, Mathews, Moore, Muhlenberg, Page, Parker, Scott, Sevier, Sinnickson, Steele, M. J. Stone, Sumpter, Vining, White, Williamson and Wynkoop.-32.

NOES-Fisher Ames, Benson, Boudinot, Burke, Floyd, Foster, Gerry, Gilman, Goodhue, Grout, Hathorn, Huntington, Lawrence, Leonard, Livermore, Patridge, Van Rensselaer, Schureman, Sedgwick, Seney, Sherman, Silvester, Smith of Md., Smith of S. C., Sturges, Thatcher, Trumbull, Ths. T. Tucker, and Wadsworth.-29.

The law as it passed both Houses of Congress, and received the sanction of the President, is as follows:

AN ACT

For establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the government of the United States.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That a district of territory not exceeding ten miles square, to be located as hereafter directed, on the river Potomac, at some space between the mouths of the Eastern Branch and Conogocheague, be, and the same is hereby accepted for the permament seat of the government

of the United States: Provided nevertheless, That the operation of the laws of the state within such district shall not be affected by this acceptance, until the time fixed for the removal of the government thereto, and until congress shall otherwise by law provide.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the president of the United States be authorized to appoint, and by supplying vacancies happening from refusals to act or other causes, to keep in appointment as long as may be necessary, three commissioners, who, or any two of whom, shall, under the direction of the president, survey, and by proper metes and bounds define and limit a district of territory, under the limitations above mentioned; and the district so defined, limited, and located, shall be deemed the district accepted by this act, for the permanent seat of the government of the United States.

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners, or any two of them, shall have power to purchase or accept such quantity of land on the eastern side of the said river, within the said district, as the president shall deem proper for the use of the United States, and according to such plans as the president shall approve, the said commissioners, or any two of them, shall, prior to the first Monday in December, in the year one thousand eight hundred, provide suitable buildings for the accommodation of congress, and of the president, and for the public offices of the government of the United States.

Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That for defraying the expense of such purchases and buildings, the

president of the United States be authorized and requested to accept grants of money.

Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That prior to the first Monday in December next, all offices attached to the seat of the government of the U. States, shall be removed to, and until the said first Monday in December, in the year one thousand eight hundred, shall remain at the city of Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania, at which place the session of congress next ensuing the present shall be held.

Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That on the said first Monday in December, in the year one thousand eight hundred, the seat of the government of the United States, shall, by virtue of this act be transferred to the district and place aforesaid. And all offices attached to the said seat of government, shall accordingly be removed thereto by their respective holders, and shall, after the said day, cease to be exercised elsewhere; and that the necessary expense of such removal shall be defrayed out of the duties on impost, and tonnage, of which a sufficient sum is hereby appropriated.

July 16, 1790:-[Approved.]

GEORGE WASHINGTON, President of the United States.

PROCLAMATION

By the President of the United States of America.

Whereas, the general assembly of the state of Maryland, by an act passed on the 23d day of