The Centinel of the North Western Territory (Newspaper) - February 13, 1796, Cincinnati, Ohio
CINCINNATI: Primed *7 PF.
Pf/BLIC NOTICE ^
/iherebv giv^n, td a!! pér-fons who pave engaged wi^h Capf. Isreal Audlow and his issociatcs, to make actual set-llement wilhin the town Day-fna, at the confluence of the Big Miami and Mad» rivers, that I shall attendat^hat place on /V/oriday the a5th instant, to lav off their severa' inn and out lots, heingdnly aulhorii* «d tc that end.
Jolin Dunlop, 5urveyor.
CtaciiiaAti; Jah. I4. 179^*
CONGRE
coraer of Third and S/catnore-Stioott, . v” -
TITF; fuSTcriSír^ l?iv« tn in
form fhfir old «nd
tK« puMic in ^^ncr*! that thi*y have t'jlt recetvfd n T.ipplv of Dry
Ciioli, Groc^rift an'^ 'roTrmongr\, rb thrir very
4ií-)rrmí'»f win f naSIf th-n ro fet? hf whole fa If and mail, at the in oft ffdJCfd pr'Cfai fhf) «re dfirrmin ed ro fjppiv ail thofr, ^ h.» will flfatf Id call 01 tbfm in ^uture on belter « termi ihintny other ksofe in vb e J troHd^K, mnrh more wode^tte
than fortjierlv ofwhicbtheir b-*pe to who will pleafc to CiroMrthem with thdi enftom
J e- A. HUNT.
Ciocionatt, Dec. 14, 179^
N. B. The faddlfry'borinfrs befn]^ tarried on by them with compleat tnd iinifh'd wo'Vntanlhip. an? perl /n tan be amply r*»pplied iu tbic line by lebolefale or retail.
Has for sate adjoining to M'"*
♦Vanéis W'iiibn»inC incinnati. a great ^iiantirv Mcjoors •« folios» s. vir. •'each ^randv. Apple brandy ( herty-br^iinee (ordial, Ginn and (id»»" —I'kewife Apples, Kl(\ir. led. crun tr? t.innen Lincy and a nurrber of £ood twild BAGS which he \ii|{ fel reafonablt term* lor cath or goud fbr.
HeilryNoble.
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S. Anv j>crfoo wantint^ to pur-.thife a good new Keal botica boat, fqft? feet lonyr. may hire one by ap* Inlying to the ftihfcriher »bo»re nfn .lioned, tb'o a quantity ot good flax ieed either here or nt Joho Arm £fq, in Columbia
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'Hi/GH M’CLüRE HAS just opened a handsome
Hibrtuentof Üry-Goodi, Grocerirn. Ciafs wart, and Qoeeiri-ware, next 4oorta DoAor MX'iureS ihnp on thr i^'^ood which he ii determiii-
to felt 00 reafonablo tcrma foi Co(h orcouAtry produce.
/ U»(icinntti, iétli No?. lypy»
FOUND,
OA^the 7th iast. a small ^um •of money, theo\fner*by applying, and describing it to the Printer'hereof, may have it again.
CÍMWUti, X>««, IS, tjfit ■
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House OP Ri M5>5N rArtvA, r»iefday, Dec. ^ fCDnffinued from 04rr hft]
f T wat th?n movtd, th|i Whltre? I b? brought ^0 the bar. It waaal fo moved 'o adiourn. ihia lift ma G on ray loft and ^Vhitiiey wtt ordii^4 to the bar í¿¿ What it yoor namt f A. Charlea Whitney.
Q. W'here are you from f •
A. Vcrmnnt. '
j(^, What bnftncrt do yon foHow • A. I wai brought up a farmer.
(>. Are you acgualuced wilb OM Robert Randal f
A Yea. .-^
The cliatgt wa« then read.
Art yon gutliT or aof goilty ff the charge ?
A I am nor guilty.
0. When did vmi «*ome tA riiia
• > ' ' City :
A. The beginning of tbit mnntb. í¿. Where do you refide here ? •
A Ar the Hgn of the Green* I fee North hVoni llreet (L ‘^1'C.)“U tfro RandaJ here f A. A number ot fitii a. d What connel^ioo havt you wUh Randal ?
A. Only airbttarf^d-tiro-^l^la^’l# procurioga grant of ibeiandi in quef. lion.'
C?. Are ?o*J prepared to rtite the nutiiae of the plao airnciaiion/
.A. I cao enut'fttersle lome af th# par♦ ictjlara. I hate been in the CO* ntrv in qneliion and meant fnap* i>!v to the houfe l« r auibnri y loget tlehody ol land% from the iidiini I have fume influrnfial conurflions in that quarter, mrnugh nhoni g
Cí^ílínn by the IndiiOi might be ob-ttinrd.- I thouglr i: w«uld he a goud fcheme for the tnited ^laie^ ei.d tbit I thould ind nsy private account in it.
d Whai number of aerea were there in contempliiion ?
A. 18 or 30 millón».
12^. «va» ihrre any pía» fcrmed for
dividing it into ílurr»
A. If v«a» propolcd to divide it 10 into 41 lb re». ^
d. Who were theafTocutei f A. Col. Feetoii; Mr. jonei of Maf* itchuferta : —there wja 00 particular greemenf ; coh'nel E. Allen uf Ver* -nont there wa« no particular if* ngement. Bandal and i were to be .q'ully concerned in the land», we did Q It expect to carry U ihrougn alone, and eapr^ed to Ret perfonO concffood who would aliill U cairy the bufinel» fhre«gb
d Did iUndal meolloo to you hia ,defigaofmikiof odera 10 the mrm-oer» of ih# houfe ?
A. Not direaiy. He mentioned
that he had fonie coii?erfatioi with
Mr, Smith of (S C.) and other mem» ^bera, and that he enquired whriher it waacartfiltent with their fuuaiion
to enter into a buíinef» of thii kind,
(did not onderdand tbathewai to tte iipr to influence them by any pai*
ticular gift». What hia iqientloo were however I einV pretood to lay 1 Í can only anfwer for myfeJt.
d; Were ony perfooi within the Britilh lloei among your affociaiea f A. iVome'pcoplf that might.conlidcr chemfelvea aa^nder drUilk govern* ment tho* witbia ibi Uialis «riU
niia4
q. ft waj fiid yon had the Inllro* ment of aflociation A. Yea 1 have.
Qj Hive you it ivith you f A. No ; I Hetieve I have it at my Ifdglnga but am not rettain.
% -la * e you any obJeaUni to pro^ ducing ¡I ?
A. I dnnt know that I have any.
<l Yo*i have nor mmttoned the nirae* of yoor tBbciates in Detroit f ^ A. There w^« Weflr». Alkini. Ko bin/on, Heooia, Pettcrfon. and A&tnt jun.
Are they merchaotaor tradera? A. Some are. q, Indian »raderr!
A Ye» fame trade with tndiant. q. Do they rcflde at Detroit ?
A. Y-».
q,. With what view did yoo tnbly to Mr. Buck A. I called on him lad introduced t-hf bafinef».. I mentiofifd ih^t f pro pofed to bring it before the houfe ; Hated the iiuatinn of the laoda and the benefiti ! expeled would arife from the fcheiie. He faid he f»a« unarqtiainted wiih ihe hufinefa. I G*d I dioulj wifh to have fome more people eooremed In tbe hofineTi a« it wa.ild havt greater orobahitUy of fiJccffding, and «(k**d wKtthcr he would h.ive any ohjeéfiona to being roncerned 00 flaying tor hit fhare. Jit. dig iiOt know any thing about it. ffald, Kdld W Waa? va;* propofe an» thing Improper i but oo« ly wanted fome alTiciatei to a fliR !n carry ingtc through If it wa» con* Rilent with hif fltutfion if waa very well ; Hot if not, 1 did nut wifh to mention it; that I ihnOght it »»ould prom«*rt the public good, 'That I wiihrd to do nothing improper.
. q. - Do any of the anbciaiea at De. tfoit bear I Brrilth tfommifli >n.
A. I Hrlieve One, in the ci il fine of authority one ras called judge —
I dont know whether it a judge now or whether formerly.
q^.' To whom due» thi» apply f A. Jiidge Aíkin».
q. Are you acquainted »yitb John Gove f
A 1 am. he propofed to enter loio
the buHner». q. Did yoti prnpcfe it f A. I tneiifioned it. q. Why have you fo long delayed to put In your m;mori»l I
A. I have been rather unwell—I have had a bad cold-and beddei I thought it waa better to have fiiR fume quhverlation witb diiferept geii tiemen, to lay . the hidinera open to them, to explain it beforehand and fliew them the iituaiion ot tbe trad . of ccujjtry.
q. Did RandaJ tclt you he thought it would faccred*? ^ .
A. No, he laid fome people thenght that the bufinef» Waa of fuch impur. lance aa might draw..the attenitunof tbe houfe.
q. Did John Gove figo the aflócia* tionf A. No.
q. If tbe paper figned by the aflp-. ciaiet in the wcllero territory t A, Yei.
q. Ii it figoed by the men you men tioaed !
A. Yei.
q. la it figncd b? any men In the flate'f A. No.
Mr. Livlogftonbandfd totbeTpeak* tr t qnery it foMcwa,
Wore AUjr iksrei nf Uod lefi o-
Wi,
v*m
pen or onapproprfnrel be and yoor aBoetfYra tod whofe and »ahat iiik did J.».
fo aOfpproprietfd f v Vf
There beiog no objediogffitdf^ ^ ^
thi» ir.terogatory U waa pétky t|m fpeakef *
A. No, when theboftneif M ^
rbo t of oor afbciatioo waa ai I tell >ou When t^ carried through It wa« lótcndvid fw take more, a ceitain diviio^ mI made hot 001 koo»»*'g who ihoflljí apply, we d'td nnc Ilke^io mootlué tiMi matter much at fliil, leail. from private view^ might tererfqj^ and get the huftcirff' from ®* platif ui.] • ^
q You Gy th|t fome (biffll 1^ M mained open, wtat nqp^her f y ^
A. None »»roul(l firidlji have mained open, 1 could bm fliWd pML myfrir. J '»■
q .What propordunf *,wtf iw h#* yoore f , ' , ^
A. I might take aa net^'it I pleaA
q. Yoo faid that yoo were wUUi| to fbew tbe original cvttirait !
A I fee notbiog at prekni vent me. . v
<1. W.» J01.0 Go*, t. tppt, jmpy ^ meniberi of CctgreU I '
A ft mat f fpeak to hcraac ho wiighi know Kr the pian.
A He iodgta et Ih#' .
The prtfooer waa theft frmtftd. ^
Into cuRod). and ordated 10 IS in a itptrtic tpportmeoa from XUifH,
dal. . .. V V i
Mr Coodhue meotionfd. thol Ik# prifooer met him on I hu 1 Itity 3ft »)ni itreeif ¡nierduved himleil and far a private Interview, iibich heifig graoted. he opened bi| land fchftmft io him. when be meotinbcd tdl imAC* qúiintaocc in fh4tfe ard aele ,
vihd him toapply ip ioloiiel f'lck* ' . K ering. wbo»via better fhUtofftr^ an opinion un it, thfti It ^
he thouf bt ftvorahiy et Ti ^
w Iecomnicndvt loB wHh many ^ bcra of the. houfe—he (e»d.fiftaki^t|í* him of tbe private port Xllt'Md nefi, hut íbewed him ibo fgned by aboof ten or lirÜyd. kte^
GOkdhoe tucrredcd, that if hrkftt ftdir (hewn a coldnrfa aAouc the kufifttll' grounded 00bit acquainiapce¡i,iiii4 maiicri, he might have txpiaidtd ^ himlelf moro fully, but that he hod offered him 00 bribe peiihcf dtnedk nor indiicd^and onfefa fome locniheg could lay lonrthing to bit cbargwh^^ thought he ought to be teletit* % « , *
Mr. Sedgwick wot of ilia opioiMl^’ and faid he ditl not Ainderdand grntliman frofti Vffmoii yeftefdoft to fay that Whitnrey had made kMil^ any improper oite#, and tkitif waa noihipg, ailtd||ed agalall
igaiaia
there waa injulticclii cobflniw^ any looger ,
Mr. óptith (N. J.) obfifrwod t he had kept bad company «I tftr and that a ftw hours eonfipeftiti^l^. would be no great iacdtivenitntli^g*^ Mr* Buck obfVrved, that yefievdy he had mentkmrd a part of iho. cuDillancc of the man'a ■fplicaUr diim : be could date furtkcrladN n^ould throw more light opoaitw finefi,and chat tho prifower bftd communicated tbe whole. Iwkla^ tcrview with Mov io ^Viymofti, ^ went at far ai to hArrfto#qolfoq/if ft hribor^Mtk ctm fiV&Ht Vol
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