Ratification of Peace by the American Congrefs, and their Recommen dation of the Loyalifts agreeable to the Fifth Article. and independence of the United States of America the eighth. CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary. And in compliance with the 5th article WHEREAS definitive, articles, the proclamation, refolve the finge peace and friendship, between the United States of America and his Britannic Majefty, were concluded and figned at Paris, on the 3d day of September, 1783, by the Plenipotentiaries of the faid United States, and of his Britannic Majefty, duly and refpectively authorifed for that purpofe; which definitive articles are in the words following: And we the United States in Congrefs affembled, having feen and duly confidered the definitive articles aforefaid, did by a certain act under the feal of the U. nited States, bearing date this 14th day of January 1784, approve, ratify and con firm the fame, and every part and claufe thereof, engaging and promifing that we would fincerely and faithfully perform and obferve the fame, and never fuffer them to be violated by any one, or tranfgreffed in any manner as far as fhould be in our power and being fincerely difpofed to carry the faid articles into execution truly, honeftly, and with good faith, according to the intent and meaning thereof, we have thought proper by thefe prefents, to notify the premifes to all good citizens of thefe United States, hereby requiring and enjoining all bodies of magistracy, legislative, executive, and judiciary, all perfons bearing office, civil or military, of whatever rank, degree, powers, and all others the good citizens of thete States of every vocation and condition, that reverencing thofe ftipulations entered into on their behalf, under the authority of the federal bond by which their exiftence as an independent people is bound up together, and is known and acknowledged by the nations of the world, and with that good faith which is every man's fureft guide within their feveral offices, jurifdictions, and vocations they carry into effect the faid definitive articles, and every claufe and fentiment thereof, fincerely, ftrictly and completely. Given under the feal of the United States. Witness his Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, our Prefidet, at Annapolis, this 14th day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four, and of the fovereignty proclamation, they refolve unanimoufly: nine States piefent:" That it be, and it is hereby earnestly recommended to the legiflatures of the respective States, to provide for the reftitution of all eftates, rights, and properties, which have been confifcated, belonging to real British subjects, and alfo of the eftates, rights, and properties, of perfons refident in diftricts which were in poffeffion of his Britannic Majefty's arms, at any time between the 30th day of November 1782, and the 14th day of January 1784, and who have not borne arms againft the faid United States; and that perions of any other defcription thall have free liberty to go to any part of parts of any of the thirteen United States, and therein to remain twelve months unmolefted, in their endeavours to obtain the reftitution of fuch of their eftates, rights, and properties, as may have been confifcated.—And it is alfo hereby earneftly recommended to the feveral States, to reconfider and revife all their acts or laws regarding the premises, fo as to ren der the faid laws or acts perfectly confif tent, not only with juftice and equity, but with that fpirit of conciliation which on the return of the bleffings of peace, should univerfally prevail. And it is hereby alfo carneftly recommended to the feveral States, that the eftates, rights and properties of fuch laft mentioned perfons should be restored to them, they refunding to any perfon who may be now in poffeffion, the bona fide price (where any has been given) which fuch perfons may have paid on purchafing any of the faid lands, rights or properties, fince the faid confifcation. Notwithfanding the above recommendation, it will be fome time before the fpirit of party in that country, is fo far cooled as to admit lovalifts peaceably to refide there; and while fome towns, the leading men of which poffets liberal prin ciples, may grant every proper indulgence, others under the government of furious zealots, will continue to perfecute them with unrelenting feverity. The following proceedings of the towns of Stamford and New Haven, both in the State of Connec ticut, will fhew the truth of this remark. Pro Proceedings of the Towns of Stamford and Newhaven in Connecticut. 247 Proceedings of the People of Stamford, in of Stamford; complaint and information make to the faid alliftant, for and in behalf of the faid town, that there are now refident in the faid town, certam perfons, aliens, and not inhabitants of faid town, of dangerous character to the peace, quiet, and fafety of faid town, whofe names are as follows, viz -Nathaniel Dann and family, Samuel Jarvis and family, Munson Jarvis and family, Frederic Dibblee and family, Sufannah Darrow and child, Amos Green and family, Shubal Brush and family, Thomas Smith and family, Nathaniel Finch and family, Eden Hicks and family, Obadiah Seeley and family, Noah Seleck and family, Uriah Hart and family, Jofeph Daniel, James Kedar, James Millayfey and family, Ifaac Ha fon, Henry Stephens, Catharine Hubbard and child, Stephen Brigg, Enas Hobby, Stephen Wilfon and family; and the fubfcribers and fele&tmen pray that a warrant may go forth, according to law, to warn the faid aliens, and every of them and families, immediately to depart the faid town, on penalty of the law of this State made and provided. DAVID WATERBYRÝ, 2d.] Select men. To either of the Conflables of Stamford, in Fairfield County, Greeting: In the name of the Governor and Company of the State of Connecticut, you are hereby commanded, at the above exprefs defire of the felectmen of the county of Stamford, to warn the aforementioned perfons forthwith to depart out of the faid town of Stamford, and refide no more therein. Hereof fail not. Dated at Stamford, December 12th, 1783. ABRAHAM DAVENPORT, Affiftant. The above and within is a true copy of the original complaint and precept. Tefte, CHA. WEED, Conftable of Stamford. N. B. The above named Aliens were born and settled in Stamford, and the men were loyalifts, and abiding in Nova Scotia, or England, while their wives and children were thus barbaroufly and brutifhly warned and driven from their houfes and property, in the winter of 1784, by the benevolent and virtuous people and magiftrates of Connecticut, notwithstanding the definitive articles of Peace allow one year to the facrificed loyalifts to abide in the fovereign States of America, in order to try to recover their property. It feem's difficult to determine which of the two are the worft, our peace-makers, or the truce-breakers. Which ever may be deemed the worft, it feems loyalty is to pay the coft of the inglorious American war. Proceedings of the Town of New Haven, in the State of Connecticut, (now City of New Haven.) AT a town meeting holden in New Haven, upon the 8th day of March. Anno Dom. 1784, on motion of Pierpont Edwards, Efq. voted, That Pierpont Edwards, John Whiting, David Austin, David Atwater, Samuel Huggins, James Hillhoute, Jonathan Ingerfoll, and Jonathan Dickerman, be a Committee to confider of the propriety and expediency of admitting as inhabitants of this town, perfons, who in the courfe of the late war, have adhered to the caufe of Great Britain, against thefe United States, and are of fair characters, and will be good and ufeful members of fociety, and faithful citizens of this State, and that faid Committee report to this meeting. To the Town of New Haven, in Town. Meeting affembled. WE your Committee, appointed “ to` "confider of the propriety and expediency of admitting as inhabitants of this town, perfons, who in the courfe of the late war have adhered to the cause of Great Britain against thefe United "States, and are of fair characters, and "will be good and ufeful members of "fociety, and faithful citizens of this "State," beg leave to report, That, by the foederal conftitution of the United States, cach State, as to its internal police, is fovereign and independent to all purpofes not Ipecially excepted in the articles of confederation; and the power of admitting to inhabitancy, is referved unimpeached to each State, liable to no reftriction or limitation, but by its own municipal laws-That there is no law of this State which forbids the perfons pointed out in the vote of the town from coming into or dwelling therein-That by the exprefs provifions of the ftatures of this State, each town has the exclufive right and power of atmitting its inhabitants-That by the articles of the definitive treaty, and the recommenI i2 dation dation of Congrefs founded thereon, a fpirit of real peace and philantrophy towards our countrymen of the aforefaid defcription are moft ftrongly inculcated. probate fuch a line of conduct, and be convinced that future generations, not being influenced by our paffions, will form their ideas of our characters, from thofe acts which a faithful hiftorian fhall have recorded, and not from our paffions, of which they aa have no hiftory. That as this town is most advantageously fituated for commerce, having a spacious and fafe harbour, furrounded by a very exterve and fertile country, which is in That as thefe United States have by the bleffing of Heaven eftablished their independence, and fecured their liberties on that bafis to which their wishes and exertions were directed, and as the great national question on which thofe perfons differed from us in fentiment is terminated authoritatively in favour of the Unitedited by an induftrious and enterprizing States, it is our opinion that, in point of law and conftitution, it will be proper to admit, as inhabitants of this town, fuch perfons as are specificated in faid vote; but that no perfons who have committed unauthorized and lawless plundering and murder, or have waged war against thefe United States contrary to the laws and ufages of civilized nations, ought on any account to be admitted. With refpect to the expediency of fuch a meature, we beg leave to report, That in our opinion no nation, however diftinguished for prowess in arms, and fuccefs in war, can be confidered as truly great, unless it is alfo diftinguished for justice and magnanimity and no people can, with the leaft propriety, lay claim to the character of being juft, who violate their moft folemn treaties, or of being magnanimous, who perfecute a conquered and fubmitting enemy: that therefore the prefent and future national glory of the United States is deeply concerned in their conduct relative to the perfons defcribed in faid vote. For although at the prefent moment, while the diftreffes and calamities of the late war are fresh in our recollection, we may confider a perfecuting fpirit as juftifiable, we muft, when difpaffionate reafon refumes her empire, re people fully fenfible of the advantages of SAMUEL HUGGINS. Voted, That the town accept and approve the foregoing report of their Committee, and that this town will admit as inhabitants thereof, all perfons by faid report recommended to be admitted; and the Selectmen are directed to regulate their conduct towards fuch perfons accordingly. Voted, That the Selectmen of this town caufe the foregoing votes to be published in the newspaper. A true Copy of Record, Examined by Samuel Bishop, Town Clerk. Tents. A View of the Calmuck Tartars packing up, transporting and refixing their Tmanner of the almucks in packing up, HIS engraving reprefents the whole tranfporting, and refixing their tents. The fcene of it is near the confluence of the Serpa with the Volga; where, as appears in the foreground, is the ftone-monument of the Lama of the Derhetan ulufs, whofe body was burnt on that fpot in the year 1772, near the poffeffions of the colony of Sarepta; and is fill to be feen on the top, with his prayer flags placed about it. The fecond ground fhews a Kalmuck camp packed up, laden camels, and the manner of of drawing the poles, and other parts their tents and furniture; a Kalmuck cart; fome men and women on horseback, and their children riding on a horfe in a fort of baldach.-In the other parts of the plate are difcovered the different forts of furni ture in ufe among the Kalmucks, the feltcoverings of the huts, and fundry ftuffs lying about; the manner of loading the camels; |