The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

RICHMOND (Virginia) June 1st.

Overtures have been made to Congress by the States of New York and Maryland, by which the former have offered to cede to Congress the township of Kingston, in the said State, as the future seat of Congress, together with an exempt jurisdiction therein, and the establishment of such judicatories as Congress shall think proper. The State of Maryland have offered the city of Annapolis with the unanimous concurrence of the inhabitants to subject themselves to the jurisdiction of Congress) the Assembly House for the sessions of Congress, the Governor's house for the President, and to build an hotel for each State, at the expense of Maryland, provided it does not exceed 20,000l. together with a jurisdiction, of whatever nature and extent Congress may judge necessary, over the city and 600 acres of the adjoining land.

The advantages that will derive to any State, in which Congress shall establish the seat of their future sessions, will we doubt not, be fully weighed by the Legislature of this State: and the convenience which at first view presents itself in favour of the city of Williamsburg for that purpose, in which there are large, elegant, commodious public buildings now vacant, and a considerable tract of public lands thereto adjoining, when added to the superior advantages of its central situation to all America, will certainly counterbalance the liberal offers of the States of New-York and Maryland, or of any other State.