Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser

NEW-YORK, March 12.

By the Fair Trader, from N. Providence, we have received Bahama Gazettes to the 4th ult.—An arrival there from Glasgow had brought foreign news to the 1st December only, of course nothing new. The only articles, of a nature interesting to America, are contained in three proclamations from General Bowles, the Indian chief. The first of these, relative to the agents appointed under the treaty between the United States and Spain, to draw the boundary line, has already appeared in the Mercantile Advertiser; the second and third are in the following terms. [It may be necessary to remark that these proclamations are not given in the Bahama Gazette as articles of intelligence, but as official advertisements.]

PROCLAMATION.

Know all men, That it ever has been and still is our intention to protect and advance the interests and dignity of Muskogee: to introduce arts, manufactures, and a well regulated commerce, essentially necessary to better the situation or state of all our beloved people, and to the well being of our nation.

Feeling with a just degree of sensibility the unfortunate situation of numbers of worthy European families, who for their principles have been forced from their country and possessions, and obliged to search for a place of residence and protection. We having a large tract of territory unoccupied, being fully vested with authority, do freely offer to all such persons so situated the enjoyment thereof, with the rights of citizens of Muskogee, We do promise to each person who shall claim our protection one hundred acres of land, situated within thirty miles of the sea or bay of Apalatchula in the Gulf of Mexico extending from our free port of Apalatchula to cape Sable. And all such as have means and are desirous to purchase a larger extent of territory in land, may obtain the same by making application to the supreme court of Muskogee to that effect.

Given under our hand at Apalatchula this 26th day of November 1799.

(Signed) Wm. A. BOWLES.

Director Gen. of Muskogee.

God save the State of Muskogee.

God save the State of Muskogee.

Pursuant to a decree passed in the supreme Council of Muskogee, the 25th day of Oct. 1799, declaring the ports of Apalatchula, Okwetokne, and Tampa, Free ports to all nations not at war with us at the time, the which not having been carried into effect. We the Director General of Muskogee being fully authorized and empowered by a decree of the chiefs in special council held at Wekura the 26th day of October 1799, for the immediate establishment of the said ports, or any of them as we may judge proper, to the better encouragement and protection of commerce. We do by our authority hereby declare the port of Apalatchula, subject only to pay the duties of introduction imposed by law, as follows:

All spirituous liquors that may or shall be imported into our territories after the 1st day of January, 1800; shall pay a duty of six-pence per Gallon entry; and all foreign ware and merchandize that may or shall be imported after the said 1st day of January, 1800, shall pay two and a half per cent.

Given under our hands at Apalatchula this 29th day of Nov. 1799.

(Signed) WILLIAM A. BOWLES.

Director General of Muskogee.