And on the question "Is the said charge supported?" being put, it was determined in the negative..

The third charge was read as follows, vizt:

"Your Comptroller hath passed and allowed public accounts, one of them falsely made out and others exorbitant in their nature and unwarranted by any authority vested in him."

It was then moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the said charge, in order to introduce a motion to require Mr. Cowperthwaite to produce to the Comptroller General for adjustment and settlement an account of sales of the ship Anna.

On the question to postpone for the purpose aforesaid being put, it was determined unanimously in the affirmative; thereupon

Resolved, That Joseph Cowperthwaite, Esquire, late Sheriff of the city and county of Philadelphia, be and he hereby is directed forthwith to produce to the Comptroller General an account of sales of the ship Anna, for immediate settlement.

Council resumed the consideration of the third charge, and on the question "Is the said charge supported ?" being put, it was unanimously determined in the negative.

The fourth and last charge was read as follows, vizt:

"Your Comptroller, in his official capacity, hath been guilty of mistating facts to Council, and arresting hard money in its progress into the Treasury, delivering in the room thereof orders of Council on the Treasury, and your Naval Officer hath acted improperly in his office."

And on the question "Is the said charge supported?" being put, it was unanimously determined in the negative.

The Council met.

PHILADELPHIA, Saturday, April 18th, 1789.

PRESENT:

His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President. ·

Agreeably to the minute of the thirteenth day of March last, the President laid before the Board a draft of an address from Council to the President General of the United States, upon his arrival in this city, which was read and agreed to as follows, vizt:

SIR-The President and Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania cheerfully embrace this interesting occasion to congratu

late you upon the establishment of the Foederal Constitution, and to felicitate ourselves and our country upon your unanimous appoint. ment to the Presidency of the United States.

In reflecting upon the vicissitudes of the late war, in tracing its difficulties and in contemplating its success, we are uniformly inpressed with the extent and magnitude of the services which you have rendered to your country, and by that impression we are taught to expect that the exercise of the same virtues and abilities which have been thus happily employed in obtaining the prize of Liberty and Independence, must be effectually instrumental in securing to your fellow citizens and their posterity the permanent blessings of a free and efficient government. And although the history of the Revolution will furnish the best evidence of the invariable attachment of this Commonwealth to the interests and honor of the Union, yet we cannot resist this favorable opportunity of personally assuring you that in every measure which tends to advance the national character, you may rely on the zealous co-operation of the executive authority of Pennsylvania.

In discharging the duties of your present important station it must, sir, be a never-failing source ofconsolation and support, that the unbounded love and confidence of the people will produce a favorable construction of all your actions, and will contribute to the harmony and success of your administration. For we know that eventually your happiness must depend upon the happiness of your country, and we believe that in wishing an adequate execution of your intentions and designs we comprehend all that is necessary to both.

Uniting with our sister States in the admiration of those motives which at this interesting æra of our affairs have induced you again. to relinquish the enjoyment of domestic peace, for a conspicuous and laborious participation in the cares and toils of public life, we fervently pray for the preservation of your health, and we confidently hope that the consummation of a patriot's wishes-the glory and felicity of your country will crown the period of a long and illustrious existence, and prepare you for an everlasting reward.

THOMAS MIFFLIN, President. Council Chamber, Philadelphia, April 18th, 1789.

The letter from Frederick Phile, Esquire, requesting a certificate of his having executed the office of Naval Officer for the port of Philadelphia with fidelity, being read the second time,

On motion,

Resolved, That Frederick Phile, Esquire, hath acted as Naval Officer for the port of Philadelphia, from the fifth day of April, in the year 1777, till this present time, and hath executed the several duties of the said office with fidelity and to the satisfaction of the Board.

Resolved, That the Secretary be directed to furnish a copy of the foregoing minute to the said Frederick Phile.

Upon consideration of the report of the Committee to whom it was referred to investigate the complaint against the late election of Justices of the Peace in the district of the townships of New Providence, Limerick and Skippack, in the county of Montgomery,

Resolved, That the complaints contained in the several petitions of the inhabitants of the district of New Providence, Limerick and Skippack, in the said county, against the said election of Justices, are not supported, and that therefore the same be confirmed.

On motion,

Resolved, That Sharp Delany, Esquire, during the time he acted as Collector of the Customs for the Port of Philadelphia, hath executed the several duties of the said office with fidelity and to the satisfaction of the Board.

His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President. The Honorable GEORGE ROSS, Esquire, Vice President.

The President reported that the address which was agreed to on the eighteenth instant, was this morning presented to the President of the United States, and that he was pleased to make the following reply, vizt:

To the President and Supreme Executive Council of Pennsyl

vania.

GENTLEMEN :—I receive with great satisfaction the affectionate congratulation of the President and Supreme Executive Council of

Pennsylvania, on my appointment to the Presidency of the United States.

If under favor of the Divine Providence, and with the assistance of my fellow citizens, it was my fortune to have been in any degree instrumental in vindicating the liberty and confirming the independance of my country, I now find a full compensation for my services, in a belief that these blessings will be permanently secured by the establishment of a free and efficient government, and you will permit me to say on this occasion, that as nothing could add to the evidence I have formerly received of the invariable attachment of your Commonwealth to the interests and honor of the Union; so nothing could have been more agreeably to me at this time, than the assurances you have given me of the zealous co-operation of its Executive authority, in facilitating the accomplishment of the great object which are committed to my charge.

While I feel my sensibility strongly excited by the expressions of affection and promises of support, which I every where meet with from my countrymen, I entertain a consolatory hope that the purity of my intentions and the perseverance of my endeavours to promote the happiness of my country, will atone for any of the slighter defects which may be discovered in my administration. For whatever may be the issue of our public measures, or however I may err in opinion, I trust it will be believed that I could not have been actuated by any interests separate from those of my country.

Suffer me, gentlemen, to conclude by assuring you that I am well pleased with the Justice you have done to the motives from which I have acted, and by thanking you for the tender concern you have been pleased to manifest for my personal felicity.

The Council met.

GEORGE WASHINGTON.

PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, April 22nd, 1789.

PRESENT:

His Excellency THOMAS MIFFLIN, Esquire, President.

The Honorable GEORGE Ross, Esquire, Vice President.

Of Thomas Craig, Esquire, Prothonotary of the county of Montgomery, for fees received for tavern and marriage licences, from March, 1785, till September. 1788, amounting to eight hundred and five pounds three shillings.

Of Edward Crawford, Jun'r, Esquire, Prothonotary of the county of Franklin, for fees received for tavern and marriage licences, from April the second, 1788, till April, 1789, amounting to one hundred and twenty one pounds eighteen shillings.

Of Alexander Graydon, Esquire, Prothonotary of the county of Dauphine, for fees received for tavern and marriage licence, from August, 1785, till August, 1788, amounting to four hundred and fifty-one pounds nineteen shillings and sixpence.

Of Caleb Davis, Esquire, Prothonotary of the county of Chester, for the tax upon five hundred and twelve writs, returnable to November term, 1788, and February term, 1789, amounting to ninety-six pounds.

Of Michael Leib, for medicines and attendance upon Anthony Patterson, a disabled militia man of the county of Philadelphia, amounting to eleven pounds five shillings.

Upon the petition of John Miller, Esquire, late Sheriff of the County of Lancaster, praying Council to remit the several fines imposed by the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the said county, upon the following named persons, some of whom it is alledged from the insufficiency of the jail of the said county, made their escape, and others were discharged by order of the Justices, to wit:

horse stealing.

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larceny.

Robert Allison,

Do. Resolved, That the prayer of said petition be granted, except such part thereof as relates to the fines of twenty-seven pounds and three pounds, imposed upon Robert Allison, who is removed to the jail of the county of Philadelphia.

An account of sundry articles for liquors, &ca., furnished to John Franklin, a State prisoner, by James Elliott, from October, 1787, to March, 1789, amounting to eighteen pounds sixteen shillings and nine pence half-penny, was laid before Council, read and referred to the Comptroller General.