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mW and reverb fu, potted and attested by their oaths or
affirmations, to theriid Judge; whereupon the said Judge
may order the Marshal ct tae said Court, immediately to
fell b, public Auction, teh part of sud cargo, as appears
to the said Judge to be likely to peridi, at be greatly ea
damaged by keeping, as aforetaU.' And the said Mar
shal having fold the fame accordingly, /had retain the
monies, thence arising, io uis hands, ti line trial be fi
nished ; except the charges altering upon such infptainn
and hppraifemeat, which &il be afeertained by the said
Judge..
And be it further evaded by the authority aforefaid,
Thafcthe execution of the decree of the said judge, in any
C 3 of capture, recapture or prize, taken upon the water,
from which an appeal to the said Judges or Court of A?-
peal, thill be entered, 01dl not be suspended or delayed,
by reason o'fucu appeal, fy caf^, the p.rty orprties ap
pellate, (hall enter fuiticient fecuriry, to beapproved by
the said foigty ta atteaft double toe value of the priz%
or other fobj^t of controversy ; the fame value to be esti
mated and appraised at the price at which the said prize
might then be fold for current money . for which purpose
the (aid ju^gefiiall appoint three fkidfui and indilE rent
appraifert, vho thail exactly numo.r, meafore or weigh
the fever*! articles of which such pr:zt find conflff,,and
return & particular inventory aud.appraifrmrdt of the
fame, atteftfcl by the "a:he or affirmations offaCapprai
fere, to tne R&bflerofthe said Cwrt, to be fifed in his
office. , And the fhpuhtion or feevsity fociveh and enter
ed, in cafd of on appall, p&Juor-fdid, thall be eonfider
ed, and (hall havee^t, z^ future fhph, and may be
feed farmed reveled, by original, writ, to be issued out
of the Supreme Court, or otl,r. -Court of Record, at the
elNlh^uf the party who dull nave a right to intitule
And be it farther eo2aed by the authority aforeGld,
That io cT-tue fold Judg, upon the rad^ce Prodded to
him, ^a'l prmaTre frounce of condemnation' v^^ft
any Nth (hi, * vc,% or g&obs, rffeechandfe or other
proper:, cL^^o or ri£& as prize, or raptured, or
seized by way of reprfal, or from ^ pirste, ht (hall order
the f'me to be i'mm- 'lately GA,' by pub : ic Au&totf, to the
befiand higheil bid+er, for the benefit of the captors ;
uiflefs, in the chie o' recap:urr, ft farmer owner or ow
ners, in h-n d^ys ;ftr fuc.h finance be pronounced, pay
down the full faba c, together with all fu^h coils and
charge#, aslfrdl be folded rerpupoh. And the said
Martini fail rtp:air and ex ^ fcc& । sof the feho of
all flips, and ^her vessels, goods, rierrheadize, and o
ther property, wired, (ball ht fogdemp M in the £hd Court
of Admiralty, And/or by the (nd Marsh 1, asa'orefaid;
as soon afterwards a%oy be,fitch account of fates (hall
be filed in the office of the Re^ifter ofibe Aid Court of
Admiralty, for the infection and ufcef all persons, who
may be interefled therein.,
Provided always, Th^no negroe or mulatto, taken as
prize upon the water, Nail Ge in any case, exposei to
public fab, but boing appended, as is herein be^r? di
reeled, in other cases, (hail be delivered to the captors,
or others, having right bathe fame, ar the appraised va
lue, asd'i( aecelfory, by lotted thetriuethereof, equa
lifed in money or goods, to be delivered to the other par
ty or parties, intitule! to thar* therein.
,Provided aIA, That nothing in this Aft contained, which
may contra^a or interfere with the dhe&ions of no Act
of Assembly of this Crarnonwvß'ih, entiled " An Aft
for the effefsl flippy ffion of public Audions and Ven
dues ; and to prohibit male perlons, capable of bearing
arms, from being pedlars and hawkers: 7 ' puffed co the
e6ih day o November iafi, thill have effect or be in
force, for and durrag the continuance ot the Aid recited
And be it farther ensued by the authority aforefaid.
That the Supreme Executive Council tall ^poolHt .nJ
cvtnmhwjn for and d^fi^tye pleasure of SaiCouncil,
an able and upright perf^ to be Register ofthe Aid Court
of Ashi<a|fy, and ft..: the examinations efall wriorffes in
any of tue^ufo which may come before the Aid Court
of Admiralty, being takea by the said Regfflm and at
test-d sfyr, foe frijfe&4 frill b. # filed .Ithe < r &? of said
Regifter;' vck OTrninadooS to hr taken ?x parte, after
reafonabb- notfef lothexdvrrfe party; and d.^att ft?thns
of the hid Repfier, ,fh<b on all proper occ^oas, be re
ceived as evidence, in all Courts of Jtftict, and else
where.
And Ive it farther soared by the authority aforepld,
That the Supreme &? .utive Council fell appoint zed
Commission, for and dvrwgtoe:r'd4aiure, a A#; fob of ficii
and £o6d reparation, loh^ the M'r&l of the said Court
of Admiralty, who. before hew% on his office, (kailbe
come bound to the Prefidept vi the fid Q^htyil, for toe
time being, with two or more sureties ID be approved by
the said Council, in the value of forty t.muiand bushels of
good merchantable whear, each bnfhe thereof to weigh at
least sixty pounds; which bond or obligati* nihaUb^ihawn
in like manner, frith like ex,Jition, god liable tobkefuit
and use, and (hall be recorded, as bonds entered into by
Sheriffs and t^eir foreties, ought io be by the laws of this
Commonwealth.
And whereas the trial of pirate* and other fea-felons in
the late Bririlh Colonies, now the United States of Ameri
. ea, hatn been heretofore without a Jury, and in a method
much conformed to the civil law, the txercife cf widen
jurifdiaion, in criminal cases, was contrary to thefpirit of
the common law; aßho' the legiflamre of England had by
a statute oaffed in the reign of Kiig Henry the eighth,
intitlal "For Pirates," relieved the fubfeds within the
realm, from this grievance.
Aad whe^as the Conhitutian of this State prorideth,
that in all prosecutions for criminal offences, ro m n can
be found guilty without the unanimous consent of a Jury :
Be it therefore enacted by the authority afonlaid, That
211 traitors, pirates, felons and criminals, who fir? o -o' nd
upon the fca, or within the Admiralty Jurifdittion, shall
be enquired of, tried and judged by %:ndand Petty Ju
ries, according to the course of the common law, in like
manner as if the treason or felony or crime were committed
within one Qf the counties of this Stare. And the Judices
of the Sup^me Court or any of them, and the Judge of
Admiralty, are hereby constituted Janices of Oyer and
Terminer^and (hall hold a Court of O/er and Terminer
in the city of Philadelphia, for hearing and trying such
offenders. And the said Judge of Admiralty, in the ab
sence of the Chief Jugice of the Supreme Court, shall pre
side in fuck Court of Oyer and Terminer; and if any
person, upon being arraign betorc the fajdfurt of Oyer
and Terminer, (hall stand mute, or ffi:ll hot brake direct
answers, inch perfon&Jl be decked to have pleaded not
guilty, and the trial &I 1 proceed a; curdingly.
And be it enabled b, the authority aforefaid, That if
Any perfoo (hril be feionioufi, firicken or puifoned at sea,
cr odt of this State, and fhali cheof the fame in this State,
the offenders and their aiders and abettors may be indict
ed, tried and adjudged for such felony, in the Court of this
State, Where such perlon (hall die, before the ordinary
Justices of Oyer and Terminer and General Goaf Delivery.
And if any person (hall be felonioufly firicken or poisoned
in this State, and (liail die of the fame at ha, or out of
Pennfrivania," the offenuersaod their aiders and abettors
may be Indited, tried and adjudged forfuch felony, be
fore the Court of Oyer aid Terminer constituted by this
Aft, for the trial o' crimes committed at sea.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforefald,
That all and every the proceedings of the Court of Ad
miralty of this Commonwealth shall be bride to the pro
hibition of the Supreme Court of Judicature, in like
manner and with like o**, as the prohibition of the
Court of K nf£ Bench in England in li^e case.
And be it further enacted by ,he auiherity afor^ald,
that an AR o' Afe^biy,nriyiri, " An Ad for eUp
biilhing a Court of Ainrrahy," puffed on the ninth day
of September, which was hi .he year of rue Lord due
tnoufand fev'tn hundred fever 4 ty.aad eight, is hereby re
pealed, ahultedand r,ade tad.
Provided always, That the repeal oftht laid AR (hall
not extend to flip or prevent tie hearing or trial of 30,
ca&fe depending in the Court W Admiralty, or btifere
the said Commiffioßer of Oyer jug ':'.<., bijt (fe
frine may be proceeded on as by the (aid A& ihdirca&i,
before tue Judfo appointed and cosimifficxed in pursu
ance of this A&, t^e^pert thereof no wnukandipg.
Lift week the Great ^1 of the Proving cf Pennsyl
vania, ^as brought into the Houle of Affcmbly of this
State, now firing here, and, by £irder of inc House, defe
-63d and cut to pieces.
Te S TEADY.
THE public are infinitely abted by your efforts to
point out the errors of Cov„rris; COifidering the
high reputation of that Body, it was kind to check the
idolatrous admiration of ti sir Conftitueuti all therefore
roust admire how it terms equally pre ife aad eldgeut you
display the countenance they have flven to perjury arid
fraud, and how by publishing the edi&s of His Aloft
ChriP.ian Majesty, you kindly thew the road they ougot.
to walk by. Thus arc t&ey left without ^xcefe, fhvutd
they permit in meajures reprobated by your enlightened
uoderftahding.
Had you been apprized of one circumfiance attending;
yourpubhcHboo, it would certainly have repreffid your
generous ze,L The Geifiop of some causes now depend
ing will turn on the principle you fliginatize. Illiberal
minds therefore may harbour an idea that you meaut to
prejudice die public or the Judges.
The regulations of His M ft Coriftian Majesty are wife
and just, for they are applicableto his fituativu, add con
sonant to the laws of nature and nations- He moves in
the great scale of perfed equality, which. unfortunately
for us and for thro; Congress have hitherto wanted the
wili or the power to arrive,:. .•
Newels have a right to aa:e freely with the parties at
war, exempt as tacomitrfband cemmoditu-s, bitt they have
no rir.h' th Cover as tueir own, the p' riperty of one fern
the pursuit and capture of tb° other, that is, they have
no right to fide with either patty under the appearance of
nemr> lity but they are not be excluded by either from
free connutree witn tm oth'r.
[,: diteft viobrien of t?e foregoing principles, Great
Britain thought proper to pohibit till commercial inter
course betveen iheb States and every power oa e. rth.
From tir? prohibition, CodgreG acquired the clear right
of forbrirink to tbofe powers theircommftrial iptercourfe
with Gre ^-Britain, vole's they wcuk l vindicate the rights
of neutrality Thus mi l the firft Con,refs acquire a just
rirht of going to w^ r with the whole world, ilthe whole
tyorld ^mid not go to ^..r ,0 the tn mies of the firfl
Conger The hrfl ? the virtuous Con^refs, bad magna-
Virility to d^fpifethe infult,bvt fu ceeding Copg^ffesha /e
tamely put up with & :
I Bar, Steady, th.it neither your eff^rft tier mine will
rouse thrill Alasl why will they not -take example
from H,smofl Citfifli 0 M^ffly ? Shall we, while thus our
National honor isarfttke; lh?.il we be told that our in
dr pendency is not yet arknowleji|ed,fhatw*do not preside
over twenty million loyal f^jeft, that we have hot
two hundred Gil of (hips th^t we have not two bun/rad
thoufimd troop:-, that our Sources are dtuged, our re
(wrc^s impaired, our country invaded ? Shall such trifling
obje&ons hetoOTioned? Godsl what are these things,
and a thouf,rid others such as thrie, what lire they when
compared with our National honor?
But Io! A ray o' lig^tl Steady, the star of cur politi
cal Horta"!' Bright &ir! which the wife of the east
might irrvlicafe. Hedeigns to direaCongreffiQuahb'uaders.
Since Neutral Nations fubreittfeir neck to the yoke which
Great Brirrin imposes, let them fe^. the fullneb of its gai-
Itog weight, let ns johi with our enemies to inforce their
opprefßons/ if Neu rals who feud Supplies which we fland
in need of fhsld by British papers evade British laws, by
us let iheir vefifels be cenfifrated, what the/ they chriita
bly endeavoured to rriievp cur warn ? Js not the idea of
want de ribo? ? If Neutrals would sip the feels of eur
corraterce, ought they not to encounter every poffibte dan
ger ? Is it not infamous to encourage the violation of onr
enemies commands? aoenefy so fair, so candid, Co gene
rous, and fokind! What tho' this doßrine be mcoropati
hle with our mercantile intrnft. Shall mercantile cr any 0-
ther interetis.be placed in competition with National digni
ty ; to fn§mit to evils we cannot avoid, is the poor pitiful
doctrine of ptifemimovs foals ; brave Bedlamites difdaia it.
Oh! Steady, what a pity it is that we cannot Indulge the
public, and inftraß their rulers with our pleaSug dreams,
without the r.ifqueof affeßing judicial determinations;
when that obstacle is removed, you, I trust, will again, as
before, inform and pkafc the Community you adorn ; nor
will you fail on every such ocrefion to excite th# refpe&ful
admiration of, your zAofl obedient,
most humble, and,
devoted servant,
TR I M.
PbHadet„ie, February to, t?te
For the BENEFIt cf the POOR
of the City and Liberties.
TO MORROW EVENING, the nth infant,
at the Thii^tre in Southwark, Ladias and Gentlemen
will b^ agreeably entertained with various n&w Equili«
briums on the '
SLACK WI R E,
at haver werb performed or ,the Cununeut but by
the ccle>ia:&d ',
Mr: T E M.YL E M A N,
(A native of Virginia) late from Europe.
HE t&ancer, turn, and (wings on the wae to u4<
miration,
He beuifethe drum oh the wir^ in full faring.
He phys with fevhril balls on the wire with great del
terity.
He briar's a fi#ord oa tka brim of a wina-glaG,
walks bn kwrrd ^4 forward, kneels down, and reco
vers with gipt ~qJ„.
FL: wrifea blindfold on the wire, U 4& down and rises up.
He fits in a chhir on the wire, luhncas ?fcaw, with a
fu/tefeed gable before kiffi, When in full (wing.
He hs&ic€4 a ^AU on the hist of 2 f%vrd, whh the
point of the fwocd on the edge of a milled dolLv, and
the oppoftte edge &f the dollar on the brim of a wins
gbits, ard m#k?& all spin like a top.
He w^lk#,kneels ^d brings ^ - foil'd to adn^fratiefy
A fb & gtet variety cd oth^r exhibitions with pipes,
hoop,, h^> &c. &fy fee. too tedious ^ nivrfioni
'lbe ^rfc^utevii; conclude with ec< in,leak hern
pipe. The doors tq be opened ar Five o'clock in the
evening, and. to u<?ib at fr.
TLkrta may be had at t&e Co^e-Hopf*, at Colonel
FafraeJa, tue Indian fyeen, Indian Kin„ Mrs. Bar-
O's, and the Bid in- Hand taverns; and of the Ma
nagers of -.he fruhfcriptioi for rhe relief of th^ Foot.—
Box Forty Drilerfr—Pn. Thfc, Dollars—-GeriTyTwenty
.Polla-*.—The house win be well dlnmirmed; and thq
Qmp^ny entertained - with good Mufie.
, Phtla^qbia, Feb 17&C.
% „ SOL D by Public maim,
On Wt^nefday the 16th infant, .at Twelve o'clock, at
the Coffisriboufe,
Q N2 undivided thitd part cf a Lot of LA ND,
" coutining thirteen acres hr d one hundred ard fifty
lurches more 01 bfe, fru^'e in Frank ord, near this
c'ty ; «d;uming lands of JofcphT.-ui, Abel James, Tec
corn Creel, ^w the read. The 'oil is good, the fitu
ztion very pi^Ant, >ind the ti\e itdifputzble. A divi
sion will tem^e pt any time, for which security will
be given to the purchaser if tctyured.
This morning is pußifad (printed from the London
c^p^) andto ue fold by
FRANCI S aAIL §Y, Printer,
la Market-street, between Third 2nd Fourth-facets,
Philadelphia,
S TR I C T U R Es
ok the PHILADELPHIA
MESCLIEN ZA, OR TRIUMPH,
Upon leaving AMERICA unconquered.
HE MARS.HAL cf the A D^rt
, RALT Y finds it absolutely rieceffary is ca'l in
tlas pubUc manner, upon all Bertons ind-^d for Ptizs
GuoL puichafed at au&ion, to ra^ko immediate pay
in nt.
Not doubting the punatplit, of pin chasers in dif
chargifig the amount of their bills as fnun. 3^ d fbve^d,
agreeable to the,conditions raafe known at the times of
ftie, he Ins permitted gee s <0 pife into the hands of
many, who he thought would notfuffer tkcmfelves to be
called upon more than once, or twice at mo#, for the
money : He is lorry to find, by daily experience, that
ths contrary is die f^a, and that his applications are
now configured as impertinent; he therefore begs leave
to remind such, that from the long use of Urge fame
they hrve been tumbled to acquire great gains, and
ought from a principle of gratitude immediately to com
ply with his request, Hpcirily when he affaires them,
that t! ^ir seghet fubfeck him to imputations not the
moil pigling.
By the xoth &iy of February instant be fnall be ena
bled to determine .who efeem thbra@t& under obligati
ons for the credit bey hive taken, by paying their ba
lances in the rnr^n time. IN &ali take it for granted,
thr, theft who do not, are determined tv profit by the
advantages wh^h tie delays of th: law can give them,
and to prevent these btinf too great, he (ball, without
fail, put their accounts the next day into th hands oftn
Attorney; vito dieiflions to proceed upca them with
out lurcher notice.
mt MRQte CHMPW—Q- rte~r elflera^te —w.teo_e.■—=-—wtofeft-x _.trotera
'lc be SOLD very cheap,
A NEGRO BOY, thirteen years of age, very
" strong, a^d has been tiled more to the house than
to other bufinefe. Or this Boy will be exchanged for a
larger, capable of riding postilion force hundred miles,
and ? confUcfab^ difference giv^h. He it a Maryland
Negro, and belongs to 2 GrndQun going to Virginia#
Cboadelphia) February
TO BE LE T,
A^d entered on the fuU of March next,
ABOUT fourteen acres of good L AN I), the reoft
part under blue graft and clover, finattd in Tur
ner's Lane, in the Northern Liberties; on the said iknd
is a good orchard sith a variety of fruit trees, a brick
house, a m:lx buufe, ba% &#hs, and many other
convexiepci e; foitibfe for a tenernt Thb place is ia a
very healthy pteafant Situation, and exceedingly conve
nient to attend the ni^k^t with milk and garden truck,
being a little more 'h^a two miles from the city. Said
place may be had by the Shares, or a very frazil family
may have the house and part of a large garden on very
e&fy terms. Enquire & LUCKRIDGE SIMS,
in W^-itet^