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FEBRUARY^, ±782.
WHEREAS the United States in CoDgrefs affemb
lad, on the second day of November, 1781,
did resolve, That it be recommended to the several
States to lay taxes for railing their quotas of moneZ
for the United Spates, separate from thole laid for their
own particular use ; and to pass a&s, directing the col
lectors to pay the fame to the commiffionei of the loan
office, or such other oerfon as should be appointed by the
Superintendant of Finance, to receive the fame within
the State, and to authorize such receiver to recover the
monies of the collectors for the use of the United States,
in the fame manner and under the fame penalties as
slate taxes are recovered by the treafureri of the respec
tive States, to be fubjeft only to the orders of Congress
or the Superintendant of Finance.
And WHEREAS, it is not on only necessary that
some precise mode be adopted for managing the public
business in this refpe&, but also that the fame be pub
licly known, so that all persons concerned therein may
have due notice thereof; I have therefore cftablifhed
the following Rules, in that behalf, for the receivers,
who have been or shall be by me appointed.
iff. They (hall, according to the powers and autho
rities which they may refpe&ively be invested with, urge
the payment of the several quotas of money which are
or may be required by the United States in Congress
assembled.
George Hughes & Co.
Have for SALE at their Sto^the South fide of Market-
zdly. They fhrfl receive bark notes issued by the
president, dire&ors and company of the Bank of North-
America, in payment of taxes; and when they shall re
ceive ary other money, they shall purchase therewith
the said bank notes.
gdly. They shall, at the end of every week, make
cut a cash account, containing all the receipts of mo
ney during such week, which account shall be transmit
ted by the next fuccesding post to the Supflintendant
of Finance.
4<hly. They shall, from time to time, transmit the
bank notes in their possession, by such person and in
such manner as the Superintendant of Finance shall di
rect, to the treasurer of the United States, which per
son shall give a receipt for the fame.
s'hiy. When such notes, so transmitted, shall arrive,
a warrant shall issue therefor, in favor of the treasurer
of the United States, under the seal ot the treasury,
finned by the Superintendant of Finance, and duly en
tered in the register's office, directed to the receiver,
who shall have transmitted the fame, and the said trea
surer, on receipt thereof shall give a difeharge for the
fame, in the usual form, indorsed on the said warrant ;
which receipt, being also entered in the register's office,
the said warrant shall be transmitted to the said receiver,
who shall cancel the receipt originally given to him.
6thly. The said receivers shall, at the end of every
month, make out an exaß account of the monies re
ceived by them refpe&ively, during such month, fpeci
fying therein the names of the perfon# from whom the
fame shall have been received, the dates and the lums;
which account they shall refpeßively cause to be pub
lished in one of the newfpap?rs of the State ; to the end
that every citizen raay know how much ot the monies
coll'Red from him, in taxes, is transmitted to the trea
sury of the United States for the support of the war ;
and also, that it m^y be known what monies have been
at the order of the Superintendent of Finance. It being
proper and necessary, that in a free country the people
should be as fully informed of the administration of
their affairs, as the nature of things will admit.
ROBERT MORRIS.
[All the Printers in the United States are requifted
to insert this in their Newspapers ]
street, next the wharff.
SHOT of different fees, Copperas, Madder, of the
best quality, imported in the St. James from France;
also, Weft-India Rum, Sugar in boxes, Madeira
arid other Wines, &c.
Bank of North-America.
A N Y person properly qualified, and willing to un
-4A dertake the Office of TELLER in the Bank, is
desired to make application in writing to the fubfcri
her on or before the 17th infant Any person apply
ing must be an expert accomptant, be well lecommend
ed, and give security for his good behaviour.
THOMAS WILLING, President.
Philadelphia, April 10.
VOL. XI.I
TUESDAY,
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Office of Finance.
GENERAL ADVERTISER.
Published every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY.—Price Six-Pence.
TO BE SO L D,
Q NE Hundred pieces of IRON ORDNANCE, ly
ing at the Head of ELK, being the property of
the United States, viz.
Two 3 pounders without carriages,
Sixteen 6 pounders, 7
Forty 9 pounders, > on ship carriages,
Sixteen 12 pounders, J
Twenty-fix 18 pound Coronados without carriages.
The Prices are as follows for every Pair of the
above ordnance :
3 pounders 120 dollars, 6 pounders 226 dollars
and 2-3ds, 9 pounders 293 dollars ann i-gd, 12
pounders 333 dollars and 1 3% and 18 pound caro
nades 213 dollars and i-yt
Any person inclining to purchase, on payment of the
money to the Treasurer of the United States, for a
part or the who 1; and producing his receipt into this
office, shall have an order for the delivery.
THAT the WARDENS of the city of Phila
delphia, propose to LET the PUBLIC
WHARFS and LANDING PLACES
for the term of three years, commencing from the se
cond day of May next, in the following Divisions,
to wit.
No. i. Vine-street,
2. Saffafras and Mulberry-streets,
3. Market and Chefnut-ftreets,
4. Walnut to South-street, inclusive,
Together with the SCALE-HOUSE near the Draw
bridge.
If any of the said Landings or Scale-House should
be out of repair at the time of giving pof(effion,thofe
that rent them to put and keep them in good repair
during the aforefaid term,and also deliver them in good
repair at the end of the term aforefaid.
RATES to be taken by the several Wharfingers,
during the said Term, not exceeding the under
mentioned Sums, to wit.
For every cord of wood ten-pence ; fix-pence of
which is to be paid by the feller and four-pence by the
buyer.
For weighing every ton or load of hay at the pub
lic Scales two shillings and fix-pence ; one half of which
to be paid by the feller and the .other half by the
buyer.
And fix-pence per load for lumber that shall be
landed at any of the aforefaid Landings; one half of
which to be paid by the feller and the other half by
the buyer.
Any person inclining to Rent either of the Public
Wharfs, &:c. as above described, are desired to fend
in their Proposals in writing, sealed, to the Wardens,
at the Court-House, on Wednesday the 17th instant,
between 7 and 8 o'clock in the evening.
Or, if any person should incline to take a Lease of
the Public Landings from Walnut-street to the South
Bounds of the city, with the Scale-House near the
Draw-bridge, for the term of ten years ; and within
one year, from the second ,day of May next, build a
good and fufficient Wharf, at his own expence, ad
joining the end of the Public Wharf near the Draw
bridge, of the breadth of said wharf, and extending
from the said wharf 52 feet ipto Delaware, and keep
the aforefaid Wharfs, Landings, Docks and Scale-
House in good and fufficient repair during the said
term of ten years; and deliver them up to the Ward
ens in such condition, at the end of the aforefaid
term, are desired to deliver their Proposals as above
directed ; and that Proposal that shall appear most
advantageous to the Public will be accepted.
April 3, 1782.
Any gentlemen who may be pleaPd to favour him
with their business, may depend on his trtmort exertions
for their intcreit ; part of the to^ej advanced if re
buireds
DUfS and felk (in cornnrflion) Bills of Exchange on
" France, or any other part of Europe : Likewrfe all
kinds ot Merchandize.
He also, difeounts inland Bills or Drafts, and has ; t
often in his power to procure Money on Loan for a fhbrt
time.
Haym Salomon, Broker,
At his office in Front-street, between Market
and Arch streets,
February 26, 1782.
IRON ORDNANCE.
Notice is hereby given,
Office of Finance,
O R, THE
THE
St. PIERR E, (Martinique) Feb. 7.
The 31st ult. arrived here, the private ships Ie Mef
fager, le St. John Baptise, la Juene, Julie, and le
Futet: They left our ports in the Mediterranean the
7th of November, under convoy of la Gracieufe, frigate
Rhone, and la Durance, cutter, and la Toifon d'er en*
flute.
Two pilot boats le Sapagou and Bannanier, having left
Marseilles the 27th D^ember, got here the 4th instant.
The most interesting accounts they bring are, that the
grand convoy from St. Domingo, confining of 150 fail,
and valued from 70 to 80 millions of livres, arrived
Case, except ten or twelve vessels, which were Bill ex
peried. That the gradd fleet at Bred, confining of
55 Kings transports, andaninfinite number of private
ships under convoy of i gfhips of the line, commanded
by count de Guichen, made fail the i^h of December ;
7 ships of the line are defined, it is said, for tbe Eafl-
Indies; M. de la Motte Picquet is charged with a par
ticular commission, with the Coronite of 80, another
ship of 74 guns, and the L'engageant. The rmaincer
,of that naval army will from a juufhon with the Span
ith forces in Cadiz.
By advices from the neighbouring islands, we under
stand, that the American privateers Mohawk, Porus,
Pilgrim, Hendrick and Scourge, have had great suc
cess in these seas, frequently fending prizes to Martini
co; in particular, to windward of Barbadoes the,
have taken within a month past, a veflei of 16 guns
from Newfounland, with codfifh, for Jamaica • ano
ther with a cargo of the fame fort from Halifax- a
very fine letter of marque ship of eighteen nine poun
ders, which left Briflol late in November, with a car
go of provisions and very valuable merchandize; a
packet Irom Barbadoes wi h three officers on board,
carrying advices to fir Samuel Hood, of our expediti
on against St. Christopher's, also the packet Prince
William Henry ; and the thip Daniel,, laden witn cod
hih, for Barbadoes.
The 31st of January, arrived at Fort-Royd, the
kings ships le Triomphant of 80 g^ns, commanded b,
count de Vaudreuil, and le Brave, a in w thip of 74 gum,,
having left Bred the roth of December, with the grand
fleet. Agreeable to the reports 01 the passengers on
board the ships, M. de Guiciien was a-head of the con
voy, the wind blowing vety frelh and very high fr^,
when twelve English ships fell on the rear of the Heel,
the 14th of December Est, but finding M. de Guicheu
made signals to form the line, 'hey flood away again;
the next day we observed only seven or eight ships mif
fing and it was supposed the high fus would prevent
FOR T-R OVA L, (Grenada) February 14 .
BY several vessels lately arrived here from Marseilles,
in short passages, w^ hear that our troops from Tou
lon,commanded by the baron de F Jken bayn, had arriv
edat Minorca ; as had the re nforcement expected from
Carthagena and Barcelona, whieh landed a considerable
train of heavy artillery ; and that the middle of Decem
ber near three hundred pieces of cannon, 24 and 36
pounders', were ready to play upon St. Philip's, the re
dudjon of which was thought to be very near at hand.
The captain of a Spanish fJoop of war, lately arrived
at Martinico, frbm Cadiz, fays, that in the beginning
of January it was believed at Cadiz that St. Philip's had
surrendered, but this wants confirmation. We can
however declare as certain, that an embarkation of 12
or 15 thousand men, which was going forward with
great dispatch at Cadiz, will shortly fail under a firong
convoy to the place of its destination, and by a vefitl
arrived here from Madeira in twenty seven days we are
informed, that a fleet of abo^e 150 fail were waiting at
the Canaries for a Spanish fleet, which they were to
join, bound, it was thought for these colonies.
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Port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ff.
To ALL whom it ray concern.
^is hereby given, That a Court of Admi
ralty will be held at the State-house in the city of
Philadelphia, on Wednesday the 17th of April, inflant,
at 9 o'clock in the forenoon, for the Trial of the Ship
or Vessel called the MONK, burthen about 240 tons
and carrying 6 ,-pounders and 2 6 pounders, lately
commanded by Captain Josias Rogers, with her Tac
kle, Apparel, Furniture, &c. being the property of
the King of Great Britain, and commonly called a
King's Sloop of War, taken on her cruise in the bay or
river Delaware; lent into this Port and libelled a
gainst as Prize by Joshua Barney (qui tarn, &c.) To
the end, that all persons concerned may appear and
shew cause, if any there be, wherefore a Decree should
not pass pursuant to the Prayer of the Libel, &c.
By Order of the Judge,
April 10, 1782. JAMES READ, Regifler.
APRIL 16, I^l,
[NUMB 872.