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■what was proper for their decent ftjpporh
He wi!hed the amendment he had proposed
to be adopted,arwhen they became polfeffed
of their paternal -estate, they would be ena
hded to pay baGk what they had received
'from Cungrefi. . ,
Mv. Sewajl suggested to the gentleman 1
just fat down, whether it would not be bet- 1
ter to amend the refoluti«n by inserting the
following words, instead of what he had of
fered, viz. " during their necefTary residence ,
refpeclively within the United States."
Mr. Harper canfeoted.
Mr. Hartley did not like either of the a
mendments, as they were indefinite. - He
did not kriovr who was to judge ef the ne
ceflity of the residence, and it would be diffi
cult to ascertain when they became pofieffed
of their estate. He would rather grant the
petitioners something for life,or for a certain
period. On a former oceafron they made an
allowance to Baron Steuben for life, after
he had been, in a great degree, requited
far his services. Mr. H. dwelt upon the
importance of the service rendered by Count
de Graffe, in extending his stay beyond his
orders, and contrasted it with the eonduft
of Count d'Eftaing, who refufed to comply ;
with a like request ; the consequence of
which produced niifchievous effefts to the
Uuited States. He haped, therefore, an
allowance would be agreed to for five or se
ven yer.M.
Mr. Brookes believed the committee dif
fered more as to the manner of doing the
bufmefs, than on the question itfelf. He
thought there were but few members in the
House who tvould refufe aid to the petition
ers in one way or the other. Mr. B. n>ov
„ ed to insert five years, or to leave the time a
blank for which the grant should be made.
He moved the latter.
Mr. Rutkdge seconded the motion, he
was as much disposed as any gentleman to
relief to the Petitioners, and be liked
the prefent'fhapetif the refojution much bet
ter than any which had boen prrfented. He
did not wish the allowance to'be for life, nor
whilst their residence should be deemed ne»
ceffary. He looked on" the services of the
• Count de GrafTe as of great consequence to
this country, and that the situation of his I
daughters called for relief. But he coald
£ not fubferibe to the doftrine of his colleague
that he had rendered more important fervic- '
es in thiscountry than any other man. To
aflert this, he thought, was not doing justice ;
to our own citizens. He believed he could
mention a dozen men, who had rendered as
important services as he; bujt in mentioning
one, he might give offence to others, equal
ly deserving, and he did not with to hurt
the feelings of any of our brave citizens. 'Nor
did he admit that the services of the Count
were voluntary; .the report shewed that they
were verycarneftly solicited. He was, how
ever in favour of providing for the young
ladies. He thought the services of the fa
ther were such as claimed the attentkm of
the House to
Mr. Sewall liked his ®wn proposition bet
ter than the substitute; but as he wished to
afford r*Kef to thtr*Petitionera.in some way,
he would-withdraw hismotien to make room
*• for it.
Mr. Williams offered some remarks upon
what had fallen from the gentleman from Si-
Carolina (Mr. Harper) with refpetl to his
tender feelingt; and concluded with obser
ving, if it were a loan only which was wan
ted, the proposition fhouid be so exprefTed.
Mr. BayarcLcJld not underffftd what thev
gentleman from fc>. Carolina (Mr. Harper)
had said, went to disparage the services of
any officer of the United States. He tho't,
the warmth and enthusiasm with which that
gentleman pleaded the cause of the memori
alists was highly honourable to him. He did
not understand the services of '■he Count de
Graffe to {land uper. the fame footing with
j those of pur own citizttis; for, though their
services were not fufficiently compensated,
yet they received something, but he or his
family, neverreceited any thing, by way of
compensation, except what had been allow
ed to his daughters. If, therefore, he were
to be put upon the fame footing of our own
citizens, his family would be entitled to
make a larger demand than any allowance
they were proposing to make them.
Mr. iLivingflon apprehended it was veny
immaterial whether the resolution was a
greed to in a limited way, or for life ; in
either cafe, he had a strong coiiviftion on
his mind, that the justice and humatiity of
the country would never fuffer these ladies
to want, whilst they remained in U. Mr.
L. severely censured what had fallen from
his colleague (Mr. Williams) and charged
him with a want of feeling to all claims, tho
he obje&ed to this, because the demands of
our own citizens were unattended to. He
added, that his constituents would r.ot thank
him for his penurioufnefs. Some gentle
men, he said, had objefted to the proposi
tion from conflitutional scruples, thinking
the conilitution did not authorise them to
extend a grant to this cafe. These gentle
men were entitled to more rofpedt. He
paid due deference to their opinions ; but
he felicitated himfelf, that these objections
had no weight with him. He afted from
those warm principles of benevolence, which
he hoped always to preserve. When the
conflitution of the United States was fra
med, it was intended for the general good ;
and in this was included, the power to re
ward services which have a claim upon our
jufticc and humanity : for though these
services might not be reduced to a demand
in pounds, fhillirigs and pence, yet if they
were such as required attention from nation
al generosity and national juflice, they
ought to be heard, and such were the ftr
vices, all inufl allow, of Count de Graffe.
Mr. L. touched upon the importance of
these ferviees to the United States, and ask
ed whether the house would deny the poor
pittance proposed to be given, when these
were considered. He deprecated the idea
of granting any thing to the petitioners on
' the ground of charity. The refolulion did
not propose this. It proposed a grant in
consideration of important f<ffvices, This
ground Was honourably, that pitiful. Ht
ftould be afli'amed a(k chtrity for the pe
trtionerrs; fie atkeJ? jufiice: he believed they
were not disposed to a(k charity. Mr. L.
concluded by juftifying the committee in
making the report they had made, as the
only one, which, in their opin ion, would
be equal to the adequate relief of the peti
tioners. <
Mr. Harper rose to juflify himfelf againjl
a charge of disparaging the merits of our own
brave' officers. He did not expe3, when it
was well known that no man had ever (hewn
ngreater regard to this daft of citizens thanth: j
had done, that such a fentimer.t Jhould for a
mi/meat have been harboured by any genthmen ■"
in'that hjjufe. But he did fay, and would again j ,
fiy, that no Jingle individual had it in bis po- i
w'er to do so important an aS for the United
States as the Count de Grafse had done, though
he knew there were thousands, and tens of
thousands of our citizens, who would be rea
dy to do it, if they were placed in the famefitua
tion.
Mr- Williams answered the remarks of
his cullegue (Mr. Livingjlon J and denied '
that he had ever been backward in attending '
' to the claims of his fellow citizens ; he had al- ;
ways been ready to do them fullJ'ujlice: As to j
his conjlituenti not thanking him for objecting to '
this claim ; he thought they would be better fat is
jicd with his condu3 than if he were to com
mence a system of ptyifions.
Mr. Shepara did not think any Gentleman
would have objeSed to the proposed allowance.
No one officer, hefaid, ever didfuch important ,
• services for the United States as the Count de
■ Grajfe ; and he was certain that no officer in
■ the army wouldfeel hurt lit what had fallen
i from the gentleman from S. Carolina on his sub- ;
• je 3. They would le glad ti hear of our own of
ficers and soldiers being fully compensated ; but j
: if this could not be done, they would be glad to j
> find foreigners mcr?fortunate. He hoped the
1 rjotulion vuould futf' ;if net, theyJhould eh- .
■ pear odious, not only to their own country, but
■ to every other.
■ After a few words by Mr. Hartley & Mr.
- 1. Claiborne, in favour of the resolution, the
'■ qucjlion was put and carried, without a divi
> fion.
>1 The committee rose, the House took up the
1 resolution, ( the time andfum both being blank)
: , agreed to it, 57 votes being in its favour. It
■ was referred to the select committee to bring in
> i a bill. '
; j Mr. Livingston, from the committee of
1 commerce and manufactures, made unfavour
' able reports on,the following cases, viz. on the
f petition of Isaac Stevens, late a prisoner at Al
■ giers, who prayed for relief ( the committee
t Jlate they have less <tlußancc ia determining a
r gainjl this petitioner than they Jhould have, \be
t caufethey suppose he may find relief from the
' Marine Hofpitalpropofed to be ejlabltlhed) ;on
- the petition of Simon Forrejler, of 80/lon. who
> %ught a remission of duty on Hemp tlejlroyed
- by Fire ; and on the petition of William White,
f of Boflon, who prayedfor a deduction of duty,
■ix —.... > ~if- of Sherrv irovinp ofa
- w.rfe quality by 30 than it ought to
) have teen.—The House concurred in these re
, ports.
1 He also reported favourably on the petition
of Pierre Aupoix, of New-Terk, refpediong a
1 drawback whioh. had beed refufed to him on
• account offame informality.—Referred to a
s committee of the whole• *
Mr. Harper fa'd, that at the lajl fejfion,
- was a bill brought forward for prohibi
. ting ettizens of the United States from entering
e« into the military or naval service of any foreign
) priuce or Jlate, which was agreed to in that
f house, but finally pojlponed. As the fame rea
t • fan exijledfor the bill now, as exifled then he
t w'Jhed to have it again brought before the house
- and for that purpose proposed a resolution for
i the, appointment of a committee to report such a
- bill•—Ordered to lie on the table.—Adjourned.
—MMMWW'wWK' 111 111 Wll—llW—w
'• NEW THEATRE.
»
* { THIS EVENING,
JANUARY 3,
Will b'c prefcnt'c<l the favorite TRAGEDY of
e l THE REVENGE.
1 Don Xlonzo, Mi, Moreton —Don Carlos,
3 Mr. Fox—Don. Alvarez, Mr. Warren —Don
e M anuell Mr. Warre), jun.—Zanga, Mr. Fen
nel—(being his firft appearance here thel'e three
, years.)
Leoporji, Mrs. Merry—lfabella, Mils L'Ef
traiige;
To which will hea«lioH,the Comis Opera of
n THE ROMP.
Box, one Dollar ; Pit, thres quarters of a Dol
-5 br ; and Gallery, half a Dollar.
C?" The doors of the Theatre will open at five,
n and the curtain rife precisely at fix o'clock.
, Tickets to be had at H. and Rice's book-itore,
No. 50 Market-street, and at the Offic* adjoining
0 the 'lheare. VIVAX RKSPUtLICA !
if _
£ Cj* The new Comedy of the tyre for the
Heart /cljc, which was. received with the
most distinguished and flattering bursts of
applause, will be repeated on Friday ; and.
6 those Ladies and Gentlemen who were dif
-0 a-ppointedof places in the Boxes at the lad
rcprefentation of Wives as they were, are
e refpedtfulty acquainted that it will b« per
*• formed on Saturday—after which it mnft
s neceiTarily be laid aside on account of new
pieces in preparation.
stated of the American
Philosophical Society will be held at their
. Hall on Friday the sth of January inft.
when between the hours of two and live
r o'clock p. m. the officers for the en filing
■ year will be ele&ed.
d January 3. "
y Just Imported,
And for Sale at William Priestman's,
y 1 No. 129, South Front Street,
j Nex} door to tha Ciifiom House, a !ari»e affort
mint of low priced Silver Watche— coiitilling of
£ plain, capt. capt an ! jewtil'd, slope aril seconds ;
1 Cold Watches by M*dge, Fllicct, Holmes, Tre
ient, &c. A time-keeper by Arnold-*-Diamond
r and Pearl l ings and loekets, some plated candlc
t sticks, tlefpnl double barrel'd sruns by Mortimer,
a Ho. by Paiker, duelling pi;io!s by Trimbly, a re-
flowing telrlVope, by Rcbrigl t, a box ot patent
. ni dic.ne, bo lbs of Scotch thread, adoienof tra
velli?ccars, and ifniiil colUilior. of fcarcevafu
-1 able be
s Dicemter 13 daw
Xijc <sas€ttc* <
PHILADELPHIA,
WEDNESDAY EVF.NIN.'G, JANUARY 3. ■'
.- f;
Our obliging Con'VfpirideHt at N&iu.-TTork, 1 ],
has favored u 1 with tie fulloiuyig Late ' i
and Interefling Itifjrm ti::/. • a
" New-Tork, fan. 1. j
" A veflel ttys moment arrived from J v
Havre, which it ltYl November 7- — ■ f
brings, pofit'ive ofj2 Peice _> t
tween the- Emperor and France. The'
Captain fays, he failed at fright and In t
haste, being alarmed at a prospect of t
war with this country."' )
\
Since receiving the above, we learn 1
that a hand-bill is in town, received from *
New-York, which contains fame of the (
outlines of the treaty between Austria j
and France—viz.
That Mantua is to.remain in pofTefflon !
of the French, and tlftt the latter are to
have liberty to march an army through r
die Emperor's dominions, to attack Han- x
over, in cafe England does not make '
peace, See. t
The Portuguese minifler had orders to <
leave Paris in twenty-four hours, in con- <
sequence of the court of Lisbon's per- '
mittingthe Englifli to take possession of '
one of their forts. ,
Ar. order was sent to Switzerland, re- j
quiring the government tobanifh Wicb
ham, and all other Eii<*lith emlfraries
from their territory in 24 tipiirs, or they
would declare war against them.
A gentleman arrived in town this day
from New-York, informs that a report
was brought by the above arrival, that ■
the American mmifters had been arrett
ed at Pari^
The American fbipping had all engag
ed double sets of hands to expedite their
departure, expecting a declaration of war
every moment.
At a meeting of the Stockholders of the
Bank of the United States, on the idind.
the following gentlemen were chosen Direc
tors for the ensuing year :
Thomas Willing
Elias Boudiiiot
Samuel Breck
Joseph Anthony
■ l,»w ' Archibald M'Call
Hcn T7 am
William Bingham
Robert Smith
Isaac Whartotl
James S. Cox
Thomas Ewing
James C. Fisher
Abijah Dawes
Joseph Sims
John G. Wachfmuth
Ellidon Perot
Jabob Powning
John Laurance New-York
Abijah Hammond ditto
Thomas Pearfall ditto
Gerard Walton ditto
John G. Lake ditto
William Heiiderfon ditto
Jacob Read South Carolina
Harrifon G. Otis Massachusetts.
At a meeting of the Direftors lad evening
Thomas Willing was chosen President.
Authority.
William Willis, Gorrful of the U. States
at Venice, to be Consul at Barcelona in
Spain.
James Blake of Pennsylvania, consul of
the United States at the city of St. Domin
go in theifland of St. Domingo.,
Daniel Hawley of New York, Consul of
the United States ac the Havannah in th£
island of Cuba.
Married.on Weduefday evening lad, Mr.
W(lliam Turner, eo the afriiable and ac
complished Miss Lydia Gasksll—both
of this city.
\ln the Legislature of this, date on the
30th ult. 3 petition was received from sev
eral land holders on Gunner's crtek, pray
ing a repeal of the law wl\ieh obliges them
• to keep up a floodgate at the mouth of the
creek. Dr. Leib reported a bill fupple
menrary to the Jaw for extending the poijr
er of the judices of the peace, by which
the law for theappointment of ahigh conda
ble of the Northern Liberties is proposed
to be repealed, and a power to be given to
the people to eleft all their Condables. A
report was made in favour of a petition from
Northumberland, praying for a permiflion
j for their swine to run at large without
( yokes or rings. The house went into, a
> committee of the whole on the bill empow
ering the commiflioners of Weftmoreland
, connty, to appoint affeflors arid affidant af
j feflors, and reported a bill'without amend
| ment.
ExtraS of a letter from Holland, (jth Septem
bcr, 1797.
! "If the war is renewed with the Empe
ror, of which lately there was the greated
probability, and the negociation at Lisle is
interrupted, of which there can be little
doubt, the importance of the neutrality of
the United States will be encreafed in their
! eyes, though not in an equal degree as what
it would have-bren if the moderate's had
maintained theirground, under a continu
ance of the war But should peace be the
result of this aft of the Directory, the inr
| Colonc? of the demands will he proportion
ed to their date of security. The Direc-
I tory inaliprobability will endeavour to make
| p»3ce with the Emperor and Euglatd im
mediately that they may at once edabiifh
their own power, and at the fame time (hew
the nation that the' removal of the forty
members and of their two colleagues was
less a measure of revenge than a flep lead- j
ing to peace. But the emperor is drongft
at this moment than ever, and the wound to
the bank cf England havir.g healed, under
circumstances that mauifeft great credit and
vigor, and the mutiny of the fleet, in being
subdued, having Hdded to the difopline of '
the BrUifh navy, and to the dreugth of the. ,■
government, neither the Ethperor nor the ,
Britilh are noyv in a situation to Jobmit to
the terms upou which the French have hi- i
therto infilled. Ido not expeft prace this
year. The great obdaclt which lam con- ,
vincedthe commifSoners of States t
to France or any other American miniders .
upon the continent in Europe will have to /
encounter, is the idea that America is divt- J
ded into two parties ; both government and
people—the one British the other French. ,
That idea, so baneful and so humiliating and i
so falfe, works at the Jiot torn of every pro- 1
' jest gnd every propofitiou. which a politi
cian forms here, and is discoverable in eve- \
ry conversation upon American affairs,
which are all supposed to have a relation to ,
such a date of things. All men entertain
it as a truth as well eftablifiied as that in
this country there existed the fame divided
before their revslution. No real
efficiency will belong to the miniders of the ,
Uhited States; no weight to their demands;
and no strength be felt or acknowledged,
until tltflt fundamental error lliall have been j
removed by such measures as the wisdom of i
government may adopt."
ioth Sept. i 797.
" It is thus, fir, a truth which cannot be
denied, that the republic of Batavia has
plirchafed her peace, her friendfhip, her pre
sent lot with France, or is indebted to her
for what (he acknowledges to be still due
(and of the unpaid sums bills as they term
them, are circulating at four and five the per j
cent entered) at the enormous price of
230,000,000 guilders, or twenty-two mil
lions and a half derling at lead.
After this certain loss that is reduced to
figures, it would be perfeftly correct to
slate 'the loss of artillery after the peace, the
depredations of the stores and magazines,
and the confifcations or seizure of the estates
in Flanders, belonging to the prince of O
range, who a fubjeft ef therepublic, if drip
ped owed his drippings to the republic of
Batavia and not to the French—the use
which is tha dominion ofFlulbing, the per
petual cloathing of troops in rotation, and
loss by affignats, at 30,000,000 more. The
'fird is account the last edimate.
Surely, too fir, mud be added that incal
culable loss which arises from the present
slate of things, not conne&ed with war rifles,
xiatv wf LlJugs, in which
we behold fear and suspicion succeed confi
dence between man and man : a dagnation
of commercial capital arising from apprehen
sions of change and nflability : the fall in va
lue of every fort of /fixed property, and a ge
neral internal decay. At Amflerdam alone,
are and have been for near three years, ele
ven hundred foips laid up and worm eaten.
It is not a fair charge againd the French
to attribute to them cxclufively, the loss of
the East-India monopoly, and the colonies
of Batavia, but it ought not to be overlook
ed while the full force of this dreadful exam
ple is under view to date as a probable thing
that if a bnld and aSive party in this country
had not invited the Freneh and encouraged their
ambitiw, there is great rsafon to believe
that the republic might have made peace
; with France as other nations ; as Prussia
did, and not have been forced into a change
of fides, and into that new war in which
such difaders have succeeded each other
■ without aJtnglt benefit."
COMMUNICATION.
(Omitted in our lafl. )
That " an adjuflment of affairs between
the United Slates and France" may be effect
ed by means of the pending negociation is
i poflible ; but it is not the more probable
because M. Talleyrand Perigord has expres
sed that sentiment with an intention of mak
ing it public in this country—This wary
■ and intriguing prelate has been in America,
' and has acquired a knowledge of the date
and drength of parties, not merely by ob
serving our political movements, but by in
: finuating bimfelf into the confidence of ref
peflable families ; and watching the current
of private conversation. He knew that his
1 letter would reach u« while cengrefs should
be in fefiion, and thought with too much
■ reason, that it would be difficult to rally or
unite a majority in favor of protective mea
sures, while a French officer in this country
■ is authorized to fan the embers of expiring
1 hope—He therefore plays his part like au
< experienced aftor—He does not doubt of
an amicable adjudment-—lf he fpeak3 to
1 shis country, can he fay lefs—Hereafter he
1 will tell us that as a miniller of France he
had no right to doubt, fchat our commif
-1 fioners would agree to an amicable adjuflment
■ upon such terms as his country should dic
' tate—Has he told the consul general, that
• compensation will be made for losses, and
■ that the orders for taking our vefTels will be
revoked ? Has he developed any principles,
which it is intended should form the basis
- of an accommodation? If so, let us be fa
vored with a knowledge of them. But un
- til tbefe shall be explicitly dated, we must
t continue to doubt. The consul also may
i tell the bishop that the people will not much
; longer, fufTer themselves to be duped and
f amused by fair words. Thlt the public o
r pinion with refpeft to his nation has en
t tirely changed ; and that thole sentiments
1 which he knows were general among the
- men of charafter and talents, during hi| re
: fideuce here are now adopted by the mass
- j of our citizens—pride of opirion and bad
habit# of rcafonjng mi* prefrwe <»n
nace of opposition within certain wa!.:., ..Jf
which fvvn his sagacity may be milled. •
But the friends he has left among In to c, ' n j
tinue thk system of ckrrjeil'iary visits, will
be able to inform him. that the I reP.i.
of the United States spoke the langvaj,.'>
his fellow-citizens, when he said that tiff
condudl of the French "had'ittfiiß<d a •ii' i'
in the American breaji. It cannot be afg'Mjiit
it <w'iU not focn be forgotten-"
Mr. Fenno,
THE « Mmiu Uiui, tSV* prmtmeu my f>T»at»r,
at enmity with his pea erf ml fesHi weniti How a:n be i- •
ine ' so, wi'bout admitttimg tb'fc feac cful ft %t Vte>
trrie non t*ftal? fiitt «■ tf my pth do bim rhU, tb.n
be butb •wr *'
The *' frit d" nnft dies me if be thinks tve tin cfhxf
to peace—l am ho ftil* only to the folly ar.d vanity of bis
temfonirv. or rather dee lam ah cn, on tl« fuhjefl*
The forcieven you gave us, on J\4onday evening, of tMf
"Ifrigmfs" political arithmetic, was as great a curhfiy
as bis n rcantile arithmetic, ft muf. have lr~n a rare
rule indeed by which be rvas able ftecifely to afeertmn the
pecuniary tJtnpenfniton adequate to the I ofs if morals. I
fee be has computed tbt immorality aid general liermtir■ r nfs
introduced by two vfars at fx aft Iy £. 9 s'.'C ,000':
I Juppofe be has'fme pecuniary scale, by -which he tart
nicely graduate every fpecics of immorality ■ A rain < po
lities tjiuft be f.illacs^ us indeed\ wlen be cm coolly calculate
the loss vf morals by pounds, Jbilf'ifgs and prrce / / /
Be fides, J dbferve lis (jfcvldfbv i?ta'Je at Paris :
and / da nvf Fel eve that America ir'tll 'as f ft at present in
receiv'J-r lerp liiual creed from that p!pce
T'figr'fikd-ok Saturday evetunr that I bid for.e firoxg
fufpi. on ibnt iho " friend" was concerted ht privateers--*
He br* by tlx- fact am I da>e of bis c A.-is&tions, n-rv de
mo f rated to my u-Jerfiandh*. r vhnt lefre / odyfirong
/v fufpM. Thy are dated at fart* a few dap mere
than a year finer— pretend to be calculations agai ft
en*erinv into a ••far with Creet-Br:ta<n. ConftJerng tig
rdotty it it imprffihie this covld have beeni the dfrjn cf them :
the complex'sju of them mvf have been Jtace altered to f*'t
the occfun- -At that time thtproprietv or impropriety of
O't r enter rjr into <7 ivai UJ+th Great' Ur it a'n cou'd not have
ben gi rt'-d—The rjtsrfiicn at Par's then iras, fin it
Frcr'ce ma hew r upon H?e {fitted States ? The meaf-res
that Frrnee bad adopted tvith r.-f *7 to cur com Mere toeye
at thai t'me well alPurit: jfnd the encouragement
they, fj&ivediy then in Pars >is rc*u/ iv'i r
unJetflood here, .Ji ffOf tL-< iuftneft of fat ft *rb+**'
ed to plunder our commerce to- represent ft at i&f offer
permit our merchants to arm in their oiundcfenr fr.
that war, not ivitb Great Br tair, with
fiould be t/je consequence—And from the place arc
the" friends" calculations, they vtufnbaie hen. »-
this view, whateverfbape they if ay ueio tu. ■
An £nerw r
The following melancholy at d „
dence of the effe£ls of Frat;-
and Republican piracy, upon our
merce, has, for some reason or other,
omitted in all the city'Gazettes>.
Arrivals at the Port of Philadelphia, during
the year 1796,
Ships 199
Snows and Brigs 436
Schooners 594
Sloops 396
I . 1797 •
Ships 167
Snows and Brigs 326
Schooners 549
~ Slnop" . \ • . 37 8
j 1420
Decrease of Arrivals, 205
Cleared from the Port of Philadelphia, dur
ing the year 1796,
Ships 184
Snows and Brigs 424
Schooners • 633
Sfoops 382
1797.
Ships 146
Snaws and Brigs 291
Schooners 480
Sloops 396
Decrease of Clearances 330
|" c? The owners of the Brigantine
Mercury, William Urn l- , matter, captured by
a Spamfli privateer and fold at Cei;ta in laii Dr
ceHibcr, may receive inti rpfting information ref
pecfling ker, by applying to the Department of
State. '
*. * The Printers in the sea-port towns of
the United States will render a fcrvice to the
concerned, byinl'crting the above in tbeir news
papers. Jan- 3.
••
Delaware and Schuylkill Canal
Company.
January 3d, 1798.
. r P\HE Ftoekholders ire requoieU to attend an
X adjourned meeting te be held ar tKe Com
pany's office at 6 o'clock Fridjy evening.
Jan.j. » djt
Valuable Books,
Just received by the Fair American from
London, and now opening and felling by
J. Ormrod, No. 41, Chefnut Street.
CATALOGU£S
Of the newly imported books may l>e had gra
tis. These added to O's usual stock, form an
extenljve and elegant colle<Sion of ancient and
: modern literature, and comprise Hn :ks in l'un
-1 dry languages ai.d yn various fubjedts.
This Day is Publijhed,
ByJ. Ormrod, (i'rice 75 etnts, handsomely
howrd 2nd lettered, and embellifli-c! with au
elepsrit tromifriece and seventy three cut«.)
The Looking Glass for the Mind,
I o R,
The Juvenile Friend ;
, Be.ng a va'g* >le eolfeilion of iitere.ling and
, miscellaneous incidents, calculated to exhibit 10
young minrls the happy effeifl? of yourhful in
nire.ire and filial affaiiion —ln crofe and ver e.
L Defigncd to improve and afflufe the riling ge.ie
' ration.
f In the Press, and will be fwedi'y jHibliflied,
1 Dr. DARWIN'S 1
1 Plan of Female Education.
Pubfc riptirns for this incomparable work will
- be thankfully received by the printer. The book
s will contain about three hundred pages, will be
nrinted w ,l i n w type Or fine pap de
livered to fubferibers nra.ly bouni, lit ered and
embellished with an elegant frontifpiece, for one
s iolbr.
1 January 3. -t.