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fore the heuft, it appeared th.it the menjher tm
from Conneflieut was committed before the H,
house was calh d to order, and that the offence f,
of the nember from Vermont was committed • J
after the houf* was called to order. 'I he argu- f
ment most depended upon in a former cafe, a- 4
gainst the expulsion of the member from Vcr- y
wiont, was that wh ch inGfled that the ail of
yiolence complained of, l>*ing committed when t
the house -was not in fcflion, was not a cause of
expulfion'. lfth'S arpiment had weight it that
time, it ought also to have weight in the present
cafe. It woulsl 'therefore, be the height of in- J
justice to blend the two cases together - r since mit
there might be cause for expelling one meraber,
and not the other.
The Speaker ohferved that evtry thing which ' "
had been said with ref| eil to a division of theJJut' ut
qucllicn was out of order, as it eould not bedi- 111 1
vided. He would also remark, in order to
ihorten the debate, that tie house zuat nit celled rea '
to order <wben the Jlrnke was madehy the mem- a * )l '
her from Vermont, upon tbe member from Con- caß
KeSieut without tb( bar cf the house■ C "F
Mr Hirper alked if the report of the commit- Alt
tee (hould not be agreed to, whether the rsfo
lution might not then be agreed to ? p ve
The Speaker replied, it could not be divided ; in 8
but a separate resolution might be brought for- of ' 1
ward. cor
Th* queft'oo on agreeing'to the report of the *Pt
committee, which recommended a disagreement abo
to the resolution, for an expulsion of the two Ly
mrmhers, was then takeri by yeas and nays as wit
follow : f I
TEAS.
MefTrs. Allen, Baldwin, Bartlett, Br;nt, ' '
Brooke, Bullock, Cabell, Champlin, Chap-
man, T. Claiborne, W. C. Claiborne, Clay,
Clopton, Cochran, Coit, Dana, Da vfon, rae
Elmcndorf, Findley, A. Foster, D. Fofttr, in
J jFawler, J. Freeman, Gallatin, Giles, Gil- Mi
Jefpie, Glen, Goodrich, Gordon. Gregg,
Hanna, Harrifan, Hartley, Havens, Hind- i
wan, Hofmer, Imlayv Jones, f .
Locke, Lyman, Macon, M'Clenachan, jy
M'Dowell, 'Milledge, Morris. New, Ni- .be
cholas, Otis, Isaac Parker, R«ad, Rutledge, j his
Sewall, Shepard, Sinnitkfon, Sitgrcaves,
Skinner, N. Smith, S. Smith, W. Smith, I G .'
Sprague, Sprigg, Stanford, Sumpter,
Thatcher, Thomas, Thompson, A.Trigg,
Van Allen, Va+num, V}?nable, J.Wi liams, „f,
R. WilVama—73. on
NATS. M
Meflrs. Baer, Bard, Bayard, Benton, "'I
Blount, Bryan, Burgess, Craik, Dent, Da
vis, Evans,Grove, Harper,Heifter, Holmes,
Kittera, Machir, Matthews, Tillinghaft, n0
J. Trigg, Wadfworth—2l. th
Tbe resolution for an expulsion having , in<
been disagreed to, •
Mr- R. Williams proposed a resolution in ,r
the following words:
" Resolved, That Roger Grifwold and "
Matthew Lyon, for riotous and d'forderly i,;
behaviour in this house, are highly cenfura- ,h
ble, and that they be reprimanded by the m
Speaker in the presence of the house." th
Mr. Harper moved the previous question
upon this resolution. He did it, he said, 1
~ upon this groundT The hoiift had just de
cided, and they had lately decided in ano
ther instance, that disorderly conduA (hall
not be punilhed by expulsion ; and it was
his opinion that no less punifhmer.t than ex- T
pulfion ought to be lnfliiaed, as he was on- ,n
willing to diminish the reprehenftve power
of the house, by inflifting what he thought f
inadequate punilhment for the offence. If „■
there were any gentlemen who thought thi» ai
conduct excusable, and tliat it ought not to n
b« punilhed, they would, of coutfe, vote J" 3
I in favour of the previous question; and those
who thought with him, that both ought to ?
be expelled, would also vote in favour of it. f (
Mr. Nicholas called for the yeas and nays r ,
upon this queftiVn.—Agre«d to be taken. I<
Mr. Gallatin said, by the gentleman from ' &
S. Carolina's having moved the previou* c
question, he had excluded any discussion ] *
upon rhe merits qf the main question. Mr. t
G. wilted some fcafons might be given why t ,
the main question ought not to be put. r
Those given by the gentleman from S. Car- si
olina were applicable to the resolution itfelf; f
they were reasons why toe should vote against f
the resolution, but they did not strike him
as reasons why the question (hould not it all f
be t3ken. v I
The previous question was then put in this b
form, " Shall th ■ main quejlion ( viz. the refol- si
ution for reprimanding the offending mem- F
bers) noiu.beput?" And the yeas and nays ( v
were taken as fallow: t
YEAS. ,
Mcffrs. Baldwin, Bard, Benton, Blount, b
Brent, Bryan, Burgess, Cabell, T. Clai- c
borne, W. C. Claibor»e, Clay, Clopton, '
Davis, Dawfon, Elmendorf, Findley, Fow- '
ler, N. Freeman, Gallatin, Giles. Gillef*
(pie, Gregg. Hanna, Harrifon, Havens, ,
Heifter. Holmes, Jones, Livingflon, Locke, f
Macon, M'Clenachan, M'Dowell, Mill- \
1 edge, New, Nicholas, Skinner, S. Smith, I
HV. Smith, Sprigg, Stanford, Sumpter, '
A. Trigg, J. Trigg, Varaum, Venable, #. "
Williams— 47.
n J rs. ,
MefTrs. Allen, Baer, Bartlett, Bayard,
Brookes, Bvllock, Champlin, Chapman, <
Cochran, Coit, Craik, Dana, Dent, Evans,
A. Foster, D. Foster, J. Freeman, Glen,
Goodrich, Gordoa, Grove, Harper, Hart-
U*, Hindman, Hofmer, Imlay, Kittera,
Lyman, Machir, Matthews, Morris, Otis,
Isaac Parker, Reed, Rutledge, Sewall,
Shepard, Sinnickfon, Sitgreaves, N. Smith, ,
Sprague, Thatcher, Thomas, Thompson,
Till nghaft, Van Allen, Wadfworth, J.
-Williams—4B.
On motion of Mr. Harper, the unfinifh
ed business, of the bill providing the means
of Foreign Intercourfc, was poltponed till
Monday. •
Mr. Livingflon then moved the ordet of
i the day on the report of the committee of
I the whole on the bill for the relief and pro
teAien of American Seamon ; when the a
mendmrnt requiring masters of veffeU to
give bond for the return of their seamen, or
to render a proper account of them, came
*gaia under discussion, but some difference
of opinion arising upon the propriety of the
claofc, a motion was made to recommit the
bill to a committee of the whole, which
was carried, and it was made the order of
the day for Monday.
Adjourned till Monday.
Kipor tpf tkc Co.MMlrTtt e/i'RiTil.iiG. s,
to inborn was referm!, on the ibtb infiant, a
Motion for the Expulsion of Roger
Rriswoid and M.\TrH«W Lyo«, Mem
bers of this Hi. use, for riotous and dif orderly
behaviour, committed in the Hcufe. Ordered
te He on the table the loth February, 17,98. —
Published by order oft :e lloufe of Rep refentail-vet
( Continued from yejierdaf s Gazette-J
Mr. Imlay's Testimony. (
James H. Imlay being requcfted by thr com
mittee of privilefts to coir>ra , ..nicate bis recol
leflion of the affair between Mr. Lyon and Mr.
Grifwold, fays, rhat he came to the hall on
Thursday morning the 15th inftaut, a ftw mi
nutes after eleven o'clock i found Mr. Grifwoll 1
in tbf hall, fitting in the chair usually occupi
ed by Mr. Hindman, apparently engaged in
reading a letter. Mr. Lyon came into 'the hall
about three minutes after this deponent, with a
cane in his haad, and took the feat lte usually oc
cupies, or the one next to it on the north fide.
After calling his eyes jmnnd the hall for a few
fetonds, he appeared to be employed in looking
over some papers Wing oil his dtfk. During
ing this time, which might have been the space
ef between three or four minutes, Mr. Grifwold
continued reading his letter. At leagth he
appeared to have finilhed the reading, and was
about folding.it up, when he discovered Mr.
Lyon. At this tune this deponent was Handing
within a yard, or thereabouts, of Mr. Grifwold,
who immediately ou oblerving Mr. Lyon, walk
ed to the recess under the window on the V;rth
fide of the speaker's chair, where he had placed
his cane; taking this in his hand, he walked
to theoppolite fide "f the hal , direilly 1* front
of the speaker'< feat, to the pla e where the
member from Vermont va l -fitting. and whtn
in front of >"r Lvon (truck turn with the cane.
Mr. Lyon »p'near«d to difcevw Mr. Grifwold
about the instant his arm wj> r.iifed to ftnkf,
and at the utterance of fern; exprrflion by M'.
Giilw Id, which this deponent did nit exart'y
ear, but supposed to he " ( Ynu rafonl-" Mr.
Lynn, when he received the Wow, appeared to
jbe in the ail of rising. Mr Grifwold r peated
1 his blow- Mr. Lyon rose, came out from his
| feat without his cane, advanced towptfs Mr.
I Grifwold, as if with an endravour to
.with him, which Mi. Grifwcld avoided by
ftrikingliim or putting him cfl" with his left
hand, and repeated his blows with his cane, as
often as tenor eleven times, fometi:oes ftri'king
on hit head, and fometinac. o.vrr the (h iulder>.
Mr. Lyon ap;'eaed new todefift from attempt
ing to close in w th Mr- Grifvvold, and endea
voured to gain the nor'h-weft fide or com r
of the fp-aker's feat. This he dd, Mr Grif
wold repeating hit Wows. Mr. Lyon being
now near the stove, on the fame tide 6 1 ' the
chair as jult mentioned, feir. d the tongs stand*
. ing fcy tho stove. Mr Grifwold then inmiedi
. stely cloftd with him, and after a fh«rf fcuffle,
•r eonteft, Mr Lyon was thrown by Mr. Grif
wold, who fell with hiro, and with one hand
endeavoured to prevent Mr-Lyon from using the
tongs to his injury, anil wi'h the other flruck
him once or'twice in the face. They were
then feparatrd by the interference M fevtfral
members. What happened without the bar at
the weft end of the hall, this deponent did r.ot
fee. J. H. IMLAY,
Sworn and fwbfcribed the
17th February, 1798.
Coram, Reynold Keen.
Mr. fames Gillefpie's Teflomany.
James Gillefpie being sworn, faith, that on
Thurf'ay morning th* ijth instant, he came
into the house of representatives after prayers,
and the speaker had taken the chair; that whilst
he was warming nimfelfat the fire next on the
. right of the door, he saw Matthew Lyon, the
member from Vermont, come to the letter bag,
1 and was putting in some letters, as he this depo
-1 nenti pafled him yoing into the house ;*that he
. saw also Roger Grifwol 1 fitting in a chair a small
\ diftanee from the fpeakcr's feat, with a large
walking-stick Handing near him ; that I wer.t
' immediately to the alphabet Mid made search
for my letters and as f turned to my feat to
1 read them, I hear ' a »oif# of blows, &c. on
looking that way, I saw Roger Grifwold strike
I f Matthew Lyon, who was in his place near thr
j centre of the front desk opposite to the fpeak
j er's feat, where he was then fitting ; that as
! Mr. Lyon wa» getting round the deflc he re
' ceived two or three blows, and on attempting
r to close in with Mr. Gnfwold, he, M-r. Lyon
» 1 received several severe strokes with the Itirk
• from Mr. Grifwold. That the deponent con
. ceiying, from the complexion of the affair,
that it was a preconcerted plan, did not
interfere, but aflted the Spe ker to eall to order,
| | which he declined, although the call was loud
from different parts of the house. That as Mr.
Lyon advanced on Mr. Grifwold, he retreated
s back towards the window- near the fpcaker's
. feat, bv which Mr. Lyon became pofleffed of a
pair of tongs and struck at Mr. Grifwold, on
which Mr. Grifwold closed in with him, and
they fell, and in a little time were parted. That
Mr. Lyon exprefled a disapprobation at be ig
parted, and said as he was riling, I with 1 had
> been let alone awhile. That the deponent re
- collefls that, as he turned to his feat, he saw
Mr. Sewall, from Maflachufetts ; and on he, the
deponent, exprefiing his disapprobation of luch
» condufl, Mr. Sewall replied it wis right, for we
ought to have done them justice, and expelled
'• Mr Lyon ; to which I answered, take to your
> selves all the justice that appertains to it, and
I* went and read my letters, and heard no more
1, for some time, when looking up, I Siw Mr.
Sitgreave* going out of the lourh paflag;e, with
' a walking stick, I believe, for Mr. Grifwold ;
and then, and not before, the house was called
to order, when this deponent thinki it was more
than half part eleven o'clock.
I, JAMES GILLISPIE.
I, Sworn and fuhferibed th*
t, 17th February, 1798.
1 Coram, Reynold Keen.
1
Qutflions by Mr Sewall.
' Did not the cenveifation you suppose to
'' have happened with mc, take place when yoi
' was, and I appeared to he, agitated with the
i» confufion of the f«ene !
1, A. It was I returned to my deft to reac
[. my letters from the firft scene, and I prcfumc
somewhat agitated.
Are you in any degree pifitive of th<
woids yon state to have hea-d from me ?
" A. To the heft of my recollection, th*f<
were the words used, or they wtr* words ti
th* fame tffe'l.
as [T» le Continued."]
TO LET,
*" And poffelEan given tha lit April next,
10 TheHouie No. 258 High-street
At present •. «upi-d by V. BvTLta, Ef«|.
,e Applyto
:e Edward Shoemaker,
le No. I*7, High firjet.
Ie February 14 eod.tw
:h 1
Hyson and Young Tea
A few ehelWof excellent qualiy, for sale, cor
jcr of Secoad tod Pis* ltr«*M. D«c 16—eotf
<sa3ette. j;
PHILADELPHIA,
SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14. ;
B L F. CTION.
B. R. MORGAN. ,1. ISRAEL.
City 2041 1498
Northern Lib. 441 "3?
Southwark 322 74-®
Bnftleton 347 10a
Blockley & Kings. 96 , t 77
DelawartCoun. 1010 360 ™
+s4° . b
4183 J
Maj.forß. R.M. 357 w
v
TRIUMPH of ORDER. S
A review of all the circumstances attend
ing the eonteft just decided, displays the si- y
nal triumph of thefriendsto order, in a light b
fplend'd i iJeed. The paltry fa&ion of pre- 0
tended republican* had left unemploytd no h
resource of art or violence that might di
rctllv or remotely contribute to forward
thfir designs. In lawless mobs they tyran- [
nically beat up the quarters of the peaceable
federalifts, anda&ually threatened with the
French code of club-lavr, every man who c
hadfirmnefs t» obey the diftates ofhisown j f
confcienee, or pursue the convidlions of his v
reason and judgment. Nor did their tuibu- (
lent and lawless pra&ices end here.—On the j t
tle&ion ground, in one of the diftridts, a 1 i
horseman, compleatly caparisoned, and arm- \ {
ed, with a drawn sword in hit hand, paraded j t
the ele&ion ground the whole day, with the i t
manifeft design of awing the weak, with the (
tremendous label '■ Israel or Death" on his j i
cap, and the raw-head and bloody bones
with a cofnn, underneath. In another dif- 1
trkil;, the dependants on Citizen Snuff,
theLrt>ir, paraded the ground with French
cockades in their hats, and armed with 1
bliidgeons. Corruption, of the fouled kind,
was carried on by fubfeription, and many
taverns were kept open for a week previous
to the eleftion, free of expence to all pre
cious republicans. By means like thefc, and
a thousand other arts, by calumnies and lies
of the fouled and moll gruundlefs nature,
this insolent phalanx of fo'idifant republicans,
appear ia the refnlt with a falfe and unbot
tomed force—-with a weight not their own.
The weather, too, unfortunately cut off ma
ny-hundred votes, which would otherwifc
j appear in the federal fide. It is a fad, ton
! remarkable to escape comment, that in the
Northern Liberties where the whole number
of taxable: amount only to 1800, that the
total amount of votes should reach the asto
nishing number of near 1600 ; while in the
city, where -the taxable* amount 'to 8000,
no more than 34.C0 votes can be drawn out.
Thi* ts drange, very drange !
i Under all these circumstances disadvanta
geous on the one hand, and the extraordina
ry and illegal steps resorted to on the other,
it is a circumstance irrefidibly evincive of
the overbearing strength of the friends of
order, that, they finally triumphed. Ani
mated by so glorious and splendid as issue 5
and ftrowg in the confidence which a good
cause so invariably inspires—let us perfevFe
with unceasing constancy, in the ways of well
doing. For by an invincible condancy and
perfevera*ee, alone can we expert to coun
tervail that daring obdinacy with which the
partisans of confufion, of treason and assassi
nation unremittingly pursue their desperate
designs, againd the comfort of society, and
against the fortunes and the lives of us all.
The Aurora fays the independent federal
eleftors of the city were bribed. It is afle
-1 ed who bribed the federal yeomen of Dela-.
ware county ? It isthus the adorers of the
people compliment their virtue and integrity
when they presume to exercise their own
I judgment in opposition to these would be
' tyrants, the exclyfive patriots.
[ COMMUNICATION.
Benjamin F. Bache, " the impartial editor
of the Aurora," since his expulsion from the
I place of a note-taker in the house of repre
sentatives, has occasionally appeared in the
gallery of the senate, for the purpefe of
giving to the public the debates of that
' body. On Friday of lad week and Mon
j day of this, the senate were occupied in
. discussing an amendment proposed by Mr.
I Tearewell to a bill regulating the proceed
: ings on impeachments, which contemplated
■ the trial of impeachment by Jury. Mr.
' Bache was present, and took notes of all
! thjt was said, and of the result when ihe
c question was taken. He has favored his
tcaders with the speech of Mr. Tazewell,
rev fed and corrsUcd by the author. But
though he pretends, when it fwits him, that
his calling as an editor, involves in it the
duty of giving the public an impartial
datemant as all that palTes in the national
n legislature ; yet he has thought it confident
u with his nice probity to fupprtfs not only all
e that was said in answer to Mr. Tazewell's
motion, hut the final result. And the pnb
d lie are not yet informed «f the fate of a
' proposition w"hich went radically to destroy
that important check on executive influence,
the power of impeachment in the house of
|- e representative«. The reason for such con
o dust will be readily seen by attending to the
votes on that quedion.—The yeas and nays
were as follows :
AYES —Meifrs. Tazewell, Mason and Jack-/
son.
NOES. —Mrfiri. Andarfon, Bloodworth,
Brown, Bingiiam, Chipman, Foster, Goodhue,
tj ' Greene, Gtinn, Hit!houfe, Hobart, Hovjrtf,
Hunter, Lawraoce, I.angdon. Latimer, Lloyd,
Live' more, '* arfhill, Martin, Paine, Read,
Rosa, Stockton, Sedgwick, Tatnall, Trecy.
Died on Thursday morning, in this city,
John Patterson Esq. of Lanlingburg,
in the 57th year of his age; formerly an
ri officer in the British army, and at the revo
f lution collector of the customs at this port.
| His remains'were this morning interred in 1 11
Christ Chprch burying gfourid, attended by | ai
a number of his former refpeflable friends g
and acquaintance e
{ Ximines, No. I. will appear on
Monday. 1 ; 1
By this day's Mail.
h
BOSTON, February 17. i<
Latejl from Europe.
now SPAIN.
We are informed, by a gentleman from -
Marblchead, of the arrival, there yesterday
morning, of capt. Hooper, in 45 days from
Bilboa, who fays it-was reported at Bilboa, 0
j before he failed, that general Buonaparte
had arrived at Paris from Italy—that he had
been complimented with a civic fead, at
which all the foreign mln Uteri had been in- 1
vited, except the envoys of the United
States! That an embargo had been laid
throughout France; and that au American
veflel, commanded by capt. Dixey of Mar
blehead, had been taken and sent into Bay
onne, aotwithdandiug (he had the so much
boaftcd of amulet, a Role d'equiage.
SPANISH DECREE.
Received by Capt. Hopkins. Tranjlated by
Mr. Sales,"]
Having read to the King the reflections
of the Board of Commerce, and having in
j formed him of other precedents, and of 1
what occurred in the former war againd I
Great Britain, his Majedy has been.pleased
: to grant permiflion, that during the actual
1 War, the commeice of Spain, .with her pof
• fefllons in America, should be carried on
I | with neutral flags, and leaving full liberty to (
i the merchant to, expedite the veflels of this ,
: description, eithtr from the licenced ports 1
1i in Spain, or from those of foreign nations. 1
! But the veflels of this lad class, mud sub- |
- mit to three conditions.
, id. That they mud pay in the ports of
1 America, besides the duties edablilhed there
i those that they would have paid, had they
, failed from Spain.
2d That they mud not carry auy of the
s articles prohibited by the regulation of free
■ commerce.
1 3d. That the returns mud be made to
l the ports of the Peninsula, without being
, fubje£tecl to any in particular. On these
, conditions we grant all the folicitationsmade
- on the fubjeft. SAABEDRA.
Further ; The King has been plcafed to
free commerce in general, from the neceflity
of loading determined quantities of foreign
' goods, that are sent to America ; and the
* Department of the Treasury in Spain, noti
r fies it to, that of Amertea, for their infor
e mation and government, in what concern*
them. GAREL.
e St. Ltrenze, Nov. 17th, 1797.
•• C»pt. Cook, from Prnvircetown, (Cape Co 4) in
form j, that a pet son who rallf himlelf G id lev, was
apprehend* d. (from a variety of circumllanccs appear
ing againd him) as being concerned in an attrocious
business, of which ihe following are tha par icuJars as
% related. A Mr. Baker with his son, wee proceeding
if into theeountry for the purpose of purchasing a farm.
They had mufterad together about 1500 dollars-—and
got nearly at far as Rochester, when, on (lopping at a
tavern,at thcclofeol the day, with inteat to pass the
$ night, they remarked :hree men who behaved in an
d extraordinary manner. They were alarmed, and
? urged the landlord to compel them to depart; but he
e replied, that from the nature of his business he was
" nrceflitatcd to entertain such as rmde, application.—
d The farmer and his son than to go to thr
next pub ; ic hou'e. which was about ia miles distance.
They had viived hut a few minutes at this 'Second
place of accommodation, when ;he three suspicious
1- entered. Thit iacieafed the fears of the hoo
eft yeoman ; he made the fame requcft to this ii»n
, holder, as to the former qne, and had much the fame
1 reply, adding however, that he aifo fufpr&ed the men
had bad intention, offered the travellers a room to
thcmfe!vcs,and the use of two pistols and a cutlass,
which were accepted ; and the familv soon after re
tired to reft. The farmer did not sleep. About mid
night a knocking was heard at the-chamber door. The
a- - farmer demanded what was wanted. It was kid that
a faddlc was left in the room, which it-was uecafTary
to have immediately. There was no laddie in the
Y riom, and the pcrions a. the door were denied en -
trance. Immediately the door was biirtt open, ami
iC the three villains appeared at the threfliold. Thefarmcr
( instantly fired and shot one. % The regaining two
contiaued to advance, when the second piilol was dif.
charged and another of'he rafca'i fell, the son at the
fame moment fl.ucfc the other a feve»e blow upon the
or forehead—and he retreated with precipitation, and for
that lime, elcaped. On looking into the oUier 100 ms
of the house, it was discovered that the villains had
e ~ murdered the landlord, previous to attacking the
chamber which held the spirited countryman and his
of lon. Tu thii effect it the account we have heard.
at
n _ Yesterday, Samuel Cooper, one
j„ of the members from this town, resigned
: r> hit feat in the House of Reprefentatires.
_ d d " NEW-YORK: February 12.
[ r . IMPORTANT.
A /l On monday arrived in town on theirwajr
h e to Congress, ttfo Chiefs of the Cochnewaga
u'g Tribe of Canada Indians, with fire other
]1 Northern-Tribe Chiefs. They inform that
ut Col Brandt, ef the Six Nations, had sent
iat out three Runners into the different Tribes
}, e to the North, for the purpose of inviting
s a l them to a confederated Council at the Firc
ial Place of the Mohawks. Among the reft,
;n t Messengers were sent to the Cochnewagas
all for this purpose, with a Black Wampum
pj Belt, whose answer was, " If C«1 Brandt,
!b. or the Mohawks, wilh a Council with us,
' a they should have met us at our own Fire
0y Place, and not have called us from home."
tc% The Meflengers went away with this an
of fwer, but returned again with the Black
>n- Belt, and procured a meeting of the middlt
he agedandyounger Chiefs, whtn they " open
ty, ed the top of the business," which, they
fay, appeared to be fraught with mifchief
:kJ agaiiift the United States. They proposed
to the Cochnewagas, that they should fell
, ' 1 » their lands which they now pofl'efs near the
U( ;' territory of the United States, and oiore
' over the Lake further within th? British
jj' territory. The Cochnewagas observed that
they enjoyed peace a«d plenty roupd
their own Fire-Places and that they would
ty, not take up the Hatchet against the United
rg, States. These Chiefs further fay, had the
an Belt been mixed with white, or had it been
iro- wholly red, or altogether white, it wonld
rt. have indicated peaceable intentions, but b«-
lag entirely Black Intimated tfifeht'ef. TVy
are aow on their vrav to Philadelphia, td
give information to Omgrefa of the intend
ed combination of the Indian*. They fay
their nation confirts of foo Warriors, frn"t
16 to 45 years of age. They have travelled
yoo miles on foot, at their own expence, 10
communicate this information.
This was lianJed us by a gentleman who
had several interviews with them, but it
is probable this bulintfs will be mere fully
developed to the Exectitive,through which
channel we may (hortly e*pe& it.
NEW-THEATRb'.
On Monday, 26th February, 1795,wi1l be prefect*
cd the last new comedy, called
TftE W 11, L,
Or, a School for Daughters.
To which will he added snot performed these tw#
years) thy favorite rouficalEntertaiommt,called
The Children in the Wood.
Sir Rowland, • - Mr. Warren
I.ard Alfori, - - Mr. Hardtnge
Walter, - - Mr. Harwood
Apathy, ... Mr. Francis
N fcabriel, - - • - Mr. Bliffttt ,
Oliver, ... Ms. Taylor
Ruffian, ' ... Mr. Hunter
Helen, (the fir ft time) Mrs. Hardingc
Josephine, ... Wn. Oldm'ixea
Wii j red, - - Mrs Do&or
Boy, . - ... Maftcr Warren
Cirl, ; » Mils Hardinge
The doorj wi!l be opened at half past
five, and the performance begin at half pait fix
precisely.
Valuable Property for Sale.
FOR SHE,
THAT well -known fftate, ealled JHREWS
BURY FARM, formerly the residence of
Central John firuate on £a£Tafras Ui«
ver, in Kent county, Marylannd—containing a
bout i960 acrr* of f rime LAND, Upwards of joo
cf which are in woods. The Buildings are all ex
cellent, and confiCfc c f 2 hvndfome Dwelling Hcufe,
two large Bartio with Cow houses, Stables for fifty
horses, a fpeciocc trending floor under cover, a
granary, two rangesof Overseer** Kotifes, two ran
ges of two story buildings for es (one of
them new and of brick), Corn ho«fe«, a Smonk
hcufe,&c.&c. —The whole Fflate being nearly
surrounded by water, it requires but ! irtle fencing,
and has a good Shad and Herring GAr ry. It is
conveniently fit dated for both the Philadelphia and
Paltiraore market*, with two lirtdmgs on a navi
gable river but a iiort failfrcm Baltimore. There
is a large Peach, and two large Appie Orchards on
the pi tmifes; also, a variety of excellent fruits of
different kind*. The foil is mostly a rich loom.—
The whole will be f>ld togeth.r or divided into
f' aller farms (for which the buildings are conven
iently situated) as may suit the purchtf>r. Tho
Stock on said Farm, cwfifting ot Horses, Cattle,
Sheep,*&c will also bf difpoftdof For further
particulars tppiy to Giorce Hastings, on the
premises, or to the fubfr iber, in Philadelphia.
ARCHIBALD M'CALL, jun.
Ve.br nary 14. 2aw6w
TO THE
Citizens of the United States.
T"HE Mijpunary Soiitly of JFhilaJtlpbia, inipreff
ed with the in portance of ameliorating ch«
Condition and augmenting the h.ipj'inefs of man.
kind, are impelled by motivts of el gion and be
nevolence to a.tempt the propagation of chrifliaa
and civil knowledge among the aborigines of Aot*
rica.
Those who have experienced the blefTed effetfta
of real religion, must feel a desire to diffemii)ate
its principle!, wherever the footftepsof a fellow
man may he fnuad Ati opportunity new offers,
for such to evince their fineerity, by laboring to
gi-ther in aecompliftiing the »icient prediiSion—
-11 The if ihj Ltri flail tntr tit tartb at tit
via trs da lie Jet."
Living in an age when the devaflations of war
teach us to appreciate and extend the bleflingt of
peace, all good and enlight :ncd citiztas will con
cur with as, that every (lap whiih tends to intro
, duce the arts of civilization among the Indians,
must be highly favorable to the interest of the Uni
ted States.
The easy access which may be had at pref-pt to
1 the different tribe?, by meant of government ef-
I tablifbmentt in various parts ef their territory—
-1 their tranquil state, and the freindly disposition of
• some of their chisfi— dispose the Society to elieve
that their arfdrels it not premature. Theyprefume
■ that nothing more i» necefiary to eicite the atten
tion and secure the support ef their fellow citi
zens than to present their plan to the confidtratioo
of the public.
THE Svbscribers, peßetrated with a convic
, tion that their duty and happincft arc involved in
promoting- the knowledge and diffufing the spirit
. of the (. hriflhn religion, d® affoeiate for the pur
. pose of fuppurtiaga miflionary among the AmerU
r can Heathen arid the frontier fcttlements of the
s United St>tes, as an eligible mean of accomplilh-
I it»g so desirable an objefi.—.\ware of the perni
c cious effeftsof party spirit, they think it ncceflary
s to adept for their guide (at will a? to eliii'l.t to
tlie world the principle t by which they will be
geverned) the following
s .CONSTITUTION.
1 I. The aflociation shall be called the Miftmary St
tirtj.
11. Aey perfen Cgnmg the conllitutiea and paying
the ium of one dollar to the treafarer and th«
iurthei sum of one dollar yearly, is a siembcr
during the payment of hit or her subscription.
f 111 The society (liall elefl by ballot an ailing com
, , mittee to consist of a trcafcrcr, fecrctary and se
ven ji-.emberi, o«e third of whom (hall be re
r newed every fix monthi—five stall f v rtn a quo
t rum to bufinefs and have power to call
t special meetings.
, IV. The society fliall meet ev ry three month# at
y an appointed place to the necelfary laws
3 f.d deliberate on the report of the committee
refpefling the state and progress of the inftitu
-1 tion.
s V. No miOionaTy fliall be confiderecTqualified who
[j is not capab'e of praflifit-gor teaching some ufr
fnl art as well as a raficral system of religion.—
' No other t-Jl (ball be required, excepting, evi
derees of piety and zeal—that he renounce all
fcAarian nanitt and adopt (imply that of Cutis
" 71*11.
I. VI. Should the fuadsof the society permit, infti
. tu'.ions fir mftrading the Indians in the agri
cultural and mechanical arts, fliall I e eftabl filed
among them.
I* VII. A« soon at a fufiicunt number have full
y feribtd, the tommituc (ball publifli aader their
f infpedion a periodical niifct 'any entitled tht
J " Ui/pman'' and the jrofits ariling from the
. sale shall be applied to the turds of the society.
' No alteration or amep-'nv nt fliall be made
e in the above eonftitutioa, without th« confrnt cf
C two thirds of tht members, and every such im-
Ij pre vemeat must be proposed three months prior to
. ittdifeuflion.
I 'lTie (onflitution it left for figsaturet at 177 S.
" Second-street.
tr The I tth Tm ilty one of t' c troll influea
i ; tial charaSeri among the Indians North Weft of
c the Ohio (who is now inthiteity) is very ; axious
• to forward the views of tht foctt'y. The Inter
pret r eatt. Wells itzlfo very f.ugtine at to th«
profpeA of fucceti, and prom if at all the aid in hit
i« power. February ««.