Gazette of the United States, & Philadelphia daily advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 1796-12-17 00:00:00

Gazette of the United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser.
NUMBER 1334.]
SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1796.
[VOLUME X.]
For Boston, The brig NEPTUNE, JAMES TOWN, Master, Lying at Wilcock's wharf, will sail with all convenient speed...
For Sale by Public Auction, At the Coffee-House, on Saturday the 17th inst. at 6 o'clock, in the evening, THE SNOW WILLIAM, SAMUEL RINKER, MASTER.
For Sale, The Ship ADELAIDE, Of New York, Lying at the subscriber's wharf—burthen 220 tons, she is a fine well built vessel...
For Sligo and Killybegs, The American Ship Nancy, Cuthbert Riggs, master, Will sail with all convenient speed. For freight or passage apply to William Bell;
For Sale, THE SHIP MARY, SAMUEL PARKER, MASTER, Two hundred tons burthen. Apply to JOSEPH ANTHONY, & Co.
For Charter, The Ship JOHN BULKELT, AYRES STOCKLEY, Master, An excellent live-oak and cedar built ship, of about 3000 barrels burthen—Apply to Jesse & Robert Wain.
For Sale, or Charter, The Ship DIANA, SAMUEL PILE, Master, Burthen 205 47-95 tons register, built in Philadelphia in the year 1792, of live oak and red cedar...
And on hand, TEAS. Imperial, Hyson, and Souchong, 40,000 pieces Nankeens of the first quality. 19 tubs Quick-silver.
For Sale, By Jehu Hollingsworth, & Co. 25 hds. West-India Rum, 3d and 4th proof, 5 Barrels best Indigo, and, A few thousand bushels of Turk's Island salt.
Bank of North America. THE STOCKHOLDERS are hereby notified that an election for twelve Directors for the ensuing year will be held at the Bank on Monday the 9th of January at ten o'clock. Just Arrived, In the ship Dispatch, Captain Morton, from Havre de-Grace, and for sale by Isaac Snowden, jun. No. 141, SOUTH SECOND STREET.
A Genteel House. FOR SALE, a new, convenient, three-story HOUSE, situate in Fifth, near Spruce-street. Possession may be had in two months...
Elegant Brussels & Turkey Carpeting, For sale by George Dobson, No. 25, South Third-street. December 15.
Women's Cloaks. GEORGE DOBSON, No. 25, South Third-street, Has just received, per Eagle, Capt. Fofack, via London, an assortment of Scarlet, Drab, Purple and Pearl Cloaks...
Bank of Pennsylvania, 15th Dec. 1796. The Stockholders are requested to meet At the Bank on Thursday, the twenty-ninth inst., at 10 o'clock in the morning.
For Sale, By the Subscribers—In PENN-STREET, 65 Pipes Excellent Madeira Wine, Imported by the Eagle, WILLINGS & FRANCIS.
Holland Gin, in pipes, Choice St. Croix Sugar and Rum, Martinique Molasses, in hogsheads, Choice old Lisbon Wine, in pipes and quarter-casks, London Particular & London Market Madeira Wine...
For Sale, By J. WARDER, PARKER & Co. An Invoice of Cordage, Consisting of different sizes, from 12 inch cables down to rope of 2 inches, of different lengths: Imported in the ship Swift, from Hull, and entitled to drawback.
FASHIONABLE WAISTCOATING. GEORGE DOBSON, No. 25, SOUTH THIRD-STREET, Has received for the Diana, from London, Clouded and striped Spanish Swansdown, Clouded Erminates and Molekins...
A large and general assortment of Dry Goods, Suitable to the present and approaching season. November 5.
Cheap French China. THE subscribers finding it impossible to supply their store with any more China from France, the prices being too inordinate in the manufactures, give notice that they will be at prime cost the remaining stock on hand, consisting of Desert Sets, Tea-Table Sets...
Davis's Law Book Store, No. 313, HIGH-STREET. GEORGE DAVIS announces to his professional friends, and the Gentlemen of the Law generally, through the Union, that his late importation of BOOKS is now arranged, and ready for Sale...
LOST, On Wednesday afternoon, somewhere in Market-street, A Red Morocco POCKET-BOOK, Containing, amongst other papers, a draft of M. M. Hayes on Joseph Anthony & Co. at twenty days, for 400 dollars.
On Wednesday, the 28th inst. At 8 o'clock in the evening will be sold at Public-Vendues, (if not before disposed of at private sale) at the City-Tavern, All that capital mansion-house, stables, out-houses, &c. and three contiguous tracts of land situate on the West-side of Schuylkill in the township of Blockley...
FOR SALE, At Whitesides' Tea Ware-House, No. 99, North Second Street. Imperial, Hyson, Young Hyson, Dec. 9. Fresh Tea. { Hyson Skin, Souchong, Bohea } 3taw 3m.
Just Landing, At South-street-wharf, from on board the ship Sedgley, Captain Hodge, from St. Petersburg, The following Goods: Russia sail Duck, first quality. Do. Sheeting. Do. Diaper. Do. Huckaback. Do. Crafs.
For Sale by Philips, Cramond, & Co. Otober 12.
WM. HOLDERNESSE, No. 76, HIGH-STREET, Has received by the late arrivals, A Well Selected Assortment of Silk Mercery, Linen Drapery, and Haberdashery Goods, Which he will sell, wholesale and retail, on the very lowest terms;
RAISINS. A few Casks and Boxes of Excellent Fresh RAISINS, just received, and for sale by Joseph Anthony & Co. Also a new 11-12 inch CABLE, 120 fathoms long. December 5.
Best Boston & Nova-Scotia Mackerel, Excellent Halifax Salmon in bbls. 47 bbls. prime Coffee, Best Boston Beef, Codfish in bds. Spermaceti Candles, Spermaceti, and Northern Mould and dipt, tallow candles, of a superior quality.
FOR SALE BY JOSEPH ANTHONY, & Co. Delaware and Schuylkill Canal. October 31.
The Stockholders are hereby notified, that the annual Election for Officers for the ensuing year, will be held at the Company's office, near the Bank of the United States, on the first Monday in January next, at 10 o'clock, A. M.
Washington Lottery. TICKETS, warranted undrawn, may be purchased or exchanged for prizes, at the Office, No. 147, Chestnut-street, where a correct Numerical Book is kept for public inspection. Also Canal Lottery Tickets for sale or exchanged for prizes drawn in the Washington Lottery, of which the 46th and 47th days returns are received.
MRS. GRATTAN Respectfully informs the Ladies and Gentlemen of the City, that the first LADIES' CONCERT Will be on Tuesday next, at the Assembly-Room. Act I. Overture, Song, Mrs. Grattan, "Angels ever bright," Handel. Concerto Piano-Forte, Mrs. Grattan, Krumpholtz. Italian Ballad, Harp, Mrs. Grattan, Milico. Miscellaneous Quartette.
Imported from London & Liverpool, EARTHEN WARE, in crates and hogsheads, well assorted. Wine Bottles in hampers, Window Glass of all sizes, Two cases of Stationery, One chest of yellow Jemuit Bark, Two cases of Roll Arnette, A small consignment of Rose Blankets, Flannels, Baizes, Broad-cloths, Coatings, Plains, &c. Paints of various colors. Basket salt in hogsheads. Also on hand, Madeira wine, very old, in pipes, hogsheads and quarter casks. Holland gin in pipes, first quality. Anchors of different sizes. A few trunks of ladies French shoes assorted. Silk nankeen, &c. Likewise an assortment of Dutch goods, consisting of Osabergs, ticklenbergs, bed-ticks, stripes, checks. Morlaix linen, platillas, ravens duck, Britannias, &c. And for sale by the package only by Thomas & John Ketland. Walnut-street Wharf. Nov. 15.
MR. FENNELL Respectfully submits to the public patronage his intention of delivering, during the ensuing winter, A COURSE OF READINGS and RECITATIONS, Moral, Critical, and Entertaining; Consisting chiefly of detached pieces, selected from the most admired authors, in prose and verse:—Arranged in such a manner as to exhibit a striking display of the human passions, and the gradual influence of vices on the mind contrasted with that of their opposite virtues, in affecting the happiness of man and the welfare of nations. The readings will be occasionally interspersed with observations on the most celebrated authors, And the ART of SPEAKING. The whole intended as a combined system of moral, critical, historical, and oratorical instruction, calculated to form the patriot and the man, and lay a foundation for the science of moral and political government. The course will consist of thirty readings. Each reading will be delivered in the morning and evening of the same day. The days of reading will be Tuesdays & Thursdays. The morning readings will commence at 10 o'clock, and the evening at 7. None but subscribers will be admitted to the morning readings. The evening readings will be public, to which also subscriptions will be received. Subscription to the mornings 8 dollars. Subscription to the evening readings 10 dollars. Occasional admission tickets to the evening readings half a dollar. Subscriptions are received by Mr. Zachariah Poulson, jun. at the Library, to whom the Ladies and Gentlemen who may be inclined to honor the undertaking with their patronage, are respectfully requested to send their names. Dec. 12.
For Sale, A capital stand for business—That well known tavern, the Ewe and Lambs, North Front Street, No. 333, in the Northern Liberties; a brick house containing nine fire-places, and ten rooms well finished; good stables and chair-house, with a frame-house on Water street; the building stands on four lots, seventeen feet front each, making a front on front-street, thirty four feet, and nearly the same on Water-street, and is one hundred and forty feet deep from front to back, subject to £8. 10s. each lot per annum, ground rent. This property is near the hay-scales, and public docks, easy communication with the Delaware waters and advantageously situated for business of various kinds. The above premises are now rented until December next at £175 per annum—Enquire of the Printer. Dec. 12.
WANTED, As COOK, in a private family, A YOUNG WOMAN who can produce good recommendations of an unexceptionable character. Enquire of the Printer. November 27.

NEW THEATRE.
The Managers, EVER solicitous to vary and improve the Entertainments of the New Theatre...
THIS EVENING, Saturday, December 17. The Entertainments of the Evening will commence with a favourite French Comic-Opera...
Le Tableaux Parlant; Or, The Speaking Figure.
The music by mons. Gretzy.
Cassandre, M. St. Mare. Leandre, M. Viellard. Pierrot, M. Bouche.
After the Opera will be presented, a COMEDY, in three acts, called
Next Door Neighbours.
By Mrs. Inchbald, authoress of "Every one has his Fault, &c."—Taken from the French Dramas, "L'Indigent," and "Le Diffipateur."
Sir George Splendorville, Mr. Moreton. Manly, Mr. Warrell.
Blackman, Mr. Francis. Lucre, Mr. Blissitt.
Lord Hazard, Mr. Darley, jun. Wilford, Mr. Warren.
Henry, Mr. Fox. Bluntly, Mr. Harwood.
Shopman, Mr. Morgan. Lady Caroline Seymour, Mrs. Francis.
Lady Squander, Mrs. Mechtler. Evans, Mrs. Dober.
Eleanor, (first time) Miss L'Esrange. To which will be added, a French Comic-Opera, in one act, called
Les Deux Chasseurs et la Laitiere.
Guillot, M. Viellard. Colas, M. St. Mare.
Berrette, Mlle. Testire. With the original music and accompaniments.
Box, One Dollar twenty-five cents. Pit one Dollar. And Gallery, half a dollar.
Tickets to be had at H. & P. Rice's Book-store, No. 50 High-street, and at the Office adjoining the Theatre.
The Doors of the Theatre will open at 5, and the Curtain rise precisely at 6 o'clock.
Places for the Boxes to be taken at the Office in the front of the theatre, from 10 till 2 o'clock, and from 10 till 4 on the day of performance.
Ladies and Gentlemen are requested to send their servants to keep places a quarter before 5 o'clock, and to order them, as soon as the company are seated, to withdraw, as they cannot on any account be permitted to remain.
VIVAT RESPUBLICA!
New-England Rum, Salmon, Beef, Chocolate, Rice, Boston mould and dipt Candles, a few quarter-casks of Sherry Wine, a few barrels of Cyder, and a few quintals of excellent Table CODFISH—for sale by
Ezekiel Hall, No. 42, North Water-street.
December 14th, 1796.
THOMAS DOBSON,
At the Stone House, No. 41, South Second-street, Philadelphia,
HAS FOR SALE, A large and very general assortment of
STATIONARY.
Drawing and Writing PAPERS. Antiquarian, Double Elephant, Atlas, Elephant, Imperial, Super Royal, Royal, Medium, Demy, Thick Post folio, Thin ditto, Extra thin ditto, Thick Post Letter, Ditto plain, Ditto gilt, Ditto lined, Thin Post, Ditto gilt, Mourning, Ditto plain, or lined, Bank Post, Small Post, cap size, Best English and American Foolscap, various qualities, Superfine Pot, Second ditto, Blossom and grey Blotting Paper, Wrapping paper, Letter files and laces, Paper cases, various sizes, Bonnet pastboards, Merchants' Account Books, viz., Ledgers, single or double, ruled for 1. s. d. or dollars, & cents, or Imperial or Super Royal, or with without crofs lines, Journals, Day Books, Invoice Books, Account current Books, Sales' Books, Letter Books, and Record Books, of Imperial, Super-royal, Royal, Medium, Demy or Foolscap, crofs ruled or plain, Receipt Books, Bank Books, Memorandum Books, Bill of Lading Books, Bill Books, payable and receivable, Bank-Check Books, of various sizes and for different banks, Cyphering and Copy Books, Common place Books, Best Dutch Quills, No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
December 17.
68.
THE PAINS OF MEMORY.
From Mr. Merry's Poem.
As the proud vessel o'er the ocean glides, And seems to scorn the winds and mock the tides, The jocund Mariners expand the sail, To seize the vigour of the viewless gale...
From the CONNECTICUT COURANT.
Hint to Religious Men.
LEAVE off that prayer for French success. That a wile governor continues it in his proclamations, is no excuse for you.
Give up also your delusion about the Millennium. It did not commence with the "regeneration" of France.
For your consolation however, Satan is to be bound again. But not by a king with five heads.
Nothing so ill-shaped for good was seen at Patmos. As to the time, it will be known when the event takes place; which is as soon as any prophecy can be measured.
Z.
FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES.
MR. FENNO,
I HAVE had it in contemplation since I saw Mrs. Merry in the character of Juliet, to offer my sentiments of her theatrical talents...
The dramatic fame of Mrs. Merry was not confined to Europe, but had reached the shores of America...
Her appearance was first announced here, in a character that required no less nicety of judgment, fully to comprehend...
Her powers seem peculiarly fitted for this character; the melodious flexibility of voice, chastity and gracefulness of action...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
Her performance would be doing injustice to my feelings, and faintly convey the ideas that were excited in my mind...
From the (New-York) Minerva.
THE ANSWER.
[Concluded from yesterday's Gazette.]
The French nation will not persist in asserting, that because the exercise of rights which she has claimed as legitimate on former occasions, becomes inconvenient when exercised by others, she may therefore refuse to acknowledge and respect them.
It is said that the 18th article of the treaty with Great-Britain, suspends all the commercial relations between the United States and France, by preventing the supplies looked for by France from this country.
This article has not introduced any new case, in which provisions may be contraband: It only alters the consequence resulting from a seizure of them, when they are so.
The article complained of, says explicitly, that when provisions and other articles not generally contraband are become so, according to the existing law of nations, and shall, for that reason, be seized, they shall not be confiscated, but the owners shall be completely indemnified, and receive besides a reasonable mercantile profit.
This principle operated as an encouragement for American vessels to seek the French markets, by infusing them against loss, if they happened in any instance to be interrupted in the voyage—France, I presume, might consider our vessels bound with provisions to a place besieged or blockaded, liable to seizure, after due notice of the fact; if, instead of this, they contend for the privilege of paying for them according to the terms of the treaty with Great-Britain, I suppose it will not be denied to them.
But if, under pretence that a vessel is bound to a besieged or blockaded port, when she is not, either France or Great-Britain should seize or detain her, it is an injury not authorized by the treaty, or the law of nations. This is what both nations have done, when their interests and necessities required it—sometimes with and often without any apology—and what they will often continue to do, I fear, as long as they know we cannot punish them for it.
These injuries are said to have been received while every object around reminds us of the tyranny of Britain, and the generous assistance of France, during the American war.
The generosity of France and the ingratitude of the United States have been often suggested by some of our own citizens, and we are now reproached with it by France herself. Gratitude is due for favors received; and this virtue may exist among nations as well as among individuals: but the motive of the benefit must be solely the advantage of the party on whom it was conferred, else it ceases to be a favor.
There is positive proof that France did not enter into the alliance with us in 1778 for our advantage; but for her own. The whole course of the negotiation, as well as a positive knowledge of the fact, proves this.
She resisted all our solicitations for effectual assistance for near three years; and rose in her demands during the campaign of 1777, when our affairs presented the most threatening aspect.
Memorials were presented in August and September of that year, while general Burgoyne was advancing from Canada, in a stile of importunity, proportioned to the danger we were in from a junction of the two armies; and they were received with increased coldness, from the same cause.
But when the knowledge of the capture of Burgoyne's army arrived in December, fearing we might be able to do the business without them, the French court began to change its tone. In January, the British minister gave notice in the house of commons, that he meant to propose terms of accommodation with America.
The French ministry, on the arrival of this intelligence in France, immediately pressed the conclusion of the treaty, which they had resisted for three years, and proposed terms much more favourable for us, than those our commissioners had offered, and they had refused three months before.
The treaty was signed the 8th of February. I perceive no generosity in all this. They did then, as we have done now, and as every discerning nation will do—they regarded only their own interest and advantage, and not that of any other nation.
In the interval between the declaration of independence and the alliance with France, that court sometimes ordered away our privateers; and sometimes restored their prizes. They refused to receive an ambassador or acknowledge our independence—All which was for fear of bringing France prematurely into the war.
The fact is, that the French spoke of very different terms, as the condition of their assistance, before the capture of Burgoyne, from those actually agreed on afterwards.
There can be no doubt, that our success on that occasion, and the disposition it appeared to have produced in the British ministry, were the immediate causes of that alliance. It was certainly the interest of the French to unite with America in the war against Great-Britain.
They therefore acted right in doing this at last, though with too much refinement in putting it off so long: but it is not any war whatsoever—much less do they desire to embrace their hands in the blood of one nation, to gratify the hatred, or serve the interest of another.
We have acted right hitherto, in laying it down as a principle, not to suffer ourselves to be drawn into the wars of Europe; and if we must have a war, I hope it will be for refusing to depart from this principle.
Our government has acted with firmness consistency and moderation, in repelling the unjust pretensions of the belligerent powers, as far as reason and argument could have weight. If it has not attempted, in every instance, to preserve our rights by force, wherein the remedy would have been worse than the disease, they have not yielded them by concession, in any instance.
Into whose hands the administration of the government may now come, they are called on by the suggestions of a wise policy, and the voice of their country, to pursue the same general line of conduct, that has
been hitherto pursued, without yielding to the violence of party on either side.
They will then be sure of the approbation and support of the most virtuous, which it is hoped are the most numerous, part of all parties. On the contrary, if, departing from these principles, they unnecessarily involve their country in the horrors of war, they will meet the merited execration of good men, and in the end, the punishment justly due to such conduct, from an injured people.
AMERICANUS.
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Wednesday, December 14.
Continuation of the debate on the address in answer to the President's speech.
Mr. Swanwick said that there seemed to be some facts in which all were agreed, and some in which there was a striking difference of opinion.
Gentlemen seemed to agree perfectly in expressing their respect for the President, but to the President, but to disagree as to what related to comparisons betwixt the situation of this country and that of foreign nations.
Whatever may be our feelings, said he, with respect to other nations it is as well to keep them to ourselves. If we are more happy than others it is well for us; but it would be better to leave it to other nations to discover our superior enjoyments, and not ourselves make a boast of them.
It was probable, he said, that those nations which we commiserated, might think themselves as happy as we. If gentlemen referred to the speeches of the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, it would be found that he painted that country as the most flourishing and happy on the face of the globe.
The French nation also congratulated themselves with being a free and enlightened country, and yet these were the nations which were looked upon as a proper contrast to our superiority. Much had been said of this prosperity, and the commercial derangements which had taken place to such an unexampled extent had by one gentleman been very highly spoken of, and by another compared to specks on the sun, and such as sought not to have been mentioned.
Was this the way in which to speak of the present distresses of commerce; when our vessels instead of coming safely into harbour were taken and carried into Halifax, Cape Francois, Gonaives, and other ports?
This was a situation in which gentlemen who spoke so lightly of it, would not like themselves to be placed. All these evils had their origin in the present war, from which this country had by no means been exempted.
Indeed, whilst we had been thus suffering, France, he said, had been collecting gold and silver and the most valuable productions of the arts and sciences from various parts of Europe. Yet this is a nation over which we are shedding tears.
We cannot, said Mr. Swanwick, send a ship to sea, with any hope of her arriving at the port to which she is bound. In consequence of this, the rates of insurance are advanced to double their usual price.
If the public funds were looked to, they would be found falling. Agriculture it was true, was flourishing; but this was all that could be said. This, he observed, was not the time for drawing the contrast now made.
What, he asked would be the probable effect of doing so? Envy, he said, was created by good fortune; no one envied the poor. Shall we, said he, invite new depredations upon our commerce by such representations of prosperity?
He did not think this exaltation of ourselves above other nations was a fit subject for this address. We might, he said, express our own satisfaction with the state of our affairs without depreciating that of other nations.
Our calling ourselves the most free and enlightened nation in the world, would not be well received by other nations, and could have no other effect than to create rivals. He wished the address to be re-committed in order that it might be made more acceptable to all parts of the house.
Whilst every one was calling out against foreign influence we were every day suffering from foreigners—Mr. Swanwick referred to the treatment of capt. Jessup, and to the unprotected state of our seamen, and attributed all the depredations and injuries sustained by our shipping and commerce to be owing to our having no means of defending ourselves.
The President, he said, had mentioned several things in his Speech which did not indicate our prosperity; among other things he had hinted that a navy was necessary to our defence. Let us, therefore, said he, be moderate and satisfied with our own situation, but avoid reflecting upon others.
[Debate to be continued.]
Friday, December 16.
Mr. Ames from the committee appointed to wait upon the President to know when and where he would choose to receive the answer of the House to his speech, reported that he had appointed to receive it at his house to-day at two o'clock.
A report was received from the commissioners of the sinking fund, which was ordered to be printed.
A letter was received from the Secretary of the treasury enclosing an account of the expenditure of the year 1796, and an estimate of the appropriations necessary for 1797.
Mr. Sherburne presented the petition of J. Baptist Dumont in behalf of a claim due to his father, which it appeared had been decided upon last session by the committee of claims.
After some objection made to the receiving of this petition a second time, to which it was answered that new facts were adduced, it was referred to the committee of claims.
Mr. Swanwick moved a resolution to the following effect:—Resolved, That all petitions referred to the committee of commerce and manufactures during the last session, and for reported on, be referred to the committee appointed this session.
On motion of Mr. Parker, the house formed itself into a committee of the whole on the President's speech, Mr. Muhlenberg in the chair, when the speech having been read, the following resolutions were agreed to, reported, and afterwards taken up and agreed to in the house—

267 “Resolved, That enquiry ought to be made into the state of the navy establishment ordered by former acts of congress, and whether any and what naval force may be necessary for the protection of the commerce of the United States, and for the support of her flag.” Referred to a select committee of five members.
“Resolved, That so much of the President's speech as relates to the encouragement of manufactures, be committed to the committee of commerce and manufactures.”
“Resolved, That so much of the President's speech as relates to the promotion of agriculture, be referred to a select committee.” A committee of three members was appointed.
“Resolved, That an enquiry be made whether any, and what further measures are necessary to reinforce the existing provisions for the discharge of the public debt.” Referred to the committee of ways and means.
“Resolved, That an enquiry be made into the actual state of the fortifications, ports and harbors of the United States, and whether any and what further provisions are necessary to be made on the subject.” A committee of seven members was appointed.

Le Breton, SURGEON-DENTIST,
Pupil of the celebrated Mr. Dubois, late Dentist to the King and Royal Family of France, member of the College and Academy of Surgeons at Paris, Keeps a complete assortment of every thing necessary to be used for the
Preservation of the Mouth and Teeth.
Patent Mineral Teeth, and Human & Ivory Teeth; Dentifrice in powder; Opiate; excellent Elixir for sweetening the mouth and preserving the teeth—he also furnishes Brushes and soft Sponges.
* * He lives in Chesnut-street, No. 135, above Fourth-street.
November 26.
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DANCING SCHOOL.
WILLIAM M'DOUGALL will open his school on Monday the 31st inst. at ten o'clock in the morning, at his
Elegant New Ball Rooms,
In Fourth, between Chesnut and Walnut Streets.
Hours of tuition for young ladies, from 10 to 1 o'clock on Mondays, Wednesday, and Friday mornings; and for young gentlemen from 6 to 9 o'clock on the evenings of the same days.
With a view of new cotillions, he means to