The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser. (Washington City [D.C.]), 1801-02-20 00:00:00

The National Intelligencer,
AND WASHINGTON ADVERTISER.
VOL. I. WASHINGTON CITY, PRINTED BY SAMUEL HARRISON SMITH, NEW-JERSEY AVENUE, NEAR THE CAPITOL. No. XLVIII.
FIVE DOLLS. PER ANN.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1801.
PAID IN ADVANCE.
Kid, Eliot & Co.
At the Brick Store opposite BLODGETS' HOTEL.
HAVE received by the Brig UNION, Capt. Leonard, from Liverpool, a large supply of Crockery Ware. Some of which is well assorted in small cakes for the country.
Also, by the same Vessel.
White Lead, ground in oil.
Spanish Brown do.
Red Lead, Patent yellow, &c. &c.
They expect by the Roba and Betsey arrived at Norfolk, an additional Invoice of crockery and a large assortment of Glass ware. All which will be sold at the Philadelphia prices.
December 28.
Kid, Eliot & Co.
HAVE received by late arrivals, a general assortment of Hard ware and Ironmongery, which they offer for Sale at their Store opposite the Great Hotel.
They have also on hand
Madeira, Sherry & Lisbon } Wines.
Cognac Brandy.
Jamaica Spirits,
Holland Gin,
Loaf and Brown Sugar,
Tea, Coffee, &c. &c.
Washington, Dec 18.
WANTED to purchase a Small farm consisting of one, two or three hundred acres of land — at a convenient distance from this City, with comfortable buildings thereon for the accommodation of a small family. Enquire of the Editor of the National Intelligencer.
Washington, Jan. 26, 1801.
CONVEYANCER'S OFFICE.
THOMAS HERTY has opened an office a few yards from the CAPITOL, on the New Jersey Avenue, where he will attend daily till 3 o'clock during the sitting of Congress, and in the afternoon, at his office opposite the LITTLE HOTEL—Conveyances of land, wills, mortgages, leases, assignments, copartnership deeds and dissolutions, marriage settlements and separations, letters of licence, and composition, bills of sale of vessels, slaves, and other chattels, bonds of conveyance, and other bonds, powers of attorney, awards, manumissions, partitions, exchanges, petitions, annuities, post-obits, seamen's wills and powers, and all other instruments in the above line, are drawn according to the legal import of the same respectively, with the utmost punctuality, accuracy, secrecy, and dispatch, and on moderate terms.
Titles investigated, and opinions given where necessary.
N. B. Hertys Abridgment of the laws of Maryland, approved and sanctioned by the Attorney General and Legislature of Maryland, may be had at the above office, price Six Dollars neatly bound and lettered; also Hertys Digest of the Laws of the United States, price Three Dollars, neatly bound and lettered.
December, 1800
For SALE.
A HOUSE and LOT in the City of Washington, called the COTTAGE beautifully situated on the slope of the Hill appropriated for the National University and near the Commissioners wharf, at present in the occupation of Mr. KNAPP of the Auditor's office.—For terms apply to Dr. Wm. Thornton, one of the Commissioners of the City, to Mr. Philip Fitzhugh, or PRESLY THORNTON. Washington City, Feb. 11, 1801.
LOTS FOR SALE,
In the City of WASHINGTON.
THE SUBSCRIBER offers for Sale a number of valuable Lots beautifully situated between the Capitol and the Eastern Branch. Also a few Lots to be let on lease for ninety nine years in the vicinity of the Navy yard.
WILLIAM PROUT.
City of Washington. December 12, 1800.
N. B. A few Tons of good Meadow Hay, on Kiln of Bricks, and some Cord Wood.
W. P.
FOR SALE
SEVENTY THOUSAND LATHS,
Enquire at this Office.
Washington, Feb. 12, 1801.
THE AFFECTIONATE HEART.
[By JOSEPH COTTLE.]
LET the great man, his treasure possessing, Pomp and splendour forever attend: I prize not the shadowy blessing, I ask the affectionate friend.
Though foibles may sometimes o'ertake him, His footsteps from wisdom depart; Yet my spirit shall never forsake him, If he own the affectionate heart.
Affection! thou soother of care, Without thee un-friended we rove; Thou canst make e'en the desert look fair, And thy voice is the voice of the dove.
Mid the anguish that preys on the breast, And the storms of mortality's state; What shall lull the afflicted to rest, But the joys that on sympathy wait?
What is Fame, bidding Envy desist, He idol and bane of mankind; What is Wit, what is Learning or Science, To the heart that is steadfast and kind?
Even Genius may weary the sight, By too fierce and too constant a blaze; But affection, mild planet of night! Grows lovelier the longer we gaze.
It shall thrive when the flattering forms That encircle creation decay; It shall live mid the wide wasting storms That bear all undistinguish'd away.
When Time, at the end of his race, Shall expire with expiring mankind; It shall stand on its permanent base; It shall last till the wreck of the MIND.
From Poulson's American Daily Advertiser.
Mr. POULSON,
The public attention having fortunately been turned towards the Cultivation of the Vine , the following extract may be found important, as it leads to an early experiment, by which, in case it should succeed in our climate, a great deal of labour will be saved, and the introduction of the Vine as an object of cultivation, become more general. It is recommended to all who have it at heart to promote the great agricultural interests of our country, to try the experiment. It is hoped the various printers will give it a place in their papers, in order that other parts of the continent may also have an opportunity of making the trial. A. B.
Extract from "The present state of the Cape of Good Hope, 1731," by Peter Kolben.
"The Europeans were a long time at the Cape of Good Hope before they could see a good vineyard planted among them, though from the time of their arrival they had bestowed all the pains and expence they could in the procuring and planting vines. They procured some quantities of vine-stock from the Rhine, and some by the way of Batavia from Persia; these they planted and cultivated in the ordinary way; but none being able to procure, from either of those places vine-stocks sufficient for a plantation that might deserve the name of a vineyard, vines for many years made but a very inconsiderable figure at the Cape; and the vintages there were nothing. This put many Europeans at the Cape upon racking their wits to facilitate the propagation of vines there, and at length a few High-Germans among them hit upon a very successful expedient.—Vines being ordinarily pruned once a year, those High-Germans took one year the twigs lopt off from the growing vines, and saving cut them into pieces of half a foot in length (some not so long, but all of them having the knots from whence rise new branches) they ploughed up some land and sowed those pieces upon it, much after the manner in which we sow corn, and by the harrow and other means lodged them in the earth. The fertile Cape soil rewarded this labour nobly; for at the proper season the land was covered with such a family of young vines, that there was no longer any necessity for the importation of vine-stocks. The experiment was renewed, and being followed with the like success, the colonies were quickly stocked with young vines and soon after in the possession of spacious
and flourishing vineyards. The vine-stocks they afterwards imported from Persia and from Europe, were only for the sake of variety. But I must observe that the vines produced by the sowing of pieces of twigs came up in such numbers that they crowded and obstructed each other in their growth; they were therefore removed and planted in rows: the vines at the distance of two feet and a half from one another, and the rows at the distance of three and three and a half, making a very agreeable appearance. To plant a new vineyard at the Cape they do as is done in Germany and other parts of Europe, that is to say, they plough up the land as for corn, and plant the vine-stocks in rows."
The following important Act has passed the H. of Representatives of Pennsylvania.
AN ACT,
To incorporate a company for the purpose of cutting and making a canal between the river Delaware and the Chesapeake bay, and to authorise the clearing of obstacles from the river Susquehanna down to the Maryland line, and for the purposes therein mentioned.
WHEREAS the general assembly of Maryland by an act passed the seventh day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine, entitled, "An act to incorporate a company for the purpose of cutting and making a canal, between the river Delaware and Chesapeake bay," did enact, That it should be lawful to open books for receiving and entering subscriptions to the amount of five hundred thousand dollars, in shares of two hundred dollars each share, for the cutting said canal and perfecting the navigation thereof, under the management of certain persons, and at certain places in the said act, for that purpose nominated and appointed, and under the management of such persons and at such places in Delaware and Pennsylvania as should be appointed by acts of the legislature of the said states, and by the said act did also provide and declare that the same should be of no force or effect until a law should be passed by the state of Delaware, authorising the cutting the canal aforesaid, and until a law should be passed by the legislature of Pennsylvania, declaring the river Susquehanna to be a highway, and authorising individuals or bodies corporate to remove obstructions therefrom, at a period not exceeding three years from the first day of March, eighteen hundred. And whereas it will greatly promote the agricultural interests of this commonwealth, to give to the inhabitants residing on or near the Susquehanna, and the waters which empty themselves therein, a choice of markets for their produce, and an easy communication with, and a cheap conveyance to the sea-ports of Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania, and the cutting and perfecting the said canal, and clearing the bed of the Susquehanna will contribute in an important manner to so desirable an end, and will be highly beneficial to the citizens of the said states, and it is just and reasonable that the same should be carried into effect upon the principles of reciprocal advantage to the said states. Therefore,
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and house of representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania in general assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That it shall be lawful to open books for receiving and entering subscriptions to the amount of five hundred thousand dollars, in shares of two hundred dollars each share, for the cutting the said canal and perfecting the navigation thereof, under the management of Levi Hollingsworth, John Hun, James C. Fisher, Benjamin R. Morgan, and Jonathan Bayard Smith at the city of Philadelphia: and William Montgomery and John Haldin, at the borough of Harrisburg, in the county of Dauphin; and Jesse Moore, at the borough of Sunbury, and town of Northumberland; and Andrew Henderson, at the borough of Huntingdon; and under the management of the persons, and at the place appointed in the act of the legislature of Maryland, passed on the seventh day of December, in
the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine, entitled, "An act to incorporate a company for the purpose of cutting and making a canal between the river Delaware and the Chesapeake bay," or of such other persons, or at such other places, as may be appointed by any future act of the legislature of the state of Maryland; and of such persons and at such places as are appointed by an act of the legislature of the state of Delaware. And the said books shall be opened on the first day of March 1802, and shall continue open till the first day of March, 1803. And on the first day of May thereafter, there shall be a general meeting of the subscribers at the town of Wilmington, in the state of Delaware, of which meeting notice shall be given in the manner prescribed, by the aforesaid act of the legislature of the state of Maryland. At which meeting, the said managers and subscribers shall proceed, and have the same power and shall do and perform all matters and things, as are directed by the said act of the legislature of Maryland, and not otherwise, which said act shall be attached to, and printed with this act, provided that if the states of Delaware and Maryland shall hereafter by acts of their legislature limit and appoint any other, and less space of time for keeping open the said subscription books, and an earlier time for the first meeting of the subscribers, in that case such less space of time and such earlier time of meeting, shall be substituted in the place of the times herein before mentioned.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case one half of the said capital or a greater sum shall be subscribed as is directed in and by the said act of the legislature of Maryland herein referred to for that purpose, the said subscribers, their heirs and assigns from the time of their said first meeting, shall be and they are hereby declared to be incorporated by the name of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company, and may have perpetual succession and sue, and be sued as such, and shall have, possess and enjoy, all the rights, powers and privileges, shall choose their president and directors, demand, receive and enforce the payment of tolls, and made dividends thereof, and have all other powers vested in the said corporation, and declared to appertain to the same, in and by the aforesaid recited act of the legislature of Maryland, in as full and ample a manner as if the said act was herein set forth fully and at large, and enacted in the same words by this present legislature, and shall derive no other powers under this act but such as are set forth in the said act of the legislature of Maryland, or necessarily incident to a corporation.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, &c. That it shall and may be lawful for an agent or agents hereafter to be appointed by the Governor of the state of Delaware, to have free access to the papers in the Land Offices of this Commonwealth, and under the superintendence of the principals of said Offices, to transcribe, or to copy, or cause to be transcribed and copied, under the care and direction of the said agent or agents, in one or more well bound books in folio, all such warrants, surveys or refunds, patents, grants, and other original papers, as may be found in the Land Office, or in any other public office of this Commonwealth, which in any wise relate to, or make the title, or part of the title of lands, tenements, or hereditaments within the state of Delaware, and which cannot be removed without injuring or spoiling the records, or other papers in the said office or offices, and also to remove all such original warrants, surveys, or refunds, patents, grants, and other papers, in the said Land Office, or other public offices of this state, which in any wise relate to, or make the title of lands, tenements or hereditaments, within the said state of Delaware, and which can be removed and separated from other records and papers, in the Land Office, or other offices of this state without injury to the Commonwealth to the citizens of Pennsylvania.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That so much of the act entitled "An act for establishing

an health-office, for securing the city and port of Philadelphia from the introduction of pestilential and contagious diseases," passed the 11th day of April, 1799, as subjects vessels with their cargoes and passengers, with their bedding and clothing, stopping and discharging at any port or ports in the United States to certain restrictions and regulations previous to their coming into the county of Philadelphia be, and the same is hereby repealed, so far as it respects the state of Delaware: provided always that the vessels, goods and passengers, with their bedding and clothing as aforesaid, coming from the state of Delaware, shall be subject to the same regulations, restrictions and penalties, as they are or would be, if they had met, stopped or been landed at any port or place in the United States.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid , That the river Susquehanna down to the Maryland line, shall be, and the same is hereby declared to be a public highway; any act or law of this commonwealth to the contrary notwithstanding; and it shall and may be lawful for the said Chesapeake and Delaware canal company, or any other body corporate or individuals to remove obstructions therein.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid , That so much of an act to enable the governor of this commonwealth to appoint commissioners to ascertain the best route for and mode of effecting a communication between the waters of Delaware and Chesapeake bays, and appropriating a sum of money for opening the navigation of the river Susquehanna down to the Maryland line, passed the 11th day of April, one thousand seven hundred and nine-nine as prevents any individual or company from removing obstructions out of the river Susquehanna between Wright's Ferry and the Maryland line be and the same is hereby repealed.
In Chancery, January 30, 1801. LEVI BUTLER an Insolvent of Charles county, makes application as a trader, by petition to the Chancellor in writing, praying the benefit of an "act for the relief of sundry Insolvent debtors" here is annexed to his petition a Schedule of his property, and a list of his Creditors on Oath, as by the said act is required. The Chancellor is satisfied by competent testimony, that the said Levi Butler has resided two years in the state of Maryland using the trade of merchandise. It is thereupon adjudged, and ordered that he appear before the chancellor in the chancery office, on the first day of September next, for the purpose of taking the Oath, by the said act required in presence of his creditors, and that by causing a copy of this order, to be inserted in some one of the newspapers of the City of Washington, before the first day of March next, and by serving a copy of this order on so many of his creditors as can be conveniently served therewith before the said first day of March next; he give notice to his creditors to attend on the said first day of August next, for the purpose of recommending a trustee for their benefit, and to lodge with the chancellor, within six months from the time of the last publication (if they shall think fit) their dissent to his being admitted to the benefit of the said act.
Tel. SAMUEL HARVEY HOWARD, reg. C. C. Feb. 1, 1801. LWt3.
JUST IMPORTED, IN the ship Missouri, via Philadelphia, and now opening for sale at the Subscriber's Store on New Jersey Avenue Capital Hill, Square 690. A General Assortment of Ironmongery, Cutlery, Saddlery, Brass Wares and Building Materials.
Among which are the following Articles. Iron pots, frying pans, chafing dishes, Brass irons and Japan Candlesticks, patent metal tea kettles and fancy pans; japanned tea trays, waiters and Bread baskets, sad irons, wind up Jacks, Sweeping, scrubbing, hearth and shoe brushes; Mathematical instruments, mahogany knife cases, filled with ivory handled knives and forks, Cruet stands, ladies dressing cases; mill, pite and cross cut Saws, 56, 28 and 14lb. Iron weights. Also scale beams to weigh from 5 to 10 cwt. at an end. HENRY INGLE
November 24th, 1800.
For Sale. A Small tract of land containing 150 acres more or less. It is on the road to Frederic about five miles from George Town, and is a high and healthy situation. Terms are one third to be paid on possession being given, the remainder in two yearly payments. Enquire of the printer, or at the Commissioners Office, City of Washington.
If not sold within a month it will be rented on easy terms. January, 28th, 1801.
Conrad & M c Munn HAVE opened houses of entertainment in the range of buildings formerly occupied by Mr Law, about two hundred paces from the Capitol, in New Jersey avenue, leading from thence to the Eastern Branch. They are spacious and convenient, one of which is designed for stage passengers and travellers, the other for the accommodation of boarders. There is stabling sufficient for 60 horses—They hope to merit public patronage. City of Washington, Nov. 24, 1800.
WASHINGTON CITY.
FRIDAY, FEB. 20, 1801.
Yesterday the Senate confirmed the nomination of JAMES A. BAYARD, as Minister Plenipotentiary to the French Republic.
We understand that Mr. Bayard will decline the appointment.
The Senate yesterday passed unanimously the bill that originated in the House of Representatives for extending the privilege of franking to John Adams.
In our last paper we stated, from mis-information, that the privilege of franking applied to letters received by, as well as those written to, Mr. Adams. The bill only applies to letters received by Mr. Adams, and not to those written by him.
The President has made the following nominations:
Under the Judiciary bill passed this session:
Judges of the 1st Circuit, viz. John Lowell, of Massachusetts, chief judge.
Benjamin Bourne, of Rhode-Island.
Jeremiah Smith, of New-Hampshire.
Judges of the 2d Circuit, viz.
Egbert Benson, of New-York, chief judge.
Oliver Wolcott, Connecticut.
Samuel Hitchcock, Vermont.
Judges of the 3d Circuit, viz.
Jared Ingersol, of Pennsylvania, chief judge.
Richard Bassett, of Delaware.
William Griffith, of New-Jersey.
Judges of the 4th Circuit, viz.
Charles Lee, attorney-general of the U. S. chief judge.
Philip B. Key, Maryland.
George Keith Taylor, Virginia.
Theophilus Parsons, Massachusetts, attorney-general U. S. in the room of Charles Lee, nominated a judge.
John Davis, district judge of Massachusetts, in the room of John Lowell, nominated for promotion.
Harrison G. Otis, to be attorney for district of Massachusetts, in room of John Davis, nominated judge.
Ray Greene, senator from Rhode-Island, judge of the district of Rhode-Island, in place of Benjamin Bourne, nominated for promotion.
Edward St. Loe Livermore, of New-Hampshire, attorney of the district of N. H. in the room of Jeremiah Smith, nominated a judge.
John W. Kittera, of Pennsylvania, attorney of the district, in the room of Jared Ingersol, nominated a judge.
NEW CONSULS NOMINATED.
Henry Prebble, Massachusetts, consul at Cadiz, in the place of Mr. Isnardi.
John Jones Waldo, of Massachusetts, consul at Nantes, in France.
Isaac Coxe Barnet, of New-Jersey, consul at Bourdeaux.
John M. Forbes, of New-York, consul at Havre-de-Grace.
William Lee, of Massachusetts, consul at Marseilles.
George Rundle, of Pennsylvania, consul at Brest.
Thomas Waters Griffith, of Maryland, consul at Rouen.
William Foster, jun. of Massachusetts, consul at Morlaix.
George Stacy, now acting agent in Isle of France, to be consul at that place and the Isle of Bourbon.
James H. Hove, of Columbia, consul at Dunkirk.
Our readers will observe that in the nominations submitted by the President to the Senate, the offices of judges, created by the judiciary law passed this session, are in several instances filled by individuals who at present hold stations under the previous judiciary establishment; whereby the latter stations are considered as vacated, and individuals nominated thereto, who being members of the present congress are constitutionally prohibited from being appointed to offices by themselves created, during the periods for which they were elected. Though this is not a literal violation of the constitution, it seems very much to resemble a virtual one.
It will be further observed that the President does not confine himself to a nomination to new offices, or to those now vacant; but, considering all those offices vacant that have hitherto been filled by individuals now nominated to other offices, he also nominates individuals to fill them. Thus, John Lowell, at present district
judge for Massachusetts, is nominated chief judge of the 1st circuit. John Davis, at present attorney of the district, is nominated district judge of Massachusetts in the room of John Lowell; and Harrison G. Otis, at present member of the House of Representatives, is nominated district attorney in the room of John Davis.
The same remarks apply in part or in whole, to Charles Lee, Ray Greene, Senator of U. S. and John Wilkes Kittera, member of the House of Representatives.
It is respectfully submitted whether this mode of nomination, sanctioned by the Senate, will not be either infractive of the constitution, or highly impolitic.
The judges all hold their offices during good behaviour, irremovable except by impeachment. The President, therefore, cannot displace them. The appointment of them to other places than those they now hold will be altogether nugatory, without their actually agreeing to accept them. Their acceptance, in the present case, may be considered as at best equivocal; particularly when it is understood that during the next session it is the intention of some members to effect a repeal of the late judiciary law, under which the new appointments are made. To accept a new appointment, by the abandonment of an old one, may appear to some coolmen as involving an eventual loss of both.
If such motives, with others that might be assigned, should influence the present occupants of judicial offices, it is very probable that they will refuse the tendered promotions. Should this be the case, and the Senate have confirmed the nominations, it would follow that men were formally appointed to fill places not vacant , which seems to involve an absurdity.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U. S.
WEDNESDAY, February 18, 1801. An engrossed bill for extending the privilege of franking to JOHN ADAMS, now President of the U. States was read the third time, and passed.
A petition of sundry merchants of Providence, R. I. was presented, praying a remission of duties upon a quantity of teas, which were deposited in the custom house stores of the said port, and continued by fire; also a petition of Jonathan Very, praying to be allowed the bounty upon a vessel employed in the cod fisheries, notwithstanding the crew, owing to stress of weather, were obliged to abandon her, was presented; and both referred to the committee of commerce and manufactures.
A petition of Garrard Briscoe was read, and referred to the committee of claims.
A petition of sundry inhabitants of Delaware and Maryland, praying that more efficient measures may be adopted by Congress, for the recovery of slaves escaping from their masters and taking refuge in any of the neighbouring states, was read and referred to the committee appointed on the 22d ult. to inquire into the expediency of making further provision to prevent the concealing or harbouring of slaves, escaping from one state to another, and to and from the territories of the U. States.
Mr. S. SMITH, from the committee of commerce and manufactures, made report on the petition of John D'Wolfe, which was referred to a committee of the whole house tomorrow.
Mr. S. Smith, from the said committee, proposed a bill for erecting light houses on New Point Comfort, and on Smith's Point in Virginia, and on Faulkner's Island on Long Island-Sound, Connecticut, which was read twice, and referred to a committee of the whole house tomorrow.
Mr. HOLMES from the committee, appointed on the petition of Griffin Taylor made unfavourable report: whereupon resolved that the prayer of the petition cannot be granted.
Mr. PARKER, from the committee appointed on that part of the President's speech which respects seasonable and systematic arrangements, proportioned to our national resources, for a navy adapted to defensive purposes, presented a bill providing for a naval peace establishment and other purposes, which was read twice, and referred to a committee of the whole tomorrow.
Mr. Parker from the same committee presented a bill respecting navy yards and timber for naval purposes, which was read twice, and referred to a committee of the whole house tomorrow.
A message from the senate informed the house that they had passed a bill, entitled "An Act to establish the district of Bristol and to annex the towns of Kittery and Berwick to the district of Portsmouth," which bill was read twice, and referred to the committee of commerce and manufactures.
Mr. Thatcher from the post office and post roads committee, reported a bill further to alter and to establish certain post roads, which was read twice, and referred to a committee of the whole house on Thursday.
The house went into committee of the whole on the bill for the relief of Nathaniel Holmes, who reported the same without amendment.
Ordered that the bill be engrossed for a third reading tomorrow.
The house went into a committee of the whole on the bill to regulate the collection of duties on imports and tonnage, who reported progress, and asked leave to sit again tomorrow, which was granted.
A message was delivered from the Senate as follows;
Mr. Speaker, The senate have resolved that a committee be appointed to join such committee as may be appointed on the part of the house of representatives, to consider whether any, and if any, what measures ought to be adopted for the further accommodation of the president of the United States after the 3d day of March next, to report by bill or otherwise, and that Messrs. Nicholas, Tracy and Baldwin had been appointed by the senate.
The house concurred in said resolution, and appointed Messrs. Nicholas, Gallatin, Varnum, Kitchell and Macon, on their part.
The house went into a committee of the whole on the appropriation bill, in which several amendments were made, and reported, to which the house agreed, and ordered the bill to be engrossed for a third reading to-morrow.
The house went into committee of the whole on the bill making appropriations for the military establishment for 1801, in which several amendments were made and reported, to which the house agreed, and ordered the bill to be engrossed for a third reading to-morrow.
The house resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the bill to amend the act to provide for the valuation of lands and dwelling houses, and the enumeration of slaves within the United States, and to repeal the act to enlarge the powers of the surveyors of the revenue who reported the same without amendment.
Ordered that the said bill be engrossed for a third reading to-morrow.
Mr. Davis. Mr. Speaker, I have risen with an intention of bringing before the House a Subject on which I think it is our duty to act; and as the subject, to a certain extent, relates to the Speaker, I shall endeavour to conduct myself towards him, in such manner as to injure his feelings as little as the nature of the case will admit, in doing Justice to the rights of a Citizen. But while I profess a respect for you as the Speaker of this House, a fear of wounding your feelings shall not prevent me from doing what I conceive to be my duty as a public Servant. I think it important and necessary, that the power of a Speaker of this House over a Citizen of America should be precisely known and understood. That the Speaker should know how far he ought to go, and the Citizen know where he ought to stop.
Believing therefore, as I do, that the Speaker of this House in a very recent instance has exceeded his power, and in so doing has deprived a Citizen of the United States of his Constitutional right, by denying him the liberty of hearing the Debates of this House, upon questions of great national concern, I have determined to bring the subject before the House with a view of obtaining the opinions of others on it. But as almost all questions that come before this House assume the shape of party. I do not expect this question to be exempt from party feelings and party prejudices: But this shall not deter me from trying it. If gentlemen are not ready or willing to abandon their party feelings, by a fair examination of a citizen's right, it is their own fault. The subject I allude to is contained in the following Resolution, to wit.
Resolved, That the Speaker of this House, in directing the Serjeant at Arms to order and expel from the Gallery of this House, Samuel Harrison Smith, a Citizen of the United States, usurped a power not given him by the rules of this House, and deprived the said Samuel Harrison Smith of his Constitutional right, as a Citizen of the United States.
Thursday, Feb. 19th, 1801. A bill making appropriations for the support of government for 1801; also a bill making appropriations for the military establishment for 1801; also a bill to amend the act to provide for the valuation of lands and dwelling houses, &c; also a bill for the relief of Nathaniel Holmes were read the third time and passed.

A Petition of P. C. L'Enfant was read. The Senate informed the house that they had passed the bill for the relief of Samuel Lewis senior, with an amendment; to which the house immediately agreed.
Mr. G. Goodrich made report from the committee appointed to enquire into the official conduct of Winthrop Sargent, which was referred to a committee of the whole on Monday.
The report is lengthy, and concludes with recommending the following resolution:
Resolved that there does not appear cause for further proceedings on the matters of complaint for mal-administration against Winthrop Sargent, as Governor of the Mississippi Territory.
The Committee appointed on the 11th inst. to wait on the President of the United States and notify him that Thomas Jefferson is elected President of the U. S. were instructed to notify the President elect thereof.
Mr. Gallatin moved the following additional rule in relation to the powers of the Speaker.
The power of the speaker or chairman of the committee of the whole shall not be construed to extend (unless by consent of the house previously obtained, or in the case of disorderly behaviour) to the expulsion of any person, either from the lobby when introduced by any member of the house, or from the gallery, when the same is generally opened.
Mr. Hill, from the committee appointed on state balances, reported a bill releasing the states from the payments of the balances due by them to the U. States, which was postponed till the 3d of next March.
Mr. Platt, from the committee of revisal and unfinished business, reported a bill for continuing the act generally denominated the Sedition Law, which was read.
A motion was made to reject the bill, on which a debate ensued. On the question being taken by yeas and nays, it was rejected; there being Yeas 50—Nays 49, and the Speaker declaring himself in the negative.
The Yeas and Nays are as follow:
YEAS. Messrs. Allison, Bailey, Bishop, R. Brown, Cabell, Christie, Clay, Claiborne, Condit, Davis, Dawson, Dent, Eggleston, Emendoff, Gallatin, Gray, Gregg, Hanna, Heister, Holmes, Huger, Jackson, Kitchen, Leib, Lincoln, Lyon, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Muhlenberg, New, Nicholas, Nicholson, Parker, Randolph, Smilie, J. Smith, S. Smith, Spaight, Stanford, Stone, Steuart, Taliferro, Thompson, A. Trigg, J. Trigg, Tazewell, Van Cortlandt, Varnum, R. Williams—50.
NAYS. Messrs. Baer, Bartlett, Bird, J. Brown, Champlin, Cooper, Craik, Dain, J. Davenport, F. Davenport, Dennis, Dickson, Edmond, Evans, Foster, Freeman, Glen, C. Goodrich, E. Goodrich, Griswold, Grove, Harper, Henderson, Hill, Imlay, Kittredge, H. Lee, S. Lee, Morris, Mattoon, Otis, Page, Pinckney Platt, Powell, J. Reed, N. Read, Rutledge, Shepard, J. C. Smith, Sheafe, Tenney, Thatcher, J. C. Thomas, R. Thomas, Woodworth, Waln, L. Williams Woods—49.
City of Washington, Feb. 17th 1801. Immediately after the election of a President was announced, a number of the Citizens of New-Jersey Avenue assembled and unanimously Resolved to illuminate their windows at Sunset; and at nine o'clock an entertainment was given by a Republican at his own house. When the following toasts were drank.
1st. The Sons of Columbia. May they ever enjoy Liberty, and Virtue to protect it. Sixteen cheers. 2d. The Federal Constitution—and THOMAS JEFFERSON. Ten cheers. 3d. JOHN ADAMS, May his country remember his services with gratitude. Four cheers. 4th the Memory of WASHINGTON. May it remain without the help of a manufolium until the Sun itself shall be extinguished. A Solemn pause. 5th. The Memory of those heroes who have fallen to secure American Independence. Sixteen cheers. 6th. The memory of JOHN WESLEY, and those who crossed the Atlantic to illuminate the western world with the light of the Gospel. 7th. The memory of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. May the Sons of Science find another in Dr. Priestly. Three cheers. 8th. Wm. C. C. Claiborne, who with his own hand was the first to illuminate his lodgings. May his talents and virtues long illuminate the land of liberty. Sixteen cheers.
9th. General Samuel Smith, the friend of American Commerce and manufactures. Nine cheers.
10th. Mathew Lyon, and the liberty of the press. 16 cheers.
11th. John Nicholas of Virginia, who patriotically brings to light the works of darkness. 16 cheers.
12th. John Randolph, the man who dares to speak what he thinks, and writes to a President in his stile. 9 cheers.
13th. The Representative from New-York. May aliens never want a Living-stone to defend their Cause. 16 cheers.
14th. Albert Gallatin. May the United States long enjoy his Financial talents. 16 cheers.
15th. The City of Washington. May it flourish till the Globe itself dissolves.
16th. The American Fair. May they instruct their offspring to remember the seventeenth of February, 1801. 16 cheers.
From the Baltimore American. February 18, 1801. JEFFERSON PRESIDENT! BY EXPRESS.
The following letter was last night received by express from General Smith to the Mayor:
SIR, 1 o'clock, 17th Feb. 1801. Knowing the solicitude of my fellow citizens on the important question of the election of President of the United States, I have deemed it a duty to give them, through you, the agreeable information by express, of Mr. JEFFERSON being this instant elected by the following states, to wit: Georgia, N. Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Jersey and New-York. Maryland has given but 4 votes, the other 4 blank papers—Vermont by Mr. Lyon only; South Carolina and Delaware declined voting.
With the highest esteem, I am, Sir, Your friend and Fellow Citizen, S. SMITH. James Calhoun, Esq. Mayor of the City of Baltimore.
Immediately on the arrival of the above highly pleasing intelligence, Capt. Porter, at the Observatory, (with a promptitude which did honor to his patriotism) announced it to the public by a discharge of sixteen cannon. Nothing could then equal the general joy which our citizens expressed. Huzzas echoed through the City until morning; many houses were illuminated, and the acclamations of the citizens answered through the night, by a discharge from the Observatory, of sixteen guns, at two hours interval, between each salute.
At no period, and on no event, during the course of my short life, did I ever witness more general joy and satisfaction than was displayed on the above occasion by my fellow-citizens.
It is proposed by a number of citizens of the first character, that a general illumination take place this evening, in honor of REPUBLICANISM.
Extract of a letter from a respectable mercantile house, to their correspondent at Philadelphia, dated
"Liverpool, Dec. 8th, 1800. "It is with reluctance we now communicate to you the situation of a great number of the poor inhabitants of this place—It is a fact, numbers are almost in a state of starvation.
"Our markets are generally extravagantly high—Flour is still rising—Rice is worth from 40 to 44s.—Sea Island cotton from 3s 3d to 3s 6d, none at market—Upland 1s 9d to 2s.
"Happy must be the state of America, when contrasted with the convulsed and wretched situation of Europe.
MASSACHUSETTS TREASURY.
It appears by the report of the treasurer, that the cash on hand, and debts due to the Commonwealth, on the 31st day of December 1800, amounted to 2,014,976 dolls. 18 cents; and that there was then due from the Commonwealth 1,692,264 dolls. 41 cents—leaving a balance in favor of the Commonwealth of 302,711 dolls. and 77 cents. The cash on hand amounted to 119,726 dolls. 29 cents—The estimated expenses of the state government for the year 1801, amount to 119,243 dolls. and 45 cents.
Extract of a letter from Rhode-Island, dated February 5, 1801. "Yesterday came on at the district court
here, the trial of Mr. J. Wolfe, of Bristol, who was sued for all the fines and forfeitures of a voyage to Africa, and bringing a cargo of slaves. It lasted all day, and then adjourned to this day, when the jury went out, and in a short time returned a verdict for Wolfe, the defendant. In the evening of the first day, Mr. Howell, the attorney, with one captain Leonard, lately captain of a revenue cutter, who came on here with some evidences in the case, walked out of the court-house, and on the parade Leonard was attacked by some persons unknown, was roughly handled, knocked down with sticks of wood and brickbats, but escaped with life to a house near the court house."
Extract of a letter from on board the U. States frigate Constitution, off Cape Francois, January 2.
"We arrived here December 29. Our passage was lengthened by running to the eastward as far as long. 37. We parted with the Beverly Schooner we had under convoy, the 3d day after we failed. Dec. 17, we lost William Gray, an Englishman, overboard, the best efforts to save him were ineffectual. We just hear that the Trumpull has had an engagement with a privateer of equal force—The latter escaped. We hear also, that the Schooner Experiment, of 12 guns, has had a smart action with a privateer of sixteen—the latter finally running away with damage. The Scammel was in a severe gale on the coast in coming out—cut away her anchors and threw two guns overboard. We fear the Insurgent and Pickering suffered in the late gale. The former was spoken in lat. 32. There are now on the St. Domingo station, the Constitution, Congress, Adams, Augusta, Richmond, and Trumbull.
The Stonington (Gen.) paper of the 10th inst. informs, that advices from Guadalupe, received by the ship Defiance, in 16 days passage, announce, that a French frigate arrived at the latter place from France, with orders for the governor to dismiss all the Americans in confinement, and release their vessels, if captured after the signing of the convention, and to order the privateersmen not to capture any more, in consequence of which large numbers were released.
It is also stated, that a French gentleman by the name of Jubert, had arrived at Martha's Vineyard, in the brig Franklin, from Guadalupe, who was appointed a minister resident, by the French government, to the United States. Monsr. Jubert confirms the above account of dispatches being received at Guadalupe, and the release of the American prisoners there.
NEW-HAVEN, February 12.
A letter from Norwich, dated Feb. 9, 1801, says—"A shocking fire broke out in this city last evening about 9 o'clock, in Joseph and Charles Huntington's store, which was destroyed; also the meeting-house, and the house formerly owned by Mr. Woodbridge. Mr. Brown's store was torn down in order to preserve his dwelling house. It is supposed the fire was purposely communicated."
Capt. I. Smith, who arrived here a few days since from New-Providence, in passing one of the Bahama Islands, discovered a ship on the rocks, which he found had been left by the people; she was copper-bottomed, and had a valuable cargo, some of which he took on board his vessel. The ship was bilged, and had several feet water in her hold.
NEW-YORK, February 12.
A French Commissioner from Guadalupe to our government, we are informed, passed through this city yesterday morning, on his way to the city of Washington. He came via Newport, (R.I.)
RANAWAY from the Subscriber, living in the upper end of Orange County, a Negro man named ROBERT, formerly the property of Patsun Buckens of Stafford County and y him sold to Mr. James Patten of Alexandria, and the said Patten sold him to William Brock barkeeper from whom the Subscriber purchased him—He is somewhat pitted with the small pox, is about five feet nine inches high, and between 22 and 24 years of age; had on when he went away, cotton Jacket and Overhauls, and green Waistcoat—he has been seen in the employ of Mr. James R. Dermot and supposed to be concealed by said Dermot.
Whoever will secure said Negro in Alexandria jail, shall receive TEN Dollars reward. RICHARD SANDFORD.
Feb. 17, 1801. N. B. Any person harboring or employing said Negro will be dealt with to the utmost rigor of the law. R. S.
BY virtue of a decree of the High Court of Chancery, will be Sold at public auction to the highest bidder on the 10th day of March next, on the premises, Lot No. 1. in square No. 744 in the City of Washington, with the Sugar House and materials, and the other buildings on the said Lot erected.
Such part of the purchase money as shall be sufficient to pay and satisfy the debt, interest and costs due by mortgage from James Piercy to Thomas Law (the amount whereof will be made known on or before the day of Sale) is to be paid down the day of sale, or brought into the Court of Chancery on the twenty-fifth day of June next, at the option of the purchaser; and for the residue of the purchase money, with interest, the purchaser is to give bond payable on the 20th day of June 1802 and upon the ratification of such sale by the chancellor (which ratification if made at a 1 will be upon the twenty-fifth of June next) and upon payment of the whole of the purchase money (and not before) a title will be made to the purchaser clear of all claim of the said Law and Piercy or either of them. JAMES D. BARRY, Trustee January 26, 1801.
Robert Greenhow.
Merchant in Williamsburg, Virginia. BEING desirous to withdraw in a great measure from the further pursuit of business, offers for sale the whole of his well known General and Valuable Assortment of Merchandise amounting probable at their prime cost, to Eight or Ten thousand pounds sterling, of which an idea may be formed by referring to a printed list deposited in this office—Not wishing to divide the Stock applications by letters post paid will be by him received as to the purchase of the whole of it. Feb. 2, 1801. tAp
NAILS.
ALL Kinds of Hammered and Cut Nails, and Brads. Sold at my store in this place, between the President's house and the Six buildings, at the following prices for Cash only.
Table with 4 columns: Nail Type, Price per cwt (By cwt), Price per 1000 (By retail under 36), Price per 1000 (By retail under 12). Rows include 20d, 12d, 10d, 8d Nails, Deck and Spike Nails, and Cut Nails and Brads.
SAMUEL M'INTIRE. Washington, Feb. 6, 1801.
FOR SALE.
THE Subscriber will sell at private sale, two Three story Brick Houses, adjoining each other, 28 feet front each, by forty-feet deep, on Capitol Hill, Lot No. 6. Sq. 686—A fine commodious lot 61 feet front, by 196 feet deep, running back to an alley 30 feet wide, and may be occupied as one or two tenements, they are finished in a plain, but substantial manner, and built to the best materials—a credit of three, six, and nine months, on giving approved notes, negotiable at the bank of Columbia, or Baltimore—apply to Daniel Carroll, or in Baltimore to HENRY H. CARROLL. Washington, Jan. 5, 1801.
THE SUBSCRIBER, Will Sell or Exchange
FOR approved lands near the Blue Ridge, a valuable tract of land in Northumberland County, two miles from the Court House and near the bank of the Potomac, containing 1163 acres. This tract is divided into two plantations, on the one there is a brick dwelling house 50 by 33 feet conveniently divided, and two brick offices, 24 by 16 feet. A Framed house 20 by 16 feet designed for an Overseer, and other out houses. The conveniencies of this place are equalled by few, and the prospect excelled by none in the state—The house is situated on a high hill and commands an extensive view of the Potomac, and the Chesapeake Bay. There is a Creek abounding with the finest Fish and Oysters, which terminates the flat land of this tract, that is navigable for bay craft, and affords an excellent landing place within half a mile of the house. On this part of the tract there is an excellent caring Apple and Peach orchard, and a variety of other fruit trees. It has a great sufficiency of Oak and Hickory timber, for the use of the plantation, besides a large quantity of pine. On the other plantation there is a framed dwelling house 32 by 16 feet, and a few out houses, such as tenants generally have about them. This part of the tract is as well situated for farming as any lands in Virginia. It is well watered, has a sufficiency of timber for its support, and flourishing young peach and apple orchards.
As it is presumable that no person will make such a purchase without viewing the premises, all that is necessary to add is that Mr. Spencer Ball living thereon will shew the whole, and is fully authorised to make sale thereof. JAMES V. BALL.
N. B. Any person purchasing may be supplied with stock of all kinds necessary and sufficient for the plantation. January 28, 1801. IwtA
IT is the wish of the brother of RICHARD DEMPSEY to know what has become of him, and where he resides. RICHARD DEMPSEY arrived in this country from Ireland in the country of Antrim, near Barrymanock about 9 years ago. He is supposed to be in the Western part of Pennsylvania. Information will be thankfully received by JOHN DEMPSEY, through the Office of the Universal Gazette. Washington, Feb. 18, 1801.

To the editor of the Mercantile Advertiser.
Sir, Please to insert the following statement of some transactions which lately took place at Tobago. Annexed is an attorney's bill, an exact copy from the original, which for its formal tedium, and ridiculous minuteness, may be considered as a professional curiosity, and for the exorbitance of the charges, may serve as a small specimen of the vile system of extortion practiced upon Americans in the West-Indies.
The injustice and cruelty of the treatment experienced by capt. Williams, are so palpable that they preclude the necessity of a comment. A. B.
Captain Abraham Williams, of Gloucester, (Cape Ann) in December last being about to sail for America from the island of Tobago, received an intimation, while on shore at a friend's, that it was suspected that a slave, belonging to Messrs. Strickland and Clark of that place, had secreted himself on board his vessel. Capt. W. having, as is required in some islands, given bonds at the custom-house, not to carry away without permission, either any person in debt or a slave, sent word to his mate to search the schooner thoroughly, and find him if he was there.
Accordingly, strict search was made, and no discovery. The mate reported the result to capt. Williams, who told him the heavy penalties of carrying away a slave; and asked him particularly if he had searched throughout?—The mate, an active, trustworthy man, protested that he had. However, by earnest desire of the captain, diligent search was again made: but all to no effect. Shortly after, some persons in the employ of Messrs Strickland and Clark came on board, and said they believed the fellow was still there. Immediately, the captain ordered a light, and proceeded to examine every part of the vessel. After a long time spent in fruitless examination, just as they were about quitting the hold, by some accident the fellow was discovered, hid under the second tier of hogheads next the keelson. Capt. W. expressed his surprise that the fellow could have secreted himself, without the knowledge of the crew; and warmly declared his satisfaction that he was caught. Immediately, the persons who had come on board to search began to throw out insinuations highly injurious to the honour of capt. W. who instantly ordered his men to let go the anchor, determining to stay and vindicate his character from such unjust aspersions. This circumstance alone sufficiently evinces his innocence; for no one can suppose that if he were guilty, he would have thus voluntarily subjected himself to detection. Accordingly, he went on shore; where, notwithstanding his honorable, gentleman-like conduct in this business, Messrs. Strickland and Clark had the inhumanity to arrest him and throw him in gaol.
In this predicament, he made application to an attorney for advice, who rendered him some trivial services, for which he had the conscience to charge the unconscionable sum of one hundred and seventy eight pounds, Tobago currency—equal to fifty four Joes.
It is well that Americans who are in habits of commercial intercourse with other countries, should learn to distinguish their enemies from their friends; and that those enemies, should be marked out, that all communication with them may be carefully avoided.
Bill rendered by Thomas T. Wise, Esq. to Capt. Williams.
Captain Abraham Williams, To Thomas T. Wise, Dr. 1800. L. S. D.
Nov. 25.—To a retaining fee which a gentleman of the bar always charges in this island upon being consulted in any critical business, and engaging to undertake the conduct of it—to prevent his receiving a retainer on the opposite side—nothing being more common in all the colonies than to join another counsel with the law-officer of the crown, even in prosecutions on behalf of the crown, whether it be in support or defence of a suit or prosecution. 16 10 0
To attending Mr. Smith to the Deputy-Provost Marshal's, at his villa near town, for the purpose of reading the mitimus, by virtue of which the Marshal took you into custody, and bespeaking a copy thereof, 2 6 0
To considering the nature and validity of that mitimus—which made it necessary for me to look over my books, and exercise a great deal of thought on the occasion, 6 12 0
To drawing, engrossing, signing, and forwarding a very long and special petition to his Hon. Joseph Robley, Esq. President of his Majesty's council, immediately after I was informed he had been sworn into office as commander in chief—in which petition were very fully stated, the peculiar hardships of your case; and were also stated the doubts which his hon. Justice Patterson, then sole justice of his Majesty's court of common pleas, entertained whether he could alone, as there was no other justice of the court, award a writ of Habeas Corpus, though in our colonial vocation, to bring you before him for the purpose of having the legality of your imprisonment considered, 16 10 0
To reading and considering the cause of the Tobago Court act, which his hon. Mr. Justice Patterson seemed to think it necessary that there should be two judges to award a writ of Habeas corpus. 6 12 0
To drawing, engrossing, signing and forwarding, (after reading and considering the cause which occasioned Mr. Justice Patterson's doubts) a very long special petition to his Honor, wherein the subject matter of those doubts was argumentatively stated and considered, 16 10 0
To drawing, engrossing, signing and forwarding a very special petition to his Hon. Joseph Robley, Esq. as Commander in Chief, stating the peculiar hardships of your case, and praying that his Honor would issue a commission for a special Court of Oyer and Terminer to have you tried as speedily as possible, 16 10 0
To going out to Golden Grove, his Honour's country seat, with the petition when I had other business of importance on hand; and remaining till evening for the obtainment of an audience on the serious subject matter of the petition—his Honor the President being ill when I got into Golden Grove, so as not to be able to give me an audience till afternoon. 9 13 8
To attending in my chamber the mate and all your sailors when they called upon me for the purpose of giving an account of what they individually knew concerning the charge brought against you of harbouring, concealing, and attempting to carry away a negro slave belonging to Messrs. Strickland and Clark—and taking notes in order to draw two affidavits on the occasion, one of the mate and the other for the crew to make, 6 12 0
To drawing, engrossing, and filing, after they were sworn to, those two affidavits, 13 4 0
To drawing, engrossing, signing, and filing, after it was sworn to in the court, an affidavit for John Smith, and Jasper Wheeler, two merchants of the town of Scarborough to make, 6 12 0
To drawing, engrossing, signing and forwarding to Mr. Justice Patterson and Mr. Justice Wightman a very special petition for a writ of Habeas corpus, returnable immediately, in order that you might be brought up before them to have the legality of your imprisonment thoroughly considered;—and either to obtain an absolute, unqualified, unconditional discharge, or be liberated on bail, 15 10 0
To drawing, engrossing, and forwarding to Mr. Justice Patterson, a writ of Habeas Corpus, returnable immediately, 9 18 0
To reviewing, most attentively considering, and preparing myself to argue the whole case, and attending the court, which was holden for that purpose, when I was much indisposed, to discuss the question of the legality of your imprisonment; which took me up full two hours 83 0 0
Amount (Fifty four Joes, or) £. 178 4 0
Pennsylvania Legislature.
JANUARY 6.
The bill entitled "an act to repeal so much of an act entitled "an act to enable the Governor of the commonwealth to appoint commissioners, to ascertain the best route for, and mode of effecting a communication between the waters of the Delaware and Chesapeake bays, and appropriating a sum of money for opening the river Susquehanna down to the Maryland line, as prevents any individual or company removing the obstructions in the river Susquehannah" was read the third time.
Whereupon, Resolved, that the said bill pass, and that it be transmitted to the senate for concurrence.
The bill entitled "an act establishing schools throughout this commonwealth, in such manner that the poor may be taught gratis" was read as reported by the committee of the whole.
The first section thereof being under consideration. 16 10 0
On the question, "Will the House agree to the same?"
The yeas and nays were called for by Mr. Preston and Mr. Penrose, and were Yeas 29, Nays 37.
Decision between Pennsylvania and Connecticut, by the Federal court at Trenton, extracted from old Journals of Congress; and declared by the Federal Legislature, in 1800, to be final and conclusive, as to Soil and Jurisdiction. Monday, 30th December, 1782.
The Court met. Present as before. The Agents attending, 16 10 0
The court pronounced the following sentence or judgment;
This cause has been well argued by the learned Council on both sides. The court are now to pronounce their sentence or judgment.
We are UNANIMOUSLY of opinion, that the state of Connecticut has no right to the lands in controversy.
We are also UNANIMOUSLY of opinion, that the jurisdiction and pre-emption of all the territory lying within the charter-boundary of Pennsylvania, and now claimed by the state of Connecticut, do, of right, belong to the state of Pennsylvania. William Whipple, Welcome Arnold, Wm. C. Houston, Cyrus Griffin, Eavid Brerel.
WIL. WHIPPLE, President. Trenton, December 20, 1782.
The court adjourned without day. ATTEST. JOHN NEILSON, Clerk.
The court sat 48 days, Sundays included; that is to say, from Nov. 12, to Dec. 30, 1782. The Susquehanna Company had able council and agents attending, although they could not be formally considered as the parties in the cause.
The following is a description of the new banking room of the bank of Pennsylvania, of which Mr. Latrobe was the architect, extracted from a Philadelphia paper.
It is a circular room, forty-five feet in diameter.—Two principal doors, eleven feet, three inches high, and four or five feet wide, placed in deep recesses, give access to it from the East and West. At the north and south points are large windows, equal in size to the recesses, in which they are situated. Between the doors and windows are four niches, from which smaller doors lead to different apartments. The niches and recesses are nine feet wide, and between 17 and 18 feet to the top of the Arch. A range of 16 pannels surrounds the hall above the niches. At the height of 33 or 34 feet, is the cornice and the springing of the dome. The latter is of blue marble. The dome rises twelve and half feet, being singular for its flatness. It is decorated by three rows of pannels. The rim is of blue marble surrounding an opening of 13 feet. Over this is a Cupola of eight windows, the ceiling of which is simply but elegantly ornamented. The extreme height of the room is sixty feet, some inches.
In the centre is an ornamental altar, cast in iron, at the works of Mr. Godfrey in New-Jersey. It serves the purposes of a stove, and warms the whole hall. The fire is made in the cellar, passes through the stove by means of flues and descending again into the cellar is carried into one of the chimneys.
The dome is built in solid brick work, and the roof of the hall is of marble. All the blocks are of large dimensions. We understand there are four of them which weigh from four, six, to seven and an half ton.
JOHN BARNES, FROM PHILADELPHIA,
Has just opened for sale the following articles at his store opposite Mr. Semmes's tavern, in Georgetown, a general assortment of Fresh Teas of the first quality, viz.
Imperial, Large Hylon, Young Hyson, Hyson-skin, Souchong and Bohea.
SPICES. Nutmegs, Mace, Cinnamon, Cloves, Four bags fresh Almonds.
LIQUORS. Madeira, six years old, Dry Sherry & Port, Brandy, 4th proof Jamaica spirits, and Holland Gin.
COFFEE. Pennington's best refined sugars. With a handsome assortment of gentlemen's fashionable London EATS and trimmings.
He has likewise for sale, ten cases well assorted STATIONARY, consisting of writing paper of different qualities, Quills, Wafers, and Ink powder, in packages from 80 to 130 dollars on the most reasonable terms for each or approved notes.
English and American playing cards, Pasteboard per gross, Wrapping paper per ream, A case of 7-8 and yard wide Irish Linen per piece. New York 1800
CHEAP LUMBER FOR SALE,
By the Subscriber, on reasonable terms, either by large or small quantities, at his Lumber Yards, the north end of Lamberton, and at the old Sturgeon Pond, above Richards's wharf,
A QUANTITY OF ASSORTED LUMBER, viz.
One and 1-4 inch, 1 x 3, and 1 do. Yellow pine heart boards—1 inch pannel, 1 x 4 do. for floors, 1 do. common, white pine do—2 do. 7 1-4 and 2-1 do planks, 1 do. 1-8, and 2-8 do. boards, black walnut—2 do. plank, 3 do. 1-2 do. pannel boards, bedstead sets, poplar the whole of the above are well seasoned and fit for use]—less heart pine, and sap pine white oak, and buttressed, hemlock and white pine scantling, assorted—best kind three feet cedar shingles, dressed and undressed, do two feet white pine do; do 18 inch cypress do—cedar rails—Also, white pine sawed rails—shingling and plastering laths, best kind; white oak wagon timber—sap pine planks sap pine one inch boards, 3-4 cedar, best kind 3-4 white pine, 3-4 sap pine, seasoned weather boards—A quantity of handsome chestnut pannels, sawed 1 by 3 inches and from 4 to 16 feet long, for garden fence, &c. A quantity of chestnut oak posts, dressed and undressed; a quantity of cherry boards, a quantity of large white oak joice, a quantity of chestnut posts—5000 feet of neat beach scantling for tool blocks—5000 feet of sickamore scantling for bedsteads; 2 inch white oak plank; 1 inch white oak boards, 3-4 do. do. do.—25,000 feet superior cherry boards and plank, 3,000 do. very clear 2 inch white pine plank, 3,000 do. handsome beaton wood bedstead sets seasoned, 100,000 prime North Carolina shingles, a quantity of ash plank, 150 tons plaister Paris, warranted, 3,000 bushels best Virginia pit coal, 200 bushel cleans house sand.
The subscriber intends, establishing a Lumber Yard at the Federal City of Washington, which he will keep regularly supplied as above—Any quantities may be agreed for by contract, deliverable, as the purchaser may wish, provided that the place of delivery may be convenient by water with a navigable vessel—Any quantity that may be ordered for shipping abroad, shall be supplied with punctuality and dispatch, agreeable to order.
Gentlemen who are or may be building—as well as carpenters who may be under or may enter into contracts to build and furnish the materials, will find it well worth their attention to apply as above—Applications may be made by letter (post paid) or otherwise, to the subscriber, or left with Wm. and Anthony M. Buckley, or Benj. W. Morris and Co. merchants, Philadelphia.
Also for Sale or to Let, A large commodious Dwelling House, without buildings complete, and from three to seven acres of land—Two small do. with lots thereto. Also, a small Store near the river—All laying in the village of Lamberton.
NATHAN COMBS. N. B. A Screw Jack to let, that raises from 10 to 40 tons by hand—a constant supply of plaister and Smith's Virginia coal. Lamberton, New Jersey, (on Del.) January 13, 1801.
John Minchen. BOOT MAKER FROM PHILADELPHIA.
RESPECTFULLY acquaints his FRIENDS, CUSTOMERS, and the PUBLIC, that he has removed his BOOT and SHOE MANUFACTORY from near the Eastern Branch, to New Jersey Avenue, on the hill near the Capitol, where he makes Gentlemen's Boots, Bootees, dress and undress Shoes on the shortest notice, in the neatest manner, and of the best materials. December 3d. 21w.
TO JOURNEYMEN SHOE-MAKERS. WANTED, a number of Journeymen Shoemakers, to whom constant employment and good wages will be given.
Nail Manufactory,
ALL kinds of Cut Nails for Sale by Wholesale, Retail at the Factory on F Street, and at the Hardware Store of the Subscriber, where persons building and all others wishing to purchase may be supplied with any quantity at the most reasonable rates.
JOHN JACK. Washington Feb. 4, 1801.