Gazette of the United States, & Philadelphia daily advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 1797-07-07 00:00:00

John N. Dorell
Gazette of the United States, AND Philadelphia Daily Advertiser.
By JOHN FENNO, No. 110 Chestnut Street.
NUMBER 1505.]
PHILADELPHIA: FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 7, 1797.
[VOLUME XII.]
For SAVANNAH, THE SHIP Swift Packet, NOW lying at Wilcock's wharf...
For HAMBURGH, THE SHIP PENNSYLVANIA, DAVID WILLIAMSON, Master...
For SALC, The fine and remarkably fast sailing Schooner Virginia and Philadelphia Packet...
The Shareholders of the Pennsylvania Population Company, ARE requested to meet at the Company's Office...
Bank of North America. At a meeting of the Directors this day, a dividend of Six PER CENT. was declared...
A Coach and Chair, For hire, or sale, without horses—the harness complete.
George Dobson, No. 25 South Third Street, HAS imported per ships William Penn, Star, and Diana...
For Sale, The cargo of the brig Enterprise, Captain Langdon from Bourdeaux, now landing at Morton's wharf.
CONSISTING OF 324 bds. of Claret, 217 cases of ditto, 100 cases of Sweet Oil...
Wharton & Lewis, No. 115, South Front St. Said Brig, WILL take a FREIGHT for the West Indies or Europe...
Health-Office, Philadelphia, 7th June, 1797. THE Board of Health offer to rent out the NEW CITY HOSPITAL...
An assortment of Russia Cordage, A MONGST which are three cables, one of 12, one of 10-12, and the other 7-12 inches...
Joseph Anthony & Co. Just landing from on board the Active, from Hamburg, 1cb 12, 8 by 12, and 9 by 12 German Window Glass...
For Sale, THE time of a Mulatto Man, who has about 6 years to serve, understands the care of Horses...
Best English Crown Window Glass. A well assorted Invoice of the best English Crown Window Glass, of the following sizes:
NOTICE. THE subscriber having sent by the ship Nancy, Capt. Perry, the following certificates of the United States bank stock, to wit:
POST OFFICE. Philadelphia, 6th July, '97. THE mail for New Castle, Cantwell's bridge, Duck Creek cross roads, Dover, Frederica, Milford, George Town (in the place of Cheswold) and Lewes...
A Quantity of Brandy, FIRST & 2d proof, Gin, of 4th proof, in pipes, Jamaica Spirits, 4th proof, in Hhds, Old Hock, in cases of 40 dozen each...
Ross & Simson, Have for Sale, A QUANTITY OF PRIME St. Domingo Cotton, Superior Old Lisbon Wine in Pipes...
Erskine's View of the War. JUST PUBLISHED, By ROBERT CAMPBELL & Co. No. 40 South Second Street, [Price 31 Cents]
GABRIEL DECOMBAZ, BOOKSELLER & STATIONER, Begs leave to inform the public that he has removed his Shop to No. 32, South Third Street, AND HAS JUST PUBLISHED, (Neatly bound and lettered, price 2 dols. 25 cts.) The Adventures of Telemachus.
THE NAVAL GAZETTEER; Being a complete Geographical Dictionary, containing a full and accurate account, alphabetically arranged, of all the countries and islands in the known world...
Also Corresponding. Ample Directions for sailing into or out of the different Ports, Straits, and Harbours of the four quarters of the world...
The Commissioners. FOR carrying into effect the final article of the treaty of amity, commerce and navigation, concluded between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America...
Extract from the said article. Whereas it is alleged by divers British merchants, and others his majesty's subjects, that debts to a considerable amount, which were bona fide contracted, before the peace, still remain owing to them...
By order of the Board, GRIFFITH EVANS, Secretary. Philadelphia, Commissioners' Office, No. 3 South Sixth Street, May 29, 1797.
THE SUBSCRIBER having been appointed by the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of his Britannic Majesty, General Agent for assisting British creditors, and such particular agents as they may specially authorize, in prosecuting their claims before the commissioners for carrying into effect the sixth article of the Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America...
John Miller, jun. & Co. Have received per the India, Alhmead, from Calcutta, A well assorted small Invoice of Guarrab, Bafas, Coffees, Calicoes, Bengal Stripes.
Musical Instrument Manufactory, No. 167, Arch Street. Laid in remarkably low, which they will sell for each or short credit on very advantageous terms.
IT ARPER, harpsichord, grand, portable grand, 12-fid-board, pier table and square piano forte made in London, returns thanks to his friends and the public, for their liberal encouragement, and hopes that by his assiduity and attention to every branch of his business, to merit a continuance of their favours.
LANDING. From on board Schooner Daphne, captain G. W. Morfe, from Hispaniola, 61,000 wt. Sugar, 53,900 Coffee.
FOR SALE BY F. COPPINGER, No. 221, South Front Street, Who has also on hand, Claret in hds. and cases, Rice, A quantity of Bristol Bottles, A case of Cambrics, Cloths and Cashmeres.
Bank of United States. THE Directors have this day declared a Dividend of Sixteen Dollars on each share for the last six months, which will be paid to the Stockholders after the 13th inst.
NOTICE. ANY of the citizens who may be inclined to accommodate Members of Congress with board and lodging during the next session, will please to forward their address, as soon as possible, to the subscriber, at Congress Hall—Who also wishes to hear of some ready furnished lodgings, with the use of a kitchen. Likewise of a front drawing room, well furnished, and two good bed rooms, with board for a family, in which there will be two servants.
WALKER & KENNEDY, No. 73, SOUTH FRONT STREET, Have for Sale, Virginia Tobacco, of the Richmond inspection, 350 bds. Virginia Flour and Middlings, 500 bushels Wheat, 5 casks Ginang.
The Commissioners. FOR carrying into effect the TWENTY-FIRST Article of the Treaty of Friendship, Limits, and Navigation, between His Catholic Majesty and the United States of America, hereby give information to all Persons therein concerned.
COLUMBIA HOUSE Boarding School for young Ladies. MRS. GROOMBRIDGE with much pleasure and respect, returns her sincere acknowledgement for the liberal encouragement she has received during four years residence in Philadelphia...
Nathaniel Lewis & Son, Have for sale at their store, No. 70, adjoining George Latimer & Son, Pine-Street Wharf, A Quantity of Madeira Wines in pipes and half pipes.
For Sale, THE time of a smart, active Negro Boy, who has about sixteen years to serve. Apply to the Printer.
On TUESDAY evening next, the 11th inst. will be sold by public auction, at the Merchants Coffeehouse for account of the concerned, being deposited as collateral security. Sundry Promissory Notes, Drawn by John Nicholson in favour of, and endorsed by David Allison.
Town Lots. A TOWN named BEULA, one mile square, being laid out on the Blacklick Creek, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Lots therein of 38 feet by 125 feet are now selling at TEN DOLLARS each...
The purchasers of lots in BEULA have the following prospects of appreciating their property: 1. It is remote from any other town, and surrounded by great bodies of excellent land, capable of producing every kind of grain and vegetables, and is without doubt one of the best grazing counties in the United States.
Boarding and Lodging. FOR single gentlemen may be had at No. 122, Sixth-Street, corner of Race. Some apartments to be let at the above place.
Just Received, From Batavia (via Providence) 170 Sacks of Java Coffee of first quality, 200 half Sacks, do. A few Boxes of Spices, consisting of Nutmegs, Cloves and mace.
New Landing, At Pratt's wharf, FROM on board the ship Thomas Chisholm, Capt. Raper, from Bourdeaux, CLARET in casks, Dito in cases, White Wine Vinegar, Red Skins in boxes.
To be Sold, A large and convenient Three Story Brick House, SITUATE at the north-east corner of Arch and Fourth-Streets. It contains eighteen rooms—and is in every respect well finished.
Just Imported, In the ship Rebecca, from St. Croix, Prime Sugar and Rum, 40,000 wt. of Windward Island Coffee, A quantity of choice Madeira Wine.
Will be Landed, From on board the ship Active, Capt. Blair, from Hamburg, 20 bales white Russia clean Hemp, 2 casks Clover Seed. For Sale by Thomas Herman Leuffer, North Fifth Street, No. 34.

LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Published by Authority.
FIFTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. AT THE FIRST SESSION, Begun and held at the City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, on Monday, the fifteenth day of May, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven.
An Act for revising and continuing Suits and Processes in the Circuit Court for the District of North-Carolina.
WHEREAS, a sufficient quorum of judges did not attend to hold the circuit court, for the district of North-Carolina, for the purpose of doing business in June term, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven, in consequence whereof, certain provisions are now become necessary and expedient, to prevent a failure of justice in the said court.
Section 1. BE it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That it shall and may be lawful for the district judge of the state of North-Carolina, to direct the clerk of the said court, to issue such process for the purpose of calling persons to be summoned to serve as jurymen at the said court, at the term to commence the thirteenth day of November next, as has been before issued by the clerk of the said court for the like purpose, returnable to June term, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven; that the persons ordered by the said process to be summoned for the said purpose, shall be ordered to be summoned in the same proportion, and from the same counties, as those persons who were ordered to be summoned for the like purpose, by process returnable at June term, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven: Provided, that if it shall appear expedient to the said district judge, that a different time of notice shall be prescribed, than that hitherto prescribed, he may cause such other time of notice to be directed to be given, as to him shall appear most conducive to justice, and convenient to the persons to be summoned: And the marshal is hereby directed to execute the said process, so to be issued; and the persons who shall be legally summoned to attend as jurymen, in consequence thereof, are hereby required to attend the said court, under the like penalties for disobedience, as if the said process had been ordered to be issued by the said court, in the ordinary method of proceeding; and the marshal and the persons who shall attend as jurymen, in virtue of the said process, so to be issued, shall be entitled to the like allowances for their services, respectively.
Section 2. And be it further enacted, That all suits and proceedings, of what nature or kind soever, which have been commenced in the said court, and not finished, shall be proceeded on at the ensuing term, in the same manner, and to the same effect, as if the said circuit court had been regularly held for the purpose of business in June term, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven, and continuances had been regularly entered, of all suits and proceedings of the said term, in which they were depending, in the usual manner of proceeding, as the case might be.
Section 3. And be it further enacted, That all writs and other process issued out of the clerk's office of the said circuit court, according to the accustomed method, bearing test in November term, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven, or June term, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven, shall be held and deemed of the same validity and effect as if the term of June, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven, had been regularly held by a judge or judges competent to do business, and continuances in respect to suits or other process returnable to the last mentioned term, had been regularly entered.
JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS JEFFERSON, Vice President of the United States, and President of the Senate. Approved, July 5, 1797. JOHN ADAMS, President of the United States. Deposited among the Rolls in the Office of the Department of State. TIMOTHY PICKERING, Secretary of State.
An Act to continue in force, to the end of the next Session, certain Acts, and parts of Acts, of limited duration.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That all laws of the United States, and parts of laws now in force, and which, by the terms of their limitation, will expire with the end of this session of Congress, shall be, and hereby are continued in force, until the end of the next session.
JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS JEFFERSON, Vice President of the United States, and President of the Senate. Approved, July 5, 1797. JOHN ADAMS, President of the United States. Deposited among the Rolls in the Office of the Department of State. TIMOTHY PICKERING, Secretary of State.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MONDAY, July 3.
Mr. W. SMITH proposed a resolution, appropriating a sum of money for erecting goals in those States, in which there are not sufficient ones at present, for containing the prisoners of the United States.
This proposition was opposed on the ground of its being no way connected with the present session, and negatived without a division.
The bill for laying a stamp duty was read a third time, and the blanks filled up, viz. that for fixing the time of the act's taking effect, with the 31st day of December next—the fine and imprisonment for counterfeiting stamps, &c. with 1000 dollars and 7 years imprisonment; and the time for which the duration of the act was limited, with five years.
The yeas and nays upon the passing of the bill were as follows:
YEAS.
Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Brookes, Cochran, Coot, Craik, Dana, Davenport, Dennis, Dett, Evans, A. Foster, D. Foster, J. Freeman, Gillespie, Glenn, Goodrich, Gordon, Griswold, Hanna, Harper, Hartley, Hindman, Holmer, S. Lyman, Machir, Matthews, Morgan, Morris, Otis, Potter, Reed, Rutledge, Schureman, Sewall, Shepard, Sinnickson, Sitgreaves, J. Smith, N. Smith, W. Smith, (Charles.) Thatcher, Thomas, Thompson, Van Alen, Wadsworth, J. Williams—47.
NAYAS.
Messrs. Baer, Baldwin, Baird, Benton, Blount, Bryan, Burgess, Cabell, Champlin, Claiborne, Clopton, Clay, Davis, Dawson, Elmerdorf, Fowler, Gallatin, Havens, Holmes, Jones, Livingston, Locke, Lyon, Macon, M'Clanahan, M'Dowell, Milledge, New, Nicholas, Parker, Skinner, W. Smith, (P.) Spriggs, Standford, Sumpter, A. Trigg, J. Trigg, Van Cortlandt, Varnum, Venable, R. Williams—41.
Mr. GALLATIN moved the order of the day on the bill making additional appropriations for the year 1797.
The house accordingly went into a committee of the whole on this subject, and the blanks of the bill were filled.
The first five items were agreed to without objection. On Mr. W. Smith's proposing to fill the 6th item with 60,000 dollars,
Mr. NICHOLAS, called for the reading of the particulars which composed this sum. They consisted of the salary and outfits of Ministers to France; to Prussia, and to the Barbary powers. Mr. N. wished the sum mentioned to be for the Minister of Berlin, viz. 13,500 dollars to be deducted from the 60,500, as he knew of no possible use that a Minister to Berlin could be of. He thought the present extension of foreign intercourse was far too great; he wished much to see it narrowed, and trusted it would be done at the next session, as the law on that subject would then expire. He wished, therefore, to reduce this sum, in order to show their wish to have the business of foreign intercourse circumscribed. He moved to fill the blank with 47,000 dollars.
Mr. HARPER thought it was too late for the gentleman to talk in this manner, because a sum of money had uniformly been appropriated for the purpose of foreign intercourse. It was extraordinary, therefore, that at this day, if there were no good reasons for it, that they should now be called upon to depart from their usual practice. He hoped it would not meet with the approbation of the house.
Mr. M'DOWELL was opposed to voting any considerable sum for this purpose. It might have been proper heretofore: but he could see no reason at present for entering into treaties with nations with whom we neither had, nor could have any considerable connection. He wished to pause before they agreed to this measure; because, if agreed to, he expected it would hereafter be produced as a reason why they should extend the business still farther.
Mr. NICHOLAS said, the gentleman from S. Carolina seemed to have mistaken him. He did not propose to strike out any thing which had heretofore been agreed to, but what related to a further extension of our foreign intercourse. Of the four northern powers, he thought it was least necessary to have any connection with Prussia; she was in a situation to favor us less than any other power. If a new treaty were entered into with Prussia, he supposed it would be next proposed to have one with Sweden, Denmark and Russia, as we had a much greater commercial connection with those powers than with Prussia. As to their having once agreed to go into this business of foreign intercourse, it was no reason for continuing it after they were convinced the system was injurious to the welfare and happiness of this country.
Mr. W. SMITH said, this motion involved it in a very delicate consideration. They were called upon to vote for a less sum than that estimated, upon the ground that the President had done wrong in sending a minister to Berlin. His colleague was right, when he said this was running counter to established rule. He thought it would be contrary to the spirit of the constitution, because the power of judging of the propriety of sending ministers to foreign countries rested with the President and Senate; but this house conceiving they had made an injudicious exercise of that right, say they will withhold the necessary appropriations; which, he said, would be exercising a power over that branch of government in which the constitution had alone placed the power of doing the business. It was his opinion, that the President having sent a minister to Berlin, they were as much bound to appropriate money to pay the expense, as they were bound to provide for the salary of the President, or of the judges. Some gentlemen, however, thought, that such a situation might exist, as would justify the withholding of appropriations.
Admitting that there might be such a situation, a question would arise whether it should be done by withholding an appropriation, by impeachment, or by a vote of censure on the President. For if that House were to arrest an appropriation, he supposed the Senate would not suffer the bill to pass without it, and unless they came into the opinion of the Senate, no bill could pass.
He found himself embarrassed in discussing this question, because it was not their province to adduce reasons for sending a minister to any particular place; but he thought if it were desirable we should have a minister at any foreign court, it was that of Prussia; and from the connection which subsisted between that monarch and the French republic, he should have supposed that those gentlemen who wished so much to harmonize with the French Republic, would not have objected to the sending of a minister there.
The treaty we formerly had with Prussia was expired, and he believed that court had requested a renewal of it; the President had also recommended it in his speech at the opening of the session; and there might exist reasons for it which were not proper to be laid before that house. He agreed that prima facie there appeared to be a greater propriety for us to enter into treaty with Denmark, Sweden and Russia than with Prussia. We had a treaty with Sweden about to expire; and it was not improbable that the gentleman sent to Berlin, might also be employed in making a treaty with Sweden. If gentlemen had intended to make the present serious opposition to the measure, he thought it would have been more candid to have given notice of the intention, that gentlemen might have been prepared to meet it.
Mr. GALLATIN said, it was rather singular that the chairman of the committee of ways and means should be unprepared to meet any opposition to this measure, since he knew that several members of that committee were opposed to it, and he must therefore have expected that they would have moved to appropriate a less sum. But it appeared as if the gentleman wished to make a very serious question of what he considered as merely incidental, viz. whether they should vote so much money, or a less sum. He believed he should shew it was of little importance.
In relation to the constitution, it was merely said that the President should have power to appoint ministers, ambassadors, &c. but, by the power to appoint ministers, could never be meant that he had the power to send ministers to all the courts of Europe, and to all the principalities of Germany, and call upon that house only in an indirect way to agree to the appropriation. As to the power of appointing ministers, it was a new power given to the Executive by the present constitution. The first Congress took up the subject. They might have said there should be four or six ministers employed. They did not do this; but they declared that the salary of a minister should not exceed 2,000 dollars, nor his out fit a similar sum, nor the whole annual expense 40,000 dollars. By this check they divided the power with the Executive; and if this power were not acted upon, it would have been absurd to have given it to them. He did not look upon the present question as by any means a constitutional one. The President had appointed a minister for Berlin, for reasons best known to himself; and the question betwixt them was, whether the appointment was a proper one.
They had been yearly called upon for additional appropriations for this object: if they thought it necessary to check this spirit for foreign connections, or were determined not to renew the law relative to foreign negotiations, it would be right to agree to the proposed reduction. As to impeachment, or censure, they were out of the question. The President thought a minister to the court in question would be of some use; they thought differently, and that the money would be more valuable. Where was the cause of accusation? It was merely a difference of opinion.
Another collateral argument of the gentleman from S. Carolina, related to what the Senate would do. He did not think it parliamentary to say the Senate would do this or that.
To enforce the propriety of sending a minister to Berlin, the gentleman from S. Carolina had suggested two reasons, viz. the recommendation of the President, and the propriety of renewing our treaty. He did not think a renewal of that treaty would be of any advantage to us; nor did he think any gentleman was anxious about it. By that treaty the United States were prohibited from fitting out privateers in any case. But he thought that gentleman had used a strong argument against sending a minister to Berlin. He did not know how far the gentleman was well informed; but if the object of the minister was to prevail upon the king of Prussia to obtain an accommodation for us with France, he thought it would be the worst policy which could be adopted. Such an offer of mediation would not be likely to produce an accommodation. [Mr. S. said he had mentioned this merely as a suggestion of his own, without any authority.]
Another consideration, Mr. G. said, induced him to be in favor of reducing the appropriation was, that the money was altogether unnecessary. He did not suppose the gentleman from S. Carolina wished to appropriate for ministers which had no existence, and the money now asked had been appropriated already in full. It was true it was appropriated for a minister to be sent to Portugal; but none had been sent there, so that the money remained unexpended, and the same gentlemen intended for the former embassy, was now employed on this. The fact was that their appropriations for foreign intercourse were not particularized, but made in gross. There was, therefore, a sufficient sum of money in hand, since the object had merely been changed.
Mr. J. WILLIAMS argued in favor of the larger sum, as it had been usual to appropriate money to pay the expense of any minister which the President (according to the power placed in him by the constitution) thought it necessary to send abroad. He thought it might be attended with bad consequences to withhold the necessary appropriations for this purpose, especially when a minister had already been appointed.
Mr. N. SMITH said this was a subject which had agitated the house ever since the gentleman from Pennsylvania came into the government; as it had been his constant endeavor to swallow up the executive power in that house. For certainly, if that house had the power to appropriate or not to appropriate, to destroy, or support the appointment of a minister, at their pleasure, it was certain that the executive was no longer an independent branch of government. Mr. S. said, as he wished to preserve the government pure, he should always bear testimony against such a doctrine. He considered the executive as the sole judge as to the propriety of appointing foreign ministers; and being sole judge, that house had no right to judge over his head, any more than over the head of the judiciary; and whenever any one branch of government shall presume to judge over the head of another, there was an end to the purity of our system.
Mr. BALDWIN spoke of the ground upon which this business was originally settled. He said they determined not to say to the President to what place a minister should be sent, or what quantity of minister should be appointed; but they stipulated the quantity of money to be expended. At the time the sum was first enlarged, a particular urgency existed. He looked upon the extension of this power as unfortunate for this country, and he should be against its going farther. The gentleman from Connecticut had therefore disturbed himself unnecessarily, when he thought this doctrine was of recent date; it was certainly as old as the government.
Mr. THATCHER thought the gentleman last up was mistaken. He did not believe that by confining the expenditure in respect to foreign negotiations to 40,000 dollars, it was meant to trammel the powers of the President; but that the sum was granted because it was thought it would be sufficient for the purpose. He had no idea that they had a right to restrict the President in this respect.
Mr. SEWARD considered this question of so much importance that he could not refrain from delivering his opinion upon it. He insisted upon the constitution being clear in placing the power in the executive, and that the appointment of ministers stood upon the same ground as the appointment of the judges of the federal court. The question, he said, seemed to come to this: Whether the President should obtain an appropriation from that house, before he proceeded to appoint a minister. A doctrine of this kind would be extremely inconvenient, since Congress were only in session at certain periods, whereas it could not be said at what precise time it should be necessary to send a minister to a foreign country. If the President should be guilty of excessive conduct, gentlemen would do well to come forward and say he had done wrong; but even in that case, he should be doubtful whether that house would be justified in refusing an appropriation; as it would be necessary to punish the President in a different way: for in refusing the necessary money, the person employed on the embassy would be punished, and not the President.
Mr. GALLATIN wished the gentleman from Connecticut instead of being angry, had attended to the fact which he had stated, viz. that the money asked for was already appropriated. He wished also that he had enquired into the fact whether at any time they had appropriated for the expense of ministers before they existed. If they were found to appropriate, they were not bound to appropriate beyond what was before them. He did not believe that even the gentleman from Connecticut would subscribe to this doctrine.
As to what the gentlemen had said relative to what had taken place since he came into that house, he was mistaken altogether. In addition to what had been said to the gentleman from Georgia, he would ask why the law of 1790 was limited for two years, if not meant to check the power of the President? If Congress had been of opinion that they were bound, they would have made a permanent appropriation as in relation to the public debt.
If, because they differed in opinion, they were to charge each other with subverting the government, there would be an end to business. He gave the Constitution a construction which he thought right; that gentlemen, he supposed, did the same, and though in his opinion, his doctrine brought all legislative power into the hands of the Executive, yet he would not charge him with any other than good intentions.
With respect to the judges of the Supreme Court, the President had the power only to appoint them, their number was fixed by the legislature; so that there was a similar check in both cases. He thought the true ground was the expediency of the business.
Mr. HARPER asked whether that house was possessed of all the information necessary to form a judgment of the propriety of this measure. Could they say with propriety, that a minister ought not to be sent either to Lisbon or Berlin? And if the proposed sum were taken from the appropriations, one of these missions must be given up. Thus to control the power of the president, in his opinion, would be to destroy a provision of the constitution, and bring the president into a very humiliating situation.
Mr. NICHOLAS said, if the appropriation of money was not vested in their hands for the purpose of exercising their judgment upon the propriety of expense, he could not see the use it was of; but he did believe they had the power of controlling what appeared to them improper expense, and that it was their duty to do so.
The question was put for filling the blank with the larger sum, viz. 60,500 dollars, and carried, there being 50 votes in favour of it.
The 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th, items were agreed without opposition.
On the 5,000 dollars proposed for the hospital department, some debate took place. It was urged by Messrs. W. Smith, and Otis, on the ground of its having been called for by the proper department, and that if it was not expended, the money would be safe in the treasury.
It was opposed by Messrs. Gallatin, Varnum and Macon, as in their opinion unnecessary.
THE modest Mr. BACHE, in his paper of this morning, has, with his usual regard to Deceit and Truth, endeavoured to impress a belief that the deified Jacobin, BLOUNT, of the "virtuous" minority in the Senate, is one of the "British faction"; as this Retailer of Sedition denounces the friends of their country in the administration of the Government.
BLOUNT was, indeed, "one of the late President's officers"; and like ALL who were selected from the party to which he ever belonged, he has given evidence that those who oppose the free government of their country, and its administration, are unchecked by Moral considerations. To oppose, thwart, misrepresent, and defame a government, relying on Confidence alone, thereby to destroy this confidence, has been a game as often repeated as free governments have been destroyed. The late President, seduced by his own consciousness of integrity, and misled by the hypocritical pretensions of the Antifederalists, to superior attachment to liberty, the constant art of disorganizers, appointed too many of them to offices of importance. And what have been the returns? While he continued in office, they constantly endeavoured to excite opposition, by misrepresentation and falsehood—their malignity has followed that father of his country to his hallowed retirement. And this friend of General Washington, as the honest Bache wishes he should be believed, endeavours, by casting "all the blame on the late President", to give himself consequence, by exciting the savages against our country. O shame! when will thou restrain the vipers of sedition?
This infamous transaction is, at present veiled, in some degree, with mystery. When the whole of the President's communications shall be published, it will be obvious, that the objects of the traitorous combination were not confined to the application to the British Minister, but that that application itself was designed to produce effects which should defeat the execution of our treaty with Spain, and it has so far, at least for the present, succeeded. The probability is, that the principal agent, Blount, was an instrument in the hands of wily Frenchmen. That it was hoped the bait would succeed as it respected Great-Britain, and thereby involve us in hostility with that country; and for this it is probable they relied upon our prejudices against that nation. At any rate, it was believed, that it could not fail to excite fear and jealousy in the Spanish government, and probably might facilitate the cession of territory to France, of which we have heard so much, and which we know is so ardently desired.
Respecting Mr. Blount, it is a fact well known, that he has invariably attached himself to the opposers of the administration—that on no national question has he ever voted with its friends—that his personal associations have ever been consonant with his votes—that during the last winter his house was the rendezvous of those who were canvassing for the election of the Correspondent of Mazzei to the Presidency—that there has been a constant and open intimacy between him and the French and Spanish agents here; and it is believed that he is not even personally known to the British Minister, but that all his applications to him were made by other men and in other names.
Justice demands that it should be added, that Mr. Lison gave no encouragement to the proposals, but repressed the first advances; and that in his official communications, the reasons which influenced him in declining, produced a rejection of the project by the British administration.
July 6.
COMMUNICATIONS.
That pure and incorruptible patriot, the Editor of the Aurora, in order to raise a dust to cover the ignominious flight of one of his faction, and divert the public attention from the object to which it ought, and nevertheless will be directed, viz. the unmasking of the pretended patriots—has with his accustomed candor, attempted to pass on the public a false misrepresentation respecting the British minister. No other refutation is necessary, than the publication of Mr. Lison's letter. One thing in Bache's statement is remarkable. "What are we to think (says he) of those Americans, who have been on so familiar a footing with him," (the British minister.) Hah! it is something suspicious then, to be on a familiar footing with an ambassador! Those who know that Bache never made love to all the French ministers that have come to America since their revolution; that his house was not open to and frequented by them, and theirs by him at all hours, and particularly at midnight—will at once perceive the peculiar propriety with which a remark of this kind comes from him.
Men of gals! throw no bones.
It is believed that this Month Piece of the Jacobin faction is rather confuted and privily counselled to mollify the latter judgments among the Representatives of France in an American Council of One Hundred.
The sublime Theory of the celebrated Franklin realised.
MR. MAISON, desirous to shew his gratitude to the respectable Companies who do him the honor to be present every evening at the Philosophical and Mechanical Experiments, executed by three artificial persons, informs the lovers of arts and sciences, that THIS EVENING, the 7th inst. there will be a surprising addition to the Philosophical Experiments, which are so ably executed by the artificial Lady: after having fired the Cannon de Velva, melted metals through means of her in-flamed breath, &c. &c. she will direct the electric fire on a building, which, being provided with a pointed conductor, will remain perfectly safe, but having applied a metallic ball to the point, a second stroke of the electric fire will fall on the same, and destroy it instantaneously.
This experiment alone is sufficient to insure to the celebrated Franklin an undoubted right to the gratitude of the public: it is in the country of this great man that an European Philosopher (who already at Paris obtained marks of his esteem) will repeat this beautiful experiment, before his worthy fellow citizens, in order to celebrate and honor the memory of its author.
These experiments will continue every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings, at 8 o'clock precisely, in the dancing-room of Mr. M'DONAGH, in Fourth-street, between Chestnut and Walnut Streets, and will be varied and augmented.
Entrance half a dollar—Children, one quarter of a dollar.
July 7—mw&kitf

It was alleged, that the expense of this department had never reached 7,000 dollars...
On the motion for striking out this item being put, it was negatived 45 to 33.
The remainder of the items were agreed to without debate. The committee rose, the house took them up, and agreed to them...
A message was received from the Senate, with a bill which had passed that house for reviving the law respecting Consuls and vice-Consuls.
It also informed them, that the President had approved and signed the act for providing a naval armament, and an act for fixing the next meeting of Congress.
Mr. READ reported the bill for compelling process in the circuit court of N. Carolina, and the bill for continuing in force certain acts and parts of acts, as duly enrolled; they were accordingly signed by the Speaker.
Mr. ALLEN laid a resolution on the table, again proposing a duty of 25 cents per bushel on salt. Ordered to lie.
A confidential communication was received from the President of the United States; to read which the galleries were cleared as usual. Adjourned.
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY EVENING, July 7. The Gazette.
WILLIAM BLOUNT took his seat in the Senate yesterday, as usual. He read a short address, in which he said he trusted when he came to be heard upon his trial, he should be able to clear himself from the charges which he understood were to be brought against him.
Thereport of the Committee of the House of Representatives on Mr. Blount's business was debated yesterday. It concluded with an opinion that he ought to be impeached of high crimes, and misdemeanors.
This forenoon, the House of Representatives adopted the Report of their Committee, nem. con. relative to Mr. BLOUNT; in consequence of which, the House, in a body, carried up to the Senate, an Impeachment against him, of High Crimes and Misdemeanors.
IN SENATE of the UNITED STATES, July 6, 1797.
The committee to whom was referred that part of the President's message which relates to a letter purporting to have been written by WILLIAM BLOUNT, Esq. one of the Senators from the State of Tennessee, together with the papers accompanying the same, having had the same under their consideration, beg leave to make a farther report.
That Mr. Blount having declined an acknowledgement or denial of the letter imputed to him; and having failed to appear or give any satisfactory explanation respecting it, your committee sent for the original letter which accompanies this report, and is in the following words.
(See yesterday's Gazette.)
Two Senators now present in the Senate, have declared to the committee that they are well acquainted with the hand writing of Mr. Blount, and have no doubt that this letter was written by him, your committee have examined many letters from Mr. Blount to the Secretary of War, a number of which are herewith submitted as well as the letter addressed by Mr. Blount to Mr. Cocke his colleague in the Senate, and to this committee respecting the business now under consideration; and find them all to be of the same hand writing with the letter in question.
The plan hinted at in this extraordinary letter to be executed under the auspices of the British, is so capable of different constructions and conjectures that your committee at present forbear giving any decided opinion respecting it; except that to Mr. Blount's own mind it appeared to be inconsistent with the interests of the United States and of Spain...
the interests of the United States and of Spain, and he was therefore anxious to conceal it from both. But when they considered his attempts to seduce Carey from his duty as a faithful interpreter and to employ him as an engine to alienate the affections and confidence of the Indians from the public officers of the United States...
Resolved, That William Blount, Esquire, one of the Senators of the United States having been guilty of a high misdemeanor entirely inconsistent with his public trust and duty as a Senator, be, and he hereby is expelled from the Senate of the United States.
MESSAGE. Gentlemen of the Senate, and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives, THE whole of the intelligence which has for some time past been received from abroad, the correspondence between this Government and the ministers of the belligerent powers residing here, and the advices from the officers of the United States, civil and military, upon the frontiers, all conspire to shew in a very strong light, the critical situation of our country.
United States, July 3d, 1797.
REPORT of the Secretary of War to the President of the United States.
WAR OFFICE, 30th June, 1797. THE Secretary of War has the honor respectfully to report to the President of the United States, the annexed extracts of letters from Brigadier General Wilkinson and Lieutenant Colonel Hamtramck, relative to certain causes which may have affected the disposition of the Indians on the western frontiers; as also extracts of dispatches to Brigadier General Wilkinson and captain Guion, respecting the conduct to be observed by the latter officer on his arrival at the Natchez and Walnut-Hills; with copies of a correspondence between his excellency Manuel Gayoso de Lemos and Lieutenant Piercy Pope, of the corps of artillery and engineers, and commandant of the advanced guard of the troops of the United States, destined to take possession of those posts, which exhibit the reasons that had prevented his receiving them.
The Secretary further reports a copy of a letter from William Blount, Senator from the state of Tennessee, (the original of which is believed to be in his hand writing) addressed to James Carey, interpreter to the Cherokee nation, and assistant to the Indian factory at Tellico, in Tennessee, who had received it, and which had since come to the hands of the Principal of that factory.
JAMES M'HENRY, Secretary of War.
[No. I.] Extract of a letter from the Secretary of War to Brigadier General James Wilkinson, dated War-Office, 9th June, 1797. "YESTERDAY the Secretary of State received letters from Mr. Ellicott, by which it would appear that scruples on the part of Governor Gayoso had retarded the evacuation of the posts.
"These scruples or objections are, first, That in his opinion the forts ought to be demolished; 2d. That he thought it necessary to continue his force in that quarter till the claims of Spanish subjects to land should be adjusted by negotiation. "As to the first, our officer may be instructed to agree to the demolition of the works if insisted on. As to the second, he will assure the governor that he is authorized to say, that no person shall be disturbed in his possession or property till an opportunity has been afforded to apply to Congress, and that they may rely upon their claims being adjusted upon the most equitable principles. "It is to be presumed, that on receiving these explanations, the Spanish garrisons will be withdrawn. If, however, contrary to expectation, this should not happen our officer is to take a secure position, but not to near them as to give any cause to the Spanish garrisons to apprehend insult or injury."
[No. II.] Extract of a letter from the Secretary of War to Captain Isaac Guion, commanding a detachment of the Troops of the United States, destined for the Natchez, dated War-Office, June 10th, 1797.
"I ENCLOSE you duplicate of my letter to Brigadier General Wilkinson of yesterday's date for your government, in case he should have left Fort Washington, or by any accident be prevented from communicating to you the contents."
"Having a perfect reliance on your prudence and judgment, I cannot doubt but your command will prove satisfactory to yourself, and advantageous to the United States.
[No. III.] Extract of a letter from the Secretary of War to Capt. Isaac Guion, dated War-Office, June 15th, 1797. "SHOULD this dispatch find you where I expect it will, at the Natchez, and the Spanish garrison still in possession of the works at that place; you will be pleased to lose no time in communicating to the commanding officer there, the enclosed copy of a message from the President of the United States to Congress, and to the inhabitants of Natchez.
[No. IV.] Extract of a letter from Brigadier General James Wilkinson to the Secretary of War, dated Fort Washington, 2d June, 1797, received 22d instant. "LIEUTENANT Colonel Howard of the regiment of Louisiana, an accomplished Irishman, has arrived at St. Louis, with four hundred regular troops; he is strengthening the works of that place, and organizing the Militia; and I have information, through a confidential channel, that it was determined as early as September last, not to give up the posts on the Mississippi."
[No. V.] Extract of a letter from Brigadier General James Wilkinson to the Secretary of War, dated Fort Washington, 4th June, 1797, received 22d instant. "LETTERS from all quarters announce the discontented and menacing aspect of the savages; two white men have been recently murdered on the Ohio below the Cumberland, and the savages beyond the Mississippi, and those who pass Massac, make no hesitation to avow their purpose for war; the Shawanese, at the old Tawawa towns, are our nearest neighbours; they profess friendship, but are making no preparations for a crop, which is a certain indication of their intention to change ground."
JOHN ADAMS.
[No. VI.] Extract of a letter from Lieutenant Colonel Hamtramck to Brigadier General James Wilkinson, dated Detroit, 21st May, 1797.
"The departure of the fourth regiment, and now of the artillery, makes us very weak—it has reduced our guards from officer's guards to non-commissioned officer's, and our strength does not admit of three relievers.
"I have had, for a long time past, a large number of Indians—I do not know well their intentions—but I think it would be prudent not to weaken the garrison more than it is; and I am pretty sure that both the French and Spaniards have emissaries amongst the Indians. I have it from indubitable authority, that a large Belt from the Spaniards is now travelling through the different nations."
(To be continued.)
By this day's Mail.
BOSTON, July 3. Capt. Tilton, from Cadiz, in lat. 45, 28, spoke the ship Phoenix, from Bremen for Baltimore, 35 days out, the capt. of which informed him, that he had on board papers, giving information of the French having declared War against America.
On the 14th April the French Directory moved the Council of Five Hundred to prohibit the introduction of English merchandise into Cortica, and to extend to that country the commercial advantages enjoyed by the Republic. Referred to a committee.
PARIS, May 10. Missena arrived two days since at Paris—he brings the ratification of the definitive treaty of peace with the Emperor.
The Senate of Venice has written to Gen. Buonaparte, to assure him of their wish to preserve the utmost harmony between the two republics, and promised to do justice for the murders committed upon individuals of the French army; the senate also request the intercession of the French general, to restore to the republic of Venice, the countries beyond the Mincio.
The King of Spain has already named his ambassador to the Congress at Berne—where he and the King of Prussia will act as mediators: And such is the known temper and disposition of the people of England, that the government will embrace the opportunity of offending a minister to Berne, and accede to any just and reasonable terms of peace.
[Col. Centinel.]
SALEM, June 30. From the Isle of France. By captain Mirick of the Flora, arrived at New Bedford, and who left the Isle of France on the 30th of March, the following positive facts may be relied on, being handed through passengers upon that ship:—"That at the time of their sailing, no orders from France had been received to stop American vessels to or from English ports; and that the colonial assembly of the island had passed some late favorable decrees respecting American trade—ordering that our vessels should not be stopped or molested in any of their different India voyages, or in any way whatever." The Americans were much respected there.
Dispute between the United States and France.
This day is published, by THOMAS BRADFORD, No. 8, South Front Street, price 2/4. OBSERVATIONS on the dispute between the United States and France, addressed by ROBERT GOODLOE HARPER, of South Carolina, to his constituents. June 26. 59t.
PROVIDENCE, June 29. On Saturday last a Number of Persons from this town, with a large Seine made for the occasion, and several Boats well manned, and provided with Harpoons, &c. commenced a serious Chase in Seacunk River, after the large FISH mentioned in our last—about 2 o'Clock, Capt. Cole was fortunate enough to strike it with a harpoon—and the novel Scene of the Boat towed about the River with great Velocity by the Fish, excited Anxiety in the surrounding Spectators (amounting to 2 or 3000) for the Safety of the Persons in the Boat, as well as Pleasure, at the prospect of the Fish being taken; it however broke the Hold.—It rose a Number of Times in the Course of the Afternoon, and the blood run plentifully from the wound; but no other Opportunity to strike or entangle it in the Seine offered that Day—Sunday morning very early, it was found further up the river in Shoal Water, and taken without much Trouble. It measured 12 Feet, 10 Inches in Length, and 5 Feet round. It is not agreed what the proper Name of this Fish is.
WASHINGTON LOTTERY, No. II.
Table with 5 columns: No. Dols., No. Dots., No. Dots., No. Dots., No. Dots. It lists prizes and blanks for the 103rd day's drawing.
103rd Day's Drawing—June 26.
Table with 5 columns: No. Dols., No. Dots., No. Dots., No. Dots., No. Dots. It lists prizes and blanks for the 103rd day's drawing.
STATE TRIALS.
Sold by W. Young, Bookseller, No. 52, South Second-Street.
The Pennsylvania State Trials.
Containing the impeachment, trial, and acquittal of Francis Hopkins, Judge of the Court of Admiralty, and John Nicholson, Comptroller General—in one large 8 vo. vol. Price, in boards, 3 dollars.
NEW THEATRE.
For three weeks only. On FRIDAY Evening, July 7, Will be presented a new COMEDY, called The Way to get Married. To which will be added, a COMIC OPERA, in two acts, called LOCK AND KEY.
The doors of the Theatre will be open at six o'clock, and the curtain rise at seven precisely. * * * Mr. Fox's Night will be on Monday. * * * Mrs. Francis's Night will be on Wednesday.
For Hamburg.
THE SHIP CHARLOTTE, C. F. Danenberger, Master. WILL be ready to receive the cargo in a few days, and a fast sailing stanch, good vessel, well found—For freight or passage, apply to George Pennock, No. 103, Market-Street. July 7. 3aw3w
CAUTION.
WHEREAS WILLIAM SHANNON, Auctioneer, hath, in Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser of this day, advertised for public sale, on to-morrow the 8th instant, a capital building Lot, on the north side of Mulberry-Street, between Sixth and Seventh Streets, bounded and otherwise described as in the said advertisement is mentioned—All persons are hereby cautioned not to purchase the same, as the equitable title thereto is vested in the President, Directors, and Company of the Bank of the United States, who mean to proceed at law for the recovery thereof.
By order of the Directors, George Simpson, Cashier. July 7. dat.
GAZETTE MARINE LIST.
PORT of PHILADELPHIA.
Table with 2 columns: ARRIVED, DAY. Lists ship arrivals like Sch. Boston, Clark, Gonaives 19.
Two ships were seen standing in for the Capes on Monday last. Capt. Clark, of Boston, left at Gonaives, Brig. Ann, Moffat, of this port, to sail soon. Sch. Patriot, Hammett, do. do. Hawk, Brown, do. arrived that day. Voluptuous, Baltimore. Ship Patten, New-York.
Boston, June 30.
Arrived brig Friendship, Eames, 53 days from Bourdeaux. Spoke, lat. 44, 53, long. 42, brig Juno, Pete, from Bristol for Baltimore, 33 days out; also in lat. 42, long. 60, brig Neptune, Barr, from Bourdeaux for Salem, 42 days out.
July 1—Arrived Schooner Royal Nuttall, Miller, 9 days from Halifax. Spoke 2 days since, brig Eliza, Graves, 36 days from Cadiz for this port. July 2—Arrived ship Marmaduke, Tilton, 55 days from Cadiz. Left there, ship Foxwell, Stephens, Pepperelborough; Otrwego, Hacker, New York; brig Industry, of Boston, just arrived. Spoke in lat. 45, 28, long. 43, ship Phoenix of Baltimore, 35 days from Bremen.
Capt. Tilton passed the British fleet, before Cadiz, and was boarded by the Irresistible, the commander of which informed capt. T. that the Spanish admiral Mazarredo, by a flag of the 1st of May, mentioned the hope of admiral Jervis being soon in Cadiz, in the character of a friend; he also informed capt. T. in case of the prolongation of the war, the Spaniards were determined to risk another engagement, and that admiral Mazarredo would be ready, in about a month, with 30 F. of the line—the British fleet, off Cadiz, is 29 sail of the line, among them 3 three deckers.
The 20th April, two frigates from the Havannah, passed the English fleet, but were afterwards discovered by the reconnoitering ships, and after a short contest, were driven on shore—one of them, the Nymph, was got off again, with little damage, on board of which was the famous Mr. Muir, who was dangerously wounded in the engagement. Same day arrived Schooner Federal George, Sampson, of Duxbury, 44 days from Bourdeaux. Spoke nothing—brought no lit.
This morning arrived brig Eliza, Groves, 44 days from Cadiz, a chr. from Lisbon, and fchr. Betty, Lincoln, 19 days from New-Province—informing, that the Maria, Hatch, was cleared, waiting for hands to proceed home.
Ships Delaware, and Berkley, have arrived at New Bedford, from a long whale voyage—the former 700, the latter 1400 bbls. oil. The Delaware, left the following ships on the Brazil coast, 20th March last, viz. ship Pollard, of Boston, 1100 bbls. Portland, Barnard, 800; Lion, A. Barnard, 700; Brothers, Coffin, 600; Caio, Swain, 1000; Rebecca, Long, 850 bbls. all of Nantucket. The season has been rugged at Brazil, but few whales have been saved out of vast numbers which have been killed.
PRICES OF STOCKS.
Table with 2 columns: Stock Name, Price. Lists prices for 6 per Cent., 3 per Cent., Deferred 6 per Cent., BANK United States, Pennsylvania, North America, Insurance Comp. N. A. shares.
COURSE OF EXCHANGE.
Table with 2 columns: Location, Price. Lists exchange rates for London, Amsterdam, and Paris.
Bush-Hill.
THE Public are respectfully informed that the Gardens will be open Thursday Evening, 6th, and Saturday, 8th July, With a Concert of Vocal and instrumental Music, after the manner of the public gardens, Paris, London, &c. Vocal Performers—Messrs. DARLEY, sen. DARLEY, jun. BATES, and Miss BROADHURST. Instrumental—Messrs. Hopfield, Wolfe, Mucke, Homan, Brooke, Sherkey, Pettit, O'Keefe, Morel, Declary, &c. Organist—Mr. B. Carr. Admittance-half a dollar. The Gardens to be opened at six o'clock, and the Concert to begin at seven. * * * Tickets to be had and Boxes to be taken at Mr. Carr's Music-store, Market-Street. N. B. Tickets of general admittance for the season to be had for twelve dollars each, at the bar of the Bush-Hill tavern. July 5.
LANDING.
At Walnut-street wharf, from on board ship Manchester, Benj. Shrewell, master, from Bourdeaux, Bourdeaux Brandy. Old Claret in blds. Medoc Wine in cases. Sauterne do. do. For Sale by Thomas Murgatroyd, No. 11, Walnut-Street. Said Ship for Freight or Charter, Burthen 280 tons, Philadelphia built of live Oak and Cedar, will be ready to sail in a few days. Apply as above. July 5. mwf
Received by the Indostan,
From Madras, A SMALL invoice consisting of the following Coast Goods, viz. Blue Cloths Long Cloths, 14 punjums Do. do. firs Madras Handkerchiefs, and Book Mullins WILLING & FRANCIS. March 27. 3aw
WINDOW GLASS,
Of Superior Quality, and cheaper than any other in the City— OF VARIOUS SIZES, From 8 by 6 to 19 by 14. By the single Sheet or Quantity, may be had at the Store of the Subscribers, corner of Arch and Front-Street. James C. & Samuel W. Fisher. Philadelphia, June 9, 1797. 61wmwtf
FOR SALE,
By Simon Walker, No. 122, SOUTH FOURTH-STREET, GOLD and Silver Watches Shot, common and patent Tin Plates, Sheet Iron Bar and sheet Lead Copper sheets and bottoms Tauton Ale Ravens Duck Hats in cases Wool Cords Claret Wine and Porter Bottles in hampers. July 1. co.7w