Gazette of the United States, & Philadelphia daily advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 1799-09-03 00:00:00

Gazette of the United States, AND Philadelphia Daily Advertiser.
NUMBER 2108.]
PHILADELPHIA: TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1799.
[VOLUME XVI.]
The price of this Gazette is Eight Dollars per annum to Subscribers residing in the city of Philadelphia.
For LIVERPOOL. The British letter-of-marque ship, THE LONDON, Samuel Rogers, commander.
For Sale or Charter, THE BRIG SALLY & BETSEY, Matthew 1000 Barrels.
JUST ARRIVED, In the ship Belvedere, John Frankford, commander, from Alicante and Gibraltar. 308 PIPES BRANDY.
Who also offer for sale, THE SAID SHIP BELVEDERE. SHE is New-York built, coppered to the bends.
FOR CHARTER, The British Letter of Marque ship, THE LONDON, Samuel Rogers, commander.
WHO HAVE FOR SALE ON BOARD SAID SHIP, 40 TONS Patent Sheathing COPPER.
SPECULATION. TO BE SOLD, AT Public Vendue, on Monday the 23rd of September next, at 2 o'clock, P. M.
LOTS, Suitable for building on, being the South square of the flourishing town of New-Castle aforesaid.
This valuable property is highly capable of improvement, being immediately on the river Delaware.
The number of vessels bound out and in, which stop for supplies of flock, &c. &c. and the whole carriage of goods between Philadelphia and Baltimore.
JOHN DARRAGH. N. B.—A plat of the above will be exhibited any time previous, as well as on the day of sale.
ROBERT KID'S COPPER WAREHOUSE, NO. 201, MARKET-STREET. Late ALEXANDER BILSLAND & Co. HAS JUST RECEIVED 31 Tons Patent Improved sheathing Copper & Nails.
IRISH LINENS. A good assortment of 4-4 & 7-8 wide Irish Linens, in half bales.
TO BE LET, From the 1st of October next, THE STORES & WHARF, Adjoining the Drawbridge, now occupied by Mr. Joshua Gilpin.
JOHN MILLER, JUN. No. 80, Dock, near Third Street. Has for Sale, Coffees, Bafas, Mamoudies, Taffees, Colicces, Patas.
A beautiful Country Seat, for Sale SITUATED on the bank of the Delaware Situated lands of Matthias Sipley and Mr. John Duffield.
JUST RECEIVED, From the BOSTON Manufactory, A QUANTITY OF WINDOW GLASS, Of different sizes.
Lost or Mislaid, A CERTIFICATE of one share of the Bank of the United States bearing date 1st January 1793.
UNSEATED LANDS. THE owners of Unseated lands in FAYETTE COUNTY (Penn.) are hereby notified, that unless the taxes due on said lands for the years 1796, 1797 and 1798, are paid into the hands of General Ephraim Douglass.
NOTICE. THE heirs of the Reverend JOHN WADE, formerly from Yorkshire in Great Britain, late of the State of New Jersey.
Valuable Property for Sale, In Chestnut, near Sixth Street, directly opposite CONGRESS HALL. A LOT of ground, about 21 feet front in Chestnut Street.
JUST RECEIVED, Per the MARIA, from HAMBURG, and NOW LANDING, At Wilcock's wharf, from on board the IRIS, from BREMEN.
TO BE SOLD, An Invoice of Woollens, CONSISTING of Coarse and Fine Cloths—principally Dark Blue and printed Cassimere.
ROSS & SIMSON, HAVE FOR SALE, 300 pieces 1st and 2d quality Russia Duck.
THE PARTNERSHIP TRADING under the Firms of HARTHOORN, LARGE & Co. and JESS & ROBERT WALN, was dissolved 1 mo. 21. 1798.
THE SUBSCRIBER HAVING been appointed administrator to the estate of the rev. JOHN WADE (deceased) late of New Jersey.
An excellent Stand for Business FOR SALE, And possession immediately given. THAT valuable stand for business at the head of Chester Kent county, Maryland.
NOTICE. WHEREAS MESSRS FOOTMAN & CO. have assigned all their property both real and personal, to the subscribers, in trust, for the benefit of their creditors.
Received by the ship Adriana, captain Carlson, from London, A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF HAIR SEATINGS, Suitable for chair and sofa covers.
Just arrived from Bremen, AND FOR SALE, BY THE SUBSCRIBERS, Platillas Royales, Britannias, Rouans.
MAIL COACHEES, Between PHILADELPHIA and BALTIMORE, LEAVE Philadelphia every day, (Sunday excepted) at 8 o'clock, A. M.
TO BE LET, Possession to be given on the 26th August, A convenient Three Story Brick House, SITUATE in Spruce between Second and Third Street.
THIS is to give notice, That the Subscriber, of Elkton, has obtained from the Orphan's Court of Cecil County, in Maryland, letters of Administration, on the personal estate of SAMUEL HEWETT.
FOR SALE, A COUNTRY SEAT, CONTAINING about Ten acres of Land, Situated at the 5 mile stone, on the Ridge Road, being near the Falls of Schuylkill.
Ten Dollars Reward. STRAYED or conveyed on Thursday night last from off the premises, about 2 1/2 miles from Philadelphia, on the Ridge road, a handsome dark bay HORSE.
The U. States Loan-Office for Pennsylvania, is REMOVED to the Ridge road, two and an half miles from the city.
THE Office of the Board of Commissioners, under the 6th article of the treaty of Amity &c. with Great Britain, is removed to a place (formerly called Taylor's) on the west side of the Germantown road.
Mr. Spence, Dentist, has removed to his house in St. Andrew's Square, 2 Squares N W of Bulb Hill.
Patent Ploughs, To be sold for cash by Joseph Salter at Atison Richard Wells, Cooper's Ferry—Jonathan Harker, Woodbury—and Jesse Evans, Lumber-ton.
Who has for Sale, Or to Lease for a term of Years, A number of valuable tracts of Land, well situated for Mills, Iron Works or Farms.
Wanted to Employ, A PERSON of Judgement and Integrity to occasionally attend Vendues to purchase Wet and Dry Goods.
For Sale by Private Contract, IN FRANKFORD, TWO good new, strong Two Story Stonn HOUSES, each with a pleasant yard in front.
DONATION LANDS. Notice is hereby given, THAT Claims for Donation Lands granted by the State of Pennsylvania to the Officers and Soldiers of the Line belonging to the said State in the late war.
Valuable Property for Sale, ON FRIDAY, The 26th of September next, at 10 o'clock, in the forenoon, Will be sold, on the premises, in Springfield and Upper Dublin townships Montgomery county.
One Tract, containing fifty acres, FRONTING on a public road, leading from the old York road to White Marsh, North Wales, &c.
Fifty acres of choice timber land, consisting chiefly of young chestnut, nearly opposite to the above, in lots of 2 and 3 acres each.

Oellers's Hotel in Germantown.
THE Subscriber begs leave to inform the public in general, and his friends in particular, that he has opened his Hotel in Germantown, just above the Market House; he has provided the best of liquors of all kinds; he will prepare dinners at the shortest notice and on the most reasonable terms; refreshments of every kind to be had at all times, as well as soups every day from 12 to 3 o'clock. His ordinary will be as usual at half past three o'clock.
JAMES OELLERS. august 26 d 2w
EDWARD DUNANT, Has REMOVED his Compting-house, to Mr. Samuel Mechin's in Germantown, AND HAS FOR SALE, Of the ship Camilla's Cargo from Canton, viz.
 400 Chests of Bohem Tea,  200 do. of Hylon,  250 do. Souchong,  20 do. Imperial,  Black Series of 1st & 2d quality, in boxes of 50 p.  Black and coloured Senhaws, in do.  Black Tassies and Lutelings, in do.  Hair Ribband,  Umbrellas in boxes, of 100, 50 & 25 each,  10,000 Pieces Nankeens,  Boxes of Paints, &c. 
 ALSO,  87 Tierces prime Rice,  Spermaceti Candles,  Pana Chintz,  India Prussians,  Barbar and Pullicat Handkerchiefs,  Copper in sheets—1-2 inch and 3 & 8 Copper and Brass Bolts. 
August 26th, qje6b.
SEABORN,
TAYLOR,
RESPECTFULLY informs his friends and customers in general, that he has removed from his house No. 76, Mulberry Street, for the present season, a little above Riter's tavern, Germantown, the sign of Gen. M'Pheron, where he intends to carry on business as usual.
september 2. d2w.
SAMUEL REYNOLDS,
TAYLOR.
RESPECTFULLY acquaints those gentlemen, who please to favour him with their custom, and his friends generally, that he has removed from No. 424 South Third Street and taken up a temporary residence near the sign of Gen. M'Pheron (Witers Tavern) at Germantown, where he will continue his business until the return of the healthy season, all orders attended to with the usual punctuality.
August 29. cod 3w
35 casks of 6d. and 8d. NAILS and 4, 4 1-2 and 5 inch SPIKES, entitled to drawback, for sale by PETER BARKER, & Co. No. 149, High-Street. codti.
8 mo. 2
FOR SALE,
AT DUCK-CREEK,
10,000 bushels Indian Corn, 3000 bushels good Wheat, 50 barrels Pork, AND 40,000 Hhd. Staves.
Deliverable at any port in the Delaware below Gloucester point. JOHN CUMMINS & Co. Duck creek 29th Aug. d2w.
JUST IMPORTED,
Into Wilmington, state of Delaware,
Sixty Hhds. SUGAR, Subject to drawback, and for sale (there) by Seba Hollingsworth & Co. Wilmington, August 26 daw
NOTICE.
The subscribers being duly authorized to receive all the debts and effects of James Wilkins, of Philadelphia, all those indebted to him are cautioned against making payment to any other persons.
DANIEL SMITH,
GIDEON H. WELLS,
August 26th, '99. codim.
TO BE LET.
Until the 15th of November next, A safe Retreat from Philadelphia, In a pleasant situation, about three miles from town.
Application left at the Printer's addressed to A. B. will be attended to. august 22 tf.
By JAMES KINSEY, Esq.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Notice is hereby given,
THAT upon application to me by Joseph P. Minnick, and John W. Bloomfield for themselves, by John W. Bloomfield in right of Ann his wife, William Bullus, John Moore, in the right of his wife Mary, John Bullus and Ruth Bullus, who claim an undivided sixth part of all that tract of land situate, lying and being in Springfield, Burlington county, containing eleven hundred and eighty-eight acres and a half of an acre or thereabouts, formerly devised by Mary Ludlam to Francis Bullus, who by his last will and testament devised the same tract to William Bowler, and John Turner in trust for Samuel Bullus his son in law, which said Samuel Bullus by his deed bearing date on or about the 5th day of March 1796, conveyed the same to his children Francis Bullus, and the same Ann Bloomfield, formerly Ann Bullus, William Bullus, Mary Bullus, now Mary Moore, John Bullus and Ruth Bullus, I have nominated and appointed Job Lippencott, Esq. of Springfield aforesaid, Abraham Stockton and Chas. Ellis, both of the city of Burlington, commissioners, to divide the said tract into six equal shares or parts, and unless proper objections are stated to me on the 21st day of Nov. next, at my office in the city of Burlington at ten o'clock in the morning of that day, the said Job Lippencott, Abraham Stockton and Charles Ellis, will then be appointed the Commissioners to make petition of the said tract of land, pursuant to an act, entitled, "an act for the more easy partition of lands held by Co-partners, joint tenants, and tenants in common" passed the eleventh day of November in the year of our Lord 1789.—Given under my hand the 30th day of August A. D. 1799.
JAMES KINSEY. d6w.
sep. 2.
Foreign Intelligence.
ARMIES IN ITALY.
INSPRUCK June 20.
From Calltucchio, of the 14th or 15th of June, we learn, that Macdonald, with 25000 men approached the Po, and endeavoured, by Rovere, opposite Ostiglia, in, and by Stella, to pass it; but the river was so rapid it could not be done.
Parma, Reggio, Modena, are occupied by the French again. The Ducal Family have fled towards Mantua. Macdonald seems to be directing his course towards Piacenza, where he must come to a decisive engagement, for Gen. Bellegarde is marching directly thither with 14,000 men; and has on his right flank, by Ferrara, Gen. Kleman; and on his left, Gen. Otto and Hohenzoollern. It is not known whether Macdonald means to succour Mantua, or unite with Moreau. His whole army is 30,000.
VIENNA, June 22.
The troops of the Italian army (says Gen. Melas) are in full march through Alessandria, to join Suwarrows, who, with a great part of the Russians, will pursue his further operations, at the same time to continue the siege of Turin.
It is said Moreau has not been joined by Macdonald's troops, but that 15,000 men were left at Savona, which added a very great superiority to the French. Besides their position is very advantageous.
Field-Marshal Kray has already joined Suwarrows. The siege of Tortona. Alessandria and Turin, will go on with all speed.
A stop will be made in the siege of Mantua for a while, and it will be only blockaded.
As soon as Tortona, and Alessandria fall or reinforcements arrive, an attack is to be made on Moreau's army.
The French have attacked Gen. Otto, near Parma, to drive him from his position, but were repulsed with great loss.
The Russian auxiliaries came to Laivach, on the 19th; they go (not as was said to Gortz) but by Triest, and thence over the Po, to the army.
The Prince Pankratie came hither from Italy, on the 18th, to lead the Russian troops passing this way into Italy.
ARMIES IN SWITZERLAND.
BERN, June 15.
Messina has received some reinforcements. He proposes to unite the French and Helvetic troops.
The Helvetic Government which removed from Lucerne to Bern, is now gone to Laufanne.
Austrian Head Quarters.
The Archduke will soon make a grand attack. The enemy keeps its position behind Zurich. They were twice repulsed in attempting to draw our troops from before the city. The Archduke is in very good health.
VIENNA, June 20.
The enemy has quitted both the cantons of Glaris and Uri.
BRESENTZ, June 20.
The whole French army lies between the Reuss and the Aar. Their advanced guard is on this side the Reuss, and reaches to the Limmat. The Imperialists, however, have good hold in Switzerland.
OPERATIONS OF BUONAPARTE.
LONDON, June 29.
[OFFICIAL]
Extract of a letter from Capt. Sir S. Smith to the Secretary of the Admiralty, Nepean, dated on board the Tiger, off the heights of Tripoli, in Syria, April 2, 1799.
"SIR, "I have the honour to inform you, that as soon as I heard from the Governor of Syria Gezar Pacha, that Gen. Buonaparte had invaded that province with an army, and advanced towards Acre, the capital, I hastened with a part of the force under my command to succour it, and to my satisfaction arrived there two days before the enemy. In the mean time dispatched Capt. Muller and Col. Pheipaux, to put the place in the best condition to withstand the attack of an European army; and by the presence of a British naval force endeavour to animate the Pacha and his troops, to make a brave stand. On the night of the 17th, the guard-boats of the Tiger discovered the enemy's advanced guard on Mount Carmel. These troops not expecting such a force in Syria, posted themselves strongly on the neighbourhood, and were exposed to the musketry and grape-shot from the boats, so that they soon retreated to the side of the Mount. As they found the roads between the sea and Mount Carmel very unsafe, they chose the way from Nazarette, and invested Acre in the morning although much harassed by the Samaritan Arabs, who were more obnoxious to the French than the Egyptians, and have better arms; there the enemy answered our fire with a slight discharge of musketry. It was clear they brought no heavy guns with them, but waited till we began from the sea. Preparations were made accordingly. The Theleus was stationed already off the height of Joppa. The flotilla of the Enemy, which appeared at some distance at sea, was fleeing for Mount Carmel, when the Tiger saw it. It consisted of a corvette and nine gun boats. As soon as they saw us, they stood off again. The eagerness my crew discovered to pursue the flotilla, was great. Our reinforcements soon appeared, and seven ships advance. The Corvette, on board of which Buonaparte's effects were laden, came in, together with two small vessels. We secured these, but could not pursue the rest."
[He adds, that with the encouragement which his example will give the Turks, he hopes to defeat Buonaparte's object] I have the honor to be &c. W. S. SMITH.
[By an arrival at Boston the 27th ult. from Liverpool.]
ENGLISH EXPEDITION.
SOUTHAMPTON, July 4
This river is full of shipping, and the town crowded with the successive arrivals of the 25th, 69th, and 9th regiments from Cowes, the 35th and 79th from Lymington, and the 55th from Guernsey direct to this place. These regiments are to encamp immediately on Shirley Common.
The Quarter-Master General, Capt. Rutherford, arrived in camp this morning, and every thing is now going on to complete the fame. The 55th having no camp equipage with them, are we hear to be quartered in town. None of the General Officers, except Gen. Burrard, have joined, but are hourly expected, except Sir Ralph Abercrombie, who comes down on Sunday next. The 23d, 27th and the Queen's are all to compose part of the Camp. They are all to be completed immediately to their war establishment. Coote Burrard, and Knox, are to be the three Major-Generals. No cavalry are to be here at present; they are to be stationary near Windsor till the infantry have made good their landing.
Lieutenant-Colonel Whitworth is to command the Brigade, composed of 300 men, which is to accompany this army; but we do not hear whether they are expected this way. Lt. Col. Terrot's company at Portsmouth is one which is to compose part of the Brigade. We do not yet hear what Engineers are appointed.
The Hospital bedding is arrived this morning from town.
This encampment it is understood, will not exceed 10,000 men. It is supposed it will consist of seven regiments besides the guards. The Queen's regiment is expected from Ireland with the remainder of the guards 540, with the 960 landing here last Saturday, make the 1500 men.
The medical chests which are come down, are small and square, made to answer for horse conveyance.
LONDON, June 2.
The British fleet now cruising in the Mediterranean, is the most formidable which England can produce any where. Under the command of Lord St. Vincent's are 52 sail of the line, besides 5 Portuguese, 8 Russian, 4 Turkish, and a Neapolitan ship of the line.
PARIS, June 25.
A petition of the section of Luxembourg, denounce, Scherer, Merlin, La Reveillere, and Francis Neufchateau.
The Directory have done nothing yet relative to the resignation of the Ministers. As soon as the Directory are established, they will consider the change.
Scherer has voluntarily gone to the Temple, a prisoner, charged with misconduct in his Department (of War). Rewbell will probably do the same (say the journals). "Journal des Hommes Libres" says, the Minister of the Interior commanded him to give up the porcelain, vases, chandeliers, &c. which he took from the Directorial palace.—Rewbell, in the Ami des Lois" answers, "sooner will I break, than give them up to the Republic."
Our armies will be strengthened considerably.
NOTICE.
To the Creditors of Joseph Alexander,
LATE of Lewistown, in the county of Mifflin, and commonwealth of Pennsylvania; who was a partner of the firm of Johnson & Alexander; I have applied to the Judges of the court of Common pleas, in and for the county of Mifflin aforesaid, for the benefit of the laws of the said commonwealth, made for the relief of insolvent debtors, and they have appointed the second Tuesday of September next, for a hearing of me and my creditors at Lewistown, in said county, of which, please to take notice.
JOSEPH ALEXANDER.
august 23
NOTICE.
ALL persons indebted to the Estate of Aaron Thompson, Hauer, formerly of Woodbury, New Jersey, and late of Darby, deceased, are requested to make immediate payment—And all persons having demands against said estate, are desired to render their accounts duly attested for settlement to
JAMES B. BONSALL,
of Kingsessing, Executor.
august 17 codgt
Just arrived from St Croix in the brig Sally, captain Coghean, and now lying at Fox Mifflin,
150 Boxes Havanna white Sugars 16 Hhds. Mucovado do. 10 do. Rum. For sale by the subscriber at No. 58, North Fourth Street.
FRANCIS MARKOE.
august 31 3t
FOR CAPE FRANCOIS,
The fast sailing Polacre ship
DEY,
Having remarkably fine accommodations for passengers. She will sail in about 15 days, provided a sufficient number of passengers offer.
The Dey will also take a quantity of freight. Apply at the office of the subscriber on Walnut street wharf.
JAMES YARD.
august 29 d12t
The Gazette.
PHILADELPHIA,
Tuesday Evening, September 3.
PRICES OF STOCKS.
PHILADELPHIA, August 24.
  Six per Cent. 15/6 to 8d   Deferredd 6 per Cent. 14/4   Three per Cent. 9/3   BANK United States, 10   North America, 45 to 47   Pennsylvania, shares, 14   Insurance comp. N. A. shares 17 1/2   Do. Scrip with the six Installments 1 do. do.   8 per Cent Stock—funded—2 to 2 3/4 per cent. adv. do. par.   East-India Company of N. A. par. do. par.   Land Warrants, 30 dolls. per 100 acres. do. par. 
COURSE OF EXCHANGE
  On London, 51 at 30 days   50 at 60 & 90 days   Amsterdam, 35 3/4 to 400 per florin   Hamburg 30 23 to 100 per Mark Banco. 
COMMUNICATION.
WHETHER the Honorable Thomas McKean, Esquire, the present Chief Justice, should be the Governor of Pennsylvania? is a question which has been mooted by the distinguished Orator of causes, Reporter of adjudications, and Secretary of the Commonwealth, Alexander James Dallas, Esquire, and others his associates. On this question, which is pending before the public, some remarks are now proposed to be made.
Some, it seems, have mentioned, for electioneering purposes, a report of the Irish descent of the Chief Justice. Be the report true or false, how far is its truth or falsehood important to the main question? If he is a good man and has firm American attachments, of what moment is it whether he or any one of his progenitors was born in Ireland or on the banks of the Seine?
Another report, it seems, has gone abroad, of his being attached to the Catholic faith. Shall Americans be so illiberal as to say that there are not good men of that persuasion? Look at the Catholic Chapels in Philadelphia! Do they not exhibit their fair proportion of what is amiable and respectable in the community, persons of moral principle and refined honor, friends to American liberty and to public order? Among the meritorious men holding civil or naval offices under the general government, could not Philadelphia name more than one distinguished character of the Catholic faith? Away then with the illiberality of sectarian contention! Besides, who will undertake to maintain, that the Chief Justice is religious overmuch? Instead of being compared to a trait waitcoat, should not his religion be rather compared to a sailor's watchcoat, convenient sometimes in stormy weather, hanging loosely about him, and put on or thrown off as may suit the convenience of the moment? Let this objection, then, be struck from the account!
There has also been lent abroad, if I do not mistake, a suggestion or assertion about his curling and threatening to hang Quakers. But what does this amount to? If he must curse and threaten to hang some persons, might not he select the Quakers more safely than any other equally numerous description of people? There was no danger, that the benevolent members of the society of Friends would curse and threaten to hang him in return. This then shows what prudence he has with all the passion which is objected against him. Instead of charging him anything, therefore, for curling and threatening to hang Quakers, let the item be placed to his credit in account as so much for his prudence. If there is any question about the value, let it be referred to the distinguished Secretary, and to Sir William Howe's Pilot, to be determined upon their honor!
It is alleged, that he is of a violent temper. If he has said some hard things to lawyers and jurors and witnesses and parties, who are they? Must every body go to court in Pennsylvania? And have not hard things been said to the Chief Justice in return? How then does the balance stand? Is he overpaid, or is there something yet for him to receive, or is the account even? This complicated question of electioneering financial arithmetic, I beg leave to refer, with all possible deference, to the Pilot, otherwise known as the Ex-Commissioner of Revenue, who wished to Congress to make a noise because he had lost the confidence of the President. Besides, does not the Chief Justice feel himself to be a big man? And would not you have him speak and act as he feels? Give the man, therefore, due credit for his frankness! As to the value, let that be settled by the sole judgment of the pilot Ex-Commissioner and Congress-addresser aforesaid!
It is alleged, that the man is intemperate. He may perhaps at times take one convivial glass or more. But would you have such a Chief Justice drink nothing but water? Suppose that he is sometimes mellow! Is not he as well disposed then as he is usually? To be engaged in drunken frolics, it is true, does not generally qualify men for public business. But who is the person that will say, intemperance is a decisive objection to any man's being governor of Pennsylvania? Let this item be struck off!
It is also further alleged, that the Honorable Thomas McKean Esquire, the before-named chief justice of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is unfit to be the governor of one of the most important States in the American Union, for that he is father-in-law of the Chevalier Carlos Martinez Yrujo the envoy extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, near the government of the United States of America, from his most Catholic Majesty called the king of Spain and known as the humbled satellite of the French
directory who are hostile to the interests and liberties and sovereignty of the Union aforesaid. If the Chief Justice of Pennsylvania has a daughter whose personal attractions commanded the notice of the corps diplomatique and secured her the honorable felicity of receiving at the altar the hand of a foreign minister, I ask, with equal seriousness and sincerity, what mortal can find in this statement any thing personally against the parent or the child? The honor of personal acquaintance with the late Miss McKean, is an honor of which truth does not permit the present writer to boast. As seen by him at some distance, perhaps at the Chapel, in her ostensible charms of youth and beauty and elegant ornament, she has been far from appearing unlovely or unaccomplished. In the present examination of an interesting public question, it is as remote from my wishes as it is from my ideas of propriety, to utter a sentence which would attach the slightest reproach or wantonly cause a moment's pain to a lady of refined sensibility. And I now make my protest against every misconstruction which would pervert any of the present remarks to the prejudice of the lady who has been mentioned. The more amiable and the more accomplished she is, the greater must be the influence of such a connexion. If you will suppose, that the Chief Justice is, as is natural in such case, doting fondly of such a daughter; and that the daughter is, as she should be, passionately attached to her husband; and that the husband is, as he should be, devoted to his Royal Master; and that the Royal Master is, as he should not be, the devoted instrument of the French enemies of this country;—but stop! Is it not apparent, that the efficacy of the argument results from its being drawn over a lady? and may not this mode of managing an argument disagree with the delicate respect due to the sex? Instantly, therefore, let it be at an end!
It is also further and moreover alleged, that the before named Honorable Thomas McKean Esquire, was aiding and assisting to the self-elected missionary who was received to the bosom of French Directors and who talked with Talleyrand about farming. But did not the same Doctor Logan, who is so clever for the juice of the grape, did not that medicinal vineyard-monger, want help? Could he answer the purpose without begging something from his friends to bring him up to the remarkable standard of Jacobinical cunning? Has he done any thing more in this case than aid with some friendly assistance one of his intimates who wanted sense for exportation? Let this item, therefore be struck off!
It is also further and moreover objected and alleged, that the before named chief justice, being the candidate mooted by the secretary and associates aforesaid for the high office of governor of Pennsylvania, is friendly to the French enemies of America. Suppose that he is so, and that the French should invade this country! would any man with him to march against them at the head of the forces of Pennsylvania? Suppose that in such event he would neither march himself nor order any body of men to march, there are brave men who could and would march, without him or his orders, to chastise the audacity of invasion. On viewing the general spirit and military preparations of the country, it may be affirmed, that even the honorable Thomas McKean Esq. with his little raised to that of his excellency of Pennsylvania would not have influence enough to make America bow to the yoke of an horde of French marauders. Let this item be struck off!
It is also further and moreover propounded and objected and alleged, that the before named Thomas McKean Esq. who hath been charged as before written, is notoriously a man variable and inconsistent in politics. What! has not he been for a long time the chief justice? Holding this office, was he not in a situation eminently conspicuous? And, in that situation, did his official character require him to decide on politics or to be politically consistent with himself? His duty being to expound and maintain the law, how could he, in such his legal elevation, be of more political use than by varying with every puff and thus shewing, to those who wanted information, which way the political wind was blowing? Was it not an admirable plan to fend through the commonwealth, to be shown at all the court-houses, such a grand political weathercock? It is true, the case is rather different as to a governor; for it is evident enough to all of us, that a Governor is an officer that the helm of state may be properly managed. Perhaps it might be thought rather hazardous, in navigating a public ship, to vary the course with every puff of wind. But has such a project ever been thoroughly tried? Your proud old seamen, I suppose, would not like it; it is what they have not been used to. They are apt, some of the proudest of them, to value themselves on keeping a steady helm and pushing the ship forward in her true course, with prudent resolution, let the wind blow high or blow low. Such kinds of men will sometimes have a fort of ambition in their own way. They will have the position of the sails varied so as to take advantage of the varying currents of wind, and, let it change as it may and come from whatever point it may, they are ambitious, such beings there are in the world, not to change their course with every change of wind, but to make the wind, however changeable, always subservient to pushing the ship forward to the port of safety. Whether a political navigator, who is to govern the vessel of state, should be a good helmsman or a good weathercock? is therefore proposed as a question of some consequence in this case.
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"and twisted, and tossed and whirled about with every wind, you might as well have no helm at all. If the ship is to be managed in this fashion, she will never reach her port but must founder or be wrecked. In a stormy season, do you want a weathercock for a public ship? Of what possible use would it be in a gale? At such a time, a good helmsman is what you want and what you should have. But as to a weathercock, what seaman or what merchant or what any body else before was ever so curst with folly as to believe that a ship wants one? Place your weathercock over a brewery, or over a distillery, or sell it for old brass, or give it away to some tinkler, or do with it any thing else, or nothing at all—but don't have it stuck up a-board the ship!"
These sailors, however, are a queer sort of men. When they have followed the seas for a long time and become familiar with every sail, and every piece of rigging, and every rope, and every block and have weathered many a storm, and became acquainted with the different currents and soundings and head-lands, they affect to believe that persons who have never been on salt water are not qualified to instruct them in seamanship. As to the whole of your full-blooded American seamen, I don't remember to have seen one of them who deferred to be called a genuine, first-rate, metaphysical, cosmopolitical, French philosopher, not one who knew even the longitude and latitude of the Salines which used to be so fatal to the vast cubic volume of the Mammoth.
Again, therefore, I lay, these same seamen are a queer sort of men. One of them would give away half his tobacco and half his grog for the sake of an old friend; and, in case of need, would perhaps give away all his money to help his friend cheerily on his way. If you should trust one of them with a little child, who perhaps would never do him any good, and that child should be in danger, one of these very seamen, instead of taking care of himself by running off alone, would rather expose himself to save the child, and would fight and perhaps be killed for its protection. Have not several of these same seamen, who were proud of having a good ship under foot and of doing well for their owners, stood to quarters when of inferior force, and been shot at by French corsairs? and, what is worse yet, have not they shot right back again and let out streams of French purple, and beaten off the rare friends and allies, and come into port with colours flying, and as proud as if they were American heroes? Now, whether all this sort of thing, whether all this notion of generosity and self-exposure, and this fashion of fighting and beating the fraternally plundering French spouters of liberty and equality, whether all this sort of thing, I lay, does not prove them a parcel of fools and saucy fellows? Is the question, which, with all due submission, I propose to have referred to the distinguished secretary as sole arbiter. Yet, after all, there seems to be reason in some of the notions of these same old seamen, queer as they are; and, after what I have said about them, I am yet willing to acknowledge, if it is partly agreeing with them, that I do not see much use for a weathercock a-board ship. Suppose, however, that on this point, we should also take the opinion of the distinguished secretary! He avows and avows it in the newspaper too, that the weathercock is the thing for him. And is not he a knowing man? Let this item, then, be laid out of the account for the present!
With the observations already made, so far as respects the main question now pending about a governor, might we take leave of the greater part of the preceding objections which have been publicly circulated against the chief justice M c Kean. The consideration of his being a notorious weathercock in the political world, is the only one of them which is further proposed to be directly insisted on. A reason for not laying this wholly aside is, that from this fact an argument may arise in support of an objection which is yet to be stated. The objection is of a nature which should be decisive with gentlemen of reputation, decisive with electors of honest hearts and independent minds, whatever may have been the place of their birth, whatever may be their religious creed, whatever may be their general sentiments on national politics. It is an objection which applies directly to the honor and the interests of Pennsylvania in particular. The charge is especially important as relative to the office of governor. If it is clearly supportable, as I think it is, against Thomas M c Kean, his advocates may place to his credit as many specious items as they dare flatter and may estimate them at any value within the utmost latitude of decency; the establishment of this charge, after all the credits which a partial friendship may bring forward in his favor, must, on a fair adjustment of the whole account, irretrievably doom him to political bankruptcy.
Were it not related to this charge, therefore, the item about the weathercock might now be disregarded, if any use, bearing any tolerable proportion to the expense, could be found for a weathercock on board a public ship. But where shall it be placed, or what shall be done with it after it is a-board? It will not answer to have it placed at the royal-mast-head, or on the round-house, or on the quarter-deck, or on the fore-castle. It is not fit to be in the cabin. It is worse than nothing at the wheel. What then shall be done with it? Must it be thrown over-board before the end of the cruise? Or shall it be stowed away in the hospital room? Or shall it be headed up in an empty wine cask or rum puncheon? Or shall it be tumbled below for all hands to do with it as they please? Throw down to them, however, such a thing as a weathercock a-board ship! and now stand by to see what becomes of the brainless chaticleer! It flies like feathers in a whirlwind. Neither of these plans, therefore, is quite satisfactory. I think of one
thing more="true"> thing more which looks a little feasible and seems as if a weathercock might be turned to some account on board a public ship. It is, to cut up the weathercock for flaps to cover the vent holes of the cannon. But, on a moment's reflection, it is clear, that a sheet of lead would be much cheaper and much better. This, then, is a difficulty which might puzzle almost any of the Philadelphia lawyers who have only such common minds as Tilghman or Rawle. But the big mind of Dallas is different from theirs. He says, the weathercock is the very thing. Let him, therefore, point out its use for the ship! You can do many things, Mr. Dallas: But can you do this?
What, however, is this charge which is yet to be brought forward in objection to M c Kean's being governor?—I answer, It is a charge, for which no talent, no knowledge, no past service, no respect for moral or religious principle, ought to be admitted as a political compensation. It is a frailty of pernicious energy, which may render all a man's other qualities useless or worse than useless for the public service. In a political view, it has the mischievous activity of artful vice and the weakness without the innocence of folly. It may render talent and knowledge and office impotent to good but powerful for evil. The frailty is more fatally destructive in a chief magistrate than in any other civil officer. In him, without producing that marked sensation which points at folly the steady finger of general contempt, without exciting that impetuous indignation which drags to punishment public vice, it may be followed by evils rivalling those of vice and folly united. Although the characteristic frailty to which I refer is so fatally mischievous in a public man, and especially in a chief magistrate, it is a frailty which no law can reach or adequately chastise except the law of public opinion. It is an excessive vanity which sacrifices personal honor and public duty.
That the remarks as to this particular may be the better apprehended, permit me to mention one of A esop's fables, the moral of which is so plain, that it may be felt and understood by a child! It is that of the crow and the fox. The substance of the fable may be stated thus—"An hungry fox, passing under a tree, heard a rustling over head, and, looking up, saw a crow on one of the topmost branches. A favourite morsel, which the crow was holding within his beak, instantly caught the eye, and sharpened the appetite of the fox. This fox was an old one, and had been so much in the world, that he knew the observations commonly made about the crow. To steal the piece of food out of the mouth of the crow when raised so high above all ordinary reach, was the thing for the hungry old fox to desire and attempt. There was one frailty which characterized the crow. The fox knew it well; and the flyness of his nature, aided by practice, has resolved to take advantage of this frailty, for accomplishing his object. The conversation being introduced by his complimentary wishes of health and happiness to the crow, the fox goes on to accuse common fame as a liar, and subjoins, by way of proof, that he has at length the personal satisfaction of knowing, from the evidence of his own senses, in opposition to common fame, that the beauties of the crow are of superlative elegance and whiteness. Finding this flattery acceptable, the fox expresses his high admiration of good singing, and, in a style of profound respect, intimates a wish to be personally satisfied whether the crow excels in charms of voice as much as in other accomplishments. Open gapes the crow's mouth to sing. Out drops the favorite piece, and is in the mouth of the fox, who turns up an eye, laughs at the crow, and trotting off with his prize, has left the silly thing to feel the reproach and the loss occasioned by vanity."
If Thomas M c Kean is raised to the elevated situation of governor, he will be the rustling political crow of Pennsylvania; and his favorites of the moment will be interested flatterers. The parasites are the foxes, to filch from his vanity whatever is precious within his public power; and the public honor and treasure will be their sport and their prey.
Can this be denied? Where is the man who will say, that excessive vanity is not a characteristic frailty of the honorable Thomas M c Kean, Esquire? Whence it is that he, the chief justice of Pennsylvania, has so far disregarded his personal honor as to become notoriously a political weathercock, except from that excessive vanity which prefers the language of flattery and the glittering tinsel of office, to the manly consciousness of merited approbation?
Ask judges and lawyers and jurors and witnesses and suitors and spectators, respecting his demeanor on the bench! Will they not attest, that decisions have been obtained from his vanity; which could never have been obtained by solely addressing his integrity as a man, or his impartiality as a judge? Yet if there be on earth a situation where man should not permit the semblance of flattery to approach his foul, is it not when he appears on the bench as the presiding minister, as the chief priest, in the temple of justice? Ask, if Thomas M c Kean, high and honorable as he is, when appearing under this venerable character, has not permitted himself to be addressed in terms of the most obvious adulation? Ask, what has been the effect! Ask, if he has not decided the point for the flattering advocate without once hearing the opposite party in reply!
In smaller questions, smaller praise may suffice him. His vanity is tickled; his mouth opens; and out drops his judgment.
More important questions may require more deliberate arrangement. Ask, however if it is not uniformly the case that, when the subject of his own admired self is so artfully introduced, and gradually displayed,
he will eventually relish flattery whose palpable grossness is as disgusting to others as it is grateful to himself! Ask, if he will not thus relish his own praises when he should forget himself and attend solely to the cause before him that he might judge righteous judgment! Ask, if, at such times and in such places, the utmost profusion of flattery, poured forth upon the great Thomas M c Kean, like an inundation, tumbled in cascades over a mountain of flint, has not been borne with unmoved composure!
Mark this same chief justice, displaying himself in the walks of private life! There, is it not one of the easiest of human efforts to make him speak his own praise? Ask those who know him, if, when invited and uninvited by the turn of conversation, he will not dwell on the darling theme until his hearers feel for him those blushes to which his self-admiration is a stranger! Mention in his presence events in which he is known to have had some part, and ask about the importance of the scene in which he acted! Will he then be silent in his own praise? Intimate the number of places which he has at any time holden, and enquire if the weight of multiplied business was not oppressive! Ask about his conduct as a military officer during the war of the revolution, and about general Washington's conversations with him or about him? Ask about his having been in Congress, and about the difficulties of past times! Will he not instantly fly at the lure, and devour his own fame?
It is not from a wish to detract from the reputation due to his public services, whatever they may in truth have been, that he is now charged with an excessive vanity, so incompatible with public duty and with personal honor. May my arm fall from the shoulder, may my tongue be paralysed, and flame burn my cheek to cinder, sooner than I be disposed to deny the need of merited fame to the great men who, during the revolution, did many great and worthy deeds for our nation! At the name of Washington and of great men like him, what American does not bow in respectful gratitude for their eminent achievements of patriotism? But where is the American who will presume to flatter the commander in chief of the patriot army of the revolution? Shew me the man who dare adventure on the experiment of making that accomplished gentleman and hero speak his own various services, and depict himself as the sole hero of the tale!
Most assuredly, I have not intended to cast reproach on the military leader of the American revolution in mentioning his name so near to that of the honorable Thomas M c Kean, Esquire, and speaking of the general in chief of the American army, as completely contrasted to the chief justice of Pennsylvania. As to this sort of great man, this chieftain on the bench, legally honorable as he is, ask those who now support his vain pretensions to the chief magistracy, whether they have not done so, and whether they are not at present doing so, against their own individual judgment! Ask, whether they have not submitted to this proceeding, against their own personal choice, because he insisted on being crowded forward as the candidate for the chair of government, and because also they knew his obstinate and unforgiving and vindictive vanity, and thus knew that he would exert against them, with his utmost energies, all his powers and all his resources of influence, if they did not submit to his overbearing wishes for office!
The evidence of this unequivocal charge might doubtless be stated in detail. But is this procedure necessary to establish it? Let application be made to any man of any party who is a person of observation and has had an opportunity of knowing the chief justice of Pennsylvania! Is there to be found among them all one man of tolerable pretensions to reputation who will have the face to deny, that, of all the public men in the commonwealth, this chief justice is one of the most excessively vain?
This charge, then, of excessive vanity, is too true to be denied, too notoriously true to be evaded.
Let it not, however, be imagined that the present observations are meant to convey the idea that even the honorable Thomas M c Kean, Esq. may be acceptably flattered at all times and in all places, and upon all subjects! This would be too much for the utmost capacity of human vanity. After all his praises of himself, Thomas M c Kean is still but a frail human creature. The flattery, which is expected to be well relished by this frail being, should have in it something like pecuniary and something like regard to incidental situation. If you wish, at some favourable time and in some favourable place, to make an experiment upon him, praise him, if you please for personal beauty, for elegance of manners, for celebrity as a lawyer, for general cleverness at various employments! Praise him for military genius, for extent and profundity of legal knowledge, for general science, for political skill, for multiplicity of public trusts, for magnitude of public services! Praise him, if you please, for almost any thing and every thing which can be thought desirable and praiseworthy, except the dignified decorum with which he supports his personal authority in his own family! In a favourable moment of sunshine, the glossy fluffiness of the crow might be praised as emulating the delicate beauties, the elegant contours, of the swan. The crow too might be flattered for imagined charms of a real voice. But this praising the crow for a fine singer, was doubtless bad enough.
To praise a certain very praiseworthy personage for the superlative excellence of domestic government, might be thought too bad. Such flattery might be pronounced, like his vanity, too gross and palpable to sense. It might be doubted whether his repository for flattery, even if its digestive powers rivalled those of the Ostrich, would digest such extraordinary food as this would be. It would
be like daring a man to swallow a loaded little pistol with a spring-trigger, while you held a silken cord to fire it off within his stomach. No! I think, the man, whoever he might be, would not be silly enough to take such a thing down with his eyes open and with his usual senses about him. Before agreeing to it, his eyes must be sealed and he must take a different enemy into his mouth to steal away his understanding.
Some praise may be too outrageous to be relished even in fable. In general, it might be thought carrying matters very far indeed, to praise a Crow as equalling the Eagle of the western mountains in elevation and force of character. This might be too much for moral fable: but, to subserve the cause of their inconceivable patriotism, some of the old dealers in political fiction, after giving their consciences a parting kick, might say, that it ought to pass not only as possible but as absolute truth. It would, however, be carrying flattery to an extreme too inadmissible for moral and political fable, to represent a crow as rivalling the elephant sustaining the castle of imperial power. Or to put the case so as to explain the idea yet more clearly—it would be outrageous, to say, that a crow placed in the chair of state in Pennsylvania would rival, in personal authority, the famous Aurengzebe borne aloft on his war-elephant and contending for empire in the plains of Hindoustan.
To say this of the honorable Thomas M c Kean and to the honorable Thomas M c Kean in proper person, might embarrass the high-toll front of the exotic secretary as well as the circumlocutory gentlemen of the calculating Pilot. To save their embarrassment, therefore, let it be waved, although it is plain to common sense that a man who has not capacity for government is not fit for a Governor!
Shall, then, the honorable Thomas M c Kean Esquire be the governor of Pennsylvania? The charge of excessive vanity being clearly fastened upon him, what would be the effects of this characteristic frailty under his administration? The character of Pennsylvania abroad, its internal honor, and particular interests, all are concerned in the event.
What's the name of that open-mouthed crow who governs Pennsylvania? is a question, which no man who values the general reputation of the state would wish to have asked by strangers who might know the character, without knowing the person, of the governor. If you would avoid the public reproach of such a question—Beware of choosing the Crow to govern.
Considerations, however, far more interesting to Pennsylvania are involved in the choice of a Governor. Among the numerous civil and military appointments which may for years depend on that magistrate, what will be the consequence if the appointments are to be conferred on parasites and the friends of parasites? Where are the men of exalted honor, where are the men of talent, where are the men of virtue, where in a word are the men eminently qualified for public business who would submit or desire their friends to submit to the base compliances which would secure appointments under such a system of favoritism? If men thus capable of advancing the public interests, if men thus meriting the public confidence, if men thus formed to benefit and honor their country, are to be excluded from the Governor's appointments, in what hands is the vain man to place the affairs of the state? Will not appointments obtained by dishonorable means, by paralytical arts, be also converted to dishonorable purposes? Shall lips of falsehood and tongues of deceit be characteristic of your public officers? And will not their hands be as polluted as their lips, as fraudulent as their tongues? Would not such be the consequence of such a system of paralytical favoritism?
But if you are willing to discard from office whatever is honorable, whatever is manly, whatever is dignified, if you are willing to discard all those qualities which fortify and adorn the independent spirit of virtue, are you also willing to abandon to insidious harpers the pecuniary treasures of Pennsylvania? Consider the legal provisions intended to facilitate the means of transportation and conveyance by land and water throughout the commonwealth! Consider all your various establishments of public police! Consider how much the distribution of the large sums wisely destined or to be destined for these extensive purposes must depend on the pleasure of the Governor! Consider the various opportunities of artfully misdirecting or misapplying them! Will not the favored parasites procure them to be directed as may best answer their own interested views? Consider how much may be expended in improper places, while those who are proper are wholly disregarded or but partially noticed! Consider how much may be squandered from being instructed to incapable hands! Consider too, if honest men can form any estimate on such a subject, how much may disappear, because instructed to hands worse than incapable! What fairness in the distribution, what judgment or fidelity in the application, of the public treasures, ought to be expected, if such is to be the general character of extensive appointments and management? Under such a system of individual degradation, of public weakness and of interested artifice, where are you to find those equal benefits, that general improvement and prosperity and wealth and honor, which have been projected with so much celebrity and with such prospects of success for Pennsylvania?
This excessive vanity which is the prey of flattery, this vanity which makes a public man the pity of his friends, the scorn of his enemies, and the tool of knaves, is an evil full of deadly poison to the state. Let all good men consider whether the body politic of Pennsylvania should be defined to suffer the incalculable evils of this insidious and ferocious poison! Let all men of sense, who dare to look at the subject with a steady eye,
reflect and judge whether such will not be its destiny if Thomas M c Kean is appointed its Governor!
Widely different from him is James Ross of Pittsburgh. One of these two men is to be the Governor of the Commonwealth—Reflect with the dignity of free citizens, and choose between them!
Is, then, James Ross, or is Thomas M c Kean the man whom you will delight to honor with your suffrages? What shall be the armorial bearing of your political standard? At this question, does a blushing recollection of the past make you hesitate to avow your purpose for the future? Then, Sir, congratulate yourself on that blush! It is the glow of honorable sentiment. Indulge the full return of those manly principles which are yet precious to your heart! The indulgence will be for your interest as it is to your honor. Resume, then, your noble self, and decide as becomes the respectable character of a free American! You may then smile at an electioneering weakness which no longer afflicts you, and may promptly answer without that shrinking dread of reproach. The inquiry, therefore, is now repeated. What shall be the armorial bearing of your political standard? Shall it be the American Eagle, or an open-mouthed Crow? What shall be the character of your political navigator? Say which of the two you will have, a complete Helmsman, or a complete Weathercock!
FONTAINE.
Gazette Marin List.
Port of Philadelphia.
Brig Gayoso, Remington, from hence, has arrived at the Havanna.
Schr. Success, Johnson, from hence, has arrived at the Havanna.
The above vessels were not allowed entry the 18th August.
No arrivals at the Port.
The following vessels of war are stationed off the Havanna, viz.
Ship General Greene, Perry.
Brig Pinckney, Heywood.
South Carolina, Paine.
Ships Woodrop Sims, and Birmingham Packet, Kelly, from hence passed Gravelend July 3.
Ship Kingston, Hodge, Cape Francois, has arrived at New-York in 13 days.
Brig Paragon, Houston, Barracoa arrived at Port Republicain.
City Hospital Report,
For the last 24 hours, ending this day at twelve o'clock.
ADMITTED.
Hannah Carney, 77 South street.
Mary Golden and Child, Race between Front and 2d street.
James Sneathan, 4th near front street.
DIED.
Maria Lockwood, admitted with black vomit and hæmorrhages from the nose and stomach, George Bowen, John Rittenger, Elizabeth Sneathan, John Wynkoop, Baltzer Spicker, John Partish, John Fogey, Mary Bary.
Remaining in the hospital 54, twenty-one of whom are convalescent.
The number of Interments in the different Burial Grounds of the City, for the last 24 hours, ending this day at 12 o'clock, is
1 Adult
5 Children
6 Total.
Interments in the City Hospital Ground, since last report:—
From the City Hospital 9
From the City and Suburbs 8
17
Total number of Interments during last 24 hours 23
SAMUEL POTTER, WM. PAGE,
AND
THOMAS PRICE,
HAVE removed to GERMANTOWN, between the five and six mile stone, where they have for sale, a general assortment of DRY GOODS, a great part of which they have just received by the ship Boyne from London, via New York.
N. B. Letters (Per Post) addressed to them Philadelphia, will be regularly forwarded.
Sept. 3, 1799. dtw&uthfa tf
FOR SALE,
The brig MARY,
Capt. JOHN TARRIS,
Now lying at Marcus Hook—a live oak and cedar vessel—will carry 2000 barrels, and has been newly sheathed. She is armed with 10 four-pounders, muskets, pistols, cutlasses, boarding pikes, &c. For terms, apply to
GURNEY & SMITH.
Sept. 3. coti
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Trenton, September 2, 1799.
All officers of the first regiment of Artillerists and Engineers, and of the first, second, third and fourth regiments of Infantry in the service of the United States, who are, from whatever cause, absent from their commands, are required with all possible expedition to report themselves by letter to Major General Alexander Hamilton. The officers thus called upon, will be held amenable for any avoidable delay in reporting themselves, and those who do not report in four months from the date of this notification, will be presumed to have resigned their commissions.
JAMES M c HENRY.
The Printers in the several States, who published the proposals for the supply of rations during the year 1800, are requested to insert the above once a week in their papers, till the first of January next. n. 61.

Fashionable Millinery.  ELIZA M'DOUGALL, NO. 134, MARKET-STREET, HAS just received per ship Thomas Chalkley and Adriana, from London, an elegant assortment of the most fashionable MILLINERY, viz. Chemille rosette FEATHERS Fancy flowers Black tiffany flowers Wreaths Pink, yellow and blue crape, full dress caps Do. do. and do. Nelson's bonnets Infant's pipe straw bonnets Maid's fancy do. do. Women's do. do. do. Do. do. shades Do. do. hats Fancy bugle shoe rosettes Do. do. trimmings Black, white, blue, yellow, pink and orange crape Black, white and green gauze veils Do. gauze cloaks N. B. And per Harmony, just arrived, a further assortment of Millinery. June 26 eodf.
Notice is hereby Given, THAT application will be made for the issue of certificates for twenty two shares of the Stock of the Bank of the United States, in lieu of the undermentioned certificates for a like number of shares of the stock of the said Institution, in favour of James Eckley, Colley, of Liverpool, lost by the capture of the Diana, Richard Knibbide, master, on a voyage from Philadelphia to Liverpool, Great-Britain, viz. Two certificates. No. 27,000 and 27,001 for five shares each. Three certificates. No. 27,002 and 27,004, for four shares each. G. SIMPSON, Cashier. Bank of the United States, } May 23, 1799. taw3m
Samuel Miles, jun'r. Of the city of Philadelphia, merchant, having assigned over all his effects, real, personal and mixed, to the subscribers, for the benefit of such of his creditors as may subscribe to the said assignment on or before the first of August next.  Notice is hereby given, To all persons indebted to the said estate, that they are requested to make immediate payment to either of the assignees, or to the said Samuel Miles, who is authorized to receive the same; in failure whereof legal steps will be taken for the recovery of such debts, as are not discharged accordingly. GEORGE ASTON, } Assignees CORNELIS COMEGYS, } JOHN ALLEN, } feb. 14. gawtf
FOR SALE,  Pine Forge and Farm, SITUATE in Douglas Township, Berks county, about one mile and a half from the river Schuylkill, and five from Pottstown. The farm contains three hundred and sixty acres of land, about one hundred and twenty of which is wood land; twenty-five acres of meadow, sixteen of which is watered, besides clover fields; a very capital orchard containing upwards of two hundred apple trees. The forge has four fires, two hammers, and four pair of bellows, is in complete order, having been lately reaired, and is capable of manufacturing two hundred and forty tons of bar iron annually. Likewise, a saw Mill, smith shop, two coal houses, and a sufficient number of houses to accommodate workmen, all in good order. On the premises are two story dwelling houses and counting house stone barn and stables sufficient for thirty horses, a large grain barn, cow house, and every other building necessary for the use of the farm and works. Also about five hundred acres of excellent chestnut timber land from 3 to 5 miles from the works; which will be sold either with the works or separate, as may suit the purchaser. The purchaser can be accommodated with wagons, horses, and every other kind of stock necessary for carrying on the business. The terms may be known by applying to JOHN CLEMENT STOCKER, Esq. merchant, Philadelphia, or to the subscriber on the premises. DAVID RUTTER. july 25 w8tf
FOR SALE  By SIMON WALKER, Pine, near Fifth-street, WOOLWICH proof Cannon—9 pounders, 61-2 feet long, 20 cwt. each, and 7 feet long, 25 cwt. each, with carriages, &c. completed ditto—6 pounders, 5 1-2 feet long, 15 cwt. each, and 6 feet long, 18 cwt. each, with carriages, &c. complete; Carriages on sliding carriages, 12, 18 & 24 pounders, weighing 61-2, 8 and 13 cwt. each; Boarding Pikes and Cutlasses; English Cannon Powder; Copper Sheathing Nails, Spikes and Bolts; 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 lb. round Shot; 6, 9, 12 and 24 lb. double-headed do. 9, 12 and 24 lb. Canister Shot. Also—a quantity of best English, Porter, Clare and Port Wine Bottles. Taunton ale in casks of 7 dozen each. march 8. aaw tf
Eighty Dollars Reward, BROKE out of the PRISON for the City and County of Philadelphia, on the Night of the 31st July, 1799, the following described felons.  DANIEL HENDERSON, An Irishman, about 38 years of age, 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high, full round face, dark hair, flout made, has a down look and fair complexion; was convicted in the county of Berks.  CHRISTIAN SHARPE, ALIAS JOHN THOMAS. A native, of Dutch parents, about 24 years of age, 5 feet 10 or 11 inches high, straight well made, long visage, heavy eye brows, down look, a large head of hair, dark brown, which he wears queued down to his waist; was convicted in Cumberland county.  JOHN STRATTS, ALIAS JOHN SOTO. A Spaniard, about 30 years of age, five feet 10 inches high, well made, fair complexion, black frized hair, which he wears queued; was convicted at Pittsburgh. Went off also, at the same time a certain MARTIN KNOLES, well known in this city, who was apprehended on the day of his escape for committing a burglary at the House of J. G. Koch. The above reward will be paid for the delivery of the above named persons at the Prison of the City and County of Philadelphia, or on being secured in any Jail in the United States, or twenty dollars for either of them. PHILIP EDWARDS, keeper. Philadelphia Prison, august 3. eodfw
WILLIAM COBBETT HAS JUST PUBLISHED (PRICE 1 DOL. 50 CENTS)  THE  B A V I A D AND  M E V I A D. BY WILLIAM GIFFORD, ESQUIRE. To which is prefixed,  A POETICAL EPistle TO THE AUTHOR By an American Gentleman. In introducing this celebrated work to the Gentlemen and Ladies of America, I have endeavored to give it a dress proportioned to its distinguished merit, and to the taste of those for whose amusement and delight it is intended. No expense has been spared in the publication; and I flatter myself that the work does not yield, either in paper or print, to any one ever published in America. This edition has an advantage over some former ones, as it contains by way of notes, the minor productions of the author; and it has an advantage over every other edition, in the Poetical Epistle, which is prefixed to it, and which must be extremely gratifying to every lover of literature in this country, as it is a proof that there are Americans who have the taste to admire, the justice to applaud, and the talents to rival the Geniuses of other nations. Some Copies have been sent on to Mr. Somerville, Maiden Lane, New York, also to Mr. Hill, Baltimore, and to Mr. Young, Charlottesville. Copies will be sent to Boston and other places, as soon as occasions offer. } may 28
T B R M S  Of Richard Folwell, in Philadelphia, FOR SUBSCRIBING TO THE  JOURNALS OF CONGRESS, FROM THE COMMENCEMENT Of the American War, in 1774, to the present time, INCLUDING The Reports of Heads of Departments, of Committees, and other Official and Private Papers of that Body, now first permitted to be made public. TERMS. THE work will be printed on a fine paper, and a new neat type, in large octavo. Each volume will contain above 500 pages, neatly bound and lettered. Uniformity in size, paper, and binding, will be observed throughout the work; so that, while the subscribers become possessed of a valuable record, an ornament may be added to their libraries. The price to subscribers will be 2 dollars 75 cts. per volume, in boards, and 3 dollars, whole bound, but as the publisher does not intend to print more than the number subscribed for, a considerable sum on the price may be expected to non-subscribers. Each volume will contain about one third less of letter-press than the original edition; but, as the publisher is not yet enabled to determine the extent of the Private Papers, which he may be allowed to make public, he cannot ascertain the number of volumes which will comprise the work. 33 Payments to be made on delivery of each volume. Subscribers will have their option, either to subscribe for the whole of the Journals, up to the present time, or to those only of the Old Congress prior to the organization of the Federal Government.
IN all countries, the proceedings in the commencement of their governments, are lost in darkness and obscurity, owing to a carelessness, in the succeeding generation, to preserve the public records, and the attention of the nation, in those rude ages, being called off from their domestic concerns, to engage in wars and conquest. Of what infinite value would the laws of Alfred be, had they been transmitted to our days? Time, that destroys every thing, enhances the value of well authenticated public records, and renders them almost invaluable. It is hoped, that Americans will, therefore, cheerfully contribute their assistance in transmitting to posterity the labours of their ancestors—founders of the Columbian nation. ** The work will certainly be advanced with expedition and promptitude. The following will show the support it has already acquired: "Philadelphia, June 15, 1798." "To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States." "The MEMORIAL of the Subscribers, Citizens, &c. of Philadelphia," "Respectfully represents," "That having, in our respective avocations, frequent occasions to recur to the Journals of Congress, we experience inconvenience by the scarcity of them: That we understand that Richard Folwell, printer, of Philadelphia, has had it in contemplation to print that public record; and that he has obtained partial countenance from many individuals; but that he has delayed prosecuting the work, in expectation of encouragement from government, that may adequately indemnify him. We, therefore, respectfully solicit, as the publication is necessary to be disseminated among public bodies, that Congress will, in their wisdom, render him such additional encouragement, to that which he has obtained from private individuals, as to enable him to proceed with the work, so that your Memorialists may be enabled to purchase copies of that record for themselves." Thomas M'Kean, John D. Cox, Charles Heasley, Samson Levy, T. Rofs, Wm. Moore Smith, John Read jun. William Tilghman, John P. Miliffin, Joseph B. McKean, John Beckley, W. Sergeant, John Thompson, Jared Ingersoll, Jasper Moylan, William Rawle, J. Thomas, William Lewis, James Gibson, M. Kepple, Moses Levy, Robert Porter, George Davis, John Hallowell, James Oldden, Walter Franklin, James Milnor, John C. Wells, John L. Leib, Alexander I. Dallas, Joseph Reed, Thomas Willing, Samuel M. Fox, John Nixon, Robert Wain, Robert H. Dunkin, John Ewing, John Edward Pennington, Hilarly Baker, William Nichols, William Young, Robert Campbell, Septimus, Claypoole, James Cruikshank, Mathew Carty, Henry K. Helmholtz, Peter D. Haven, John Dunlap, Edward Shoemaker, John R. Smith, William Hall, David C. Claypoole, Thomas Armstrong, Samuel H. Smith, John Fenn.
"True copy from the original Memorial, presented to the House of Representatives of the United States, on Monday, the 18th of June 1798: "WILLIAM LAMBERT, for "JONATHAN W. CONDY, Clerk." "RESOLVED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, be authorized and directed, to subscribe, on such terms as they may deem eligible, for the use of the Senate and House of Representatives, for four hundred Copies of the Journals of Congress, which are proposed to be published by Richard Folwell and such number of copies of deficient volumes of the sets now in print, as may be necessary to complete the same. JONATHAN DAYTON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JAMES ROSS, President of the Senate pro tempore. Approved, March 2d, 1799. JOHN ADAMS, President of the United States. may 20. rawtf
Twenty Dollars Reward. DESERTED, on Thursday the 8th inst. from a recruiting party stationed at Newtown, two men enlisted at Norristown, the 1st inst. the one named JOHN WILSON, born in Ireland, aged 22 years, by trade a butcher, fair complexion, brown eyes, brown hair 5 feet 7 inches high; had on when he went away, a nankin vest and overalls, a bottle green coat, lined with red. The other JOHN STEAL, born in Northampton county, by trade a shoemaker; aged 24 years, 5 feet 10 inches high; fair complexion, blue eyes, long brown hair, much freckled in the face; had on a pair of thickset overalls and yellow vest. Whoever shall take up said Defectors and return them to Head Quarters at Bristol, Bucks county, State of Pennsylvania, or shall secure them in any Jail shall receive the above reward, and for either of them the reward of ten dollars. BENJAMIN GIBBS, Jun. Captain, 10th U.S. regiment. Bristol, august 10. 15 daw
Twenty Dollars Reward. DESERTED from the barracks at Reading, in the night of the 5th July, 1799, the following soldiers in the 11th Regiment in the service of the United States. Thomas Britton Boals, a private, born in Chester county, 25 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches and 3-4 high, dark complexion, brown eyes and long black hair which he commonly wears tied close to his head, by occupation a farmer; he is a good looking fellow, and considerably marked with the small pox, is much addicted to liquor, and very abusive when intoxicated; he was dressed in full infantry uniform except his hat—it is expected that he will change his dress as he stole a plain round hat and a number of citizens' cloaths. Also, James M c Mullen, born in the county of Antrim, in Ireland, 36 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches and 1-2 high, fair complexion, grey eyes, short brown hair, which is very thin upon the crown of his head, of thin village and a very pleasant countenance; by occupation a farmer, and was dressed in full infantry uniform. The above reward and reasonable expenses will be paid to any person who shall apprehend and confine in any Jail, or deliver to any officer in the service of the United States, the above described deserters, or ten dollars and expenses for either of them. LEWIS HOWARD, Lieutenant 11th United States Regiment Reading, july 7 (10)
Three Cents Reward. RUN away from the Subscriber on the evening of the 28th inst. a bound Servant GIRL, named Elizabeth Howebel, had on and took with her three different changes of garment and money, proud, bold and impudent, a noted liar; any person apprehending her shall be entitled to the above reward—no costs or charges will be paid. N. B. She had a years and some months to serve DANIEL FITZPATRICK. Goshen Township, Chester County, July 29. august 6. gawtf
AT a special meeting of the Board of property in Lancaster, June 24, 1799. Present, Daniel Bröadhead, Sec. Gen. } of the Land John Hall, Secretary, } office. Francis Johnston, Reg. Gen. } The petition of Thomas Stewardson on behalf of himself and the other trustees for the estate of Samuel Caldwell, surviving partner of James Meele, bearing date Philadelphia, 3th Month 17th 1799, stated as follows, viz. That a certain John Collins had in consequence of fraudulent deeds poll, obtained patents for two certain tracts of land, one situate in the county of Northumberland, surveyed to Samuel Caldwell in pursuance of a warrant dated in 1774; and the other situate now in Luzerne county, surveyed to said Caldwell by a warrant also dated in 1774—and requested that patents might be granted, for the said tracts, to William Crammond, Edward Tilghman, John Ashley, and Thomas Stewardson, trustees of the estate of Samuel Caldwell, surviving partner of James Meele, as the said two tracts were part of the estate of Meele and Caldwell. Whereupon the Board having considered the same, ordered that at least sixty days notice be given in one of the Philadelphia newspapers, and in the Lancaster Journal to the said Collins or his assigns, to appear before the Board on the first Monday in October next, to show cause if any he or they have, why patents should not issue for the said two tracts to the said trustees agreeably to the prayer of the said petition. A true copy For JOHN HALL, Esq. Sec'y of Land Office. N. LUFBOROUGH. july 8. dam
AT a meeting of the visitors and governors of St. John's college in the State of Maryland, on the 13th day of July 1799. Resolved, That on the first day of October next, this board will proceed to elect a Professor of English and Grammar, who shall receive, for his services, at the rate of £200 per annum, to be paid quarterly; and that public notice thereof be given, &c. &c. A. C. HANSON. N. B. The office aforesaid hath just become vacant, by the resignation of a gentleman, whose affairs require, the immediate undertaking of a voyage by sea. It is the duty of the said Prof. (to whom is allowed an assistant) to teach the English language grammatically, and to prepare students for a superior school, by teaching them the Latin grammar the Vocabulary, and Cordery. Writing is to be taught to all his scholars at stated hours; and to those students who are not destined for the superior school, are to be taught, at the discretion of their parents, or guardians, Arithmetic, and other branches of science usually taught in English schools. A complete knowledge of Latin, Arithmetic, &c. is considered indispensable in the professor; and it is expected, that candidates who are not known to the Board, will submit to an examination, as well as produce satisfactory testimonials of their good morals, and fair characters. The Printers within the United States are requested to insert in their papers the foregoing resolution and remarks, and to repeat the publication, as often as convenience will admit, until the 20th day of September next. july 22. rawtf
FOR SALE, A variety of Lots, many of them very advantageous, in different parts of the City known as the Estate of the late William Martin, Esq.—many of the lots afford valuable sites for Country seats, not excelled by any with in the same distance of the City, other lots are well adapted for Garden Grounds, Pasture &c. a third description is well calculated for buildings fronting upon Frankford road; Second, Third, and Fourth streets continued to the German Town Road and also on Cross Roads designed to be laid out from Fourth Street to Turners Lane, so which the property extends—For further particulars, application to be made to NICHOLAS HOLMDAY. on the Premises westward of Fourth Street. 3 july. dff.
Twenty Dollars Reward. DESERTED, on Thursday the 8th inst. from a recruiting party stationed at Newtown, two men enlisted at Norristown, the 1st inst. the one named JOHN WILSON, born in Ireland, aged 22 years, by trade a butcher, fair complexion, brown eyes, brown hair 5 feet 7 inches high; had on when he went away, a nankin vest and overalls, a bottle green coat, lined with red. The other JOHN STEAL, born in Northampton county, by trade a shoemaker; aged 24 years, 5 feet 10 inches high; fair complexion, blue eyes, long brown hair, much freckled in the face; had on a pair of thickset overalls and yellow vest. Whoever shall take up said Defectors and return them to Head Quarters at Bristol, Bucks county, State of Pennsylvania, or shall secure them in any Jail shall receive the above reward, and for either of them the reward of ten dollars. BENJAMIN GIBBS, Jun. Captain, 10th U.S. regiment. Bristol, august 10. 15 daw
Twenty Dollars Reward. DESERTED from the barracks at Reading, in the night of the 5th July, 1799, the following soldiers in the 11th Regiment in the service of the United States. Thomas Britton Boals, a private, born in Chester county, 25 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches and 3-4 high, dark complexion, brown eyes and long black hair which he commonly wears tied close to his head, by occupation a farmer; he is a good looking fellow, and considerably marked with the small pox, is much addicted to liquor, and very abusive when intoxicated; he was dressed in full infantry uniform except his hat—it is expected that he will change his dress as he stole a plain round hat and a number of citizens' cloaths. Also, James M c Mullen, born in the county of Antrim, in Ireland, 36 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches and 1-2 high, fair complexion, grey eyes, short brown hair, which is very thin upon the crown of his head, of thin village and a very pleasant countenance; by occupation a farmer, and was dressed in full infantry uniform. The above reward and reasonable expenses will be paid to any person who shall apprehend and confine in any Jail, or deliver to any officer in the service of the United States, the above described deserters, or ten dollars and expenses for either of them. LEWIS HOWARD, Lieutenant 11th United States Regiment Reading, july 7 (10)
Three Cents Reward. RUN away from the Subscriber on the evening of the 28th inst. a bound Servant GIRL, named Elizabeth Howebel, had on and took with her three different changes of garment and money, proud, bold and impudent, a noted liar; any person apprehending her shall be entitled to the above reward—no costs or charges will be paid. N. B. She had a years and some months to serve DANIEL FITZPATRICK. Goshen Township, Chester County, July 29. august 6. gawtf
TO BE SOLD,  TWO new frame two Story Houses, pleasantly situated near the Jolly Post-Tavern, upper end of the Village of Frankford. There are in each house, besides a kitchen, two rooms on the first floor; three on the second, with roomy garrets, all well finished; there are also to each, a good garden lot, stable and coach house. Part goods will be taken in payment. Any persons wishing to become purchasers are requested to view the premises, and for terms apply to JOHN McCLELLAN. Frankford, July 13. eodf
The Swift-Sure,  A NEW LINE OF STAGES, NOW RUNNING BETWEEN  PHILADELPHIA & NEW-YORK, By the short and pleasant road of Buxfield, Newtown, Scotch Plains, Springfield and Newark.
THE excellence of this road, the popularity of the country through which it passes, with sundry other advantages, which render it so far preferable to the Old Road through Bristol, Brunswic, &c. long ago suggested the propriety of its becoming the Grand Thorough-Fare from Philadelphia to New York. During the present year, a minute survey of it has been taken, and its superiority over the Old Road, both in winter and summer, has been clearly ascertained.—There are good bridges over all the other waters but the Delaware, and here the crossing is performed with great safety and in less than half the time required at the Trenton Ferry. The road is several miles shorter than the old road, but this is among the least of its advantages, because daily experience proves to us, that dispatch as well as comfort in travelling principally depend on the goodness of the road and the levelness of the country; and, in these respects, the New Road is, beyond all comparison, the best. It presents none of those rocky hills, which render the Old Road so fatiguing between the Delaware and Newark. The soil, too, for the greater part, is such as to produce but little mud in winter, and very little dust in summer, which circumstances, added to the beauty of the country, and a considerable proportion of shade, will always render travelling in the latter season peculiarly agreeable.
The Swift Sure starts from PHILADELPHIA at 6 o'clock every morning (Sundays excepted) from the GREEN TREE, opposite the Lutheran Church, North Fourth Street. It goes through Frankford to Buxfield, where it stops to breakfast; from Buxfield it goes through Newtown to Pennytown to dinner; from Pennytown through Hopewell, Millstone, Boundbrook, Quibbletown and Plainfield to Scotch Plains to lodge. The next morning it stops at Springfield to breakfast, from whence it goes through Newark and arrives at New-York at noon.
From NEW-YORK it starts at 3 o'clock in the afternoon (from Paulus Hook) and arrives at Philadelphia the next evening. For seats at New-York, application may be made to Edward Bardin, Old Coffee house, to A. Mathieu, corner of Nassau and John Streets, to B. Many, no. 48, Courtland, corner of Greenwich Street, and to Michael Little at his hotel, no. 42, Broad Street.
Fare for passengers, Five Dollars.  Way passengers 6 Cents per Mile. Each passenger is allowed to take on 14 lbs. of baggage carriage free; but all other baggage, taken on by a passenger, will be charged at 4 cents per pound weight. With respect to packages sent on without passengers, the proprietors presume they have adopted a regulation, which, though unknown to other lines of stages, they think must meet with general approbation. They pledge themselves to make good every package on the following conditions. The person who delivers the package at the office shall see it entered in the stage-book, for which entry he shall pay 6 cents; he will then state the value of the package, and pay (exclusive of the carriage) one per cent. on the value, on the value, as insurance, and for which he will receive a receipt. Thus, for instance, if he estimates his package at one dollar, he will pay one cent. and if at one hundred dollars, he will pay one dollar insurance, and in like proportion for packages of any other value. Very few persons it is presumed, will dislike this regulation if it will, however, be optional with every one to avail himself of this security or not. But the proprietors think it right to state very explicitly, that they will be responsible for the safe delivery of no package, which is not regularly entered, and for which an insurance receipt cannot be produced. In the distribution of the route, the greatest care has been taken to fix on such places and taverns as always afford a good accommodation and entertainment for the passengers at the most reasonable rates. The stages are well equipped furnished with feet and steady horses, and committed to the care of intelligent sober and outgoing drivers. The proprietors themselves like at the different towns and villages where the stages will stop, so that the conduct of the persons they employ is continually an object of their attention.—They take care also to see that the passengers are well provided for and politely treated at the taverns, and that no sort of chicane or influence is practised upon them; in short, they have spared neither pains nor expense to render the SWIFT-SURE the very best line of stages in America.
The line has now run nearly a month, during which time a great number of gentlemen have gone through, both from Philadelphia and New-York. Every passenger has found the road to surpass very far all that has been said of its excellence; and the Proprietors of the Swift Sure are extremely happy to hear the behaviour, of their drivers, and the treatment at Taverns spoke of with the highest satisfaction. JOHN M c CALLA, Philadelphia THOS. PAUL, Buxfield JOSEPH THORNTON, } Newtown. NICHOLAS WYNKOOP, } JACOB KESLER, } JOHN MORRELL, Pennytown. T. KILLMAN, near Millstone. ELIAS COMBES, Bound Brook. R. SANSBURY, Scotch Plains. ISAAC RAWLE, } ROBERT PEARSON, } Springfield. June 22. eodf.
Wants a place as a Coachman, OR as an Attendant to a travelling gentleman, a steady capable man, who can produce satisfactory recommendations. Enquire at Mr. Richard Hunt's, No. 28, South Fourth Street. august 14
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. June 27, 1798. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That by virtue of an act, passed during the present session of Congress, so much of the act entitled "An act making further provision for the support of public credit, and for the redemption of the public debt"—passed the third day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, as bears from settlement or allowance, Certificates, commonly called Loan Office and Seal settlement Certificates, and Indents of Interest, is suspended until the twelfth day of June, which will be in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine. That on the liquidation and settlement of the said Certificates, and Indents of Interest, at the Treasury, the Creditors will be entitled to receive Certificates of funded Three Per Cent. Stock equal to the amount of the said Indents, and the arrears of interest due on the said Certificates, prior to the first day of January one thousand seven hundred and ninety one. That the principal sum of the said Loan Office and final settlement Certificates, with the interest thereon, since the first day of January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety one, will be discharged after liquidation at the Treasury, by the payment of interest and reimbursement of principal, equal to the sum which would have been payable thereon, if the said Certificates had been subscribed, pursuant to the act making provision for the debts of the United States, contracted during the late war, and by the payment of other sums, equal to the market value of the remaining Stock, which would have been created by such subscriptions as aforesaid, which market value will be determined by the Comptroller of the Treasury. OLIVER WOLCOTT, Secretary of the Treasury. June 28. rawtf
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. May 29th, 1799. THE proprietors of certificates issued for subscriptions to the Loan bearing interest at eight per centum per annum, are notified, that at any time after payment shall have been made of the 5th installment, which will become due during the first ten days of the month of July ensuing, Certificates of Funded Stock may at their option be obtained at the Treasury or Loan Offices, respectively, for the amount of the four full installments, or one moiety of the sums expressed in the subscription certificates:—No certificates of Funded Stock will however be issued for less than one hundred dollars. Such subscription certificates as may be presented at the Treasury or Loan Offices in consequence of the foregoing arrangement, will be marked and distinctly marked so as to denote, that a moiety of the stock has been issued. OLIVER WOLCOTT, Secretary of the Treasury
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. March 11th, 1799. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, Pursuant to the act of Congress passed on the 11th day of June, one thousand, seven hundred and ninety six, entitled "An act regulating the grants of land appropriated for military services, and for the society of United Brethren for propagating the gospel among the Heathen;" and the act supplementary to the said recited act passed on the second day of March, one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine— to wit: I. THAT the tract of Land herein after described, namely, "beginning at the North West corner of the seven ranges of townships, and running thence fifty miles due south, along the western boundary of the said ranges; thence due West to the Main Branch of the Scioto river; thence up the Main Branch of the said river to the place where the Indian boundary line crosses the same; thence along the said boundary line to the Tuckabatchee branch of the Muskinkum river at the crossing place above Fort Lawrence; thence down the said river, to the point where a line run due west from the place of beginning, will intersect the said river; thence along the line so run to the place of beginning;" has been divided into townships of five miles square, and fractional parts of townships; and that plans and surveys of the said townships and fractional parts of townships are deposited in the offices of the Register of the Treasury and Surveyor General, for the inspection of all persons concerned.
II. The holders of such warrants as have been or shall be granted for military services performed during the late war, are required to present the same to the Register of the Treasury, at some time prior to the twelfth day of February in the year, one thousand eight hundred, for the purpose of being registered; No registry will however be made of any less quantity than a quarter township, or four thousand acres.
III. The priority of location of the warrants which may be presented and registered in manner aforesaid, prior to the 12th day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred, will immediately after the said day, be determined by lot, in the mode described by the act first recited.
IV. The holders of registered warrants, shall on Monday the 17th day of February, in the year 1800, in the order of which the priority of location shall be determined by lot as aforesaid, personally, or by their agents, designate in writing at the office of the Register of the Treasury, the particular quarter townships elected by them respectively, and such of the said holders as shall not designate their locations on the said day, shall be postponed in locating such warrants to all other holders of registered warrants.
V. The holders of warrants for military services sufficient to cover one or more quarter townships or tracts of four thousand acres each; shall, at any time after Monday the 17th day of February, 1800 and prior to the first day of January, 1802, be allowed to register the said warrants in manner aforesaid, and forthwith to make location therefor on any tract or tracts of land not before located.
VI. All warrants or claims for lands on account of military services, which shall not be registered and located before the first day of January, 1802, are by the supplementary act of Congress herein before recited, passed on the second day of March, 1799, declared to be forever barred. Given under my hand at Philadelphia, the day and year above mentioned. OLIVER WOLCOTT, Sec. of the Treasury. PRINTED BY J. W. FENNO.