Gazette of the United States, & Philadelphia daily advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 1797-03-03 00:00:00

Gazette of the United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser.
NUMBER 1399.]
FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 3, 1797.
[VOLUME XI.]
For Savannah, THE SHIP SWIFT PACKET, Joseph Glenn, Master, Intended as a constant trader, and will sail with all convenient speed...
For Hamburg, The fine fast-sailing ship FAVORITE, John Thompson, Master, JUST coppered, and in complete order, and is now loading.
For Amsterdam, The fast-sailing cedar and live oak ship Amiable, D. C. Tilinghoff, Master, JUST grained and in complete order, and is now taking in, and intended to sail in all this month.
For Rotterdam, THE SHIP FAM E, Edward Jones, Master, HAVING the greatest part of her cargo engaged, will sail with all convenient speed.
For Sale, A GRAND, PATENT, HARPSICHORD PIANO FORTE, Entirely new, and one of the best ever imported into this country.
For Sale, A Quantity of Excellent Turks-Island SALT, And a few hogheads 3d and 4th proof RUM.
A Quantity of Brandy, FIRST & 2d proof, Gin, of 4th proof, in pipes, Jamaica Spirits, 4th proof, in Hhds, Old Hock, in cases of 40 dozen each.
Mr. Pickering's Letter. This Day Published, AND FOR SALE BY THE EDITOR, Price three eights of a Dollar.
WANTS A PLACE, A Woman who can be well recommended for honesty, industry, and good temper.
The Stockholders OF the Pennsylvania Population Company are requested to meet at the Company's Office, No. 53 north Fourth Street, on Saturday, the 4th of March next, at 12 o'clock.
Just Arrived, In Brig Nancy, Robert Tate, Master, A Cargo of SUGAR & COFFEE, FOR SALE BY, F. COPPINGER, No. 221, South Front-Street.
HORSES, SUNDRY good Horses for sale, suitable either for carriage or team. Also, a new, light Kitterene, with horizontal springs, fit for travelling.
COFFEE, Of the first quality, in hds. bags and barrels, entitled to the Drawback, for sale by Ezekiel Hall, No. 42 north Water-Street.
Loft, this day, BETWEEN No. 134, Market Street, and the New- Theatre, a Hundred Dollar Baltimore-Branch Bank Note. Whoever has found, and will return it to the subscriber shall be handsomely rewarded.
Agenteel new 3-story BRICK HOUSE, FOR SALE, Situate in 5th, above Spruce-Street—Possession may be had the beginning of April next.
James Brown, At No. 119 South Second-Street, HAS just received, per the brig Peggy, capt. Hardy, from Amsterdam, a small invoice of D U T C H Goods...
Fresh Garden, Grass and Flower-Seeds, Roots, &c. &c. This day landing from the brig Eagle, captain Folsick, from London, AND FOR SALE BY GOLDTHWAIT & MOORE.
Table of contents for Goldthwait & Moore's advertisement listing various seeds and roots: Five kinds of Asparagus, Four kinds of Beans, Six kinds of Beans, Eleven kinds of Beans, Twenty-five kinds of Beans, Six kinds of Cabbage, Three kinds of Cabbage, Five kinds of Cabbage, Ten kinds of Cabbage.
THE Sales of LANDS of the United States, in the North-Western Territory, heretofore advertised in the several public papers, will commence this evening, at the City Tavern.
Notice. THE ELEPHANT will leave town positively early in March. Admittance—one quarter of a dollar. Children—half price.
Wanted, A NURSE, to attend a sick Lady, a few miles from this city—a person well recommended, will be immediately employed, and liberally rewarded.
FOR SALE, By the Subscriber, at his Compting-house, No. 39, South Third-Street, A QUANTITY OF Pepper, entitled to drawback.
Two or Three Gentlemen May be accommodated with genteel BOARD and LODGING, by applying at No. 59, Lombard Street.
Pennsylvania Population Company. NOTICE is hereby given to the Share-Holders, that a further assessment of six dollars is levied on each share, which they are requested to pay to the Treasurer, at the Company's Office, No. 53 north Fourth-Street, on or before the 5th instant.
THE holders of Robert Morris and John Nicholson's notes and acceptances, deposited as collateral securities, for the engagements of Edward Fox and James Greenleaf, are requested to TAKE NOTICE.
THOMAS W. FRANCIS, HENRY PRATT, JOHN MILLER, jun., JOHN ASHLEY, JACOB BAKER.
Just Published, AND TO BE SOLD BY THE BOOKSELLERS, THE SPEECH Of JOSEPH H. FLEMING, of Philadelphia, In the LYCEUM, or society for free debate, at Mr. Poor's School-house, on Wednesday evening, February 8, on the Question: "Whether a Representative in a free government, is bound to act by the will of his constituents, locally had, or by his own judgment."
A House and Lot, FOR SALE, A HOUSE and Lot, in a good neighbourhood, and pleasant situation; it is the second House east of 5th Street, of that handsome row of new buildings, now near finishing, situate on Arch, between Fourth and Fifth Streets; and is about twenty feet front and forty-two feet deep.
Pennsylvania Population Company. NOTICE is hereby given, to such Share-holders as have not paid their assessments on their shares—to pay the same immediately to the Secretary of the Company, at the Company's Office, No. 53 north Fourth-Street, Philadelphia.
Important Public Document. THIS DAY IS PUBLISHED, And for Sale, At the Office of the Editor of the Gazette of the United States, No. 119 Chestnut-Street.
RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURES OF THE UNITED STATES, For the Year 1795— Being the LATEST Period to which an account can be made up. February 22.
Red Clover Seed. Fresh red Clover Seed of the best quality, in bags of 5 bushels each. Madeira wine in pipes, fit for immediate use. Teneriffe wine in pipes, hogheads and quarter casks. Ditto do. of first quality, for the use of private families.
Philip Nicklin & Co. IMPERIAL and TEAS. 12 Tubbs Quicksilver, 2 Chests Bandanna Handkerchiefs, A few chests Manchester Goods, well assorted in Corduroys, Ticklets, Ginghams, Muslinets, Dimities, &c. 3 Trunks black Sewing Silk, 180 Crates Queen's Ware, well assorted, 10 Tons Sheet Lead, Nails assorted flat and sharp points, London Particular Madeira wine in pipes and hogheads, India Market Madeira wine in pipes and hogheads, 40 Pipes and 10 Hogheads Teneriffe Wine, 10 Hogheads choice Port Wine, 7 Tiers Snake-Road, 26 Casks yellow Paint, 9 Boxes and 12 Bundles writing Slates, 1 Box Ink Stands and Note Prefaces, 14 Bales Sail Canvas assorted, No. 1 to 8.
MRS. GRATTAN, Respectfully informs her friends, and the public in general, that on Tuesday the 10th day of January, she proposes opening, at No. 39, North Sixth-Street, A Linen and Muslin Warehouse.
Book Muslins, from 6/3 to 12/11 per yard, Jeconee ditto, from 8/3 to 10/6 per yard, Striped ditto, from 7/10 to 10/6 per yard, Fine Coffees, Tambour'd Book Muslins, from 13/9 to 21/ per yard, India Muslin, from 11/3 to 15/ per yard, Sheetimg Muslin, Jacomet muslin Handkerchiefs, from 4/3 to 6/ per half doz, Book muslin Handkerchiefs from 5/3 to 10/6 per half doz, Muslin color'd and border'd Handkerchiefs, Dacca Handkerchiefs, Tambour'd Cravats from 10/3 to 11/11, Pocket Handkerchiefs, Cambric, from 11/3 to 16/9 per yard, Table Cloths, Huckaback Towelling, Women's Cotton Hosiery, from 6/6 to 13/ per pair, Dimity from 5/10 to 6/11, Men's Silk Hosiery, Tambour'd Muslin Handkerchiefs from 11/1 to 13/2, Irish Linens for Gentlemen's Shirts, from 5/3 to 9/7.
AND A variety of other articles. N. B. Orders received for all kinds of ready made Linen, Gentlemen's Shirts, ruffled or plain, Cravats, Pocket Handkerchiefs, &c. &c. Household Linen, &c. &c. A plain shirt, made and marked, 3 1-2 dollars, A full ruffled ditto, 4 dollars, A plain shirt, made and marked, 5 dollars, A full ruffled ditto, 6 dollars, A plain shirt, made and marked, 5 1-2 dollars, A full ruffled ditto, 7 dollars, A plain shirt, made and marked, 6 dollars, A full ruffled ditto, 7 1-2, A plain shirt, made and marked, 6 1-2 dollars, A very fine ruffled ditto, 8 dollars, Linen included. January 24.
Washington Canal Lottery, No. I. WHEREAS the State of Maryland has authorised the underwritten, to raise twenty-six thousand, two hundred, and fifty dollars, for the purpose of cutting a Canal through the City of Washington, from the Potomac to the Eastern Branch Harbour.
Robert Smith & Co, No. 58 South Front-Street, HAVE FOR SALE, A Quantity of Long Nankreens, ALSO, An assortment of INDIA GOODS, AMONG WHICH ARE, Bandanas, Pullicates, Black and colored Perians, Gurrahs, Punjams, Baftas, Coffas, Humhums, &c. together with A general assortment of European Goods.
A Black Boy. TO BE SOLD, the time of a smart, active Black Boy, who has about sixteen years to serve. Enquire at No. 111 Chestnut-Street. February 23.
FOR SALE, About 1,600 acres of Land, WELL situated, laying on and between Marsh and Beech Creeks, Millin county, Pennsylvania, in four separate Patents. For terms of sale apply to Wm. Blackburn, No. 64, South Second-Street.
CAMILLA, Or A Picture of Youth. By the authors of Evelina and Cecilia, to be comprised in five volumes, at half a dollar each, payable on delivery—Printed at New-York, by Mr. John Bull. CONDITIONS, I. Handsome, neat type, perfectly new, is employed. II. A volume, stitched in blue paper, is intended to be published every 2 weeks, till the five are completed; the first and second are come to hand, and the third is hourly expected. Subscriptions are received, and Books may be had of J. ORMEROD, No. 41, Chestnut-Street.
Mrs. D'Arblay (late Miss Burney) the celebrated authoress of this inimitable work, needs no eulogy to add to the laurels she has already acquired in the literary world. The strength of imagination and elegance of style, displayed in Evelina and Cecilia, will sufficiently recommend to every reader of taste and judgment, the perusal of CAMILLA. It may not be improper to add, that the Queen of England, after having perused this interesting publication, presented Mrs. D'Arblay with a thousand pounds sterling, as a testimony of her approbation of the work.
LANDING, AT Walnut-street wharf, from on board the ship Peggy, captain Elliott, from Bourdeaux, VIN DE GRAVE, or White Claret, in Hds and Qs. Casks, RED CLARET, in Hds, Ditto in cases of 24 and 30 bottles each, Green and Souchong TEAS, in quarter chests. For sale by Rundle & Leech, No. 9 Walnut-Street.
Public Notice is hereby given, THAT I have applied to the Judges of the Supreme Court of this State, to supply the defect in my title to a lot of ground situate on the West side of Fourth-Street, containing in breadth 20 feet and in length 56 feet, bounded on the north by the street, on the south by the street, on the east by the street, and on the west by the street, and southward by ground of Edward Skippen, and eastward by ground of Timothy Harrington, John Lewis and James Walton, by their attorney Robert Molloyneux. All persons concerned are required to appear before the Justices of the said Court at the City Hall in the city of Philadelphia, on the third Monday in March next, to make their answer to the bill of the subscriber, filed in the office of Edward Burd, Esq. prothonotary of said court. WILLIAM SNIFFEN, JUN. February 24.
FOR SALE, AT WHITESIDE'S TEA-Warehouse, No. 99, North Second-Street. Imperial, Hyson, Young Hyson, } Fresh Teas. } Hyson Skin, Souchong, } Bohca. Dec. 9.

New Theatre.
On FRIDAY EVENING, March 3, Will be presented, a Tragedy, called
The Grecian Daughter.
Dionysius, Mr. Cooper; Philotas, Moreton; Melanthion, Warren; Phocion, Prigmore; Arcae, Warrell, jun.; Calippus, Warrell; Greek Herald, Darley, jun.; Greek Soldier, Fox; Perdiccas, Macdonald; Evander, Wignell; Erixe, Miss Oldfield; Euphrasia, (The Grecian Daughter) Mrs. Merry.
The Enchanted Flute.
Codgerly, Mr. B.; Raymond, Moreton; Sir Horace Huffle, Harwood; Doctor Endless, Francis; Giles, Bissett; Landlord, Warrell; Jeweller, Fox; Tradesmen, Mitchell, &c.; Harriet Bloomley, Miss L'Estrange; Dinah, Mrs. L'Estrange; 1st Lady, Mrs. Docter; 2nd Lady, Mrs. Metcalf.
United States.
Pennsylvania District. IN pursuance of a Writ to me directed from the honorable Richard Peters, esquire, Judge of the District Court of the United States, in and for the District of Pennsylvania, will be exposed to Public Sale, at the Merchants' Coffee-House, in the city of Philadelphia, on Monday, the 13th day of March, (instant) at 12 o'clock, noon, the Brigantine, called the LADY WALTER-STORFF, with all and singular her tackle, apparel, furniture and other appurtenances, as the same now are; the said brigantine having been condemned as forfeited to the United States, &c. WILLIAM NICHOLS, marshal. Marshal's Office, March 3d, 1797. The Inventory may be seen at the marshal's office.
College-Hall.
READINGS and RECITATIONS, Moral, Critical, and Entertaining. ON SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 4th, At 7 o'clock, will be delivered, A POEM.
On the President's Farewell Address, with a sketch of the character of his Successor. After which, will be recited, An Allegorical Poem, in two parts, called The Cave of Nature.
Or, a Picture of the Virtues, Vices, Passions and Attributes of the Human Mind. Tickets to be had of Mr. Poulton, jun. at the Library; at Mr. McElwee's looking-glass-store, No. 70, S. Fourth-street; and at Mr. Carey's, Bookseller, Market-street—Half a dollar each.
A FIFTY DOLLAR NOTE was given to the Door-keeper by mistake, on Tuesday evening: the owner is requested to apply for it to Mr. FENNELL.
City of Washington.
Scheme of the Lottery, No. II, for the improvement of the Federal City.
Table with 3 columns: Prize Amount, Number of Prizes, Total Amount. Includes prizes of 20,000 dollars, 15,000 dollars, 10,000 dollars, etc.
16,739 Prizes. 23,261 Blanks. 30,000 Tickets, at Eight Dollars, 400,000.
N. B. To favour those who may take a quantity of Tickets, the prize of 20,000 dollars will be the LAST drawn ticket, and the 30,000 the LAST but one.
This Lottery will afford an elegant specimen of the private buildings to be erected in the City of Washington. Two beautiful designs are already selected for the entire fronts on two of the public squares; from these drawings it is proposed to erect two centre and four corner buildings, as soon as possible after this lottery is sold, and to convey them, when complete, to the fortunate adventurers, in the manner described in the scheme for the Hotel Lottery.
The real securities given for the payment of the Prizes, are held by the President and two Directors of the Bank of Columbia, and are valued at more than half the amount of the lottery.
SAMUEL BLODGET.
S. Tickets may be had at the Bank of Columbia; of James West & Co. Baltimore; of Peter Gilman, Boston; of John Hopkins, Richmond; and of Richard Wells, Cooper's Ferry.
This Day is Published,
BY Messrs. Dobson, Carey, Campbell, Rice, and the other Booksellers, price One Dollar and twenty-five cents, elegantly printed on wove paper, and hot-pressed, by John Thompson.
A COMPARATIVE VIEW OF
THE CONSTITUTIONS of the several States, With each other, and with that of the United States; exhibiting in Tables, the prominent features of each Constitution, and classing together their most important provisions, under the several heads of administration; with Notes and Observations. By WILLIAM SMITH, of South Carolina, L.L.D. and member of the Congress of the United States. Dedicated to the People of the United States.
N. B. A few Copies printed on an inferior paper, at 3-4ths of a dollar. February 6
A Young Gentleman,
WHO can come well recommended by a respectable merchant of this city, would be willing to engage either in a wholesale or retail store.
A line addressed to A. B. and left with the Printer of this Paper, will be duly attended to.
March 2
CONGRESS of the UNITED STATES.
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES.
Wednesday, March 1.
Mr. Swanwick, from the committee of commerce and manufactures, made a report on the petition of sundry inhabitants of Champlain (N. Y.) complaining of inconveniences on account of being obliged to make their entries at Cumberland, and praying some port to be made a port of entry nearer Canada. The committee thought it unnecessary to make any regulations on the subject.
Mr. S. also made a report on the petitions of James O'Brian and James Aylward, mariners, who fled from Newfoundland, at the time the French landed there, and put into Portsmouth, where their vessels had been seized for the tonnage duties; they prayed for a remission of the duties. The report was favourable. It was opposed by Mr. Coit, as being contrary to law, but supported by Messrs. Swanwick, W. Smith, and Sewall, as one of those strong cases which ought as form an exception to any general rule. The report was finally agreed to, afterwards a bill was reported, it was engrossed for a third reading, and before the house rose, passed.
The bill directing certain persons to be placed on the pension list, was read a third time and passed.
A bill was received from the Senate concerning the circuit courts of the United States, which was twice read, and committed to a committee of the whole to-morrow.
Mr. Gallatin wished the bill for fixing the military establishment, which had been returned by the President of the United States, with his objections, to be taken up.
Mr. W. Smith hoped this subject would be taken up, but before it was entered upon, he wished the committee of the whole to be discharged from the consideration of it, as he found, in a former instance of a similar kind, the business had been settled in the house. The committee was accordingly discharged. The house then proceeded to re-consider the bill, agreeably to the directions of the constitution. The bill was first read, and then the following objections of the President:
United States, Feb. 28, 1797. "Gentlemen of the House of Representatives,"
"Having maturely considered the bill, to alter and amend an act, intitled, "an act to ascertain and fix the military establishment of the United States," which was presented to me on the twenty-second day of this month, I now return it to the house of representatives, in which it originated, with my objections."
"First. If the bill passes into a law, the two companies of light dragoons will, from that moment, legally out of service, though they will afterwards continue actually in service; and for their services during this interval, namely, from the time of legal to the time of actual discharge, it will not be lawful to pay them unless some future provisions be made by law. Though they may be discharged at the pleasure of Congress, in justice they ought to receive their pay, not only to the time of passing the law, but at least, to the time of their actual discharge."
Secondly. It will be inconvenient and injurious to the public to dismiss the light dragoons, as soon as notice of the law can be conveyed to them, one of the companies having been lately destined to a necessary and important service."
Thirdly. The companies of light dragoons, consist of one hundred and twenty-six non-commissioned officers and privates who are bound to serve as dismounted dragoons, when ordered so to do; they have received in bounties about two thousand dollars; one of them is completely equipped, and above half of the non-commissioned officers and privates have yet to serve more than one third of the term of their enlistment; and besides, there will, in the year, be a considerable deficiency in the complement of infantry intended to be continued. Under these circumstances, to discharge the dragoons, does not seem to comport with economy."
Fourthly. It is generally agreed that some cavalry, either militia or regular, will be necessary; and according to the best information I have been able to obtain, it is my opinion that the latter will be less expensive and more useful than the former, in preserving peace between the frontier settlers and the Indians, and therefore a part of the military establishment should consist of cavalry."
G. WASHINGTON.
The Speaker then read the clause in the Constitution which directs the proceeding on such occasion, and which says, that in case two-thirds of the House wherein it originated shall be in favour of passing the bill, it shall be sent to the other, and if two-thirds of that House be also in favour of it, it shall become a law. The votes of both Houses to be determined by Yeas and Nays.
Mr. Nicholas said, he meant to vote against the bill, but he did not wish to stand charged with refusing to pay the men for the time they were in service. He thought the bill was by no means liable to a charge of this kind. As it could scarcely be supposed that, at the time they were making a voluntary gift of 100 dollars to every officer discharged, it could not reasonably be suspected that the Legislature meant to defraud the men of their pay.
Mr. W. Smith did not see any necessity for the observations of the gentleman from Virginia. There was nothing in the Message of the President which charged that House with an intention of defrauding the men of their pay. Whatever was the design of gentlemen, this was not the charge. But certain it was that this would be the result of the bill, and it would be six weeks or two months before they could be notified that the act was passed. It was the legal opinion of the Attorney-General, therefore, that they would not be entitled to pay during that time.
Mr. Nicholas was sorry the gentleman from S. Carolina and he did not think alike on the subject; he thought the objections he had made were necessary, and he had made them for the purpose stated. He thought the President ought not to have doubted their willingness to have allowed the
pay in question. He was of opinion the House had given some extraordinary proofs of their liberality this session; amongst other proofs of this, they had determined to appropriate money for the building of a 36 gun frigate, which he had caused to be built without authority. But the pay of these men was so much a point of law, that he believed the men would have been entitled to pay.
Mr. W. Smith said their having agreed to give each of the Officers 100 dollars, without mentioning the men, rather went against the gentleman's conclusion; because, if any thing had been intended to have been given to them, they would also have been mentioned.
Mr. Williams was sorry that some things had not been more attended to, when that bill was under consideration; and, although there would be a difficulty respecting the Brigadier-General and Staff, yet he thought the objections well founded, and would vote against the passing of the bill, in order that a new one might be brought in, to avoid the objections. From the demands lately made for the protection of the Frontiers of Georgia and Tennessee, which amounted to upwards of 300,000 dollars; he fully agreed with the President that it would be less expensive to keep up the two Companies of Dragoons, than employ Militia Horse.
The Yeas and Nays were then taken as follows:
YEAS.
Messrs. Bailey, Baldwin, Baird, Blount, Brent, Bryan, Buck, Barger, Cabell, Christie, Claiborn, Clopton, Coles, Dearborn, Findley, Franklin, Galloway, Gillespie, Greenup, Gregg, Grove, Hampton, Harrison, Hathorn, Haves, Heath, Holland, A. Jackson, G. Jackson, Kitchell, Livingston, Locke, Maclay, Macon, Madison, Milledge, Moore, Muhlenberg, New, Nicholas, Orr, Page, Parker, Patten, Richards, Sherburne, Skinner, Israel Smith, R. Spiggs, T. Spiggs, Strudwick, Swanwick, Swift, Venable, Winn.—55.
NAYS.
Messrs. Ames, Bradburn, Coit, Craig, Dama, Davenport, Dent, Ege, A. Fuller, D. Fuller, Gilbert, Gilman, Goodrich, Griswold, Harper, Henderson, Kittera, S. Lyman, W. Lyman, Mallone, Murray, Potter, Reed, Sewall, Sitgreaves, Jer. Smith, N. Smith, Isaac Smith, W. Smith, Thatcher, Thomas, Van Alstyne, Wadsworth, Williams. 34.
The bill being accordingly lost, Mr. Nicholas moved that a committee be appointed to bring in a new bill, which being agreed to, a new bill was reported (exactly the same as the former, except an omission of the parts objected to by the President). It was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, and afterwards passed.
On motion of Mr. Ames, the house went into a committee of the whole on the bill for placing certain buoys in and near the harbor of Boston, which was agreed to, after filling up the blank for 6 large buoys with 1000 dollars, and that for 10 small ones with a like sum; the bill was ordered for a third reading, and afterwards passed.
The bill for extending the time for receiving on loan the domestic debt of the United States, went through the same form and was passed.
The house resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the amendments of the Senate to the bill for making regulations with respect to the duty on spirits distilled within the United States. They proposed to do away the licences for two weeks, and to provide only for monthly licences, to bear date on the first day of every calendar month.
Mr. Harrison hoped these amendments would not be agreed to. It was well known that in the southern parts of the union, there was a small distillery in almost every farm; but if these amendments were adopted, it would have the effect to destroy them, and the law would become particularly odious to the people; it would also wholly defeat the purpose of raising revenue from the tax.
Messrs. Parker and Macon urged similar objections to this bill.
Mr. Dayton (the speaker) who originally introduced this amendment into the bill, repeated his arguments in favor of allowing licences to be taken out for two weeks.
The amendments were disagreed to.
On motion of Mr. Blount, the report of the committee on the petition of the widow of Seecalocuta, or the Hanging Maw, was taken up and concurred in.
On motion of Mr. Livingston, the house resolved itself into a committee of the whole on a bill in addition to an act for the relief and protection of American seamen. This bill was brought forward to supply an omission in the bill passed last session respecting the manner in which certificates of citizenship should be granted. This part of the bill occasioned considerable discussion last session; and was a subject of conference between the two houses; but from some unaccountable neglect was omitted in the law, and had been supplied by the President, who had adopted the plan agreed upon by the two houses, except that he had somewhat enlarged it. The bill now proposed, was a copy of the provisions which had been acted upon by the President.
Mr. Harper spoke at considerable length against the mode laid down for the ascertaining of citizenship, which was to be proved in case of failure of a copy of the register where the person was born, by one credible witness. Mr. H. proposed that the testimony of three freeholders should be sufficient; but notwithstanding all the pains he took to prove the propriety of this amendment, on the question being put, there only appeared three votes in favor of it. The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.
The amendments proposed by the Senate to the resolution calling upon the states for the payment of certain balances, were taken up. Mr. W. Smith moved to recede from their disagreement to the Senate's amendments, which was negatived, there being only 12 votes in favor of it. Mr. Nicholas then moved to adhere, and the motion was carried.
Mr. Swanwick reported a bill to authorise a statement of the claims of George Smith and John Robertson, formerly slaves in Algiers. It was referred to a committee of the whole.
Mr. A. Fuller, from the committee of Enrolment, reported several bills as duly enrolled, which received the signature of the speaker, and were afterwards laid before the President. Adjourned.
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 3.
Yesterday arrived in this city, from his residence in Virginia, THOMAS JEFFERSON, Vice-President Elect of the United States. The Company of Artillery, under the immediate orders of Capt. Shaw, welcomed that tried patriot with a discharge of 16 rounds from two 12 pounders; and a flag was displayed from the Park of Artillery, bearing the device "Jefferson the Friend of the People."
Translated for the (N.Y.) Daily Advertiser. LEYDEN, December 2.
In the midst of so many examples which every day present themselves to the eye of afflicted humanity, of the effects produced by the unhappy ambition of governing our equals, without any delicacy in the choice of the measures, the illustrious Washington, long since the model of true patriotism, which is the love of one's country, and entirely free from all self-interested motives, has now added the most grievous treat of disinterestedness, as well to the continual permissives of power as to the numerous titles he before had, and the love of his fellow-citizens, and the veneration of his age, and to the admiration of posterity. Scylla satiated with power and honors, abdicated the dictatorship, which he had usurped after having plunged his country in blood and remedied the same abuses by cruelty and tyranny. Washington renounced a legal power, acquired by his own merit, to finish his career with a virtuous retirement, and worthy of a true philosopher, after having contributed more than any other means, both as a Soldier and Legislator, to fix upon his native land the greatest happiness, of which, perhaps, mortals are susceptible.
STATE PAPER.
The following Report was presented to the house of Representatives on Tuesday last; with an extensive appendix.
The secretary of state, in pursuance of the order of the house of Representatives, of the 8th May, 1794, on the memorial and petition of sundry citizens of the United States residing in the city of Philadelphia, relative to the losses they have sustained by the capture of their property by French armed vessels on the high seas, or in consequence of the forced or voluntary sales of their provisions and merchandise, to the officers of the colonial administrations of the French republic, having examined the same, together with accounts of similar losses sustained by American citizens from the French, in the European seas, or in the ports of France, which in the details were necessarily connected with the former;
RESPECTFULLY REPORTS:
That since the commencement of the present war, various and continual complaints have been made by citizens of the United States to the department of state, and to the ministers of the United States in France of injuries done to their commerce under the authority of the French republic. These injuries were—
1. Spoilations and maltreatment of their vessels at sea, by French ships of war and privateers. 2d. A distressing and long continued embargo laid upon their vessels at Bourdeaux in the years 1793 and 1794. 3d. The non-payment of bills and other evidences of debts due, drawn by the colonial administrations in the West-Indies. 4th. The seizure or forced sales of the cargoes of their vessels, and appropriating them to public use, without paying for them, or paying inadequately, or delaying payment for a length of time. 5th. The non-performance of contracts made by the agents for the government supplies. 6th. The condemnation of their vessels and cargoes under such of the marine ordinances of France as are incompatible with the treaties subsisting between the two countries; and 7th. The captures sanctioned by a decree of the National Convention of the 9th May, 1793, [A] which, in violation of the treaty of amity and commerce, declared enemy's goods on board of their vessels, lawful prizes, and directed the French ships of war and privateers to bring into port neutral vessels laden with provisions and bound to an enemy's port.
It may be proper to remark here that this decree of the Convention directed the capture of neutral vessels laden with provisions and destined for enemy's ports, preceded by one month, the order of the British government for capturing "all vessels loaded with corn, flour, or meal, bound to any port in France."
Such was the nature of the claims of the citizens of the United States upon the French republic previous to the departure of Mr. Monroe as minister plenipotentiary to France in the summer of 1794, and since his residence there. To him were entrusted the documents which had been collected to substantiate particular complaints; and he was instructed to press the French government to ascertain and pay what might be found justly due from time to time; as additional cases rose, they were transmitted to him with a like view. In September of that year, he assigned to his secretary, Mr. Skipwith, (with the provisional appointment of consul at Paris) the charge of stating the cases, and placing them in the proper train of settlement; reserving to himself the duty of fixing general principles with the government, and patronizing and superintending his proceedings.
In conformity with the direction of the minister, Mr. Skipwith shortly afterwards made a general report on the injuries and difficulties and vexations to which the commerce of the United States was subjected by the regulations and restraints of the French government, or by the abuses practised by its agents; to which he added a number of particular cases—[a copy of the whole was annexed to the report marked B.] This report was laid before the French government; and added to the various presentations of Mr. Monroe, and his predecessor, produced a decree of the joint committee of Public Safety, Finance, Commerce, and Supplies, dated 15th Nov. 1794—[a copy of which was annexed marked C.] This decree, apparently calculated to remedy many of the evils complained of, afforded but a very partial, in respect to compensations, a comparatively small relief, while it continued in force the principles of the decree of the 9th May 1793, which rendered liable to seizure and confiscation, the goods of enemies found on board neutral vessels.

American vessels had been declared exempt from that part of the decree of the 9th May, which authorised the seizing of vessels going to an enemy's port with provisions, by the decree of the National Convention of the 28th July 1793.
On the appearance of the decree of the 9th of May, the American minister at Paris remonstrated against it, as a violation of the treaty of commerce between France and the United States. In consequence thereof, the convention, by a decree of the 23rd of the same month, declared, "that the vessels of the United States are not comprehended in the regulation of the 9th of May." M. Le Brun, the minister for foreign affairs, on the 26th of May, communicated this second decree to our minister, accompanying it with these words, "You will find a new confirmation of the principles from which the French people will never depart, with regard to their good friends and allies the people of the United States of America. Yet two days only had elapsed, before those principles were departed from; on the 28th of May, the convention repealed their decree of the 23rd. The owners of a French privateer that had captured a very rich American ship, the Laurens, found means to effect the repeal, to enable them to keep hold of their prize. They had even the apparent hardness to say before hand that the decree of the 23rd would be repealed."
The American minister again complained. So on the 1st of July, the convention passed a fourth decree, again declaring, "That the vessels of the United States are not comprised in the regulations of the decree of the ninth of May; conformably to the sixteenth [it should be called the twenty-third] article of the treaty concluded the 6th of February, 1778." The new minister for foreign affairs, M. Desforges, accompanies this new decree of July 1st, with the following expression: "I am very happy in being able to give you this new proof of the fraternal sentiments of the French people for their allies, and of their determination to maintain to the utmost of their power the treaties subsisting between the two Republics;" yet this decree proved as unstable as the former; on the 27th of July it was repealed.
The next decree on this subject was that of the joint committee of the 15th of November, 1794, already mentioned. Then followed the decree of the committee of public safety of the 4th of January, 1795 (14 Nivose, 3d year) repealing the 5th article in the decree of the 15th November preceding, and in effect the articles in the original decree of the 9th of May, 1793, by which the treaty with the United States had been infringed. It is not necessary for the Secretary to add, that the decree of the 4th January, 1795, has been repealed by the decree of the Executive Directory of the 2d of July, 1796, under colour of which are committed the shocking depredations on the commerce of the United States which are daily exhibited in the newspapers. The agents of the Executive Directory to the leeward islands (Lebanon, Sonthonax, and Raimond) on the 27th of November passed a decree, marked C. C.) for capturing all American vessels bound to or from British ports. The secretary presumes this is not an arbitrary, unauthorized act of their own, but that it is conformable to the intentions of the executive directory; the privateers of the French republic in Europe, having captured some American vessels on the same pretence; and the consul of the republic at Cadiz having explicitly avowed his determination to condemn American vessels on that ground, pleading the decree of the Directory for his authority.
The secretary has already intimated that the decree of the 15th November 1794, was not followed by the extensively good effects expected from it. By a communication from Mr. Skipwith, of the 10th of last September (the latest communication from him, in answer to the secretary's request for information) it appears that the claims for detention of 103 American vessels by the embargo at Bourdeaux remained undetermined; no funds having been appropriated for the payment of them; and that none of the bills drawn by the colonial administration in the West Indies had been paid to him; the treasury having tendered payment in assignats at their nominal value, and afterwards in another species of paper, called mandats, which had suffered a great depreciation even before they were put into circulation; both of which modes of payment were refused to be accepted. The progress made by Mr. Skipwith in the adjustment of other claims, so far as known to the secretary, will appear in the annexed statement [D.] copies of which were transmitted ten months ago to the officers of the principal collectors of the customs, from the department of state, for the information of our mercantile citizens.
That nothing might be left undone which could be accomplished by the executive, the attention of gen. Pinckney, the present minister of the United States to France, was particularly directed to the subject of these claims; but the interval which has elapsed since his departure, has not admitted of any interesting communication from him on this business.
In connection with other spoliations by French armed vessels, the secretary intended to mention those committed under a decree, dated the first of August 1796, issued by Victor Hugues and Lebas, the special agents of the executive directory to the windward islands, declaring all vessels loaded with contraband articles of any kind, liable to seizure and confiscation with their entire cargoes; without making any discrimination in favour of those which might be bound to neutral, or even to French ports. This decree has been enforced against the American trade without any regard to the established forms of legal proceedings, as will appear from the annexed deposition [E] of Josiah Hemphill, master of the brigantine Patty of Weatherfield, a copy of the decree marked [F] is also annexed.
The secretary has received a printed copy of another decree of the same special agents to the windward islands, dated the 13th Pluviose, 5th year, answering to February 1st, 1797, authorising the capture of all neutral vessels destined to any of the windward or leeward islands, in America, which have been delivered up to the English, and
occupied or defended by emigrants, naming Martinique, St. Lucie, Tobago, Demarara, Berbice, and Essequibo; and to leeward, Port-au-Prince, St. Marc, L'Archaye, and Jeremie; declaring such vessels and their cargoes to be good prize, as well as all vessels cleared out vaguely for the West Indies, a copy of this last decree, will be added to this report as soon as it shall be translated. All which is respectfully submitted.
TIMOTHY PICKERING.
Department of State,
Feb. 27, 1797.
THE APPENDIX.
 [A] Copy of a decree of the National Convention 9th May 1793.  [B] A letter and report of Mr. Skipwith, American Consul, on vessels captured.  [C] Extract from French decrees of 15th Nov. 1794.  [CC] Extract from the resolves of the French Commission at the Leeward Islands of 27th Nov. 1796.  [D] A list of 170 claims, 49 of which were settled with the French Republic and the remainder pending. A second list of claims on 103 vessels, detained by embargo at Bourdeaux; these dated 20th Nov. 1795, and signed by Mr. Skipwith.  [E] An affidavit of the commander of the brigantine Patty.  [F] A placard of Victor Hugues, ordering the capture of horses contraband. 
Gazette of the United States, AND Philadelphia Daily Advertiser. PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 3.
A meeting of the Philosophical Society will be held this evening, at their Hall, in Fifth-street.
With this day, the illustrious Washington closes his Political Career.—Every Friend to his country will, on the occasion, adopt the energetic language of inspiration, and say, "WELL DONE, THOU GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT."
As up the Hill of Life, Time led him on, Fame blew her Trump, and Hope illum'd the day: From the bright Summit, half the Vict'ry won, A Splendid Course of Glory stop'd the Way. Now, all his labors past—the best reward, A Country sav'd, united shout his praise; In Vernon's Groves the blest Retreat's prepar'd, Where Conscious Virtue gilds Life's setting Rays.
FROM EAST-INDIA PAPERS.
MADRAS, Aug. 23.
Arrived, his majesty's ship the Carysfort, hon. captain Murray, from the Southward, with the French National Schooner, Le Lefure, of 20 guns, 9 and 6 pounders, and 100 men.
The Carysfort fell in with Le Lefure off Negapatam, on the 19th instant, and captured her after a chase of nearly three hours, during which the Schooner threw all her carriage-guns overboard, two excepted.
The Lefure sailed from the Isle of France on the 23rd ultimo, in company with six frigates, mounting from 40 to 50 guns each, and two corvettes. Four of the frigates were a part of the Squadron which lately sailed from France; and which whilst stationed off the Cape, had captured the Mentor, and a whaler from England. The Lefure parted from the French Squadron between Dunder Head and the Basses; her object was evidently to obtain intelligence, and which might have been productive of the most fatal consequences to the British commerce, had not captain Murray defeated the intention of the enemy.
The Lefure is a very beautiful vessel, American built, and has on board stores and provisions for six months.
The Carysfort, after having brought her prize into the roads, immediately failed in quest of the Indian Squadron lately dispatched from this place, which she was fortunate enough to find, and advise of the approach of the enemy's frigates: the Indian Squadron instantly put about, but being unable to regain the roads, after an ineffectual attempt they bore away before the wind for Bengal.
From the Calcutta MONTHLY JOURNAL.
CALCUTTA, September 24.
The American ship Effex arrived in the river from the coast, the 9th inst. She left Madras roads the 27th ult.
When the Effex sailed from Madras, the enemy's ships were hourly expected to make their appearance; and the shipping in the roads had hauled in there, to have the protection of the guns of the Fort.
Arrived, American ship Neptune, from Madras.
Several American vessels have arrived here from different ports, in the course of this month, but none of them have brought any particular intelligence, except one from the Isle of France, which brings accounts of the French frigate La Preneuse, having returned to the island from a cruise in the Straits of Sunda, with a very valuable prize, a Portuguese ship, which she had captured in those straits. She is called the St. Joseph de Belasaire, sailed from Lisbon the 28th of March, bound to China, and had on board 25,000 dollars in specie, besides a valuable cargo.
The French Squadron, during the passage from Europe to the Mauritius, captured the Montrose, rice-ship, the Arabia, laden with bales, for Lisbon, a South Whaler, and the Eliza, an American vessel, freighted with Dutch property, off the Cape.
The once celebrated Bark ENDEAVOUR, in which Captain COOK performed his First Voyage round the World, near thirty years ago, now lies to be broken up in Mr. Grignon's Dock, near Chandpaal Ghaut.
September 31.
LIST OF THE FRENCH SQUADRON Which engaged his majesty's ship Victorious, of 74 guns, on the Coromandel coast, the 9th of September.
 La Force, 54 guns  La Cybele, 44  Le Victor, 44  La Seine, 44  La Prudente, 40  La Regenerée, 40  La Lefure, a corvette of 20 guns, captured by his majesty's ship Carysfort, of 28 guns, belonged also to this Squadron. 
October 7.
Last week, the ship Marquis Cornwallis, Captain Hogan, arrived in the river, from New South Wales:—she sailed from Port Jackson on the 16th May.
The Cornwallis brings very pleasing accounts from the Colony at Port Jackson.—Provisions of all sorts were in abundance.—The agricultural exertions of the settlers had been successful, even be-
yond the sanguine expectations that had been indulged. And such was the progression of industry in this line, that the necessity of further importations of grain was entirely superseded.
Mr. Muir, one of the four Scottish exiles whose fate was so much a subject of conversation about two years ago, had left New South Wales. He had taken his passage in a vessel bound to the North West Coast of America, from whence it was supposed he intended to pass over to the territory of the United States. It is not understood that Mr. Muir had clandestinely left the colony. His conduct while there was such as to conciliate universal esteem.
Mr. Margarot and Mr. Skirving, both died at New South Wales. They also had been distinguished for a very exemplary behaviour.
Mr. Palmer alone, of the Scotch Judgments, survived at the Colony of Rose Hill.
By this day's Mails.
NEW YORK, March 2.
The death of Governor Campbell, of Bermuda, is confirmed; and so is that of the Empress of Russia.
The prisoners confined in the jail of this city return their grateful thanks to Mr. De la Croix, for his generous donation of a patry dinner, on the 26th of last month, which enabled near one hundred and eighty persons to celebrate, with decent festivity, the auspicious birth day of the Illustrious Washington.
NEW YORK, March 2.
ARRIVED.
Brig James, Watson, — St. Thomas, 19 Sloop Romeo, Baker, — Charleston, 7
The Ruby, from London to Charleston was taken by a French privateer, in lat. 23, and ordered for St. Domingo; but Capt. Smith and his crew rose on the prize master, and brought the vessel into Charleston.
ANTIGUA, Jan. 24.
On Thursday morning the 13th Nov. the Portland Packet sailed from Dominica, for Antigua, in company with the Neptune brig, and Atalante Schooner. On Friday the 14th, fell in with and spoke his majesty's ship Lapwing, in company with the Mermaid and Laurel frigates; as it was quite calm, and but little appearance of a breeze, captain Taylor went on board the Lapwing to request she would convoy us clear of Guadalupe, being then within six leagues of Basse Terre, and having much reason to apprehend that some of the French privateers might come out, and availing themselves of the calm, attack the packet—the captain of the Lapwing told him, he could not consistently with his orders, convoy or grant us either of the other frigates for that purpose, but that he would keep between us and the land, by way of protection, at the same time he informed us, that there were then in Basse Terre, three large frigates, two corvettes, a brig, cutter, and several privateers—the next day we found ourselves within about four leagues of Basse Terre, and not one of the frigates or any other vessel in sight.—The enemy did not, however, to our surprise, send out any thing against us. On Sunday the 16th inst. saw a large ship close in with the haul, under which we were till becalmed, and at the same time saw a strange sail bearing down on the Atalante Schooner, which proved to be a French privateer, full of men, and would certainly have taken the Schooner, had not the large ship under the land hove in sight, upon which we immediately bore away—a light breeze springing up, the ship which we then perceived was evidently a ship of war gave us chase, shewed no colours, and about 8 o'clock at night came up with, and fired a shot at us, upon which we directly hove too and hoisted our flag—the then yawed up close on our bow, and fired several shot at us, through our rigging and our fore-topmast, upon which we instantly hauled down our colours, and she sent her boat on board, when to our great astonishment we found it was his Majesty's ship Thunderer, instead of an enemy, as we had every reason to suppose.
Upon his demanding why we did not hoist the packet signal, Capt. Taylor informed him that the captain of the Lapwing had particularly cautioned him against doing so under the land, as the signals were well known to the French on shore, besides that he had supposed from his coming out so close from under the land, and shewing no colours, that he was one of the French ships of war. The next day about three o'clock in the afternoon, being then becalmed about three leagues off the north end of Guadalupe, and no English cruiser whatever in sight, we descried a Schooner coming out from the land, and bearing down fast upon us,—by 6 o'clock she had neared us so much, as to enable us to discover that she was full of men, and had about 300 men on board—a light breeze springing up, we tacked and bore away towards Montserrat, to get rid of the shore, and she still followed, every now and then edging down towards us to reconnoitre, and so on during the whole night.
On Tuesday morning the 18th, at day light, being then about 6 leagues from Montserrat, the Schooner that had been watching us all night, edged down gradually upon us, and captain Taylor then evidently perceived that she was a large French privateer, got all ready for action, requesting the gentlemen passengers on board, who acted as marines on the quarter deck, and the men to conceal themselves, in order that she might not observe our force until she came along side—about 7 o'clock, she being then within a musket shot upon our starboard quarter, we hoisted our colours and gave her a gun, upon which she hoisted the national and the bloody flags on her main, and gave us a broadside; after exchanging a few more shot from the great guns, she resolutely bore down, and hauling up close under our stern, laid herself on our starboard quarter, and made a most desperate attempt to board; we instantly lashed her bowsprit to our main shrouds, and secured her fore rigging to our mizen, and a steady and well directed fire of musketry was opened upon them, while they were attempting to force themselves into the quarter gallery and cabin windows, and up the netting. In this situation, locked together for about 30 minutes, every effort was made with the utmost determination on both sides, they
even throwing their pistols, after firing them, at our heads, and pelting us with round shot. Fortunately we being covered by our quarters, and they being entirely exposed, gave us the most decisive advantage, inasmuch that her deck was strewn from stem to stern with the bodies of their killed and wounded, when they struck their colours, which was done at the instant we were slipping down the sides to board her. Upon taking possession of her, she proved to be the Temeraire, of Guadalupe, a fine Virginia built vessel, mounting six carriage guns, quite new, and in all respects completely provided and equipped—she was commanded by one Pierre Toulon, and had on board 68 fighting men, out of which 11 were killed, and 29 wounded, the greater part mortally; she was reckoned by far the fastest sailer from Guadalupe, and would certainly have got away with the greatest ease, had not the precaution, at first taken, of securing her, prevented her so doing—on our part it is with the most poignant grief, we have to relate the deaths of Capt. Taylor, and Mr. Samuel Cunningham of St. Vincent's, who were the only two killed in the action—the captain received, in the very moment of victory, a musket ball thro' the heart while exhorting to conquest, and exhibiting himself the foremost and most heroic example—strange likewise to tell, we have but two wounded, one of whom was capt. Maxwell of the 93rd regiment, slightly on the knee. We have carried her into Montserrat, where it is needless to add, that the utmost attention and humanity were shewn to the wounded, and the bodies of our dead interred with suitable honours.
The gentlemen, passengers on board, were captains Johnson, of the 3d Bulls, Rainey, of the 46th, Touin, of the 48th, and Maxwell of the 93rd regiments Mr. Ingram, of Martinique, messrs. Keane, Jackson and Cunningham, of St. Vincent, bound to England. Messrs. Olborn, Furnace and Silk of Antigua. Doctors Green and Ludlow, and Mr. Boyd, of Martinique, island passengers. It certainly was a lucky circumstance for the packet, that they were so numerous, as the brunt of the action chiefly fell upon them, from their station on the quarter deck; the seamen at their quarters, being unable to use their great guns, and but few of them having small arms; they however on this, as they have ever on all other similar occasions had their share of merit, making use of the only arms they had, their boarding pikes where they could reach, and with the true Cornish Spirit, pelting the ammunition which they could not fire, at the heads of their antagonists.
By the mail boat Fanny Barton, capt. Tapper, arrived on Saturday last, we learn that the Caribs of St. Vincent's, have all surrendered to the number of about 3500 of all descriptions, but that they were dying of a raging dysentery, 30 or 40 of a day.
CHARLESTON, February 18.
A number of loaded ships, destined for foreign ports, have been detained here a long time, and are still detained for the want of sea letters. A mercantile correspondent, who feels himself materially interested, is somewhat astonished at the calmness with which the worthy and very attentive federal officers of this port suffer the odium of this neglect to rest upon themselves. It cannot certainly be owing to a want of vigilance and foresight in these officers; but the blame will undoubtedly continue to fall upon them, until they do themselves the justice to point out the department from whose neglect the grievance arises. One would suppose that the merchants of the United States were sufficiently embarrassed by the measures of foreign governments, without being forced to submit to an evil of such magnitude thro' the neglect of the officers of their own.
Philadelphia, March 3.
By a document, laid before Congress yesterday, it appears that returns from the Officers required by law to state the number of seamen registered, and impressed by the belligerent powers, have been comparatively few, and imperfect; the following is an abstract of the numbers impressed so far as yet known officially.
 16 who are called citizens of the United States.  8 citizens of Massachusetts.  6 ditto - Rhode Island.  2 ditto - New-York.  4 ditto - Pennsylvania.  2 ditto - Delaware.  3 ditto - Maryland.  1 ditto - Virginia. 
 Citizens 42  12 British subjects.  36 Foreigners, of other countries than Great Britain.  27 whose country is unknown. 
In all 107 exclusive of 34 Irish passengers.
ARRIVED.
Schr. Telegraph Venneman Curracoa. 21 days, Capt. Venneman of the Schooner Telegraph, sailed from Curracoa Feb. 6th, and left there the following vessels.
 Ship Mary of New York, arrived Feb. 4th.  Brig Mary Ditto Ditto 2nd.  Schr. Crafus Campbell Ditto ready for Sea.  — Louisa Tucker Ditto.  Name unknown Ditto.  Brig Betty of Charleston to sail for the Havannah.  — Feb. 12th spoke the Brig two sisters Watts, from New York to Jamaica; the Capt. and Crew of the Schooner Hope, belonging to Philadelphia were on board the Brig—Which was cast away three days before on Henega, the wind blew very fresh, which prevented Capt. Venneman from learning the particulars.—The Telegraph was brought to in Crooked Island Passage by a French privateer, who after examining her papers, dismissed her. 
A Woman Cook,
WHO can be well recommended, may hear of a good place by enquiring of the Printer. February 17. TT83gw.

Particular Teneriffe WINE.
50 Quarter-Casks Particular Teneriffe WINE, Of a superior Quality. For sale by A. MARPLE & IS. W. MORRIS, No. 60 Dock-Street. February 8
Lottery and Broker's Office,
No. 64, South Second Street. TICKETS in the Canal Lottery, No. 2, for sale—a Check Book for examination—and prizes paid in the late lottery.
Check Books kept for examination and registering, for the City of Washington, No. 2, and Patterson Lotteries, both of which are now drawing—information where tickets are to be had, and prizes exchanged for undrawn tickets. A complete list of all the prizes in the late New- Port Long-Wharf, Hotel and Public School Lottery, for examination.
The subscriber follows the application of the public and his friends, who wish to purchase or sell Bank Stock, Certificates, Bills of Exchange or Notes, Houles, Lands, &c. or to obtain money on deposit of property. Also Tickets in the Schuylkill Bridge Lottery for sale at Ten Dollars each, which will be drawn early in the Spring.
Wm. Blackburn. Philadelphia, January 26, 1797. mth
S. WANN'S
Riding School, Horse Academy & Infirmary, Adjoining the Public Square, Market Street.
T. SWANN
RETURNS his sincere thanks to those gentlemen by whom he has been employed, during his residence in this City, and flatters himself that the success of his efforts, in the numerous, obstinate and dangerous diseases in Horses, in which he has been consulted, together with his moderate charges, will se- cure their future favors and recommendation.
He now begs leave to inform them and the public at large that his spacious and commodious premises, erected for the purposes above described are open for the reception of pupils of either sex, who wish to be instructed in the Art of Riding, and the right method of governing their horses, so as to ride them with ease, elegance, and safety—their horses will be carefully and expeditiously broke, for every purpose, and made obedient to the will of the riders; the natural powers which are shut up in them, will be unfolded by art, calling forth uniformity of motion, and giving to that noble animal all those beauties of action which providence has so bounti- fully bestowed on them.
Also, at his hospital, every disorder to which the horse is liable will be treated according to the rules of art, confirmed by long and repeated experience.
The utility of the above institution has never been question- ed, that it has long been wanted in this city, every gentleman's stud will manifest, and T. SWANN as the fit establisher of the veterinary art, solicits and relies upon the support of that public (which he is ever anxious in serving) to enable him to bring it to perfection. The idea of a subscription for that purpose has been hinted by several gentlemen, who wish to promote the institution—the amount of each subscription to be returned by services in any of the departments he professes, agreeable to the rate of charges stated in his hand bill. Such subscription is now open, and the signatures of many respect- able gentlemen already obtained. He therefore informs his friends and such Ladies and gentlemen to whom he has not the honor of being known, that he shall in a few days take the liberty of waiting upon them and soliciting their support and protection.
N. B. Horses are properly prepared for those Ladies and Gentlemen who wish to be instructed. Nov. 5. mth&f.
Will be Sold, by Public Vendue,
On the 9th of March next,
A PLAN TATION,
IN Ridley township, Delaware county, state of Penn- sylvania, eleven miles from Philadelphia, and one from the great road leading thence to Chester; containing one hundred and twenty-three acres, twenty-three of which are woodland, and eighteen meadow. On the premises there are, a dwelling-house, barn, and other out-houses, in good repair; a good spring of water close to the house, and a fine stream of water runs through the premises; by which part of the meadow is watered, &c.
On the same day, the flock on the said farm; consist- ing of horses, cows, sheep, hogs, &c. A cart, plough, harrows, and other farming utensils; also a large copper still, with the household and kitchen furniture, among which are beds and bedding, an eight day clock, and many other articles too tedious to mention.
The sale to begin at ten o'clock in the forenoon, where the conditions will be made known, and attendance given on the premises, by CURTIS LEWIS. Ridley, February 13. 14—tthf tm9
SAMUEL RICHARDET
RESPECTFULLY informs the Gentlemen Merchants, that he has this day opened the CITY TAVERN and MERCHANTS COFFEE HOUSE in the city of Philadelphia.
The Subscription Room will be furnished with all the daily papers published in Philadelphia, New-York, Bos- ton, Baltimore, together with those of the principal com- mercial cities of Europe—They will be regularly filed and none permitted to be taken away on any account.
Tea, Coffee, Soups, Jellies, Ice Creams, and a variety of French Liquors; together with the usual refreshments, will at all times be procured at the bar.
Gentlemen may depend on being accommodated with the choicest of Wines, Spirituous Liquors, and the most approved Male Liquors from London and other breweries. The Larder will be supplied with the prime and earliest productions of the Season.
Large and small Parties, or single Gentlemen, may be accommodated with Breakfasts, Dinners, or Suppers, at hours most convenient to themselves—a cold Collation is regularly kept for convenience, the Bill of Fare to be had at the bar.
The Lodging Rooms will be completely furnished, and the utmost attention paid to cleanliness, and every other requisite.
SAMUEL RICHARDET will be happy to receive, and execute the commands of his Friends, and the Public at large; and with gratitude for their favours, he pledges himself that nothing on his part shall be wanting to pre- serve that patronage with which he has been so distinguis- hingly honored.
Philadelphia, April 19. mwf
To the Benevolent.
THE Subscriber having rented that well known tav- ern house, on Silver Springs, Cumberland county, on the great road leading from Philadelphia to Fort Pitt, which he had completely furnished for the accommodation of travellers, but which unfortunately, by accident caught fire about 12 o'clock in the morning, the 3d of Novem- ber last, and in the space of one hour was totally consumed with all the furniture, wearing apparel, stores of li- quors, &c. to a very large amount, attended with the melan- choly loss of a daughter about twelve years of age who only survived a few hours after the fire; his wife al- so disabled; and others of his family much hurt; he is now reduced to an unhappy and destitute situation—he therefore begs leave to solicit some relief from a generous public. The following gentlemen are pleased to undertake the trouble to solicit and receive subscriptions for his be- nefit: viz. Samuel Richardet, Merchants' Coffee-House; James Thompson, Indian Queen; George Irvin, Croix Keys, in Fourth-Street, and John Dunwoody, Spread Eagle, High-Street. DAVID BRIGGS. Philadelphia, February 14. mth&tm3
The other Printers are requested to publish the above
Wants a Place,
A WAITER in a gentleman's House, a young man who has lived for a considerable time in some of the first houses in the city, and whose character is sure; or would engage with a single gentleman to attend on him. Directions left at the New York and Baltimore stage- office, No. 10, South 4th, near Market Street, for R. H. will be attended to. February 14. 13
PURSUANT to a Resolve of the Board of Trustees of WASHINGTON ACADEMY, in Somerset County, and State of Maryland.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the office of Principal Teacher in the said school is vacant.
A GENTLEMAN qualified to teach the higher Greek and Latin Classics, Geography, and the Mathematics, with such other branches of literature as are usually taught in such schools, would meet with liberal encouragement, and, it is believed, would obtain a very eligible settlement. For the present, the Trustees would be willing to contract with a per- son capable of taking charge of a Grammar School.
This Institution is provided with buildings sufficient to accommodate the principal and his family, and from twenty to eighty boys; a library, an excellent philosophical and ma- thematical apparatus, globes, maps, &c; has respectable funds, and is situated in a plentiful and agreeable part of the country; nothing seems wanting to make it rank among the most useful seminaries in this part of the Union, but a suitable character to preside in it.
Proposals may be addressed to the subscriber, in Princess- Anne, in the neighborhood of the Academy, or to Doctor MARTIN L. HAYNE, No. 83, north Third-Street, Phila- delphia, or to the Printer hereof.
EZEKIEL HAYNE. Feb. 7. tu&18w
Davis's Law Book-store
No. 313, HIGH-STREET.
GEORGE DAVIS announces to his professional friends, and the Gentlemen of the Law, generally, through the Union, that his late importation of BOOKS is now arranged, and ready for Sale, from a single volume to an entire li- brary, without any advance upon his former exceeding low prices, which for several years past have been in so distinguis- hed a manner recommended to the notice.
Printed Catalogues containing the most extensive collec- tion of the latest English and Irish Editions ever imported into this country, are published, and will be delivered gratis on application.
Orders addressed to G. D. in writing from any distance shall be punctually attended to.
A number of TRUNKS for Sale.
ALSO, TO BE LET,
A convenient LOFT, near Market Street Wharf. ov.8. tu&18w
By Authority.
Schuylkill Bridge Lottery.
Sold by WILLIAM BLACKBURN, No. 64,
South Second-Street.
SCHEME of a LOTTERY,
For raising Sixty Thousand Dollars, agreeably to an Act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, passed during the last session, for building a Stone Bridge over the River Schuylkill, at the Borough of Reading, in the County of Berks.
   Dollars.     1 Prize of 20,000 Dollars 20,000   1 do. of 10,000 do. 10,000   3 do. of 5,000 do. 15,000   4 do. of 2,000 do. 8,000   20 do. of 1,000 do. 20,000   30 do. of 500 do. 15,000   80 do. of 200 do. 16,000   200 do. of 100 do. 20,000   300 do. of 50 do. 15,000   1 do. of 500 do. to be paid the possessor for the first drawn no. 500   5 do. of 3,000 do. to be paid possessor of the five last drawn nos. 15,000   9,400 do. of 15 do. 141,000   10,054 Prizes 200,000   19,946 Blank  
30,000 Tickets at Ten Dollars 300,000 All Prizes shall be paid fifteen days after the drawing is finished, upon the demand of a possessor of a fortunate ticket, subject to a deduction of twenty per cent. The Drawing will commence as soon as the Tickets are disposed of, or perhaps sooner, of which public notice will be given.
Philip Miller, Peter Kershner, William Witman, Joseph Hiester, James Diemer, Thomas Dundas, James May, John Otto, John Kelm, Daniel Graff, Sebastian Miller, COMMISSIONERS. Reading, May the 6th, 1796.
Tickets in the Canal Lottery, No. 2, to be had at the above office, where the earliest information of the drawing of the Washington No. 2, and Patterson Lottery's, are received, and check books for examination and reg- istering are kept.
Tickets in the above Lottery to be had at Mr. Sheri- dan's Race-Street, John Hay, North Third-Street and Henry Swayer's, German Town. January 26. 22w1f
Lancaster, Harrisburgh, Carlisle, Ship- pensburg and Sunbury STAGES.
The public are requested to take notice, that the part- nership which has for some time subsisted between Mathi- as Slough of Lancaster, and William Geer, is now dis- solved, but not as M. Slough insinuates to the public without just cause; as will more fully appear by a letter on the subject from M. Slough to W. Geer, dated the 29th December last. A recital of which is not now deemed necessary. Any gentleman who wishes to be more cir- cumstantially informed of the merits of this business, by applying to W. Geer may have the perusal of M. Slough's letter, and then can be at full liberty to determine whe- ther or not W. Geer is not perfectly justifiable in attach- ing himself to any other person in the prosecution of the Stage conveyance from Philadelphia to Shippensburg, or any other place.
Now from the liberal and generous support the public were pleased to confer on the first effort in this business, William Geer, in conjunction with Messrs. Reily, Weed and Wirtner, is determined to prosecute and carry it on, with every care, attention and dispatch that a zeal to ob- lige the public can possibly exert.
The above company, who are amply provided with carriages, horses, and every appurtenance to render the passage safe and commodious, inform those who wish to patronize and encourage the undertaking, that they can take their seats at George Weed's, the sign of the White Horse, Market Street, Philadelphia, on every Monday and Friday, to proceed to Lancaster, Harrisburgh, Carlisle and Shippensburg. The fare as hitherto established.
For the further accommodation of the public, a Stage will start every Wednesday from the house of Samuel Elder, in Harrisburg, arrive at Sunbury in Northumber- land county, every Thursday, and return from thence and arrive at Harrisburg every Saturday, so that passengers destined for Lancaster or Philadelphia, may proceed on Mondays.
WILLIAM GEER.
Lancaster Jan. 27, 1797. N. B. This Line of Stages starts from the house of William Ferree, in Lancaster, on every Tuesday and Sa- turday morning at 6 o'clock, proceeding to the weisward; and from the house of Mr. Samuel Elder in Harrisburg every Wednesday morning, on the same crossing arrives at Patrick Cochrane's in Shippensburg, and returns from thence on every Thursday: performing, the same routine daily as in its course from Philadelphia. mwf
Washington Lottery.
TICKETS, warranted undrawn, may be purchased or exchanged for prizes, at the Office, No. 147, Chestnut- Street, where a correct Numerical Book is kept for public inspection. Also Canal Lottery Tickets for sale or ex- changed for prizes drawn in the Washington Lottery, of which the 6th and 8th days returns are received. The Business of a Broker carried on as usual. January 12. mth
TO THE PUBLIC.
WHEREAS various reports have been fabricated and propagated by evil and maliciously disposed persons—tending to injure and destroy my reputation, alleging that a traveller called at my house who I en- deavoured to destroy with a view to obtain his property; and at other times represent the tale in a different manner, according as ignorance or malice may happen to dictate. It must appear extraordinary to every im- partial man that if there was the least truth or founda- tion in such villainous reports, that the person injured should never apply to the law for redress—no man hath a right to complain of my conduct as an Inn-keeper— if there are any such, let them come forward and I will make them such compensation as indifferent per- sons shall say they are entitled to—and not a farthing like that my reputation in the dark—my conduct in the bu- siness I follow will bear the strictest investigation; and I defy if my accusers come forward and before the public support any charge of consequence, or which will lessen me in the opinion of the people. I have with considerable trouble and expense endeavoured to trace the various reports to their origin, and from the best information I can obtain, a principal part of them ori- ginated with a worthless fellow who called himself Ja- cob Gardner, who pretending to be a clock-maker wandered through the country in the prosecution of his business. I thank my former customers for their favours, and assure all those who shall in future call at my house that they shall as heretofore receive the best accommodations and treatment in my power. JOSEPH PEARSON.
Delaware County, Ridley Township, Feb. 23, 1797.
We the undersigned are well acquainted with Joseph Pearson, above named, and are fully of opinion that the various reports heretofore propagated to his preju- dice are utterly false and without the least foundation in truth.
John Pearson, Aaron Oakford, Richard Lloyd, Sam- uel Ash, Jacob Serrill, Jacob Gibbon, Adam Diab, Benjamin Paschall, I. Lebowitz, John Sellers, Oshorn Garret, Richard Willing, Hugh Lloyd, Israel Elliott, Davis Bevan, Abraham Dicks, Jeff Bickerton, George Peirce, William Peirce, J. Odenheimer, jun. Samuel Price, William Burns, Richard Riley, Nathan Pennell, Moses Palmer, William Mannum, Mark Wilson, Tho- mas Wilcox, William Trimble, jun. Nicholas Fairlamb, Joseph Rhoads, Abraham Sharpless, Edward Wood- ward, Jonathan Morris, Edward Hunter, William Edwards, John Lewis, John Crox, er. William Werrall, J. Witby, William Martin, Charles Grantham, P. Bennett, Curtis Lowden, Joseph Pennell, Daniel Sharp- less, Matthew Ash, Thomas Newlin, George Hunter, John Crox, Peter Hill, William Pennock, James Knowles, William Kerlin, John Cooper, Martin Riger, Thomas Garrett, Ezekiah Hibberd, Thomas Lewis, Nathaniel Newlin, Benjamin W. Oakford, Joseph Shal- lers, sen. William West, Jonas Preston. February 27. 22w3
Lately Imported,
AND now opening for Sale, by the Box or single ream, by B. DAVIES, at No. 68 Market-Street, an assort- ment of ENGLISH PAPER, —consisting of—
Printing Paper, of an excellent quality, both Medi- um and Demy Writing Ditto, of various sizes and qualities, as Imperial Thick and thin folio Super-Royal Post, fit Royal Foolscap, common } for Medium, common Ditto wove } offices. Ditto wove for drawing Pott Demy, common Thick and thin 4to post, plain Ditto, wove gilt and black-edged Demy and foolscap marble paper
A general assortment of the neatest Sta- tionery Ware, a variety of maps, charts and plans, and a valuable collection of BOOKS in the English, French, Greek and Latin languages. As he intends to decline the Book-trade, he proposes to dispose of his stock of Books on hand at reduced prices, for cash or approved notes; ca- talogues of the books may be had at the same place. February 23. mth&gw
Treasury Department,
September 28, 1796.
NOTICE is hereby given, that proposals will be re- ceived at the office of the Secretary of the Treasury until the expiration of the first day of March next en- suing, for the supply of all rations which may be required for the use of the United States, from the first day of June, 1797, to the thirty-first day of May, 1798, both days inclusive, at the places and within the districts here- after mentioned, viz. At Oswego; at Niagara; at Piqua; at Detroit; at Michilimackinac; at Fort-Franklin; at Pittsburgh; at Cincinnati; at Fort-Hamilton; at Fort St. Clair; at Fort-Jefferson; at Grenville; at Pique Town and Loramies Store; at Fort Adams; at Fort Wayne; at Fort Defiance; at any place below Fort Defiance on the Miami River to Lake Erie; at Fort Stauben; at Fort Miamis; at any place from Fort Miamis to the fourth boundary of the United States on the river Mississippi; at Fort Knox; at Ouatanon.
If supplies shall be required for any posts or places not mentioned in this notice, all such supplies shall be fur- nished at prices proportioned to those to be paid at the posts before recited, or as may be hereafter agreed on between the United States and the Contractor.
The rations to be supplied are to consist of the fol- lowing articles, viz.
One pound two ounces of bread or flour. One pound two ounces of beef, or fourteen ounces of pork or bacon. Half a gill of rum, brandy or whiskey. One quart and half a pint of salt. Two quarts of Vinegar, } per hundred rations Two pounds of Soap, } One pound of Candles, }
The rations are to be furnished in such quantities, as that there shall at all times during the said term, be sufficient for the consumption of the troops at Michilimackinac, De- troit, Niagara, and Oswego, for the term of six months in advance, and at each of the other posts, for the term of at least three months in advance, in good and wholesome provisions, if the same shall be required. It is to be un- derstood, that the Contractor is to be at the expense and risk of issuing the supplies to the troops at each post, and that all losses sustained by the depredations of an enemy, or by means of the troops of the United States, shall be paid for at the price of the articles captured or destroyed, on the deposition of two or more persons of creditable char- acters, and the certificate of a commissioned officer, ac- certaining the circumstances of the loss, and the amount of the articles for which compensation shall be claimed. OLIVER WOLCOTT, Secretary of the Treasury. Scm5
Partnership dissolved.
THIS is to notify the Public, and all persons concerned, that the Partnership of BLACK & WELLS, deal- ers in Dry Goods, was dissolved the first of January last. ROBERT BLACK. Philadelphia, February 14, 1797. 13w
FOR SALE
By private contract, a very valuable Estate, known by the name of
CHATHAM,
MOST delightfully situated on the north bank of Rap- pahannock river, opposite the town of Fredericksburg, in the state of Virginia, consisting of eleven or fifteen hun- dred acres, as may best suit the purchaser. There is on this estate, a large and well built brick house, containing nine commodious rooms, exclusive of a spacious hall or en- try, 22 feet square, two pair of stairs, suitable and conven- ient passages, and excellent dry cellars. It is placed on a fine healthy eminence, commanding beautiful views in every direction over the towns of Fredericksburg and Falmouth, and an extensive cultivated country. The grounds adjoining the house are neatly laid out in plea- sure and kitchen gardens interspersed with a variety of scarce trees, a choice collection of flowers and flowering shrubs, and enriched by various sorts of the following fruits, viz apples, pears, walnuts, chestnuts, cherries, peaches, plums, nectarines, apricots, grapes, figs, raspberries, gooseberries, strawberries, and currants; the whole admir- ably varied by turfed slopes which have been formed by great labour and expence. Bordering upon these im- provements, are several lots, in a high state of cultivation, and well set with red clover and orchard grass, from which three heavy crops of hay are taken every year. Ad- jacent thereto are two large and flourishing orchards; one of well chosen peach trees, the other of apple and pear trees, selected from the best nurseries in the state. Proper- ly detached from the mansion house are extensive roomy offices of every denomination, viz. a Kitchen and Larder, house-keeper's room and Laundry, with a cellar smoke house all of brick, a dairy and spring house of stone. Stables for thirty horses, and coach houses for four car- riages. Also a large and well planned farm yard, with barn and granary, a cow house, with separate stalls for thirty-six horned cattle; apartments for fattening veals, muttons and lambs; extensive sheds for sheep, and other arrangements for stock of every description, with a large and convenient receptacle for provender, from which they can be furnished without being exposed to the inclemency of the weather. An overseer's house, blacksmith's shop, and quarters sufficient to accommodate in the best man- ner more than fifty labourers.
The arable lands are so advantageously divided as to afford an opportunity of making a large quantity of Indian corn annually, without bringing the field into a similar cul- ture other than once in four years; consequently the lands may be improved by keeping up the inclosures during the intermediate years, or may be beneficially followed for wheat and other grain at the option of the proprietor.
On the premises there is also a merchant mill with one pair of best French burr stones, and one pair of Cologne; furnished with modern machinery, and now leased for the unexpired term of four years, at 150 per annum, and all grain for the use of the farm, hopper free, which is nearly 1500. more. The mill and miller's house are built of free stone, within a very small distance of navigation, near to which are two or more valuable fisheries, and a well accustomed ferry over the Rappahannock to the town of Fredericksburg. The land contains inexhaustible quarries of free stone near to the river, is plentifully supplied with remarkable fine water and possesses a due proportion of meadow, which by having the command of water may be considerably increased. The roads are good, and the neighbourhood genteel and sociable. In fact, exclusive of an improvable and well conditioned farm, the value and emolument inseparably connected with a mill, fisheries, fisheries and quarries eligibly situated; the profits arising from an ice-house inferior to none in the state, and a gar- den of four acres so abundantly stocked with vegetables of all sorts as to be fully equal to the demand in market, there might be detailed many other advantages, apper- taining to the fertility of these lands, which the subscriber conceives it unnecessary to mention, being fully convinced that when examined, it will be found to be a complete, pleasant and healthy residence, possessing beauties and conveniences sufficient to attract the attention of any per- son desirous of becoming a purchaser.
The motive which induces the subscriber to offer for sale an estate so singularly beautiful and advantageous, is a desire to become an inhabitant of Alexandria, where he can with more ease attend to his interests in the neigh- bourhood of that city.
The purchaser may be accommodated with a few slaves in families, either for plantation or domestic use. A part of the purchase money will be required and the balance made easy, the debt being properly secured. WILLIAM FITZHUGH. Chatham, (Virg) Dec. 19, 1796. 14th—22w2m
20 Guineas Reward.
RANAWAY from the subscriber on the 23d October, a Dark MULATTO BOY, named MOSES; 21 years old; about 5 feet 8 inches high; had on a miked green coat, with a green velvet cape and oval yellow buttons; a striped vest; a pair of dark spotted pantaloons, and whole boots much worn. It is probable he may change his name and dress. He has been accustomed to driving a carriage, and waiting. The above reward will be paid for securing him so that the subscriber may get him again, and if brought home all reasonable charges paid by Robins Chamberlain. Easton, Maryland, Nov. 10. 14' 1796w1f
Peter Borger,
No. 129 Mulberry-Street,