Gazette of the United-States. (New-York [N.Y.]), 1791-12-10 00:00:00

Gazette of the United States.
PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN FENNO, No. 69, HIGH-STREET, BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD STREETS, PHILADELPHIA.
[No. 65, of Vol. III.]
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1791.
[Whole No. 273.]
FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES.
EDUCATION.
THE English papers represent the rioters at Birmingham as an ignorant rabble. And that it is of such that mobs are always composed. Whether a man is much of a philosopher or not, he cannot well avoid reflecting on the mischiefs done, and losses of property suffered, as well as the terror, disturbance and disgrace, resulting from these violent disorders. A man will then see that, as the most ignorant of men are the actors in these scenes, ignorance is the true cause of all the mischief. Instead of hanging men, though doubtless they deserved the gallows, let the government of England look to the root of the evil. The loss of property is said to have amounted to some hundred thousand pounds sterling. Had the interest of the sum been applied for the support of schools, and the rioters, in their youth, been taught in them, it is probable that they would not have been concerned. From whence it may be inferred, that the neglect of education costs more than the provision for it. For it is certainly right, in keeping the account between ignorance and knowledge, to charge the former with the mischief it does. A school-house will turn out in the end a better security of the public peace, than a regiment of the horse guards. We see the latter did not arrive in time to protect the sufferers at Birmingham. It is easier, cheaper and wiser, as well as more humane, to prevent evil, than to remedy or punish it after it is done. How few persons, who have been tolerably well educated, have been disturbers of the public peace. The gallows would attest the truth of this remark, if the history of its obscure and almost unpitied victims could now be told. Very few, especially of the natives of America, have suffered, whose fate could not justly be ascribed to the neglect of their youth—Shall we then go on smoothly as they do in England, hanging one half the people to keep the other half quiet in their beds?—or will our men of humanity, and our politicians, bestir themselves at last, and by establishing schools, get at the fountain head of the evil, and endeavor to diminish crimes and punishments by banishing ignorance?
All other public cares are worse than lost, for while they punish offenders with more and more fruitless severity, they divert our attention from the true nature and proper remedy of the evil.
PARIS, September 6.
THE Bourdeaux chamber of commerce has unfortunately demanded the recall of the decree, granting liberty and equal privileges with the whites to the mulattoes in St. Domingo. This is directly contrary to the opinion of the citizens of Bourdeaux, who in their petition on this subject, voluntarily offered to embark in quality of soldiers, to compel the colonists to comply with the decree of May 15th. The municipality and friends of the constitution wished to prevent the setting out of the messenger that had been engaged to carry the address of the chamber of commerce to the National Assembly; but the mercantile and naval bodies urged his departure, considering, no doubt, that the commercial interests had at least as good a right to petition, as the club constitutionalists.
Sept. 26. It is currently reported here, and very confidently believed, that the King, since his acceptance of the constitution, refused to receive a packet addressed to him by his brothers, or to hear any verbal explanation of the contents from the bearer; to whom he said, that he could hold no correspondence with the Princes till their return to Paris.
Every thing is as peaceable and quiet here as if nothing had happened; trade is taking its
usual course, and we have not the least suspicion of any of the powers of Europe attempting to disturb our domestic tranquility. We shall, however, be prepared for defending ourselves, but we shall treat any attacks as those of an assassin, who endeavors to disturb individual repose.
The choice of a new Marine Minister was not declared or known yesterday.
Conformable to the decree of the National Assembly, two preachers yesterday informed the Municipality of Paris, that they had formed contracts to enter into wedlock immediately.
M. de Segur, who was lately appointed ambassador to Rome, will, it is said, proceed to England to replace M. de la Luzerne, deceased.
DUBLIN, September 17.
Yesterday wheat fell in proportion of last week, four shillings a barrel. If flour gets any thing of a tolerable fall, the price of bread being struck from the average of both, we may expect an addition of half a pound to the twelve-penny loaf. Potatoes now fell in Francis-street at four-pence a stone, and cheaper by the hundred. The fine weather we have happily experienced for some time past, has occasioned this reduction of the late extravagant rates of two such essential necessaries of life.
Whatever may be the opinions of the people of Ireland on political subjects, we hope the French king's acceptance of the constitution will give sincere and general pleasure—as preventing the effusion of human blood—putting a stop to the madness of ambitious and capricious wars, and exalting 25,000,000 of people to the rank of freemen.
LONDON-DERRY.
We have received from Philadelphia letters and papers down to the 3d of August. All accounts agree in a favorable report of the increasing prosperity of the United States—their flocks are now above par, as money is coming into them from all the countries of Europe—the subscriptions to the federal or national bank were filled up in a few minutes, and their crops this season, are rich and plentiful. The Indian war has taken a fortunate turn: On the 1st of June, Brig. Gen. St. Clair defeated the savages on the banks of the Wabash; the American army was soon after joined by 500 Indians, and the hostile nations have sued for peace. The new fifteen states (by the junction of Vermont and Kentucky) were to meet in Congress the beginning of October.
LONDON, September 30.
The Duke of York's marriage was celebrated yesterday at Berlin. Political formalities would have deferred it for some months, but these obstacles the impatience and address of a lover found means to remove.
M. La Fayette succeeded M. Bouille in the command of the troops in the departments of the Meurthe and the Moselle.
EUROPEAN STATE OF POLITICS.
The Emperor and the King of Prussia, are said to have met about something, but no one can clearly tell what; they may or may not have conferred concerning France, but whatever they may intend, it is to be trusted little mischief to the cause of liberty in an age like the present, can ensue against the energy of an unanimous people, which as advocates for a different form of government from that which they lately experienced, the French nation certainly are—for if absolute monarchs be permitted to suggest by what form a neighbouring kingdom shall be governed, little in favor of the people can be expected. Imperfect as the new constitution at present may be, the people of France have now sufficient materials with which to work out their own happiness, without the interference of surrounding nations; and we will hope there is too much virtue in Europe, to suffer such an officious assistance.
SPAIN
Has involved itself in a war with Morocco, at a time when all its vigilance requires to be exercised at home, to prevent an universal spirit of discontent from breaking out into action in its own provinces. The late edicts directed against the French inhabitants of Spain, have, and little else could be anticipated, set the natives to enquire what this liberty is which provokes such a spirit of persecution; but the advocates for freedom in Spain have a stubborn foe to contend with in the clergy, who are a much more powerful body than ever they were in France—moreover, the French being expelled the kingdom, they have no philosophical leaders to urge them on; the Spanish people of weight and consequence being at present by no means remarkable for that liberal mode of thinking which has long distinguished their Gallic neighbors.
THE PAPAL STATES OF ITALY
Have lately discovered strong symptoms of discontent; and the mischief of it is, his Holiness has no power to oppose against any advances that may be made upon his ancient prerogatives, but the artillery of anathema, which of late years has been discovered to be very harmless in its effects.
POLAND
Has yet met with no interruption in its happy revolution; the new wheels which have been inserted in the machinery of its constitution, have been put into motion, and found to work well and harmoniously with the whole. Neighbouring despotism effects to frown, but its frowns are despised; though much remains at some future time to be done for the Poles. The people at large are certainly happier circumstanced than they were, and the nobility not less so. Comparative liberty has been given, without licentiousness having been encouraged.
RUSSIA
Has begun to fulfil her terms with the Porte, and the peace, at length established between these violent foes, promises to be one of some continuation.
TURKEY
Having temporarily disengaged itself from its unsuccessful conflict in Europe, finds its Asiatic possessions in a great ferment; but having now leisure to attend to them, it is not supposed from the sanguinary mode in which the Court of Constantinople proceeds in cases of rebellion, that any loss of territory on that quarter will be the consequence.
CONGRESS.
PHILADELPHIA. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2.
(CONCLUDED.)
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
On the Appropriation Bill for the year 1792.
MR. GILES was of opinion that the committee had done their duty, and had acted in conformity to the resolution of the House. He mentioned his being one of a small minority against that resolution, when it was under consideration. At that time, he said, he was of opinion, that some previous examination was necessary.
He adverted to the estimate from the Secretary of the Senate. That officer called for 4500 dollars, for contingent expences, though it did not appear that there was a deficiency in the sum of 3000 dollars granted last year. The only reason that was given for an increase of 50 per cent. was, the increased price of the articles to be purchased. He was against allowing an unnecessary latitude in appropriations. It would generally be found, he said, that the expenditures would come up very near to the sum appropriated; and if 3000 dollars were sufficient last year, it remained to be determined whether the increased price of articles warranted an increase of 50 per cent. in the sums to be appropriated now. If an increase in the appropriations for the department of war, from good reasons, was necessary, this was no reason why the contingent expences of the Senate should increase. He hoped the passage of the bill would not be precipitated, and was of opinion that information should be previously obtained.
He approved of the idea suggested by Mr. Gerry, to call on executive officers at stated times for their accounts. It had been said that members could seek for information at their offices; he thought it more proper that the officers should be called upon to bring their accounts to the House. He did not like the mode pointed out; and, indeed even supposing the members had neglected a duty, yet he hoped further time would not be refused. He was for the committee's rising.
Mr. Barnwell was of opinion, that the report of the Treasurer, containing a full account of the receipt and expenditure of all the public money, was the fullest information that need be received, neither the members of the House, or a committee of it, could possibly examine into the minutiae and items of every public account—The Comptroller, Treasurer and Register were the proper officers to do this. If any member of the House was dissatisfied with any particular charge received at the treasury, he could either as an individual call and examine into its propriety, or on the floor of the House call for the information he wanted to satisfy his mind.
Mr. Fitzsimons was against the committee's rising. Many of the items in the appropriation bill were right without doubt, and papers were on the table to explain the propriety of others. Salaries would not be disputed. If clerks were unemployed at the offices, they would not be paid. The contemplated appropriations for contingent and incidental expences depended on estimates which were before the committee; and if any are thought too considerable, motions may be made to reduce them; but to rise now would be mere waste of time. He enumerated some of the objects of expence which called for a larger appropriation this year to remove the general objections of the gentleman from Virginia.
Mr. Madison considered the present a good opportunity to determine how far the House could go into an examination of the accounts of public officers. It was true that the representatives of the people were the guardians of the public money, and consequently it was their duty to satisfy themselves as far as possible of the sources from
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which money flowed into the treasury—how that money was applied—under what authority, and to enquire at different times what balance actually remained in the treasury. This he conceived could best be done by appointing a committee periodically to examine the books of the Treasurer, see what balance appeared on the face of them, and enquire whether that balance was really in the treasury.
He mentioned the practice of the former Congress to appoint four committees to inspect the operations of the four departments under them. These departments, he observed, however, now belonged more to the executive; but still as the representatives were by the constitution, made the guardians of the public money, they had a right and it was their duty to inspect the operations of the treasury department. This right could not be conveniently exercised, in his opinion, by the whole body, but should by a detachment from it who would report the necessary information. This mode of proceeding was usual, —he instanced the practice of the British House of Commons, and of several state legislatures. Even if these enquiries procured no more information than was obtained by means of reports from the different officers of government, yet being made by the immediate representatives of the people they would give more satisfaction. So far as it was useful to ascertain the real balance in the treasury, so far these periodical committees would be of the first utility. A question arose, whether the progress of the bill before the committee should be stopped to make those enquiries, or whether it should be suffered to go on, on the supposition that all was right. He wished the proper regulations on this subject settled, as standing regulations, and to be adopted before any idea of their necessity should arise from suspicious circumstances.
Mr. Lawrance wished to proceed in the bill as far as the information already in the possession of the House would carry them.
Mr. Gerry made some observations to show that accounts from the treasury could never give the information wanted—they generally stated sums of money paid to individuals, without mention of particular objects to which they were meant to be applied. This was a favorable opportunity, he observed, to establish some such regulations as were contemplated by members. Our officers have and deserve the confidence of the people;—it would be too late to attempt to make those regulations when there were reasons for suspicions, the influence of suspected officers would be exerted to oppose them.
Some further remarks were made by Messrs. Baldwin, Giles, and Fitzsimons, after which the question was put, and the committee rose to sit again.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6.
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
On the Post-Office Bill.
Mr. Sedgwick moved to strike out all that clause which designated the roads and to insert, instead thereof, these words, “ by such route, as the President of the United States shall, from time to time, cause to be established. ”
It had appeared, he said, to be the sense of the House, when this subject was formerly under consideration, that the demarcation of the particular roads should be entrusted to the executive:—the only difference had been with respect to the mode of expression; but the effect was still to have been the same; some gentlemen thinking it best to leave the details of this business entirely to the supreme executive, others wishing to name the postmaster-general. The members of the house, he observed, could not be supposed to possess every information, that might be requisite, on this subject; and their opinions were liable to be biased by local interests:—he had ever considered it as highly incumbent on the house to give the people every possible information on public concerns:—but in this, as in every other subject, he thought it sufficient that the house should establish the principle, and then leave it to the executive to carry it into effect.
Mr. Livermore observed, that the legislative body being empowered by the constitution “to establish post-offices and post-roads” it is as clearly their duty to designate the roads, as to establish the offices; and he did not think they could with propriety delegate that power, which they were themselves appointed to exercise:—some gentlemen, he knew, were of opinion, that the business of the United States could be better transacted by a single person, than by many; but this was not the intention of the Constitution:—but that, it was provided, that the government should be administered by representatives, of the people's choice; so that every man, who has the right of voting, shall be in some measure concerned in making every law for the United States.—The establishment of post-roads he considered as a very important object; but he did not wish to see them so diffused, as to become a heavy charge where the advantage resulting from them would be but small; nor on
the other hand, for the sake of bringing a revenue into the treasury, consent to straiten them so as to check the progress of information.
If the post-office were to be regulated by the will of a single person, the dissemination of intelligence might be impeded, and the people kept entirely in the dark with respect to the transactions of government;—or the post master, if vested with the whole power, might branch out the office to such a degree, as to make them prove a heavy burden to the United States.—In many instances, the expense is productive of a benefit sufficient to counterbalance it: in others, no public benefit arises; but some individuals reap a private advantage from the institution, whilst it is injurious to others.—The most material point in his opinion, was to determine the road itself:—if the house gave up that, they might as well leave all the rest of the business to the discretion of the post-master, and permit him to settle the rates of postage, and every other particular relative to the post-office, by saying at once “there shall be a post-master general, who shall have the whole government of the post-office, under such regulations, as he, from time to time, shall be pleased to enact.”
Mr. Sedgwick felt himself by no means disposed to resign all the business of the House to the President, or to any one else; but he thought that the executive part of the business ought to be left to executive officers:—he did not, for his part, know the particular circumstances of population, geography, &c. which had been taken into the calculation by the select committee, when they pointed out the roads delineated in the bill; but he would ask, whether they understood the subject so thoroughly, as the executive officer would, who being responsible to the people for the proper discharge of the trust reposed in him, must use his utmost diligence in order to a satisfactory execution of the delegated power?—As to the constitutionality of this delegation, it was admitted by the Committee themselves, who brought in the bill:—for if the power was altogether indelegable, no part of it could be delegated; and if a part of it could, he saw no reason why the whole could not:—the second section was as unconstitutional as the first; for it is there said, that “it shall be lawful for the postmaster-general to establish such other roads as post-roads, as to him may seem necessary.”
Congress, he observed, are authorised not only to establish post-offices and post-roads, but also to borrow money:—but is it understood that Congress are to go in a body, to borrow every sum that may be requisite? is it not rather their office to determine the principle on which the business is to be conducted; and then delegate the power of carrying their resolves into execution? They are also empowered to coin money; and if no part of their power is indelegable, he did not know but they might be obliged to turn coiners, and work in the mint themselves:—nay they must even act the part of executioners, in punishing piracies committed on the high seas.—In the delegation of power, the whole purpose, in his opinion, is answered, when the rules, by which the business is to be conducted, are pointed out by law:—nor could he discover any thing in the constitution, to restrict the house from adopting this mode of conducting business.
Mr. Hartley.—I cannot agree with the gentleman from Massachusetts, that as often as this business had been agitated, there had been a majority in the house in favor of leaving it to the executive to designate the post-roads.—Nay, so far as my recollection (which is perhaps not so good as that gentleman's) serves me, we uniformly have had a majority for Congress to point out the post-roads.
The Constitution seems to have intended that we should exercise all the powers respecting the establishing post-roads we are capable of, but the gentleman says we are not competent to this duty—that it must be entrusted to the executive.
Sir, In many questions, concerning the property or geography of the United States, we had full information on this floor from every quarter. The people's interests and circumstances have been known, however distinctly or differently situated.
On the subject of the post-office there has been much discussion—almost the whole of the roads here stated, have appeared in bills before, and though the gentleman (who made the motion for striking out) may not perfectly understand all the roads, yet if he will be so good as to attend to the gentlemen who represent the different parts of the Union, he ought to be satisfied.
Unless they are prejudiced they can certainly give the best information.
If it was left to the President or Post-Master-General, neither is acquainted with all the roads contemplated, they must depend in a great degree upon the information of others.
We represent the people, we are constitutionally vested with the power of determining upon the establishment of post-roads, and as I understand at present, ought not to delegate the power to any other person.
A general post-office is intended to be established by the bill, and the collection of the revenue is put under the superintendence of a Post-Master-General, the minutiae is submitted to him.
I should imagine there ought to be a limitation of the law in point of time, say three, four or five years—when we come to the proper place a motion to that purpose may be made.
No one in the United States has a greater respect for the President than myself, and I hold that the several departments are filled with gentlemen of the first abilities and fitness, but we are not to confine ourselves to a view of the moment—this bill has the complexion of a perpetual law; we must have some regard to consequences.
If the amendment takes place the office as well as revenue will be thrown into the power of the executive, who may increase the roads and offices as far as the revenues go. The revenue of the post office is at present not great, but if proper seeds are now sown it may hereafter be productive.
In Great Britain much has been obtained from the post-office, and most of the European nations count upon it as a considerable branch of revenue.
Will it be prudent for us to grant this power to the executive in the latitude contended for—we must not suppose that this country will always remain incorrupt, we shall share the fate of other nations.
Through the medium of the post-office a weighty influence may be obtained by the executive; this is guarded against in England by prohibiting officers in the post-office department from interfering at elections. There is no such guard or caution in the present bill.
By the amendment we are unnecessarily parting with our revenues, and throwing an improper balance into the executive scale, and which our constituents do not expect from us.
The Senate heretofore have disagreed with us, but if they will take the same pains we have, the means of information is within their reach—upon a review they may probably change their sentiments.
This is a law of experiment, let us try it a few years—if upon experience we find ourselves incompetent to the duty, we must (if the constitution will admit) grant the power to the executive, or if the constitution will not allow such a delegation, submit the article for amendment in a constitutional way. I am against the amendment.
Mr. B. Bourne was in favor of the amendment, which he thought both expedient and constitutional.—In speaking of post-offices and post-roads , the constitution, he observed, speaks in general terms, as it does of a mint, excises, &c. &c. —in passing the excise law, the house, not thinking themselves possessed of sufficient information, empowered the President to mark out the districts and surveys: and if they had a right to delegate such power to the executive, the further delegation of the power of marking out the roads for the conveyance of the mail, could hardly be thought dangerous: the constitution meant no more than that Congress should possess the exclusive right of doing that, by themselves, or by any other person, which amounts to the same thing: the business he thought much more likely to be well executed by the President, or the Post-Master-General, than by Congress. He had himself been of the committee who framed the bill; but could not tell whether the roads, marked out in it, were better than another, except so far as relates to the State which he represents; and he imagined the other members of the committee were in a similar predicament: The President, he observed, having opportunities of obtaining information from the different members of the house, from the Post-Master-General, and from others, will be more competent to determine the proper road: it will be occasionally necessary to change the route, and lay out new roads: and he could see no inconvenience from entrusting either the President or the Post-Master-General with the necessary powers for these purposes:—at all events, the house could guard against any apprehended danger, by the insertion of such a clause as had been proposed [by Mr. Hartley] limiting the operation of the bill to three, four or five years: at the expiration of that term the power would revert to Congress, and they might then retain the exercise of it in their own hands, if they found that any improper use had been made of it.
Mr. White made several observations on the expediency and constitutionality of the measure. No individual, he said, could possess an equal share of information with that House on the subject of the geography of the United States. He disapproved of the amendment for many other reasons, and particularly its approximating to the custom of England. Such advances towards monarchy, if not checked in season, he was apprehensive would tend to unhinge the present government. If this government retains its present republican form, it will be owing to the members of this House. It is easy to see what

hand could be made of the post-offices, if ever they are under the direction of an improper person. At the time of a general election, for instance, how easy would it be for this man to dictate to particular towns and villages, "If you do not send such a man to Congress, you shall have no post-office; but if you elect my friend, you shall have a post-office, and the roads shall be run agreeably to your wishes." Another improper use may be made of this power by the interception of letters, and checking the regular channel of information throughout the country. Upon the whole, he was clearly for rejecting the motion for striking out the words in the bill.
Mr. Lawrance observed that the revenues arising from the post-office would not, perhaps, produce a sufficient sum to defray the expences of the establishment: if this should be the fact, he would prefer the amendment, but if the revenue should increase from time to time, he should have no objection to the addition of posts and roads in proportion to such increase. The consequence of establishing so extensive a system all at once, as was contemplated in the bill, might be, that the revenue would fall short, and then additional taxes must be laid to pay off the deficiency: however, upon the whole, if he could be satisfied that the revenues of the department would be sufficient to defray the expences of it, he would be against striking out the clause in the bill.
Mr. Page.—If the motion before the committee succeeds, I shall, said he, make one which will save a deal of time & money, by making a short session of it; for if this house can with propriety leave the business of the post-office to the President, it may leave to him any other business of legislation; and I may move to adjourn and leave all the objects of legislation to his sole consideration and direction: But how the President should be better acquainted with the proper places for post-offices and post-roads than the representatives of the people, I cannot conceive: In Virginia, for instance, cannot the 10 representatives say with more certainty what post-roads would be proper in that State than any one man? I look upon the motion as unconstitutional, and if it were not so, as having a mischievous tendency, which I am willing to believe the member who made it is not aware of.
In reply to Mr. Sedgwick, he said, he heard but two arguments on which any stress was laid, viz. that the President's greater responsibility pointed him out as the proper person to be entrusted with the important business of establishing post offices and post roads, and that his superior knowledge of this business ought to induce the committee to leave it to him alone—but as to the responsibility, how that can be greater than the responsibility of the members of this house, when he is appointed by electors for a longer term than they are—and they elected by the people themselves, and accountable to them every two years, is to me inconceivable; and as to his superior knowledge, granting that he possessed it, which I cannot grant—can there be a greater paradox than the assertion that the President's knowledge alone, is greater than that very knowledge aided by the united information of both Houses of Congress, collected and presented to him in the bill? Sir, if the clause which it is said we should strike out, instead of communicating the sense of this house to the President, took away his right of approving or rejecting it—there might be some weight in the argument drawn from the supposition of his superior knowledge—but as this is not, and cannot be the case, and so far from it, that the clause submits the business to the most mature deliberation of the President and Senate; it must be paradoxical to say that we lose the advantage of superior wisdom and knowledge of the business, if we do not leave it to the President alone—but we are told that the motion is not unconstitutional:—I think it is;—but who is there that denies it is contrary to the interest and spirit of a free government? The people, however, may think with the member who made the motion, that the President (that is, the man who is now their President) understands this business, and can do it better than their Representatives; and they may think the whole business of government might be safely entrusted to him—but they are too wise to make the experiment, and understand the nature of their government so well as to complain that Congress too often commits to heads of departments what the constitution requires at their hands. The President himself, if I mistake not, views the subject before us in the light I do, or he would not so repeatedly have called on us to make it a peculiar object of our deliberation.
(DEBATE TO BE CONTINUED.)
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7.
A bill making appropriations for the support of government, for the year 1792, was twice read and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.
The House then resolved itself into a committee of the whole (Mr. Smith in the chair) and resumed the consideration of the "bill to establish the post office and post roads within the United States."
Question before the committee,
Mr. Sedgwick's motion for striking out from the first section of the bill; the whole detail of the post roads and roads from Wiscasset to Savannah, and to make it (with the amendment, inserted in italics) to read as follows:
Be it enacted, &c. that, from and after the passing of this act, the following roads be established as post roads, namely, from Wiscasset in the district of Maine, to Savannah in Georgia, by such route, as the President of the United States shall from time to time, cause to be established. Provided that the route, by which the mails are at present conveyed, shall in no case be altered, till the contracts already made by the postmaster general, shall be determined.
After some debate, the question was taken on the motion, and passed in the negative.
The Committee then proceeded to the consideration of the different roads, as detailed in the bill; sundry amendments were proposed;—various difficulties were started;—the committee rose, reported progress, and the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8.
An engrossed bill, making appropriations for the support of government, for the year 1792, was read a third time, passed, and sent to the Senate for their concurrence.
Nine memorials were presented, from as many societies for the abolition of slavery, in the States of Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New-York, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. Referred to a select committee, consisting of Messrs. Benion, Baldwin, Dayton, W. Smith, and Learned.
The house having resolved itself into a committee of the whole, proceeded to the further consideration of the post-office bill; and, after some time spent therein, agreed to establish the main post-road as follows:
Wiscasset, Portland, Portsmouth, Exeter, Newbury-Port, Ipswich, Salem, Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Hartford, Middletown, New-Haven, Stratford, Fairfield, Norwalk, Stamford, New-York, Newark, Elizabeth-Town, Brunswick, Princeton, Trenton, Bristol, Philadelphia, Chester, Wilmington, Elkton, Charlottetown, Havre-de-Grace, Hartford, Baltimore, Bladensburg, George-Town, Alexandria, Colchester, Dumfries, Fredericksburg, Bowling-Green, Hanover Court-House, Richmond, Petersburg, Halifax, Tarborough, Smithfield, Fayetteville, New Bridge over Drohning-Creek, Cheraw Court-House, Camden, Stateborough, Columbia, Cambridge, Augulta, Savannah.
The committee then proceeded to consider the cross posts, pointed out in the bill; agreed to some—altered others—introduced some additional ones—rose, reported progress, and asked leave to sit again. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9.
The Speaker communicated to the house a report from the Secretary of State, on the petition of Samuel Breck, and others, proprietors of the Boston Duck Manufactory, requesting an exclusive right to affix a particular mark to their manufacture. The report proposes that the subject should be provided for by a general regulation. Read and laid on the table.
A message was received from the Senate by Mr. Secretary Otis, with the bill apportioning the Representatives of the people of the United States according to the first enumeration—passed with amendments, in which they request the concurrence of the house.
The principal amendment is to encrase the ratio of representation from thirty to thirty-three thousand.
In committee of the whole on the post-office bill:—Mr. Muhlenberg in the Chair. The subject was further discussed, several motions for additional routes of the post were made, lengthy debates ensued; some of the motions were rejected, and others agreed to. The committee rose, and reported progress—and then the House adjourned till Monday.
PROVIDENCE, November 26.
From an undoubted channel of information we are authorised to mention, that the Secretary of the Treasury, whose wisdom and patriotism are conspicuous on all occasions, has directed the collectors of the customs in this state to deposit all monies received by them in the bank of Providence, and to receive the notes of said bank in payment for duties—the bank in this as in all other cases of deposit, being subject to the payment of drafts on sight. This arrangement of the Secretary, while it aids the operation of mercantile and other business, must give the notes a general circulation.
ARTICLE FROM A CORRESPONDENT.
The general assembly of the state of Vermont, at their session in October last, passed an act to found a University within that state. It is to be situated in the town of Burlington, on the southern bank of the Onion river, and will command a prospect of Lake Champlain, and a most romantically beautiful view of the settlements and highlands in the state of New-York, west of said Lake. One of the fundamental principles of the institution is, "that in the laws and regulations thereof, preference shall not be given to any sect or denomination of men whatever."
NEW-YORK, December 6.
The death of his Excellency the Marquis De La Luzerne, late Minister Plenipotentiary from the court of Versailles to the United States of America, being confirmed, the Members of the New-York State-Society of Cincinnati are requested to honor the memory of their deceased brother by wearing the usual mourning for 21 days. By order of the President,
W. S. SMITH.
FROM THE ROYAL DANISH AMERICAN GAZETTE.
CHRISTIANSTED, (St. Croix) Nov. 2.
ACCOUNT OF THE HURRICANE OF THE 25th ULT.
Accounts received from the West-End and North-Side Quarters, are calamitous beyond imagination, unless to those who have been on the different Plantations in those parts of the Island; more particularly at the North-Side, where the devastation has been most deplorable: all the forward canes being totally destroyed, and those which were not so far advanced in growth, twisted and torn to pieces. Some few estates which were more forward than others, have lost every piece of cane, nearly the whole turned out by the roots, many of which are blown in whole roots out of the pieces, and where there was the most flattering prospect of a great crop, not a hoghead of sugar will be made the ensuing year, as the pieces are so destroyed, that the whole must be turned out and new sowed and planted, before there can be the least expectation of a crop.
EXTRACT.
"IN America, the European mode of classing the several ranks of a nation is unknown—They allow neither of great men amongst them, nor men of genius, nor aristocrats, nor populace—and this is what is to be understood by a PURE REPUBLIC."
PRICE CURRENT.—PUBLIC SECURITIES.
   FUNDED DEBT.     6 pr. Cents 23/4 pr. £. 111 3/4 pr. cent.   3 pr. Cents 12/10 12/8 65 do.   Deferred 6 pr. Cents 13/4 60 3/4 do.   UNFUNDED DEBT.   Final Sett. and other Certificates 20/4 101 3/4 do.   Indents 12/8 60   Bank Subscriptions, 13/8 Dollars.  
Philadelphia, December 10.
The substance of the following truly melancholy intelligence, there is reason, from various concurring accounts, to believe is too true.
Extract of a letter from Shippenburg December 5: 1791. "I herewith write you the disagreeable news of our army being totally defeated the 4th November, about 15 miles from the Miami Village, and 30 from Fort Jefferson."
KILLED. General Butler—Colonel Oldham. Majors—Brown, Heart, Clark, Ferguson. Captains—Bradford, Tipton, Smith, Newman, Phelon, Kirkwood, Price, Sweringen, Cubbs, Gaither. Lieutenants—Warren, Spear, Luckins, M c Mickle, M c Math, Hopper, Reed, Kello, and two others. Ensigns—Bentley, Cobb, Balch, Brooks, Chase, Truman, Purdy, and two others. Quartermasters—Ward, Reynolds, Semple. WOUNDED. Colonel Gibson [mortally] Colonel Dark. Major Butler [mortally]. Captains—Ford, Doyle, Buchanan, Trueman, Madison, Hough, Debuts, Price, Greadon, Crawford, M c Crea, and two others.
About 600 privates killed, and God only knows how many wounded. There were few, if any, officers of distinction escaped, except Gen. St. Clair.
Seven pieces of cannon, and all the tents, fell into the enemies hands. Mr. Elliott, the Contractor, wrote this account to Mrs. Elliott, in Hagerstown, therefore the truth of it need not be doubted."
Accounts from Pittsburgh add, that the attack on our encampment began about day-break, and continued with resistless fury for four hours—that Gen. St. Clair, after sustaining so great a loss, withdrew with the remaining troops to Fort Jefferson, and there suffered so extremely for want of provisions, as to be obliged to kill his horses for the immediate subsistence of his army.
RICHMOND, December 2. FROM THE LEXINGTON (KEN.) GAZETTE. Copy of a circular letter from Brigadier-General Scott, to the different County Lieutenants in Kentucky.
"SIR, LEXINGTON, November 11, 1791. "We have now received certain intelligence that the army have been defeated. The loss is very great. The garrison at Fort-Jefferson is intercepted, and many, many brave wounded gallant men are now left on the road unable to travel, and without any provision but the flesh of the pack-horses. This case requires immediate exertions. I have appointed a rendezvous of volunteers at Craig's Mill, the 15th inst. completely equipped, with arms, ammunition, and 20 days provision. I trust that no exertion on your part will be wanting, when the safety of our country, and the lives of brave men are in danger. The circumstance requires the greatest dispatch, and no friend to his country can now be idle. Believe me with respect, your's. ** The volunteers who are not ready by the 15th inst. are to follow as soon as possible."
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Mercer County, to a member of the General Assembly, dated November 13, 1791.
"The defeat of General St. Clair, on the 4th inst. engrosses all our thoughts; we had 600 men killed and wounded, all the stores lost, and 7 pieces of artillery. This engagement happened about 15 miles from the Miami Village, 30 from Fort-Jefferson, and 98 from Fort-Washington."
"General St. Clair expected an action; the men were drawn up in order of battle, and stood in their ranks all night, the army were formed into a hollow square, the artillery and baggage in the centre—the enemy made their attack at the dawn of day on all the lines, particularly on the rear, which was composed of militia; they were overpowered and gave way, the Indians rushed on and soon were possessed of the artillery, which was retaken in a few moments by a company of regulars with fixed bayonets, but most of the matrosses being killed, no use was made of it; the action continued obstinately till 9 o'clock, when our men gave way.—General St. Clair rallied them, and brought off the greater part of the wounded to Fort-Jefferson, being pursued about 5 miles, where the remains of the army and wounded are cooped, almost starved, living on poor pack-horses."
"The people of the district are preparing to go to the relief of Fort-Jefferson, and I hope by the 20th, 1000 or 1500 effective men will be at Fort-Washington, on their way. Upon this occasion, a number of your acquaintances will turn out, in Lincoln, Logan, Shelby, and Ewing, and Mercer, Col. M c Dowell, and myself, with a number of young fellows; we shall carry provisions to the garrison, and bring off the wounded."
How various is the scene of human existence!—this has been said a thousand times, till the course of nature, or which is the same, the dispositions of Providence continue from year to year, and from age to age, to enforce the solemn remark, that all tubular things are vain.
How often are our fondest expectations blasted, our brightest prospects overcast with shades!—and true it is that the best arrangements, and the calculations of the wisest among men, are susceptible of the most grievous disappointments.
The Assumption of the State Debts, (says a New-York paper of the 2d inst.) was amongst the wisest measures of the late Congress; even those who formerly thought it an exceptional act, now approve of it, because they have seen the good consequences flowing from it, and they now join with its former advocates in lamenting that the opposition made to it was the cause of its being left incomplete. Had the sum been assumed which was originally reported by the Secretary of the Treasury, as the amount of the debts of the several states, nothing more than justice would have been done, and some time would have been saved to the present Congress, who will undoubtedly be disposed to follow the liberal and just example of their predecessors, and complete that which peculiar circumstances left unfinished on a former occasion.
LEGISLATURE OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Wednesday the House of Representatives proceeded to the choice of a Speaker, and upon counting the votes, it appeared that the honorable WILLIAM BINGHAM, Esq. was unanimously elected.—On Thursday the house proceeded to the choice of their other officers.
The honorable RICHARD PETERS, Esq. continues Speaker of the Senate.
From PELOSI'S MARINE LIST.
   ARRIVALS at the PORT of PHILADELPHIA.     Brig Planter, Poole, St. Croix   Dolphin, Feaux, Hispaniola   Schooner Isabella, Anderson, Wilmington   William, Wood, St. Petersburg   Sloop Abigail, Norton, Boston   Betsy, Lewis, Aux Cayes  
Dr. Wilson's first Lecture, of his first Course, will be delivered at the College, next Monday, at six o'clock in the evening; and the first Lecture of his second Course, will be delivered at the same place, at six o'clock on Tuesday evening.

BANK OF THE UNITED STATES.
Resolved, That the form of the power for voting by proxy at any election, be:
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That of do hereby appoint to be substitute and proxy for and in name and behalf, to vote at any election of a Director or Directors of the Bank of the United States, as fully as might or could were personally present. In witness whereof, have hereunto set hand and seal, this day of in the year
Sealed and delivered in the presence of }
That the form of the power for voting by proxy respecting the enacting, repealing or amending Bye-Laws, Ordinances and Regulations, be:
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That of do hereby appoint substitute or proxy, to represent at all meetings of the Stockholders of the Bank of the United States, and in name and behalf, to vote respecting the enacting, repealing or amending such Bye-Laws, Ordinances or Regulations, as may be deemed necessary, and convenient for the government of the said Bank. In witness whereof, have hereunto set hand and seal, this day of in the year
Sealed and delivered in the presence of }
That the form of the power for selling, assigning and transferring Bank Stock, be:
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That of do hereby constitute and appoint of true and lawful attorney, for and in name and behalf, to sell, assign and transfer unto any person or persons, the whole or any part of share unto belonging in the capital or joint stock of the President, Directors and Company of the Bank of the United States, and for that purpose to make and execute all necessary acts of assignments and transfer, and furthermore one or more persons under to substitute with like full power. In witness whereof, have hereunto set hand and seal, this day of in the year
Sealed and delivered in the presence of }
That the form of the power to receive Dividends be:
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That of do hereby constitute and appoint lawful attorney for and in name and behalf, to receive and give receipts for all dividends now due, or which may grow due on share to belonging, in the capital or joint stock of the President, Directors and Company of the Bank of the United States. In witness whereof, have hereunto set hand and seal, this day of in the year
Sealed and delivered in the presence of }
American Lead Manufactory.
STEPHEN AUSTIN, & Co.
HAVE just now opened their LEAD-WAREHOUSE, two doors south of Walnut-Street Wharf, adjoining their New Factory—where they have now made, and ready for sale, a general assortment of SHOT of all sizes, with SHEET and BAR LEAD, the production of the Mines in Virginia. As they have employed a number of experienced English workmen, they warrant it to be equal in quality to any manufactured in Europe, and at a reduced price from the prime cost of imported.
They also continue to manufacture all the above articles at Richmond, in Virginia. All orders addressed to either of the above Factories, will be thankfully received, and executed on the shortest notice.
N. B. Wanted, industrious, sober, Labouring Men, at the said Mines, where constant employ, good wages, and other encouragements will be given, means of conveyance being provided, and houses for their reception.
For further particulars enquire of Messrs. MOSES AUSTIN & Co. at their Factory in Richmond, or as above. Philadelphia, December 3, 1791. tf
GEORGE MEADE
Has for SALE, at his Store on WALNUT-STREET WHARF,
A FEW pipes of 3 and 4 years old bills of exchange Madeira WINE, which he will dispose of by the pipe, hoghead or quarter cask.
London market Madeira WINE, 5 and 6 years old.
Old Sherry WINE of the first quality, by the hoghead or quarter cask.
Three and 4 years old Lisbon WINE, of a superior quality to what is generally imported, by the pipe, quarter cask, or larger quantity.
Choice old Coniac BRANDY, by the pipe, tierce, or larger quantity.
A few quarter chests of first quality Hyson TEA. He has just received by the Pigeon, Loxley, master, from London, a few quarter casks of old Madeira WINE—And By the brig Mercury, Capt. Stevens, from Dublin, a few boxes of Irish LINENS, low priced and well assorted; a few bales of red and white FLANNELS, and some GLUE.
A few boxes of Spermaceti CANDLES of the first quality, and Burlington PORK of prime quality. He has also to dispose of, a quantity of dressed White Oak STAVES.
He means to keep a constant supply of First Quality Madeira and Lisbon WINES, and whoever is pleased to favor him with their custom, may be assured of being well served.
He will, through the Winter and Spring, buy undressed HAND-SPIKES. He is purchasing FLAX-SEED and BEES-WAX, and will give the highest price for them.
N. B. A few hampers of excellent London PORTER and Taunton ALE, just received, and to be disposed of. Philadelphia, November 16, 1791. (cp 6w.)
Bank of the United States.
DECEMBER 3, 1791.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Bank of the United States will be opened on Monday the 5th inst.
Transfers of the subscriptions to the stock of said Bank may then be made.
On Monday the 12th inst., deposits will be received, and on Tuesday the 20th inst., discounts may be made.
By order of the President and Directors.
JOHN KEAN, Cashier.
All Bills or Notes offered for Discount shall be delivered into the Bank on Mondays or Wednesdays, the Discount shall be settled on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and shall be made known the next succeeding days.
AT A MEETING OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES,
DECEMBER 5, 1791.
RESOLVED,
That the payment of the portion of the Capital Stock of the Bank of the United States, consisting of Specie which will be due on the several Shares on the first Monday of January next, may be made at the respective Banks of Massachusetts and New-York.
Provided, That any Stockholder claiming the benefit of such payment, shall, on or before the first Monday in January next, exhibit to the Cashier of the Bank of the United States, a Certificate signed by the Cashier of the Bank into which such payment shall have been made—any thing in the regulations heretofore established to the contrary notwithstanding.
By order of the President and Directors,
JOHN KEAN, Cashier.
Bank of the United States.
PHILADELPHIA, November 22, 1791.
THE STOCKHOLDERS of the BANK OF THE UNITED STATES are hereby informed, that according to the statute of incorporation, a general election for twenty-five DIRECTORS will be held at the Bank of the United States, in the city of Philadelphia, on Monday the second day of January next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon.
And, pursuant to the eleventh section of the Bye-Laws, the Stockholders of the said Bank are hereby notified to assemble in general meeting, at the same place, on Tuesday the third day of January next, at five o'clock in the evening.
By order of the President and Directors,
JOHN KEAN, Cashier.
Second Fundamental Article of Statute of Incorporation.
"Not more than three-fourths of the Directors in office, exclusive of the President, shall be eligible for the next succeeding year. But the Director who shall be President at the time of an election, may always be re-elected." [cp 11]
IMPERIAL HYSON, SOUCHONG, and BOHEA
TEAS,
REFINED SUGARS, COFFEE, & SPICES, &c. &c.
Of the first quality—by retail,
No. 19,
Third-Street, between Chestnut and Market Streets.
PUBLIC SECURITIES,
BOUGHT and SOLD, on COMMISSION, by SAMUEL ANDERSON, Chestnut-Street, next door to the Bank, No. 97.
MASSACHUSETTS SEMI-ANNUAL,
LOTTERY TICKETS,
To be had at the same place.
Funds of the United States.
ALL kinds of the Public Debt of the Union, bought, sold, or exchanged; Foreign and Inland Bills of Exchange negotiated; Merchandise of all sorts bought and sold on Commission, and all other Business in the line of a Broker, transacted by
WILLIAM CLELAND,
At the Office next door to the Custom-House, State-Street, BOSTON. 2m
JOHN PINTARD,
SWORN BROKER & AUCTIONEER,
PURCHASES and SELLS
PUBLIC DEBT of every description, on Commission, at the following rates:
ON the specie amount of all sales at auction, one eighth per cent.
On ditto at private sale or purchase, one-half per cent.
On remittances, ditto.
Receiving interest at the Loan-Office, one per cent. on the amount of the interest.
For making transfers at ditto, seventy-five cents per transfer.
Such persons as may incline to favor the subscriber with their orders, may rely on their being executed with punctuality, fidelity and dispatch. His long experience and extensive dealings in the public stocks, together with a well established correspondence throughout the United States, enable him to conduct his operations with peculiar benefit to his employers.
JOHN PINTARD, New-York, No. 57, King-Street. October 15, 1791.
W. M'DOUGALL'S DANCING SCHOOL,
Is now opened at his School-Room, No. 28, Carter's Alley.
HE returns his sincere thanks for the great encouragement he has experienced these eighteen years; hopes the reputation of his School for decorum and good order, as well as the performance of his scholars, will still ensure him a respectable share of the public favor.
A number of new Cotillions and Country Dances will be taught during the season.
Those who please to honor him with the tuition of their children, may be assured, they will be taught in the most approved stile, and that proper attention will be paid to their carriage and manners.
A general practising for the improvement of the scholars, will be held at the New Rooms, every other Wednesday; when the employers, and strangers of genteel deportment, will be admitted. These practisings will be attended with no expence.
N. B. An EVENING SCHOOL will be opened for grown Gentlemen, as soon as a sufficient number offer.
Philadelphia, September 14, 1791. (t. f.)
Wanted, a good COOK,
To whom genteel wages will be allowed. None need apply who cannot be well recommended. Enquire of the Printer.
TO BE SOLD, BY JOHN CAREY, No. 26, PEAR-STREET, A COLLECTION OF Scarce and Valuable BOOKS,
Which may be seen every day, until five o'clock, P. M.
Among them are the following:
Folio. HOMER, Xenophon, Plato, Plutarch, Eusebius, Sozomen, Theodoret, Virgil, Horace, Livy, Tacitus, Paterculus, Pliny, Concordantia Lat. Concordantia Gr. Thesaurus Ciceronis. Biblia Junii and Tremellii. Bible de Martin, Wells's Maps, Scapula—Phavorini—Martini—Hoffmanni Lexica, Vossii Etymologicon, Antiquit. Eccles. Britannica, &c.
Quarto. Pindar, Cyropaedia, Bentley's Horace, Terence and Phaedrus, Ovid, Juvenal, Manilius, Ciceronis op. om. Cæsar, Suetonius, Julius Pollux, Hederici Lexicon, Vossii Ars Gram. Cluverii Geographia, Justinian Code, &c.
Octavo et infra. Homer, Anacreon, Aristophanes, Longinus, Theophrastus, Hesiod, Poëtæ minores Gr. Isocrates, Phalaris, various editions of Horace, Virgil, Terence, and Ovid, Tibullus, Plautus, Lucan, Martial, Claudian, Val. Flaccus, Ausonius, Buchanan, Sallust, Curtius, Florus, Justin, Val. Maximus, A. Gellius, Hirt. August. Scriptores, English and French Translations of some of the Classics, a great variety of Greek and Latin Grammars, &c. &c.
Catalogues may be had of Messrs. Rice & Co. Booksellers, Market-street, or of JOHN CAREY. October 31. (cp 11.)
Lectures on Government & Law.
THE Honorable JAMES WILSON, I. L. D. Professor of Laws in the College and Academy of Philadelphia, proposes to deliver, next Winter, two Courses of Lectures. One Course to begin on the Second Monday, the other on the Second Tuesday of December.
WILLIAM ROGERS,
Secretary to the Board of Faculty.
Philadelphia, October 12, 1791. (cp 11.)
TO BE SOLD, And possession given immediately, That pleasantly situated FARM
Whereon the subscriber now lives.
IT lies on the road from Princeton to Brunswick, about a mile and a half from the former. It contains 213 acres, whereof 47 are woodland, upwards of 30 meadow, and 20 more may be made. Also a young orchard of 200 apple trees, besides a variety of peach and cherry trees, and a large garden; the whole under good fence. There are on the premises a two story stone house and kitchen, with an elegant piazza, the whole painted and finished. Also, a smoke-house, work-shop, granary, waggon-house; barrack cow-houses, two stories high and 60 feet long, and a good barn, with stabling. From the buildings there are charming views of Princeton, the neighbouring farms, and Monmouth hills. Any person inclining to purchase, may know the terms by applying to the subscriber on the premises, or to ISAAC SNOWDEN, No. 141, South Second-Street, Philadelphia.
ISAAC SNOWDEN, Junior.
Princeton, October 10, 1791. [cp 2m]
Forty Dollars Reward.
LAST night was broke open the Store of the subscriber, at Bordentown, and stolen from the same the following articles, viz. One hair trunk, containing womens' wearing apparel; 1 small box, containing four clocks and one dozen testaments; 1 ditto containing one bottle green cloth coat, one striped vest and breeches, two shirts and a small bag with 36 dollars and 20s. to 30s. Jersey coppers; 1 keg containing a large bible, with other small books; 1 box containing 447 real ostrich feathers, some of them large and elegant, and of different colours; 2 barrels rye meal, branded Stout and Imlay; 1 barrel pork, 1 ream paper, and 1 dozen pate-boards.—Stolen at the same time, a large Batteau, with black sides.
A reward of Twenty Dollars will be given for the security of the above property, so that the owners may have the articles again, or in proportion for part thereof; also a further reward of Twenty Dollars will be given for the security of the perpetrator or perpetrators, so that they may be brought to justice, by
JOHN VAN EMBURGH.
Bordentown, New-Jersey, Sept. 1, 1791. [cp 11]
The First and Second Volumes of the HISTORY OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE,
(To which is prefixed an accurate Map of the State)
By the Rev. JEREMY BELKNAP,
Are ready for Delivery to Subscribers—who may receive their Books on application to HAZARD & ADDOMS, at the Corner of Chestnut and Third Streets.
The above two volumes contain the political history of the State, from its first settlement to the adoption of the present Constitution of the United States;—the third, containing a geographical description of the State, sketches of its natural history, &c. is in the press.
** A few copies of the first two volumes for sale—price 20f. November 5, 1791.
HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS; Consisting of STATE PAPERS, and other authentic Documents, tending to elucidate the HISTORY of AMERICA, and particularly of the UNITED STATES.
By EBENEZER HAZARD, A. M.
** The price to Subscribers will be a Dollar for each Number, containing 160 large quarto pages; or Four Dollars and a Quarter for each Volume in Boards; to be paid as follows, viz. the first and second Numbers, or Volumes, to be paid for on delivery of the first; and each subsequent one (except the last) at the time of delivery.
Subscriptions will be received, in this city, by THOMAS DORSON, and HAZARD & ADDOMS, (who will exhibit specimens of the work) and in other places by the principal Booksellers there. Philadelphia, November 5, 1791.
Thirty Dollars Reward.
RUN AWAY, some time in August 1789, a yellow NEGRO MAN, named ABRAHAM, late the property of Nathaniel Wickliff, deceased—about forty-five years of age, about five feet eight or nine inches high, pretty well set, with a large woolly head and large beard, walks with his knees bent, often complains of pains in his feet and ancles—by trade a bricklayer, stone mason and plasterer. He is a very handy fellow as a house-waiter, and is fond of such business. He is a great disssembler, and no doubt pretends he is a freeman. He has been eloped so long that no description of his present clothing can be given. It is supposed that he went to the Northern States, as he often mentioned having friends there.—Twenty Dollars reward will be given to any person that will secure said Negro in any jail, so that the subscriber may get him again; and reasonable charges will be paid—or Thirty Dollars will be given if he is brought to Prince William County, Virginia, to Mr. JOHN KINCHELOE, by
CHARLES WICKLIFF, Administrator.
October 12, 1791.
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