Gazette of the United States, & Philadelphia daily advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 1798-06-12 00:00:00

Gazette of the United States, AND Philadelphia Daily Advertiser.
By JOHN FENNO, No. 119 Chestnut Street.
NUMBER 1795.]
PHILADELPHIA: TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 12, 1795.
[VOLUME XIII.]
A Sloop for Sale, VIRGINIA BUILT. About two and an half years old—burthen 31 tons, sails fast, and is well found—Enquire of Thomas G. Joshua Fisher, No. 5, Dock Street.
FOR SALE, THE SHIP RICHMOND, JUST arrived from the East-Indies and lying at Latimer's Wharf. Live Oak and Cedar and in every respect as excellent a frame, as perhaps was ever put together, copper bolted and sheathed. She is 80 feet keel, 27 1/2 feet beam, 12 feet hold, 6 feet between decks and will carry 4,400 barrels of Flour.—For terms, apply to Mordacai Lewis.
LANDING, At Walnut Street Wharf, from on board the brig Amistad Matilda, William Brown, Master, from Bourdeaux, Claret in hogsheads and in cases of SUPERIOR QUALITY, Brandy in Pipes, Thomas & John Kelland. Said Brig for sale, With two pair four pound CANNON, and one pair 12lb. CARRONADES.
FOR LIVERPOOL, THE SHIP LIBERTY, ISAAC VAEDENBERGER, Master, A good new vessel, sails well—Lying at Wilcox's Wharf, will sail about the tenth of next month, a considerable part of her Cargo being engaged.—For freight or passage, apply to JOHN SKYRIN, No. 96, North Front Street.
JUST ARRIVED, In the brig Gayoso, Capt. Bingham, from St. Martins A quantity of SALT, of an excellent quality A few gross Porter Bottles, new And twenty cases Vinegar. And the said B R I G, Also, FOR SALE, Enquire of Jehu Hollingsworth & Co. No. 22, Little Water Street, South.
The following Certificates Of Funded Debt and Bank of United States Stock, were forwarded from England per the Countess of Leicester Packet, in the 11th month, 1792, which vessel has been captured, and the Certificates supposed to be lost. 4000 dollars 4 1/2 per cent. Stock, standing on the books of the Treasury, in the name of Bird Savage and Bird Certificate no. 189, dated July 19th, '96. Ten Shares Stock of the Bank of United States in the name of Miller, Hart & Co. of London, in one Certificate, No. 2667, dated the 11th day of January, 1797. For the renewal of which certificates, application is intended to be made at the Office of the Treasury of the United States, and at the Bank of United States; of which all persons interested therein, are desired to take notice. JOHN WARDER. Philadelphia, 5 mo. 26, 1798.
MILITARY ACADEMY. THE Public are most respectfully informed, that a Military Academy is opened in the Northern Liberties in the house formerly belonging to John Masters, Esq. between the Germantown and Frankford roads, North Second-street continued. By JOHN BARBER, Late of the 60th British regiment of Foot and assistant Engineer to the Army acting in the West-Indies. Where gentlemen will be taught the manual, exercise and made completely acquainted with all the duties of officers, non-commissioned officers and private soldiers in camp, garrison and Quarters; the forms of regimental and field returns, detachments, rosters &c. &c. also the art of drawing plans, sections and geometrical elevations, the elements of tactics, gunnery and fortification.—A subscription list is left at the bar of the City-Tavern, where the terms and the outlines of the proposed regulations may be seen. The situation is extremely well adapted to the undertaking and eight acres of ground are set apart for the purpose. N. B. Gentlemen from the Country boarded in the house if required. may 10.
FOR SALE. SEVERAL very elegant Situations for Summer Retreats, three and a half miles from the Court House, and on the Frankford Road; the lots will be made to suit the purchasers.—These situations are considered in point of health, security and elegance, equal to any near the city, and the road known to be safe and good at all seasons of the year. The title indisputable.—A plan of the grounds is in the hands of the subscriber, who will make known the terms on application to him at his office No. 124 South Fourth Street. ABRAHAM SHOEMAKER.
TO BE LET, And Possession given Immediately. THAT well known Hand called, Small's Tavern, sign of the Black Horse at the east end of Bedford. This Hand is attended with many advantages; there are two houses, the one stone and the other frame adjoining each other, well finished and upon a very convenient plan; the stable new and large and a pump at the door—besides, there are but two taverns in the town. The terms and time of leasing will be made known by application to Dr. John Anderson, of the town of Bedford. may 11.
United States, } Pennsylvania District. } Notice is hereby Given, THAT in pursuance of a Writ to me directed, from the Hon. Richard Peters, Esq. Judge of the District Court of the United States, in and for the Pennsylvania District, will be exposed to public sale at the Custom-House, in the City of Philadelphia, on Friday, the 26th day of June, inst. at 12 o'clock at noon 4 Bags of Coffee, and 5 Hampers of Porter. The same having been libelled against, pro-cured and condemned as forfeited in the said court. William Nichols, Marshal. Marshal's Office, June 5th, '98.
Collector's Office, Philadelphia, May 15, 1798. FOR SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION. AT the Custom-House, on Friday, the fifteenth of June, 1798, the following merchandise, which remain in the Custom-House more than nine months, unclaimed by the owners or consignees thereof: (XH) eight half bales of flax (TD) 202 one bale with web (FL) a quantity of flax W&P one case lamps C&C one case bobbin (W) one small box medicine AB 203 one matted case Dutch books I&C one keg herrings (W) one small box of samples of buttons [D] 143 three bales girthweb [VH] 200 one ditto ditto [N] 200 one ditto ditto (No mark) eight jars olives (ditto) one bundle flax [LS] one small box locks [John David] one small box of plated Ware [Harry Toumlin] two cases of books.
By virtue of a decree of the honorable the high court of Chancery of Maryland, the subscriber will sell at Public Sale, on the premises, on Monday, the 26th of June next at 11 o'clock, in the forenoon, THAT valuable and well known Lot of Ground, No. 53, and part of No. 54, late the property of Nicholas Shady, merchant of this city, situated on Thames-street, in that part of Baltimore City, called Fells-Point, containing 58 square perches, with all the buildings and improvements thereon. There are erected on this valuable property, several large and commodious brick Warehouses, capable of containing from 15 to 20,000 barrels of flour, with a frame shed adjoining thereto, sufficiently capacious to hold 1000 hogsheads of Tobacco in perfect safety from the weather. From this well known property is extended into the deep water in this harbor, an extensive and well constructed wharf, bounding on the water 600 feet and upwards, and capable of receiving ships at any but the lowest tides. From the many advantages this property is known to possess, it is esteemed equal if not superior, in point of commercial benefit, to any in this city, and must be a desirable object to those inclined to purchase so valuable an estate. It is unnecessary to say more on this subject, as those intending to purchase, will have an opportunity of viewing the premises previous to the day of sale. The terms on which the above property is sold, are, that the purchaser shall give approved negotiable notes, with security to the trustee for the payment of one half the purchase money with interest, within three months, and the residue with interest, within six months from the day of sale. SAMUEL MOALE. dischjg.
Dutch Cream, or Paté Grasé CHEESE. Imported in the ship Juno and Joseph from Amsterdam. THE subscriber, being applied to by several persons to sell the abovenamed Cheese in small quantities, he now informs his friends and the public in general, that he will sell by the single cheese for the accommodation of private families weight from 6 to 12 lbs. each. T. B. Freeman, No. 40, South Water Street, or 39, South Front Street. June 9.
Madras and Ventapaulam HANDKERCHIEFS, Searfakers and Carradarries, of the newest and most approved patterns, entitled to the drawback, just received, AND FOR SALE BY Alex. F. Miller & Co. No. 64, South Front Street. may 18.
FOR SALE, On board the ship CLOTHIER, at Perot's Wharf Excellent Cheshire, and Double Gloucester CHEESE, in fine order—ALSO, a few Crates of Queen's Ware, Well assorted for Families. jgw
HEALTH OFFICE. Philadelphia, 18th May, 1798. Extract of an act to alter and amend the Health Laws of this Commonwealth, passed 4th April 1798. AND be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That every house-keeper within the city of Philadelphia, the townships of the Northern Liberties and Moyamensing, and district of Southwark, within a mile of the limits of the city, taking in boarders arriving by sea or by land, from any foreign port or place, and having any boarder in his or her family, who shall be taken sick of any disease whatsoever, between the first day of May and the first day of November in any year, within twenty days next after such boarder shall come to lodge in his or her house, shall within 24 hours next after his knowledge of such sickness, make report at the Health Office of the name of such sick person, the time of his or her arrival at the house and of his or her being taken sick, and of the name and place of abode of such house-keeper; whereupon the Physician of the Health Office shall forthwith visit the patient, and report to the office his opinion of the nature of such disease, that measures may be taken to prevent the spreading of the infection; and if any house-keeper shall neglect to give information in the manner and within the time aforesaid, and shall be thereof convicted, in any court of criminal jurisdiction within this Commonwealth, upon indictment by verdict or confession, he or she shall forfeit and pay a fine to the use of the said hospital, not less than twenty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, to be imposed at the discretion of the court, according to the circumstances of greater or less aggravation attending each particular case. By order of the Board of Health, WM. ALLEN, Health Officer, of the Port of Philadelphia. taw3m
CONGRESS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday, May 21. Mr. HAVENS presented an address from Suffolk county, in the State of New-York, deprecating war as the worst of evils, and praying that merchant's vessels may not be permitted to arm, but that every means may be used for the preservation of peace with the French Republic. Referred as usual. Mr. SKINNER asked and obtained leave of absence for three weeks. The bill respecting loan office certificates and final settlement certificates, inents of interest, and the unfunded or registered debt credited on the books of the treasury, was read the third time and passed. Mr. VARNUM, from the committee on post-offices and post-roads, to whom was recommended a former report, reported a bill in addition to the act for establishing post-offices and post-roads, which was committed for Monday. Mr. BAYARD said, he had a resolution to offer to the house, which he trusted would meet with no opposition from any quarter. It was intended solely to explain the grounds upon which the house proceeded when they refused to consent that Mr. Pinckney should receive the presents usually made by foreign courts to ministers upon taking leave, and which had been offered to him by the courts of London and Madrid. He had purposely avoided in the resolution, any expression of approbation or disapprobation of Mr. Pinckney during his mission, because he perfectly knew that no approbation of that house could add to the high sense the people of the United States already entertained of the integrity and talents of that gentleman; and because it did not belong to the occasion, for the house to express any opinion as to the conduct of the gentleman during the time he was employed abroad. That the design of the resolution he had to submit, was simply to negative an implication that possibly might be made, that as the constitution certainly did contemplate cases in which ministers might be allowed to receive presents, that the house were induced by reasons connected with the conduct of this gentleman, to refuse the liberty to accept the presents; whereas he was perfectly satisfied, from the declarations of gentlemen who opposed the permission, who had all taken occasion to testify much esteem for the character and entire approbation of the conduct of Mr. Pinckney while in office, that their opposition arose from principles of general policy, which led them to think that in no case should presents be allowed to be received. Nay they had said, that the purity of this gentleman's character, and the importance of his services furnished a happy opportunity of establishing an invariable rule precluding the acceptance of these presents, which no merit hereafter should induce the house to depart from. The subject, however, was of so delicate and tender a nature, that he conceived it a piece of justice on the part of the house, to state explicitly the grounds upon which their decision was made in order to preclude the possibility of any mistake as to their motives. He should rely, therefore, with perfect confidence that the following resolution would be unanimously adopted. Resolved, that this house, in refusing to allow Thomas Pinckney, late minister at the court of London, and enjoy extraordinary to the court of Madrid, to receive the presents usually made by the said courts to foreign ministers on taking leave, were induced to such refusal solely by motives of general policy, and not by any view personal to the said Thomas Pinckney. Mr. GRISWOLD moved the postponement of this resolution till to-morrow. The question on postponement was put and negatived 41 to 34. The question on agreeing to the resolution then returned. Mr. SEWALL had some doubts as to the propriety of the determination of the general question, as he believed by that determination, the house had parted with an advantage placed in them by the constitution. He thought the best way of settling this business would be to re-consider that question. He knew one gentleman who had voted upon it thro' mistake, and there might be several others in the same situation. The question on agreeing to the resolution was put and carried unanimously. On motion of Mr. SEWALL, the house went into a committee of the whole on the bill supplementary to, and to amend the act to establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and to repeal the act heretofore passed on that subject. SEWALL moved to fill the blank specifying the length of time necessary for an alien to give notice of his intention to become a citizen, before he can be admitted, with five years.—Carried. The blank declaring the length of time necessary for an alien to reside here before he can be admitted a citizen, Mr. SEWALL moved to fill with fourteen years. Mr. McDOWELL hoped this blank would not be filled with so long a time. The residence now required from foreigners before they can become citizens is five years. He would not object to an increase of the length of this term to seven years; or if the committee thought nine better, he would not object to it. He did not wish to discourage an emigration to this country of respectable foreigners, by barring them from the rights of citizenship. The policy of this country had always been different, and he did not wish entirely to change it. When persons come here from foreign countries, it was our interest, he said, to attach them to us, and not always to look upon them as aliens and strangers. The question for filling the blank with 14 was put and carried 41 to 40. Mr. SEWALL moved a clause providing that no alien, who comes from a country at war with us, shall be admitted to citizenship whilst such war continues.—Agreed. Mr. GALLATIN wished to know whether the provisions of this act are intended to extend to persons who were in this country previous to the passing of the law of January, 1795, which requires a residence of five years before an alien can become a citizen, but who have neglected to become citizens, as well as to all those aliens who have come to this country since January, 1795, although they may have made the declaration, by that law required, three years before they can become citizens, or their intention of becoming citizens of the United States. The law of Jan. 1795, had
made an exception in favor of all aliens then in the country. As the bill stands at present, Mr. G. said, it would have a retrospective effect on three descriptions of persons, viz. all those aliens who were in this country prior to the adoption of the present constitution of the United States, and who were not naturalized under the state laws before the act of 1790; in the next place it affects all those who under the law of 1790 might have been naturalized, and all those who, under the law of 1795, might hereafter be naturalized, provided they have made the necessary declaration of their intention of becoming citizens. From the year 1795, Mr. G. said, many persons, with a view of making themselves citizens of this country as soon as the law would allow them, have renounced their allegiance to the countries from whence they came, and if this bill passes in its present form, they will for ten or twelve years to come be without citizenship in any country. He hoped, therefore, some exception would be made in favour of the descriptions of persons which he had named. One reason which led him to mention this circumstance was, that there are a great number of persons in the state of Pennsylvania, and many in the district from whence he came, who, though they are not citizens of the United States, really believe they are. This mistake has arisen from, (an error common to most of the districts of the United States) a belief that an alien's being naturalized by the laws of a state government, since the act of 1790, made him a citizen of the United States. The Mayor of this city till the year 1795, admitted citizens under the state law, who afterwards considered themselves as citizens of the United States. He (Mr. G.) always thought that construction to be wrong, Congress having the power to pass, and having passed an uniform naturalization law, which, in his opinion excluded the idea of admission to citizenship on different terms, by the individual states. But he knew the contrary opinion, till lately, generally prevailed. Indeed he knew that at the late election in this city, the votes of respectable merchants, who had obtained American registers for their vessels, on a presumption of their being citizens, were refused on this ground. The same mistake had extended to other parts of the union. It may be said, that since the year 1795, these persons might have gone to any of the courts and have become citizens. In this city, and in others, he supposed persons had generally done so; but where people are 200 or 300 miles distant from the district court of the United States, they had not always an opportunity of doing it, especially on account of a construction of the act of 1795, which had prevailed in some counties of Pennsylvania, and which made it doubtful whether any court in the state, out of the city could administer the oath of citizenship. Mr. G. supposed that since the year 1790, from 10 to 15,000 emigrants had come into the state of Pennsylvania, two-thirds of whom believed, till lately, that they were citizens of the United States, from their having been naturalized by the laws of that state. It has now been discovered that they are not citizens; but since that discovery was made, they have not had an opportunity of being admitted according to the law of the United States. If some limited period was given to these persons to come forward to be naturalized, and they did not become citizens in that time, he should be willing to exclude them. He thought, indeed, provision should be made for all these persons; but he would not move any amendment until he had heard the opinion of the committee on the subject. The amendment just adopted, for excluding alien enemies from citizenship, would do away any objection which could be urged against a provision of this kind. Indeed the persons he alluded to, generally came from the territories of the king of Great Britain, and three fourths of them from Ireland. Mr. SEWALL said, this subject was before the Select Committee, and it was the opinion of a majority of that committee that no exception ought to be made, but that the bill should pass in its present form. His own sentiments, he said, were decidedly against any alteration. As to the Irishmen whom the gentleman from Pennsylvania has mentioned, as they have neglected to avail themselves of the privilege of becoming citizens, he supposed they did not place any high value upon it. They are now permitted to hold lands; and from the present distracted state of the country from whence they have emigrated, he did not think it would be prudent to make them eligible to hold seats in the Government, after a residence of five years. He believed the liberty which the United States have given in this respect heretofore has been unexampled, and it was high time the evils which had arisen from this imprudent liberality, should be remedied. The present distracted state of the world, and the attempts made to disturb other governments, shewed the necessity of the proposed regulations. Mr. S. did not consider the persons who had been mentioned, as labouring under any disadvantages. Considering what they have left, and what they receive here, their situation is vastly improved by the change which they have made, without giving them any chance of becoming Members of our Government, for they would have had little chance of becoming members of the government which they have left. He did not suppose they came here with a view of getting into the Government, but to acquire property, and to enjoy peace and happiness, and this they might do, independent of citizenship. As he saw no good, therefore, to be derived to the country, from admitting these persons to citizenship, but much danger, he hoped the bill would be agreed to as reported. Mr. GALLATIN said, if the bill was proceeded with, he would prepare an amendment in favour of those classes of persons he had mentioned. The bill was accordingly proceeded with; and coming to the 5th section, where it is provided, that if an Alien shall continue to reside here, and shall refuse or neglect to make a report of his residence, and receive a certificate thereof, shall forfeit two dollars, and shall be liable to be arrested as a suspected person. Mr. GALLATIN moved to strike out the words printed in italic. It was sufficient, he said, that such a person should pay a fine. It was a new thing to punish a man by imprisonment not for delinquency, but because he was suspected. A conduct of this kind had been highly condemned in another country, and he hoped it would not be adopted here. Mr. SEWALL said, it was the intention of
the committee to shew the nature of the offence of omitting to make the proper report—to shew that such omission would lay the citizens under the suspicion of not acting openly and candidly. Mr. SITGREAVES remarked, that if his colleague's objection only went to the words suspected person, his motion went too far. The question was put and negatived 37 to 36. Mr. GALLATIN then proposed an amendment to the following effect, "provided that any Alien who was resident within the limits, and under the jurisdiction of the United States before the 29th of January, 1795, and any Alien who shall have made a declaration of his intention of becoming a citizen of the United States, in conformity to the provisions of an act establishing an uniform rule of Naturalization passed on that day, may be admitted to become citizens of the United States, according to the provisions of that act." Mr. CRAIK was disposed to go much farther than is proposed by this bill in restricting Aliens from becoming citizens of this country. He should have no objection to say, that no foreigner coming into this country after this time, shall ever become a citizen; but he believed if this law was to have a retrospective operation on all those foreigners now residing within the United States, who have neglected to become citizens, it would be very unjust. There was a large class of persons, he said, in the country from which he came, who are not naturalized under any law, and many others who had been naturalized under the State law; about the legality of which, as had been stated, there is much doubt, though in Maryland and Virginia, foreigners are still naturalized by the States, notwithstanding the law of the United States. In deciding upon this question, Mr. C. said, it would not be proper to take into consideration emigrants from any particular country. Many of the persons he alluded to, are Germans, and well entitled to every privilege that can be given them, and whose neglect to become citizens was probably owing to their ignorance of our language and laws. He should, therefore, be in favour of this amendment, especially as far as it respects those Aliens who were in this country before the year 1795. Mr. BAYARD said, though foreigners were prevented from becoming citizens of the United States, until they have resided 14 years in the country, in many of the states, they are entitled not only to vote for filling offices of the State Governments, but also for filling those of the United States. Therefore, the only privilege which they are denied, is the capacity of becoming Members of the Federal Government, which was a denial, he thought recommended by found policy. And he did not see why the restriction should not extend as well to the Aliens now within the United States, as those who shall hereafter come here. If aliens residing here had any right to expect an exception, it must be on the ground of compact. He did not, however, consider Naturalization Laws in that light. Aliens cannot be considered as members of the society of the United States; our laws are passed on the ground of our own policy, and whatever is granted to Aliens is a mere matter of favour, and if it is taken away, they have no right to complain. Every principle of policy in his opinion, required this regulation to be made general; for he believed there were as many Jacobins and Vagabonds come into the United States during the last two years, as may come for ten years hence; so that these very persons against whom this law was intended to operate, will become citizens, and may be chosen into the Government. He hoped, therefore, the amendment would not be adopted. With respect to those persons who have given notice of their intention of renouncing their allegiance to the foreign country from whence they came (for they do not actually renounce it until they become citizens) it can make no difference to them, especially those referred to by the gentleman from Pennsylvania, because it is a principle of the British Law, that British subjects have not a right to alienate themselves—they cannot renounce their Allegiance to the British King. No objection, therefore, could be made against the measures being general on that ground. Mr. MACON was apprehensive that gentlemen in their zeal to get at particular persons, will go too far in this business. He agreed with them, that for three or four years past, people of all sorts of politics had come to this country, from the highest Aristocrats to the greatest Jacobins; and he doubted not that persons who were very desirous of becoming citizens, or who had any particular end to answer by it, had already availed themselves of the law. But there are persons in distant parts of the continent, who have never yet become citizens, perhaps from their not being in the way of going through the ceremony, and because he had no apprehension of the privilege being taken from them. Many had also omitted to do it from an ignorance of our language. He hoped, therefore, this amendment would be agreed to. If persons have given notice of their intention to become citizens, they have complied in part with the laws; and he did not think it would be right to put it out of their power to comply with the other part. Mr. SEWALL said, this amendment would comprehend those Aliens who have come here since the year 1795, though they may have made no declaration of their intention to become citizens, as they may make the declaration before the law passes. As to the other description of persons, he had not the same objection to them. He agreed with the gentleman from Delaware, that our regulations in this respect, are made for our own convenience and safety, and that no Alien has a right to complain if these regulations should disappoint his expectations. Mr. SITGREAVES said, this was either a question of right, or expediency. He presumed no gentleman was prepared to say any Alien had acquired an absolute and positive right in this country, to citizenship at any particular time. If not, it was a mere matter of expediency; and when it is considered in this light, there can be little difficulty in seeing the dangers and disadvantages which would arise from allowing foreigners to become citizens heretofore, or as proposed by the present amendment. They are too evident to be enumerated. But it was supposed that there are a large number of individuals in this country, entitled to citizenship by the law of 1790, but who have nevertheless neglected to become citizens.

The Gazette.
PHILADELPHIA,
TUESDAY EVENING, June 12.
At a meeting of the officers of the brigade of the city and county of New-York...
The general having listed that the meeting of the officers had been called for the purpose of expressing...
THE COMMITTEE.
Col. Morton, of the 3d regiment, Col. Sedgwick, of the 4th, Col. Swartwout, of the 5th...
The officers of the brigade of the city and county of New-York and county of Richmond...
Resolved, therefore, in our opinion, the conduct of the executive of the United States...
Resolved, that a committee be appointed to present an address to the President of the United States...
It was also moved that the same committee prepare an address, which being agreed to...
To his excellency JOHN ADAMS, President of the United States.
AMIDST the numerous testimonials of personal respect, and of attachment to the GOVERNMENT...
Impressed with these sentiments, and with this conviction, we have thought it our duty...
JAMES M. HUGHES, Brigadier General of the Brigade of the city and county of New-York...
To the Officers of the Brigade of the city and county of New-York and county of Richmond.
GENTLEMEN, NO testimonial of personal respect to me, or of attachment to the government...
Your opinion, that war with all its attendant distresses is far preferable to a surrender of our national freedom...
The real question before us seems to be, whether we shall involve ourselves in an unjust and unnecessary war...
It is better to be prepared, as you are, at all hazards, to support the government of our country...
Philadelphia, June 5, 1798.
The Subscribers appointed a Committee at a meeting of the Freeholders and Inhabitants...
To the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
WE, the Mayor, Aldermen, Common Council and Freemen of the city of Virginia...
Philadelphia, June 4th, 1798.
LONDON, April 9.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
Loss of the Pallas Frigate.
The following are further particulars of the loss of his majesty's ship the Pallas, of 32 guns...
The Pallas arrived in Plymouth Sound on Tuesday morning, from a cruise off the coast of France...
A boat belonging to the Canada, in attempting to go to the relief of the Pallas, was upset...
The Pallas frigate, when she met with the accident which occasioned her destruction, was going into Hamaze...
The king has been pleased to constitute and appoint Field Marshal his Royal Highness Frederick Duke of York...
The Marquis Cornwallis, attend by Colonels Twiss, M'Leod, Parish, &c. are making a survey of the fortifications on the coast...
A very considerable encampment is about to be formed in Windsor Forest...
Tuesday last came on the election of a governor and deputy governor of the Bank of England...
Thomas Raiker, esq. was chosen governor, & Samuel Thornton, esq. deputy governor.
The following gentlemen have been chosen directors for the same period: Thomas Amyand, esq. Samuel Bosanquet, esq. Roger Boehm, esq. Alex. Champion, esq. Bicknell Coney, esq. Edward Darrell, esq. Thomas Dea, esq. George Dorrien, esq. Daniel Giles, esq. Jeremiah Harman, esq. Thomas Langley, esq. Thomas Lewis, esq. Beeston Long, esq. Job Matthew, esq. Ebenezer Maitland, esq. William Mellish, esq. Sir Richard Neave, bart. John Paget, esq. James Reed, esq. Edward Simoes, esq. Peter I. Thellusson, esq. Godfrey Thornton, esq. John Whitmore, esq. Benjamin Wintrop, esq.
Mr. CLAYTON presented certain resolutions from Henrico, in Virginia, expressive of their disapprobation of any measures which may lead to war...
Mr. DAWSON presented an address from about 500 inhabitants of Orange County, Virginia, to the same effect.
The above addresses, &c. were referred as usual.
Mr. SITGREAVES laid four resolutions upon the table (which have already been published) for instructing the commanders of our public and private vessels...
Mr. SITGREAVES moved these resolutions to be referred to the committee for the protection of commerce and the defence of the country...
Mr. M'DOWELL hoped these resolutions would lie upon the table till to-morrow. He owned he was not ready to instruct the committee...
Mr. VENABLE enquired of the Speaker whether, when a member requested a resolution of this kind to lie upon the table...
The SPEAKER answered in the affirmative, and the resolutions were ordered to lie upon the table.
Mr. BAYARD made a motion for suspending the operation of the naturalization bill, for a limited time.
The SPEAKER said, he conceived this motion could not be in order whilst the bill which had passed this morning on this subject was on its passage.
On motion of Mr. HARRISON, the house went into a committee of the whole on the bill for regulating the compensation of marshals, attorneys, jurors and witnesses...
Mr. LYON moved to strike out the salaries proposed to be allowed to marshals and attorneys...
Mr. SEWALL, from the committee of commerce and protection, made the following report:
That in their opinion important advantages would be obtained, by an arrangement in one corps, of the marines who are, or shall be, engaged in the service of the United States...
Resolved, That in addition to the present military establishment, there shall be raised a battalion, to be called the marine corps...
(To be continued)
Foreign Intelligence.
LONDON, March 29.
A private letter from Madrid to a mercantile house in this city, dated March 5, says—
General Piquion, ci-devant ambassador from the French republic to our court, is still here...
M. Alvarez, uncle to the Prince of Peace, and deputy governor for the prince of Asturias, has, by means of the system of intrigue which reigns here at present...
The necessities of the government are daily increasing, and no great financial measures to supply them, are yet brought forward. Among the palliatives which the government is obliged to employ in the mean time, it has recourse to an expedient which cannot fail to astonish the rest of Europe. A royal schedule, in which penury pretty well maintains the tone of dignity, has been
It was a little extraordinary, he said, if this were so, that persons should for so long a time have neglected to embrace a right, which it is now represented, it would be doing them great injury to deprive them of.
Mr. W. CLAIBORNE said he could not reconcile it to his feelings to vote for the bill without the amendment proposed by the gentleman from Pennsylvania...
Mr. J. WILLIAMS hoped this provision would be agreed to. When an act is passed good reason, he said, ought to be given before any change takes place.
The question was put and carried, there being 52 votes for it.
The committee then rose, and the house proceeded to take up the amendments.
The amendment of Mr. GALLATIN coming again under consideration.
Mr. COTT hoped that part of the clause would be disagreed to, which embraces persons who were in this country before the year 1795...
After a few observations on this amendment it was negatived 49 to 32.
Mr. SITGREAVES proposed an amendment, limiting the time within which aliens included in Mr. Gallatin's proposition, should be permitted to avail themselves of the exception in their favour...
The question was first put on the former part of the amendment.
Mr. T. CLAIBORNE did not wish to punish men for not being born here, but to punish both natives and foreigners when guilty.
The question on two years, was put and negatived 31 to 39.
The question on the second part of the amendment was then put.
Mr. VARNUM said, the impulse of the moment led members to believe that these restrictions upon foreigners were necessary.
Mr. T. CLAIBORNE said this was a very important bill, and he should with a little more time to consider of it; he therefore moved an adjournment.
The motion was put and negatived, being only 15 votes for it.
Mr. SITGREAVES said, the observations of the gentleman from Massachusetts could only be applicable when the principle of the bill was under consideration...
Mr. VARNUM moved a division of the amendment, and proposed to allow till the 1st of September next, for persons to make a declaration of their intention to become citizens.
This motion was not seconded; and the question on the amendment was put and carried 47 to 31.
The bill was then ordered to be read a third time to-morrow. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, May 22.
THE bill to establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and to repeal the former act for that purpose, was read the third time and passed.
Mr. HARPER said, he had had handed to him, in the absence of his colleague Mr. PINCKNEY, an address from the citizens of Charleston, approving the conduct of the Executive in its late negotiation with France...
Mr. DENT presented an address to the same effect, from Calvert County, Maryland.
Mr. MATTHEWS presented a similar address from Kent County, in the same State.
The SPEAKER laid before the house addresses from the towns of Kingwood and Maidenhead, in New-Jersey, to the same effect.
imputation, of an alienation of the American people from their government, is propagated and accredited abroad...
From the first dawn of the eventful revolution in France to this day, we have witnessed in the conduct of the American government, to the French nation, on the most trying occasions...
Happy would it have been for America, and doubly so for distressed Europe, if corresponding sentiments of justice and virtue had animated the breaths of the rulers of France...
In vain we look for a display of those transcendent virtues of which the world has witnessed, in the rulers of France, so ample and repeated professions.
While we view with much concern, the present alarming crisis, we cannot believe the period has arrived, when Americans are to despair of their republic and pass under a foreign yoke.
There is not to be found one community of freemen on earth, which is unbid by the artifices, and unubjugated by the arms of the all-conquering Republic.
With the fullest confidence in our government, we do not hesitate to declare, that we are prepared for any sacrifice, that the sovereignty and independence of our country may demand...
TO THE INHABITANTS of the county of Oneida, in the state of New-York. GENTLEMEN, I THANK you for your address by your Committee, which has been presented to me, by your Representative in Congress, Mr. Cochran.
The testimony you bear to the justice, good faith and moral rectitude of your government, and your satisfaction to have its conduct preserved in the annals of our country, for an example to future times, are very full and honorable.
The cause of a certain species of Republican government, is disgraced in Europe forever; yet there are other kinds better digested, and more adapted to the nature of man, which we may still hope to see introduced.
When the necessity of controlling the passions of whole nations, as well as parties and factions, by the organization and arrangement of government, shall be better understood, the advocates for reform may still be gratified, and the friend of the rights of man still rejoice in the progress of humanity.
JOHN ADAMS. Philadelphia, June 4th, 1798.
To the PRESIDENT and CONGRESS of the United States.
WE, the Mayor, Aldermen, Common Council and Freemen of the city of Virginia, in the county of Addison and state of Vermont, though deeply impressed with the train of lawless and unprovoked aggressions of the French nation upon our lawful commerce...
The official conduct of the Supreme Executive demands the highest confidence of the citizens of the United States; and their most unequivocal expressions of approbation and applause. And we cherish the pleasing hope that the united councils of the government, under the guidance of the Supreme Disposer of events, will still save

us from the destruction with which we are so unjustly threatened. And while we express our confidence in the Executive and in Congress, we cannot conceal our indignation at the conduct of these pretended patriots, whose studies and labours (not to call in question their views) are uniformly calculated to shackle the measures of administration, divide the American people from their government, and render both subservient to foreign influence. But thanks to Heaven, we are not that degraded, nationless people, who will tamely lay our well-earned glory and national happiness in the scale with the barbarian demands of spoilers, and the insatiable rapacity of the changeful, dependent ministers of foreign faction.
The perfidious Republic which boasts of its terror and prowess to us, is more terrible in vices and impieties, than in arms; and though we wish to remain in the refreshing shades of our fruitful vine—yet at our country's call we will cheerfully quit them to gather laurels in the rugged field of Mars—Our lives and our property, even to the last mite, are devoted to our country, and we freely pledge them in her cause, to be used against any nation on earth, which with sacrilegious finger shall dare to touch the holy ark of our national rights.
(Signed by the Mayor, Aldermen, Common Council and Freemen of the city of Vergennes.) Vergennes, May 17th, 1798. To the Mayor, Aldermen, Common Council and Freemen of Vergennes, in the county of Addison and State of Vermont. GENTLEMEN, YOUR address to the President and Congress has been presented to me by your Senators, Mr. Paine and Mr. Chipman, and your representative, Mr. Morris. Your opposition to that policy (it indeed can be called policy) which is equally destructive of persons, things and nations, does honor to your understandings and disposition.
The only security we have under Heaven, is in the wisdom, rectitude, firmness and moderation of Congress. Your approbation of the conduct of the supreme executive authority of government, is very pleasing; but you should remember it can do no more than execute the laws. If the united councils of our country can save us from the destruction with which we are so unjustly threatened, it can only be under the guidance of the Supreme Disposer, by the united valor, constancy and exertions of the people. All who recollect the history of Vermont and its inhabitants, will easily understand them when they declare their resolution, at the call of their country, to quit their refreshing shades and fruitful vines to gather laurels in the field of Mars."
Your lives and your property will not be pledged in vain against the nation which, with sacrilegious hand, shall touch the ark of your national rights. JOHN ADAMS. Philadelphia, June 5th, 1798. By this day's Mail. NEW-YORK, June 11. VOTES FOR GOVERNOR. Jay. Livingston. Oneida 955 156 Tioga 192 107 1147 263 884 majority of Saturday. Mr. Jay is ahead 1977, and three counties, to wit, Ontario, Chenango and Onondaga, only remain to be canvassed; and we understand these counties will be finished this day.
Died, on Saturday last, William Seton, Esq. a worthy and respectable merchant of this city. BOSTON, June 7. We learn, from Providence, that on the news arriving of the French privateer mounting 16 guns (mentioned under the New-London head) being in the Sound, a large ship belonging to John Brown, Esq. was immediately armed with 20 nine-pounders, completely officered and manned in four hours, and sent out after the daring Bucaneer, whose object it is well known, is to plunder our commerce from our harbour's mouth. Last evening arrived the ship Sarah, Hopkins, from Algiers, 80 days—the captain and passengers, inform that the frigate Crescent sent by our government as a present to the Dey, was highly admired, inasmuch, that valuable presents were made to the capt. and crew; and the highest encomiums passed on the American character. The Dey was in a poor state of health.
Mozard is away—Where he is gone, no tongue can tell. We hear that before his flight, he wrote an insolent letter to the governor, which has since been delivered to his Excellency, on the subject of a fraternal hug, which the said Mozard received from an American tailor. Macpherson's Blues. BATTALION ORDERS. June 12th, 1798. The Blues are to assemble, for the purpose of exercise, at the public square Market and Broad-streets, to-morrow morning at five o'clock in full uniform. ROBERT HEYSHAM, Adjutant, p. t. London Particular Madeira Wine. A few pipes of a superior quality, fit for immediate use; and CLARET in cases. FOR SALE BY Michael Connor, No. 102, corner of Second and Dock Streets. June 9.
NOTICE. THE Citizens of the City and Liberties of Philadelphia, above the age of forty five, are requested to meet at Mr. Dunwoody's tavern on Wednesday evening next at 7 o'clock, to consider the propriety of embowing and disciplining themselves for the preservation of the peace. June 8.
OR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES. POETIC EPISTLE, Addressed to the Young Men of Philadelphia, who first offered their services to their country.
(Concluded) Your ranks embattled, and all mortal strength From will, from union, and from arms obtain'd; May that great God, whose awful eye pervades, Extending myriads of prolific globes, Whose hand has made, and whose almighty word Commands, sustains, and regulates the whole; At whose dread fiat worlds from nothing rise, And worlds to nothing sink; protect your ranks, And crown your arms with honorable peace!
But to secure his never failing aid, Without which all is vain, divine it will. O fall not, friends, into that fatal snare, The wreck of men, of nations, and of worlds, Neglect of Him, whose ever-giving hand Dispenses all, and ails alone return Of grateful hearts. Too oft, amidst the noise Of drums and trumpets in the building camp, Of unresisted, too oft the horrid sounds Of blasphemy disgrace the tent, which else Would bear with worth unfull'd and ador'd. Too oft, while reason sleeps, the soldier, wrapt In self-assum'd importance, forgets the bonds Of moral duties as the coward's law, And thinks it glory to insult his God. Beware! my friends, no courage can exist, No honor, where religion's rites are held In scorn; Religion! modest nurse of all, Of every virtue, that adorns the heart; The filial chain that binds mankind to God, The chain fraternal binding man to man.
Courage is not the proud contempt of laws, Or human or divine, nor yet depends On the unthinking disregard of death: Else were the coward brave, whose dastard soul Shrinks from misfortune, and in death's embrace, Seeks a bale refuge from the toils of life. Our lives, our country and our God alone Can justly claim; their laws our rule of right. Courage is, daring to do all we ought; 'Tis not the momentary burst of pride, Of injudicious pride for insult underv'd; 'Tis the firm, decided, yet cool The reason founded purpose, to obey In peace or war, whene'er our duties call, In spite of scoffings, menaces or death.
Honor, the soldier's great pursuit, of youth The noblest ornament; of age, the sun Which gilds reflection's wings, and lights the mind With glowing rays back through the cloud of life; Honor, is not the gaudy glare that decks The child of Fortune, nurs'd alone by her, Nor its false blood the human kind; It dwells with mercy, and admits of one, One only parent, courage well applied.
Such are the virtues that make soldiers great; Such now are yours; preserveth 'em 'emunch'd; They are the shield, the sole remaining shield Of threatened freedom, the for-bulwark now Of innocence and worth, sole rock on which Amidst the chaos of distracting storms Religion now can rest. Reflect my friends How you are blest beyond the common lot Of other nations; here no tyrant rules Despotic o'er your thoughts, here vice retires Asham'd from public view; and virtue lives Rever'd and honor'd by Columbia's sons; Here mild religion dwells in hallow'd peace; Not made subservient to the will of power, But glowing, pure with energy divine. Here all that's right is liberty, and men Uncheck'd as angels in their songs of praise Pour forth their tributes as their hearts direct.
These, these are blessings which we must preserve. No toil, too great, no danger too severe, No price, save that by vile submission paid, Too dear for blessings such as these. They will They shall with us remain, well guarded round With virtue's walls, more firm than those far famed Of Albur's Mineveh, or those more strong Built by Semiramis, with hundred gates. Of solid brass—Nor can't the cauls alone We're call'd to fight, it is the general cause Of panting millions, myriads yet unborn, Of all the world, the cause of Heaven itself.
Board and Lodging. WANTED, in a private family, where there are no small children, board and lodging for the year, for a gentleman, his wife, three children and servant. As the parties propose to find their own furniture, and will be satisfied with plain fare, it is expected the terms will be reasonable. An airy situation in the neighborhood of Chestnut Market and Arch Streets, to the well-ward of Fourth Street, will be preferred. Enquire of the Printer. June 12.
The Gazette. PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY EVENING, June 12.
CONGRESS. Yesterday, the House of Representatives of the United States, took up the amendment of the Senate to the bill for suspending the Commercial Intercourse between this country and France; the most material of which was one which gave power to the President to except such vessels from the prohibition as he should think proper. This amendment was modified by striking out the words "in all cases," and inserting, "in such cases as he may deem necessary to aid the departure of French persons, with their goods and effects, who shall have resided in this country." This amendment to the amendment, the house was afterwards informed the Senate concurred in. The Senate have also agreed to a conference on the subject of adjournment. The house went again into the committee of the whole on the bill to provide for the valuation of lands and dwelling houses, and the enumeration of slaves within the United States, which being gone through, the committee rose, and the house having concurred in the amendments of the committee of the whole, and introduced a few others, the bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading on Wednesday.
Appointments by Authority. Christopher Raymond Perry, of Rhode Island, and Richard Valentine Morris, of New-York, to be captains in the navy. William Turner, of Virginia, 2d surgeon's mate of the United States frigate. George Wright, of New-Jersey, surgeon's mate of the ship Delaware.
Some gentlemen who came passengers in the mail stage, report, that a vessel arrived at New-York from England, after the closing of the mail, with accounts to May 1.
It is a common case, with men who come in at the end of a feast, to eat more voraciously than others. Exactly so is it with the impartial, milk and water Gazetteers of this country. Federalism is now the order of the day, with them (to use an odious phrase of the barbarians) and finding it of no avail any longer to attempt visiting the current, they float down the stream, exulting with a cowardly menial in the dishes of their more constant quondam friends.
Amongst other traits of federalism, a patriotic shrew-mouse, in an eastern state, advertises a federal can- nonade.
TRANSLATIONS. For the Gazette of the United States. From Leyden Gazettes, received by the ship Brothers, Henderson, 64 days from Amsterdam.
Extract of a letter from Copenhagen, March 27. The capital of Denmark, which still exhibited the remains of the last terrible conflagration, was again visited the day before yesterday, with a repetition of that terrible calamity. Between ten and 11 in the evening, the fire broke out all of a sudden, in the barracks of the body guard of horse. The flames fed by a quantity of hay and straw, which was deposited there, made so rapid a progress, that the whole building was enveloped in fire before the least succour could arrive. An extraordinary calm favoring the active efforts which were made, and still more the animating example of the Prince Royal who ran forthwith to the danger, the fire was got under the next day, Monday, towards evening; but a few hours after it again broke forth with equal violence in a building contiguous to the barracks, i. e. the building of fodder for the royal stables: this has been entirely consumed, with all its contents, 60,000 w. of hay, &c. as well as the royal brew-house, and the principal magazine of fuel for this capital. At length, this morning, this second conflagration was got under, and the arsenals, the royal library, the court of supplies for the marine, and the edifice of the royal colleges, all which, situated directly opposite the burning buildings, were in the most imminent danger, fortunately preferred.
GENOA, March 10. A treaty of alliance and commerce is on the tapis between the French republic and the Ligurian. There is little doubt, that it will be made conformable to the principles which have predominated in the alliances of the French republic with the Batavian and Cisalpine republics. It is not probable that it will meet here the same difficulties as that with this last Republic. It is relative to the opposition which general Berthier has encountered in this affair at Milan; that he has issued the following proclamation. Head Quarters, Genoa, March 17. A treaty of alliance with the French republic can alone assure you liberty; and by consequence this is the last blow struck at tyranny. A great treason was organized against your welfare. Already we have discovered many threads of that conspiracy; at the same time, they thought to excite the French army against discipline, in order to blow up troubles in your departments: Journalists were paid to misrepresent and insult the French nation; and you know that it is not insulted with impunity. The counter-revolutionists strove to let the French and Cisalpines into one another's throats. A deputy of the council of ancients (but, I speak it with pleasure, a stranger to the Cisalpine territory) organized a sedition, for delivering Mantua to the enemies of the Cisalpine republic: the traitors in the pay of royalist powers, who lurk round you, are perhaps concealed in some of the most respectable authorities of your government. Other men, whose intentions must be pure, serve, without wishing it, your enemies, either from want of reflection or from ignorance.
Cisalpines People, can you ever forget that you owe your liberty to the French blood, which has be sprinkled your country, to the pains and sacrifices of that Grande Nation, which is the admiration of the entire universe. Yes, the French are your friends; They will always be so; and they will know how to carry on the work which they have begun. In the orders which I have given for punishing the counter-revolutionary and imprudent journalists, who have spoken with irreverence of the French nation; in the accusation which I have called for against a representative of the people, traitor to his country and to the French army, I have respected those principles of Liberty, which we have given you, when at the same time I might have employed the Military Authority.
GAZETTE MARINE LIST. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.
ARRIVED. Ship Brothers, Henderson, Amsterdam 54 Barque Adriana, Lee, London 12 Snow William, Hall, Bourdeaux 72 Sch'r Sally, Saunders, Charleston 9 John, Waterman, St. Mary's 9 Sloop Polly, Thompson, New-York 8 Patience, Willis, New-York 8 Arrived at the Port. Brig Molly, Lack, Petit Goave 20 days On the 22d ult. was plundered by a French barge, off the west end of Gonaive Island, of all the stores, clothes and several casks of cordage. Brig Eliza, Campbell, La Guira 21 Sch'r Commerce, Arnold, C. Francois 12 Two Friends, Booman, Savannah 12 Fisher & Eliza, Lindsay, Curacao 12 Hopefull, N. Providence 8 Capt. Campbell, of the brig Eliza, on the 28th May, in lat. 22, long. 69, spoke the brig Hope, 24 days from Hartford, for Hispaniola—same day spoke a French privateer of 12 guns and after some conversation was allowed to proceed. June 9, spoke the Ganges sloop of war and General Greene cutter, on a cruise, Cape-Henlopen W. N. W. distant 12 leagues.—About ten days before the Eliza failed, two Spanish 44 gun frigates and a letter of marque, arrived at La Guira, from Cadiz in 25 days, having shot out in company with a 74 gun ship and several transports, bound to Carthagena. The Danish ship Iris, Captain Gallis, sails from hence for Hamburg, on Wednesday, and the armed brig Diana, Captain Kirkbride, for Liverpool, on Thursday, wind permitting.
The ship Edward, Captain Wickham, from hence, has arrived at Amsterdam. The Ganges was off Indian River on Sunday morning, standing to the southward under easy sail.
Came up from the Port. Brig Molly, Kilby, Gonaives Liberty, Duver, Jacquet Anthony, Dove, St. Martins Rambler, Odlin, St. Johns W. I. Polly, Coffin, Cape Francois Sch'r Polly & Betty, Person, do. Fancy, Paine, N. Providence Sloop Nancy, Hardy, Cape Francois CLEARED. Ship North America, Barnes, St. Thomas Brig American, Venn, Gibraltar Maria, Sherer, Charleston Two Sillers, Steinmetz, Cape Francois Sch'r Orion, Stevenson, Aux Cayes Winfield Packet McNear, Norfolk Liberty Canby, do. Triton, Ripley, do. Elizabeth, Fulton, do. Little Betty, Welsh, do. Tryal, Hand, Alexandria Sloop Sophia, Ely, New-York Mechanic, Halliberton, do. Polly, Williams, do. Johanna Magdalena, Perryman, do. Herald, Brewer, New-London New-York, June 11.
ARRIVED. Ship Mary Ann, Park, Bordeaux 56 Caledonia, Sands, Greenock 52 Brig Dubin Packet, Green, Liverpool Nancy, Worth, Charleston Sch'r Friendship, Higby, Cape Francois Pegasus, Smith, Cayenne Sloop Swallow, Boston Cornwall, Tortola Yesterday returned to this port, the British armed brig Earl Moira, from a cruise. The Earl Moira, on the 8th inst. spoke a schooner, Capt. Brown, from New-York to St. Thomas, the land bearing N. W. distance 20 leagues. Same day spoke brig Mary, Boadman, bound to Surinam, distance 18 leagues. On the 9th, spoke ship Edinburgh Packet, M'Laughlin, bound to Leith, distance 12 leagues, land bearing W. N. W. Extract from the log-book of the ship Caledonia: Sailed from Greenock April 17—April 30, spoke the ship Cleopatra, from Bremen, bound to Baltimore, out 19 days, Walter Campbell, master, all well, lat. 56, long. 27, 00. June 3, Nantucket shoals W. by S. 25 leagues, was boarded by the St. Albans, Brit. fr. 64, capt. Pinder, who had 3 prizes in tow, viz. schooner Triton of Philadelphia, brig Batchelor of do. brig Betsy of Wilscasset, bound to Halifax—Ship George, of New-York, from Liverpool, bound to Norfolk, out 70 days, who on the same day was supplied with provisions by capt. Croket, of the Amsterdam Packet. Extract from the log-book of the schooner Pegasus from Cayenne.
Saturday June 9 in lat. 39 32 long. 73 46 at 6 A. M. saw a schooner S. W. then calm distance about 3 leagues: at half past 8 sprung up a small breeze from N. W. by W. made all sail—the sch'r. made sail after us, steering N and N by W. at 11 the breeze increasing, perceived we left him—at 9 saw a ship to northward standing to the southward—at half past 11 the sch'r tacked and lay too at half past 12 o'clock—the last we saw of the ship her topsails were on the cap laying too and the sch'r by her.
Boston, June 5. This day arrived, sch'r. Sea-Flower, from Virginia the 1st inst. was brought to by a French 8 gun privateer, who ordered the boat on board, examined his papers, took a cask of water, and a barrel of bread, and then permitted her to proceed.
June 6. Same day, ship Delight, Wilson, Liverpool, kept under convoy her whole voyage, three days since parted company with the St. Albans, the capt. of which was extremely displeased with the conduct of the masters of those vessels which left the convoy. She intended to cruise off the coast a few days, then proceed to Halifax.
We learn, that the West Capelle, with her cargo, captured on her passage from Batavia to Boston, a year last January; after several days trial, in the court of Admiralty in England, before Judge Marriott, has been restored to its owners in this country. Norfolk, June 5. On Saturday arrived the schooner Sillers, capt. Tushman, 10 days from Cape Nicholas Mole. By this vessel we have positive accounts that St. Marc was
vacuated on the 6th ult. and P. M. 10. Price 3 and 1/2. The American vessels in the harbor were impressed into government service for the purpose of carrying off the effects. Sailed under convoy of the Boerne frigate: as far as 34 in company with a full of Americans, of which cap. Tushman recognizes the following: Ship Nathaniel Bailey, Campbell, for Philadelphia. Brig Jane, Watts, do. Sch'r Pandora, do. Polly, Forfith, for Norfolk. Polly, Harrison, for Baltimore. Miscellaneous: Picher, do. Rover, Wells, do. Sally, Salem. Snow Harmony, Marshall, for Charleston. Left at the Mile. Ship Star, Vannean, of Philadelphia. Brig Lydia, Sowerby, do. Delight, Fowler of Newburyport. Diana, Calvert, of Norfolk. Vessels condemned since the last arrivals from thence, Ship Henry, Bunker, New-York, with coffee and cotton from Gonaives; condemned for having carried specie to purchase it. Brig Contant, Tillman, from Washington, to Jamaica; condemned for having cleared out for a French port. Sch'r Friendship, Odlin, of Philadelphia, bound from Curacao to Aquin, with coffee to buy coffee—each condemned, vessel cleared. Sloop Driver, Colbman, of Philadelphia to Cape Francois, with a cargo of provisions.
For Sale, or to Let, AND IMMEDIATE POSSESSION GIVEN, THE whole or one half of a PLANTATION on the river Delaware, between Burlington and Bordentown (two miles from the latter), containing about 400 acres; 60 of which are bottom meadow, and 100 wood land; there are 30 acres of red clover to cut this year (exclusive of meadow) but will exceed 50 the next; and any quantity of manure may be had for the upland from the meadow without injury. An orchard of grafted fruit yielding between 60 and 70 bushels of excellent cider; a dwelling-house with a barn, stable, granary and other necessary buildings go with one part in case of a division; on the other are no improvements, but has one of the most elegant situations for a house to be seen on the river. The land is of good quality, is suitable for grazing or agriculture, and convenient to market by land or water. For terms apply to the owner on the premises. Thomas St. John.
Ephraim Clark, CLOCK & WATCHMAKER, Corner of Front and Market Streets. WHERE he is just opening a very extensive supply of clock dials, can brass, bells, forged work and pinions, punice stone and emery, sheet brass, hard and bench vices, watch and clock pliers, large and small files, files and knee chaps, chains, seals and keys, gold, gilt and silver watches, spring and weight clocks. June 12.
For Sale by the Subscribers, The following GOODS, just arrived in the ship Pigeon, capt. Clay, from Canton, Bohea, } TEA Hyson Skin, } Young Hyson, } Sugar in boxes and bags And a quantity of Coffee ALSO, TO BE SOLD, The said ship PIGOU, A well known, fast sailing ship, live oak and cedar frame, and coppered. She measures 76 feet keel, 28 feet 6 inches beam, 12 feet hold, and 6 feet between decks. Mordecai Lewis, Jesse & Robert Waln, William Sansom.
Millenery Room, 126, Market Street, Miss CHRISTAL, INFORMS her friends, that she has received by the late arrivals from Europe, her usual supply of the very latest fashions in MILLENERY, &c. with a great variety of Straw, Leghorn, and Chip HATS and BONNETS, of the newest shapes, which will be opened this day. June 11.
I hereby give Notice, TO all my creditors, that I have applied by petition to the judges of the court of common pleas for the county of Philadelphia, at their session in June term in this month, praying that they would extend to me the benefit of an act of General Assembly of this Commonwealth, passed the 4th day of April, 1798, entitled "An act providing that the person of a debtor shall not be liable to imprisonment for debt after delivering up his estate for the benefit of his creditors, unless he has been guilty of fraud or embezzlement," and that the said court hath appointed Monday the 24th day of June instant, at 10 o'clock, P. M., to hear me and my creditors at such place as the court shall be held, where they may attend if they think proper. JOHN GRAHAM. June 11.
ADVERTISEMENT. DESERTED from a detachment under the command of captain Edward Miller, stationed at Spring Gardens. June 3d, 1798—John McKimick, born in Ireland, county of Antrim; 5 feet 9 inches in height, dark hair, eyes and complexion, pock marked, aged 28 years, speaks English, had on his full regimentals, stole a blanket when he went away, he is a drunkard and very swearing. June 6th—James Crawford, born in Chester, State of Massachusetts, brown hair, grey eyes, fair complexion, five feet 11 inches in height, aged 24 years, by trade a blacksmith, had on his full regimentals and left his p. t. when deserted. Elizah Stow, a prisoner, born in Symsbury, State of Connecticut, aged 36 years, black hair, dark eyes and complexion, a repeated deserter, very talkative, writes a tolerable hand and is very talkative. Had on regimental shirt and overalls when he deserted the guard. Whoever will apprehend the above deserters and return them to Spring Gardens in Philadelphia, or to any officer belonging to the United States or confine them in any goal and give notice to that they may be obtained full have ten dollars reward for either of them, or thirty for the three and all reasonable charges paid. EDWARD MILLER, captain 2d regiment of Infantry. The different printers in the union are requested to insert the above. June 11.
30 tons of Lignum Vitae, FOR SALE BY NICKLIN & GRIFFITH. June 7.
The Cargo of the Brig Minerva FROM BOURDEAUX, CONSISTING OF Claret in bds. and Cases Oyl, Capers, Olives, Anchovies and Prunes FOR SALE BY Thomas Fitzsimons. May 26.

Fresh Teas. Just Imported, in the ship Delaware, Captain Cooper, from Canton, And For Sale, by  SAMUEL HOWELL, At his Counting House, No. 54, Chestnut-Street, AND BY  SAM. E. HOWELL, At his Counting House, Crooked Alley wharf, Bohea, Souchong, Hyson, Young Hyson, Hyson Skin, and Imperial TEAS. ALSO, China Ware, assorted; black and coloured Lut- terings and Satins, Nankeens, Cassia, large garden and common Fans, fatin and lutestring Umbrellas, whale-bone Ricks. They have also For Sale, Ell-wide Persians, Baudanna Handkerchiefs, French Cambricks and Umbrellas, Sugar in boxes. march 8.
FOR SALE. A THREE Story Brick House, on the north side of Spruce-Street near Second-Street, adjoining the wall of Mr. Jones's garden and formerly occupied by David Lenox, Esq.—This house is in complete repair with back buildings, consisting of a Piazza, Kitchen and a handsome Dining Room over the Kitchen. As any Person inclined to purchase will view the premises, a more particular description is con- sidered unnecessary. The terms of payment will be one third cash, one third in 6 months and the remainder in 12 months with interest. For further information, Enquire of  JOHN CRAIG, No. 12 Dock-Street. may 16
Military Colours. At C. GULLAGER'S Portrait and Ornamental Painting Rooms, No. 50, South Fourth, next to Chestnut Street, opposite the Friends' Meeting. PAINTING on Silks for Military and other or- namental purposes (in a manner peculiar to himself) durable, not to be injured by the weather, which for elegance of design, truth and beauty of colouring, neatness and masterly execution, has not been equalled by George Rutter and Co. FLAGS AND DRUMS Furnished with all possible dispatch, on the most reasonable terms. Ornamental Painting, Signs, Fire Buck- ets, Cornices, &c. &c. executed in style (not that superb style of modern elegance peculiar to G. R.) but in a workman like manner, peculiar to an ar- tist master of his profession. Mr. GULLAGER, from a number of years' expe- rience in Europe and this country, fosters himself that professional talents, punctuality, and reason- able demands, will meet the entire approbation of those gentlemen who will please to call at his Paint- ing Rooms. $5w may 5.
NOTICE. P.S. Gentlemen in town and country, wishing for a supply of Colours and Drums, painted in a masterly manner, will no doubt feel themselves obliged for the kind reason given by George Rutter and Co. not to trust self- advertising advertisements, but examine the work executed by both parties. One view will satisfy them where the superiority lies.—Gave the spoil- ing of good Silks by a large Rutter's pencil—and discover the requisites for the contracting talents of Henry Freely, at Germantown. may 10.
TEA WAREHOUSE, OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE. THE Subscriber returns her sincere thanks for the generous encouragement she has experienced since her commencement in business, begs leave to acquaint her Friends and the Public, that she has received a fresh supply of all kinds of Tea from the late arrivals at New-York, &c. and it will be her constant endeavour to merit their future support.— She is in daily expectation of receiving a large sup- ply of good Coffee. SARAH EATON. may 32
Very Great Bargains, CONSISTING of Table Linen, Scotch and India Mullins, now selling off and well worth the attention of Housekeepers to make purchase of—Enquire of Thomas Randall, No. 88 Spruce-Street. may 17
The following Certificates of  FUNDED DEBT OF THE UNITED STATES Standing on the Books of the treasury, were forwarded for London by the ship William Penn, Captain Joliah, which have been captured, and the Certificates supposed to be lost, viz : 3164. 31. Deferred debt, in the name of Rev. Edward Siddy, of Thredon, in Cornwall, Great Britain, dated June 2, 1797. Certificate No. 10072. 3021. 14. Six per Cent. Stock, in the name of Edward Horne, of Bevis mount, Hants, Great Britain, dated May 30, 1797. No. 15196. 3620. 50. Deferred Debt, in the name of Wil- iam Manning, of Ormsby, in the county of Nor- folk, in England, dated July 10, 1797. No. 10199. 20183. 72. Three per Cent. Stock, in the name of James Mathew, of Upper Seymour Street, London, Widow, dated October 31 1797. No. 11820. For the renewal of the above Certificates, ap- plication is intended to be made at the said office of the Treasury of the United States—and all per- sons concerned are desired to take notice. ALSO IN THE SAME VESSEL, Fifteen Shares Stock of the Bank of United States in the name of William Manning of Ormsby, coun- ty of Norfolk, England, viz. Three Certificates for five shares each, dated January 1, 1797. No. 25983, 25984, 25985. For the renewal of which application is meant to be made to the said Bank of the United States,— and all persons concerned therein are desired to take notice. J. N. VAUGHAN. Philadelphia, may 4.
The following Certificates of Shares in the North American Land Company, trading in the Books of said Company in the name of Daniel Lister, of Hackney, in the county of Mid- dlesex, England—viz. No. 2151, representing 15060 to 15105, ten shares—No. 2150—15060 to 15075, ten shares—No. 2149—15060 to 15065, ten shares—No. 2148—11509 to 11518, ten shares —No. 2147—11471 to 11480—Amounting to Forty Shares, were forwarded for London by the ship William Penn, which having been captured, said certificates are supposed to be lost; for the re- newal of which, application will be made to the Board of the said Company. Daniel Neal Lister. may 1
FOR SALE. A Black Man, WHO has five years and a half to serve, is a good coachman, an excellent waiter, and has been accustomed to marketing for a family— his age about thirty two years. For further par- ticulars, apply at the office of this Gazette. may 25.
FOR SALE, 800 pieces of Sail Cloth 10 tons of Sheet Lead Apply to Richard D. Arden, No. 26, North Front Street. june 7
JOHN MILLER, JUN. NO. 8, CHESTNUT STREET. Has received, per the Richmond from Calcutta A Quantity of Sugar. West India Molassado quality, which he offers for sale very low for cash or at 60 days. HE HAS ALSO ON HAND, A variety of British Dry Goods, which he will dispose of on the most reasonable terms. India Calicoes by the Bale, &c. &c. june 5
TO LET, The House No. 83, Chestnut, a few doors below Third Street. It is in good repair, and a capital stand for any kind of business. Apply as above. june 5.
Bourdeaux Brandy, Claret in hds. White wine in half hds. Claret Frontinac } Wines in Cases. Sauterne Lundi Red Skins 76,000 lbs. Jacquemet Coffee. 60,000 Bourbon do. 114 Boxes of white Havana Sugar—and 50 Hogsheads of Tobacco FOR SALE BY JOHN SAVAGE. june 2
Now Landing, At Messrs. Willing & Francis's wharf, about 65,000 lbs. Coffee, In Hogsheads, Tierses, Barrels, and Bags, FOR SALE BY SAMUEL HAYS, No. 29, South Third Street june 1
Choice St. Croix Sugars, FOR SALE BY James Yard. ALSO, A few pipes of remarkably fine Madeira Wine, fit for immediate use, and at a reduced price. june 2
ROBERT SMITH & CO. No. 58, South Front-Street. HAVE received by the ship Belvidere from London, a quantity of Russia Goods, con- sisting of Diapers, Drillings, Ravensstock, &c. And by the Fanny, arrived at New-York from Glasgow, an assortment of Scotch goods. They have also on hand India, Nankeens, Lutestring, and a variety of India Mullins. may 23
FOR SALE. BY THE SUBSCRIBER, The Cargo of the Ship Richmond, Captain Hathaway, from Bengal, Gurrahs, white Dittos, blue Salams Gorahs Manoodies Tickies Romalls Doreas Chintz Saul Gazies Guzzanah Emeries Mow Samsa Peniatrees Biffas Coffas Tanjees Malda Cloths Carwah Cloths An elegant assortment of Madras Handkerchiefs Behares SUGAR COTTON and GINGER Mordecai Lewis. may 25.
OX BEEF. 100 Barrels of Beef of best quality, put 50 half Barrels up with cask for long voyages, 100 Barrels of Connecticut Pork. 50 Barrels of Connecticut Tongues. WINES. 35 Pipes of Madeira Wine 30 Pipes of Port 30 half casks of Sherry 30 Casks of Lisbon 300 Casks of French Claret, of excellent quality. 800 Barrels of Scraped FLOUR. 100 Barrels of Condemned, and 20 Boxes of best Durham Mustard. For Sale by John Skyrin, Landenberg's Wharf. may 4
Salisbury Estate. THE Subscriber, proposing to contract his busi- ness, offers this Estate for sale, on moderate terms. On it are one Black and three Air Furnaces, a complete Boring Machine, and a very good grist Mill, with two pair of stones; also a good Forge, all in perfect repair, as are all the Water Works connect- ed with these various branches. The Air Furnaces were lately built for the purpose of caling Cannon for this State.—There are about two thousand acres of Land, one half of which is under wood, the other very fine arable Land, producing the best Hay and Pasture. The Cannon lately manufactured there, fully proves the excellency of the metal, which is superior to any in this country, and probably equal to any in the world; for not one of sixty-five guns lately made, amongst some of the 24 were bored into 32 pounders, have failed on proving. The situation is very eligible, particularly for this branch of manufacture, and a place of arms lying in the state of Connecticut, and only 30 miles from several land- ings on the Hudson's river, and having every advan- tage that can result from a plenty of water lifting from a large natural pond, very near the Furnace, and which may be converted into a variety of other useful purposes. The purchaser can be accommo- dated, with all the stock and utensils, and have possession on or before the first of June next, and preparation may be made in the meantime for going into blast im- mediately thereafter, for every part will be delivered in good order, with some coal, Oil, &c. &c. For terms, apply to Mr. Joseph Anthony, in Philadel- phia; David Brooks, Esq. one of the Representatives in Congress for this State; Mr. David Waterman, on the premises, or to the proprietor in New-York. WILLIAM NEILSON Dec. 1.
FOR SALE, Two three story Brick Houses With convenient stores, wharf, &c. situate on Water Street, between Mulberry and Saffras- Street, containing in front on Water Street fifty- four feet, and containing that breadth east- ward ninety-five feet, then widening to the fourth thirteen feet six inches. These houses have the convenience of a public alley adjoin- ing on the north side, and are very desirable for use for a merchant, flour factor, or others who may have occasion for storage of goods. This property will be sold on very reasonable terms for cash. For further information apply to the printer. april 5
Treasury Department, March 19, 1798.  NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT Proposals will be received at the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury until the ex- piration of the 15th day of July next ensuing, for the supply of all rations which may be required for the use of the United States, from the 1st day of October 1798, to the 30th day of September 1799, both days inclusive, at the places and within the district hereinafter mentioned, viz. At Olwe- ga; at Presque Isle; at Michillimackinac; at Fort Franklin; at Pittsburgh; at Le Beuf; at Cincinnati; at Greenville; at Picque Town and Laramie's Store; Detroit; at Fort Wayne; at Fort De- fence; at any place below Fort Defense on the Mi- ami River to Lake Erie; at Fort Knox and Ou- tanon on the River Wabash; at Mafine; at any place or places on the east side of the River Missis- sippi above the mouth of the River Ohio, and up- on the Illinois River; at any place or places on the east side of the Mississippi River below the mouth of the River Ohio to the southern boundary of the State of Kentucky, and within the said State; at Knoxville, Tellico Block House, and at all other Posts in the State of Tennessee; at any place or places on the east side of the River Mississippi, be- low the southern boundary of the State of Ten- nessee, to the southern boundary of the United States. If supplies shall be required for any posts, or places not mentioned in this notice, all such supplies shall be furnished at prices proportioned to those to the posts before recited, as may be agreed on be- tween the United States and the contractor. The rations to be supplied to consist of the fol- lowing articles, viz. One pound of bread or flour One pound of beef or twelve ounces of pork on bacon Half a pint of rum, brandy or whis- ky, one quart of Salt, two quarts of vinegar, two pounds of soap, one pound of candles The rations 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 Michillimackinac, Detroit, Niagara, and Olwe- ga, 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 provi- sions, if the same shall be required. It is to be un- derstood, that the contractor is to be at the ex- pence and risk of issuing the supplies to the troops at each post, and that all losses sustained by the de- predations 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 credi- ble characters, and the certificate of a commission- ed officer, ascertaining the circumstances of the loss and the amount of the articles for which com- pensation shall be claimed. The privilege is reserved to the United States of requiring that none of the supplies which may be furnished under the proposed contract, shall be issued, until the supplies which have or may be furnished under the contract now in force have been consumed. OLIVER WOLCOTT, Secretary of the Treasury. march 27.
FOR SALE. BY THE SUBSCRIBER, 50 Casks of Prime Teas, CONSISTING of Imperial, Hyson, Souchong, Hyson Skin, Young Hyson and Bohea, just ar- rived in the Ships Sampson and Ontario; several com- plete sets of elegant China, a good piece of Nankeen of superior color and quality; a few pieces of common Madras Handkerchiefs; a large quantity of In- dia Silks, consisting of Lutstring, Salams, Persians, &c. &c. of different colors. ALSO FOR SALE—Exhibited to the drawback, 5000 boxes of Pate Griffe Cheesee in excellent order, for exportation, just received by the ship Juno and Joseph from Amsterdam. T. B. Freneau, No. 39 South Front-Street, or at his counting house, No. 40, South Water-Street. may 30.
Military Colours, PAINTED ON SILK—BY GEORGE RUTTER & CO. Portrait and Ornamental Painters, IN a style which will endure the hardships of the weather without injury, and which for neatness and exactitude of colouring cannot be surpassed in this city. FLAGS AND DRUMS Furnished with dispatch, on the most moderate terms. Portraits, Ornamental Paintings, Signs, fire buckets, &c. accomplished in that superb style of modern elegance, which Mr. Rutter pledges himself from 20 years experience in this city will meet the entire approbation of his friends and the public. In the Military Line, A variety of Specimens may be seen at their Painting Room, Norris's Court, back of the New Library. may 3
NOTICE. HAVING observed an advertisement of C. Gullager, in terms derogatory of our pro- fessional abilities, we have to request the public not to be imposed upon by foreign artists; but to decide upon the merits of such by a comparison of the work executed by both, as it is a mode almost universally adopted by them, to invalidate the ta- lents of established artists, with a view of deceiv- ing the public, and engrossing that business which their professional knowledge in no wise entitles them to. Well knowing that public opinion must govern, we flatter ourselves that the work execut- ed by us will convince them of our great superior- ity over Mr. Gullager in every branch of por- trait and ornamental painting, and show the necessity of judging for themselves. N. B. In future no attention will be paid to the self-flattering advertisements of Mr. G. Any person wishing a supply of FLAGS and DRUMS will please apply to GEO. RUTTER and Co. Norris's Court, or HENRY FREELY, Germantown. $6w may 8.
To be Sold, in Burlington, Immediately opposite the wharf on the river De- laware. A Large new two story brick House, and Lot sixty feet in front and one hundred deep. The House consists of two large parlours, one 17 by 21, the other 19 by 21, an entry in the mid- dle, three large bed chambers and one small one, well finished garrets, a large kitchen, pantry, store room, &c. with good cellars, good water and gar- den, all new, well finished, and in perfect order. Immediate possession will be given. Enquire of Edward Bonall & Co. or of Francis Durdin, Bur- lington, who will inform the opening and show the premises. may 24
Now Opening, At WILLIAM M'LELLAN'S Saddle Manufactory, No. 72, Chestnut Street, A general assortment of Horsefurniture Pitols, direct from the Manufacturers in London. ALSO ON HAND, Saddles, Bridles, Holders, Sallt, Covers, Light Horseman's Caps, Swords, Carriag Boxes, Val- lises, Saddle Bags, Portmanteaus, Hard Leather Trunks, Carriage and Chair Harness, &c. april 9
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, MARCH 1, 1798.  PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, IN pursuance of the Act of Congress passed on the sixth day of July one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven, entitled "An Act laying duties on Stamped Vellum, Parchment and Paper", and the Act passed on the fifteenth day of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven, entitled "An Act to postpone for a limited time the commencement of the duties imposed by the Act enti- tled "An Act laying Duties on stamped Vellum, Parchment and Paper", that from and after the first day of July ensuing, the several Stamped Duties hereinafter enumerated, will be levied and collected throughout the United States. For every skin or piece of Vellum or Parchment, or sheet or piece of Paper, upon which shall be written or printed any of either of the instruments or writings following—to wit: 50    Any Certificate of Naturalization,  5  Cts.  Mls.      Any Licence to practice or Certificate of the admission, enrolment or registry of any Counsellor, Solicitor, Attorney, Advocate or Proctor, in any Court of the United States,  10      Provided, that a Certificate in any one of the Courts of the United States for one of the said Officers, shall so far as relates to the payment of the duty aforesaid, be a sufficient admission in all the Courts of the United States, for each and every of the said officers.       Any Grant or Letters Patent, under the seal or authority of the United States (except for lands granted for military services)  4      Any exemplification or certified copy of any such grant or letters patent, (ex- cept for lands granted for military services)  2      Any Charter-Party, Bottomry, or Respondentia Bond,  1      Any Receipt or discharge for or on account of any Legacy left by any Will or o- ther testamentary instrument, or for any share or part of a personal estate di- vided by force of any statute of distributions, other than to the Wife, Chil- dren or Grand Children of the person deceased, the amount whereof shall be above the value of Fifty Dollars, and shall not exceed the value of One Hun- dred Dollars,  25      When the amount thereof shall exceed the value of One Hundred Dollars and shall not exceed five hundred dollars,  50      And for every further sum of Five Hundred Dollars, the additional sum of Any Policy of Insurance or instrument in nature thereof, on any ship, vessel or goods insured from one district to another in the United States,  25      From the United States to any foreign port or place, when the sum for which Insurance is made shall not exceed five hundred dollars,  25      When the sum insured shall exceed five hundred dollars,  1      Any Exemplification, of what nature soever, that shall pass the seal of any Court, other than such as it may be the duty of the Clerk of such Court to furnish for the use of the United States or some particular State,  50     Any Bond, bill single or penal, foreign or inland, bill of exchange, promissory note or other note, other than any recognizance, bill, bond, or other obligation or contract, made to or with the United States or any State, or for their use respectively,       If above twenty dollars and not exceeding one hundred dollars,  10      If above one hundred dollars and not exceeding five hundred dollars,  25      If above five hundred dollars and not exceeding one thousand dollars,  50      And if above one thousand dollars,  75      Provided, that if any bonds or notes shall be payable at or within sixty days, such bonds or notes shall be subject to only two fifth parts of the duty aforesaid—viz.       If above twenty dollars and not exceeding one hundred dollars,  4      If above one hundred dollars and not exceeding five hundred dollars,  10      If above five hundred dollars and not exceeding one thousand dollars,  20      If above one thousand dollars,  30      Any Notes issued by the banks now established, or that may hereafter be estab- lished within the United States, other than the notes of such of the said Banks as shall agree to an annual composition, of one per centum on the annual di- vidends made by such Banks, to their Stockholders respectively, according to the following scale,       On all notes not exceeding fifty dollars, for each dollar,  50      On all notes above fifty dollars, and not exceeding one hundred dollars,  1      On all notes above one hundred dollars and not exceeding five hundred dollars,  2      On all notes above five hundred dollars,  2.5      Any Protest or other Notarial act,  2.5      Any Letter of Attorney, except for an invalid pension, or to obtain or sell War- rants for Land granted by the United States as bounty for military services performed in the late war,  2.5      Any Certificate or Debenture for drawback of Customs or duties, for less than five hundred dollars,  1      For five hundred dollars and not exceeding two thousand dollars,  2      For more than two thousand dollars,  3      Any note or bill of lading for goods or merchandise to be exported, from one district to another district of the United States, not being in the same State,  10      If from the United States to any foreign port or place,  2.5      Any Inventory, or Catalogue of any furniture, goods or effects, made in any sale required by law, (except in cases of goods and chattels distrained for rent or taxes, and goods taken in virtue of any legal process by any officer,)  50      Any Certificate of a Share in any Insurance Company, of a share in the Bank of the United States, or of any State or other Bank,       If above twenty dollars and not exceeding one hundred dollars,  10      If above one hundred dollars,  25      If under twenty dollars, at the rate of ten cents for one hundred dollars.        II. The duties aforesaid will be collected and received by the Supervisors, Inspectors and other Officers of Inspection; in the several Districts, Surveys and Divisions of the United States, and by such other persons as shall from time to time be specially appointed and employed by the Supervisors of Districts for that purpose.
III. The Supervisors of the several Districts will, prior to the first day of July ensuing, and as soon as may be practicable, mark or stamp, without fee or reward, any quantities or parcels of Vellum, Parch- ment or Paper, with any of the rates of duties before enumerated, on payment of the said duties; Or stamped Vellum, parchment and paper may at the option of the Citizens of the United States, be ob- tained at the rates prescribed by law, by application to any Supervisor, Inspector, Officer of Inspection, or other person appointed for the distribution of Stamps, by the Supervisors of Districts. GIVEN under my Hand, at Philadelphia the day and year abovenoted. OLIVER WOLCOTT, Secretary of the Treasury. March 10.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, March 30th. 1798.  Public Notice is hereby given, THAT by an act of Congress passed on the 19th day of March, 1798, the following alterations and amendments have been made to the act passed on the 6th day of July, 1797, enti- tled "An act laying duties on stamped vel- lum, parchment and paper." I. The stamp duties on debentures or certifi- cates for the drawback of Customs or duties on Imports are repealed. II. A discount, at the rate of seven and one half per Centum, will be allowed by the Supervisors or Inspectors respectively, to any persons other than Officers of the Revenue, who may pur- chase at one time or procure to be stamped, any quantities of Vellum, Parchment or Paper, upon which the duties shall amount to Ten Dol- lars or upwards. III. Stamped Paper, will be provided, and sold at the rates prescribed by law, without any addi- tional charge or expense on account of the price of Paper; but for stamped Parchment or Vellum, an additional price will be demanded at the rate of Fifty Cents for each skin of Parch- ment, or Two Hundred Cents for each skin of Vellum of medium size, which may be furnish- ed at the expense of the United States and pro- portionally for any lesser quantity. Given under my hand, at Philadelphia, the day and year abovenoted. OLIVER WOLCOTT, Secretary of the Treasury. To be Let, (And possession given on the 1st of May) A genteel three story brick House, 22 feet front, and 40 feet deep, with back buildings and stables, at present in the tenure of Major Jack- son. Enquire at 187 South Third Street. april 2.
The co-partnership of the Subscribers, TRADING UNDER THE FIRM OF JOSEPH DAVIDSON & CO. Having claims against said firm, are desired to render their accounts, and those indebted to make payment to Joseph Davidson, who is duly author- ized to settle the affairs of the concern. JOSEPH J. MILLER. JOSEPH D. VIDSON. N. B. The Store at the corner of Market and Fourth Streets are now to be let.—Enquire of Jo- seph Davidson. april 26