Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer (Alexandria [Va.]), 1800-12-18 00:00:00

CONDITIONS OF PUBLICATION of the Alexandria Advertiser AND Commercial Intelligencer.
I. It will be published on a half sheet of super-royal paper of good quality, and with an elegant type, of which this paper contains a specimen.
II. It will be published every day at 3 o'clock, and delivered to subscribers in town with the utmost regularity and expedition, and transmitted to those at a distance through the most early and regular channels of conveyance.
III. The price will be Five Dollars per annum, to be paid one half on receipt of the first number, the remainder at the end of the year.
JOHN & J. H. TUCKER HAVE FOR SALE,
At the Store of the late Col. J. Fitzgerald,
  Turk's Island and Liverpool  } SALT.    Leaf and Muscovada Sugars, Coffee and Molasses    Imperial, H son, Young Hyson, Hyson Skin, Sachong, Madera, Sherry, St. Lucar, Malaga, Claret, Old Brandy, Spirits, Whiskey, &c. &c.  } TEAS.    Leather, and a general assortment of Ship Chandlery and Carpenter's tools, also a few trunks of Irish Linens, Muslins, and Nun's Thread; which they will sell low for cash or exchange for country produce.—Orders for groceries from Town or country punctually attended to.  
December 10, eod2w.
A Housekeeper wanted.
LIBERAL wages will be given to a discreet Woman, capable of managing the affairs of my family as a Housekeeper.—A middle aged woman of a mild disposition and regular deportment will be preferred, as part of her attention will be necessary in superintending a nursery of young children.
CHARLES LEE. December 13, 1800. eodtf
The Creditors of the Estate of the late Col. BURGESS BALL, are requested to forward to Mrs. Ball a statement of their claims; as the Administrators are anxious to provide for the discharge of them as early as possible.
Loudoun, Dec. 1, 1800. (15) 7t
Congress of the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, December 9.
The memorial of Samuel H. Smith and Thomas Carpenter under consideration.
This memorial represents that it has heretofore been usual to admit the reporters of debates and proceedings within the bar of the house, so as to enable them to hear distinctly; but that the situation now assigned to them, to wit, without the bar of the house, would not enable them to execute, with accuracy, their engagements to furnish the debates for public view.
The select committee, to whom this memorial was referred, reported their opinion that it would not be expedient for the house to take any order thereupon.
Mr. Christie moved the commitment of the report to a committee of the whole house. This was negatived, 46 to 43.
Mr. Jackson said he was solicitous to have the debates given out to the public, in order that they might observe what was doing in congress: as these gentlemen had proposed to execute the business, he hoped they would be encouraged so to do by being accommodated with suitable situations. That his constituents and the public might know his opinion upon this subject, he called for the yeas and nays. One fifth of the members present rising, it was agreed to insert the names on the journal.
Mr. Nicholas said in a government like ours, a popular government; one in which the people had a controul, and whose will could be executed, it was of the utmost consequence that the fullest and most ample report of public proceedings possible should be detailed to the world, in order that the conduct of that house might be duly estimated. The laws were published, it was true, but it was of small consequence to know the existence of those laws without a due understanding of them and of the reasons why they are passed, as well as the grounds of opposition to them.
Besides this, numerous projects of laws and resolutions were formed in that house, which were crushed before their maturation. The proceedings on these projects, little or nothing of which appeared on the journals, ought to be known to the people as much as the laws. The proceedings of the house cannot be fully understood by what is finally done; it is necessary that what is attempted should be known, in order to a right judgement of proceedings in the house. If these considerations were of moment, Mr. N. said, he must consider it a matter of great delicacy in the house to refuse a request of those persons, who consider themselves qualified to make a faithful report, and who were the only persons offering to execute it. How, if this means of communication was cut off, could it be expected that the public could receive this necessary information.
Farther than this, it was an innovation
on the former practice of the house—ever since he had held a seat, persons of this description had been admitted to easy and accommodating situations, and should they now be prevented? He trusted it never would be done, but upon the most forcible reasons, such as he believed did not now exist.
Mr. N. referred to a disposition in former houses, when, instead of wishing to stifle the debate, proceedings were had towards the appointment of a Stenographer, who was to be an officer of the house. Nothing, he believed, but the responsibility that would attach to the house, who would so sanction the reports, prevented the actual execution of that design; the house would have been answerable, while the correction of errors committed by the reporter, would have been out of the reach of the individual members. Added to this, it had been usual, in order to stimulate the industry, and improve the talents of any who might make the attempt, to admit all whose behaviour was consistent, into eligible situations, and should the house now forbid, merely on the groundless excuse of inconvenience? He trusted not. The character of the house must be materially changed, if they did not admit the request—a matter, which was one of so considerable importance as to invite a gentleman from a great distance to make proposals towards an appointment. If after all this sanction, the then existing house should now, upon the mere consideration of a trifling inconvenience to the individual members, a merely imaginary inconvenience, persons of this description should be discarded, was to him unaccountable. It was a matter of considerable delicacy to invade a practice of such public importance, and he hoped the innovation would not be made.
He could conceive, or indeed had heard of but two reasons against their admission; one was, that it was passing a resolution upon a subject that had never yet been brought up in this view, and that it would give a sanction to the debates as reported by those stenographers. What was the amount of the desire of gentlemen favourable to the memorial? It was only that places should be assigned, under the direction of the speaker, in a situation where the members could be heard. The very same thing had always been done, but never did he hear that because those persons were accommodated, the house were made responsible for their reports! Besides, if barely admitting them to the windows within the bar, would be making the house responsible, would it not be equally so to suffer them to write in the lobby, or even in the gallery? Surely the same force of reasoning was good. This kind of excuse was but tacitly saying the debates should not be reported at all; for if the speaker always had and continued to have the power of assigning them situations, and he exercised that power, the responsibility was as much attached to the house as tho'
they were now to be admitted by a resolution.
Another objection he had heard of, was, that this power had heretofore, and ought still to remain with the speaker, and that it was an innovation thereupon to pass an order in the house upon it. He understood that the speaker had already passed his opinion upon the subject; he did not call in question the motives which led to that decision, but whatever they were, it could not be improper for the house also to pass an opinion upon it. He could not account for this conduct to his constituents, without giving them every opportunity of reading his public conduct, which it would be fitting to exclude them the privilege heretofore granted.
Mr. Otis said he was one of those who did not feel a very strenuous disposition to oppose this measure from its being of personal inconvenience. His situation in the house was such as to prevent his being accommodated, if there were sufficient room to admit the memorialists within the bar of the house. But they were now admitted without the bar, because the opinion of the speaker was, that there was not room to accommodate them. But this was not all, it was an appeal from the decision of the chair, the speaker having declared it inexpedient. But it was not to be supposed an invariable opinion in the speaker; it was not to be thought that, because he had once refused, it could not be granted on particular occasions. A debate might arise on an important question, when the speaker would have no objection to grant the admission, and therefore it might not be an uniform decision in all cases.
But Mr. Otis said, he was opposed to it, because it was against precedent, ever since the adoption of the government; for never had he heard of a resolution sanctioning the reports that appeared, which, in his opinion, this would do. This he should be unwilling to do, for though at times the speeches had been reported with tolerable accuracy, they had also at other times been so mangled that gentlemen were unacquainted with the appearance of their own speeches in print. This sanction without a power over the reporters, he never should be disposed to give; he would far rather they should be paid by the house; then there would be a kind of responsibility for the accuracy of the reports not to be expected in any other way. By the proposed mode they would be virtually made officers of the house as much as the clerk, but have no responsibility attached to their labours.
The complaint was made on the ground of an impossibility to hear the members speak with accuracy. Mr. O. said he had the curiosity to make the experiment in different parts of the house, and found he could hear tolerably well in the lobby. He was not disposed to send them up to the gallery, but he was fully persuaded that they might hear very well even there, if indeed, the gallery was not a good place

to hear, why were the good people of the United States sent up there? Why should they be put where they could not hear?
Besides these reasons, why should the places be filled to narrow the boundaries of the house already too much circumscribed? He should not be disposed to make any innovations in this new chamber but from the most powerful reasons. What was to be done when the heads of departments and foreign ministers, usually admitted to those situations, came to the house; there would then be no room for the stenographers, and yet they would make a kind of claim, except the resolution for their admission was to be rescinded, which it would undoubtedly be necessary to do, for the speaker could never undo what the house had thought it necessary for them to do.
Mr. Nicholson thought the question barely rested on this: would the house do what the speaker had refused to do? Had the speaker granted this permission, it would not have been left for a question to the house. Objections had been made on the ground of sanction; it was said to be an approbation to the reports given of the speeches, for the house to admit the stenographers within the bar. What, he asked, was the difference? The house had delegated to the speaker the power of admitting them: by that delegation was not the house equally responsible for their accuracy? Certainly.
But it had been said, that upon great questions the speaker might admit stenographers, provided the places were not filled with the heads of departments and foreign ministers. Thus foreign ministers and heads of departments were to be accommodated at all events. He confessed he would rather these officers should be entirely excluded from the house, than that the people of this country should be told that the house of representatives would not suffer them to hear what was doing there. Certainly the convenience of the people of this country ought to be consulted before that of the heads of departments or foreign ministers. He conceived it of vast importance, that the people should be acquainted with the proceedings of their representatives, and, as had been said, it could only be known through the press.
It had been complained by the gentleman last up, that inaccuracies were sometimes committed, and therefore it ought not to be sanctioned. If this were really true, he would ask was it the way to amend it by magnifying the evil? If these gentlemen were put in a worse situation than usual, could it be expected but their reports would be more inaccurate still? If they could not carry the speech of a gentleman through an hour or two with accuracy, was it to be expected they could do it with accuracy, when they could not hear it distinctly? He believed it to be impossible to hear the speaker in the lobby or in the gallery: he had observed the truth of this declaration in the lobby: he had not in the gallery, but had been informed it was impossible to hear there. It certainly was a desirable thing to tell the people what was doing in the house, and that could not be done with propriety, except the permission was granted. If they were to be permitted to come into the house at all, their situation ought to be such as to accommodate their attempts.
As to the conveniencies of the individual members, Mr. N. pointed out a mode by which there could be plenty of room for the members to pass without feeling
the least incumbrance: but even at the hazard of a small inconvenience, he hoped the house would grant the object of the memorial, and disagree with the report of the committee.
Mr. Rutledge observed, that the two gentlemen opposed to the report had talked very much of the means of affording the people a knowledge of the proceedings of the house, but he would appeal to their candor to say whether that was the question. There was not a gentleman in the house, he would be bold to say, who would wish to stifle the debates, or to prevent their being taken down. The only question was, whether the house should be observant of their former practice, or whether a novel proceeding should be introduced? Whether the house would suppose that those persons would discharge all the duties of their engagement with impartiality and propriety, or whether they would insist on having the debates published under the kind of sanction given by the proceedings proposed.
Mr. R. then adverted to a former decision of the chair, when, he said, a certain reporter so grossly misrepresented, and was in that habit, as to become the subject of complaint: upon application from the misfitted member, he refused to correct the intended error, on which account the Speaker executed his power by discharging him from the privilege used by others, of being within the bar. This was acquiesced in by the house without any public opposition. Now if a person should so misrepresent a member, who was admitted by a vote of the house, the Speaker would not have power to discharge him: it must be done by a vote, which would very much retard public proceedings. He wished to support the opinion of the chair, which he thought consistent with the convenience of the house.
Mr. Hill declared that he was opposed to the resolution offered by the committee: he considered this a mere question of convenience: he thought the speaker very properly declared it so, in opposing the admission of those gentlemen; it was his opinion that it would be inconvenient to the members: the members were now applied to, and were called upon to say, by their vote, whether it would incommode them or not. For himself, he declared he was willing to undergo the personal inconvenience, and he believed from the seat he had taken it would be as much to him as to any gentleman. He wished to do every thing in his power to obtain a correct statement of the proceedings of the house, and that the people should also see it, which he was well assured it was impossible to obtain, considering the situation of the reporters without the bar.
Mr. Griswold viewed the subject as nothing else but an appeal from the decision of the chair. Stenographers had been excluded by order of the speaker, they had also been admitted by permission of the speaker; the question now was simply whether the house would deprive the speaker of that power, and to open the area in the front of the chair or not? What would be the consequence? Why in two or three weeks there would be several, and then gentlemen, finding it incommoding to them must resort to a question from the house whether they should be sent out again or not. This would be very inconvenient. He thought the opinion of the speaker was right, and that it was impossible to fill that place without much inconvenience. Indeed he did not believe it of so much importance to the reporters as was pretend-
ed: he believed it to be a matter of pride more than any thing, and that they would be gratified by an appeal from the decision of the chair. He hoped it would be left with the chair, as it always had been.
Mr. Thatcher believed the conclusion, whatever it might be, was of but little consequence, and he cared but little about it. The matter of form was, in his view, the most important. He said that for 4 out of 5 sessions, stenographers were not permitted to come within the bar, while at New-York, and he believed the debates were taken with as much accuracy or more than they had been since. Indeed he believed the complaints made, had all been since the period when they were admitted within the bar; and therefore he concluded the situation would not prevent the debates from going out to the public; that was but an idle excuse: if, however, the speaker thought proper to admit them, even in front of the chair, he should have no objection.
Mr. Nicholson explained, that he did not wish nor hint that the place to be assigned should be in the area or front of the chair, but that it might be in the recesses of the windows, which being large, might be occupied without at all incommoding the members, and especially so if the alterations in the benches were made which he before proposed, and which could be done with ease.
Mr. Davis said, that being seated on one side of the house, he really could not hear what was said by gentlemen on the other, and if so, how could it be expected the stenographers could hear who were placed without the bar at the ends of the house; especially from their attention being taken off by gentlemen whispering and conversing about them, which they would do in the lobby.
If they were placed within the bar of the house, they would then be in the power of the house: if they were incapable, or guilty of misrepresentation, the house could at any time turn them out, and therefore the object of some gentlemen would be more effectually accomplished. He contended that it would be impossible to convey the business of the house to the knowledge of the people, if it was not reported in the newspapers. Of what avail, he asked, was it to take the yeas and nays? Was it in order to be shut up within the confines of the journal of the house. This would very illly answer the purposes often declared of making the votes public. No; it was that the votes may be disseminated on important questions. The people were solicitous to know upon what principle their representatives acted, and how were they to know it? Not the 40 or 50 who attend the galleries could disseminate it, but it could be done by encouraging the debates to be made public, and this could only be done effectually through the medium of the newspapers. There could be no danger of a crowd being admitted to these situations, for it would ever be in the power of the house to prevent the number becoming burthensome. It had been said that there was a person turned from the house for some supposed insult: this had been used as an argument to leave the power with the speaker. This Mr. Davis thought an argument why the speaker should not have the power; he thought the house competent to judge of the propriety or impropriety of any man's conduct, over whom it may have power. A speaker might, from mere motives of resentment, forbid a man when no fault was attached to him. He would not sug-
gest that it had or would be done, but he thought, to place it in the house, would prevent the possibility.
[To be continued.]
By this Day's Mail.
NEW-YORK, Dec. 12.
By a gentleman who arrived here yesterday in the brig Union from Malaga, the Editor of the New-York Gazette has been favoured with the following copy of the 4th article of the Treaty between this country and France.
Property captured and not yet definitively condemned, or which may be captured before the exchange of ratification, (contraband goods destined to an enemy's port excepted) shall be mutually restored on the following proof of ownership, viz.
[Here follows a copy of the French columns of the passports, now used by the American vessels.]
And this passport will be sufficient, without any other paper, any ordinance to the contrary notwithstanding, which passport shall not be deemed requisite to have been renewed or recalled, whatever numbers of voyages the said ship may have made, unless she shall have returned home, within the space of a year.
Proof with respect to the cargo shall be certificates containing the several particulars of the cargo, the place whence the ship sailed, and whither she is bound; so that the forbidden or contraband goods may be distinguished by the certificates, which shall have been made out by the officer of the place whence the ship set sail, in the accustomed form of the country.
And if such passport or certificates, or both, shall have been destroyed by accidents or taken by force, their deficiency may be supplied by such other proof of citizenship, as are admissible by the general usage of nations.
Proof with respect to any others than merchant ships, shall be the commission they bear—This article shall take effect from the date of the signature of the present provisional treaty; and if from the date of the said signature, any property shall be condemned contrary to the intent of the said treaty, before the knowledge of this stipulation shall be obtained, the property so condemned, shall, without delay, be restored or paid for.
In a Paris paper of the 6th October, received by the brig Union, we find the following articles:
"The two American ministers, Messrs. Davie and Elsworth, are to set sail from Havre this day. The third, Mr. Murray, will depart to-morrow for the Hague, where he is minister.
Citizen Louis Buonaparte sets off to-morrow for a journey to Germany. He goes first to Prussia.
They write from Rome, that M. Labrador, minister of Spain, has begun the exercise of his function near Pius VII.
A Piedmontese, named Amoreti, was arrested at Genoa, being the bearer of several letters from the King and Queen of Sardinia directed to Turin.
When the arrival of the Emperor at the army was announced by the firing of guns, and that general Moreau was apprised of it, this last sent to the head-quarters of the Emperor a general officer to compliment his majesty.
ARRIVED,
Ship Neptune, Lane, Newry; Eagle, Thompson, Belfast; Hunter,

Madeira; Walten, Parker, N. Bedford, Brig Venus, Antigua; Union, Packwood. Malaga; Race-Horse, Whitelaw, Jamaica; Mary, Latimer, Cork; Schooner Three Sisters, Penny, Halifax.
The Race-Horse, on the 16th, spoke the schr. Assistance, Mann, from Philadelphia to Aux Cayes.
On the 19th, spoke the Clarissa, Nichols, from Curracoa to Philadelphia, in ballast.
On the 3d inst. spoke the brig West Point, John Alston, 37 days from Cuba to Philadelphia, and supplied her with provisions. Captain Alston informed that an American with cattle to Jamaica, had been taken into St. Jago de Cuba, by a Spanish felucca.
Capt. W. also informs, that on the 2d. of November, while at St. Ann's he, with great difficulty, rode out a hurricane in that harbor, which drove on shore all the vessels from that to Port Antonio; and on going in to clear out on the 16th, he found a large ship on shore, and several houses blown down.
Among other vessels on shore was the Charlestown Packet, Rice, at Bay. He also saw four vessels on shore at Port Maria, names unknown. The Plantain walks were much destroyed, but could not learn the extent of the damage, as the roads were impassable.
December 13.
Arrived since our last,
Ship Matilda, Travis, in 48 days from St. Sebastians. Left there, ship Orlando, Smith, New-York; Argus, Main, ditto; Alknomac, Atkins, do. Two Maries, —, do. brig Mary, Barclay, do. Lydia, Roach, do. Hiram, Rice, do. Trial, —, do. brig Amiable Creole, Eldridge, Philadelphia; Friendship, O'Conner, do. Two Sisters, Watson, do. schr Eliza, Forrester, do. Bilboa, Perkins, do. brig Tuley, Stone, Norfolk; ship Eliza, Brown, Charleston; Thomas, Higgins, do. Hope, Stephens, do. brig Nancy, Marshall, do. Schooner Minerva, —, Boston; barque Nixon, —, Savannah. Nov. 21, in lat. 42, long. 45, spoke the brig Horizon, from Lisbon, bound to Boston; had lost his caboose, maintopmast and quarterboard, in a gale of wind. laying to. Nov. 24, in lat. 24, long. 55, W. spoke a brig from Jamaica bound to Dublin. Dec. 4, in lat. 37, 42, long. 65, spoke the ship Brutus from Algiers, last from Gibraltar, bound to Salem, out 26 days. Dec. 5, in lat. 39, 12, long. 67, W. spoke Danish ship Phoenix from New-York, bound to Madeira, all well.
The arrival of the ship Matilda from St. Sebastians, has put us in possession of Paris papers to the sixteenth of October. We have examined them in vain for the copy of the convention lately concluded by our envoys, which we were given to understand had been published officially. The two following articles are all the intelligence we have yet deemed worth a translation; the first as comprising the operations of the army of Italy since our last report, and the second as demonstrative of the internal tranquillity of the republic.
Translated for the Mercantile Advertiser from Le Moniteur, of the 24th Vendemaire, 16th October, 1800.
ARMY OF ITALY.
Copy of a Report of the Operations of the right wing of the army of Italy, to the General in chief Brune, by Lieut. Gen. Dupont, dated 25th September.
The body of troops commanded by
gen. Pino, having evacuated the line of the Rubicon, and gone to Bologna, the armed brigands in Ferrara and Tuscany thought the moment a favorable one to throw themselves into Romania, and commit there every sort of excess without opposition. They invaded the greatest part of that territory, and advanced as far as Imola, cutting down the trees of liberty, turning the magistrates of the people out of office, and exercising every where the most abominable pillage.
"In order to surprize them in the midst of their incursions, I gave charge to gen. Monnier to send to Ferli the Cisalpine second half brigade, with a body of light troops from the 14th Hussars and 4th regiment of Chasseurs. The general of division Pino, who had the command of that expedition, arrived the 4th complementary day at Faenza, after having pursued the brigands, who had already taken possession of Imola. They divided themselves into several bodies, one going to Ferrara, another to Ravenna, and a third following the road of Arezzo. The general formed his troops into three columns, in order to overtake them. The brigands, on their way to Ferrara, were attacked near Lugo by one of the columns under the command of Ferrand, chief of brigade. Terror took possession of them, and few made their escape.
"On the 5th complementary day the French column destined for Ravenna found there the brigands ready to make resistance. Their defence was short. The Chasseurs of the 4th regiment, commanded by the chief of brigade, Yam, entered, and every man found with arms in his hands was exterminated.
"The same day a detachment of grenadiers surrounded the brigands, who were making their escape towards the Appennines. A similar fate awaited the third body, and the few who remained hid themselves in the mountains.
"At the moment when Bologna was threatened with an invasion, the national guards acted with great firmness; they formed a column ready to co-operate with the French and Cisalpine troops. I presented to them 6 pieces of cannon, which I am persuaded they will use gloriously against the common enemy.
"The Cisalpine troops employed in that expedition have emulated the French in activity and bravery. Gen. Pino has rendered very important services on the occasion to the French and the Cisalpine republic.
(Signed)
DUPONT, Lt. Gen.
PARIS, October 16.
The city of Bourdeaux continues to enjoy the greatest tranquillity. Several circumstances have furnished the opportunity of discovering the melioration of the public spirit. The feast of the Republic, the translation of the remains of Michael Montaigne, the news of the prolongation of the armistice, and the discourses of the first consul to the envoys of the department have called forth a manifestation of the good sentiments with which a great majority of the inhabitants of that beautiful city are animated.
The newspapers assist the magistrates, by recommending union and the forgetfulness of past errors.
Provisions of every sort arrive in abundance; and the works which relate to salubrity, cleanliness, and embellishment, are progressing with activity.
Alexandria Advertiser.
THURSDAY, Dec. 18.
The young men of Boston have agreed to wear a black crape Cockade, from the 14th December, until the 22d February next, as a tribute of respect to the memory of WASHINGTON.
Congress of the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY, December 15.
The House went into a committee of the whole on the bill for the relief of Robert Hooper. Mr. Morris in the chair.
After being read by the chairman the bill was reported to the house without amendment, and on the question of engrossing it for a third reading, Mr. Griswold said he wished to be informed wherein the fact, on which the committee at the present session had founded a favorable report, differed from those on which the committee in 1797 founded a different report, which then stated that the loss of the petitioner had arisen from a want of care on his part.
Mr. S. Smith said he had been a member of both committees. In 1797 the petitioner supported his claim only by his own assertions; he was therefore against allowing it, the report was unfavourable, though he believed it had never been acted upon by the house. During the present session full proof had been exhibited that the loss of the petitioner did not arise from any misconduct of his, but from the inattention of the custom-house officer.
Mr. Otis thought the case one of the plainest that could occur. The petitioner had imported certain specified goods; had declared his intention to export them; and had applied to the proper officer for coast-wise certificates and clearances, and all other papers necessary for effecting his purpose. It is well known that the deputy collector was generally supplied with blanks which he filed up as the case required. The petitioner, after expressing his wishes, and receiving from the deputy collector certain papers, asked "Have I got all my papers," the answer was "yes"—Afterwards, when too late to retrieve the error, he found that he had not one.
Mr. Waln, on a former occasion, had been opposed to the claim, because proof had not been produced of landing the goods in a foreign country. Proof of this fact was now furnished. As he had no doubt of the exportation of the articles, and of their having been landed in a foreign country, which is all the law requires to entitle the exporter to a drawback, he thought the claim ought to be allowed.
On the question for engrossing the bill for a third reading to-morrow, it was agreed to without a division.
On motion of Mr. Leib the House went into a committee of the whole on the report of the Committee of Claims on the petition of William Nichols, late Marshall of Pennsylvania. Mr. Morris in the chair.
The report was read which allows the claim made by William Nichols for the expenses of the attendance of jurors and witnesses on the trial of insurgents in '95 before the circuit court of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Macon observed that the money stated by the petitioner to have been paid by him, was not warranted by any law
existing at that time. The reason assigned by the petitioner for paying the sum he wished to be reimbursed was, that at the time he was young in office. The sum allowed by the report, was the highest allowed in any state to jurors and witnesses, and was even higher than that paid in Pennsylvania. Under these circumstances he moved that the committee should rise, and report progress.
Mr. Waln said that the judges had sanctioned the sums allowed in the report; and though there was no law that authorized it, the measure was justified by the necessity of the case. The allowance made was to individuals in the double capacity of jurors and witnesses. It was thought equitable that they should be compensated in both characters. The sums allowed were the same as those that were allowed in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. These considerations made him friendly to the report.
The question for the committee's rising was lost.
The committee then concurred in the report of the Committee of Claims, which concurrence being reported to the House, was confirmed by them, and the committee of Claims instructed to report a bill.
Mr. Cooper, after some prefatory remarks, moved the appointment of a committee to enquire into the expediency of repealing an act for the valuation of lands and dwelling houses, and for the enumeration of slaves within the United States.
Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. Huger moved that when the house adjourned, it adjourn till 12 o'clock.—Negatived.
TUESDAY, December 16.
The bill for the relief of Robert Hooper was read the third time and passed.
CATALONIA WINE
in hds—and a few bales of
PAPER,
Just landing, and for sale on Merchants' wharf.
JOSIAH OBEAR.
Dec. 18.
3d t
Washington Tavern.
Peter Heiskell
Acquaints his former customers and the public in general, that he has removed from Staunton and established an Inn in Alexandria.
He has a few good SADDLE and CHAIR HORSES which he will hire.
Dec. 18.
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Public Sale.
TO-MORROW,
At 10 o'clock, will be offered for sale at the Vendue-Store,
Jamaica Rum in hogsheads, French Brandy in pipes, Whiskey in barrels, brown Sugar in barrels, loaf and lump Sugars in lots, Coffee in bags, Raisins in kegs, Soap in boxes, Tobacco in kegs, Hardware, Nails, &c. &c.
Also, a quantity of
DRY GOODS,
Consisting of broad and forest Cloths, Flannels and Bazes, blue and white Kerseys, Swanskins, Irish linens and Checks, sail Duck, nuns and coloured Threads, Ribbons, Umbrellas, Hats and a number of other articles.
P. G. MARSTELLER,
December 18.
Antispang

For Sale or Charter, The SCHOONER  MISSISSIPPI, 750 or 800 barrels burthen, now lying at Merchant's wharf, and ready for sea.
Wm. HODGSON.
Dec. 15. dtf
Notice is hereby given to the Stock-Holders of the Bank of Alexandria, that an Election will be held at the Court House in this town on the third Monday in January next, for the purpose of choosing nine Directors of said Bank, for the ensuing year, agreeably to charter.
GURDEN CHAPIN, Cash'r. Dec. 16. d4w
Shreve and Janney
Have just received, per the brig Sukey and Betsey, capt. Caleb Cook,  100 pieces Russia Sheetings 50 do do Sail Duck 23 coils do Cordage which they will sell low for cash or exchange for flour or corn. They will give Cash for white Beans and Pease.
December 16. eo
Just arrived, and for Sale on board the ship America, now lying at Gilpin's wharf, the following
INDIA GOODS.
Oude cosahs, emertys, allibad mamodys, do. bastas, boram bastas, luck-poor bastas, berboon gurrahs, allibad fannahs, China cutters, check handkerchiefs, bandannoe do. silk florentines, coloured sattins, English lutestrings, India do. black sattins, pantaloon, calicoes, with a great variety plain and figured muslins, which will be sold low for cash.
December 16. d
The Subscribers and Members of the Mutual Insurance Company against Fire on Goods and Furniture in the state of Virginia, are hereby requested to attend in person or by proxy their annual General Meeting to be held on the second Wednesday in next January, which being the fourteenth day of the said month.
W. F. AST, Principal Agent.
Richmond, Dec. 6. (16) 4t raw
All persons concerned, are cautioned against paying any money they may owe to the office of the Mirror, into the hands of Mr. William Glascock, after this date. Wm. FOWLER.
Dec. 16. 3t
Shreve and Janney,
Have for sale at their store, on Union-between Prince and Duke-streets.
Castile soap in boxes 4th proof Barcelona brandy A few tiers of whiskey East and West-India sugar, coffee, &c. Hyson, suchong and bohea tea A quantity of dipt candles Writing paper assorted, in bales Wrapping do. China, assorted handsomely, in cases Soar and upper leather Men's Women's and children's shoes of different qualities
Leading and other lines A few pieces of handsome furniture.
All the above articles are of a good quality, and will be sold low for cash or country produce.
December 12. eo
FOR SALE,  The following Property:
THREE Lots on the East side of Washington-street, between King and Prince Streets, 22 feet front, 113 feet 10 inches dee—One of these lots is bounded on the south side by a ten feet alley—the other two have an outlet of ten feet to said alley. Valued at 350 dollars each.
Three Lots on the North side of Prince-street, near the corner of Washington-street, 20 feet front and 100 feet deep, to an alley of ten feet, communicating with Washington-street—valued at 320 dollars each.
A Lot on the corner of Fairfax and Wilkes Streets, with a front of 41 feet 8 inches on the West side of Fairfax-street, and 77 feet on the North side of Wilkes-street—valued at 450 dollars.
A Lot on Wilkes-street, joining a 3 feet alley taken off the West end of the last mentioned lot, 25 feet front and 61 feet deep—valued at 110 dollars.
An half-acre Lot, or one fourth of a square, on the West side of Fairfax-street, and North side of Gibbon-street. This lot having a fourth and east front, is valued at 1000 dollars—subject to a ground rent of seventeen pounds one shilling per annum, but the rents all paid up to the 1st instant.
An acre Lot, or half a square, bounded on the east by Pitt-street, on the north by Wilkes-street, and on the west by St. Asaph-street. Twenty feet of this lot is let out at one dollar per foot—subject to an annual rent of twenty pounds per annum, which is all paid up to the 1st of 8th month last. This lot is valued at 2000 dollars.
To save trouble, the prices of each of the lots are mentioned. The terms of payment are one fourth in hand, one fourth in six months, one fourth in 12 months, and the remainder in two years from the 31st of next month. Those who choose to make an offer for any of those lots will please to send their terms sealed up and directed to John Jenney of this town, marked on the outside an offer for William Hartshorne's lots. The highest offer (if above the terms here put down) to be the buyer. Not less than five dollars for each of the small lots to be received as an offer, nor less than ten dollars for the larger, or two last mentioned lots; and where more than one offer the same price, the right to be determined by drawing lots.
After the second payment a deed and good title will be given provided the property be mortgaged for the sum remaining due.
On the 31st of the 12th month next, the several offers will be opened at the Golden Ball, at 11 o'clock, A. M. in the presence of John Jenney, John Dunlap, and Abraham Hewes, and as many of the offerers as choose to attend, when the first payment will be received, and an engagement entered into for a full compliance on the part of the seller.
A plan of the lots is left with John Dunlap, who will show it to those who may please to call at his store.
WILLIAM HARTSHORNE.
Alexandria, 11th mo. 17th, 1800.
Two active Lads about 14 years of age, and of reputable connexions would be taken as apprentices at the Office of the Alexandria Advertiser.
Sales by Auction.
On THURSDAY, The 18th December, at 10 o'clock, will be Sold, at our Auction Room,  Whiskey in tiers and bls.
 Rum in barrels  French Brandy in pipes  Malaga Wine in pipes and qr. casks  Brown Sugar in barrels  Loaf do. in lots  Soap in boxes  Nails in casks  Hardware in lots 
Together with
A great variety of Dry Goods:
 Among which are  Carpets and Carpeting  Plains  Plaids  Duffs  Flannels  Swansdown  Ke-seymers  Coating  Broadcloths,  Stuffs  Irish Linens  Humhums  Muslins  Checks  Shawls  Handkerchiefs  Leather Shoes 
And a number of other articles
HENRY & THOS. MOORE, Dec. 11. Auctioneers.
TO BE SOLD,
By William Hartshorne,
On Col. Hooe's Wharf,
 Philadelphia Loaf and Lump Sugar,  Wheat Bran by the quantity,  Flour in barrels and half barrels.  Cash given for Wheat as usual.  Alexandria, 12th mo. 6, 1800. eo9t 
ANTHONY SAWYER,
Hair Dresser and Perfumer, (lately from Baltimore)
Royal street, between King and Prince streets, fourth door south of the Printing Office of the Times,
Begs leave to inform the Ladies of Alexandria, and the country generally, that having received the newest fashion of Ladies' Wigs and Filets, he will be thankful to receive their orders for the above articles, and will warrant them equal to any manufactured on the continent.
N. B. Any Lady wishing to see his Patterns, may be accommodated by sending a servant to his shop.
He has for sale, every article in the Perfumery line, on the most reasonable terms.
Alex. Dec. 8. d
NOTICE.
THE lower ferry is now prepared for the conveyance of passengers, from the Point on the South side of the Eastern Branch, to South Capitol-street, where every attendance will be given.
December 8. d12t
POST-OFFICE,
Alexandria, 13th Nov. 1800.
THE WINTER ESTABLISHMENT of the STAGES.
THE Northern Mail arrives every day, Monday excepted, at 7 o'clock, A. M. and closes every day, Sunday excepted, at 2 o'clock, P. M.
The Southern Mail arrives every day, Sunday excepted, at 2 o'clock, P. M. and closes every day, Saturday excepted, at 8 o'clock, P. M.
Valuable Property for Sale.
SEVEN hundred and eighty-eight acres in the county of Hampshire, on the waters of Great Cape Capon, about 20 miles from the Warm Springs, and 30 from Winchester. This land is full of wood, oak and pine timber. Two excellent farms may be made, with 30 to 50 acres of bottom, and rich high lands to each; and in the heart of the timber there is a fine seat for a saw-mill. Capt. Daniel Rice will show the lands.
Three thousand eight hundred and forty-five acres in the county of Ohio, on the waters of Grave and Fish Creeks, near the river Ohio, and about 80 miles below Pittsburg. Some of these lands are very good, with considerable quantities of rich bottom, and plenty of excellent timber. Robert Woods, Esq. the Surveyor of that county, will show these lands.
One hundred seventy-six and three-fourths acres, within three miles of the Warm Springs, upon Great Cape Capon, near its mouth, and within 3-4 of a mile of the River Potomak. This land has about 70 or 80 acres of rich bottom, mostly in cultivation, with 274 fine sugar trees on it; from which, I am informed, there may be made 3000lb. of good sugar annually. There are also a seat for grist and saw mills on it, equal to any in that neighbourhood, and upon a never failing stream of water. The upland is rich, with plenty of timber, and part under cultivation. This farm is well improved with a good orchard, houses and fencing, and rented last year for produce equal to sixty pounds per ann. Mr. Joseph Butler, at the Warm Springs, will show it. I will sell all, or any of the above lands for cash, or upon credit, or take in exchange for them lands in Fairfax County, or lots of land in the city of Alexandria, or the City of Washington.
R. T. HOOE.
January 25, 1800.
WAY & GROFF, PRINTERS,
North E-Street, near the General Post-Office, City of Washington,
HAVE connected the Book-Binding with the Printing Business; both of which they will execute with neatness and expedition.
One or two young men, Printers, and one young man, Book-Binder, will meet with employment, by application as above.
Also, one or two active Lads will be taken as apprentices to either of the said branches of business.
November 26, 1800.
War Department,
November 13, 1800.
THOSE gentlemen who have applied for military appointments, in the service of the United States, are informed, that their applications with all the recommendatory letters accompanying were consumed by fire in the War Office on Saturday evening last. Those who continue to desire to be considered as candidates will see the propriety of renewing their applications.
SAMUEL DEXTER, Secretary of War.
ALEXANDRIA:
PRINTED BY
S. SNOWDEN & Co. KING-STREET, a few doors above the WASHINGTON TAVERN.