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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER,
WASHINGTON ADVERTISER.
Vol. II.
WASHINGTON CITY, PRINTED BY SAMUEL HARRISON SMITH, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
No. CCXXXVIII.
FIVE DOLLS. PER ANN.
MONDAY, MAY 17th, 1802.
PAID IN ADVANCE.
FOR THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
[The republican printers throughout the United States are requested to give the following statement a place in their papers.]
A VIEW Of the Proceedings of the last Session of Congress.
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES.
(Concluded from our last)
Congress have repealed the act passed in February 1801, establishing six new circuit courts, and limiting the labours of the judges of the supreme court to the holding of two sessions in a year at the seat of government; and by another act have remedied the evils of the former system, by specifying the districts in which each judge of the supreme court should hold a circuit court, and dispensing with one session of the supreme court; by this they have effected an annual saving of 33,000 dollars; and abolished sixteen useless offices.
This measure was objected to, both as unconstitutional and impolitic. As to the constitutionality of the measure, the distinction exists between the supreme and the subordinate courts. The former is created by the constitution; the latter by, and subject to, legislative discretion. One may be abolished; the other cannot. The objection that this doctrine destroys the judicial department, by engulfing it in the vortex of party is unfounded. The judges are not subject to the will of the executive, or even of the legislature. No new system is established, by which a new corps of judges is created. The administration of justice is entrusted, as it has heretofore been, to the judges of the supreme court, whose independence has not been affected, or ever controverted. The right to create and abolish inferior courts has heretofore been acknowledged by the legislatures of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland & Virginia, who have similar constitutions; and no legislature ever adopted a contrary construction. As to the policy of the measure, the only question is, whether the six judges will be able to perform the service; and whether an annual session of the supreme court is sufficient.
To decide upon the ability of the judges to perform the service, let us consider the labours of one judge—judge Cushing, for instance. The law requires of him to hold annually, in conjunction with the district judges, two sessions of a circuit court in each of the states of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts and R. Island. Ten days may fairly be computed the full length of a session. The courts will then require sixty days. His travel in going to and returning from those courts cannot exceed 480 miles, which allowing one day for each 20 miles amounts to 24 days more. A session of the supreme court will not require more than 21 days. His residence does not exceed 480 miles distance from the seat of government. At the above moderate rate of travelling, there must be added 48 days more, making the whole time while on expense and in public service, 153 days, or a little over five months, for which service he receives three thousand five hundred dollars in each year. A less portion of time than he devoted to the public service while a judge of the state courts of Massachusetts. As to the necessity of an annual supreme court it cannot be doubted, when it is known that for ten years that court decided but forty-three causes, and that at its last session the docket consisted of eight only, three of which were decided.
Assuming the fact that there will be neither a greater or less number of causes before the supreme court, for ten years to come, than there was for the first ten years after its establishment, and there appears no reasonable ground on which to calculate for an increase of business; it is easy to see what the comparison was between the services to be rendered and the compensation made according to the provisions of the act repealed at the last session of Congress.
The salaries allowed by law to the judges of that court amount annually to 21,500 dollars, of course in ten years to 215,000 dollars. The salaries of the clerks for the same time is 2,300 dollars. Total amount of salaries for ten years is 217,300 dollars. In the course of ten years forty-three causes only were decided, as appears by the reports of Dallas. By this it is manifest that under the last federal judiciary system, which was repealed at the last session of Congress, the people of the United States would pay
more than five thousand and fifty-three dollars for each decision. Does that man exist who will say the public money should be thus squandered?
A revision of the laws relating to naturalization has also taken place. The act of 1798 is repealed, and the former law revived, by which a residence of five years entitles a foreigner of good conduct and reputation to the rights of citizenship.
The justice due to a large number of people who emigrated under the faith of existing laws, and the policy of opening the wilderness and acquiring the arts and manufactures of Europe required this revision. It is only a revival of the Washington system.
Congress have continued to the officers residing at the seat of government the compensation they enjoyed under the act of 1799. This has been the subject of much newspaper abuse; it has been fully represented as an augmentation of salaries.
The government has been charged with a departure from economical principles and those gentlemen who supported the measure, but opposed the grant in 1799, have been charged with inconsistency. These charges will not be accredited, when it is known the expense of living is considerably higher at the seat of government than at Philadelphia.
To prove this fact it is only necessary to resort to the acts of the late federal, and of the last session of congress.
The act of 1799 ascertained as well the compensation of the clerks as of the officers. When the officers were removed to Washington the increased expense of living rendered it necessary to augment the compensation of the clerks. They were accordingly increased fifteen per cent. The act allowing them fifteen per cent. expired last winter—it was revived—here is the concurrent testimony of both parties uniting in this proposition, there is a difference of fifteen per cent in the price of living. To cover this difference of expenditure the salaries of 1799 were established for two years. In fact there was not a member of the opposition who contended the salaries were too high.
To facilitate the progress of information, and private intercourse an increased expenditure of the revenue of the general post-office has been authorised, both to ensure the more safe and expeditious transportation of the mail and to extend the benefits of the establishment to the inhabitants residing upon or near almost sixty new established post-roads. It was proposed to remove the postage from new-papers. The danger of retarding the progress of the mails, and destroying country presses, prevented the adoption of this measure. This postage is not a tax. It does not amount to one-fourth part of the monies expended in their conveyance by government.
In addition to these measures, the compensations of the collectors of the revenue have been reduced. This has effected an annual saving of about 17,000 dollars.
The prompt and ready payment of the public monies, and the eventual responsibility of the officers of government, have been secured by an act declaring, that each bond shall be a lien on the real estates of both principal and surety, and shall be renewed once in four years.
The object of every grant of money has been specified with accuracy and precision, to ensure its just application, and to limit the powers of executive officers as far as possible.
The danger of war with the savages has been removed by providing for a general establishment of our boundary lines, and for a due regulation of the intercourse between this nation and their tribes.
And lastly—The people of the territory north-west of the river Ohio, have been elevated to the rank of freemen and the consequent blessings of self government, by an act authorizing them to call a convention, form a constitution, organize a government, and become a member of the union.
Having concisely stated the important acts, passed by the legislature, it only remains to give the public a general view of the reduction of national expenditure, since the change of administration.
These reductions are of two kinds—First—Of expenditures which are casual or temporary, and which ought not to be brought into the estimate in ascertaining our yearly burthens, or in forming an opinion of the different systems intended for. Of these are the erecting and repairing fortifications. The appropriations for the support of sea-
men, and the like. The expenditures of this kind for the current year have been lessened about one hundred and sixty thousand dollars.
Second—Those expenses which according to the late system of politics were permanent and annual, and may be fairly taken into view, to determine which political party is best entitled to national confidence.
Of these expenditures, from the peace establishment of the late administration, the following reductions have been made by the executive and by congress at its last session.
By the executive in reducing various offices, whose existence depended on his will, and other economical arrangements made before the session of congress, was effected an annual saving of
By a further reduction of the marine corps just ordered with a view to pay only those who are actively employed, has been produced a further saving of
By congress—by reducing a part of the army—
By reducing a part of the navy—
By repealing the whole system of internal taxation, there has been saved to the people out of the fees of the excise officers 135,000 dols. over and above the sum necessary to defray the collections of imports to an amount equal to the whole revenue derived from internal taxation; it being the difference between the expenses of the two systems
By abolishing the late judicial system and establishing the former system.
By reducing the commission of the collectors of customs, say
Total amount of Dols. 1,107,695 91
Annual savings one million one hundred and seven thousand six hundred and ninety five dollars and ninety one cents.
The benefit of the reduction of expenditure will be more felt and appreciated by all classes when they know that these annual savings exceed the whole expense of all the state governments in the union, so that in a pecuniary point of view, they are more than equal to bestowing upon the people free from expense the whole benefits of state government.
The following is a statement of the annual expenditures of the several states:
   States Dollars     New Hampshire expends yearly 38,000   Massachusetts 120,000   Connecticut 45,000   Vermont 25,000   Rhode Island 6,000   New-York 130,000   New-Jersey 35,000   Pennsylvania 150,000   Delaware 11,000   Maryland 53,000   Virginia 160,000   North Carolina 35,000   South Carolina 150,000   Kentucky 50,000   Tennessee 10,000   Georgia 42,000  
Total, one million and sixty seven thousand six hundred and ninety five dollars and ninety one cents.
Which deducted from the aforesaid reductions leaves the sum of 47,695 dollars and ninety one cents. The excess of the reductions beyond the whole expense of the state governments. The statement of state expenditures is not accurate, it is substantially true, and it is believed, that the gross amount is equal to the expenditure of the whole states. The reader will reflect, that in those states where the expenditures are small, the relief to the people is annually much greater than the expenses of their state government.
Pursuing the same system of policy for twelve years, the period of time between the commencement of the present government and the close of Adams's administration would, upon the principle, that money is worth an annual interest of six per centum, lessen the amount of monies drawn from the people by taxation, the sum of eighteen millions.
ons six hundred and eighty six thousand, seven hundred and sixty dollars, which divided among the people of the several states in the same proportion as they paid the land tax of two millions of dollars, would within that time be a relief to the people of the several states, of the following sums:
   States Dollars     To the people of   New Hampshire 726,028   Massachusetts 2,433,344   Rhode Island 350,402   Connecticut 1,212,453   Vermont 437,869   New-York 1,697,515   New-Jersey 919,268   Pennsylvania 2,216,045   Delaware 284,324   Maryland 1,425,800   Virginia 3,228,027   Kentucky 351,722   North Carolina 1,809,794   Tennessee 175,712   South Carolina 1,055,784   Georgia 362,563  
To an average state consisting of one hundred towns it is equal to a grant to each of those towns of more than twelve thousand one hundred and twenty four dollars.
All this has been effected by the present administration in a little more than one year. The citizens have been left in the enjoyment of their civil and religious liberties. The nation has been respected abroad, and quiet and happy at home. The laws have been duly executed. The ties of morality remain in full force, and as perfect order has been preserved as was ever enjoyed on this side of the Atlantic.
Here is a just picture of the republican administration, which many have been taught to believe would destroy your civil and religious institutions, burn your temples, remove all distinctions between virtue and vice, rend asunder your conjugal ties, and substitute disorder, and confusion for an obedience to law, and the due regulation of government.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY, April 14, 1802.
DEBATE on the bill making provision for the redemption of the whole of the public debt of the United States.
[CONTINUED.]
In committee of the whole, Mr. L. R. Morris in the chair.
Mr. Griswold's motion to strike out the 4th section under consideration.
Mr. Randolph. I rise to repeat the reasons which I urged yesterday against the prevalence of this motion. I believe that every substantial objection may be avoided by a slight amendment, so that the power given may be to borrow in relation to the instalments now due, and not again to reload for the new loans that may be made. This will remove all idea respecting the effect of this provision to perpetuate the public debt.
The powers of the commissioners of the sinking fund enable them now to borrow, provided remittances cannot be made. The power to borrow forms a prominent feature in all your sinking funds. They have also a power to sell below par stock created by themselves. It is evident, therefore, that by this provision no new powers are given; but that on the contrary old powers are limited and restricted; nor will there be one dollar less applied to the redemption of the public debt under this clause, than if it had never existed.
Gentlemen not acquainted with this subject know not the difficulty of making remittances to Holland. To meet these difficulties this section proposes to vest discretionary powers in the commissioners and the President. If hock out it must be from difference in the persons in whom you have heretofore so liberally confided; and this will be in direct hostility with the principles of the sinking fund, which confer on the board such tremendous powers, even the power of selling half the stock they create below par. Is not then the extent of the power given by this section less destructive than that already vested? For there is now a sum of near five millions, which it is in the power of the commissioners to create, and to sell half of it below par.
It does not belong to me to question the motives of the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Griswold) in making this
motion; but what will be the effect of it should it prevail? The government will be either entirely unable to make remittances to Holland, or be obliged to remit to Holland through England at an expense of at least 10 per cent. on the specie. What will be the consequence? Why that same clamour in the nation that some gentlemen would now produce. I hope that the gentleman from Connecticut is not of this description of persons, and that he will not be for precipitating the government, by their own acts, into a situation which shall hereafter create popular clamour.
I trust the committee will consider these circumstances, and perceive that the discretionary powers given by this act to the commissioners under the direction of the President is a necessary power, and one by the exercise of which the public welfare cannot be hazarded.
Before the year 1801, the instalments on the Dutch debt were trifling in amount; as they never exceeded annually more than a million. Does the gentleman from Connecticut believe, or is he prepared to acknowledge the former secretary to be inferior to the present; and what will be said to the conduct of the former secretary, who was obliged to create stock at a loss of 12 per cent. If then this took place under the former secretary, when it was not required to remit more than a million, may not the difficulty be greater when the instalments are more than double? Strange to tell, the gentleman from Connecticut has ascribed the difficulty, under the late secretary, to the existence of war, which was the very reason for facilitating remittances, owing to our extended trade. But when trade shall be restored to its ancient channels, the probability is that bills to so great an amount on Holland, as will be required, cannot be purchased, and it is probable that a double loss will be incurred by purchasing bills through England.
Mr. Griswold. I do not perfectly understand the arguments of the gentleman from Virginia. He says that the commissioners of the sinking fund have greater powers than are conferred by this law, and that this law is designed to limit them; and yet he says if we do not confer these powers, we shall hazard the public credit. I do not understand how these two arguments can stand together.
I believe that this 4th section confers greater powers than the commissioners now possess. The gentleman says that under the act of March 3, 1795, powers are given the commissioners commensurate to the objects of their institution. But the power given to meet the instalments on the Dutch debt was only to borrow when necessary. I have no objection to give this power when the state of the treasury requires it. I do not therefore propose to repeal that act. But that act gives no power to borrow, when the money wanted is in the treasury; and for that reason this section has been introduced. Conceiving, therefore, that this section will extend, instead of limit, the powers of the commissioners, I object to it.
Again, the gentleman from Virginia says, that by the act of May, 1795, which gave authority to borrow five millions, the commissioners have more extensive power, and that that power still exists. If it does exist, this section is not calculated to abridge it, for this law expressly continues it. But I think that act does not give the present power to borrow the sum therein authorized. [Here Mr. G. quoted the act.] Now, it appears that the authority to borrow five millions was in order to pay the debt due to the Bank of the United States, branch bank of New-York and the instalment of the Dutch debt due that year. That year is passed; the debts then due are paid, and of course the power is gone with the occasion for which it was created; the law was only passed to enable the commissioners of the sinking fund to meet the pressing demands of that year. Those demands have been satisfied, and the power consequently ceases. The power given by the law of 1795, is all that is necessary; and under that power it never was contemplated that the commissioners should borrow when there was money sufficient in the treasury.
For these reasons I do not think we ought to enlarge the powers of the commissioners. Nor do I believe there will be any difficulty in making remittance for 1803. There is no prospect that bills on Europe will be under par; the prospect is that they will rise. In consequence of the great price of our produce, we have had a great influx of cash, by which we have been enabled to pay off

Great proportion of debt due in Europe, and there is less amount of debt due now than at any former period since the war. We shall now probably run in debt as formerly, and bills will rise; our credits in Europe will extend, with which the demand for bills will increase; they will of course rise, and in two or three years we shall be obliged to give more for them than now. This, therefore, is the time to make remittances for 1803. Why we should be expected to postpone this payment, when it can now be made on better terms than hereafter, is to me unintelligible. If we do not do this, the effect will be to perpetuate the debt.
It does not appear to me clear, that under this section, the commissioners may not release after the six years, during which the present installments are due; and in this way, the debt may be perpetuated to the end of time. I am therefore decidedly of opinion that it is best to go on in the old way, until some embarrassment shall occur, which we shall be in time to provide for at the next session of Congress.
I have no objection to reposing, with the gentleman from Virginia, implicit confidence in the executive. But I never have thought that it was a sufficient argument for the adoption of any measure to say that it had been recommended by a Secretary of the Treasury. I have always thought that we ought to judge for ourselves; and so judging I think we must conclude that this provision is unnecessary.
Mr. Randolph. I am sorry to be so unintelligible to the gentleman from Connecticut; but when the laws of the United States are so unintelligible to that gentleman, those laws, which are doubtless drawn with perspicuity, and some of them drawn by himself, how can an individual member expect to be understood.
The gentleman says the commissioners have no power to borrow money for the payment of the installments of Dutch debt under the act of May 1796. Now I am willing to testify every thing I have said by the authority of the construction which I have put on that law. I will the committee to attend to the act, and to see what reliance ought to be placed on the facts or deductions of that gentleman. The act says:
"That it shall be lawful for the commissioners of the sinking fund, with the approbation of the President of the United States, to borrow, or cause to be borrowed, on the credit of the United States any sum not exceeding five millions of dollars, to be applied to the payment of the capital, or principal of any part of the debt of the United States now due, or to become due, during the course of the present year, to the Bank of the United States, or to the Bank of New-York;"—or for any installments of foreign debt;"—And yet the gentleman gravely says that this law only applies to one year. Now, let me ask, is the fund due abroad in 1802 an installment of foreign debt, or is it not? The words "now due, or to become due," clearly refer to this foreign debt, and the term "any installments," refers to future installments becoming due.
The gentleman further says that this section gives powers in addition to those already possessed by the commissioners. It is true that they are in addition, but it is also true that they are in qualification of other powers. If the debt provided for were a domestic debt, there would not be a shadow of difference.
This provision will not prevent the commissioners from buying good bills; but it will provide for the contingency of not having abundance of money here and but little wherewith to draw in Holland. Your engagements must be complied with. Now, is it best that, in order to provide for such an emergency, the commissioners should have the power granted in this section, which will not prolong the final payment of the debt, or that they should be obliged to exercise the power of creating stock not redeemable till 1819, which will be the case with stock created under the act of May 1796.
The gentleman further says, that this provision will perpetuate the debt. But a simple amendment to inhibit reloanings additional to those contemplated to be authorized by this bill, will prevent this.
But we are charged with the strange and novel doctrine of confidence in the executive. And what does this charge arise from? An officer, who has remitted two millions nine months before it was due, a gentleman, whose fiscal knowledge the gentleman from Connecticut might have availed himself of, is not to be confided in; while the mere ipsi dixit of the gentleman from Connecticut is to be confided in. Upon my soul, while I admire the ingenuity, I cannot admire the modesty of the gentleman.
The gentleman says, it is time enough to meet embarrassments when they occur; but I will tell him it is our business to prevent them from occurring. And I believe, the gentleman from Connecticut has not given evidences of greater knowledge on this subject than the Secretary of the Treasury, or the bank of the United States, or the best informed merchants. For my part, I do not pretend to mercantile knowledge
—I am ready to grant that the mercantile knowledge of that gentleman is much greater than mine. I do confess, that on such subjects I have always relied upon the Secretary of the Treasury, the banks, or the best informed merchants. But, while I allow the superior mercantile information of the gentleman, I doubt the accuracy of the sources from which it is drawn, the more especially as I do not find it supported by the information of mercantile men from the sea ports, and from other respectable sources.
The question was then taken on striking out the 4th section, and lost—Ayes 27—Noes 41.
Mr. Nicholson moved, and Mr. Randolph seconded an amendment limiting the power of the commissioners to the reloan of the installments of Dutch debt becoming due in 1802, 1804, 1805, and 1806.
Mr. Nicholson said he offered this amendment to meet the ideas of gentlemen who considered the original provisions of the bill as vesting a power that might be exercised to the prolongation of the ultimate payment of the Dutch debt. Amendment agreed to without a division.
Sixth section under consideration, as follows:
"And be it further enacted, That the commissioners of the sinking fund be, and they hereby are empowered with the approbation of the President of the United States, to employ, if they shall deem it necessary, an agent in Europe for the purpose of transacting any business relative to the discharge of the Dutch debt, and to the loan authorized by this or any other act, for the purpose of discharging the same; and also to allow him a compensation not exceeding three thousand dollars a year to be paid out of any monies in the treasury not otherwise appropriated."
Mr. Griswold said he did not see the necessity of an agent in Europe. The business had heretofore been well done by bankers. If an individual be sent, he may not be perfectly responsible in fortune or character.
Mr. G. concluded by moving to strike out the 6th section.
Mr. RANDOLPH. In answer to the gentleman I will read an extract from the report of the Secretary of the Treasury. He says "for this purpose it would be necessary to give an express authority to the commissioners of the sinking fund; and in order to enable them to transact in the most advantageous manner, both that and any other business relative to that debt, it would be eligible to give them a power, if they shall find it necessary, to employ a special agent in Holland. The usefulness of that arrangement had been some years ago suggested by this department; and its necessity is now much increased by the increased extent of the payments and transactions in Holland relative thereto."
By this section, no restriction is intended on the agents heretofore employed; their abilities have never been questioned. But it will be recollected that these agencies may be required in England, as the stock is generally lower in the seven provinces than in England.
I should have expected that the appointment of a responsible agent would have been the last thing objected to. It is not proposed to make him our cashier, but to place him under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, to do whatever the interests of the United States require in relation to the debt. This too is a power, which is only to be exercised, when the commissioners of the sinking fund shall think it necessary. Now is it not strange to deny a power of appointing an agent, at an expense not exceeding 3,000 dollars, where you already have given the power of disposing of millions.
Mr. GRISWOLD. I do not know whether the commissioners will not have the power of appointing agents without this provision; but I am afraid that it may be intended in this formal way to transfer the payment of the debt from the bankers to this agent. I would, therefore, rather leave the business where it now is, to be exercised under the responsibility of the commissioners of the sinking fund.
The question was then taken on striking out the 6th section, and lost. Ayes 30—Noes 38.
Mr. GRISWOLD. If the object of the 5th section is only to get the Bank to remit to Holland, I presume gentlemen will have no objection to strike out the words, "or with individuals."
[Those words in connection stand thus: "The commissioners are empowered to contract, either with the Bank of the United States, or with any other public institution, or with individuals for the payment in Holland of the whole or any part of the Dutch debt."]
This power is very extensive. Nine millions are due in Holland, for the payment of which the commissioners may make a contract with an individual, and if he fail, the public may be obliged to pay the whole over again and thus endanger the public property. I therefore move to strike out the words "or with individuals."
Mr. RANDOLPH said he did not say that the sole object of the section was to enable the commissioners to contract with the Bank, though he presumed the com-
missioners would prefer contracting with the Bank. The gentleman surely did not mean it as a serious argument in favor of his motion that the individual contracted with will run off and endanger the public property, as he knows that at present the commissioners buy bills from individuals, and if they fail, the public loses. It is obvious therefore that this section increases the security of the government.
Mr. GRISWOLD. I have always thought it a bad mode of paying debts through contractors. I know that government purchases bills from individuals, but I know that the amounts purchased are finally and therefore the loss inconsequential that arises from the failure of an individual. But if you contract with individuals for the whole, if you lose at all, you will lose to an enormous amount.
I believe government will act right; but several things are said; it is said the French government would wish to contract for the payment of the Dutch debt, and that we would advance the money to them here. I believe that would be a very bad bargain.
Mr. Bacon thought this power very different from that of buying bills. It must be a very important individual, who shall be equal to the payment of this debt, and equal to securing the United States in any contract he may make with them. Mr. B. said this was his opinion, though he might be mistaken.
Mr. RANDOLPH. The gentleman is mistaken. This provision gives no power to the commissioners to contract with an individual. They may negotiate with a number of individuals, in proportion to the number of whom the security is enhanced.
Mr. Bayard moved to strike out all that part of the section (including the words moved to be stricken out by Mr. Griswold) which authorizes the commissioners to contract for the payment of the Dutch debt.
He said he saw neither the necessity or utility of this provision for paying the debt, which must be made with individuals, or with bodies corporate. He wished to know why the commissioners would not pay it themselves? He wished to know, if the provision would have any other effect than to augment the sum paid; in fact to create two debts; for by incurring the last, you do not extinguish the first. By this section there is no limitation. The commissioners may contract with individuals to pay the whole nine millions.
Mr. RANDOLPH. I will ask one simple question. At what time are the payments now made? By whom are they now paid? It is very easy for one man to pay a debt to his neighbour; but if he has to make payment in Europe or India, it must be by others. There will of course be a risk; and even if he insure, he does not insure the solvency of the insurer. Does the gentleman mean to say that the actual payment of the foreign debt is not worth more than the nominal amount of it? If so, why have congress offered to foreign creditors a transmutation of their demands into domestic debt with 1-2 per cent. increase? The French creditors availed themselves of the offer; but the Dutch creditors would not—and the whole present inconvenience arises from this refusal. You are now obliged to make payment in Holland, and yet the gentleman says such payment is worth nothing. What is this provision but a saying that, instead of relying on the individual drawers of bills, we prefer to rely on the banks, or on a number of individuals?
The question was taken on Mr. Bayard's motion to strike out and lost—Ayes 28—Noes 42.
When Mr. Griswold's motion recurred to strike out, "or with individuals"—which was lost—Ayes 26.
Mr. Bayard then moved the following amendment: "Provided the United States shall not pay more than the nominal amount of the debt, and the expenses thereon authorized by this act."
Mr. Bayard. My object now is very different from that which I had in the motion I previously made. Under this power the commissioners may contract to pay 12 or 15 millions instead of 9 millions of dollars. I am not opposed to a liberal confidence in the executive; but I am more disposed to trust our laws, to rely on ourselves, and we are surely unworthy of legislating, when we cease to pursue our own judgments. I have no other view in this motion than to say that my sole object is to prevent the payment of more than the nominal amount of this debt. In this amendment I have designated the expenses authorized by this law, beyond the principal and interest. Now I call upon gentlemen, if there are any proper expenses not designated, to designate them. Let them do this, and then we shall be acting upon ground that we understand. Do gentlemen want greater power than this?
As the matter now stands you may not only pay the principal and interest of the foreign debt; but a profitable job may be made of it. I do not mean to insinuate that any such thing is intended; but I do not like the propriety of giving more power than is necessary. I hope, therefore, that this amendment will prevail, and that we shall not give the unlimited power contained in the bill.
Mr. RANDOLPH. I am sorry to be so troublesome to the committee; but I deem it necessary to defend the bill against the objections of gentlemen who do not seem to understand it. The gentleman asks what risks are to be avoided by this provision? I will answer him that very risk of making remittances, which had cost so much, and forgetting rid of which half of one per cent. had been offered to be sacrificed. If the commissioners, according to the gentleman from Delaware, wish to make a lucrative job, what have they to do but to give more than the value of bills? Is not the discretion given by the bill necessarily involved in the nature of the institution? They may now sell one half the stock they issue for one cent in the dollar, and by collusion they may buy bad bills. These are the powers they now possess. It is evident, therefore, that the whole objection is futile.
Mr. GRISWOLD. The object of the amendment is to limit the profit allowed to contractors. I do not see why we ought not to limit it. If the gentleman is disposed to allow a profit, let it be limited, and let them not grasp at too much. I do not believe it will be in the power of the bank or of individuals to make remittance better than the government itself. I aver that this has been done under as good terms by the government, as it can be done by individuals. This has been the case heretofore, and it will undoubtedly continue to be the case.
Mr. BAYARD. My object simply is to act on this subject as on all others. We are bound to our constituents to know the expenses attending this business before we allow them. Now I call upon gentlemen to say whether they are ready to pay not only the amount of the debt, but all expenses, no matter how great, which may be incurred.—We are told by the gentleman from Virginia that we have given almost unlimited discretion to the commissioners of the sinking fund, and the inference he draws from this fact is that we should now take away all limits to discretion? We go on a different principle; we are willing to delegate all necessary powers; the power for example, of purchasing bills; but we are not willing to convert a debt of nine millions into one of fifteen millions. Are gentlemen, in short, prepared to authorize expenses they know nothing about? This is a new doctrine, and particularly from gentlemen on the other side of the House.
The question was then taken on Mr. Bayard's amendment, and lost—Ayes 23—Noes 42.
Mr. Bayard moved to amend the 4th section, by striking out certain words, as to prevent the bill from empowering the commissioners of the sinking fund to borrow under the law of May 1796, under a construction which he contended the bill gave, that that act was in force.
As soon as the year in which that act was passed was over, those debts were paid, and the act ceased; a legislative construction that that act is still in force may perhaps justify the executive in considering it so. Suppose it is in force, there will be nothing in this act to repeal it. If the object is not by a side wind to authorize the borrowing of five millions, under the idea that this act is still in force, gentlemen will have no objection to this amendment. This I affirm, can be the only effect of the present provision. If gentlemen have this object let them avow it. I am indeed greatly surprised at these provisions in this bill. Its title is very splendid and promising; but when we come to the bill we find it contains an authority to loan nine millions abroad, and to borrow five millions at home; and in this way gentlemen mean to extinguish the debt. I do, therefore, hope, that if it is not the intention of gentlemen indirectly to revive this loan, authorizing the borrowing of five millions, they will agree to my amendment.
Mr. RANDOLPH. If the gentleman from Delaware can prove to me that the act of May 1796 had expired, I should be the first to second his motion. But I am convinced he has not, and cannot, so long as any installment of foreign debt remains due. These are the terms of the act, which fix its duration. For my part I should be pleased to have it proved, that it is not in force, and that there was no such power vested in the sinking fund, to create stock, as therein authorized, in any circumstances.
When the committee drafted this bill, it became them to provide, that all the powers already vested in the commissioners of the sinking fund should not be invalidated. Suppose, in this bill, such a provision should have been omitted, we would have been then told, the public faith was endangered; that there was no telling what might happen in two or three years, and that if this power were taken away the commissioners might be disabled from complying with the engagements of the government with the public creditors. We should have heard of injuries inflicted on public credit, & of violations of the public faith! This provision has in truth no other effect than that of leaving things exactly where they are, and telling the courts, that this present act shall not affect a previous
law. This act, therefore, really does nothing. It is clear, however, to me, that the provision of the act of May 1796 is still in force; and that you can only get rid of it in two ways, either by paying off all the installments of foreign debt, or by the commissioners borrowing to the extent of the five millions.
The gentleman says, that while we profess to pay the public debt, we are calling by side winds for the power to borrow five millions. We say no such thing; we only say, that the authorities of the sinking fund, heretofore given by law, shall not be affected by this bill. When we want loans, we will call for them directly. We trust that none of the provisions of the act of May 1796, will be necessary, and that we shall not be obliged to create stock irredeemable till the year 1819, or to sell half the stock created at any market value below par. If the gentleman had examined attentively this provision, he would have found it to be a thing of course, and copied almost verbatim from former acts.
Mr. GRISWOLD. It is admitted, that no part of this bill goes to repeal the act of May 1796; that act, therefore, cannot be affected by this. Ask then why this section is introduced? Can it be introduced for no other purpose, than to give the consent of the legislature to the existence of that law. Is it proper to give a legislative sanction to the continuance of the act of May 1796? The gentleman from Virginia says, he would wish to see this power out of existence. Why not leave it then where it is? That the power has expired is evident, from the words. They are: "that the commissioners may borrow any sum not exceeding five millions of dollars, to be applied to the payment of the capital, or principal of any parts of the debt of the United States, now due, during the course of the present year, to the bank of the United States, or to the bank of New-York, or for any installment of foreign debt."
The plain meaning of these words is that the commissioners may borrow for any part of the debt, now due or to become due during the current year, first to the bank of the United States, secondly to the bank of New-York, and lastly for any installment of foreign debt. This is the plain meaning of the statute; and this must be the construction put upon it; for the authority to borrow is expressly confined to that year. It was not contemplated at the passage of the act that the power should be continued beyond the year. The fact is that we had contracted debts with the banks, and installments of foreign debt were due; and to save our credit, a loan of five millions was authorized to meet these specific objects. It is therefore evident that this provision of the law of May 1796 has expired, and the effect of the present provision of this law is to revive the power of making a loan of nearly five millions; for under the act of 1796, the commissioners only borrowed about 80,000 dollars. I, therefore, hope the words will be stricken out.
Mr. Bayard said he would only ask, if the act was in force which gave authority to borrow five millions, whether the gentleman could have thought it necessary now to give the power of reloaning the installments on the Dutch debt here or in Europe. On this point he thought it was impossible to doubt. He beseeched gentlemen to examine the bill. He did not know who drew the bill. He presumed it was drawn by the chairman of the committee. I Ways and Means; but he was sure that he had introduced into it an idea not intended by him.
Mr. Nicholson. The gentleman from Delaware asks if the law of 1796, is still in force, where is the necessity of the power given in the present act, to reloan the installments of the Dutch debt. I will answer the gentleman in a few words—that power is necessary because the loan authorized by the act of 1796, is not reimburseable till the year 1819, whereas under this law the reloan of Dutch debt are reimburseable within six years.
Mr. RANDOLPH. If the gentleman from Delaware will look into the act of 1796, he will find that an indefinite power is thereby given to the commissioners to borrow any sum to meet the installments of debt become due, provided that no greater interest than 6 per cent. be allowed.
The question was then taken on Mr. Bayard's motion—and lost—Ayes 28—Noes 37.
The committee then rose, and reported the bill with one amendment, which was immediately agreed to.
Mr. Bayard renewed his motion, made in committee of the whole, viz. to strike out at the end of the 4th section the following words:
"Provided always, that the power herein given shall not be construed to repeal, or affect the power given to the commissioners by an act, entitled "An act making provision for the payment of certain debts of the United States," to borrow certain sums, and to sell the shares of the bank of the United States, belonging to the United States, in the manner, on the terms, and for the purposes authorized by the said act."

On which he called the yeas and nays, which were as follows:
Y E A S.
Messrs. Bacon, Bayard, Boude, Campbell, Cutler, Dana, Davenport, Foller, Goddard, Griswold, Hastings, Henderson, Hoge, Huger, Lowndes, L. R. Morris, T. Morris, Mott, Read, J. C. Smith, Jos. Smith, Southard, Stanley, Stratton, Tenney, Van Rensselaer and Woods.
N A Y S.
Messrs. Allton, Archer, Bailey, Bishop, Brent, Brown, Butler, Claiborne, Clay, Condit, Cutts, Dawson, Dickson, Elmendorf, Eustis, Fowler, Gray, Hanna, J. Heister, Helms, Holland, Holmes, Jackson, Leib, Milledge, Mitchell, Moore, New, Newton, Nicholson, Randolph, Smilie, I. Smith, J. Smith (of Virg.) Stanfield, Stanton, jun. Stewart, Taliaferro, jun. Thomas, Thompson, A. Trigg, J. Trigg, Van Cortlandt, Van Nels, Van Horne, R. Williams.—46.
Mr. Bayard moved to amend the bill by adding to the end of the fourth section the following additional proviso, to wit: "And provided further, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to revive any act, or part of an act, authorizing the loan of money, and heretofore expired."
Mr. Randolph said he had no objection to the amendment, which was carried without a division.
Mr. Griswold renewed a motion made by him in the committee of the whole, to strike out of the 5th section the following words, that are in italics, viz.
"That for the purpose of more effectually securing the reimbursement of the Dutch debt, the commissioners of the funding fund may, and they hereby are empowered, with the approbation of the President of the United States, to contract either with the Bank of the United States, or with any other public institution, or with individuals, for the payment in Holland, of the whole, or any part of the principal of the said Dutch debt, & of the interest and charges accruing on the same, as the said demands become due, on such terms as the said commissioners shall think most advantageous to the United States; or."
Mr. G. called the yeas and nays, which were as follows:
Y E A S.
Messrs. Bacon, Bayard, Boude, Campbell, Cutler, Dana, Davenport, Eustis, Foller, Goddard, Gray, Griswold, Hastings, Henderson, Hoge, Lowndes, L. R. Morris, T. Morris, Mott, Read, J. C. Smith, Stanley, Stratton, Tenney, Van Rensselaer, Woods.—26.
N A Y S.
Messrs. Allton, Archer, Bailey, Brown, Butler, Claiborne, Clay, Condit, Cutts, Dawson, Dickson, Elmendorf, Eustis, Fowler, Hanna, J. Heister, Helms, Hoge, Holland, Holmes, Jackson, Leib, Milledge, Mitchell, Moore, New, Newton, Nicholson, Randolph, Smilie, I. Smith, J. Smith (of New-York) J. Smith (of Virg.) Jos. Smith, Southard, Stanfield, Stanton, jun. Stewart, Taliaferro, jun. Thomas, Thompson, A. Trigg, J. Trigg, Van Cortlandt, Van Nels, Van Horne, R. Williams.—18.
Mr. Griswold moved to amend the 4th section by inserting the words in italics: "Be it enacted, that the commissioners of the funding fund be and they hereby are empowered, with the approbation of the President of the United States, 'in case the advance upon exchange between the United States and Holland, shall exceed five per cent; and in case difficulty shall occur in making remittances,' as any instalments or parts of the principal of the said Dutch debt become due, to borrow on the credit of the United States either in America, or abroad, either by a re-loan, or prolongation of the loan heretofore obtained, or by new loan, the sums requisite for the payment of the said instalments or parts of principal."
Mr. Randolph moved to amend the foregoing amendment by striking out the word AND, and inserting in lieu thereof the word OR.
Mr. Griswold laid the word or was a small word, but in this case it was a very important one, as it entirely defeated the object of his amendment. He must, therefore, request the yeas and nays on inserting it;—which were accordingly taken; and were Yeas 47—Nays 22; as follows:
Y E A S.—Messrs. Allton, Archer, Bacon, Bailey, Brown, Butler, Claiborne, Clay, Condit, Davis, Dawson, Dickson, Elmendorf, Elmer, Fowler, Gray, Hanna, J. Heister, Helms, Hoge, Holland, Holmes, Jackson, Leib, Milledge, Mitchell, Moore, New, Newton, Nicholson, Randolph, Smilie, I. Smith, J. Smith (of New-York) J. Smith (of Virginia) Jos. Smith, Stanfield, Stanton, Stewart, Taliaferro, Thomas, Thompson, A. Trigg, J. Trigg, Van Cortlandt, Van Horne, R. Williams.—47.
N A Y S.—Messrs. Bayard, Boude, Campbell, Cutler, Dana, Davenport, Foller, Goddard, Griswold, Hastings, Henderson, Huger, L. R. Morris, T. Morris, Mott, Read, J. C. Smith, Stanley, Stratton, Tenney, Van Rensselaer, Woods.—22.
Mr. Bayard moved to amend the amendment—The word "difficulty" was so indefinite as to mean any thing. He therefore moved to introduce after the
word "difficulty" the following words, "such as shall render it impracticable to make remittances of any instalments becoming due on the Dutch debt."
Motion lost—Ayes 20.
Mr. Nicholson. I voted against the motion of the gentleman from Delaware, because I considered it too vague to have any good effect; but as I am disposed to accommodate him in the adoption of his idea, I move farther to amend the said amendment, as now amended, by striking out therefrom, the words "difficulty shall occur in making remittances,"—and inserting, in lieu thereof, the words "such difficulties shall occur in making remittances, as in the opinion of the commissioners shall render the purchase of bills inexpedient."
Carried without a division.
Mr. Griswold. Can the question be divided on the amendment as amended? If so, I call for a division at the word OR.
Mr. Elmendorf. I take it a gentleman cannot divide his own motion.
The Speaker decided, that the question was divisible; whereupon the question was taken by yeas and nays, on the call of Mr. Griswold, on the first member of the amendment, as follows: "In case the advance upon exchange between the United States and Holland shall exceed five per cent, or."—Yeas 19—Nays 49; as follows:
Y E A S.—Messrs. Bayard, Boude, Campbell, Cutler, Dana, Davenport, Foller, Goddard, Griswold, Hemphill, Henderson, Huger, L. R. Morris, T. Morris, Read, Stanley, Tenney, Van Rensselaer, Woods.—19.
N A Y S.—Messrs. Allton, Archer, Bacon, Bailey, Brown, Butler, Claiborne, Clay, Condit, Cutts, Davis, Dawson, Dickson, Elmendorf, Elmer, Fowler, Gray, Hanna, Heister, Helms, Holland, Holmes, Jackson, Leib, Milledge, Mitchell, Moore, Mott, New, Newton, Nicholson, Randolph, Smilie, I. Smith, J. Smith (of New-York) J. Smith (of Virg.) Jos. Smith, Stanfield, Stanton, Stewart, Stratton, Taliaferro, Thomas, Thompson, A. Trigg, J. Trigg, Van Cortlandt, Van Horne, R. Williams.—49.
(Debate to be Continued.)
WASHINGTON CITY.
MONDAY, MAR 17, 1802.
FEDERAL MISREPRESENTATIONS DETECTED.
N. V. NEW-YORK ELECTION.
The New-York election for members of congress has occasioned great exultation to the federalists. The glad tidings have reverberated through the New-England states; thither they have gone on eagle's wings, in order to influence the pending elections in Massachusetts.
So naked has been the effrontery of assertion, that those, accustomed to doubt the veracity of federal statements, have too unwarily given their sanction to them.
Behold groundless tales detected! Listen to the recantation of a federal print of the city of New-York, which says:
"It is to be regretted that the Northern papers, have not been more careful how they received and gave currency to statements respecting the issue of the late elections. Among other things they stated it as fact, and not as report, that Gen. Williams had been elected member of congress against Col. Thomas. It seems by the last mails from the northward, that this is not so, but that Col. Thomas is re-elected by a large majority. It further appears from the same source, that in the counties of Rensselaer, Washington, Herkimer, and Schoharie, the anti-federal ticket for members of assembly, has been successful, and in the two last for senators also; a complete return from Dutchess had not been received, but the calculation is in favor of the anti-federal ticket; Columbia and Albany were correctly stated before, all federal; twelve towns in Oneida give a majority to the federal ticket of 801. The surprise, therefore, which we have felt at being informed that a federal election has been effected without the least exertion on our part, must give place to more reasonable expectations."
This federal statement does not say, what in truth it ought to say, that General Thomas in Washington county has 2208 votes, to 1243 given to Mr. Williams; majority of 965—which we believe is greater, than all the altered federal majorities put together.
The above federal recantation is derived substantially from the Albany Register, which now lies before us. In fairness it ought to have given the statement of the Register, instead of mutilating it, and giving it only in part. We will give the whole, and let the reader decide the measure of triumph which federalism is entitled to boast.
"From the Western district, our accounts are flattering to the friends of republican government. The republican Senatorial Ticket there is reason to believe has, succeeded, notwithstanding the
unfortunate division in Schoharie, between Messrs. Tiffany and Vrooman."
"As to Schoharie county, the event has proved Mr. Tiffany to have been the choice of the Republican interest there, and amply justified his nomination by the meeting at Wendel's Hotel, of March 19, of which General Hyde was chairman. We therefore hope that he may have been elected. The county of Montgomery, we can assert, has given a very great majority for the republican candidates. On a general scale, the republican interest, we believe, has gained by the late election. An apparent falling off in Columbia has, it is true, given rise to great exultation among the opponents of republicanism; but this partial success, we doubt not, they have gained through the supineness of the republicans, during the election, rather than from a change of sentiment in the county. The parties there, however, have long been nearly balanced; so much so, that a little remissness of exertion on either side would turn the scale in favor of the opposite party."
"In Rensselaer county it is evident, that a great change of sentiment has taken place, considering what powerful majorities have been given there for federalism for ten years past. The success of four of the Republican candidates for the Assembly, in that county, affords much better ground for exultation, on the part of republicans, than that which their opponents derive from the mighty victory they have achieved in Columbia. In a few days we hope to have complete returns from all parts of the state; it will then be seen which party has the best reasons to be satisfied with the state of public opinion."
No. VI.
[From the Bolton Chronicle.] Extract from the Centinel of Saturday.
"Among the numerous falsehoods in the last Chronicle, it is asserted that the late federal administration 'sent col. Revere some thousands of dollars for the prosecution of a scheme now under operation in Stoughton.' The truth is, the money was lent by Mr. Jefferson's secretary of the navy, Smith, and delivered to col. Revere by Mr. Brown, the navy agent."
To let the public see with what fairness the Chronicle is quoted, the expressions, as far as they relate to col. Revere shall be repeated—"They (alluding to the writers in the Centinel) seem not to remember that some thousands of dollars were advanced to col. Paul Revere for the prosecution of a scheme," &c.—So far from the last Chronicle having recourse to the term lent, it is not even expressly said by whom the money was advanced. We ask all candid men, whether in the foregoing statement of the Centinel, the editor is not true to his post, and guilty of a wicked endeavor, to mislead the public judgment?—and whether he has not undertaken to convey an idea that the money was lent by Mr. Jefferson's secretary of the navy? whereas, the real fact is, the sum of ten thousand dollars was claimed by col. Revere in virtue of a promise of the last administration, to loan him that sum to build mills, through the medium of Mr. Stoddert, their agent, and that the new administration, having, too much honor to violate the public engagements in the smallest particular, gave the necessary orders, and Mr. Smith, their agent, did direct the advance of ten thousand dollars to col. Revere, as was stated in the last Chronicle. Now, if the Editor of the Centinel shall dare call in question the truth of any other assertion contained in the last Chronicle, under the same head, perhaps more truths may be told."
No. VII.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE AURORA.
Sir, You may inform the public, that Mr. Stoddert was not always of the opinion he has lately declared, respecting the purchase of dock-yards—for when he was applied to by a gentleman recommending the purchase of the ground at Kensington, as the most eligible for that purpose of any in the United States—he replied, that "congress had appropriated only 50,000 dols. for that object, and therefore he could not think of such a thing—what we do purchase, we are obliged to pay for, partly by stealing from appropriations, voted for other objects."
J. M.
No. VIII.
From the Aurora of Monday.
Many erroneous statements and assertions have lately been made respecting the steps of the French Charge des Affaires in relation to an aid from our government. Those assertions and statements have assumed in the Aurora of the 4th inst. a shape, which as it implicated foreign as well as domestic official characters, it becomes indispensable to notice. The following statements, made from authority, will, in relation to facts as well as to persons, correct the impressions heretofore published on that topic.
It is true that the French Charge des Affaires had the intention to apply to our government for assistance, though he did not make the application: but many confidential conversations took place on
that subject. That disposition in the French Charge des Affaires was produced by the information, officially received by him, that a large part of the St. Domingo fleet would put into our ports, and the utter inability of the French minister to provide for it by his bills on France.
It being understood that the executive was incompetent to afford relief under any shape, without the interference of Congress, Mr. Pichon, as appeared proper, waited on several members of both houses, to know their sentiments on the subject. Gentlemen of different opinions in politics evinced a disposition favorable to the applications, under the conviction of its propriety and necessity; while others, also of opposite sides, appeared averse to it. But it is not true that any member of the senate or of the house ever waited on him on the subject; or pressed, or persuaded, or pledged themselves or others.
The intended application was subsequently withheld, by the information received in the mean while, that the fleet would not come; which superceded the plea of necessity, under which alone such a step, on the part of a foreign agent, without a special authority, would have been warrantable.
Justices of the peace for the Territory of Columbia, as approved by the Senate April 27, 1802.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Daniel Reintzel, Daniel Carroll, Gonielus Cunningham, Thomas Peter, Robert Brent, Thomas Addison, Abraham Byrd, Benjamin Moore, John Mason, William Thornton, Joseph Sprigg Belt, Thomas Corcoran, Anthony Reintzel, John Oakley, Isaac Pierce, } New nominations.
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY.
George Gelpin, Francis Peyton, Charles Alexander, George Taylor, Jonah Thompson, Abraham Faw, John Herbert, Guthrie Powell, Jacob Houghman, Elisha Cullen Dick, Alexander Smith, Peter Wise, George Slacum, Presley Cunnell, John Dundas, } New nominations.
DIED—At Roxbury, (Mas.) JOHN LOWELL, Chief Judge of the Circuit Court U. S. for the first circuit.
The following are said to be the witnesses of his grace, of Bedford, contained in a letter to lord John Russell:
6000L. to Mr. Fox, as a testimony of respect and esteem for his great powers and patriotism. 6000L. to lord Preston (son to the Earl of Ludlow). 6000L. to Robert Adair, Esq. his cousin. 2000L. per annum to lady Maynard. 30,000L. to lord William Russell, to exonerate him from any embarrassments he may have incurred, which, together with the estate at Streatham, will make his income 4000L. per annum.
JUNIUS.
It is confidently asserted that indisputable proof has at length been found that Wilkes was really the author of Junius's Letters, and this proof, we understand, is to be submitted to the public.—After so many conjectures, and reports upon this subject, it will be difficult to excite public confidence. Besides though Wilkes was certainly a man of talents and literature, there is nothing published with his name, which can induce a belief that his powers were adequate to such masterly compositions, to lay nothing of the contemptuous manner in which he is himself treated in those letters.—A man for the sake of effecting, or concealing a design, might speak of himself with indignation, but it is not very likely that he would hold himself forth to contempt. [London print.]
Philadelphia, May 12, 1802.
The French frigate La Necesity, sailed, from this port, this morning bound; we understand, to Brest.
Annapolis, May 4, 1802.
St. John's College.
ON the 22d day of June next the trustees of St. John's College purpose to proceed to the appointment of a professor of English and Grammar in St. John's College, who shall receive for his services at the rate of 200L. to be paid quarterly—Dolls. 533 33.
His duty is, in conjunction with an assistant, to teach English grammatically, and the Latin grammar, the vocabulary, and Corasius, so as to prepare students for the schools of languages. He and his assistant are likewise to teach writing and arithmetic, and the lower branches of the mathematics, if required, to such of the students as are not destined for the upper schools.
By order of the visitors and governor of St. John's College.
A. C. HANSON. May 14, 1802.
Postscript.
From the New-York Evening Post of May 13.
By the Brothers Capt. Hall, arrived this morning, in 40 days from Liverpool, the Editors of the New-York Gazette, have received the news of the signing of the Definitive Treaty, which they hasten to lay before the public.
LONDON, March 29. Downing-Street, March 29.
MY LORD,
I have the pleasure to inform you that Mr. Moore, assistant secretary to the marquis Cornwallis, is just arrived with the definitive treaty, which was signed at Amiens on the 27th inst. by his majesty's Plenipotentiary, and the Plenipotentiaries of France, Spain, and the Batavian Republic.
I have the honour to be, my Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient Humble servant, HAWKEBURY.
To the right honorable the lord mayor.
DREADFUL CONFLAGRATION!
By a gentleman from Wilkesbarre, we learn, that an immense extent of woodland to the west of that town was in flames, which were spreading with an alarming progression. The late singular appearance on our horizon has been attributed to this circumstance.
The foregoing accident is owing to the hunters, who having set fire to a particular spot, with a view of facilitating their sports, found it impossible to restrain the flames.
We learn further from Wilkesbarre, that at a late trial before the supreme court of this state, in the case of the Consnedicut intruders, a difference of opinion took place between the presiding Judges, Yates and Brackenridge; the latter declaring the law for the punishment of intruders unconstitutional. The question of constitutionality is to become the subject of legal deliberation.
Fifteen or twenty Shares
In the Washington Building Company to be offered at public sale on Saturday evening next at 7 o'clock, at Mr. Morn's tavern on the Pennsylvania Avenue, if not sold before by private sale.
The flourishing state of the stock may be seen at Mr. Herry's office, who is secretary for the company. If one half cash advance will be an accommodation to the purchaser it may be lodged in the hands of the Secretary until the next Saturday evening when the certificates will be delivered. Apply to
WILLIAM DYER. May 17, 1802. ep3t
FOR SALE.
THE Subscriber offers at private sale, tho' adjoining and highly improved lots, in the town of Camden, on which he now lives, having an east front of 128 feet on Broad-street, & a west of the same extent on Church-street, a north front of 198 feet on the central square of said town, and being 128 feet deep, from Broad to Church-street.
On the premises at the corner of Broad-street, and the square, is a large, commodious and well finished dwelling house, measuring 25 feet by 30, two stories high, consisting of six rooms, apartments in the garret, a piazza, and a cellar under the whole building.—Also a brick house front 30 by 32 feet on Broad street, with a cellar, having on the first floor a city goods store, and one for groceries, &c. commencing with each other, also a country house with a fire place; on the second floor two rooms, one of which is used for the storage of city goods, and the other as a chamber for clerks. This building, taking into view its utility from accident by fire, with the convenience of its plan, for mercantile business, is superior to any in this place.—Also a brick house 28 by 28 feet, and a salt house of 20 by 14 feet, both adjacent to the brick house before described.—Also a convenient kitchen and wash-house with a fire place, in which, and lodging room for servants; a brick oven, a smoke house, poultry house, carriage house and stable, a pump with good water in the yard, and a large garden in excellent order, with a number of choice fruit trees. The front on Broad street handsomely enclosed with a brick wall, and the whole of the premises on the other sides with a good plank fence; being part thereof separately enclosed as a grass plot, or horse, &c. with every other accommodation suitable for a large and genteel family, and for carrying on the mercantile business extensively; the land being as now lodged equal to any in the place.
Situated as the town of Camden is, on a fine navigable river communicating with Charleston by the Santee Canal, as well as by its natural channel with a trade for several years has increased with a rapidity almost unequalled, renders it unnecessary to comment on the advantages so obvious to a purchaser of the above described property, who intends to advance his fortune in the commercial line.
This valuable property is only offered for sale on account of the subscriber's intention to decline the mercantile business which he has carried on for several years past.
Terms will be one fourth of the purchase money in hand and the remaining three fourths in three equal annual payments, with a mortgage on the premises, as security for the three latter payments, and interest from the date.—For further particulars, and for a view of the premises, apply to the subscriber in Camden.
JOHN ADAMSON. Camden, S. C. May 17, 1802. kxw3at

PROPOSALS
For carrying the Mails of the United States on the following Post Roads, will be received at the General Post Office in Washington City, until the 12th day of July next, inclusive.
IN MAINE.
 1. From Benneville to Eastport on Moose Island once a week. Leave Benneville every Thursday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Eastport by 5 P. M. Leave Eastport every Friday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Benneville by 10 A. M.  2. From Scodias by Pennamaquan, Benneville, Machias, Chandlerville, Columbia, Narraguagus, Gouldsboro' & Sullivan to Trenton once a week. Leave Scodias every Friday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Trenton the next Monday by 10 A. M. Leave Trenton every Monday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Scodias the next Thursday by 6 P. M.  3. From Trenton by Bluehill, Castine, Penobscot, Bucksport, Prospect, Belfast, Ducktrap, Camden, Thomaston, Warren, Waldoboro' and Newcastle to Wilscasset once a week. Leave Trenton every Monday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Wilscasset the next Thursday by 6 P. M. Leave Wilscasset every Friday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Trenton the next Monday by 10 A. M.  4. From Bucksport by Frankfort, Hampden, Bangor, Eddington and Ormington to Bucksport once a week. Leave Bucksport every Monday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Eddington by 4 P. M. and arrive at Bucksport the next Tuesday by noon.  5. From Wilscasset by Bath, Brunswick, Freeport, North Yarmouth and Falmouth to Portland three times a week. Leave Wilscasset every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Portland the same days by 6 P. M. Returning —Leave Portland every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Wilscasset the same days by 6 P. M.  6. From Wilscasset by New Milford, Dresden, Pittston, Hallowell, Augusta, Waltham, Monmouth, Greene, Lewiston, New Gloucester, Gray and Falmouth to Portland once a week. Leave Wilscasset every Wednesday at 8 A. M. and arrive at Portland on Saturday by noon. Leave Portland every Saturday at 8 P. M. and arrive at Wilscasset the next Tuesday by 7 P. M.  7. From Hallowell by Augusta, Vassalboro', Winslow, Fairfield and Canaan to Norridgewock once a week. Leave Hallowell every Thursday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Norridgewock on Friday by 9 A. M. Leave Norridgewock every Tuesday at 3 P. M. and arrive at Hallowell on Wednesday by 4 P. M.  8. From Hallowell by Augusta, Reedfield, Mount Vernon and Chelsea to Farmington, and from thence by New Sharon and Belgrade to Augusta once a week. Leave Hallowell every Thursday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Farmington by 6 P. M. Leave Farmington every Wednesday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Hallowell by 4 P. M.  9. From Portland by Windham, Raymond, Bethel, Turner, Poland and Newry to Portland once a week. Leave Portland every Tuesday at 8 A. M. and return to Portland the next Wednesday by 5 P. M.  10. From Portland by Saccarapelle, Gorham, Falmouth, Hiram, and Bridgton to Fryeburg once a week. Leave Portland every Monday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Fryeburg every Tuesday by 10 A. M. Returning —Leave Fryeburg every Tuesday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Portland the next Wednesday by 7 P. M.  11. From Portland by Gorham, Buxton, Limington, Limerick, Parsonsfield, Newfield, Hiram, Waterboro', Sanford and Bethel to Berwick once a week. Leave Portland every Monday at 8 A. M. and arrive at Berwick on Wednesday by 7 P. M. Leave Berwick every Thursday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Portland on Saturday by 6 P. M.  12. From Portland by Scarborough, Biddeford, Kennebunk, Doughty's Falls, Berwick and Dover, N. H. to Portsmouth N. H. three times a week. Leave Portland every Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Portsmouth the same days by 6 P. M. in summer, and by 8 P. M. in winter. Returning —Leave Portsmouth every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by 4 A. M. and arrive at Portland by 6 P. M. in summer, and by 8 P. M. in winter.  13. From Portland by Scarborough, Pepperellboro', Biddeford, Kennebunk, Wells, York, and Kittery to Portsmouth three times a week. Leave Portland every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Portsmouth the same days by 6 P. M. in summer, and by 8 P. M. in winter. Returning —Leave Portsmouth every Monday, Wednesday and Friday by 4 A. M. and arrive at Portland the same days by 6 P. M. in summer, and by 8 P. M. in winter. 
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
 14. From Portsmouth by Dover, Rochester, Middlesex, Oppidice, Moultentboro', Centre Harbor, Plymouth, New Hampton, Meredith, Gilmanton, Nottingham and Durham to Portsmouth once a week, and return the contrary way the next week, so as to pass alternately 
 once a week. Leave Portsmouth every Monday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Portsmouth the next Wednesday by 7 P. M. Leave Plymouth every Thursday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Portsmouth the next Monday by 2 P. M.  15. From Portsmouth by Exeter, Chester, Londonderry, Amherst, Peterboro', Marlboro' and Keene to Walpole once a week. Leave Portsmouth every Tuesday at 9 A. M. and arrive at Amherst on Wednesday by 7 P. M. Leave Amherst every Thursday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Keene by 7 P. M. and at Walpole on Friday by 10 A. M. Returning —Leave Walpole every Friday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Keene by 7 P. M. and at Amherst on Saturday by 6 P. M. Leave same in one hour and arrive at Portsmouth on Monday by 4 P. M.  16. From Exeter by Nottingham, Concord, Salisbury, Grafton, Canaan, and Lebanon to Hanover once a week. Leave Exeter every Wednesday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Concord on Thursday by 9 A. M. Leave Concord at 11 A. M. and arrive at Hanover on Saturday by 9 A. M. Returning —Leave Hanover every Saturday at 9 P. M. and arrive at Exeter the next Tuesday by 7 P. M.  17. From Haverhill Mass. by Chester, Pembroke, Concord, Boscawen, Salisbury, Plymouth, Rumney and Haverhill N. H. to Newbury Vt. once a week. Leave Haverhill Mass. every Friday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Chester by 5 P. M. and at Concord on Saturday by noon; leave Concord at 7 P. M. and arrive at Plymouth on Monday by 6 A. M. and at Haverhill by 5 P. M. and at Newbury by 7 P. M. Returning —Leave Newbury on Tuesday by 6 A. M. and arrive at Haverhill by 7 A. M. and at Plymouth by 6 P. M. and at Concord on Wednesday by 6 P. M. Leave Concord on Thursday at 10 A. M. and arrive at Haverhill on Friday by 10 A. M.  18. From Hanover N. H. by Orford to Haverhill once a week. Leave Hanover every Monday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Haverhill by 4 P. M. Returning —Leave Haverhill on Tuesday at 9 A. M. and arrive at Hanover by 6 P. M.  19. From Hanover by Norwich, Hartford, Hartland, Windsor Vt. Guilford, Walpole, Westminster Vt. Putney Vt. Brattleboro' Vt. Hinsdale Vt. Bernardstown Mass. Greenfield Mass. Deerfield, Whately, Hatfield, Northampton, Southampton and Westfield Mass. to Suffield C. twice a week. Leave Hanover every Monday and Thursday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Windsor by noon. Leave Windsor in half an hour and arrive at Brattleboro' on Tuesday and Friday by 11 A. M. Leave Brattleboro' at 2 P. M. and arrive at Suffield on Wednesday and Saturday by 8 P. M. Returning —Leave Suffield every Monday and Thursday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Northampton by 1 P. M. Leave Northampton in half an hour and arrive at Brattleboro' every Tuesday and Friday at 10 A. M. Leave Brattleboro' at 1 P. M. and arrive at Windsor on Wednesday and Saturday by noon. Leave Windsor in half an hour and arrive at Hanover by 6 P. M.  20. From Portsmouth by Exeter, Kingston, Haverhill, Mass. Andover, Wilmington, Woburn and Medford to Boston three times a week. Leave Portsmouth every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 3 A. M. and arrive at Boston the same days by 7 P. M. Returning —Leave Boston every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 3 A. M. and arrive at Portsmouth the same days by 7 P. M.  21. From Exeter by Newmarket and Durham to Dover once a week. Leave Exeter every Tuesday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Dover by 10 A. M. Leave Dover every Tuesday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Exeter by 6 P. M. 
IN VERMONT.
 22. From Rutland by Pitsfield, Brandon, Leicester, Salisbury, Middlebury, New Haven, Vergennes, Ferrisburg, Charlotte, Shelburne, Burlington, Colchester, Milton, Georgia, St. Albans, and Swanton to Highgate once a week. Leave Rutland every Monday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Charlotte on Tuesday by 10 A. M. and arrive at Highgate on Wednesday by 7 P. M. Returning —Leave Highgate every Thursday by 6 A. M. and arrive at Charlotte on Friday by 2 P. M. and at Rutland on Saturday by 7 P. M.  23. From Burlington by Jericho, Montpelier, Williamstown, Randolph, Royalton, and Woodstock to Windsor Vt. once a week. Leave Burlington every Friday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Montpelier on Saturday by 6 P. M. and arrive at Windsor the next Tuesday by 10 A. M. Returning —Leave Windsor every Tuesday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Montpelier on Wednesday by 6 P. M. and at Burlington on Friday by 10 A. M.  24. From Montpelier by Barre, Washington, Corinth, Bradford, Newbury, Ryegate, Peacham and Deweyburg, to Danville once a week. Leave Montpelier every Saturday at 7 P. M. and arrive at Newbury on Monday by 6 P. M. and at Danville on Tuesday by 2 P. M. Returning —Leave Danville every Tuesday at 4 P. M. and arrive at Montpelier on Thursday at 4 P. M.  25. From Rutland by Castleton, Fairhaven, Benson, Orwell, Shoreham and Addison to Vergennes once a week. Leave Rutland every Monday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Fairhaven by 10 A. M. Leave Fairhaven at noon, and arrive at Vergennes on Tuesday by 2 P. M. Returning —Leave Vergennes every Wednesday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Fairhaven on 
 Thursday 6 A. M. and at Rutland by noon.  26. From Rutland by Clarendon, Tinmouth, Danby, Dorset, Manchester, Arlington, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Langdonburg and Troy to Albany, twice a week. Leave Rutland every Monday and Thursday by 8 A. M. and arrive at Bennington on Tuesday and Friday by 7 P. M. Leave Bennington on Wednesday and Saturday by 6 A. M. and arrive at Albany the same days by 5 P. M. Returning —Leave Albany every Monday and Thursday at 9 A. M. and arrive at Bennington the same days by 7 P. M. Leave Bennington, Tuesday and Friday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Rutland on Wednesday and Saturday by 3 P. M.  27. From Rutland, by Shrewsbury, Salt-Ath and Reading, to Windsor, once a week. Leave Rutland every Monday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Windsor on Tuesday by 10 A. M. Returning —Leave Windsor every Tuesday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Rutland on Wednesday by 7 P. M.  28. From Rutland, by Cavendish, Chester, Rockingham, Bellows Falls & Westminster, to Walpole, N. H. once a week. Leave Rutland every Tuesday at 6 P. M. and arrive at Walpole on Friday by 10 A. M. Returning —Leave Walpole every Friday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Rutland on Saturday by 6 P. M.  29. From Bennington by Marlboro', Wilmington and Woodford to Brattleboro', once a week. Leave Bennington every Thursday at 9 P. M. and arrive at Brattleboro' on Friday by 11 A. M. Returning —Leave Brattleboro' every Friday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Bennington on Saturday by 4 P. M. 
IN MASSACHUSETTS.
 30. From Newburyport, by Amesbury to Haverhill, once a week. Leave Newburyport every Monday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Haverhill by 11 A. M. Returning —Leave Haverhill every Monday at 1 P. M. and arrive at Newburyport by 7 P. M.  31. From Boston, by Chelsea, Lynn, Salem, Beverly, and Manchester, to Gloucester, three times a week. Leave Boston every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, by 6 A. M. and arrive at Gloucester by 6 P. M. Leave Gloucester every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Boston by 6 P. M.  32. From Boston, by Charlestown, Medford, Woburn, Billington, Beleria, Chelmsford, Tyngsboro', Dunstable, Amherst, N. H. Francisstown, N. H. Nashua, Nashua, N. H. and Clermont, N. H. to Windsor, Vt. once a week. Leave Boston every Saturday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Amherst by 8 P. M. and at Windsor the next Tuesday by 10 A. M. Returning —Leave Windsor every Tuesday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Amherst on Wednesday by 7 P. M. Leave Amherst on Thursday at 4 A. M. and arrive at Boston by 8 P. M.  33. From Salem to Marblehead six times a week. Leave Salem every day, Sunday excepted at noon, and arrive at Marblehead by 1 P. M. Leave Marblehead every day at half past two o'clock P. M. and arrive at Salem by half past 3 P. M.  34. From Billerica by Tewksbury, Dracut, Pelham, N. H. and Windham to Londonderry, N. H. once a week. Leave Billerica every Monday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Londonderry by 11 A. M. Leave Londonderry every Monday at 1 P. M. and arrive at Billerica by 8 P. M.  35. From Boston, by Cambridge, Lexington, Concord, Acton and Littleton to Groton twice a week. Leave Boston every Wednesday and Saturday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Concord by 11 A. M. and arrive at Groton by 5 P. M. Returning —Leave Groton every Monday and Thursday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Concord by 11 A. M. Leave Concord at 1 P. M. and arrive at Boston by 7 P. M.  36. From Groton, by Townsend, Abby, New Ipswich, Jaffrey, Marlboro', Keene and Chesterfield, N. H. to Brattleboro', Vt. once a week. Leave Groton every Thursday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Brattleboro' on Friday by 10 A. M. Leave Brattleboro' on Friday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Groton on Saturday by 9 P. M.  37. From Concord by Acton, Boxboro', Harvard and Lancaster, to Leominster, twice a week. Leave Concord, every Wednesday and Saturday at 1 P. M. and arrive at Leominster by 7 P. M. Leave Leominster every Monday and Thursday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Concord by 11 A. M.  38. From Leominster by Westminster, Templeton, Gerry, Athol, New Salem, Wendell and Montague, to Greenfield, once a week. Leave Leominster every Thursday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Greenfield by 7 P. M. Leave Greenfield every Saturday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Leominster by 7 P. M.  39. From Worcester, by Boylston to Lancaster, once a week. Leave Worcester every Wednesday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Lancaster by 11 A. M. Leave Lancaster the same day at 1 P. M. and arrive at Worcester by 6 P. M.  40. From Boston, by Roxbury, Dedham, Medfield, Medway, Bellingham, Mendon, Uxbridge, Douglas, Thompson, C. Pomfret, C. Allford, C. and Tolland, C. to Hartford, C. once a week. Leave Boston every Monday at 9 A. M. and arrive at Hartford, on 
 Wednesday by 5 P. M. Leave Hartford every Thursday at 8 A. M. and arrive at Boston on Saturday by 4 P. M.  41. From Boston, by Dedham, Wrentham, Attleboro', Providence, R. I. Scituate, Plainfield, G. Norwich, New-London, Lyme, Saybrook, Killingworth, Guilford and Branford, to New-Haven, three times a week. From November 1, to May 1. Leave Boston every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 8 A. M. and arrive at Providence by 6 P. M. Leave Providence every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 4 A. M. and arrive at New-London by 8 P. M. Leave New-London every Wednesday, Friday and Monday at 4 A. M. and arrive at New-Haven at 8 P. M. Returning —Leave New-Haven, every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 4 A. M. and arrive at New-London, by 8 P. M. Leave New-London every Wednesday, Friday and Monday, at 4 A. M. and arrive at Providence, by 8 P. M. Leave Providence every Thursday, Saturday and Tuesday, at 4 A. M. and arrive at Boston by 4 P. M. May 1, to November 1. Leave Boston every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 5 A. M. and arrive at Providence by 2 P. M. Leave Providence the same days by half past 2 P. M. and arrive at New-Haven on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, by half past 2 P. M. Returning —Leave New-Haven every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at half past 5 A. M. and arrive at Providence on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 7 A. M. Leave Providence in half an hour and arrive at Boston by 3 P. M.  42. From New-Bedford to Nantucket three times a week in summer, and twice in winter. May 1, to Nov. 1. Leave New-Bedford every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 4 A. M. and arrive at Nantucket the same days, wind and weather permitting. Returning —Leave Nantucket every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 4 A. M. and arrive at New-Bedford the same days, November 1, to May 1. Leave New-Bedford every Friday and Monday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Nantucket the same days. Leave Nantucket every Saturday and Tuesday, at 6 A. M. and arrive at New-Bedford the same days, when the wind and weather will permit.  43. From Boston by Dorchester, Milton, Randolph, Bridgewater, Raynham, Taunton, Dighton, Somerset and Swansey to Warren R. I. once a week. Leave Boston every Wednesday at 2 P. M. and arrive at Warren on Friday by 9 A. M. Leave Warren every Tuesday at 7 A. M. and arrive at Boston on Wednesday by 11 A. M.  44. From Boston by Dorchester, Milton, Quincy, Braintree, Weymouth, Hingham, Hanover, Pembroke, Duxbury and Kingston, to Plymouth, twice a week. Leave Boston every Tuesday and Friday, at 6 A. M. and arrive at Plymouth by 7 P. M. Returning —Leave Plymouth every Monday and Thursday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Boston by 7 P. M.  45. From Plymouth by Sandwich, Barnstable, Yarmouth, Dennis, Harwich, Chatham, Orleans, Eastham, Wellfleet, Bellinggate and Truro, to Provincetown, once a week. Leave Plymouth every Wednesday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Sandwich by 10 A. M. Leave Sandwich at 11 A. M. and arrive at Provincetown on Friday by noon. Returning —Leave Provincetown every Friday at 3 P. M. and arrive at Plymouth the next Sunday by 6 P. M.  46. From Hingham by Cohasset, Scituate, Marshfield and Duxbury, to Kingston, once a week. Leave Hingham every Wednesday at 5 A. M. and arrive at Kingston by 11 A. M. Leave Kingston every Wednesday at 1 P. M. and arrive at Hingham by 7 P. M.  47. From Sandwich, by Wareham, Rochester, New-Bedford, Dartmouth, Westport, and Little Compton, R. I. to Newport, R. I. once a week. Leave Sandwich every Monday at 6 A. M. and arrive at Newport on Tuesday by noon. Returning —Leave Newport every Tuesday at 3 P. M. and arrive at Sandwich on Wednesday by 7 P. M.  48. From Sandwich by Falmouth, and Holmes' hole to Edgartown once a week. Leave Sandwich every Wednesday at noon, and arrive at Edgartown on Thursday by 1 P. M. Leave Edgartown every Thursday at 4 P. M. and arrive at Sandwich on Wednesday by 10 A. M. 
For Sale,
A VERY elegant saddle HORSE, seven years old, paces, trots, and canters, and is in other respects completely broke to the bridle.—For further particulars inquire of Mr. Stile on Capitol Hill, and see the horse at his livery stable. April 26, 1802. eptf
Wanted Immediately,
A T William Duane's Printing Office, Wall-street City. A good ready PRESS-MAN.—None need apply but those who can give satisfactory recommendations of their good behaviour. May 12, 1802. eptf
EDUCATION.
THE subscriber begs leave to inform the citizens of Washington, that he has opened a school at Mr. Doyne's boarding house in front of the President's house; where he will instruct those committed to his care spelling, reading, writing, vulgar and decimal arithmetic, book-keeping and mensuration, &c. according to the most approved methods.—Those desirous of seeing his recommendations from where he last taught, will please apply as above, to PATRICK EDWARDS. May 12, 1802. eptf
NOTICE.
THE subscriber takes the liberty to inform the inhabitants of Washington (who may not attend particularly to that part of the Corporation law respecting the right of suffrage) that unless their taxes be paid prior to the first Monday in June next, the day appointed for the election of common council for the City of Washington, they will be deprived of their right of voting. He also informs those who may make it convenient to call on him for the purpose of settling their dues that he may be seen at his lodgings (at Mr. Johnson's) every day from 5 to 8 o'clock A. M. and on Friday and Saturday from 4 to 6 o'clock P. M. at Mr. Rhodes's Little Hotel until the first Monday in June. WASHINGTON BOYD, Collector of the county of Washington. May 12, 1802. eptf
Great Bargains may be had.
THE subscriber offers for cash, stock of Columbia, or any other bank, or approved notes at 60 days, from 1 to 500 in the city of Washington, situated on squares 244, 273, 226, 227, 255, 256, 257, 258, 288, 291, 293, 323, 348, 349, 377, 378, 457, 489, 490, 491 to 533. And if the same be not disposed of previous to Wednesday the 19th of May, they will be offered at Rhodes's tavern on that day at 11 o'clock, at public sale. It is unnecessary to make comments as to the situations of this property. It being generally considered among the best in the city, and with respect to title, no dispute whatever exists. ISAAC FOILLOCK. April 30, 1802.
Several houses in this city and other valuable property near it, will also be sold at very low rates for payments as above, and part of which will be exchanged for new mortgages. deM19
TO RENT,
And possession given immediately, A TWO STORY brick house on E Street near the War Office, containing two parlors, six bed rooms, and a kitchen, with an excellent garden; each house, stable, &c.—The house is newly painted and papered; it was formerly occupied by Mr. Dexter, and lately by Mr. John Brown. Inquire of Clement Dorsey, Esq. George-Town; or of the subscriber, who has for sale a well finished three story brick house opposite the Six Buildings, and a variety of City Lots in the most eligible situations. The above House will be sold for less than any gentleman could build it. The payments will be made easy on the whole of the above property. WILLIAM DYER. April 7, 1802. eptf
Building Materials will be taken in part payment. W. D.
Public Auction.
Commissioners Office, Washington May 6, 1802. To be sold at Public Auction at Rhodes's Tavern on the eighteenth inst. at ten o'clock for ready money. ALL the wooden buildings on the President's Square, erected by order of the Commissioners for the accommodation of workmen; which to avoid as much as possible any inconveniences to the present occupants, will be permitted to stand, if required till the 11th day of September next; but no longer. At the time of sale will be offered the following articles for cash, if not previously disposed of, viz. 22 chimney pieces, 12 barrels rails, a quantity of ironmongery of superior quality, one large beam, weights, &c.—A quantity of cordage, one iron kettle, two pair small cart wheels, 16 barrels tar, one barrel lime, 12 window sills, two grindstones, one pair fleeyards, and 7 iron blocks. By order, THOMAS MUNROE, Clerk Com. May 10, 1802. eptf
Looking Glasses.
J. COOK Wishes to inform his friends and the public that he has a large and elegant assortment of Looking Glasses and Prints, FOR SALE, At J. March's Store, High-street, George-Town. THE subjects of the Prints are very interesting, and in superbly gilt frames; and the glasses are of the first qualities, in the most modern and elegant frames, and of any sizes. They are marked at the lowest cash Prices. March 15, 1802. eptf