Gazette of the United States and daily evening advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 1795-02-13 00:00:00

Gazette of the United States AND DAILY EVENING ADVERTISER.
[No. 38 of Vol. VII.]
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1795.
[Whole No. 760.]
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George Green, Informs his Friends and Customers in particular, and the Public in general, that he has a New four horse Stage, For journeys, and a number of genteel and close Carriages with good horses and careful drivers to let on as moderate terms as any other person in the city.
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This Day was published, AND FOR SALE AT T. BRADFORD'S Book-Store, No. 8, South Front Street, [Price 37 1/2 cents] Observations on the Emigration of Dr. Priestley, And on the several Addresses delivered to him, on his arrival at New York, with additions, containing many curious and interesting facts on the subject...
TO BE SOLD, By Thomas Dobson, No. 41, South Second Street, John Ormerod, No. 41, Chestnut Street, and the Editor hereof, REPORT OF THE Secretary of the Treasury Read in the House of Representatives of the United States, January 19, 1795. Containing a PLAN for the further Support of Public Credit.
To the PUBLIC. THE principal design of this publication is to rescue from oblivion the many important events and transactions, which, under divine providence, have been chiefly conducive to the settlement of this country, and to the establishment of our present happy form of government; as also to transmit to posterity the names and achievements of those illustrious men and heroes, to whom America is most indebted for her liberty and independence.
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This day is Published, (Price a quarter of a Dollar) Slaves in Algiers: OR A Struggle for Freedom: A PLAY, Interspersed with Songs, in three acts. Inferred to the Citizens of the United States of North America. By Mrs. Rowson. As performed at the New Theatres in Philadelphia and Baltimore.
FARMER'S BULL. Third Edition. At the same place may be had the following Late Publications, viz. 1. A Bone to gnaw for the Democrats; or Observations on a late pamphlet, entitled "The Political Progress of Great Britain." 2. The Young Quaker, a comedy, by O'Keefe.
James M'Alpin, Taylor, No. 3, South Fourth Street, Retains his grateful acknowledgements to his Friends and Customers for their liberal Encouragement, and begs leave respectfully to solicit a Continuance of their Favour. At his Shop Gentlemen can be furnished with the best materials, and have them made up and finished in the neatest and most fashionable manner.
Green Coffee, In 87 hds. 40 barrels, and 200 bags, entitled to the drawback, stored on Messrs. Willing & Francis's wharf. 1st 2d & 4th Proof. Bourdeaux Brandy, 30 pipes of London particular Teneriffe, and London particular Madeira WINES, in hds. pipes, and quarter casks, Malaga do. in quarter casks, Antigua and other RUM in hds. St. Croix SUGAR of the first quality, St. Marks MOLASSES, Hylon TEA, Jamaica SPIRITS, Holland GIN in pipes, LOAF SUGAR, in hds. PEPPER, &c. &c.
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TUITION of the French Tongue, Mathemricks and Drawing. J. C. Rouffeau informs the public, that he has opened his EVENING SCHOOL, at his house, No. 15, Brant Street, between North Third and Fourth Streets, and between Race and New Streets. He continues to wait on Ladies and Gentlemen, who wish to be taught at their own houses, and intends to open a MORNING SCHOOL for young Ladies as soon as he shall have got Twelve Subscribers.
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AT THE Card & Nail Factory, No. 59, North Front Street, Webster, Adgate & White, Have constantly for sale, Cotton, Wool, Tow, and Machine Cards, Of all Kinds, Cut Nails of all sizes, Floor Brads, Sprigs and Tacks, Fullers Shears, Gun Flints and Wool Hats. A quantity of kiln dried Indian Meal in barrels. A new Edition of Adgate's Philadelphia Harmony, containing both the first and second parts, being the most approved system of Rules and the best collection of Tunes now in use. Also for Sale, A COMPLETE SET OF Machinery for making Cards On an improved Construction.
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French Revolution, And the effect it has produced in Europe. N. Y. A few Copies of the London Edition, for sale at two dollars and a quarter.
A Morsel for the Gnawers of the Bone! This Day was published, AND FOR SALE AT T. BRADFORD'S Book-Store, No. 8, South Front Street, [Price 37 1/2 cents] Observations on the Emigration of Dr. Priestley, And on the several Addresses delivered to him, on his arrival at New York, with additions, containing many curious and interesting facts on the subject...
General Post Office, Philadelphia. Jan. 29th, 1795.
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From the New-York Minerva.  ESSAY on the CITY of WASHINGTON. [CONCLUDED]
THE commerce of the Federal city proceeds from two sources, which will soon rank it among the cities of America. These sources are, first its maritime trade, combined with the advantage of its being the exclusive staple for all the upper part of the Potomac, covering an extent of more than 600 miles including its different branches. This navigation will convey to this port the productions of almost four millions of acres of land, calculating that the products which will go down the river, are bro't from the distance of 6 miles only on each side of the river. The second resource for trade, which this city will enjoy, will be the great number of manufactures which may be established on the two branches of the Potomac, by the great and little falls of that river.
These resources are so important as to merit that their reality be demonstrated. By calling our eyes over the map of Maryland and Virginia, we shall see that the position of Washington, at the foot of the falls, was the most favorable that could be selected. Thus placed at the head of the two navigations, it cannot fail to become the staple market of the importations for the consumption of an immense country at the westward and most natural market for all the productions of the interior.
By calculating that the river Potomac and its different branches should serve only for the agriculture of six miles of all the lands on each side, which are washed by its waters, we shall be able to avoid the charge of enthusiasm: but people who know the country perfectly make their calculations much larger; and by reason of the approach of some branches of the Potomac, they admit the possibility of opening a communication between the waters of this river and of the Ohio, whose navigation is absolutely shut by the Mississippi.
By interrupting the navigation by masts of rocks, which will yield only to the efforts of many ages, nature has formed dams, which will be used for carrying the waters of the Potomac into the canals which will be opened below their surface: This labor, the execution of which is ordinarily attended with much difficulty, the construction is expensive, and the maintenance troublesome, is here found completed by the hand of nature and in an immovable manner.
The great Cataract or fall of the Potomac is 78 feet, and the little fall 32. Suppose them divided, into portions of 15 feet; it is evident that there may be established on the perpendicular height of the two falls, seven bucket wheels, each of 14 feet diameter, which may receive the water on the upper part of the wheel. So that there may be as many times seven machines moved by wheels of 14 feet diameter, as there shall be volumes of water, capable of turning one only of the same kind; that is, if one hundred pounds of water in a second, multiplied by the lever proceeding from 14 feet fall; will move a certain machine; it will follow that by means of the perpendicular height of the fall, one hundred pounds of the water of Potomac, may successively fall upon seven such machines, and put them in motion:
If we take a view of the waters of this river, and of its branches, which extend over an immense country, arrested in their course by a natural dam which gives perfect command of the water; if we consider what power must result from a small volume of water falling on a wheel of 14 feet diameter; and if we subdivide the mass of water which arrives at the fall, into equal portions, according to the volume before supposed, we shall be astonished at the effect resulting from this division, and when we recollect that this effect must be multiplied by seven, to produce the number of machines capable of being put in motion; we may judge of the assertion founded on principle, that the Federal city will enjoy an incalculable advantage for the establishment of manufactures: especially as those manufactures may be supplied with raw materials by water, and by water may the wrought articles be exported. It is undoubtedly useless to observe, that whatever tends to lessen the labor of bands in America, is a clear, unequivocal profit, and the most certain means of accomplishing this saving is, the multiplicity of machines moved by water. We cannot therefore value too highly a principle of motion so powerful as the whole river Potomac, which demands no expense but the forming of canals; nature having done the rest.
If we remark, that besides the great number of avenues, quays, canals, and public gardens which have been here described, the author of the plan of the federal city has contrived to reserve almost 60 public squares, each of which termi-
nates 7 or 8 streets, we shall hardly find where are to be placed the temples, the markets, the court of justice, the academies, the amphitheatres, &c. The time perhaps is not arrived to enter into a detail of these objects, whose disposition must be founded on a well digested plan of general police; it would then be proper to discuss the most feasible means of hastening the execution of the garden, of the canal, of the wharves and the streets, the whole arrangement is magnificent, but which would render the city of Washington a charming chimera, if we did not find in it the simple and certain means of executing the principal objects, which may be regarded as the basis of the whole structure. This is what, in the sequel, is proposed by the author of this slight description, who will now think his purpose accomplished, if he has succeeded in awakening the attention of his fellow-citizens to an establishment, which ought in every view, to interest them; and if in discussing the objects just mentioned, he has furnished for some able hand, the occasion of developing the most easy and certain way of arriving at the end proposed in founding the city of Washington.
For the Gazette of the United States.
In the Woods, 4th Jan. 1795. To A. BAIRD, Vice-President; and W. MCCLUNEY, Secretary to that part of the Democratic Society of Pennsylvania, established in the County of Washington.
CITIZENS, THE most inattentive reader, and your warmest advocates, are equally surprised at your ignorance, in the feeble attempt you have made to place yourselves on Constitutional ground; and the confidence with which you defy the people of the United States to point out the least deficiency in your charter, demonstrates, that this ignorance is only exceeded by your enmity to order and government. You talk about exercising a Constitutional right in your self-created club, when you meet together for the express purpose of non-concurring some executive acts of the United States, as tho' you were, under, the Constitution, elected by the people to revise, correct, and negative, as you might think proper, any of the executive acts of the President.
We all understand what is meant by a resolution of the Senate, non-concurring a bill sent from the House; or when the Senate passes a bill, and send it to the House, it is non-concurred there. Those phrases, and many others of a similar nature, are perfectly intelligible. Again, when the President nominates a person to the Senate for an office, and they non-concur, or resolve that they do not agree, the person so nominated shall be appointed. Also, when a bill has passed the two Houses of Congress, and is disapproved by the President, we can turn to the Constitution, and there read the clause whereby WE THE PEOPLE have delegated the power authorizing this non-concurrence—We also are at no loss at the consequence, and effect, of this non-concurrence. But when a branch of the Democratic Society of Pennsylvania publish to the world, that on the twenty-third of June, 1794, they met together to exercise a Constitutional right, and did accordingly non-concur, by resolutions, some of the Executive acts of the Supreme Executive of the United States: And, further, that these non-concurring resolutions are perfectly compatible with our Constitution. I say, when I read all this under the official signature of your Society—and having examined the Constitution, paragraph by paragraph, and not discovering a word, or sentence, by which common sense, or the utmost stretch of charity can suppose you alluded to, I should be surprised, had not the publications of the self-created Societies, from Boston to Charleston, and thence to Kentucky, been fraught with lies, frauds, and deceptions of a like nature, from their first organization, down to the present moment.
As I can find no clause, whereby THE PEOPLE have given a power, or right, to that part of the Democratic Society of Pennsylvania, established in the County of Washington, to non-concur the Executive acts of the President, I am equally puzzled to find in the Constitution, in the laws of the United States, or in any of the State codes, the extent and force of this non-concurrence: What the particular acts were, which you non-concurred, I don't know, because you did not choose to tell the world; I cannot, therefore, draw any conclusions from them, or apply general reasoning to them, against your right to non-concur other Executive acts.
But let us take the case of an executive act, of a specific nature, and apply your non-concurrence to it, and see how it will look—Suppose then a citizen of the United States should be convicted
of high treason, and a time assigned, by the Court, for his execution—the day arrives, and the Marshall takes the prisoner to the gallows; but a few moments before the fatal instant, a pardon or reprieve should be sent him, whereby the execution is barred, or put off—this is an executive act. But the Democratic Society of Pennsylvania, or rather their branch beyond the mountains, don't like it; being mortal enemies to rebellion and rebels, you are of opinion, that every one who is convicted of such a heinous crime, ought to be put to death, and that without delay: Whereupon your Society is summoned, in due form, to exercise a Constitutional right—I say a Constitutional right, because all turns upon this. You meet, and after some debate, for 'tis possible that, at first, some of you may have doubts, you are all of opinion the pardon, or reprieve, ought not to have been granted—and, consequently, that it must not be executed; and thereupon you pass a unanimous vote, non-concurring the pardon, or reprieve, granted by the President of the United States.
Possibly, you may make a distinction in your favour, from some difference you may imagine there is between the case I have put, and the executive acts you have non-concurred—I shall be glad to see this difference; and until this difference is pointed out, I think you will say, that your Society possesses a Constitutional right to non-concur the pardon—or that you have no right to non-concur any executive acts of the President, whatever.
It is your constant boast, that the self-created Societies are Constitutional Bodies—and, in your short address to the people, you, more than once, declare you meet to exercise a Constitutional right. We wish you to point us, the people, to that part of the Constitution which you suppose delegates a right to your branch, to non-concur the executive acts of the President; or explain what you mean by this phrase in your address—and you will very much oblige a well wisher to all Constitutional rights.
ONE of the PEOPLE.
P. S. Tho' I address this Letter to that Branch of the Democratic Society of Pennsylvania, established in the County of Washington, an answer from any other Branch of that Society, or from any other self-created Society, will be acceptable, and shall be noticed.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Reduction of the Public Debt.
Thursday, February 5.
Mr. W. Smith observed, that tho' the two principal objections to the report, when last under consideration, were quite opposite in their nature, yet that it was less difficult to answer them both, than to reconcile them with each other. The gentleman from Maryland (Mr. S. Smith) was opposed to the continuance of the new taxes, among other reasons for the following—that there would be sufficient revenue to answer the purposes contemplated by the plan without those taxes; whereas the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Madison) was opposed to them because they would produce but a paltry sum, totally inadequate to the great object of the reduction of the debt. Leaving it to the gentlemen to reconcile this variance, he would endeavor to satisfy the committee that both the objections were groundless.
With respect to the first, a reference to the report would shew the gentleman from Maryland, that the plans therein submitted contemplated two objects, the redemption of the debt by payment of 600,000 dollars annually, being the sum redeemable at present, and the purchase of the debt when not above par: to effect this, the report suggested two propositions, one to appropriate permanently sufficient revenues for the annual redemption; the other to appropriate the annual surpluses of revenue to occasional purchases. These points Mr. Smith said he had fully noticed on a former occasion, when he had at length developed the views of the select committee and explained the principles of their report, and had, he thought, satisfactorily shown that, without the aid of the taxes in question, it would be impossible to attain even the first object, the redemption. As this point was now questioned, he would repeat that the existing impost and excise on distilled spirits did not yield a revenue adequate to the discharge of the current expenses, the interest of the debt, and the redeemable part of the
principal: this would appear from the following concise statement:
  Current expenses, as per acts of appropriation, 2,524,000   Interest of debt, 3,100,000   Redeemable part, 600,000   6,224,000   The impost was estimated at 5,500,000   The excise on spirits, 400,000   5,900,000   Deficiency, 324,000   6,224,000 
In the above the bank dividends are not included. They are computed at 50,000 dollars per annum, and may be set off against contingencies: the avails of the post-office will probably be absorbed in the expenses of that department. Thus it is demonstrable, that, to secure certainty in the reduction of the debt, as far as the right reserved, these new taxes or some others, must be resorted to. But admitting, for argument sake, the full force of the statements of the gentleman, it would still leave the second and very essential object of the plan unsatisfied, namely the purchase of the debt. From accurate calculation it appears, that if we begin this year the redemption of the debt, and confine ourselves merely to the payment of the two per cent of the principal, it will require near thirty years, before the whole of the six per cent, including deferred debt, will be discharged, and we shall then still have near twenty millions of three per cent, and fourteen millions of foreign debt on our hands. We must therefore place our greatest dependance on the purchasing up the debt, and for that valuable purpose we must have large surpluses of revenue every year, besides a staple and inalienable fund for the gradual redemption. In this mode advantage will be taken of fluctuations in the funds, and the debt will be diminished with rapidity and on cheap terms; a double operation will then be performed; two per cent of the principal will be regularly and annually discharged, even though the debt should be above par, and beneficial purchases will be made whenever it is at or under par.
Mr. Smith said he saw more solidity in the reasoning of the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Madison) when he complained that the proposed taxes did not go far enough; but still the reasoning of the gentleman did not conclude against those taxes, it only proved that there ought to be others in aid of them, and so anxious was Mr. Smith for the speedy reduction of the debt, that whenever the gentleman should think proper to propose others, in that way which alone they could claim consideration, he would give them his assent, unless they were such as were liable to insuperable objections, and such he did not expect the gentleman would ever recommend. The same gentleman had objected to these taxes, as being very oppressive and little productive, and therefore advised a recurrence to a direct tax, on property, which would bring one or two millions of dollars into our coffers. This mode of reasoning was similar to that which prevailed at the last session, when the urgency of our situation suggested the necessity of a naval armament: on that occasion it was objected that the force was incompetent to the object, and yet there was no attempt by those who made the objection to render it competent; it was objected that we ought to negotiate with the Algerines, and not irritate them by an armament, and yet it was then known that one negotiation had been tried ineffectually, and that a liberal provision was made for another to accompany the armament. So, on this occasion, it is objected, that the proposed taxes are inadequate, but there is no attempt either to increase them or substitute others: a direct tax is suggested, (but not proposed) in lieu of these, though it is well known that at the last session these were preferred to a land tax by the committee of ways and means consisting of a member from each state, of which the gentleman from Virginia was one, and that when it was proposed in the house there were not ten members who voted for it, even with the prospect of war before our eyes, and though the proposition now under debate is accompanied with a provision, that whenever any other taxes of equal value shall be laid the taxes shall cease. The opposition on this subject is in all respects parallel with that of the one alluded to in the last session, and as on that occasion the house thought the urgency of the case called for the adoption of the remedy proposed, though
perhaps not the best, so on the present occasion, Mr. Smith trusted the house would agree to the proposed plan, unless a better was brought forward.
When the house had, by an unanimous vote, resolved that further proceedings ought to be suspended for the reduction of the debt, he little fore saw the opposition which the report had encountered; the committee had, in the discharge of their duty, paid much attention to the subject, and, as the result of their labors, had reported the plan on the table; it was now several weeks since it had been printed and undergone discussion, and yet, after all the objection to it, nothing had been digested by way of substitute, and when the session is drawing to a close, it is proposed to reject it altogether, and leave the business where we found it. Would the public be satisfied with this? Would they be reconciled by being informed that so valuable an object, as the reduction of the debt, which they have to much at heart, had been defeated by the clamors of half a dozen manufacturers of snuff and loaf-sugar? Will our constituents approve of our throwing away valuable funds in hand, and which are applicable to this important object, and depending upon mere visionary speculations of taxes which may never be laid, or which, if laid, will not be realized for years to come? Will not the public be induced to suspect that there is something of party in this business, and that one side object because another side propose, and, however groundless the suspicion, would not detract from the value of this complexio? for his part, to be desirous was he of securing the object, that any other plan, from whatever quarter it came, which would be consistent with policy, should receive his assent; on this occasion, more than on any other, he would say, "Tros Tydus mihi nullo dicimine habetur" even now, though to much time had been bestowed on this report, he would consent to withdraw it, if gentlemen in the opposition would shew him another mode equally adequate to the object; but until they did, he felt it his duty to support it.
If gentlemen are serious, said Mr. Smith, in their intention to propose a land-tax, and have any hopes of its passing into a law, what possible objection can they have to the report? does it not in express terms hold this language—that these objectionable taxes shall cease as soon as any others of equal value shall be substituted? if the language of the report is not sufficiently explicit, I am willing to make it more so, and to provide in another clause, which the gentlemen may word as they please, in this effect, "That as soon as a direct tax on property to the amount of these taxes shall be laid, these shall cease." Either they believe that a direct tax will pass or that it will not: if they believe that it will, then they are certain that these taxes will cease; if they believe that it will not, then they must be sensible that unless these taxes are continued, the debt cannot be paid. It is he said that it is hazardous to put it in the power of the Senate to prevent the passing of a land tax and thus repealing these taxes, it may be answered that if the Senate are indisposed to the reduction of the debt, they will not apply these taxes to that purpose; if they are disposed to reduce it, they will adopt the most efficacious means, and as the gentlemen say, a direct tax will be the most efficacious, of course the Senate would prefer it.
It has been said that there is no necessity at this time to determine whether these taxes ought to be continued or not, and that it ought to be left to the next Congress. It is somewhat singular to complain of the existence of the debt, to express the utmost solicitude for its abolition, and yet, when it is proposed to take measures for that purpose, to ask why it could not as well be done next year? to postpone the plan for another year will certainly evince less zeal for the reduction of the debt than to adopt it now, and when any thing on this subject is done, it must be systematic and permanent. To resolve at this session to discharge the first redeemable installment, and leave it to future legislatures to pay the second or not, and so on from year to year, according to the changeable disposition of different Houses, would very much postpone the ultimate redemption, and throw the accounts into the utmost confusion and perplexity at the treasury department, embarrass the public creditors and even put in jeopardy the public credit. Mr. Smith here produced a table, containing statements and calculations, showing the period of time in which the six per cents would be redeemed according to the right reserved, distinguishing the present and deferred debt, the amount of principal and

applicable to each for each annual payment, the amount of each annual payment, after deducting the payment of the preceding year, and the value of the debt every year, after the reduction commences, calculated on a certificate of one hundred dollars. [The House had ordered 200 copies of this table to be printed for the use of the members.] From this table Mr. S. said it must appear that when once the reduction was begun, it must be persisted in. New books and accounts must be opened at the treasury, a table of reduction must be kept to be resorted to, as a standard by which to graduate the annual diminution of each certificate, and the consequent reduction of interest on it: if the system be permanent, there will be no great difficulty after the business is organized at the treasury, but if it be fluctuating, every year will require new books, new calculations, and the labor of innumerable clerks to adjust the accounts to the change; and this would not be the only difficulty, for as new certificates will not be issued after every payment, and probably there will not be even an indorsement on the old certificate of the payment made, nothing but certainty of the annual payment can protect purchasers from endless frauds: the certificates in foreign parts would create the greatest perplexity, if the payment of the two per cent. were not as certain as that of the interest. Mr. S. said he had consulted the principal officers of the treasury on this point, and they were decidedly in sentiment with him that it would be better not to commence the reduction, until we were certain we could persevere in it. He therefore pressed these considerations to convince gentlemen that if we mean now to enter on the subject, we must not only make a systematic and durable arrangement, but we must pledge for the purpose certain and adequate funds, not liable to be withdrawn, but by the substitution of others of equal productiveness. It was further to be remarked, that by suffering a year to escape without availing ourselves of the right to redeem, we lost a year effectually, for we could not carry the payment of that year to the credit of the next, the right reserved being only to pay two per cent in each year. Mr. S. flattered himself that these explanations would be a satisfactory reply to those gentlemen who had asked what occasion there was for doing any thing more this session, than simply appropriating 600,000 dollars for the first instalment. He had forgot every information on this subject, and he was convinced that the more appropriation of that sum, without completing the system, would be attended with more injury than benefit.
The question which had been raised by the gentleman from Virginia, namely, whether we should enlarge the system of excises or apply to direct taxation, was unnecessarily raised on this occasion, and could have no other effect than to mislead the Committee from the true point.
The plan reported and the statements from the treasury, proved that the existing revenues were sufficient to discharge the redeemable part of the debt, to pay all the current expenses, and to leave some surplus which might be applicable to the purchase of the debt. If, after the system reported shall be adopted, it shall be thought that the surplus for the purchase will be too small, then will be the proper time to propose new revenues in order to augment that resource, and then will be the question of the gentleman from Virginia be regular; let it be decided whether a complete system of land taxes shall be the fund for further purchase of the debt. It must be obvious that to lead the committee into the enquiry at present would be only to bewilder them in a maze of inextricable debate; it would be pursuing an ignis fatuus which would seduce us from the subject before us, never to rejoin it this session; it would be losing the substance to grasp at a shadow.
The unproductiveness of these taxes has been assigned as a reason for their discontinuance, at the same time they are complained of as burdensome. They were expected to yield near 400,000 dollars, which is as much as the excise on distilled spirits, and no contemptible sum; it would pay two thirds of each instalment, and was a growing revenue: it was however observable, that tho' the motion struck at the whole of the taxes, all the artillery of opposition was pointed only at the snuff and sugar taxes, and indeed latterly the objections to the former had diminished, and the sugar-bakers seemed to be the principal favorites with the committee: as to the persons before affected by the others, they had not to day been even so much as mentioned in the debate; was it right to destroy all these revenues, merely because the sugar tax was improper? Mr. S. had never expected that the snuff and sugar taxes would have been selected by the opponents of the report, for really they appeared to him the least exceptionable of the whole; he never could believe that the articles of snuff and sugar ought to be exempt from taxation, while coffee, bohea tea and salt were not. He never could consent to pay a bounty of 90,000 dollars a year to the manufacturers of snuff and sugar. To prove that the re-emption of these taxes operated as a bounty,
Mr. Smith stated that the protecting duties which had been laid, by Congress on the foreign articles being so high as to amount to a prohibition, the articles of course were not imported; by continuing the protecting duties, the import on these articles, which would amount to 90,000 dollars, was lost to the United States, and thus a bounty would be given to the manufacturers, if the revenue were not obtained by excise. Suppose Congress were to take off the protecting duties on loaf sugar and leave the manufacturers to the foreign competition, could they justly complain? Might it not be said, the protecting duties have been laid long enough to encourage the manufacture and to bring it to maturity; you have not only the monopoly of the home supply, but your sugar is become an article of exportation; since you are unwilling that the United States should derive a revenue from it through you, they must get it by an import. Another objection has been made against the continuance of these taxes; they are said to be temporary and ought to be applied to temporary objects, such as the military establishment, and not to the permanent object of the reduction of the debt. It was rather a strange objection to argue from a peculiar quality of the object under consideration when the whole question and essence of the controversy was, in fact, whether the object should possess that quality? whether certain revenues should be temporary or permanent depended on the legislative will, & when the proposition was to make certain temporary taxes permanent, it was no answer to say that they are now temporary.
It should be shown that these taxes are temporary in their nature and quality; the duty on Coffee, Bohea-Tea and Salt are permanent. Is there less permanency in the nature of a duty on refined Sugar and Snuff? The former are consumed by the poorer classes of society, the latter by the wealthier; is that a reason why the former should be permanent and the latter temporary? But if there did exist any difference in the nature of these revenues, the argument was the other way, for these duties being internal were in general less liable to be affected by Wars than the import, and were consequently of a more permanent nature than the import, and therefore more suitable for the purpose to which they are designed. Besides, the very substitute recommended of the additional import of last session, is a temporary revenue.
There remained one further objection to answer. It was asked, why we did not extend excises to nails, shoes, paper, and many other articles manufactured in the United States, of which the manufacturers have as much monopoly of supply as of snuff and sugar. Several answers occurred to this objection in the first place; the facts are admitted that these have the monopoly of supply; again it does not follow that because one article is to be excised, all are; in laying taxes many things are to be taken into consideration, the nature of the commodity, whether it can bear a tax, whether a necessary or a luxury, the mode of collection, its cheapness and simplicity, whether it will fall on the maker or the consumer. The articles of snuff and sugar possess every essential of a good tax: to show that because they can bear a tax the other articles can also, the gentleman should show that the other articles possess the same qualities.
Mr. Smith said, he believed he had answered every objection to the snuff and sugar taxes, and consequently every objection to the principal part of the report, for it would be observed, that gentlemen in the opposition had made the whole merit and existence of the report hinge upon those two articles. The question was, therefore, now on the very existence of the plan, for if the present motion should obtain, he saw an end to all their labour for this session. However he might regret its failure, and the further postponement of so interesting a business, he should endeavour to console himself with the reflexion, that he had, early in the session, brought the subject forward; that he had bestowed considerable attention on it, and had used all his endeavours to accomplish, at this time, a plan, which if adopted, he was certain would effectuate the discharge of the national debt, in a very short period. If the conduct of members, on this occasion, is to be exhibited to the public as a criterion of their sincerity, in wishing the speedy discharge of the debt, he was desirous that the public should know the part he had acted, and he was confident that, when a comparison should be drawn between those on the one side who had early and zealously brought forward and defended a plan for the reduction of the debt, and at the same time shown a willingness to accede to any other equally efficient—and those on the other, who had combated this plan with no small perseverance, merely on account of their dislike to one or two articles of taxation, without offering any thing as a substitute,
(except holding out the idea of a remote, and almost impracticable expedient) his conduct would fairly undergo the strictest scrutiny.
For the Gazette of the United States.
Mr. FENNO. AMONG the many catch-penny devices of the day, no single attempt deserves more serious attention, than a Pamphlet advertised by B. F. Bache, called Aristocracy. Noticing the peculiar cast of the advertisement, I lent to the bookseller, and procured the book. But, Sir, what was my extreme agitation of mind, when I found several of the most patriotic members of Congress, and even our venerable and virtuous President maligned, by the daring author?
I was ready to exclaim, "How long, O Catiline," &c. Will Mr. Bache, and his confederate correspondents, never cease to howl, Aristocracy? Does the author of these Poems think, as he pretends, that a combination of Aristocrats, is about to destroy our liberties?
It is difficult to be accounted for, that a virtuous community should be so much imposed on, and blown into a flame, by such incendiaries. This author, with more ingenuity than honesty, and more art than good sense, would convince the people who read his preface, and poetry, but more especially his preface, that the Government must be watched, that they must be jealous of rulers, &c. I repeat it, "How long, O Catiline," &c.
A REPUBLICAN. February 12th, 1795.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 13.
On Tuesday last, Colonel David Humphreys arrived in town from Europe.
On Monday last, at the Country House of Andrew Allen, Esq. in Bucks County, died, after an illness of eight days, in the sixty-seventh year of his age.
The hon. JOHN PENN, He was descended from an ancient and distinguished family in England, rendered more illustrious, by the pre-eminent virtues and talents of his Grand-Father William Penn, the Great Founder and Legislator of Pennsylvania: from whom he inherited, through his father Richard Penn, the one-fourth part of the proprietaryship of the province of Pennsylvania, and exercised the office of Governor thereof, antecedently to, and until the commencement of the American Revolution. In the reverse of fortune, to which that event gave rise, he manifested the same equanimity, that uniformly characterized him, during the period of his former prosperity, and retained to the last moment of his existence, the most affectionate attachment to the country, which his ancestor had planted. Whilst his public administration constantly exhibited, his love of justice, his moderation and integrity; his private life, adorned by the unassuming modesty of his deportment the gentlemen of his manners, and the serenity of his temper; at the same time, that it was dignified by the most ingenious candor, and by the most inviolable love of truth.
Mr. Mitchell, the English Resident at Berlin, during the second Silesian war, in communicating to the king of Prussia the intelligence of some advantage obtained over the enemy, made use of the following expression:—"By the help of God we have gained a victory over the French." "What," said the king, "is God one of our allies?" "Yes, certainly," replied the ambassador, "and the only one who demands no subsidies of us."
Extract of a letter from the Northern parts of St. Domingo.
"The settlements of Charret and others are cultivated, and the produce carried to town.
"There are fifteen sugar works now in motion, viz. at la Petite Anse and in the Quartier Morin, those of Charrette, Menou, les Peres de l'Hopital, Baudet and St. Michel. In the parish of la Plaine-du-Nord, those of Daux, Poupet, and Heritiers la Plaine; they were employed in re-establishing the sugar mills of le Normand and others.
"Eight or nine sugar works were a going at Jacquy; at Carracole the same; that of Loup is among the number. Braffier takes the syrop, Bonne-Fond and Leger Duval receive the produce and employ Bridaud to sell it. Bridaud occupies at the Cape the house of the late citizen Loir. Corneaux, Caffarouy, &c. live in the street du Conseil.
"The following is the rule concerning the produce of the plantations:— One quarter for the property; one ditto for the cultivator or the journey-work; one ditto for the administration
of the property; one ditto as a contribution to the public expenses."
SHIP NEWS.
From the log-book of the ship Nancy, Mitchell, arrived here yesterday, in 38 days from L'Orient.
December 28, in lat. 38, 23, spoke the Schooner Eliza, of and from Boston, bound to the Cape de Verd islands, all well. The 29th, in lat. 3, 51, spoke the ship Columbia, Waters, from St. Peterburgh, bound to Boston, out 123 days, in a leaky condition. January 27, spoke the Schooner Active, Rose, from Salem, bound to the West-Indies, the captain of which died two days before. February 3, in lat. 36, 30, was boarded by the Cleopatra frigate, which supplied captain Mitchell with some necessaries he stood in need of, and treated him very politely. They informed him they were bound to Bermuda.
Sailed yesterday morning from the port of Philadelphia, the ship Hannah, captain Lake, for the Isle of France.
The brig Tryall, captain Gordon, of Philadelphia, has arrived at Norfolk, from Cadiz.
The ship Goddard of Plenty, captain Thompson, arrived at Barbadoes the 15th, and Martinique the 17th day after sailing from Philadelphia.
Arrived at New-York, Schooner Hope, Church, Demarara.
By this Day's Mail.
NEW-YORK, Feb. 11.
The writings of Germanicus are well calculated to develop the nature and tendency of Political affiliated Clubs. A candid reading of his Essays, will convince Americans of the dangerous purposes to which they may be applied. If such reasoning, and the actual progress and fate of the Clubs in France, will not open the eyes of the Republicans of this country, to watch their equal rights, and not suffer secret intrigue and influence to endanger them, it will be impossible to rouse their vigilance by any ordinary means. The people have Abraham and the Prophets, and if they will not listen to these, they would not be convinced, tho' one should rise from the dead.
We hear, that the University of Edinburgh, have conferred the degree of Doctor in Divinity, on the Rev. Thomas Barnard, of Salem, (Massachusetts) & the Rev. Jedediah Morse, of Charleston.
Tallien, the publisher of a periodical paper in Paris, called the "Friend of the citizens," offended at the insertion of some passage by his partner Mehee, has disavowed the piece, and given notice that the paper will no longer bear his name; not being willing to be responsible for pieces which do not bear his signature.
The apartments of Cambaceres, a member of Convention, have been broken open and plundered of a sum of money, and all his valuable effects that the thieves thought proper to take.
PITTSBURGH, February 7.
The late general election in the western counties having been declared void by the Senate and House of Representatives of Pennsylvania, the sheriff of Allegheny county issued his proclamation for holding a new election on Tuesday last for choosing two representatives for the county, and in conjunction with the county of Washington, two Senators for the district. At the close of the poll it appeared that
PRESLEY NEWILL, and DUNNING MCNAIR, were re-elected to the assembly by a very large majority. The returns of the senate from Washington county not being received, we cannot say who are the fortunate candidates.
PRICE OF STOCKS.
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CITY DANCING ASSEMBLY.
THURSDAY next being Thanksgiving Day, there will be no Assembly that evening. SUNDAY, the 22d, being the Birth Day of the President of the United States, there will be a BALL on the evening of the 23d. No tickets will be sold for that night; and the Subscribers are requested to apply to the Managers for Tickets for Strangers, previous to the night of the Ball. Feb. 13 d8t
A vessel is arrived at Newbury-port, (Massachusetts) which left Rotterdam the 20th December.
Henry Latimer Esq. is elected a Senator of the United States, by the Legislature of the State of Delaware.
February 21st, 1794.
At a meeting of the Columbianum, held at Peale's Museum, Resolved unanimously, That this Association being the original Institution, in the United States, which commenced the 31st day of January, 1795—That every attempt to qualify it to the contrary is a decoy to Arts and an imposition on the Public—Resolved, That the COLUMBIANUM is held at Peale's Museum only, and that any denomination thereof, at any other place, is an assumption—Resolved, That an Advertisement published in the Evening Papers of the 12th inst. signed P. P. Price, is spurious, as there is no such member in the Institution—Resolved, That all the Proceedings of the COLUMBIANUM be published in the Newspapers immediately. By order of the Association.
C. W. PEALE, Chairman. R. CLAIBORNE, Secretary. N. B. The Association will meet This Afternoon at 4 o'clock. February 13.
Notice is hereby given
THAT a Committee of the COLUMBIANUM or National College of Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, and Engraving, has been this day appointed for the examination of the talents and pretensions of such persons as wish to offer themselves as Candidates under the recommendation of the Federative School or Academy of Arts of Philadelphia, held for the present at Mr. Peale's Museum, and those Artists, who are desirous of becoming Members of this National Institution, are requested to send in their recommendations signed by three Artists at least, of known abilities inclosed to Mr. Groombridge, adjoining the Bank of Pennsylvania, and addressed to the Chairman of the Columbianum.
By order of the General Meeting, P. P. PRICE, Secretary pro Tem. February 11.
NEW THEATRE.
THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 13. Will be Presented A TRAGEDY, called Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo, Mr. Moreton. Ekalus, Mr. Warrell. Paris, Mr. Marshall. Montague, Mr. Morris. Capulet, Mr. Green. Mercutio, Mr. Wignell. Benvolio, Mr. Cleveland. Tibalt, Mr. Harwood. Friar Lawrence, Mr. Whitlock. Balthazar, Mr. Darley jun. Apothecary, Mr. Francis. Peter, Mr. Blissett. Page, Master T. Warrell.
Juliet, Mrs. Marshall. Lady Capulet, Mrs. Francis. Nurse, Mrs. Shaw. In act 1st a MASQUERADE, with a DANCE by the characters.
In act 5th a FUNERAL PROCESSION and SOLEMN DIRGE.
The Vocal Parts, by Messrs. Marshall, Darley, Warrell, Rowson, Francis, Darley jun. J. Warrell, T. Warrell, Mrs. Oldmixon, Mrs. Warrell, Miss Broadhurst, Mrs. Bates, Mrs. Cleveland, Miss Rowson, and Mrs. De Marque.
To which will be added, [For the First Time] A FARCE, called The Padlock.
Don Diego, Mr. Darley. Leander, Mr. Marshall. Scholars, Messrs. J. Warrell, and Darley jun. Mungo, Mr. Bates.
Leonora, Miss Broadhurst. Ursula, Mrs. Shaw.
TO-MORROW EVENING Will be presented a new COMEDY, (never performed in this theatre) called the
Benevolent Merchant. With a Serious Pantomime, called La Foret Noire.
** The Tragedy of Douglas is unavoidably postponed.
Ladies and Gentlemen are requested to send their servants to keep places by five o'clock, and order them, as soon as the company are seated, to withdraw, as they cannot on any account be permitted to remain.
Box one Dollar—Pit 1/2 of a Dollar—and Galle 1/4 of a Dollar.
Tickets and places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Wells, at the Theatre, from TEN till ONE, and on days of performance from TEN till THREE o'clock.
Also at Rice's Bookstore, No. 50, and at Carey's No. 118. Market street.
No money or tickets to be returned, nor any person on any account whatsoever, admitted behind the scenes.

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Extracts from the Critical Reviews, April 1792, p. 408. It may be a tale of truth, for it is not un- natural, and it is a tale of real distress— Charlotte by the artifice of a teacher, re- commended to a school from humanity ra- ther than a conviction of her integrity of the regularity of her former conduct, is en- ticed from her governess, and accompanies a young officer to America—The marriage is consummated, but soon after, the governess and Charlotte die a martyr to the inconstancy of her lover, and treachery of his friend— The fictions are artless and affecting— the descriptions natural and pathetic; we should feel for Charlotte if such a person ever existed, who for one error, scarce- ly, perhaps deserved so severe a punish- ment. It is a fiction, poetic justice is not, we think, properly distributed." 2. The Inquisitor—By Mrs. Rowson, 2 vols. Second Philadelphia edition. 87 1/2 cents. 3. Adventures of Roderick Random. 2 vols. 1 dollar and 50 cents, coarse paper—1 dollar and 75 cents, fine. 4. Notes on the State of Virginia—By Tho- mas Jefferson. Price, neatly bound, one dollar and a half. 5. History of the French Revolution, from its commencement to the death of the Queen and the execution of Brissot. Two dollars.
EXTRACT FROM THE PREFACE. The authors have presumed to mix to- gether the epithet Impartial; and the reason is, because they cannot charge them- selves with feeling the smallest bias to any party, but that of truth and liberty; and they flatter themselves, that their readers will find not only every circumstance fairly represented, but every censureable action, whenever it was the author's or editor's busi- ness to record it. If it was necessary to make a declaration of their own princi- ples, they would say, they are neither Tory nor republican—they love liberty as Eng- lish whigs, and execrate every criminal act by which a malevolent cause is endangered and disgraced. In the present ferment of the public mind, they cannot flatter themselves with the hopes of being this claim universally acknowledged. On the contrary, they are well assured that these pages will not be acceptable to the zealots of either party. But when time shall dilute the clou of political deception, they will with some confidence expect that verdict from public opinion, which candor and moderation seldom fail to receive.
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FOR SALE, SEVERAL VALUABLE Tracts of Land,
LYING in King George County, Vir- ginia, lying on the south side of Potomack Creek, near its mouth, being one mile from the river Potomack, containing by old sur- vey eleven hundred and ten acres. There is on the above tract of Land a dwelling house thirty by twenty, with three rooms on the first floor, and two above, with five places, a kitchen with a brick chimney, stables, corn house, meat house, dairy and other out- houses; also a good framed horse house by twenty four, and a granary, both perfectly new, and agreeably situated on the Creek, com- manding a fine view of the river Potomack, and one of the best fisheries either on the ri- ver or creek. This creek is navigable for vessels of several tons, and abounds with wild fowl of every kind, particularly ducks. The land is fertile and well adapted to the culture of corn, rye, and tobacco. There is also on it a quantity of timber; of superior quality, either for ship or house building, & contiguous to the water, from whence it could be rafted to Alexandria, or to the City of Washington, and is not more than fifty miles distant from either place. The growth is chiefly red and white oak, locust, walnut, hickory, cedar and poplars of an extraor- dinary size. There are also a couple of small meadows now in timothy, and several other rich swamps, which may be put in at a small expense. The banks consist chiefly of shell- marl of the best quality, which affords a va- luable and inexhaustible fund of manure. Likewise another valuable Tract, lying in Potomack river in King George county, near- ly opposite to Port Tobacco in Maryland, containing about four hundred acres; one hundred of it is heavily timbered with white oak proper for house or ship building; about fifty acres of marsh, and the whole of the land perfectly level, and well adapted to farming, being of a fluff quality, and excel- lent for holding manure. It bounds on the ri- ver about three quarters of a mile, has a most admirable herring and rock fishery, and for wild fowl is perhaps equal to any on the Continent. It is well situated for a Ferry, being at a narrow part of the river, and is not more than thirty five miles from the City of Wash- ington by land.
We will likewise sell a valuable Tract of Land, lying partly in King George and part- ly in Stafford county, containing five hun- dred acres. This tract is about one mile from Potomack Creek, it is well timbered and watered, the soil is of an excellent quality. For a further account apply to Mr. Charles Stuart Waugh, at Dr. Benjamin Duffield's fourth Front Street, No. 323, or to the Sub- scribers, living on the premises, King George county, Virginia.
LEWIS WAUGH, OR JOHN WAUGH. Jan. 29
A VENDRE, Une Terre Superbe situé dans l'Etat de la Nouvelle York.
LA BELLE Habitation connue par le nom de SCOTIA, sitée sur le bord du nord de la Riviere de Mohawk et vis a vis la florissante ville de Schenectady qui est a l'extremite de la communication par eau entre la Caneda et autres parties occidentales avec la ville d'Alba- nie dont elle est eloignee de seize miles An- glais sur cinq lieues un tiers de france. Cette terre est bornee par la dite Riviere environ deux tiers de lieue—les grands chemins des parties de l'ouest et du nord se joig- nent en cet endroit avec plusieurs autres et conduisent a l'endroit par ou l'on traverse la Riviere vis a vis la dite ville—cette habita- tion contient plus de mille acres, une grande partie de la quelle est en plaine de la premiere qualite et propres pour des prairies ou du grain dont elle produit une grand abond- ance. On pourroit la deviser en plusieurs habita- tions donnant a chacune des situations tres commodes a placer des maisons—elle contient a present douze maisons grandes et bien com- modees avec des Granges Ecuries, Magazins, des Remises pour les Voitures et plusieurs autres batimens qui sont tres convenables le tout situe sur une elevation au bord de la dite Riviere d'ou l'on a une vue bien agre- able par la dite ville, des prairies dans les en- virons et de la Riviere aussi bien que d'un Reservoir d'environ trente acres, qui est bien fourni de poisson et de gibier. Il y a aussi sur la dite terre une Moulin a eau sur un courant qui ne manque Jamais, avec une maison pour le meunier; on y pour- roit ajouter d'autres moulins, &c.—sur cette terre est aussi un bon Verger des meilleurs fruits de ce pais d'environ mille arbres, entes, les Jardins abondent de toutes sortes de fruit propre pour ce climat.—Dependent aussi de cette terre plusieurs tenements avec des lots de terre dont les baux font d'une courte duree. Il n'y a point de terre dans ces parties que soit plus seonde pour toutes sortes de grain d'hiver dont il en a ete seme l'automne passe presque deux cents boisseaux ce que sera compris dans la Vente aussi bien que deux petites files dans la Riviere vis a vis a la mai- son. On pense que la vue de ces terres don- nera une plus haute idee qu'aucun descrip- tion qu'on pourroit en donner. Pour les conditions de Ventes il faut se rendre chez le soussigne-demeurant sur les lieux a un mileux Oliver Wendel et Harri- son G. Otis, a Bolton—meilleurs Cornelius Ray et De Witt Clinton, a New-York—mel- sieurs James Gordon et Henry Glen, mem- bres du Congres, a present a Philadelphia, ou a monseigneur Stephen Bayard dans la ville de Schenectady, qui feront connoitre le prix et conditions de la Vente. JOHN SANDERS.
Valuable Property For Sale, IN THE STATE OF NEW-YORK.
THAT valuable and well known Estate, called SCOTIA, situate on the north bank of the Mohawk river, directly opposite the po- pulous and flourishing town of Schenectady, at the foot of the water-communication from the Western Country, and Upper Canada; sixteen miles from the city of Albany, ex- tending about two miles on the bank of the river above and below the said town; this river is the only water communication in the United States with the great western Lakes. The roads from the western and northern parts of the state of New York, together with a number of other public roads here meet, and lead to the noted ferry kept oppo- site the said town. It contains upwards of one thousand acres, a great proportion of which is interval or low land, calculated both for grass or grain, producing great burthens annually; it may be laid into a number of valuable farms, affording convenient and handsome building grounds; there is now on the premises two very large and commodious dwelling houses, with large Dutch barns, barracks, hovels, stables, cart and waggon house, carriage house, horse house, summer house, and other out- houses, on a commanding eminence near the bank of the river, affording a beautiful and extensive prospect of the river for several miles, the lowland, the town, and a fine lake of water, covering about thirty acres, well stocked with all kinds of river fish, fowl, &c. There is a good grist mill on a never failing stream of water, a good frame house, &c. for the miller, also convenience above the mill for erecting more water works; there is a bearing orchard with nearly one thousand ap- ple trees, set out, grafted of the best fruit, the gardens are stocked with all the various fruits the climate will admit; also several tenements with portions of land on four leases. The land in point of fertility of soil, is ex- ceeded by none in the state; there is now in the ground near two hundred bushels winter grain, which will be included in the above sale. Also two small islands in the river, opposite the mansion house. A view of the premises, it is presumed, will fully equal any description that can be given thereof. For terms of sale apply to the Subscriber, residing on the premises, Messrs. Oliver Wendel or Harrison G. Otis, Esquires, in the town of Bolton, Cornelius Ray, or De Witt Clinton, Esquires, at the city of New York; James Gordon or Henry Glen, Esquires, two of the members of Congress, at the city of Philadelphia; Stephen N. Bayard, in the town of Schenectady, by whom the price & terms of sale will be communicated. JOHN SANDERS. Scotia, Jan. 28, 1795.
George Hunter, Chemist, At his Laboratory, No. 114, South Second Street. INFORMS his former customers and the public, that he has begun the DRUG bus- iness again on an extensive plan. He has for sale a general assortment of FRESH DRUGS, CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS, and PA- TENT MEDICINES. Likewise paints, colours, dry and ground in oil, paint brushes, window and coach glass, dye stuffs, boiled oil, oil of turpentine, copal oil varnish and japan, warranted good. Alum, copress, madder, ground red wood by the hoghead or smaller quantity. As he imports the simple from the best market, and makes the compositions and preparations himself, he is enabled to vouch for and warrant every article sold out of his Laboratory, and likewise to dispose of them at the most reasonable rates. He wishes to fill a large LOT of GROUND, the north-east corner of High and Eleventh streets, containing 78 feet front on High-street, and 200 feet on Eleventh- street, opposite Mr. Leiper's new buildings— And another LOT on the north side of High street, near the above, 28 feet front, and 200 feet deep. Both lots have the privilege of a 30 feet alley in their rear. Dec. 13.
City of Washington. SCHEME OF THE LOTTERY, No. II. FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE FEDERAL CITY.
1 A magnificent 20,000 Dollars, and dwelling house, 5 cash 32,000 are    1 ditto 15,000 & cash 25,000 40,000   1 ditto 15,000 & cash 15,000 30,000   1 ditto 10,000 & cash 10,000 20,000   1 ditto 5,000 & cash 5,000 10,000   1 ditto 5,000 & cash 5,000 10,000   1 Cash prize of 10,000   2 ditto 5,000 each, are 10,000   10 ditto 1,000 10,000   20 ditto 500 10,000   100 ditto 100 10,000   200 ditto 50 10,000   400 ditto 25 10,000   1,000 ditto 10 10,000   15,000 ditto 10 150,000   16,739 Prizes 33,261 Blanks 50,000 Tickets at 8 dollars 400,000
This Lottery will afford an elegant speci- men of the private buildings to be erected in the City of Washington—Two beautiful de- signs are already selected for the entire fronts on two of the public squares; from these drawings, it is proposed to erect two centre and four corner buildings, as soon as possible after this Lottery is sold, and to convey them when completed, to the fortunate adventurers, in the manner described in the scheme for the Hotel Lottery. A net deduction of five per cent. will be made to defray the neces- sary expenses of printing, &c. and the sur- plus will be made a part of the fund intended for the National University, to be erected within the City of Washington. The drawing will commence as soon as the Tickets are sold off.—The money prizes will be payable in thirty days after it is finished, and any prizes for which fortunate numbers are not produced within twelve months after the drawing is closed are to be considered as given towards the fund for the University, it being determined to settle the whole business in a year from the ending of the drawing and to take up the bonds given as security. The real securities given for the payment of the Prizes, are held by the President and two Directors of the Bank of Columbia, and are valued at more than half the amount of the Lottery. The drawing will be under the management of 24 gentlemen appointed by the commissioners for the City of Wash- ington, for the time being, and acting on oath.
SAMUEL BLODGET.
Tickets may be had at the Bank of Columbia; of James West & Co. Baltimore; of Gideon Denison, Savannah; of Peter Gilman, Boston; of John Hopkins, Rich- mond; and at Richard Wells, Cooper's ferry.
FOR SALE, A Lot of Ground,
ON the west side of Third, at the corner of New or Story Street, in the City of Phila- delphia; it being 34 feet 8 inches in front on Third street, and 86 feet deep on Story street. On said lot are two framed dwelling houses, two stories high; the corner house almost new, with a good cellar. For terms and other particulars, apply at the Office of Edward Bonfall & Co. or at No. 60, north Second Street. Jan. 26
Wants Employment,
A Person who has a tolerable knowledge of CONVEYANCING, a general know- ledge of Accounts and Figures, and writes a good hand. He would engage by the year, either in an Office or Merchant's compting house. A line addressed to J.B. and left at the Office of the Gazette of the United States, will be duly attended to. Jan. 10
Wants Employment,
AN Elderly person, who writes a good hand, and understands accounts, and who al- so can be well recommended for his honesty and industry. Any tradesman or mechanic who may wish for such a person to keep his books and make out his bills, may receive information by ap- plying to James Hardie, corner of Lombard and Fifth street. Jan. 1-23
COFFEE 54 hogheads } 120,000 lbs. 350 barrels } Just arrived in the Rebecca, Captain Hughes, from Jamaica. FOR SALE BY Peter Blight.
Who has also now landing out of the Mer- cury, from Oporto, Choice Red Port Wine, IN PIPES. Dec. 22
Robert Campbell, No. 54, South Second Street, Second door below the corner of Chesnut Street, HAS FOR SALE, The most General and Extensive As- sortment of
BOOKS
Ever offered for sale in this City, among which are a number of the latest Euro- pean Publications Also a Complete Assortment of
English & American Writing Paper, Dutch Quills, Playing Cards and every Article in the Stationary Line.
R. G. has lately printed the following BOOKS,
 1. Religious cafes of Con- science, awfully in an Evangelical manner, at the Calvinist Lecture in Little St. Helen, Bishopsgate Street, by S. Pike and S. May- nard, to which is now added, the Spiritual Companion, or the Professing Christian, tried at the Bar of God—Price One Dollar.  2. Meditations and Contemplations, in 2 volumes, containing Vol. 1, Meditations on among the Tombs; Reflections on a Flower Garden; and a Defect upon Creation. Vol. 2, Contemplations on the Night; Contempla- tions on the Hairy Heavens; and a Winter Piece. By James Hervey, A. M. late Rec- tor of Weston-Favell, Northamptonshire— Price 80 Cents.  3. Beauties of Hervey; or delightful pic- turesque, and instructive passages, selected from the works of this deservedly admired author; viz. Meditations among the Tombs, Reflections on a Flower Garden, Defect on the Creation, Contemplations on the Night, the Hairy Heavens; and a Winter Piece; the most important passages, and picturesque passages, of Theron & Aspasia, Letters & Ver- nons. Miscellaneous tracts, religious and moral; and remarks on Lord Bol- ingbroke's letters. To which are added Me- moirs of the Author's life and character, with an Elegiac Poem on his death—Price eighty Cents.  4. Rife and Progress of Religion in the Souls, illustrated in a course of serious and practical addresses, suited to persons of every character and circumstance; with a devout meditation and prayer added to each Chap- ter. To all which are subjoined a short sermon on the one thing needful. By Philip Doddrige, D. D.—Price 60 Cents.  5. Sermons by Hugh Baird, D. D. F. R. S. Edinburgh, one of the ministers of the High Church, and Professor of Rhetoric and Belles Letters in the University of Edinburgh. Vol. 4—Price One Dollar.  6. A Sermon on the Freedom and Instru- ments of the United States of America, preached in Carlisle, on the 5th of Octo. 1794, & published at the request of the Pennsylvania and Lancaster troops of Light Horse, By Robert Davidson, D. D. Pastor of the Presby- terian church in Carlisle, and one of the Pres- byters in Dickinson's College—Price 50 Cents.  7. The Philosophy of Natural History, by William Smellie, Member of the Royal and Antiquarian Society of Edinburgh—Price 2 Dollars.  8. The Westminster Assembly's Shorter Catechism, explained by way of question and answer, by Fisher and Erskine—Price 80 Cents.  9. Mentor, or the Young Ladies Friend, by Mrs. Rowson of the New Theatre, Phila- delphia; author of the Inquisitor, Fille de Chambre, Victoria, Charlotte, &c. 9 Cents.  10. A Simple Story. By Mrs. Inchbald— Price One Dollar.  11. The Fool of Quality, or the History of Henry, Earl of Moreland, in three vol- umes, by Mr. Brooke, Price 2 Dollars 40 Cents.  12. Sermons on important subjects, by the late Rev. and pious Samuel Davis, A. M. some time President of the College in New Jersey in 2 vols. To which are now added, three occasional sermons, not included in the former edition; and two sermons on a account of his death, by the Rev. Drs. Gibbons, and Finley, Price 4 Dollars.  13. The Life of Paris Frederick Trevelk, containing his adventures, his cruel and ex- cessive flogging during 10 years imprison- ment in the port of Liverpool, by com- mand of the British King, & his subsequent adventures, his trials, prison, and personal Price One Dollar.  14. The Conductor General, or the Of- fice, duty, and authority of Justices of the Peace; high sheriffs, under sheriffs, coroners, constables, gaolers, jury men, and clerks of the peace; as also the office of clerks of the peace, and of the peace, &c. to which are added, the excise and militia laws of the Uni- ted States, and the act called the ten Pound act of the state of Pennsylvania, and New York Price 1 Dollar.  15. The History of a Reprobate; by Mr. Brooke—Price 80 Cents.  16. A Treatise on the Fever of Jamaica, with some observations on the intermitting Fever of America, and an appendix, contain- ing some hints on the means of preserving the health of Soldiers in hot climates; by Ro- bert Jackson, M. D. Price One Dollar.  Country Storekeepers can be supplied with Books and Stationary as above, by the quantity on very low terms. Jan. 27