Gazette of the United States. (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 1795-08-12 00:00:00

Gazette United States
NUMBER 913.]
WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1795.
[VOLUME VIII.]
For FREIGHT, CHARTER or SALE,
AMERICAN,
At Mr. Nixon's Wharf, THE ship will take a Freight to any of the Windward Islands or Europe, if one offers soon, as she is now ready to take in. She is in complete order, and has good accommodations for passengers. For particulars apply to Jehu Hollingsworth & Co.
WHO HAVE FOR SALE,
A Few Puncheons of Excellent Rum, By the above ship, one of which is old. July 27
FOR SALE,
The Sloop FRIENDSHIP, BURTHEN thirty five tons; built in North Carolina, of Live Oak and Cedar, seven years old and pretty well found. For terms apply to Joseph Anthony & Son. August 6
FOR SALE or CHARTER,
The Ship PENNSYLVANIA, BURTHEN 3400 Bbls. Flour—completely found, and may be sent to sea at a small expence. For terms apply to GURNEE & SMITH. WHO HAVE FOR SALE, A Quantity of Excellent Bourdeaux Claret in casks and Brandy in Pipes and Butts. July 16
FOR HAMBURGH,
The Ship ADRIANA, Captain SAMUEL CLAPP, Will receive Freight, (part of which is engaged) for Hamburg, and is to sail as soon as she is discharged, and can be loaded. Passengers that purpose to go to England, are to be landed at Deal or Dover, the Ship having good accommodations, being lately enlarged for this purpose in London. For freight or passage enquire of RALPH MATHER, No. 71, Race-Street. July 14
300 Hbds. Maryland and Virginia
TOBACCO. Of a superior quality, part of which is Kittoe, and particularly adapted for the manufacturers, or for the Maryland or Hamburg market. ALSO, 400 Hogsheads ready to be delivered on board a vessel in Chesapeake Bay, for sale by George Sibbald, No. 170 South Front-Street. July 24
50000 lb. of First Quality Green Coffee
WILL be landed on Monday, the 20th inst. on Messrs. Willings and Francis's Wharf, from on board the Schooner Delight, Ayres Stokely, Master, from St. Domingo, for sale by LEVINUS CLARKSON July 18
Now Landing,
THE cargoes of the brigs West-Indian and Betty & Polly from Jamaica: Coffee in Hhds and barrels, Sugar in Hhds, Rum, high proof, and 36 bags Pimento. ALSO ON HAND, A Quantity of Coffee in Hhds, Barrels and Bags, Sugar in Hhds, Pimento in Bags, Brandy, 1st and 4th proof, Sherry Wine, &c. For sale by Peter Blight. July 31
For SALT,
The Schooner CHORLEY, AN American built vessel, burthen about 800 bbls. of Flour, and well found—For terms apply to the captain on board at the subscriber's wharf, or to JOSEPH SIMS. Who has for Sale, imported in said Schooner, St. Croix Rum and Sugar, in Hhds. and barrels, Coffee, &c. August 10
Game to the Stable of the Subscriber,
LAST evening, a Black Mare, with a little white on her off hind foot, and the head of a bridle on her head. Whoever owns the said mare shall have her by paying for this advertisement. GEORGE GREEN, No. 123 Pine Street. Aug. 10
JAMES YARD
Has for sale, at his store on Walnut-Street wharf, St. Croix Rum and Sugar of superior quality. St. Domingo Indigo, Laguira and St. Domingo Hides. 100 Pockets of fine Cotton. ALL Persons having any demands on the Minister of Great Britain, are desired to send their accounts for payment to his house No. 276 High Street, before Saturday next, the 8th of this month. August 4
LANDING,
FROM on board the brig Eagle, Capt. Dewar, and Sloop George, Capt. Chapman, from Port au Prince, at Hamilton's wharf, Muscovado SUGAR, in tierces, & barrels, hogsheads, tierces, barrels, & bags. COFFEE, in tierces, barrels, & bags. COTTON, in bales, & packets. For sale by George Sibbald, No. 170 South Front-Street. August 10
FOR SALE by the Subscriber, at their Store on Walnut Street Wharf,
26 Hhds. 33 Barrels and 540 Bags
Hispaniola COFFEE, lately arrived Who have also on hand, Red Port Wine, in Pipes and Hogsheads, Mountain Wine, in Qrs. casks, 20 Tons Brimstone, Nails assorted, Ball Carcas, No. 1 & 7 and A few gentlemen's handsome Saddles. Philip Nicklin & Co. July 24
JAMES TIFFIN,
No. 70, South Second-Street, near the City Tavern, HAS just opened and for Sale, an Assortment of Ladies' and Gentlemen's
Fashionable HATS,
from London. Also a variety of Children's Hats of different Colours. N. B. A Man or two as finishers in the above business, well recommended, will meet with constant employ and good encouragement. June 6.
American Landscapes.
PROPOSALS
FOR PUBLISHING IN AQUATINTA
TWENTY-FOUR VIEWS,
SELECTED from the most striking and interesting Prospects in the United States; each of which Views, will be accompanied with a descriptive account of its Local, Historical, and other Incidental Peculiarities By G. I. PARKYNS, Author of the "Monastic Ruins and Ancient Castles in Great Britain"
CONDITIONS.
 I. That the work shall be published by Subscription; and that each Subscriber shall engage to take the whole set of Views, and shall pay for each engraving, if black or brown, 2 Dollars; and if coloured 3 Dollars.  II. That the dimensions of each engraving shall be 24 by 17 inches, executed in aquatinta, and published upon paper of a superior quality. The publication to commence immediately; and one engraving to be delivered to the Subscribers, on the first Monday of each succeeding month, until the proposed series shall be finally completed.  III. That with the last View of the series, shall be delivered an engraved title-page; an elegant characteristic vignette; a map of the route, connected with the prospects exhibited in the course of the Work; and an Alphabetical list of the Subscribers.  Subscriptions are received by Mr. Harrison, at his Print shop, Maiden-lane, New-York, by Mr. Carey, Book-seller, No. 112, Market Street, Philadelphia, and by all the principal Book-sellers in the United States. February 28.
FRAUNCES'S TAVERN.
No. 59 South Water Street.
THE Subscriber respectfully begs leave to inform his friends and the public in general, that he has removed from No. 166 South 2d Street, to that large, commodious House in Water-Street, between Chestnut and Walnut Streets, lately occupied by Mr. Isaac Haxtun, and on which he has spared no pains or expense, to make it convenient and agreeable for the reception of gentlemen. The House being situated on the same spot where the noted Beef Steak and Punch house formerly stood, has the advantage of the best water in this city, known long since by the name of the Great Tree Water. As there are several elegant Rooms, sufficiently large to accommodate any Society or company of gentlemen, and from his well known abilities to please in the line of his business, he flatters himself with a continuance of that patronage which he has experienced since he first opened a Public House in this City, and, for which he begs leave to make a public acknowledgment. For the accommodation of Small Parties, the Large Coffee Room on the ground floor is conveniently fitted up with a number of Boxes, constructed in such a manner as to admit Gentlemen to be as private as they please—Where may be had, at any hour, Soups, Beef-Steaks, Relishes, &c. &c. He has on hand, and will keep a constant supply of Spirits and Malt Liquors, and of the best qualities. Breakfasts provided—Also Dinners and Suppers cooked in the most approved manner, at a short notice, and Pastry of all sorts, made to order, in the House, or to send out at any hour. He has several well furnished Bed Chambers, for Boarders and Lodgers, by the Week, month, or year. SAMUEL FRAUNCES. June 2.
FOR SALE,
In Bath County, Virginia,
450 Acres of Good Land.
WHEREON are the Hot Springs, which are from 70 to 110 degrees of heat. There is on the said land a handsome and commodious house two stories high, 60 by 30 feet, with a veranda the full length of the house, and extending to the upper story, and other necessary buildings for a Public House, for which they were intended; good baths are over several of the baths, with heating rooms. There are adjacent thereto, two remarkable cold springs, of well tasted lime-stone water. These baths are a specific for the most obstinate rheumatic and all other disorders originating from colds or obstructed perspirations, and gives great relief in the gout; they have effected wonderful cures in various disorders incident to the ladies; they have this spring made a perfect cure of a disease on a West-Indian resembling the leprosy, and are remarkable for the cure of white swellings, contracted nerves, and many other diseases are too obnoxious to be effected by medicine. There is near the said Baths,
A new Saw-Mill erected, and a Race
due from thence, to build a Manufacturing Mill, which reclaims about 30 acres of rich Meadow Land as any upon the Continent, and may be watered every night, and the bay made thereon falls as well as any that is made near any city or town within the United States. The proprietors of the above property will treat for the same on the premises, at any time between the 20th of August and the 20th of September; they will also sell Valuable Land for two or three Farms near the said Springs, and if the said Land and Mills at the Springs are not sold, they will be rented. Good accommodations are provided at the above Springs for Ladies and Gentlemen in this season, which from experience is found best to commence in June, and end the first of October. $1m
LANDING, from on board the Ship CHARLOTTE.
Capt. Tonn. Boersma, from Bourdeaux, 30 Pipes Brandy, 20 Tons Claret. For sale by F. COPPINGER, No. 221 South Front, near Pine Street. Who has also, 2000 cases 30 & 50 bottles, Choice Old Claret and hogsheads ditto. A Quantity of Annified Malt and Liquors and Cambric. July 16
For Sale by the Subscriber,
A few hundred barrels of Prime Herrings fit for Exportation
70,000 lb. Green Coffee in hds. barrels and bags Port Wine in pipes Madeira in do. hds. and quarter casks Teneriffe in ditto Malaga in quarter casks Jamaica Spirits in hds. New England Rum in ditto Holland Gin Hylon Hyson Gomee Souchong and Bohea Turk's Island and Liverpool
TEAS, in whole and half chests
SALT
Sweet Oil in Quart Bottles, and Cases of 30 bottles Clayed Sugars in hds. entitled to Drawback
2000 Bushels best Liverpool blond Salt
now afloat, will be sold cheap from on board the vessel. Levinus Clarkson, No. 216 South Water Street. July 1
EMPTY BOTTLES,
A preference will be given to Claret Bottles—Apply to No. 187, South Third-Street. April 22
A few Pipes Port Wine
Of a Superior Quality, Now landing at Pine-Street Wharf, FOR SALE BY William & Samuel Keith, No. 279, South Front-Street. July 14.
NEW-CASTLE PIER LOTTERY.
PRIZE Tickets in the above Lottery are paid at a fair discount or exchanged for tickets in the Canal, Washington and Paterson Lotteries, at the Office No. 149 Chestnut Street. Where approved Notes to any amount are also discounted. June 24
TO BE SOLD,
A Lot, containing about seventeen acres, on the Wissahickon road, 4 miles, from the city, and directly opposite to the house of Mr. Isaac Wharton.
A Lot, containing 10 acres, in Ilington Lane, on said road, near the estate of Jasper Moylan, Esq.
A Lot, containing 10 acres in Turner's Lane, on said road, and directly opposite to the estate of Mr. Ternant. Enquire of Joseph Redman, Woodstock corner of Turner's Lane. April 6
FRESH TEAS,
Of Superior Quality, viz. Imperial, or Gunpowder
Hylon Gomee, 1st quality Hylon, 2d. do. do. Young Hylon, Hylon Skin, and Souchong.
A few Boxes of each, for sale at No. 19, Third Street, South. Dec 10.
CAVERN OF DEATH—A Moral Tale.
Just Published—Price 50 Cents, And for sale at WILLIAM W. WOODWARD'S Printing Office, No. 16, Green sign of Franklin's Head, Chestnut Street.
THOUGHTS ON DIVINE GOODNESS,
Relative to the government of moral agents, particularly displayed in future rewards and punishments; translated from the French of Ferdinand Oliver Petipierre, formerly minister of Chaux de FOND.
W. W. WOODWARD has on hand a neat assortment of BOOKS & STATIONARY.
The Public are respectfully informed that the excellent work of BURKITT on the NEW TESTAMENT, 1st Number, will soon be published. Each number 1-4 dollar—to be 25 numbers, one every 3 weeks.
A good font of second hand Small Pica, 1/6 per lb. for Sale. Aug. 5
June 23.
Notice is hereby given that an attachment
was issued out of the inferior court of Common Pleas in and for the county of Cumberland, in the state of New Jersey, returnable on the twenty-fifth day of February last, against the goods and chattels, rights and credits, lands and tenements of George Hutz (not being a resident at that time within the state of New Jersey) at the suit of Jonathan Ballinger, indorsee of Job Butcher, which was levied by the sheriff of the county of Cumberland "on a certain floor or shallop called the Fly of Philadelphia" with its appurtenances, as by the return of the said sheriff will more particularly appear—and notice is also hereby further given, agreeably to the direction of an act of the Legislature of the state of New Jersey in such case made and provided, that unless the said George Hutz shall appear and give special bail to answer the suit to as aforesaid instituted against him by the said Jonathan Ballinger, within such time as is prescribed by law, "that then and in that case judgment shall be entered" against the said George Hutz "by default, and that the said floor or shallop to as aforesaid seized on the said attachment" will be sold for the satisfaction of all "creditors who shall appear to be justly entitled to any demand thereon, and shall apply for that purpose." Dated at Salem, in the county of Salem, in the said state, the thirty first day of March A.D. 1795. GILES, Clerk. Levinus Horatio Stockton, Attorney for the Plff. April 1
To be sold at Private Sale,
TWO new three story brick houses, neatly finished; on the fourth side of Filbert, above ninth street; each house has the privilege of a three feet alley, and the lots run back to a 30 feet wide street.
Also, a large three story brick building, thirty six and an half feet front, on the fourth side of Filbert, above Eighth street. This lot extends 120 feet in depth and has the privilege of a nine feet alley from Filbert Street the whole length of the lot, and of a 30 feet square court for carriages to turn in.
This last building is not finished in the inside, and may be made either into one or two houses—it will answer for any large manufactory. The whole clear of ground rent or any incumbrance. For terms apply at No. 111 Chestnut Street. August 1
JAMES M'ALPIN,
7 A Y L O R,
No. 3 South Fourth Street,
RETURNS his grateful acknowledgements to his Friends and the Public for their liberal encouragement, and begs leave to solicit a continuance of their favours.
At his Shop gentlemen may be furnished with the best materials, and have them made up and finished in the most fashionable manner. He will thankfully receive any orders and pay a prompt and punctual attention to them. Oct. 13
City of Wainington.
Scheme of the Lottery, No 2,
For the Improvement of
THE FEDERAL CITY.
1 A magnificent 20,000 Dollars, and dwelling house, } cash 35,000 are
 1 ditto 15,000 & cash 25,000 50,000  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, 375 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 20,000  2,500 ditto 10 15,000 
16,739 Prizes 33,261 Blanks
50,000 Tickets at 8 dollars 400,000
This Lottery will afford an elegant specimen of the private buildings to be erected in the City of Wainington—Two beautiful designs 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 complete, 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 necessary expenses of printing, &c. and the surplus will be made a part of the fund intended for the National University, to be erected within the City of Wainington.
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 twenty four gentlemen who by appointment of the late Commissioners assisted in the management of the Hotel Lottery are requested to undertake this arduous task a second time on behalf of the public; a sufficient number of these having kindly accepted, it is hoped that the friends to a National University and the other federal objects may continue to favor the design. The synopsis of one of the Colleges, to form a branch of the National Institution, is already in the press, and will be speedily published, together with its constitution.
A complete PLAN of the whole of this important Institution, compiled from a selection of the best materials, ancient and modern, will be submitted to the public whenever the same may have gone through such revisions as may be necessary to establish the perfect confidence and general approbation, so essential to its present rise and future existence for the general good of America.
By accounts received from the different parts of the Continent as well as from Europe, where the tickets have been sent for sale, the public are assured that the drawing will speedily commence, and that the care and caution unavoidably necessary to insure a safe disposal of the tickets, has rendered the short suspension indispensable. February 24, 1795.
SAMUEL BLODGET.
** Tickets may be had at the Bank at Columbia of James West & Co. Baltimore or Gideon Denison, Savannah, or Peter Gilman, Boston; of John Hopkins Richmond; and of Richard Wells, Cooper's Ferry. Aug 30
Ladies and Gentlemen, are respectfully informed,
THAT the Subscriber keeps an elegant Coach to hire, at a reasonable rate, which he drives himself as usual. He also keeps an elegant Coach, to hire without horses, either of which may be engaged at his dwelling, No. 124 Arch Street, between Seventh and Eighth Streets, or in Stable in Eighth near Market Street, or at his usual stand, the corner of Market and Fourth Streets. He returns his sincere thanks to his friends, and hopes to merit a continuance of their favours. July 16
HENRY MOSTS.
TO BE SOLD,
THAT large Grazing FARM, now in the tenure of Mr. John Piffant; containing about 471 acres, more than 200 of which are meadow of the best quality; the remainder consists of cedar and maple swamp, upland, and outside marsh, mostly fit to be taken in. It is situated on the river Delaware, with a cornmill and excellent landing, direct y opposite to Chester, and between Repaupo and Raccoon creeks, in Gloucester county; from which creeks public market boats go every week to the city. This Farm may be conveniently divided into two, leaving two dwellings in good situations; has barns and stabling for feeding 60 head of cattle; and from its many advantages, must be an object for any one extensively in the grazing or dairy way. For terms or more particular information, apply to Richard Whitehead, No. 62, Vine-Street. June 30.

AUTHENTIC.
JOHN RUTLEDGE, of South Carolina, is appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
The treaty has been condemned by a meeting in Savannah—which also burnt Mr. Jay and Mr. Gunn in Effigy.
A meeting in Christ Church parish, S.C. have resolved that they approve of the conduct of their fellow-citizens in Charleston, in opposing the impending treaty.
Our latest advices from Spain are to the middle of June, by a Captain Jones, via Charleston—peace had not then been announced at Cadiz, but was daily expected.
Lord Shelburne, the new British Ambassador to the court of Spain arrived at Cadiz while Capt. Jones was there and left off in great haste for Madrid.
It is now said, that no treaty will ever be ratified between the United States and Great-Britain.
From Correspondents.
The acts employed to irritate the public mind are as wicked as the enemies of our peace are vindictive and unprincipled. In a Boston paper, and the article has been published in more than one Gazette in this city, it is asserted without any qualification—"That the British had revoked their orders [to capture American vessels] until they had his [John Jay's] permission to renew them."
It ought to be remembered says a correspondent that our intelligence direct from France has for some time past anticipated that received by the way of England. The accounts of the state of the French finances have been translated from Paris papers. The last date on this important subject existed but nine days, it was enacted the 20th May, and suspended the 7th June—but according to the debates in the Convention, that was sufficient time to produce great mischief, and dissipation of the national property.
It is considered by many of the printers of this country as much later, and more for their interest to abuse the government of the United States, thro' the majority, by lies and misrepresentations, than even to tell the truth respecting the minority.
On Sunday last a valuable horse was said to be drowned at Hamilton's wharf—and in the morning of that day, another horse going in to water was drove by a number of boys, who pelted him with stones, into the tide-way, from which he was saved with difficulty. The practice which is now become frequent, of boys collecting to swim on Sabbath days, at one of the most public wharves, in the center of the city, reflects no great honor on its guardians.
It has been mentioned as a great abuse of the privilege of Franking in this country, that some members of Congress should have sent by a single mail, from one to four hundred letters—it has also been said that shirts, handkerchiefs, tea, &c. have been Franked—but all surprise will be done away when it is known that Saddlebags of Venison were formerly, under cover of this privilege, transmitted through the English post-office. Mr. Dent, a member of the British House of Commons, in a debate upon the subject of Franking, April 13, 1795, said, "That Venison had passed as nimbly by post, as it run when alive in its native park, and there yet remained many similar instances which required a remedy."
MR. FENNO.
The Aurora of this morning informs its readers, that there are only two writers in favour of the treaty—the readers of that paper only, are really obliged to some body for this information—judging from what they had been indulged in reading, they must have concluded that the treaty had no advocates whatever. But it is possible that the writer did not know that there were more than two defenders of the treaty—it is hardly credible. The treaty has been ably defended by a great number of writers. A series of papers entitled the FEDERALIST, is published in the Centinel, which I hope to see republished here—this is a masterly performance. Besides all this, tho' that Aurora writer may not know it, all the world besides knows it, that the treaty has defenders in all parts of the union; perhaps the Aurora is the only paper in the United States which does not afford some evidence of this, and from justice to the public I expect that the Editor of that paper will republish this.
OBSERVER.
FOR THE GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES.
MR. FENNO.
IN reading your paper of last evening, I was struck with the letter signed George Lux, (a Baltimore merchant) addressed, I suppose, to the President.
He says, "Mr. Jay's treaty in the main met my approbation; but I confess the clause admitting Britons and Americans to hold property in our respective countries, fills me with anguish and alarm."
It is the 9th article of the treaty which has produced this sad effect on the mind of that gentleman; and as many others, not viewing this subject in its true light and consequences, have also been alarmed, I will present you with my opinion upon it, and upon what has a relation to the same subject, (the holding of land) in the 2d article.
It is well known, that before our revolution, when we were British subjects, many of our fellow-subjects, in other parts of the British dominions, held lands in what are now the United States. It is also well known, that many Americans, who finally adhered to the British in the revolution, held landed property. A large proportion of these lands were confiscated, by the laws of the several states; but by the treaty of peace an end was put to all further confiscations. I would now ask Mr. Lux, whether the lands thus secured by that treaty against confiscation, ought not to remain the property of British subjects until they find it for their interest to sell them? For the treaty of peace prescribes no limits to the time of their holding them.
Since the revolution, some states have passed laws to enable foreigners, and of course British subjects, to purchase and hold lands. I again ask, whether British subjects, who have purchased lands under such laws, ought not to be secured in the enjoyment of them?
Here then we see what lands are held by British subjects: they are such only as were guaranteed to them by the treaty of peace, or which the laws of particular states have authorised them to purchase. And what honest man would deny their holding what they have thus honestly acquired?
Further, let it be particularly noticed, that the words of Mr. Jay's treaty are, "British subjects who now hold lands in the territories of the United States;" that is, at the time of signing the treaty.
But how are the British subjects to hold these
lands? The treaty informs us, "according to the nature and tenure of their respective estates and titles therein; and may grant, sell, or devile the same to whom they please, in like manner as if they were natives; and that neither they nor their heirs or assigns, shall so far as may respect the said lands and the legal remedies incident thereto, be regarded as aliens."
Let us consider the effects of this provision, and we shall see that it contains nothing to excite "anguish" or "alarm."
The first part of the provision secures to British subjects only the property honestly and lawfully acquired, in the manner before mentioned. Their estates may be by mortgage, by lease for lives or years, or in fee simple. Whatever these are, the treaty secures them. But "they may sell or devile the same to whom they please" true; but to whom are they likely to sell? To actual settlers. And who will be these actual settlers? Either citizens of the United States, or emigrants from foreign countries for the purpose of becoming actual settlers, and consequently American citizens. To the latter surely there will be no objection, when all the states having vacant lands are continually inviting and receiving foreigners among them. But Mr. Lux is quite in the horrors lest "foreigners of affluence should settle on our frontiers, with myriads of tenants and other dependants." Pray, Mr. Lux, what at that time will be these foreigners of affluence and their myriads of dependants? When they shall have settled on our frontiers, will they still be foreigners, or inhabitants of the United States? If inhabitants, with their families and interests here, what mischief is to be apprehended from them, more than from the foreigners whom Maryland, Pennsylvania, and other states are yearly admitting by thousands? Or do you imagine, that after choosing and settling in this land of liberty, as their home, they will obligately maintain the interests of their former countries, in opposition to this—that they will refuse to take the benefit of our acts of naturalization—that they will refuse to receive the privileges and rights of citizens? Are not the real objects of all such emigrants to obtain here more comfortable settlements, inheritances for their children, and the full enjoyment of the rights of man?
Suppose the British subjects, their heirs or assigns, holding lands in the United States, should not emigrate hither and become settlers, what will be their condition and their rights? Why, by Mr. Jay's treaty, the just property in the lands hono-fy acquired as before mentioned, will remain theirs; but in all other respects, those land holders will remain aliens. Their lands will be liable to taxes, in common with the lands of our own citizens. They can derive no benefit from them but by the rise in their value or by rents. The latter (rents) will not for many generations merit attention in the United States; for every landlord knows that here, where lands are so plenty, rents will not generally yield above two or three per cent. on the value of the lands; which, therefore, will not be leased to tenants, but sold to freeholders.
If these observations find a place in your paper, I will send you those I proposed to make on the 2d article of the treaty, relative to the British subjects who hold lands within the present jurisdiction of the British posts.
A FREEHOLDER.
Philadelphia, August 11, 1795.
MR. FENNO.
I cannot agree with Mr. Bache, (in the Aurora of this day) that you are the author of the infinite variety, both in style and sentiment, with which your paper abounds; but I draw, I hope, a fair conclusion from his hint, viz. that he is chargeable with all the illiberality and invective which the Aurora has levelled against you and every other consistent federalist, as well as with all those piques in his paper in favor of a government by democratic societies, to the exclusion of a government by the people: likewise with all those speculations against the doings of a majority in Congress, in every instance important to peace and good government. It is said that Mr. Bache is now tacking about: he has nothing to say against addressers, courtiers, &c. as on all former occasions. In short, he has become at last a most violent stickler for prerogative. What can all this mean? Is he really a convert to order and good government, or is there a snake in the grass? The addressers advise the President to reconsider the treaty which he handed to the Senate, altho' the same has been ratified by two thirds of that body: and this, altho' the said editor knows, that there were repeated communications between Mr. Jay and the Secretary of State, during the negotiation, and that the treaty was delayed for a long time on account of these communications. This is the dernier hope of the anti-junto: they know that to destroy the treaty would leave them a hope for war and confusion, for a Jacobin government, for a guillotine, and all other charming appendages of disorder and confusion. If these facts are admitted, the President will not thank this editor, or any other new fangled friend, who, like the addressers at Richmond in Virginia, advise the President to undo what they say the Senate has ratified.
If the Senate had the power to ratify, there is a constitutionally an end to the business, or I do not understand the meaning of the word. As two thirds of the members of the two branches of Congress make a law without the consent of the President, there can be little doubt of his sanctioning, so far as is requisite, what two thirds of the Senate have confirmed, in a treaty received through him.
Yours,
CHRONUS.
August 10.
From the Argus.
CITIZEN GREENLEAF.
TO expatiate on the justice, power and resources of Great Britain; to justify all her acts however wanton and unjust; to depreciate his own country, and to place her in the wrong upon every occasion are favourite themes with CAMILLUS. Hence it was no matter of surprise to find him in his third number, attempting a formal vindication of Great Britain for carrying away the negroes, and ridiculing our claim on that subject. As this is the first number that contains any thing like argument, it
ought not to pass unnoticed. By the treaty of Paris, his Britannic majesty agreed, "not to carry away any negroes from the United States." This, says Camillus, must mean either negroes which had been, or which at the cessation of hostilities continued to be American property. When the meaning of an instrument is doubtful, there cannot be a safer or fairer way to obtain its true sense, than by considering its circumstances and views of the parties at the time of making the contract, and that they acted with good faith to each other. To apply this rule, during the late war many negroes had been taken by, or had voluntarily joined the armies or gone, into the garrisons of Great Britain. To reclaim them, and prevent their being carried away, was an object which our commissioners had much at heart, and it is not easy to conceive how this object could have been expressed in plainer or less ambiguous terms. It will be remembered, that Franklin had an agency in that treaty, and perhaps no man ever excelled him in perspicuity and pertinency of expression; that those negroes and those alone were in the contemplation of both parties, results from the very nature of the case. It could not be necessary to guard against new depredations of this kind—peace being made all hostilities of every kind ceased. As well might a clause have been inserted, to prohibit ships of war, of the different parties, from making prizes during the peace, as the captains of such vessels would have been treated as pirates, so might every negro, or his value been recovered by a regular course of law, from any person who had taken him after the peace, without any stipulation in the treaty for that purpose. To confine this article, therefore, to an engagement to abstain from further plunder is rendering it altogether negative and useless, which is never to be supposed and cannot be presumed to have been the intention of either party. The reasoning of Camillus is constrained and contradictory; in one breath he likens the negroes to "horses, cattle, and other moveables, and as such liable to become booty" in the next considers them "as rational beings, and as entitled to liberty under British proclamations, he concludes it would have been odious and immoral to let them pass again into slavery." Let us bellow a moment, for a moment will suffice, to detect the sophistry of each of these arguments.
Admitting that slaves may become booty, and that their property becomes vested in the captor, has he not a right to restore them if he pleases at a peace? Did not this city belong to the king of Great Britain by conquest, and did he not agree to evacuate it, rather than continue an unequal war? Did not the American artillery which he found in our forts belong to him by the same right, yet he agreed to leave it behind? when he finds how ably his infractions of the treaty are defended by our own citizens, he will, no doubt, regret that he evacuated New-York as soon as he did, for the same argument which will be used by Camillus in his next number, to justify his detention of the Western-Posts, would apply equally strong to his to his having kept garrisons till this time in our sea ports, the prompt evacuation of which this writer considers rather as a matter of grace in his majesty, than of strict obligation on his part. To return—as the negroes which were taken, belonged to the king, he might prefer restoring them to their former owners, rather than be encumbered with their maintenance, which would probably have been the consequence of giving them freedom; to have sold them, would have ill comported with his dignity. It must be considered also, that in restoring them to their masters, he would take care to receive an equivalent for such concession. What this equivalent was, none but the commissioners can know, perhaps they agreed to recommend the tories to mercy in consideration of his majesty's restoring the negroes: whatever the inducement may have been, he promises by an expression as latitudinarian as can well be devised not to carry away any of them, that is, he will leave them all whether acquired by capture or enticed away by his royal offers. If an exception had been intended, in favor of any class, it would have found its way into the treaty: none being made, the description must either be nugatory, or extend to all the blacks, who were then living, and in the power of his troops, arming them against their masters, and not in making amends for such an abominable warfare, by sending them home again; but if such promises were really made, or if a treaty of amity and alliance, offensive and defensive, actually existed between his Britannic majesty, and who had not been actually carried from the continent before the treaty.
The other position cannot be supported without charging the king with the greatest duplicity and want of good faith, which I shall not offend Camillus so much as to suppose his majesty capable of. It would be odious and immoral, says he, to return to their former masters, negroes who had joined them on a promise of liberty. Any other but Camillus would have thought the immorality consisted in alluring them away, and the swarthy domestics of America, why not be explicit, and explain with good faith, to the plenipotentiaries, the solemn engagement he was under, instead of stipulating a specific return, an equivalent might then have been agreed upon; or if faith must be broken, either with the negroes, or with the United States, would it not have been a less reflection on Great-Britain, to give up the former, whom she was no longer able to protect, (as she did the tories) and to whom she was probably under no other than immoral engagements, contained in proclamations, issued upon the sole authority of some savage officers, than to break in the very moment of signing a solemn compact, formally and deliberately entered into with the latter? Was he not under as solemn engagement to the tories who had espoused her cause, and received protections from her generals; yet their persons and properties were abandoned, or, which was the same thing, placed upon the precarious footing of a recommendation on the part of Congress; for favor and pardon to the legislatures of the different States. Not a man of this description who had been banished, could return without a law for the purpose. Does Camillus imagine that the interests of these Africans lay nearer the heart of their gracious monarch, whose virtues and humanity he takes so much pleasure in blazoning, than those of his own deluded subjects, who, notwithstanding his delibe-
rate sacrifice of them, continue as firmly as ever devoted to him?
But if his majesty be really (what no one but Camillus will suspect) so scrupulous about doing an odious action, or breaking his plighted faith to his black allies, why justify him for keeping his word at our expence? If he be as just, magnanimous and benevolent as our envoy has represented him, why does he not pay for the liberty which he thought it his duty to confer on our slaves? Will Camillus pretend that his majesty's abhorrence of slavery induced him to carry these people away? The West India Islands will testify against him—his majesty, like some people among ourselves (I do not mean the Quakers, for I really believe them to be from principle) is a great advocate for manumission, when his own interests or those of his subjects are not affected by it, or when the United States (notwithstanding his unbounded affection for them) are alone injured by it.
As soon then as the British king found that his recent engagements with this country could not be executed specifically without violating his antecedent promises to the negroes, instead of quibbling and putting on his agreement a construction which rendered it a dead letter, he would have acted more consistent with the character ascribed to him by the friends of the present treaty, by candidly communicating his embarrassments to our government. We should readily have consented to a pecuniary compensation; Camillus, it is true, asserts that "when a party promises a specific thing, nothing but the thing itself will satisfy the promise."—If Camillus be a lawyer he certainly knows that nothing is more common than a satisfaction in damages for the breach of a promise to do a specific thing and that in a great variety of cases it is the only satisfaction to which the law can or will compel the delinquent party, and that such damages being paid, the promise is as completely satisfied as by doing the specific thing. Thus if a person contract to deliver me a ship, or a horse which he afterwards sells to another, or to some nearer to the case before us, he engages to restore me a negro which he afterwards sends away, and thus puts a specific performance out of his power, my only claim against him is for a compensation commensurate to the injury sustained by his breach of promise. It would be absurd in the extreme for America, at this time, to insist upon a return of those negroes. Many are dead; and those who live, the greater part must be in the decline of life, and would be of little use to their former masters. A compensation then is all that can be asked; this is precisely the controversy between the two governments. The United States (and Camillus will not contend against their right to do so) release Great Britain from a specific compliance, and insist upon an equivalent in money. With what other view then, but to deceive, does Camillus observe, that "the party to whom a promise is made, cannot be required to accept in lieu of it an equivalent? Did he not know that the United States were willing to receive, and asked for nothing more than an equivalent, so that there could be no necessity of enquiring into the right of Great Britain to force them to it."
It is proper to subjoin, that the construction of this article by Camillus is opposed to the interpretation which our government have uniformly put upon it, is contrary to the explanation of it by Mr. Jefferson, whose correspondence with Mr. Hammond is recommended, as the best antidote against the mischievous and humiliating doctrines, so warmly inculcated by this writer. Every American will turn with pleasure from a labored panegyric of the British government, a strenuous and uncaudid vindication of all its arbitrary proceedings towards this country, and from the degrading representation of the United States, which fill so many columns of Camillus, to the manly, energetic, dignified and yet candid examination of Jefferson. In the writings of this invaluable statesman, he will discover the true source of controversy between the two countries. He will be shocked at the perfidy and duplicity of Great Britain, and will be astonished at the forbearance of the United States, under the most aggravated and unprovoked insults and injuries. It is a work which should be in the hands of every man. It will teach us to love and respect our country, a duty which cannot be too strongly inculcated, when pains are taken to infuse a contrary sentiment.
I shall only ask, if Camillus is right, how happened it that a majority of the Senate, at their late session, agreed to advise the President to renew negotiations with his majesty for a compensation for the negroes who had been carried away contrary to the 7th article of the treaty of peace? When so many respectable authorities concur respecting this aggression, it would evince a becoming modesty in Camillus to retract an opinion which ought to find advocates only in the British Cabinet.
CINNA.
From the DAILY ADVERTISER.
CATO.—No. V.
I AM at some loss to understand what is intended by the following words in the 3d article—"And in like manner all goods and merchandise, whose importation into the United States shall not be wholly prohibited; may freely, for the purposes of commerce, be carried into the same in manner aforesaid, by his majesty's subjects; and the same shall be subject to no higher, or other duties than would be payable by the citizens of the United States on the importation of the same in American vessels into the Atlantic ports of the said states." The manner aforesaid, alludes to the former part of the article, which gives the British a right to navigate our rivers from the sea to the highest ports of entry for foreigners, and from thence by land into the Indian country. The only natural construction of these words is, that the British shall have a right to import into the United States upon the same terms as Americans, and yet I can hardly conceive that Mr. Jay could intend in the face of a law of the United States (act making further provision for the payment of the debts of the United States, chap. 39. sec. 2.) which imposes an additional duty of ten per cent. on articles imported in vessels not of the United States; I say I should hardly conceive that he would presume to enter into such stipulation directly in the face of a law of the United States, and that too in favour of a nation whose navigation-act, is at war with our commerce; did it not breathe the same spirit with the 12th, 14th and 15th articles, all of which relate directly to the navigation of these states. Nor do I know any other construction that can possibly be put on the words which I have stated at large, that a reader may judge for himself. It is however, quasi-

ble, that Mr. Jay may have intended (for never was a public instrument drawn with less precision than the one before us) that this provision should only extend to goods brought in for the purposes of the Indian trade, yet how the words can be made to bear this construction I am at a loss to conceive. But should even this be admitted to be the true meaning, it will again prove the extreme solicitude of the framers of the treaty to secure to the British the whole benefit of the Indian trade; without this article, goods might be purchased of our merchants, for the purpose of this commerce which would, on account of the ten per cent. difference, have been imported in American vessels; but this slight advantage it seems was deemed too much for the sacrifice of the whole profits of the Indian trade. It is therefore stipulated, that the British shall navigate our rivers to the highest port of entry for foreign vessels, and that upon this construction they shall pay no foreign duty for the articles they import, so that all that the British merchants will have to do, will be to establish factories at the ports of entry, and under pretence of the Indian trade (if it should be thought that the words should be confined to that) import in British bottoms upon the same terms as we do in our own ships: and as by the 15th article our vessels are to pay a duty, which is to counteract the duty paid here by the British, that is, ten per cent. Every article imported this way, as Indian goods, will yield to per cent. more profit to the British merchant, taking the outward and homeward voyage into consideration, than it will to the American, and the revenue law be eluded. But supposing it possible to prevent these goods from being imported into New-York, for instance, and there put on board river vessels, and from thence carried by land and by inland navigation for a considerable distance, from being sold before they get into the western territory; yet even then this provision must operate as a bounty on British vessels, in preference to all other foreigners, and as an encouragement of ten per cent. in favour of the British merchant who carries on the Indian trade, to the prejudice of our own commerce and our own revenue. Thus, to make myself more fully understood, a British merchant sends in his own ship articles intended for the Indian trade, or indeed any other under that pretence, he has a right to enter them without paying any other duty than the American does, his return cargo pays no duties in England. The American merchant ships in his own vessel the same articles, on the same terms, but by the general operation of the 15th article, Britain has a right to lay on the return cargo a duty of ten per cent. The words of the article are, "but the British government refers to herself, the right of imposing on American vessels entering into the British ports in Europe, a tonnage duty equal to that which shall be payable by British vessels in the ports of America, and also such duty as may be adequate to counteract the difference of duty now payable on the importation of European and Asiatic goods when imported into the United States in British or American vessels." If, then, against all obstacles, the American merchant should carry on the Indian trade, will he not by this circumstance be compelled to import and export in British vessels? By the 12th article, British vessels may import into the United States from their islands, without paying greater duties than the Americans; this again is direct opposition to a law of the United States above recited.
By the same article, our boats of 70 tons, that his majesty consents (for it seems this article is a gift and bounty of his majesty, and not like the rest, matter of agreement) are also to pay an equal tonnage duty in the islands with that the British pay here. Now I would ask, if it is possible to devise a more effectual way to put the whole West-India trade into hands of the British.
1st. They pay only American duties. 2d. As the American must pay in the islands, what tonnage the British pay here, the tonnage would be exactly even, but as the American vessel also pays a tonnage duty in our own ports or 6 cents which the British do not pay in their own islands, it must follow that the British carrying on the West-India trade, will pay 6 cents less tonnage upon the whole out and return voyage, than the American, and as four voyages may be made in a year, the American will pay in the course of the year, 24 cents per ton more than the British ship, though the ship is unlimited as to size which we know to be an important circumstance in the cheapness of navigation; that our minister should not be content to put the British upon a par with the American in the face of existing laws, and laws too that cannot be altered, because they are pledged for the discharge of the national debt, seems so monstrous a midemeanor, that it will hardly be believed even by those who have read the treaty over with attention.
I therefore transcribe the very words "and the said American vessels shall be subject there to no higher tonnage, duties or charges, than shall be payable by British vessels in the ports of the United States." Now British vessels pay a tonnage in our ports of 50 cents, which according to the express words of the treaty we must pay in their ports, in addition to which by our own laws, our vessels are subject to a tonnage of six cents; so that when the British pays fifty the American will pay fifty six cents per ton upon his outward and homeward voyage, that is fifty under the British law, and six under our own. If in addition to this, it is considered that the British are empowered to settle as factors or merchants in all our ports, and not even to be molested in case of a war, and on the other hand it is expressly prohibited by the British navigation act, for American to settle or establish a trading house — It is also considered, that any British ship having carried out her cargo, may be governed by circumstances, and go where she chooses for a better market, while the American must necessarily return to our ports, it will follow, that the whole trade of the British West Indies must be carried on in British bottoms, and our merchants either be precluded from this trade, or consent to act the humble part of factors to British merchants; the vessels formerly employed in this trade, must necessarily rot at our wharves, and our seamen be turned over to Great Britain, to support her commerce, and, whenever she thinks proper, to plunder and distress our own. It may be said, that we have at present no West India trade but by permission; — but it should be recollected, that that permission grows out of the necessities of the Islands; that it always existed in some shape; that during the war their ports must be open to us, and probably for two years after, till the wants, occasioned by the war, are supplied, so that this article extends only to the very period in which we may presume with certainty upon this commerce on fair and equal terms. — Were it even otherwise, as it is now notorious that the islands cannot subsist without us, by prohibiting their ships from carrying articles that they cannot do without; it would necessarily follow, that they would be compelled to open their ports to us upon our own terms. But at all events we must be very considerable losers by this treaty, for supposing that trade, would, independent of the
treaty, have been carried on in British bottoms, we then gained, at least the 10 per cent. the foreign duty on their imports, which duty would operate as a bounty upon our trade with other foreign West India Islands, as well as similar articles imported from the East Indies, and thus contribute to extend our Navigation and commerce in one quarter, while it restrained it in another; we should indeed, by this means, have less of the produce of the British Islands, but more of the produce of other countries; our exports to the British islands would continue as they were, because they could not do without them: our imports from them would diminish, and the foreign markets from which we supplied the deficiency of British sugars, &c. would afford an additional market for exports. But, alas! the evils of this article do not even stop at the point I have mentioned. By this treaty we are not only to lose the benefits of lose the benefits of the trade with the British, but also with the French Islands, who now kindly open their ports to us; by the second article of our treaty with France, we mutually agree, that neither will "grant any particular favor to other nations, in respect of commerce and navigation, which shall not immediately become common to the other party, who shall enjoy the same favor freely, if the concession was freely made, or on allowing the same compensation if the concessions were conditional." The French then, the moment this treaty is ratified have a right in case they admit us to visit their islands with vessels of seventy tons, to come to our ports, free of foreign duty upon the articles they import, and may also impose a tonnage duty of 50 cents on our vessels, and of course to navigate to and from our ports, six cents cheaper than our own vessels, and can we doubt after the cause of disgust which this treaty will give them, that they will delay a moment to exchange our free trade, with their islands, into that same commerce which we meanly accept as a bounty from Britain? Lord Grenville, however, conceiving that the transfer of our whole West-India trade and navigation, was not sufficiently ruinous to our commerce, asks and obtains from our polite envoy in return for his majesty's condescension in accepting so great a part of our trade, that we would also prohibit the exportation of molasses, sugar, coffee, cocoa or cotton, in American vessels, either from his Majesty's islands, or from the United States to any part of the world, reasonable sea stores excepted. The few apologists that the treaty has yet found affect to believe that the restriction is to be confined to such of the above articles as are imported only from the British islands, but the words are express, "that the United States will prohibit and restrain the carrying any (not any such) molasses, &c." and the reason they will urge in defence of the only true, and obvious construction would be, that as one cask of coffee cannot be distinguished from another, if any was exported, that which came from their islands would not be exported, and thus we would in this circuitous route acquire a certain proportion of the carrying trade. That this is a part of a general system for the ruin of our navigation (Britain always having dreaded us as a rival) will appear from the instructions of armed ships of the 8th of Jan. 1795, which remain unrevoked, and as far as we have yet learned, unrescinded by Mr. Jay. By that their armed vessels are instructed "to bring in for lawful adjudication all ships with their cargoes that are laden with goods the produce of the French West-India islands, for any port of Europe." How then stands our trade as to the exportation of those important articles. — 1st. We are not to ship them from the French Islands. 2d. We are not to ship them from the British islands. 3d. We are not to ship them from the United States. From the East Indies we cannot ship them, because the East India cargoes being afforded for our markets, must first land here after which, by the tenor of the treaty, we are not to re-ship them, nor can we ever ship the Cotton which is the produce of our country; the prohibition being express that we shall not export any. Now let us see the amount of the exports, and determine how far it is wise to lay ourselves under these humiliating restrictions.
From the first 1st of October, 1791, to the 30th of September, 1792.   Cotton exported 138,328 lbs.  Coffee 2,136,742  Cocoa 6,000  Brown Sugar 1,122,156  Loaf do. 21,760  Molasses 12,340 gals.   Humiliating as this article is, when I come to consider the 14th and 15th articles it will appear, that neither this nor the loss of Indian trade are the severest blows aimed by this treaty, at the commerce and navigation of the United States.
CATO.
EASTON, (Maryland) A correspondent observes with great pleasure the account of the federal celebration of Independence at Easton last anniversary. — There breathes through the whole a sentiment purely and exclusively AMERICAN — nor does the style fall from the subject. It was with sincere pleasure and with gratitude that the writer of these remarks saw on that occasion a noble boldness of conduct that dared to depart from the hackneyed political platitudes of foreign toasts. That ventured to ennoble the nativity of our political life with names, things and sentiments, appropriate to the nation of America. With a true love for our own country we may safely mingle a generous wish for the freedom and happiness of another nation; but on these high national festivals, each sentiment should be sacred to the peculiar occasion — and we ought no more to blend foreign adulation with the day, than ought a lover to mix his real tenderness to his mistress, with a professed and ardent attachment to another fine woman. So young a country, of features so mixed, stands in need of what is sometimes called in derision nationality — We even stand in need of prejudices — of a blind pride in our own country — and however highly gifted we are with real blessings, I wish to see the day when every man in America will firmly believe his own country is the bravest, the wisest and the best on earth — which at this moment might be safely believed.
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By this Day's MAILS.
NEW-YORK, Aug. 11. COMMITTEE OF HEALTH.
Solicitous to quiet any unfounded apprehension which may rest on the minds of the citizens, with respect to the spread of any malignant disease; but at the same time convinced of the necessity of a faithful detail of facts as far as they have come to our knowledge. When the public is addressed upon this subject the committee of health think proper to declare, that in their opinion, no circumstance has existed in this city, which ought to have occasioned the alarm, which is said to have gone forth. It is true that a fever, precisely like one which has twice in the course of four or five years been observed in the autumnal seasons in this place, has again made its appearance — several sea-faring men have fallen victims to it. It is suspected to have originated on board of a certain vessel, which lay at Fitch's wharf; but of this there can be obtained no decided evidence. Notwithstanding which the vessel has been ordered off the stream. It is suspected also, but without decided evidence, that our late worthy health officer fell a victim to some unguarded exposure to an infected corpse on board a vessel. Besides him, notwithstanding the most diligent enquiry, we have obtained information of not more than eight deaths happening among our citizens since the 20th of last month, from fevers supposed in any degree malignant. The number of persons killed by the imprudent use of cold water has been remarkable, and labourers and others actively employed ought to be frequently cautioned on this head. The committee have taken the most prompt and effectual measures to guard the health of their fellow-citizens: a house is prepared at Bellevue, for the reception of sick persons who may be suspected of infection, with every agreeable accommodation, subsistence and medical aid. All vessels coming from foreign countries, from which there is any reason to apprehend the introduction of infectious fevers, are now obliged to remain below Governor's island, until visited by the health officer, and a regular permit for their entry be granted. The citizens ought to consider it their duty individually to report to the committee any person who may attempt to evade this precaution, that the penalty of the law may be enforced. The practitioners of physic in the city, have been particularly requested to be early and faithful in representing any dangerous or suspicious case. A hearing is provided and may be readily obtained by an application to the chairman of the committee, or any one of the Aldermen, for the early burial of the dead, whenever it shall be thought necessary, a practice earnestly recommended during the hottest season, it being a well established fact, that the body of a patient who during life could give no infection, yet when a corpse, be suddenly rendered capable of so doing in a great degree. The committee are of opinion from taking into their consideration the present state of the health of the city, the uncommon degree of heat in the weather, and the lengthy period that is yet to elapse, before that season arrives, which is usually observed to check the progress of autumnal diseases, that great care and circumspection are necessary. Moderation, regularity and cleanliness, are especially recommended. The cleanliness of the streets, yards, cellars, and markets, and the removal of all putrescent matter, are objects of very great importance, and ought to be particularly attended to, especially in those parts of the city which are contiguous to our eastern waters. By order of the committee, JNO. BROOME, Chairman. August 1, 1795. Arrivals at this Port. Brig Phebe, Bartram, New Providence. Fox, Saltus, Charleston. Schooner Two Friends, Pratt, Philadelphia. Sloop Republican, Block, Richmond. Rising Sun, Wafford, Boston. The Schooner Regulator is returned having sprung her mast. The Brig Diana Henry arrived at Gonaives, 12th July, from this port. The brig Chatham, Morrel from this port, to Gonaives, was taken the 11th July, off that port, by a British 20 gun ship. Ship Sally and Betsey has arrived at Newfield, from St. Martins in 12 days. The brig Union, Miller, of this port, was taken on the 3d July, off Jeremie, by a French privateer. Warrented American, and valued at 25,000 dollars. Brig Marruttee, Huback, bound to New Orleans, from this port, is taken and carried into New Providence, and there detained. BOSTON, August 7. A list of American vessels brought into and actually detained at St. Andrew. Sloop Julius Cesar, of Newfield, near New-York, took in Rosin in Bayonne, cargo condemned, and vessel cleared free, though her freight is refused. Ship Thomas, Eli Vickery, of and from Norfolk, with 3000 bbls. flour, and near 4000 bushels corn, destined to Bourdeaux, permitted to proceed, pursuant to Mr. Short, the envoy's interference. Brig Cadet, of Salem, Charles Derby, master and owner, with fish, pepper, sugar, indigo, hog's lard, and butter — being the remainder of the cargo he took in at Salem, which he could not sell at Nantz, being the last port he failed from, and on his way to Bilboa, though cleared out for St. Sebastian, was stopped and sent in — his case yet undetermined. Brig Paragon of Boston, Allen Hallet, master and owner, last from Bourdeaux for Bilboa, though cleared out for Bayonne, with fish, sugar, coffee, and 10,000 crowns in specie, the former part of the cargo he took in at Boston, and the latter was the produce of what he disposed of at Bourdeaux — his case also undetermined. Ship Clothier, of Philadelphia, last from Bayonne, where he took in rosin spirits of turpentine, wool, pitch, and some other articles — by the sailors declaration it appears the cargo is French property, and was taken out of the national stores, consequently will be condemned — In this case, I have secured the payment of the ship's freight, and the Captain's own property on board. Brig Mary, of Boston, W. Bartall, master, last from Bourdeaux, direct from St. Sebastian, with 800 bbls. of Philadelphia flour, 120 casks of wheat, 33 do. rice, all on account of the national convention, consequently a good prize. Important and Authentic. By a gentleman of undoubted veracity, we are personally informed, that he left Newport a few days ago — where he saw, and read several letters respecting the
effect which the intelligence of Mr. Jay's treaty had produced in France. These letters were written by Mr. Monroe our Ambassador, Mr. Fenwick our Consul at Bourdeaux, and Colonel Hitchborne of this town, now resident in Paris. They were very lengthy. Our informant could not remember particulars, but perfectly recollected, that the National Convention were much dissatisfied with the news of Mr. Jay's having concluded a secret treaty with the British minister. These letters were taken in a vessel bound to some port in the United States, by the British ship Argonaut, they were directed to Mr. Randolph and other Berlin, but notwithstanding they were opened by the British captain who took them. The President of the National Convention complained much of the secrecy which had enveloped Mr. Jay's negotiation in England, and observed, that the transactions were an aspect unfavourable to the French. Mr. Monroe complains very much of the embarrassment this news has thrown in the way of his negotiations. It does not appear that he had seen the treaty, altho' they had received a general idea of its import. Chronicle. The abovementioned letters were probably taken in the American ship Fabius, Captain Corran, bound from Bourdeaux for Philadelphia, which was captured by the Argonaut, and sent to Halifax; where from real or pretended evidence of its being French property, her cargo has been condemned. The letters were put on board the sloop Cumberland, Captain Tufson, from Halifax for Boston, in order to be forwarded to Philadelphia; but on their passage were taken by the French privateer Coquet, now in this harbour and sent for Newport. Mercur. It was yesterday afternoon reported, that the captain of the Africa, off Newport, had sent a letter to the Governor of Rhode-Island, requesting his interference and influence for the release of a British officer captured in the Cumberland; * and observing, that if such influence was not used, he should warp his ship into the harbor, land men, and take the British officer by force, at the same time protecting the landing of the men with his ship. We cannot determine the Truth of the above — we had rather afford Emollients than Cures, to the public mind. — But such was the report, and such we were obliged to publish. — Time will determine the Truth of the Rumour. A. L. ATHWORTH, we are told, was taken in the Cumberland. We are happy to state, That the Doctors, after consultation, find, that the town is more healthy, than it has been any summer for many years past. FROM SPAIN. The Aurora, Bartlet, has arrived at Plymouth, in 42 days from Bilboa. It was not known at the time of her sailing, That a Peace had been concluded between France and Spain. This intelligence makes the information of the establishment of Peace between the Court of Madrid and the Gallic Republic, less probable, than it before appeared. The province of Biscay, having been long the Theatre of the war between those powers, a suspension of hostilities, which generally attends negotiations, would have made known to them, that Peace was concluded: Besides, if a Peace had been concluded at Paris, at the time mentioned, viz. the beginning of June, the French troops would then have been withdrawn from the vicinity of Bilboa, and this would have been a sufficient proof to the inhabitants, of the adjustment of affairs between the two Powers; and would have been known to Captain Bartlett when he failed, viz. 22d of June. Mr. PUCKER and a French Minister had then reached Victoria, from France, probably on a pacific mission.
LANDING, From on board the brig John from Gonaives, at Clifford's wharf — 60,000 weight of COFFEE, in hds. and bags, 14,000 lb. COTTON. Some Sugar, Molasses, and Salt. For Sale by John Claxton, or John Clark. August 11
FOR SALE, A very valuable ESTATE, Called TWITTESHAM. SITUATE in the township of Upper Derin, and county of Delaware, 7 1/2 miles from Philadelphia, and half a mile from the new Western road: containing 230 acres of excellent Land, 45 of which are good watered Meadows, 90 of prime Wood Land, and the rest Arable of the first quality. There are on the premises a good two story Brick House, with 4 rooms on a floor, and Cellars under the whole, with a Pump Well of excellent Water in front: a large frame Barn, Stables, and other convenient buildings; a Smoke-House and fine Spring House; two good Apple-Orchards, and one of Peaches. The Fields are all in Clover, except those immediately under tillage, and are so laid out as to have the advantage of Water in each of them, which renders it peculiarly convenient for Grazing. The situation is pleasant and healthy, and from the high cultivation of the Land, the good neighborhood, and the vicinity to liberty, it is very suitable for a Gentleman's Country Seat. The foregoing is part of the Estate of Jacob Edamun, deceased, undivided for sale by MORDECAI LEWIS, Surviving Executor. June 4, 1795
JUST PUBLISHED, By FRANCIS & ROBERT BAILEY, and to be sold at their Bookstore, No. 116 High street, and by the principal Printers and Booksellers throughout the United States, A Revealed Knowledge of the Prophecies and Times. Particularly of the present time, the present war, and the prophecy now fulfilling. Containing, with other great and remarkable things not revealed to any other person on Earth, the sudden and perpetual fall of the TURKISH, GERMAN and RUSSIAN empires. Wrote under the direction of the Lord God, and published by his sacred command; it being a second sign of warning for the benefit of all nations; by the man that will be revealed to the Hebrews as their Prince and Prophet. The year of the World 5813. By RICHARD BROTHERS. August 12
LANDING at South Street wharf, The Cargo of the Brig Fly, captain Homer, from Gibraltar and Teneriffe. Brandy, 1st and 4th Proof, Teneriffe Wine, in pipes, hds. and quarter casks, Benecalo ditto, Hazelnuts in Sacks, Also, cargo of the brig Odd Hope, capt. Hubber, from Jamaica. Sugar in Hogsheads, Coffee in ditto, High proof Spirit, Legwood, Hides, &c. For sale by Peter blight. August 12
ALL Persons indebted to the Estate of Alexander Ritchie, deceased, are requested to make immediate payment to the subscribers; and those who have demands against said estate, are requested to bring in their accounts and receive payment. FRANCIS GORNEY, ROBERT SMITH, DANIEL SMITH, Executors. Philadelphia, July 27, 1795.

MAILS of the United States.
PROPOSALS for carrying the MAILS of the UNITED STATES, on the following Post Roads, will be received at the General Post Office until the 1st day of November next.
IN DELAWARE and MARYLAND.
48. From Philadelphia by Wilmington, Newport, Christiana, Mid-
dletown, Newark and Georgetown cross roads to Chester.
49. From Wilmington by New Castle, Concord, Bridge, Duck-Creek, Dover, Frederica and Milford to Broadkill once a week.
50. From Broadkill by Dog River, Snowhill, Horntown and
Wachapreague to Northampton court house, once in two weeks.
51. From Northampton court house to Norfolk, Hampton or York
Town, the mail to be carried once a week to either of those places, on such days as shall be most convenient to the contractor.
IN MARYLAND.
52. From Chestertown by Chester Mills, Easton, Vienna and Salis-
bury to Snowhill, Princess Ann and Salisbury, once a week.
53. From Elton to Annapolis, once a week.
54. From Harford by Bel-air to the Black Horse on the road be-
tween York Town and Baltimore, once a week.
55. From Baltimore by the Black Horse to Yorktown, once a
week.
PENNSYLVANIA, MARYLAND and VIRGINIA.
56. From Yorktown by Hanover, Petersburg, Taneytown and
Fredericktown to Leesburg, once a week.
57. From Baltimore by Fredericktown, Hagerstown and Chamber-
burg to Shippensburg, once a week.
58. From Hagerstown by Hancock, Oldtown, Cumberland, Mor-
gantown, Uniontown and Brownsville, to Washington, once in two weeks.
59. From Baltimore to Annapolis, once a week.
60. From Baltimore, Annapolis, Upper Marlborough, Piscata-
way, Port Tobacco, Charles, St. Mary's, Newports and Chaptico to Le-
onardtown, once a week.
61. From Georgetown by Montgomery Court-House to Freder-
icktown, once a week.
62. From Alexandria by Salisbury, Leesburg, Shep-
herdstown and Martinsburg to Winchester, once a
week.
63. From Winchester by Stevensburg, Strasburg,
Woodstock and Rockingham court house to Staunton,
once a week.
64. From Staunton by Lexington, Fincastle, Montgom-
ery Court-House and Wythe Court-House to Abingdon,
once in two weeks.
65. From Abingdon by Jonesborough, Greeneville and
Jefferson Court-House to Knoxville once in two weeks.
66. From Frederickburg by Culpeper and Orange
Court-Houses to Charlottesville, once a week.
Leave Fredericksburg every Wednesday 1 P M, and
arrive at Charlottesville on Friday by 7 P M. Returning,
Leave Charlottesville on Monday by 6 A M, arrive at
Fredericksburg on Wednesday by 10 A M.
67. From Fredericksburg by Port Royal, Tappahannuk
and Urbanna to Gloucester Court-House, to return by
Urbanna Lancaster Court-House, Northumberland Court-
House, Kinfaile, Westmoreland Court-House, Richmond
Court-House, Tappahannuk, and Port Royal to Freder-
icksburg, once a week.
68. From Richmond by New Castle, Todd's Bridge, Tapp-
ahannuk, Richmond Court-House, Westmoreland Court-
House, Kinfaile, Northumberland Court-House, Lancaster
Court-House, Urbanna, Tappahannuk, Todd's Bridge and
Newcastle to Richmond, once a week.
69. From Richmond every Wednesday by 5 A M, arrive
at Tappahannuk on Thursday by 11 A M, at Westmore-
land Court-House by 6 P M, at Northumberland Court-
House on Friday by 2 P M, at Urbanna on Saturday by
11 A M. Returning, Leave Urbanna on Sunday by 3
P M, arrive at Tappahannuk on Monday noon, and at
Richmond on Tuesday by 5 P M.
70. From Richmond by Columbia & Charlottesville
to Staunton, once a week.
71. From Richmond by Hopkin's to Powhatan,
Cumberland and Prince Edward court houses to Lynch-
burg and New London, once a week.
72. From Richmond every Monday by 5 A M, arrive at Pow-
hatan by 3 P M, at Prince Edward on Tuesday by 7 P M,
at Lynchburg on Thursday 8 A M, and at New-London
by 11 A M. Returning, Leave New-London every Thursday
by 1 P M, arrive at Lynchburg by 4 P M, at Prince Edward
on Friday by 7 P M, at Powhatan on Sunday by 8 A M, and
at Richmond by 6 P M.
73. From Fincastle every other Saturday noon, arrive at Liberty
on Sunday noon, leave Liberty the next Thursday by 6
A M, arrive at New-London by 10 A M, leave New-London
by 2 P M, arrive at Liberty by 6 P M, and at Martinsville
on Saturday by 6 P M. Returning, Leave Martinsville the next
Sunday by 6 A M, arrive at Liberty on Monday by 6 P M,
leave Liberty the next Thursday by 6 A M, arrive at New-
London by 10 A M, leave New-London by 2 P M, and
arrive at Fincastle on Saturday by 10 A M.
74. From Prince Edward court house by Charlotte, Hal-
ifax, Pittsylvania court houses, and Martinsville to Germanton
in N. C. once in two weeks.
75. From Halifax on Thursday by 9 A M, and at Mar-
tinsville on Friday by 6 P M, and at Germanton on Saturday
by 6 P M. Returning, Leave Germanton the next Friday
by noon, arrive at Martinsville on Saturday noon, at Halifax
Court-House on Monday noon, and at Prince Edward on
Tuesday by 7 P M.
76. From Goldsboro, by Brunswick Court-House, Gee's
Bridge, St. Tammany's and Mecklenburg Court-House to
Halifax Court-House once in two weeks.
77. From Goldsboro on Monday 9 A M, and arrive at Halifax
Court-House on Tuesday by 6 P M. Returning, Leave
Halifax Court-House every other Wednesday by 7 A M,
arrive at Goldsboro on Thursday by 6 P M.
78. From Smithfield by Southampton Court-House to
Hicksford once a week.
79. From Smithfield every Thursday by 9 A M, and arrive at
Hicksford on Friday by 1 P M. Returning, Leave Hicksford
on Friday by 3 P M, and arrive at Smithfield on Sa-
tuesday by 6 P M.
IN VIRGINIA and NORTH-CAROLINA.
80. From Suffolk by Edenton, Plymouth and Washing-
ton to Newbern once a week.
81. From Suffolk every Monday by noon, arrive at Edenton
on Tuesday by 1 P M, at Plymouth on Wednesday by 6
A M, at Washington same day by 6 P M, and at Newbern
on Thursday by 6 P M. Returning, Leave Newbern on
Friday by 6 A M, arrive at Washington by 5 P M, at Ply-
mouth on Saturday by 4 P M, at Edenton on Sunday by 9 A
M, and at Suffolk on Monday by 11 A M.
82. From Harris's near Nottoway river to Hicksford in
Virginia, and Halifax, Tarborough, Greenville and Wash-
ington in North-Carolina once a week.
83. From Edenton by Hertford, Nixonton and Sawyers
Ferry, to Indian-town, once in two weeks.
84. From Edenton every other Tuesday by 1 P M, and
arrive at Indian-town on Wednesday by 5 P M. Returning,
Leave Indian-town every other Thursday by 6 A M, arrive
at Edenton on Friday noon.
85. From Halifax by Blountville, Williamson and Ply-
mouth to Windsor, once in two weeks.
86. From Halifax every other Monday noon, and arrive at
Windsor the next Wednesday by 6 P M. Returning, Leave
Windsor the next Thursday by 10 A M, and arrive at Hal-
ifax on Saturday by 6 P M.
87. From Halifax by Warrenton, Williamborough, Ox-
ford and Halifax to Martinsville once a week.
88. From Halifax every Monday by 9 A M, arrive at Warren-
ton by 7 P M, at Halifax on Wednesday by 2 P M,
and at Martinsville on Thursday by 2 P M. Returning,
Leave Martinsville on Thursday by 3 P M, arrive at Halifax
on Friday by 3 P M, at Warrenton on Sunday by 8
A M, and at Halifax by 7 P M.
89. From Martinsville by Salem, Lexington, Salisbury
and Iredell Court-House to Charlotte, and from Charlotte
by Cabarrus Court-House to Salisbury and Martinsville once a
week.
90. From Martinsville every Thursday by 3 P M, arrive at
Salem on Friday by 1 P M, at Salisbury on Saturday noon,
and at Charlotte on Sunday noon. Returning, Leave Char-
lotte on Monday by 3 P M, arrive at Salisbury on Tuesday
by 5 P M, at Salem on Wednesday by 4 P M, and at Mar-
tinsville on Thursday by noon.
91. From Hillsborough by Person, Caswell, and Rocking-
ham Court-Houses to Germanton and Bethania, once in two
weeks.
92. From Hillsborough every other Wednesday by 3 P M,
or in one hour after the arrival of the Halifax mail, and
arrive at Germanton the next Saturday by 6 P M, and at
Bethania on Sunday by noon. Returning, Leave Bethania
on Monday by 6 A M, and arrive at Germanton by 10
A M, and at Hillsborough the next Thursday by 4 P M.
93. From Salem by Bethania, Huntville, Rockford,
Wilkes, Morganton and Lincolnton to Pinckney Court-
House, once in two weeks.
94. From Salem every other Friday by 3 P M, arrive at
Bethania by 5 P M, at Lincolnton on Wednesday noon,
and at Pinckney Court-House on Friday by 9 A M.
Returning, Leave Pinckney Court-House on Friday noon,
arrive at Lincolnton on Sunday by 9 A M, at Bethania
the next Thursday by 3 P M, and at Salem by 6 P M.
95. Louisburg by Nash Court-House to Tarborough,
once a week.
96. From Louisburg on Friday by 2 P M, arrive at Tar-
borough on Saturday by 6 P M. Returning, Leave
Tarborough on Thursday by 8 A M, and arrive at Lou-
isburg on Friday noon.
97. From Raleigh by Chapel Hill to Hillsborough, and
from Hillsborough by Chatham Court-House to Raleigh,
once a week.
98. From Raleigh every Tuesday by 6 A M, and arrive
at Hillsborough by 6 P M. Returning, Leave Hills-
borough on Wednesday by 7 A M, and arrive at Raleigh on
Thursday by 10 A M.
99. From Raleigh by Smithfield, Waynesborough and
Kinston to Newbern, once in two weeks.
100. From Raleigh every other Tuesday by 6 A M, arrive
at Newbern the next Friday by 10 A M. Returning, Leave
Newbern every other Friday by 2 P M, and arrive at
Raleigh the next Monday by 6 P M.
101. From Newbern to Wilmington, once in two weeks.
102. From Newbern every other Friday noon, and arrive at
Wilmington the next Sunday by 6 P M. Returning, Leave
Wilmington every other Tuesday noon, and arrive at
Newbern the next Friday by 10 A M.
103. From Fayetteville by Elizabethton to Wilmington,
and from Wilmington by South Washington, Duplin and
Sampson Court-Houses to Fayetteville once a week. The
mail is to be carried alternately from Fayetteville, by
Sampson and by Elizabethton.
104. From Fayetteville every Tuesday by 2 P M, and arrive
at Wilmington the next Friday by 9 A M. Leave Wil-
mington every Friday by 4 P M, and arrive at Fayette-
ville the next Monday by 6 P M.
105. From Fayetteville to Salisbury, once in two weeks.
To go and return by the following routes alternately;
from Fayetteville by Richmond, Anson and Montgomery
Court-Houses to Salisbury, and from Fayetteville by
Moore and Randolph Court-Houses to Salisbury.
106. From Salisbury every other Monday by 6 A M, and
arrive at Fayetteville the next Thursday by 6 P M. Re-
turning, Leave Fayetteville the next Friday by 10 A M,
and arrive at Salisbury the next Tuesday by 5 P M, wait-
ing 2 hours at the intermediate offices.
IN SOUTH-CAROLINA.
107. From Cheraw Court-House to Georgetown, once a
week.
108. From Cheraw every Wednesday by 6 A M, and arrive
at Georgetown the next Friday by 10 A M. Returning,
Leave Georgetown on Monday by 3 P M, on Friday, and arrive at
Cheraw on Monday by 8 A M.
109. From Columbia by Orangeburg, to Charleston,
once a week.
110. From Columbia every Monday at noon, and arrive
at Charleston on Thursday by 9 A M. Returning,
Leave Charleston every Thursday by 3 P M, and arrive
at Columbia on Sunday by noon.
111. From Edgefield Court-House every other Friday
by 8 A M, arrive at Pendleton Court-House the next
Sunday by 9 A M, at Franklin Court-House on Mon-
day by 9 A M, and at Washington on Tuesday by 6
P M. Returning, Leave Washington on Sunday by 1
P M, arrive at Franklin on Monday by 6 P M, at
Pendleton Court-House on Tuesday by 5 P M, and
at Edgefield Court-House on Thursday by 5 P M.
112. From Charleston by Jacksonborough and Coos-
fawatchie to Savannah, once a week.
113. From Charleston every Wednesday by 6 A M, ar-
rive at Gardens Corner on Thursday by 10 A M, and
arrive at Savannah on Friday by 6 P M. Returning,
Leave Savannah every Saturday by 1 P M, arrive at
Gardens Corner on Monday by 9 A M, and arrive at
Charleston the next Tuesday by noon.
114. From Gardens Corner (on the road from Jack-
sonborough to Coosfawatchie) to Beaufort, once a week.
115. From Gardens Corner every Thursday by 11 A M,
arrive at Beaufort by 2 P M. Returning, Leave Beau-
fort by 4 P M, and arrive at Gardens Corner by 7
P M, same day.
116. From Augusta by Washington, Greenborough,
Lexington and Georgetown, to Augusta, once in two
weeks.
117. From Augusta every other Saturday by 6 A M, ar-
rive at Washington on Sunday by 11 A M, and at
Augusta the next Wednesday by 6 P M, waiting
at each Post-Office on the route 2 hours.
Note 1. The Post Master General may alter the
times of arrival and departure at any time during the
continuance of the contracts, he previously stipulating
an adequate compensation for any extra expense that
may be occasioned thereby.
Note 2. Half an hour shall be allowed for opening
and closing the mail at all offices where no particular
time is specified.
Note 3. For every hour's delay (unavoidable acci-
dents excepted) in arriving after the times prescribed
in any contract, the contractor shall forfeit one dollar;
and if the delay continue until the departure of any
depending mail whereby the mails destined for such
depending mail lose a trip, an additional forfeiture of
five dollars shall be incurred.
Note 4. Newspapers as well as letters are to be sent
in the mails; and if any person making proposals de-
sires to carry newspapers other than those conveyed in
the mail for his own emolument, he must state in his
proposals for what sum he will carry it with that emol-
ument and for what sum without that emolument.
Note 5. The contracts for the Mails Number 1,
19, 20, and 21, are to be in operation on the first day
of October next, and all the others on the first day of
November next.—The contracts for the fourteen first
numbered roads are to continue in force until the 1st
of October 1797; the contracts for the roads No. 21,
is to continue until the 1st of October 1796, and the
contracts for the roads No. 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and
20, are to continue until the 1st of April 1798.
Note 6. Should any person making proposals desire
an alteration of the times of arrival and departure
above specified, he must state in his proposals such al-
terations and the difference they will make in the
terms of his contract.
Note 7. Proposals for the Road No. 1, will be re-
ceived by the Post Master at Peabody; for the Road
No. 11, by Mr. Walter Beal, at Beardstown; for the
Roads No. 19 and 20, by Dr. S. Green, Post Master
at Columbia; and for the Road No. 21, by General
James Jackson, at Savannah; proposals for the other
Roads must be sent to this office. No proposals for the
Roads No. 1, 19, 20 and 21, will be received after
the 20th of September next.
Note 8. Contractors may receive their pay quar-
terly.
General Post Office,
Philad. July 27, 1795.
JOSEPH HABERSHAM,
Post Master General.
July 28. T6w
A Meeting of the Stockholders
in the Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylv-
nia, on the 25th May last, convened for the purpose of
fixing the time of payment of the remaining part of the
Capital Stock of said Company.
Resolved, that the remaining sum of two hundred
dollars per share, be paid on the 6th day of Novem-
ber next, under the penalties annexed to default by the
act of Incorporation.
Published by order of the Meeting.
SAMUEL W. FISHER, Sec'y
June 27. 91N66
SHOT,
Of all sizes, from 32 lb to Grape,
Cannons, Shot, and other castings executed at the
shortest notice.
Nail rods, from 10d to spike,
Hoop Iron, of all sizes, for cales or cutting into nails, from
a brad to 12d nails,
Anchors, from 17 Cwt. to 100lb.
Bar Iron,
A Quantity of James River Tobacco,
Carolina Pork,
Herrings in barrels,
Kiln-dried corn meal in Hhds. and Bbls.
Rye flour &c.
to be sold by
Levi Hollingsworth & Sons.
August 4. 444
THE subscriber offers for sale, a FARM, containing about
300 acres; distant from the City of Washington and George-
town between 8 or 9 miles. A Plot of this Land is in the hands
of Mr. Peter Casanova of George-Town, likewise of Mr. Tho-
mas Fitzsimons, in Philadelphia, and Mr. Robert Wall, in Bal-
timore.
The Land will be shown to any person, by applying to John
Lydon, who lives adjoining. It lies in a most healthy country, and
a good neighborhood. There are on it a common country dwelling-
house, a large tobacco-house, and an orchard of good fruit, a constant
stream with a great fall runs thro' it, and between 30 or 40 acres
of good meadow will be easily made. The lines of the above include
about 40 acres of woodland. Convenient credits will be afforded
to the purchaser if desired.
DANIEL CARROLL.
Montgomery County, June 2, 1795.
N. B. The land lies between two merchant mills, one distant
about a mile, the other almost adjoining. June 15. 3881
COLLEGE of NEW-JERSEY.
MAY 26, 1795.
ADVERTISEMENT.
THE Grammar School formerly attached to this
College, having gradually declined through the
increasing infirmities of the late President for some
time before his death, it is proposed by the subscriber
immediately to revive it, and to put it under the most
careful instruction and government. The Latin,
Greek, and French Languages shall be taught in it, to-
gether with the principles of English Grammar, of
Geography, and practical Geometry. Parents, like-
wise, who do not desire that their children should go
through the entire course of studies in the College,
may now have them instructed in any particular
branches in the same manner, on the same terms, and
to the same extent as in the College—particularly in
the antiquities and mythology of Rome, in Geogra-
phy, in the Mathematics, in Natural Philosophy and
Astronomy, in Moral Philosophy and the Principles
of Civil Government, in Eloquence, and in the Ele-
ments of History. They may address their children
to any of the Masters in the College, or to
SAMUEL S. SMITH.
N. B. The young gentlemen shall be under the
same rules of moral discipline as the other students—
shall be subjected to public examinations, and, at leav-
ing the College, shall be entitled to public testimonials
of the branches they have studied, and of their pro-
ficiency in them.
P. S. The School is already opened, and under the
direction of Mr. SCOTT.
William Young,
Bookbinder and Stationer, corner of Chestnut and 2d Street, No. 52.
Has just received a large and excellent assortment of Stationary
articles, amongst which are
WRITING, DRAWING, and PRINTING PAPERS, viz.
Superfine Imperial, Superfine extra large folio
Ditto do. wove, Ditto flat and wove
Ditto do. flat, Superfine folio post
Ditto do. common, Ditto do. wove do.
Superfine super royal, Ditto do. flat and wove
Ditto do. wove, Superfine extra large thick
Ditto do. flat wove, and thin 40 post, plain
Ditto do. common, Ditto do. gilt
Superfine royal, Ditto do. wove
Ditto do. wove, Superfine final post, folio &
Ditto do. flat do. quarto
Ditto do. common, Common & wove, gilt and
Superfine medium, plain
Ditto do. wove, Superfine foolscap
Ditto do. flat do. Ditto do. wove and gilt
Ditto do. common, Ditto No. 2, 3, & 3
Superfine demy, Transparent folio post, for
Ditto do. wove, tracing maps, &c. &c.
Common and fine glazed wafers in boxes from 2 ounces
to 10 pounds each, superfine sealing wax, common do.
500 Reams Royal Printing Paper,
for Newpapers.
COARSE PAPERS.
London brown assorted, log-book paper, hatter's paper,
feather's paper, common brown, patent shadown paper,
bonnet boards, binder's boards.
Also, a variety of Wedgewood, and cut and plain glass-
philosophical ink-stands, well assorted; pewter ink-stands
of various sizes; round pewter ink-stands, paper, boxes,
and polished leather ink-stands, for the pocket. Shining
fand and sand-boxes, pounce and pounce boxes, ink and ink-
powder, black leather and red morocco pocket books, with
and without instruments, of various sizes. Counting-house
and pocket pen-knives of the best quality, ass-knife, toilet
memorandum books.
Quills, from half a dollar, to three dollars per hundred,
Black lead pencils, mathematical instruments, &c. &c.
All sorts of blank books ready made or made to order.
Bank checks, blank bills of exchange, and notes of hand
executed in copper-plates, Tomkins copper-plate copies,
bill of lading, manifests, seamen's articles and journals,
&c. &c.
A well selected collection of law books. Also, of
Greek, Latin, and English classics, are now in use in the
colleges and schools of the United States.
June 30. W & S 6w
ENGLISH CHEESE.
JUST imported, and in excellent order, a Quantity of
DOUBLE GLOUCESTER CHEESES for sale, whole-
sale or by the single cheese, by GILL & HENSHAW,
No. 128 South Water Street.
ALSO,
Bottle Porter, for exportation, taverns, or family use
Port Wine, in cases of one doz. each
Brandy, Rum, Gin, &c.
August 1. 444
No. 60 South Second Street.
THE Wholesale and Retail Store for BOOKS, STATIONERY,
MUSIC, PRINTS, OIL PAINTINGS, DRAWING BOOKS,
and Fancy articles.
THOMAS STEPHENS,
For the greater convenience of conducting his business extensively,
has removed from No. 57, to No. 60 South Second Street, on the
west side—where he has received by the last arrivals, an extensive
collection of useful Books, and the best Stationery. Also, a variety
of New Music, Banbury's curious Caricature, Prints, Oil Paint-
ings, Drawing Books, &c. &c. All which he will sell, as usual,
for a small profit.
T. S. embraces this opportunity to acknowledge the liberal en-
couragement he has always experienced from the citizens of Phila-
delphia—returns his most sincere thanks, and pledges himself to
constant exertions to merit continued favor, and to have his store
always for elegant and useful literature.
June 27.