Gazette of the United States and daily evening advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 1795-02-17 00:00:00

Gazette of the United States
AND DAILY EVENING ADVERTISER.
[No. 41 of Vol. VII.]
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1795.
[Whole No. 763.]
TO BE SOLD,
By Thomas Dobson, No. 41, south Second street, John Ormerod, No. 41, Chestnut street, and the Editor hereof,
REPORT
OF THE Secretary of the Treasury Read in the House of Representatives of the United States, January 19, 1795. Containing a PLAN for the further support of Public Credit.
Department of War.
JANUARY 26, 1795. INFORMATION is hereby given, to all the Military Invalids of the United States, that the BILLS to which they are intitled for six months of their annual pension, from the fourth of September, 1794, and which will become due on the fifth day of March, 1795, will be paid on that day, by the Commissioners of Loans, within the States respectively, under the usual regulations. Applications, of Executors and Administrators, must be accompanied with legal evidence of their respective appointments, and of the time of the decease of the Invalids, whose pensions they may claim. By order of the President of the United States, Timothy Pickering, Secretary of War. Jan. 27.
George Green, Informs his Friends and Customers in particular, and the Public in general, that he has a New four horse Stage, for Journeys, and a number of genteel and close Carriages with good horses and careful drivers to let on as moderate terms as any other person in the city. Enquire at his Livery Stables in Pine street, No. 123. Said Green solicits a continuance of that share of the Public Patronage, which he has hitherto so amply experienced, and which shall be his study to merit by his close attention to business. Jan. 15.
James M'Alpin, Taylor, No. 3, SOUTH FOURTH STREET, Returns his grateful acknowledgements to his Friends and the Public for their liberal encouragement, and begs leave respectfully to solicit a Continuance of their Favors. At his Shop Gentlemen can be furnished with the best materials, and have them made up and finished in the neatest and most fashionable manner. He will thankfully receive any orders & pay prompt and punctual attention to them. Oct. 25.
AT THE Card & Nail Factory, No. 59, north Front street, Webster, Adgate & White, Have constantly for sale, Cotton, Wool, Tow, and Machine Cards, Of all Kinds, Cut Nails of all sizes, Floor Brads, Sprigs and Tacks, Fellers Shears, Gun Flints and Wool Hats. A quantity of kiln dried Indian Meal in barrels. A new Edition of Adgate's Philadelphia Harmony, containing both the first and second parts, being the most approved system of Rules and the best collection of Tunes now in use. Also for Sale, A COMPLETE SET OF Machinery for making Cards. On an Improved Construction. Oct. 2.
A pleasant Country Seat, MAY be hired for one or more years and possession given immediately, consisting of A neat three story brick house with a barn, a well of water, and an excellent bearing Orchard, containing 150 trees — It is situated 4 miles from the city between the Wissahickon road and the Schuylkill, at the distance of an agreeable walk from that river, where a pleasure boat may be conveniently kept. The quantity of Land may be confined to 8, or extended to any number of acres not exceeding 40. Apply to Jonathan Williams jun. at Mount Pleasant, adjoining the Premises. Jan. 13.
For Hamburgh, The fast-sailing ship INDUSTRY, William Bell, master LYING at Sim's wharf, will sail in a few days, having three fourths of her cargo on board. For freight or passage apply to JOHN BROWN, at Walnut street wharf, or Thomas Newman, No. 118, South Second street. Feb. 7.
For Sale or Charter, The SHIP MARGARET, Robert Robertson, Master. She is in complete repair, and of about 3200 barrels burthen. Jesse & Robert Waln. Dec. 29.
PROPOSALS For printing by subscription, a new publication, to be entitled The American Remembrancer & Universal Tablet of Memory. 1st. This publication will be printed on good paper, and on a good type and will contain at least 300 pages duodecimo. 2d. The price to Subscribers will be 75 cents to non-Subscribers, one dollar. 3d. The Work, it is expected, will be ready for delivery, by the middle of March. 4th. Those who shall obtain 12 Subscribers, will be entitled to one copy for their trouble; to Printers and Booksellers the usual allowance will be given. To the PUBLIC. THE principal design of this publication is to relieve from oblivion the many important events and transactions, which, under divine providence, have been chiefly conducive to the settlement of this country, and to the establishment of our present happy form of government; as also to transmit to posterity the names and achievements of those statesmen and heroes, to whom America is most indebted for her liberty and independence. Should any patriotic Printer think proper to patronize this undertaking by occasionally inserting the above in his paper, and procuring Subscribers, the favour will be thankfully acknowledged by the Editor. James Hardie.
James Hardie. N. B. It is requested that such persons as are entrusted with subscription papers, will be so obliging as to return them by the first of March, in order that their names may be inserted as patrons of the work. Jan. 24.
This day is Published, (Price a quarter of a Dollar) Slaves in Algiers: OR A Struggle for Freedom: A PLAY, Interpersed with Songs, in three acts. Inscribed to the Citizens of the United States of North America. By Mrs. Rowson. As performed at the New Theatres in Philadelphia and Baltimore. Extracts from the Preface. "My chief aim has been, to offer to the public a Dramatic Entertainment, which, while it might excite a smile, or call forth the tear of sensibility, might contain no one sentiment, in the least prejudicial to the moral or political principles of the government under which I live. On the contrary, it has been my endeavour, to place the social virtues in the fairest point of view, and hold up to merited contempt and ridicule, their opposite vices. If, in this attempt, I have been the least successful, I shall reap the reward to which I aspire, in the smiles and approbation of a liberal public." Sold by M. Carey, No. 128, and Rice & Co. No. 50, High street; S. Campbell, No. 51, south Second street, and Wrigley & Beriman, No. 149, Chestnut street. Jan. 5.
Green Coffee, 110,000 weight of In 87 hds. 40 barrels, and 200 bags, entitled to the drawback, stored on Messrs. Willing & Francis's wharf. 1st 2d & 3d Proof Bourdeaux Brandy, 30 pipes of London particular Teneriffe, and London particular Madeira WINES, in hds. pipes, and quarter casks, Malaga Do. in quarter casks, Antigua and other RUM in hds. St. Croix SUGAR of the first quality, St. Marks MOLASSES, HYSON TEA, Jamaica SPIRITS, Holland GIN, in pipes, LOAF SUGAR, in hds. PEPPER, &c. &c. FOR SALE BY Levinus Clarkson, No. 216, south Water Street. D. C. 4.
James Parker, Of Paris Ambay. Jan. 19.
A FEW COPIES Of the celebrated Performance under the Signature of MANILIUS, May be had of John Ormerod, No. 41, Chestnut street. PRICE—25 CENTS.
FOR SALE, At the STORES of Jesse & Robert Waln, PORT WINE in pipes, hds. and quarter casks LISBON do. in pipes and quarter casks Southong and CONGO TEAS, in quarter casks A quantity of Lisbon and Cadiz SALT Soft shelled ALMONDS in bales Velvet CORKS, in do. Ruffia MATTS. June 9.
FRESH Bohea Tea, AND GIN in Pipes, Now Landing from on board the ship Peggy, John Elliott master, from Amsterdam. Also Imported by the late Arrivals, Ruffia Hemp, first quality Ditto Sail Duck Ditto Ravens Duck Brown Ruffia Sheeting Ticklenburgs Oznaburgs Brown Flanders Sheetings Hollands and Brown Rolls Cotton Stripes and Gheeks Flanders Bedticks Holland Sail Duck Seine Twine Dutch Great Coats Gin in cases Madder Window Glass, 8 by 10 Jeun's Bark Opium Assafetida German Steel Mill and Cross-cut Saws Hoes and Cutting Knives Sythes and Skates Coffee Mills Black Lead Crucibles Anchors from 3 cwt. to 15 cwt. And a General Assortment of 5-4 & 6-4 Boultong Cloth, FOR SALE BY Pragers & Co. Nov. 1.
To be Sold, A VALUABLE Tract of Land, BEING that part of the city of New Brunswick that lies in the county of Somerset and state of New Jersey. It contains upwards of 400 acres of very valuable land and is bounded on the south by the public road that leads from New York to Philadelphia for near two miles, on the east by the river Raritan for near a mile, and lays in a triangular form. Building Lots on several streets in this part of the town fell from five to ten dollars and two thirds a foot front, and the extension of Albany street, which the situation admits of for at least half a mile, will open a new source for very pleasant & commodious situations for dwelling houses. A considerable space along the river is well calculated for building store-houses and wharves, and affords a seat for a Grist Mill on the bank of the river, which may be supplied with water from the Mill-Race by a subterraneous passage already dug, where vessels of 300 barrels burthen may conveniently load and unload. There are now on the premises a good Farm House and two large barns, a commodious new Dwelling House two stories high, 42 by 38 feet square, intended and well calculated for a store, with very good cellars under the whole, and a kitchen 30 by 20 feet square, a new wharf of 80 feet front, and a well built store house 40 by 26 feet square and three stories high, and a quantity of building stone on the premises. New Brunswick, one of the most flourishing places in New Jersey, lying at the head of the navigation of the river Raritan, is the magazine for the reception of the produce of a very extensive and fertile country, and is well situated for vending every kind of imported merchandise for supplying the country. The easy transportation from thence to New York by water, its situation on the post road through the states, and its vicinity to Perth Amboy, one of the best harbors in the states, render it an object worthy the attention of persons who have the means and know how to improve a situation so well calculated for commerce or manufacture. The premises will be shown by John Parker or James Cole, at New Brunswick, and the terms and conditions of sale, made known by James Parker, Of Paris Ambay. Jan. 19.
A FEW COPIES Of the celebrated Performance under the Signature of MANILIUS, May be had of John Ormerod, No. 41, Chestnut street. PRICE—25 CENTS.
Fresh Teas, OF SUPERIOR QUALITY, viz. Imperial, or Gunpowder Hyson Coarse, 1st quality Hyson, 2d do. do. Young Hyson, Hyson Skin, and Southong. A few Boxes of each, for sale at No. 19, Third street south. Dec. 10.
Ticklenburgs, Oznaburgs, and Glass Ware, Landing from on board the ship Peggy, from Amsterdam. ALSO, Coffee of prime Quality In hogheads and tiers, Muscovado Sugars In hogheads, German Steel, ASSORTED WOOLLENS, In small Bales, &c. for sale by Rundle & Murgatroyd, No. 11, Walnut street wharf. Who want to purchase 300 or 400 Casks Good Flaxseed. Nov. 11.
WANTED, An Apprentice To the Watch making and Repairing Business APPLY TO C. Campbell, No. 3, south Fourth street, two doors from Market street. Jan. 19.
In the press and speedily will be published, BY THOMAS DOBSON, No. 41, south Second street, WOLSTONCRAFT'S Historical & Moral View OF THE French Revolution, And the effect it has produced in Europe. N. Y. A few Copies of the London Edition, for sale at two dollars and a quarter. Feb. 3.
A Morjel for the Gnawers of the Bone! This Day was published, AND FOR SALE AT T. BRADFORD'S Book-Store, No. 8, South Front Street, [Price 37 cents]
Observations on the Emigration of Dr. Priestley, Containing the several Addresses delivered to him, on his arrival at New York, with additions, containing many curious and interesting facts on the subject, not known here when the first edition was published: Together with a comprehensive story of a FARMER'S BULL. Third Edition. At the same place may be had the following Late Publications, viz. 1. A Bone to gnaw for the Democrats; or Observations on a late pamphlet, entitled "The Political Progress of Great Britain." 2. The Young Quaker, a comedy, by O'Keefe. 3. Haunted Tower, by Mr. Cobb. 4. Sicilian Romance, an opera, by Henry Siddons. 5. The Hapless Orphan; or Innocent victim of Revenge; a novel founded on incidents in real life. In a series of letters from Caroline Francis, to Maria B—— by an American Lady, 2 vols. A general Assortment of Books in the different departments of literature. T. Bradford has also for sale, the Best Superior English CARDS, and best coloured Wafers, wholesale or retail; and as usual, an assortment of STATIONARY and Blank Books, which he will sell on the lowest terms. Feb. 7.
TUITION of the French Tongue, Mathematicks and Drawing. J. C. Rouffau informs the public, that he has opened his EVENING SCHOOL, at his house, No. 15, Brant street, between north Third and Fourth streets, and between Race and New streets. He continues to wait on Ladies and Gentlemen, who wish to be taught at their own houses, and intends to open a MORNING SCHOOL for young Ladies as soon as he has got twelve Subscribers. Feb. 2.
To the Public.
THE Founders of the COLUMBIAN (with whom the name originated,) after experiencing considerable interruption, retired from Peale's Museum; and having since discovered in the present Leader of that party latent intention of perverting and cramping the original idea of a National College into a contracted plan of an Academic Drawing-School, hold their meetings for the present at Mr. Groombridge's house, with a positive determination of persevering, until the genuine purposes of their association are ultimately accomplished. At a Meeting of the Fellow-Artists of the Columbian at Mr. Groombridge's aforesaid, Mr. Robertson in the chair. Resolved, That the word decoy (mentioned in the advertisement from Peale's Museum, in the Philadelphia Gazette, and in the Gazette of the United States of the 13th inst. and in the American Daily Advertiser of this morning) is the highest possible compliment that could have been paid, if the talents of an artist are to be appreciated by the comparative standard of the members of the National Institution with those of the members of the Associate Body, that is ambitious of acquiring the name of their opponents. Resolved, That the terms Impostor, Dissembler, and Sparian (in the advertisement before alluded to) are epithets which can operate no change on the independent minds of the original Founders, who know no legislator in the instance advertised to, but their own will, and who acknowledge no dictator, but good manners; And, that phraseology of the same complexion, from whatever quarter it may proceed, shall never decoy them into a forgetfulness of that respect, which they owe to their own characters. Resolved, That the Constitution shall be read a third and last time on Monday next, at 6 o'clock, P. M. Resolved, That all Artists may be admitted members of the Columbian through the medium of the Committee of Examination; and that applicants shall be requested to transmit their certificates of recommendation, in closed to Mr. Groombridge, at his house adjoining the Bank of Pennsylvania, and addressed to the Chairman. By order, P. P. PRICE, Secretary pro tem. Philad. Feb. 14.
CITY DANCING ASSEMBLY.
THURSDAY next being Thanksgiving Day, there will be no Assembly that evening. SUNDAY, the 22d, being the Birth Day of the President of the United States, there will be a BALL on the evening of the 23d. No tickets will be sold for that night; and the Subscribers are requested to apply to the Managers for Tickets for Strangers, previous to the night of the Ball.
Inland Navigation.
In the Press and speedily will be published by Zachariah Poulson jun. No. 80, Chestnut street, AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE Rise, progress, and present state OF THE Canal Navigation in Pennsylvania.
With an Appendix, containing Abstracts of the Acts of the Legislature since the year 1793, and their Grants of Money for improving ROADS and NAVIGABLE WATERS throughout the state — to which is annexed, "An Explanatory Map," Published by Direction of the President and Managers of the Schuylkill and Susquehanna, and the Delaware and Schuylkill Navigation Companies. "Here smooth CANALS, across th' extended plain Stretch their long arms to join the distant main. The sons of toil, with many a weary broke Scoop the hard bosom of the solid rock; Resistless through the stiff opposing clay, With steady patience, work their gradual way; Compel the Genius of th' unwilling flood Through the brown horrors of the aged wood; Cross the lone waste the silver urn they pour, And cheer the barren heath, or fallen moor. The traveller, with pleasing wonder sees The white sail gleaming through the dusky trees; And views the altered landscape with surprise And doubts the magic scenes that round him rise. Now like a flock of swans, above his head, Their woven wings the flying yefels spread Now meeting stream, in art mimaz. glide While each, unmixed, pours a separate tide; Now, through the hidden veins of earth They flow And visit sulphurous mines and ceyes below. The ductile stream obeys the guiding hand, And social Plenty crowns the HAPPY LAND."

Late Additions to PEALE'S MUSEUM.
A SPECIMEN of Spar, and of large chrysal shells intermixed with lead ore. This beautiful piece was found 300 yards below the level of the ground, at the Peak of Derbyshire, Great-Britain.—Presented by Captain Truxton.
A young Shrew Mouse of Pennsylvania, which "seems to form the shade" in the order of small animals, and to "fill up the vacuum between the rat" and the mole." Also, an American species of the Jerboa, commonly called the Jumping Mouse.—Presented by Doctor Barton.
Indian leggings, garters, arrows, and moccasins.—Presented by General Irvine.
A piece of the Shield of Edward the III. which is preserved in Westminster Abbey.—Presented by Mr. Condy, of Bucks county, Pennsylvania.
A pair of Chinese Boots, made of leather.—Presented by Mr. J. E. Howell.
A well formed Stone Ax, used by the Indians previous to the Europeans coming to America; ploughed up in the vicinity of Philadelphia.—Presented by Captain George Slater.
A Calculus found on the Commons of Philadelphia, supposed to be formed in the body of a horse; the nail in the center served as a nucleus to collect the extraneous substances taken in with the food.—Presented by Doctor White.
A beautiful specimen of Asbestos, from Lancaster county, Pennsylvania: And some Tin Ores, from Cornwall, (G. B.) called grained tin ore.—Presented by —
Steel-grained Lead Ores, taken from the lead mines of Mr. Stephen Austin and Co. in Wythe county, Virginia.—Presented by Mr. Austin.
Petrified Clams, collected on a hill in the vicinity of Nashville, Cumberland river, Western Country.—Presented by Mr. James Vanuxem.
A piece of the root of a walnut tree, impregnated with iron ore; found on the land of Gen. James Chambers, in Franklin county, Pennsylvania. The walnut tree falling down, presented a bed of ore.—Presented by General Chambers.
A fossil shell, found in a quarry of limestone, near Beardstown, Kentucky.—Presented by Mr. Wm. Chambers.
Petrified shells, found near Milford town, North-hampton county, near the Delaware.—Presented by John Biddle, Esquire.
A Stone Calumet, found in ploughing a field in York county.—Presented by Mr. Matthew M'Glatery.
The Grinder of an Elephant. This tooth, compared with those grinders found at the Salt Licks, on the Ohio, clearly proves, that those animals which formerly inhabited America, were not Elephants.—Presented by Mr. Baké, New-York.
Fruit of the wild Tamarind, from the West-Indies; a bone, from the Bay of Honduras; some Derbyshire Spar; and a specimen of fossil Salt, from which the Liverpool Salt is produced.—Presented by Mr. Bembridge.
A beak of the Saw Fish (very large) caught at the bite of Benin, on the coast of Africa.—Presented by Capt. W. Montgomery.
Ore, from General Schuyler's mine, Second River, Barbadoes neck, in the State of New-Jersey.—Presented by Mr. S. Coates.
The cuticle of the feet and hands of a negro boy, 16 years old; exfoliated by the Febris Searlatina Anginosa.—Presented by Doctor Elmer.
The skin of a Galf, having the appearance of a turtle's back; from Easttown, Maryland.—Presented by Doctor Cooper.
A species of Coral, which grows on a rock at Cape Francois.—Presented by Mr. P. Ozeas.
A piece of a Horn, weighing four ounces, sawed off the beak of Mr. Galaway, who is now on a visit to this city. Mr. G. relates, of this extraordinary production, that he was born at Dublin, in Ireland, and when he was 16 years old, he entered on board of a ship of war, and was at the siege of Carthagena, where, by an accident, four cartridges took fire, which burned him; especially about his beak, in a terrible manner. This burn was, for many years, a bad sore; however, at last it had nearly healed up, when his beak was again unfortunately hurt, by being jammed between a boat and a ship, which bruised his beak sorely. When the bruise began to heal up, a small horn appeared on his beak, the size of a thumb-nail; which has since continued to increase, and has been twice sawed off before: Its curving form, the end of it pressing against his
breast, has made these amputations necessary. The portrait of Mr. Galaway, with the beak bare, to show the manner of the growth of this curious Horn, is beneath a curtain, in the apartment of paintings.
The head of the Jabiru, or negro bird; one of the largest birds of Guiana, being about six feet high. They are great destroyers of the enormous snakes of that country.—Presented by Mr. Wm. Duée.
A grape shot, cut out of a tree on the field where General Braddock was defeated. N. B. There were 39 years growth over the spot where the ball first struck.—Presented by Mr. Hunter.
And a thigh bone from the same field, presented by Lieutenant Ives.
Beautiful pearly Clamshells, from the river Ohio, where they are found in great abundance.
Native Alum, found in great plenty four miles from Port Pitt, in the crevices of the rocks, in small chrysal shells, which when taken off, again issue out by the heat of the sun. The people there use this alum in their dyes.—Also another beautiful specimen of alum from the same place, incircling a piece of verdigree.—Presented by Mr. Elliott.
A model of a Telegraphe*. Mr. St. George Tucker, of Williamsburg, Virginia, invented this from the newspapers general reports, of military events being of late communicated with great speed, between the French armies on the Rhine, and the government of Paris, by flags. A particular description of this machine is recorded in a book in the Museum, appropriated to receive proposed improvements & hints, with intention to preserve them from oblivion. Other valuable discoveries are to be perpetuated in this book, with the names of the authors, unless when it shall be preferred to enter the names in a private book—kept for that purpose by the Proprietor of the Museum.
The Toucan, or Bill-Bird, alive.—This extraordinary Bird is from Cayenne, South-America. Its bill, which is almost as large as the body, is not more extraordinary than its tongue, which resembles a feather; therefore, by some of the Brazilians, it is called the Feather-Tongued Bird.—Presented by Captain Nevill.
The Soft Shell Tortoise, from the Western country. It is described in Bartram's Travels in Georgia.—Presented by Mr. Adlum.
A Female Elk, preferred, and placed in the Museum. The idea which the hunters have of its breathing through the holes near the eyes, when very hard, is a mistake, as this preservation plainly shews. Altho' these holes are large at the entrance, they reach only about one inch in depth, and end in a round bottom, with no visible opening further. When this idea of its breathing through the holes, was suggested to the proprietor, he applied a small mirror over and near the holes, holding the nose and mouth closed, to stop its breathing; on which no dampness ever appeared on the glass, in several trials. The proprietor had learnt that the Elk has no Gall Bladder; which induced him to attend closely to inspect this Elk, when it was killed and dressed; but no Gall Bladder, or any thing as a substitute, appeared.
The Cow with 5 Legs, 6 feet, and two tails, which was kept at the Museum for some years alive, is also preserved; but as such objects are not agreeable to the sight of every one, that limb is covered with a curtain.
Some curious Shells; a specimen of Amber, with a Straw and a Fly inclosed in it.—Presented by Col. Toussard.
* Telegraphe, from telos, the end, and grapho, to write; so Telescope, from telos, and skopo to see; as if to describe such an Instrument, I should say it would enable one to see to the end; or utmost extent of the distance between me and the object: So Telegraphe means to write to the end, or extent of a great distance.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Friday, 6th February.
Debate concluded.
Mr. Giles hoped that some of the taxes would be continued. His opinion had uniformly been, that the taxes all together were insufficient for any formidable operation on the national debt. The surplus of revenue, by the most favorable statement, was not supposed to be more than three hundred thousand dollars per annum. He did not think the excise system the best for making an impression on
the debt. He wished for an apportionment among the states. As to the resolution before the House, he approved some of the taxes, and others he disapproved. He therefore wished that the resolution could be divided, that he might not be obliged to vote for or against five taxes all at once. He hoped that a plan for apportioning taxes to discharge the debt would, before the rise of the session, be laid on the table. If it was not done by some body else, he would do it himself. He had strong objections to several of these taxes, to which he would give his consent, rather than that nothing should be done. He wished that some better proposition could be brought forward than a few petty excises. Such a thing might be laid on the table, and betwixt this and the next session, the House could sound their constituents upon it. He wished for some modification in the motion of Mr. S. Smith.
Mr. Kittera was for a 'V' on immediately. Mr. Dayton, Mr. Page, Mr. Fitzsimons, Mr. Madison, and Mr. Hartley also spoke. The last gentleman feared that he would never see an end of such a discussion.
The question for striking out the resolution was put.
Ayes, only 21. The motion being thus lost, Mr. Giles said that, at the risk of popular odium, he would move to strike out the tax upon carriages. He knew this to be the most popular of the taxes, but he believed it to be against the Constitution. It was not a voluntary but a compulsory tax. To lay a tax on a thing already in a man's possession, was a direct tax; and though a popular one, the fear of giving offence would not deter him from doing what he believed to be his duty. A gentleman from South-Carolina (Mr. W. Smith) had treated objections of this kind lightly; and had said that the Constitution could be corrected. He thought this a very unguarded mode of expression. We have all sworn to support the Constitution; and if it must be altered, we know very well that this House has no authority to that effect. There must be an authority of a different kind. As to the tax now before the House, so firmly were several gentlemen persuaded of its illegality, that they had determined to make an opposition to it, not as in Pennsylvania by an insurrection, but by a trial before a court of law.
Mr. Boudinot considered the objections of Mr. Giles as totally groundless. You might as well say that the tonnage of a ship is a direct tax, for the ship and the carriage have both perhaps been in possession of their respective owners, before the existence of the tax. If he had imagined the tax to be unconstitutional, he would certainly have opposed it with all his might. He considered it as a popular tax.
Mr. Hillhouse recommended brevity and dispatch. Mr. Beatty wondered at hearing his colleague say that the carriage tax was popular, since it was quite otherwise among their constituents in New-Jersey.
Mr. Boudinot explained. That part of the tax which regarded carriages of pleasure was popular, but the collector of the tax in New-Jersey, by a construction which never came into the head of any body except himself, applied the law to the wagons of farmers going to market.
This part of the tax was very unpopular, and justly, but the other part was agreeable.
On dividing, the motion of Mr. Giles was negatived. Ayes 29—Nots 55.
A motion was made by Mr. Sedgwick for striking out another part of the resolution. The meaning was not to limit the appropriation of the produce of these taxes to the discharge of the debt exclusively. He had been appointed on a committee, when the galleries were shut, and it was the business of the House to provide money for the humane and national purposes referred to. That money must be had. He did not think himself at liberty to speak more plainly, but the House knew that it was an indispensable object.
Mr. Fitzsimons said that if the gentleman meant any other purpose than what had been all along professed, for the application of the money, he wished him to speak out.
The committee agreed to all the resolutions as reported. The committee rose and leave was granted to sit again.
The House also agreed to the Resolutions.
A committee were then appointed to bring in a bill.
It was then moved by Mr. Tracy, that when this House do adjourn, it shall be till Monday. Mr. Sedgwick objected on account of the approaching close of the session and weight of business before the House. To this it was answered, that the select committees had so much business upon their hands as could not be gone through without an adjournment till Monday. The motion for adjourning till that time was then agreed to.
Adjourned at half past three o'clock.
Monday, 9th February.
Mr. Harper, a member from South-Carolina, was qualified and took his seat. Mr. Sedgwick brought in a motion for appointing a committee to bring in a bill to amend an act authorizing the
President to fill up for a short limited time certain occasional vacancies in public offices.
A committee were named accordingly to bring in a report.
The galleries were cleared at half past eleven o'clock.
Tuesday, February 10.
On motion of Mr. Sherburne the House went into a committee of the whole, on the amendments reported to the bill for extending post roads. After some time spent thereon the committee rose and reported the amendments.
The amendments of the Senate to the bill for licensing and enrolling ships or vessels were read; and, on the motion of Mr. Giles, referred to a select committee.
Mr. W. Smith brought in a bill for repealing the act imposing a duty on snuff, and some new regulations. This was made the order of the day for Thursday.
The House then went into a committee on the reduction of the national debt.
This produced a very long discussion on the best means of commencing the payment of the national debt. At a quarter past three o'clock the committee rose; the chairman asked leave to sit again.
Adjourned.
Wednesday, 11th February.
A bill for the recovery of debts due from individuals to the United States, was read a first and second time, and made the order of the day on Friday.
Mr. Goodhue, from the committee to whom had been referred the amendments of the Senate, on the bill supplementary to an act for regulating and licensing ships and vessels, reported, that the committee disagreed to the amendments. There was ordered to be appointed a committee of conference.
It was then moved that the House should proceed to the order of the day, and resolve itself into a committee, on the report of the committee of the plan for the reduction of the national debt. This was done accordingly, Mr. Cobb in the chair.
The House went through the resolutions, which were agreed to, and reported with amendments. The House went upon the report, and a committee are appointed to bring in a bill.
It was next moved by Dr. Beatty, that a committee should be appointed to report whether any and what alterations are necessary in the act for laying a tax on carriages for pleasure, and to report a bill with such alterations as may be necessary in the same. Agreed. A committee were named to report.
On this occasion Dr. Beatty observed, that he had, some few days past, when the resolution for extending the time of limitation to certain excise acts passed last session, was under consideration, contradicted what fell from his colleague (Mr. Boudinot) that the law "laying duties upon carriages" was popular in the state of New-Jersey; it was he said the very reverse of that, and of consequence he could by no means assent to the prolongation of that act to the year 1801; the House having however agreed to the extension of this act to a distant period, he now thought it was a duty he owed to his constituents, to bring forward a proposition for the revision of that law. This he was now desirous of submitting, and he repeated, that the act in question was generally disliked by the citizens of the state from whence he came, and in some parts, it was so obnoxious, that were it not for the patriotism and love of order, which his constituents had at all times manifested in their conduct, he would not have been answerable, that the duties arising under that law, could have been collected; he was ready however to admit, that great part of the dissatisfaction had arisen from the injudicious mode of execution adopted by the supervisor; who had perhaps discovered more zeal, than understanding in the construction of this law. Dr. Beatty, had no great objection to the principle of the law, but he thought it was defective in two points, and was susceptible of amendment, so as to render it more agreeable to his constituents; the enacting clause is not sufficiently minute in the description of the carriages subject to a taxation, and in some instances the terms used, were of an equivocal nature; to prove the first he need only mention, that notwithstanding the protection afforded by the proviso, in the first section, to carriages for "domestic purposes;" yet the market wagons of New-Jersey, had pretty generally been subjected to the duty; and as an instance of the second, he said, that the term "coachhee" used in the law, appears to have no appropriate meaning.
Before the passing of this law, he had
reason to believe, that three fourths of the carriages in use in this city, were of this description, and now it seems by some new definition of the term, that not one in four are of that species of carriage; but are returned to the collector and pay a tax, only of two dollars, on the same scale with the Market wagons of New-Jersey—But the law Dr. B. observed was materially defective in another point—In cases of doubt, what carriages are within the exempting description, there is no summary mode of determining, what carriages are "usually" and "chiefly" "employed in husbandry;" but every disputed case must be the subject of a suit in all the legal forms. This was highly objectionable, both on the grounds of delay and expense; and had no doubt occasioned the payment of the tax in a variety of instances, where the parties were conscious they were within the exempting clause but had preferred, to pay the two dollars rather than to contend with the collector in a suit at law. He hoped therefore the house would readily agree to remedy these defects and would appoint a committee for that purpose.
A few minutes before three o'clock, on the motion of Mr. Sedgwick, the galleries were cleared.
UNITED STATES.
NEW-YORK, February 13.
Further Translations from Paris papers received per Capt. Gardner from Cherbourg.
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
November 29.
Dufay informed the convention of a writing or paper published by Gouly, containing general remarks on the colonies. He complained that his ideas were impolitic, anti-social and anti-republican. Gouly maintains that the colonies belong to the colonists. What then becomes of the national sovereignty? It would be more natural to say, the property of the colonies belongs to the entire mass of the people of St. Domingo; and then the sovereignty of the nation would be annihilated. He moved that the Convention should declare that paper not to contain their opinions, but only the opinions of an individual.
Charpentier, The title of the work alone is contrary to the French government. It is called "Reflections on the means of giving to the colonies a constitution proper for them;" which supposes that the colonies ought not to be subject to the constitution of the republic. It contains also this phrase, "St. Domingo has the sovereignty over itself. The legislative power belongs to it—it may well receive the councils of France, but not her laws." This is an attack on the unity and indivisibility of the republic.
After some further debate, Dufay's motion in substance was adopted. Pellet informed the Convention that the report of the committee of Public Safety on the colonies, would be completed in ten days at farthest.
In debate, on the propriety of continuing to send deputies into the departments, a member observed, that "we cannot now dissemble that every part of the republic has been disturbed; industry and commerce are palsied; proprietors and merchants have been oppressed, imprisoned, and even sacrificed. We must seek the means of repairing these evils, of restraining evil dispositions, and lend a helping hand to the oppressed." The proposition of Bernard, for suspending these missions, was rejected.
The president of the criminal tribunal of Paris informed the Convention, that sentence had passed against the twelve members of the revolutionary committee of the section of Bonnet Rouge. Ten of them convicted of robbery, tumults, exactions, and speculations, are condemned to be exposed six hours, and to be imprisoned in chains twenty years. The other two are acquitted.
In the commune of Bedouin, in France, during the reign of the Jacobins, the liberty pole was taken down, in some dark night. An order was issued by the representative Mainet for the people to deliver up the offender—this they could not do, as no one could tell who had done it. The despotic commissary, in a rage, ordered the whole commune, consisting of 500 houses, to be laid in ashes, and the order was literally executed.
The wretched inhabitants were compelled to seek shelter in the mountains and caves, from whence they sent a pe-

tion to the Convention, imploring succor.
Among the buildings destroyed was an oil-mill and rich manufactories of silk. One of these manufactories was valued at 60,000 livres.
The national buildings were first burnt. A superb church, which cost the nation 230,000 livres, could not be burnt, and the Vendals took the pains to blow it up with powder.
A young girl who had been absent 6 months from Bedouin, applied to a person in authority for the release of her father from prison. The man asked who is your father? She answered, he is an inhabitant of Bedouin. She was immediately arrested, and two days after both she and her father were brought to the scaffold. At the relation of these facts the Convention manifested their horror.
We may hereafter give further details of these cruel transactions: we shall only observe at present, that the Convention are employed in bringing to justice the agents of blood, murder, plunder, and cruelty. By reading the Paris papers, we are led to consider France, under the late Jacobins, as one den of thieves and cut throats.
THE LANGUAGE OF MASONRY.
Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman in Madras to his friend in Edinburgh, dated February 14, 1794.
Nothing remarkable occurred during the passage of the Winterton, the ship in which I sailed, till the morning of Aug. 20, 1793, when she struck on the reef of rocks that run parallel to the island of Madagascar. All our boats were swamped in the surf in the same evening, except the yawl which had been sent a shore to look for a landing place, and did not return.
"It is wonderful, considering our situation when the ship parted, that, out of our whole number, 270 odd, not above 40 were drowned."
"The rest were reserved for more lingering miseries—the fear of death by the lances of the natives, and the still more dismal prospect of dying of hunger."
On this fatal island we remained seven months: 105 were buried during the time: the rest, expecting soon to follow, had despaired of ever seeing Mr. Dale, who had failed for Mozambique in the yawl, soon after our arrival.
"Judge then what must have been our transports to see him return with a brig freighted to convey us to Mozambique, for which we failed the beginning of April, and arrived a week afterwards."
"About 6 degrees northward of the line, our hopes were again crushed. We were taken by the Mutine, and one half of us were sent to Maurice Ills, while the other half were taken aboard the privateer. To the former let it belong."
"We landed the 15th Aug. and were received with the greatest politeness by the French who rendered our stay much less irksome than it otherwise would have been; by their kind invitation to most of the Gentlemen to live in private families."
"You may easily conceive, in such a situation the disadvantage of my ignorance of the French language. The language of Masonry, however procured me an invitation to live with a brother, and also a subscription from the Lodge, (650 livres) named Quinze Antilles I became of this Lodge, and received a diploma at parting."
"The 3d of December 1795, we were permitted to sail in the American ship Henry: and to our infinite satisfaction arrived at this port, where the climate seems delightful, being the coolest time of the year."
BOSTON, February 9.
Foreign Intelligence—received by the brig Mary, captain Chipman, from Ly- mington, England.
NATIONAL CONVENTION. December 2.
Carnot, in the name of the committee of Public Safety, presented the following proclamation, which was adopted:
PROCLAMATION.
The National Convention to all those who have taken part in the revolt in the departments of the West, the coasts of Brest, and the coast of Cherbourg.
"FOR two years your country has been a prey to the horrors of a civil war. These fertile plains which appeared designed by nature to be the abode of happiness, are become the refuge of proscriptiion and carnage. The courage of our countrymen is turned against themselves. The flames devour their habitations, and the earth, covered with ruins, and with emblems of mourning, refuses even a subsistence to their survivors. Such are, Frenchmen, the wounds that have been inflicted on our country by pride and imposture. Wicked men have abused your inexperience; it was in the name of a righteous God that they furnished you with patriotic arms; it was in the name of humanity that they devoted to death thousands of victims; it was in the name
of virtue that they drew together a band of wretches from every corner of France; but they made it the receptacle of monsters vomited out of every country. What blood has been sacrificed to the lust of dominion! and you, whom they deluded, why did you reject the lights that were held out to you, to embrace a mischievous phantom? Why would you prefer matters to brothers, and the torches of fanaticism to the flambeau of reason? May your eyes at length be opened, and an end be put to so many calamities!—Weakened by repeated losses, disunited and scattered, without any other source than despair, you may still have an asylum in the generosity of the nation. Yes, your brothers, French people, are still inclined to think you more misled than culpable—their arms are stretched out to you, and the National Convention pardons you in their name, if you lay down your arms, and if repentance and a sincere attachment urges you to fraternize with them. Their word is sacred, and if unfaithful delegates have abused their confidence and yours, justice shall be executed on them. Thus the republic, equally terrible towards its enemies within as without, are highly gratified by recalling its misguided children: take advantage of its clemency, and hasten to return into the bosom of your country. The authors of all your misfortunes are those who have seduced you. It is time that the enemies of France should cease to be gratified by the spectacle of our internal discensions: they alone smile at your misfortunes: they alone take advantage of them: we must defeat their impious plans; turn against them those arms they have supplied you with, for our destruction. Are the ties of nature dissolved? and has the blood of the English passed into your veins? Would you massacre the families of your brother conquerors of Europe, rather than unite yourselves to them, and partake of their glory? No! you are now enlightened by the voice of truth; and already many of you are returned, and find security the price of your confidence. Return, all of you, and let the fire-side of each become secure and peaceful."
Let the lands be cultivated; and let plenty refine its reign! let us join in avenging ourselves of the common enemy; of that implacable and jealous nation, which had thrown the brand of discord among us! Let our republican energy be directed against those who have violated the sacred rights of the People! Let the utmost vigor animate throughout our ports; let the ocean be covered with your privateers; and let the war of extermination, with all its attendant horrors be carried from the banks of the Loire, to the banks of the Thames."
DECREE OF AMNESTY.
1. All the persons in the precinct of the armies of the west, & of the northern coast, known under the denomination of rebels of la Vendee and Chouans, who shall lay down their arms within the next month from the publication of this decree, shall not afterwards be prosecuted on account of their revolt. 2. The aforesaid persons shall deposit their arms with their different municipalities. 3. The Deputies Le Goffinal, Menon, Morrillon, & De Launoy, shall repair to the different departments, and watch over the execution of this decree. All the amendments proposed, to exclude from this amnesty the chiefs of the insurrection, have been rejected; and the above Deputies have been invested with sufficient discretionary power to execute the decree, in a manner most conformable with the principles in the Proclamation, which was decreed at the same time.
14 Frimaire, December 4.
OFFICIAL LETTER.
Letter from the Representative of the People with the army of the Eastern Pyrenees.
"St. Fernando de Figueres, Nov. 28.
"Citizen Colleagues,"
"The 20th was signalized with one of the most brilliant victories ever obtained by the armies of the Republic. Imagine every obstacle that nature and art could unite; imagine from 80 to 100 redoubts on positions the most advantageous, full of cannon, and forming several lines of defence; imagine from 40 to 50,000 men distributed in these forts and intrenchments, the labor of six months; imagine all these redoubts, the artillery and musketry that defended them; imagine 80 volcanoes at once vomiting fire and iron—well, all these were carried in less than 3 hours. Our battalions advanced amid musketry and grape shot, and did every thing with the bayonet. No prisoners were taken; all were put to the sword; three Spanish Generals were killed; one of them attempted to defend himself against Adjutant General Duphot, who ran his sword through his body. Count de L'Union; the Commander in Chief of the Spanish army, was found dead
on the field of battle: We send you his military decorations."
"In our letter of the 18th, we informed you that we had some men killed in the affair of the 17th. The number killed and wounded on the 20th, is much less considerable.—The enemy, repulsed in all parts, fled, and their route was complete. After abandoning to us their camps and artillery, they attempted to make a stand on the heights of Liers, where they had prepared an entrenched camp under the cannon of the castle of Figueres; but they were pursued so vigorously that they were obliged to abandon their position, and fly six or seven leagues farther. The same evening their famous fort of St. Fernando de Figueres was invested on all sides and some battalions turned against the place the cannon mounted by the enemy for the defence of the camp of Liers. Next day Figueres and Roses were invested. Peignon sent a vigorous summons to the Governor of the castle of Figueres to surrender the place. The party lasted two or three hours. The capitulation was signed yesterday, and to-day the place is in possession of the Republic. The garrison, or rather the army, of 9107 men, laid down their arms and surrendered prisoners of war. We found on the ramparts more than 150 pieces of cannon, and immense quantities of provisions in the place. Such, Citizen Colleagues, are the consequences of the brilliant days of the 17th and 20th November. Terror is among our enemies. You will judge of it from the surrender of a place so important, and so famous as that of Figueres. We are going to summon Roses; we shall soon inform you of the surrender of it. The number of prisoners is 9400; that of the colours taken is considerable."
"DELBRET VIDAL."
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 17.
At an Election held by the General Assembly of Delaware, for a Senator in Congress, after closing the Polls, they were as follows.
HENRY LATIMER, 15. JOHN DICKINSON, 14.
From a Correspondent.
IT is the truly glorious boast of republicanism, that it subjects the government of the society to the reason of the society. Mr. Bache's paper, and the party who vent their malignity in that impure vehicle, are daily employed to address the passions and prejudices of the community against the administration, as they lay themselves, but really against that and the Constitution likewise. Yet the party who stir up men's minds to a sudden flood of mutiny, who invent fables for the credulous, sophisms for the cunning, and furnish topics of abuse for the violent, pretend to be the republicans. O impudence! art thou past blushing? They use their utmost arts to prevent the reason of the public from being even heard, much less respected—they scatter such calumnies, as to make the ignorant and credulous, hate and dread the government of choice, and yet boast of their republican principles. But they will assure us the government is become corrupt. That is well proved to be false, and their own champions in the accusations, have sunk into disgrace, for having attempted to fix them on the servants of the public. But admit the government is corrupt. If so soon, the constituted authorities have become as bad as they are represented by the Mobocrats, what follows? That republicanism is disgraced. Could the experiment be tried a second time, with any better prospect of success? No, never. The Mobocratic men are, therefore, the enemies (perhaps the blind ones) of the principles they pretend to cherish. Strange as it may seem, they boast that the conduct they have adopted is the proof of their over purity of republican zeal!
The following Remarks copied from the Minerva, published in New York, merit attention.
By being secured against the probability of being involved in the wars of Europe, the causes which originated the violent parties of our country, have been removed. If we quarrel now, we shall quarrel about names and theories, and not about things; and what could be more ridiculous than Americans at loggerheads about opinions and ideas of government? One party charge the other with designs or at least wishes to introduce monarchy or aristocracy; the charge on the other hand is that another party wish to overthrow the present government. Neither of these charges is true in a very extensive sense; the people who raise reports of this kind,
know they are not true—it is a mere artifice to obtain or keep places of honor and emolument. Individuals are duped by such stories; but the body of the people remain unhaken.
The moment that delivers the United States from the danger of war, is the moment when all parties ought to embrace principles of conciliation. While the question of peace or war was depending, it was the duty of every good citizen to resist all attempts to make the United States a party in the broils of Europe. All schemes for involving us directly or indirectly, were to be opposed by every honest means. But that danger being over, we have only to contend in opinion about foreign governments; or to quarrel for the loaves and fishes of our own.
The question of clubs is fairly before the public. Instead of writing for party purposes, our ingenious men would now turn their attention to the improvement of our country, by establishing useful institutions for education, by extending and securing our commerce, by cultivating our soil, founding manufactures & correcting our laws and morals, it is probable the virulence of party-spirit would soon subside; the distinctions of aristocrat and democrat, created for the most nefarious purposes, and which has converted innumerable friends into cold jealous party men and enemies, would soon give way to returning confidence and social affection. Union and harmony are our true interest, and those who would disturb these, must be unfriendly to the happiness of their country.
ELECTIONEERING Address from the North Carolina Journal of February 2d.
To the free and independent Electors of District No. 9.
GENTLEMEN,
I BEG your leave to offer myself as a candidate to represent you in the Congress of the United States. It is with the utmost pleasure that I make you a tender of my services, from the assurances I have received of your attachment to the cause of liberty. I earnestly embarked in the same cause, and have always had it nearest my heart. I am thoroughly convinced of the excellence of the constitution of this happy country, and my utmost efforts shall be exerted for the preservation of it. In this and every other case I hope to be your faithful representative, and while I am delivering your sentiments, and discharging my duty to my constituents, I shall have the satisfaction of serving in a cause I value beyond every thing. If I am so happy as to succeed, I assure you fellow-citizens, I shall ever be watchful over the interests of this nation in general, but the good of this district shall have my particular attention, and shall always be my favourite study. My warmest endeavours shall be employed for you, and I shall esteem myself happy in every opportunity of doing you a real service. Gentlemen, I have no private views—my sole ambition is to serve my country, and to contribute to the preservation of the invaluable privilege this country enjoys, beyond any in the world. I shall act steadily in these principles, and therefore hope for the honor of your support? and I shall endeavour to convince you of my sincere regard and warmest gratitude.
I am, Gentlemen, Freemen, and Fellow-Citizens, with gratitude and respect, your affectionate and obedient humble servant, W. ALSTON. January 28, 1795.
By this Day's Mail.
NORFOLK, February 7.
Yesterday arrived here the Schooner Abigail, Captain J. Cushman, 22 days from Cape Francois. Left there the following vessels.
Ship—Captain Dominic, New-York. Brig Rover, Haynes, Norfolk. Callioppe, Ablam, New-York. Fanny, Dalby, Philadelphia. Ditto. Lark, Cheseman, Boston. Columbia, Baker, Philadelphia. Schooner Dolphin, Phillips, Salem. William, Rogers, Boston. Sloop Petersburg Packet, Law, New-York. And a Schooner from Georgetown.
The following is extracted from capt. Cushman's protest, and will shew the actual situation of every vessel in that place, and their prospect of indemnification for the seizure of their cargoes, and unjust detention of their vessels.
After a voyage of 28 days, bound from Alexandria to Cape Nicoola Mole and a Market.
"Being three leagues distant from Fort Pelican, I was boarded by the Sloop Republican, Captain Pomey, and ordered into port; being doubtful of the consequence, I demanded leave to go off, but was denied. At 9 o'clock the pilot came on board, and at 11 came to an anchor in the harbour of
Cape Francois. A guard of soldiers then came on board me, who took me out of my vessel, and conducted me before the General, to whom I produced a manifest of my cargo. He offering me less than the first cost, I told him I could not comply with his terms. His answer was, that I should not leave the port until I did. In this disagreeable situation, and my cargo perishing, on the 1st September I was obliged to comply, and delivered to the government of Cape Francois my cargo, to be paid for in 35 days, in coffee, sugar and molasses.
After repeated applications, they again told me, on the 10th November, that I should be paid in twenty-five days, and the payment made in rotation, as they were pleased to call it, which was so very slow, that at a moderate computation, my turn would not come on for four months; and perhaps not then, as they disregard their promises; those who have money, being always able to purchase, and thereby deprive us of the payments to be made us. Seeing that there was little chance of payment, I was obliged to leave the port without any return cargo, as the vessel was at a very heavy expence from so long and unjust a detention."
Annexed to the protest are two certificates, the one from the masters of the vessels in port, certifying that they would not allow Capt. Cushman to protest against their conduct at Cape Francois; and another from B. H. Phillips, American Consul for St. Croix, certifying the truth of it.
Extract of a letter from Joseph Penwick, Esq. the American Consul at Bourdeaux, dated Paris, the 15th Nov. to Joshua Johnson, Esq. American Consul at London
"It has just been decided in the council of the government, that American vessels shall go free, with all free goods, and orders given not to interrupt or turn aside any, even grain loaded; also orders are given to adjust all claims on the Republic for the embargoes at Bourdeaux, and all expences and demurrage for vessels stopped or brought in, contrary to the laws of nations."
Signed, JOSHUA JOHNSON.
To Correspondents.
THE question respecting a certain person, would lead to a personal controversy, in which the public may not be interested—we therefore decline publishing it.
NEW THEATRE.
TO-MORROW EVENING
FEBRUARY 18.
Will be Presented
A new COMIC OPERA, (never performed here,) called the
Haunted Tower.
With the original Overture, Music, and Accompaniments, composed by Signior Storace.
Lord William, Mr. Marshall. Baron of Oakland, Mr. Barwood. Edward, Mr. Francis. Lewis, Mr. Blissett. Robert, Mr. Darley, jun. Charles, Mr. Darley. Hugo, Mr. Green. De Courcy, Mr. Cleveland. Martin, Mr. Warrell. Hubert, Mr. Mitchell.
Lady Elinor, Mrs. Warrell. Adela, Mrs. Oldmixon. Cicely, Miss Broadhurst. Maud, Mrs. Bates. Peasants, Messrs. Nugent, J. Warrell, and Price; Mrs. De Marque, Miss Willems, Miss Milbourne, Miss Oldfield, and Miss Rowson.
In act 2d a Dance incidental to the Opera composed by Mr. Francis, with new Scenery, Dresses and Decorations. The Scenery designed by Mr. Milbourne, and executed by Messrs. Milbourne and Robins, assistants.
To which will be added,
A FARCE, (never performed here) called the
Miller of Mansfield
King, Mr. Whitlock. Miller, Mr. Morris. Richard, Mr. Moreton. Lord Lurewell, Mr. Cleveland. Joe, with a Song, Mr. Darley jun. 1st Courtier, Mr. Warrell. 2d Courtier, Master Warrell. 3d Courtier, Mr. Mitchell. Keeper, Mr. Price.
Peggy, Miss Oldfield. Margery, Mrs. Bates. Kate, Miss Willems.
No money or tickets to be returned, nor any person on any account whatsoever, admitted behind the scenes.

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19. Duncan's Elements of Logic. 80 cents. 20. M'Fingal, an epic poem. 37 1/2 cents. 21. Tench Cox's Examination of Lord Sheffield's Observations. 62 1/2 cents. 22. Ladies' Friend. 37 1/2 cents. 23. Smith's History of New York, from its discovery to 1732. 1 dollar 25 cents. 24. Complete Atlas for the present war, containing maps of France, Holland, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Italy, and the West-Indies. 1 dollar. 25. Constitution of the United States, with the Federal Constitution—62 1/2 cents. 26. Peyton's Grammar for Freemen to learn English. 50 cents. 27. Epididi Enchiridion. 31 cents. 28. Gay's Fables. 31 cents. 29. Christian Economy. 25 cents. 30. Charms of Melody, a comic collection of Songs. 25 cents. 31. American Museum. 12 vols. 8vo. Nine dollars and 20 cents. “The American Museum is not only eminently calculated to disseminate political and other valuable information, but it has been uniformly conducted with taste, attention, & propriety. It to these important objects he superadded the more immediate business of relieving public documents, from oblivion. I will venture to pronounce, as my sentiments, that a more useful literary plan has never been undertaken in America, nor one more deserving of public encouragement.” General Washington. 32. Poems of Col. Humphreys. 37 1/2 cents. 33. Catechism of Man. 18 3/4 cents. 34. Tom Paine's Jests. 18 3/4 cents. 35. Carey's account of the Yellow Fever, 4th edition. 50 cents. 36. Devout Christian's Vade Mecum. 25 cents. 37. Garden of the Soul. 50 cents. 38. Think well on't. 50 cents. 39. Dovey Bible. 6 dollars.
form their hearts to goodness, than to enlighten their understandings with useful knowledge. A short and clear abridgment is also given of sacred and profane of sacred and profane History, and some Lessons in Geography. The whole is interspersed with proper reflections and moral Tales.
19. Duncan's Elements of Logic. 80 cents. 20. M'Fingal, an epic poem. 37 1/2 cents. 21. Tench Cox's Examination of Lord Sheffield's Observations. 62 1/2 cents. 22. Ladies' Friend. 37 1/2 cents. 23. Smith's History of New York, from its discovery to 1732. 1 dollar 25 cents. 24. Complete Atlas for the present war, containing maps of France, Holland, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Italy, and the West-Indies. 1 dollar. 25. Constitution of the United States, with the Federal Constitution—62 1/2 cents. 26. Peyton's Grammar for Freemen to learn English. 50 cents. 27. Epididi Enchiridion. 31 cents. 28. Gay's Fables. 31 cents. 29. Christian Economy. 25 cents. 30. Charms of Melody, a comic collection of Songs. 25 cents. 31. American Museum. 12 vols. 8vo. Nine dollars and 20 cents. “The American Museum is not only eminently calculated to disseminate political and other valuable information, but it has been uniformly conducted with taste, attention, & propriety. It to these important objects he superadded the more immediate business of relieving public documents, from oblivion. I will venture to pronounce, as my sentiments, that a more useful literary plan has never been undertaken in America, nor one more deserving of public encouragement.” General Washington. 32. Poems of Col. Humphreys. 37 1/2 cents. 33. Catechism of Man. 18 3/4 cents. 34. Tom Paine's Jests. 18 3/4 cents. 35. Carey's account of the Yellow Fever, 4th edition. 50 cents. 36. Devout Christian's Vade Mecum. 25 cents. 37. Garden of the Soul. 50 cents. 38. Think well on't. 50 cents. 39. Dovey Bible. 6 dollars.
Forty Dollars Reward.
RAN away from the subscribers in Woodbury, Gloucester County, New Jersey, on Sunday morning the 12th instant, Two young Negro Fellows, named Jack and Tom, each about 20 years of age; Jack is of a dark black colour and a four look; Tom is of an open countenance, of a yellowish colour, and much disposed to laugh.
FOR SALE, SEVERAL VALUABLE
Tracts of LAND,
LYING in King George County, Virginia, lying on the south side of Potomack Creek, near its mouth, being one mile from the river Potomack, containing by old survey eleven hundred and ten acres. There is on the above tract of Land a dwelling house thirty by twenty, with three rooms on the first floor, and two above, with five places, a kitchen with a brick chimney, stables, corn house, meat house, dairy and other out houses? also a good framed floor house by twenty by forty, and a granary, both perfectly new, and agreeably situated on the Creek, commanding a fine view of the river Potomack, and one of the best fisheries either on the river or creek. This creek is navigable for vessels of several tons, and abounds with wild fowl of every kind, particularly ducks. The land is fertile and well adapted to the culture of corn, rye, and tobacco. There is also on it a quantity of timber of superior quality, either for ship or house building, & contiguous to the water, from whence it could be rafted to Alexandria, or to the City of Washington, and is not more than fifty miles distant from either place. The growth is chiefly red and white oak, locust, walnut, hickory, cedar and poplars of an extraordinary size. There are also a couple of small meadows now in timothy, and several other rich swamps, which may be put in at a small expense. The banks consist chiefly of shell-marl of the best quality, which affords a valuable and inexhaustible fund of manure.
Likewise another valuable Tract, lying in Potomack river, in King George county near opposite to Port Tobacco in Maryland, containing about four hundred acres; one hundred of it is heavily timbered with white oak proper for house or ship building; about fifty acres of marsh, and the whole of the land perfectly level, and well adapted to farming, being of a stiff quality, and excellent for holding manure. It bounds on the river about three quarters of a mile, has a most admirable herring and rock fishery, and for wild fowl is perhaps equal to any on the Continent.
It is well situated for a Ferry, being at a narrow part of the river, and is not more than thirty five miles from the City of Washington by land.
JOHN SANDERS.
LEWIS WAUGH, OR JOHN WAUGH. Jan. 29
A VENDRE, Une Terre Superbe situé dans l'Etat de la Nouvelle York.
LA BELLE Habitation connue par le nom de SCOTIA, sitúe sur le bord nord de la Riviere de Mohawk et vis a vis la florissante ville de Schenectady qui est a l'extremité de la communication par eau entre la Caneda et autres parties occidentales avec la ville d'Albany dont elle est éloignée de seize miles Anglois ou cinq lieues un tiers de france.
Cette terre est bornée par la dite Riviere environ deux tiers de lieue—les grands Chemins des parties de l'Ouest et du nord se joignent en cet endroit avec plusieurs autres et conduisent a l'endroit par ou l'on traverse la Riviere vis a vis la dite ville—cette habitation contient plus de mille acres, une grande partie de la quelle est en plaine de la premier, qualité et propres pour des prairies ou du grain dont elle produit une grand abondance.
On pourroit la diviser en plusieurs habitations donnant a chacune des situations tres commodes a placer des maisons—elle contient a present deux maisons grandes et bien commodes avec des Granges Ecuries, Magazins, des Remises pour les Voitures et plusieurs autres batimens qui sont tres convenables le tout sitúe sur une elevation au bord de la dite Riviere d'ou l'on a une vue bien agreable sur la dite ville, des prairies dans les environs et de la Riviere aussi bien que d'un Reservoir d'environ trente acres, qui est bien fourni de poisson et de gibier.
Il y a aussi sur la dite terre une Moulin a eau sur un courant qui ne manque Jamais, avec une maison pour le meunier; on y pourroit ajouter d'autres moulins, &c.—sur cette terre est aussi un bon Verger des meilleurs fruits de ce pais d'environ mille arbres, entre, les Jardins abondent de toutes sortes de fruit propre pour le climat—Dependent aussi de cette terre plusieurs tenemens avec des lots de terre dont les baux sont d'une courte durée.
Valuable Property For Sale, IN THE STATE OF NEW-YORK.
THAT valuable and well known Estate, called SCOTIA, situate on the north bank of the Mohawk river, directly opposite the populous and flourishing town of Schenectady, at the foot of the water-communication from the Western Country, and Upper Canada; sixteen miles from the city of Albany, extending about two miles on the bank of the river above and below the said town; this river is the only water communication in the United States with the great western Lakes. The roads from the western and northern parts of the state of New York, together with a number of other public roads here meet, and lead to the noted ferry kept opposite the said town.
It contains upwards of one thousand acres, a great proportion of which is intervale or low land, calculated both for grass or grain, producing great bushels annually; it may be laid into a number of valuable farms, affording convenient and handsome building grounds; there is now on the premises two very large and commodious dwelling houses, with large Dutch barns, barracks, hovels, stables, cart and waggon house, carriage house, horse house, summer house, and other out-houses, on a commanding eminence near the bank of the river, affording a beautiful and extensive prospect of the river for several miles, the lowland, the town, and a fine lake of water, covering about thirty acres, well stored with all kinds of river fish, fowl, &c. There is a good grist mill on a never failing stream of water, a good frame house, &c. for the miller, also convenient above the mill for erecting more water works; there is a bearing orchard with nearly one thousand apple trees, set out, grafted of the best fruit, the gardens are stocked with all the various fruits the climate will admit; also several tenements with portions of land on shore-leaves.
The land in point of fertility of soil, is exceeded by none in the state; there is now in the ground near two hundred bushels winter grain, which will be included in the above sale.
Also two small islands in the river, opposite the mansion house.
JOHN SANDERS. Schoharie, Jan. 28, 1795.
City of Washington. SCHEME OF THE LOTTERY, No. II. FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE FEDERAL CITY.
1 A magnificent 20,000 Dollars, and dwelling house, cash 30,000 etc 50,000 1 ditto 15,000 & cash 25,000 40,000 1 ditto 10,000 & cash 15,000 30,000 1 ditto 5,000 & cash 10,000 20,000 1 ditto 3,000 & cash 5,000 10,000 1 ditto 2,000 & cash 3,000 10,000 1 ditto 1,000 & cash 1,500 10,000 2 ditto 5,000 each, are 10,000 10 ditto 1,000 10,000 20 ditto 500 10,000 100 ditto 100 10,000 200 ditto 50 10,000 400 ditto 25 10,000 1,000 ditto 10 10,000 15,000 ditto 10 150,000 16,739 Prizes 400,000 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 Washington—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 Washington.
The drawing will commence as soon as the Tickets are sold off—The money prizes will be payable in thirty days after it is finished, and any prizes for which fortunate numbers are not produced within twelve months after the drawing is closed are to be considered as given towards the fund for the University, it being determined to settle the whole business in a year from the ending of the drawing and to take up the bonds given at security.
The real securities given for the payment of the Prizes, are held by the President and two Directors of the Bank of Columbia, and are valued at more than half the amount of the Lottery. The drawing will be under the management of 24 gentlemen appointed by the commissioners for the City of Washington, for the time being, and acting on oath.
SAMUEL BLODGET.
“** Tickets may be had at the Bank of Columbia; of James West & Co. Baltimore; of Gideon Denison, Savannah; of Peter Gilman, Boston; of John Hopkins, Richmond; and of Richard Wells, Cooper's Ferry.
FOR SALE, A Lot of Ground,
ON the west side of Third, at the corner of New or Story Street, in the City of Philadelphia; it being 34 feet 8 inches in front on Third Street, and 86 feet deep on Story Street. On this lot are two framed dwelling houses, two stories high; the corner house almost new, two stories high.
For terms, and other particulars, apply at the Office of Edward Bonfall & Co. or at No. 62, north Second Street.
Wants Employment,
A Person who has a considerable knowledge of CONVEYANCING, a general knowledge of Accounts and Figures, and writes a good hand. He would engage by the year, either in an Office or Merchant's counting house. A line addressed to J.B. and left at the Office of the Gazette of the United States, will be duly attended to.
Wants Employment,
An Elderly person, who writes a good hand, and understands accounts, and who also can be well recommended for his honesty and industry. Any tradesman or mechanic who may wish for such a person to keep his books, and make out his bills, may receive information by applying to James Hardie, corner of Lombard and Fifth Street.
COFFEE, 54 hogheads 350 barrels } 120,000 lbs. Just arrived in the Rebecca, Captain Hughes, from Jamaica. FOR SALE BY Peter Blight.
Who has also now landing out of the Mercury, from Oporto, Choice Red Port Wine, IN PIPES. Dec. 22
Robert Campbell, No. 54, South Second Street, Second door below the corner of Chesnut Street, HAS FOR SALE,
The most General and Extensive Assortment of BOOKS
Ever offered for sale in this City, amongst which are a number of the latest European Publications. Also a Complete Assortment of English & American Writing Paper, Dutch Quills, Playing Cards, and every Article in the Stationary Line.
R. C. has lately printed the following BOOKS,
1. Religious cases of Conscience, answered in an Evangelical manner, at the Casualties Lecture in Little St. Helen, Bishopgate Street, by S. Pike and S. Heyward, to which is now added, the Spiritual Companion , or the Proffiting Christian , tried at the Bar of God —Price One Dollar. 2. Meditations and Contemplations, in 2 volumes, containing Vol. 1. Meditations among the Tombs; Reflections on a Flower Garden; and a Defcant upon a Flower Garden; Vol. 2. Contemplations on the Night; Contemplations on the Starry Heavens; and a Winter Piece. By James Harvey. A. M. late Rector of Wycham Favel, Northamptonshire—Price 80 Cents. 3. Beauties of Hervey; or descriptive, picturesque, and instructive passages, selected from the works of this deservedly admired author; viz. Meditations among the Tombs; Reflections on a Flower Garden; Defcant on the Creation; Contemplations on the Night; the Starry Heavens; and a Winter Piece; the most important interesting and picturesque passages; of Theron and Aspasio; letters & sermons. Miscellaneous tracts, religious education of daughters; and remarks on Lord Bolingbroke's letters. To which are added Memoirs of the Author's life and character, with an Elegiac Poem on his death—Price eighty Cents. 4. Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul, illustrated in a course of serious and practical address, suited to persons of every character and circumstance; with a devout meditation and prayer added to each chapter. To all which is subjoined a funeral sermon on the one thing needful. By Philip Doddridge, D. D.—Price 60 Cents. 5. Sermons by Hugh Blair, D. D. F. R. S. Edinburgh, one of the ministers of the High Church, and Professor of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres in the University of Edinburgh. Vol. 4—Price One Dollar. 6. A Sermon on the Freedom and Happiness of the United States of America, preached in Carlisle, on the 5th of Octo 1793, & published at the request of the Philadelphia and Lancaster troops of Light Horse, By Robert Davidson, D. D. Pastor of the Presbyterian church in Carlisle, and one of the Professors in Dickinson's College—Price 20 Cents. 7. The Philosophy of Natural History, by William Smellie, Member of the Royal and Antiquarian Society of Edinburgh—Price 1 Dollar. 8. The Westminster Assembly's Shorter Catechism, explained by way of question and answer, by Fisher and Erskine—Price 80 Cents. 9. Mentoria, or the Young Ladies' Friend, by Mrs. Rowson of the New Theatre, Philadelphia, author of the Inquisitor, Phila de Chamber, Victoria, Charlotte, &c. 9 Cents. 10. A Simple Story. By Mrs. Inchbald—Price One Dollar. 11. The Fool of Quality, or the History of Henry, Earl of Moreland, in three volumes, by Mr. Brooke, Price 2 Dollars 49 Cents. 12. Sermons on important subjects, by the late rev. and pious Samuel Davis, A. M. some time President of the College in New Jersey in 2 vols. To which are now added, three occasional sermons, not included in the former editions; memoirs and character of the author, and two sermons on account of his death, by the rev. Drs. Gibbons, and Finley, Price 4 Dol ars. 13. The Life of Baron Frederick Trenck, containing his adventures, his cruel and excellent sufferings during ten years imprisonment in the fortresses of Magdeburg, by command of the late King of Prussia; also anecdotes, historical, political, and personal—Price One Dollar. 14. The Conduct of Generals, or the Office, duty, and authority of Justices of the Peace; high sheriffs, under sheriffs, coroners, constables, goalers, jury men, and overseers of the poor; as also the office of clerks at assizes, and of the Peace, &c. to which are added, the extant and militia laws of the United States, and the act called the ten Pound act of the state of Pennsylvania, and New York—Price 2 Dollars. 15. The History of a Reprobate; by Mr. Brooke—Price 80 Cents. 16. A Treatise on the Fever of Jamaica, with some observations on the intermitting Fever of America, and an appendix, containing some hints on the means of preserving the health of Soldiers in hot climates; by Robert Jackson, M. D. Price One Dollar.
Country Storekeepers can be supplied with Books and Stationary as above, by the quantity on very low terms. Jan. 27 22w6w