Gazette of the United States and daily evening advertiser. (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 1795-02-10 00:00:00

Gazette of the United States AND DAILY EVENING ADVERTISER.
[No. 35 of Vol. VII.]
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1795.
[Whole No. 757.]
110,000 weight of Green Coffee,
87 bds. 40 barrels, and 200 bags, entit led to the drawback, stored on Meats.
Bordeaux Brandy,
30 pipes of London particular Teneriffe, and London particular Madeira WINES, in bds. pipes, and quarter casks,
Levinus Clarkson,
No. 216, South Water Street.
Whereas an attach-
ment at the suit of the administrator of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits, which were of William Burket deceased,
A pleasant Country Seat,
MAY be hired for one or more years and possession given immediately, consisting of A neat three story brick house
Department of War.
JANUARY 26, 1795. INFORMATION is hereby given, to all the Military Invalids of the United States, that the sums to which they are entitled for six months of their annual pension,
Timothy Pickering,
Secretary of War.
A FEW COPIES
Of the celebrated Performance under the Signature of MANLIUS, May be had of John Ormerod, No. 41, Chestnut street.
Eight Dollars Reward.
RAN AWAY from the Subscriber, living near Carlisle, in Cumberland County, on the 17th instant,
A MULATTO WENCH,
Named JUDA, about 30 years of age, tall and stout made, had on and took with her one calico gown, one shortgown of striped linsey, one shortgown and petticoat of red and white striped cotton,
William Moore.
Feb. 6.
For Sale or Charter, THE SHIP MARGARET,
Robert Robertson, MASTER. She is in complete repair, and of about 3200 barrels burthen.
For Hamburg,
The fast-sailing ship INDUSTRY, William Bell, master. LYING at a Sim's wharf, will sail in a few days, having the fourth of her cargo on board.
Thomas Newman,
No. 118, South Second-street.
FOR SALE BY
John D. Blanchard, At his Stores, in Third street, 66 PIPES
Choice TENERIFFE WINE,
of superior quality, Coniac Brandy in pipes 50 Cases of Claret of a superior quality subject to drawback.
European and India
GOODS, At the most reduced Prices.
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.
To the PUBLIC.
THE principal design of this publication is to rescue from oblivion the many important events and transactions, which, under divine providence, have been chiefly conducive to the settlement of this country,
James Hardie.
N. B. It is required 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.
This day is Published,
(Price a quarter of a Dollar) Slaves in Algiers:
OR A
Struggle for Freedom:
A PLAY, interspersed with Songs, in three acts. Inscribed to the Citizens of the United States of North America.
By Mrs. Rowson.
As performed at the New Theatres in Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Extra 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.
Sol by M. Carey,
No. 128, and Rice & Co. No. 52, High street; S. Campbell, No. 54, South Second street, and Wrigley & Beriman, No. 149, Chestnut street.
FRESH Bohea Tea, AND GIN in Pipes,
Now Landing on board the ship Peggy, John Elliott master, from Amsterdam.
Also Imported by the late Arrivals,
Russia Hemp, first quality Ditto Sail Duck Ditto Ravens Duck Brown Russia Sheeting Ticklenburgs Oznaburgs Brown Flanders Sheeting HOLLANDS and BROWN ROLLS Cotton Stripes and Checks Flanders Bedticks Holland Sail Duck Seine Twine Dutch Great Coats Gin in cases Madder Window Glass, 8 by 10 Jesuits Bark Opium Assorted Woolens German Steel Mill and Cutting Knives Hoe and Cutting Knives Sythes and Skates Coffee Mills Black Lead Crucibles Anchors from 3 cwt. to 15 cwt.
5-4 & 6-4 Boulting Cloth,
FOR SALE BY
Pragers & Co.
Nov. 11.
Farm wanted.
WANTED to rent or lease a Farm of from 20 to 100 acres, not exceeding the distance of ten miles from the city, if there is a house of any description on the land, the goodness of it, will not be an object.
FOR SALE,
At the STORES of
Jesse & Robert Waln,
PORT WINE in pipes, bds. and quarter casks
LISBON do. in pipes and quarter casks
Souchong and Congo TEAS, in quarter casks
A quantity of Lisbon and Cadiz SALT
Soft shelled ALMONDS in bales
Velvet CORKS, in do.
Russia MATTS.
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 600 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.
James Parker,
Of Perth Amboy.
Jan. 19.
Ticklenburgs, Oznaburgs, and Glass Ware,
Landing from on board the ship Peggy, from Amsterdam.
ALSO,
Coffee of prime Quality
In hogheads and tierces,
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
G. Campbell,
No. 3, South Fourth street, two doors from Market street.
Jan. 19.
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 a
No. 19, Third street south.
Dec. 10.
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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.
2aw3w
TUITION
of the
French Tongue, Mathemricks
and Drawing.
J. C. Roussel informs the public, that he has opened his EVENING SCHOOL, at his house, No. 15, Brant street, between north Third and Fourth streets, and between Race and New streets.
He continues to wait on Ladies and Gentlemen, who wish to be taught at their own houses, and intends to open a MORNING SCHOOL for young Ladies as soon as he shall have got Twelve Subscribers.
Feb. 2.
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A Morsel for the Gnawers
of the Bone!
This Day was published,
AND FOR SALE AT
T. BRADFORD'S Book-Store,
No. 2.
South Front Street,
[Price 37 1/2 cents]
Observations on the Emi-
gration of Dr. Priestley,
And on the several Addresses delivered to him, on his arrival at New York, with additions, containing many curious and interesting facts on the subject, 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'Keeffe.
3. Haunted Tower, by Mr. Colb.
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 Superfine 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.
CARRIAGE OF THE PUBLIC MAILS.
PROPOSALS will be received at the General Post-Office until the 31st day of March next, inclusive, for carrying the mails of the United States, between Philadelphia and Baltimore—Baltimore and Alexandria—and Philadelphia and Pittsburgh—the times of arrival to be as follows—
1. Philadelphia and New-York. Receive the mail at PHILADELPHIA every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at one o'clock in the afternoon—and deliver it at New-York (in twenty hours after, viz.) every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday at nine o'clock in the morning. RETURNING, receive the mail at NEW-YORK every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday, at one in the afternoon, and deliver it at PHILADELPHIA (in nineteen hours, viz.) every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, at eight o'clock in the morning.
2. Philadelphia and Baltimore. Persons offering proposals to be desired to state on what terms they will carry this mail three times a week, and on what terms they will carry it six times a week.
Three times a week. Receive the mail at PHILADELPHIA, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, and deliver it at Baltimore, (in twenty-eight hours) every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at three o'clock in the afternoon. RETURNING, receive the mail at Baltimore every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, at ten o'clock in the evening and deliver it at Philadelphia, every Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday, at nine o'clock in the morning, (35 hours.)
Six times a week. Receive the mail at PHILADELPHIA every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, and deliver it at Baltimore, (in twenty-eight hours) every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday afternoons by three o'clock—RETURNING receive the mail at BALTIMORE every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday evenings by ten o'clock, and deliver it at Philadelphia, (in 34 hours) every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, by eight o'clock.
3. Baltimore and Alexandria. Receive the mail at Baltimore, from the first of April to the first of November, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, early in the morning (or by half past ten o'clock on each preceding evening) and deliver it at Alexandria the same day at six o'clock in the evening. RETURNING, receive the mail at Alexandria the same evenings by half past ten o'clock, or early the next morning, and deliver it at Baltimore, every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, by half past four o'clock in the afternoon.
From the 1st of November to the 1st of April, receive the mail at BALTIMORE as before, and deliver it at Georgetown every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, by seven o'clock in the evening, and at Alexandria, each succeeding morning at eight o'clock. RETURNING, receive the mail at Alexandria every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at five o'clock in the afternoon, and deliver it at Georgetown at seven o'clock in the evening, and at Baltimore on each succeeding day at half past four in the afternoon.
NOTE. Persons proposing to carry the Mails on this route, are requested to state on what terms they will carry it every day (Sundays excepted) the hours for receiving, and delivering the mail being the same.
4. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Receive the Mail at Philadelphia every Saturday at half past eleven o'clock in the forenoon, and deliver it at Pittsburgh every Friday at noon. RETURNING, receive the mail at Pittsburgh every Friday at five o'clock in the afternoon, and deliver it at Philadelphia every Friday at noon.
NOTE 1. The contracts for carrying these Mails will be made to commence on the 15th day of April next (except the mail No. 4, the carriage of which shall commence on Saturday the 18th day of April) and continue in force until the 1st day of April 1799.
NOTE 2. Should the hours of receiving and delivering these Mails be found inconvenient to the public, the Post-Master-General, may at any time change them; provided that if such changes would prove injurious to the contractors, they shall not be made without an adequate compensation previously stipulated.
NOTE 3. For every quarter of an hour's delay, not exceeding twelve quarters, and for every hour's delay thereafter, subsequent to the times prescribed for delivering the three first mails at the Post-Offices in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Alexandria, the contractors shall forfeit one dollar; and for every hour's delay in delivering the fourth mail at Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, respectively, they shall forfeit one dollar. And no excuses to love a forfeiture for delays will be admitted, unless reasonable proof be produced to the Post-Master-General, that the delays were occasioned by incapability of rivers.
NOTE 4. The contractors shall be responsible for the fidelity of the persons, to whom they entrust the mails.
General Post Office, Philadelphia.
Jan. 29th, 1795.

For the Gazette of the United States.
Mr. FANNO.
INCLOSED are several extracts from a Sermon preached in Litchfield, in Connecticut, to the FREE SONS, on the 27th of September, 1794, by a Clergyman of reputation. If they shall appear worthy of publication, please to insert them in your Gazette.
February 9th. 1795.
EXTRACTS
From Mr. Backus's SERMON.
"THE generality of men cultivate friendship, on the same ground that Herod and Pilate became friends, in opposing Jesus.
"Men herd, instead of associating together, by that spirit which Christ reprobrates as repugnant to true love and virtue. Such combinations may answer political, and worldly prudent purposes; but they disgrace the name of friendship, as they have not a spark of that disinterested and noble Christian virtue, which seeketh not her own.
"This stipulated commerce of friendly acts; this mock benevolence, for value received, chills the growth of the sons of humanity, friendship and philanthropy, and all that is generous in the soul. A man who exercises it makes himself a creature, and wills to gravitate to earth, and wills to be no more than a Maker, as the tools by which he brings about his final ends."
"GENTLEMEN,
"IN obedience to your polite request, I appear in the desk. As I am conscious that you did not invite me with an expectation that I would offer you the fulsome incense of flattery, I wish to meet you on the ground of that blunt honest man, who speaks right on, and whose words are the unequivocal index of his heart.
"I pretend to none of your secrets. So far as the principles of your Society lead you to visit the sick, and in prison; to perform the duties of hospitality to the stranger; to comfort the afflicted, to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, to relieve the widow and the fatherless, and to dry the orphan's tear, I revere it, as I revere every thing that seconds the cause of humanity.
"I acknowledge, also, that I despise, equally with you, those narrow spirits who censure you for your particular secrets, and slander the order for the disorderly walk of some of its members. It is a disgrace to the rational part of the creation, that so many centuries have elapsed, and that they have but just learned to distinguish principles from men, who professedly embrace them.
"Our holy religion suffers on the same score from the contracted illiberality of ignorant, superficial sceptics, and the obloquy of sneering buffoons. But I am not ashamed to plead the cause of religion still; though it has its enemies, and many of its professors are such. Disgrace it, did I say? They cannot disgrace it; it will hew its way through all its enemies, and destroy the wisdom of all its foes, though millions of painted hypocrites, by presuming to meddle with the holy and awful Ark of the Covenant, shall perish with the touch."
"The rage of the present times is for general disorganization, and the dissolution of all that has the marks of antiquity. Nothing will stand against the general wreck, but real truth and real virtue. Not that the greatest disorganizers think so, nor doth their heart mean so. Many who have boasted of conquering liberty, have set their feet on the neck of real morality.
"Whether your Institutions be feudal, patriarchal, or antideluvian, it matters not; just so far as real benevolence enters into its principles it will stand, and no farther."
"Unless a spirit of misrepresentation has belied your Institution, an immoral mason is as great an inconsistency as an immoral christian. It is believed that it has not made good men worse; it would to God it had made bad men better."
"The world has its prescriptible demands on your every-day conduct, as much as it has on the professors of religion. As you profess benevolence, it is important that you let your light shine as well as they. There is one material difference, however, between us. If Masons do not live agreeably to their benevolent laws, they will sink into contempt, in spite of all their external parade. But religion will make its way through hollers of false professors, as it is founded on the word of God."
"While the jessits have been long
habitualized to their merited oblivion, and their officiousness in the policy of the nation that embraced them—Masons have, hitherto, maintained a character harmless in this respect. I need not tell you, that your glory and defence depends on keeping this character inviolable. The spirit of liberty has the eyes of an Argus. Clubs cannot rule among a free people. Should you convert your Society into a political Cabal, the jealousy of a free and enlightened people will search it out, and evil will return on your own heads; you will be viewed and treated with the same contempt as has befallen Democratic Clubs, Clerical Influences, and Aristocratic Combinations. Should you convert your festivals into Bacchanals, you will let yourselves in the same point of light that the Church of Corinth was set, by St. Paul; when they perverted their eucharist and love feasts to scenes of intemperance and revelry. Would you bring your Society into general repute, it can only be done by each member of the Fraternity, exhibiting in his own life a speaking proof of the Excellence of the Institution."
From the BOSTON CHRONICLE.
Messrs. Adams and Larkin, Please to give the following copy of a letter a conspicuous place in your useful paper, and you'll oblige
A CUSTOMER.
My motive for publishing is not to puff off the loan-offices in the least, though I think as much cannot be said in praise of his philanthropy; but that others, who have coins in this or any other government, might be incited to like acts of greatness. These things are good and profitable to men, in my belief; and as not all in this world, thus are shall share the good or evil here; the man who adds a shilling to the necessitous, feels more agreeable sensations than the receiver; and the man who takes unpressible pleasure, who lays a foundation for the good of generations unborn.
Wilcasset, August 20, 1794.
JOHN LUCAS, Esq.
SIR,
GOOD government and well-regulated societies, is one of the greatest happinesses of mankind.
It is one of the greatest blessings of Providence, that in this and the latter ages of the world, there are men of such shining characters and generous minds, who are patrons of learning and of true republican principles; and one of the first institutions for those purposes, is the education of young children.
It is with pleasure, we rank you one of the first in number of those patrons in this part of the commonwealth, for your disinterested donation to the East Parish in Pownalborough, of one hundred and eleven acres of land (for the income thereof forever) in the town of Edgcomb, for the sole purpose of supporting a School Masters or Mistress, for teaching poor children on Wilcasset point, the alphabet, and to spell and read English.—We the subscribers being the committee for the East Parish of said Pownalborough, do, in the name and behalf of said Parish, return you their hearty and sincere thanks, for your generous and disinterested Present as aforesaid.
We are, Sir, with esteem, Your most humble servants, JOSEPH CHRISTOPHERS, DAVID SYLVESTER, WILLIAM BARKER.
P. S. Inclosed is the vote of the parish.
At the annual meeting of the East Parish in Pownalborough, VOTED, That the Parish Committee write to JOHN LUCAS, Esq. in the name of the Parish, thanking him for his donation to Wilcasset, and that the said Committee rent the land given Wilcasset, to the best advantage, and apply the same for the purposes intended.
Copy of the records. Attest— WM. BARKER, Parish Clerk.
If the other printers in the Commonwealth would reprint the above, it might do good.
[Republished by request.]
From the Philadelphia Gazette. Mr. Brown, By giving the following a place in your paper, you will oblige a number of
OLD SOLDIERS.
THE following remarks on the faith of government pledged to pay the interest on the New Emission Bills, (mentioned in the Secretary's report) are respectfully submitted to the wise men who are to decide upon the subject.
I. Every one who looks into the act of Congress for issuing these bills, will
agree with the Secretary, that the faith of the Union is absolutely pledged to pay the interest on them annually until the principal shall be paid.
II. That no scale of depreciation now existing can affect them. That the Loan-Officers calculated both interest and principal as specie, in the payments they made with these bills.
III. That the act of any state for reducing their value, cannot avail to make void the act of Congress.
IV. The states which by an act attempted to depreciate them, issued the bills as they received them from Congress, without any alteration on the face of them.—If they did not mean to redeem them according to the original promise, justice certainly required that they should have written on the face of the bills the sum they meant to pay. This omission precludes all just pretension to any depreciation on account of their acts: for how were the soldiers and citizens to know the acts of the different states which were never promulgated to them?—We judged by the face of the bills, (as of a private negotiable note of hand) and had no reason for suspicion that any acts whatever could make void the public obligation which we held in our hands.—And in fact we never heard of any such acts until many a year after we received the bills.
V. If particular states can make void the act of Congress, it will at once annihilate all public faith, and render all written obligations, both state and national, a phantom.
VI. The state of New-York, (and we suppose many others) many years since paid the whole sum of the new emission bills she issued, in specie, both interest and principal, without even attempting to deviate in the smallest degree from the promise on the face of the bills—the high principle of perfect faith directed her councils;—and shall we not rely, with perfect confidence on the same purity of faith in Congress?
VII. We presented our bills to the treasury for payment, according to act of Congress;—we have waited until every other description of public obligations have been provided for;—we might years ago have exchanged our bills for an equal sum in other certificates, which have long since been paid or funded; but as our bills contained the double obligation of state and Congress, we thought they were the best security—and moreover they bear the promise of the Union to pay the interest in sterling bills of exchange, which is generally better than money.—It is a fact no part of the domestic debt is secured by greater, if by equal obligations—and public faith was never more strongly pledged on paper—therefore we justly expect the interest now due will be paid to us, or the principal and interest funded on equal terms with the final settlement certificates.
At this triumphant period, when the United States are the admiration of the world, while prosperity spreads over our country, and the inestimable benefits resulting from our growing credit are the theme of all people, can it be possible that the rising fame of America should be clouded by a violation of faith to the holders of these bills, only to save a paltry sum to delinquent creditor states? It would have nothing to do with the Union. We will not, we cannot, entertain the unworthy idea of those who "rule the free."
OLD SOLDIERS.
CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FRIDAY, January, 30.
Debate concluded.
Mr. McDowell spoke a few words.—We understood that he was indisposed to the resolution.
Mr. Dayton said, that the gentleman had laid down wrong premises, and thence it was no wonder if he made wrong conclusions. He had said that there was a chain of garrisons from the Ohio to the lakes. "Now," said Mr. Dayton, "there is no such chain." He said, that the present army had done the business.—"Now," said Mr. Dayton, "the army alone did not do the business. There were 1800 mounted volunteers from Kentucky, four or five hundred militia in Georgia, and several independent companies in Pennsylvania, so that altogether the militia were as numerous as the regular army. The gentleman asks the object of members who advocated this resolution. It was expressed yesterday. The object is, an economical effectual defence of the frontiers."
Mr. McDowell said that Mr. Dayton had misquoted him. This Mr. Dayton denied.
Mr. Madison, after all that had been said, was still of opinion that there had been a change in our situation, and so there might be a possibility that a reduction was proper. By the arrangements
made in this session, it might be practicable to reduce the numbers nominally and yet have a real augmentation, because the new regulations would actually bring more into the field.
Mr. Scott said, that the way to finish war was to make it continue offensive, and pursue the Indians from one place to another, and let them know they should have no rest till they sued for peace.—To reduce the forces back to a defensive war would be the most ruinous thing imaginable. There could not be a more wretched policy, in his opinion. The rumour of an intended reduction would induce other tribes to join those already at war with us. The British, who had blown the coal, who had done every thing in their power to excite the Indians to hostilities, would do so still. It should be remembered, that though the Indians had been defeated by General Wayne, the hope were in possession of private information, that the British had attempted to rally them for another attack, and though British influence had failed for one time, there was no assurance that it would always fail. A great deal had been said about a change of circumstances. Mr. Scott thought them changed for the worse.—The ground only had been changed. He was for keeping up the army at its full force. The mounted volunteers from Kentucky had cost as much to the public in four months, as an equal number of regular troops did in twelve months. It would give Mr. Scott the greatest pain, and make him amazingly sorry, if the resolution on the table carried.
Mr. Findley explained the position which he had said should be afforded to the frontiers, not to consist in scouring parties dispersed all over the frontier. He believed the militia were fittest for this purpose. He only meant that the force should be such as to overawe the Indians where they were most formidable, and to carry out offensive operations when it was necessary. With respect to the amount of force necessary for the defence of the chain of posts and other necessary purposes, want of competent knowledge rendered variety of opinions unavoidable. In cases where he was himself a competent judge, he was always against asking for or leaning on the opinion of the Executive. If the question was about the wages of the army, he thought he was a competent judge, but with respect to the number of troops necessary for objects which actually existed, or probably might exist, he thought himself in a degree incompetent. He said that if he was a general to command an army, he would not undertake it unless he judged the force competent; that the Executive in the present instance appeared to him in the same point of view, and would not be responsible for the consequences, if the force judged adequate was not granted. In point of expense or convenience, he thought little would be gained by the proposed reduction. It would not lessen the number of generals, nor of the staff, nor of the stores and equipments of the army, but only the pay of the number of officers and privates, which would be an inconsiderable saving, compared with the danger of wanting a sufficient force. He said that he knew the President was not hasty in filling the vacancies of officers, where the privates were wanting; therefore if privates could not be got, officers would not be unnecessarily appointed. He contemplated a day not far hence, when in making a peace establishment, a beneficial selection would be made of the best officers for that service; that if the army was reduced now, and a selection of officers made for the remaining regiments, under the impression of another discrimination shortly to take place, it would probably produce fatal discontent in the army. This, he thought, ought to be avoided, unless it became absolute necessity.
Mr. Rutherford said that the American people had an insuperable aversion to regular military service. He did not mean, that, when there was occasion for it, they were unwilling to fight, but that they were averse to entering into regular service for a term of years. It was next to impossible to keep men who enlisted from deserting. They always ran away from their officers. He did not by this mean to cast any reflection on the army. He had long been a military man himself, and that from a very early period, and had the highest respect for the profession. He was understood to be unfavourable to the resolution.
Mr. Hillhouse thought that it would be the most unfortunate thing imaginable, if any idea were to get abroad that there was to be a reduction of the force. Even though there should be none in reality, yet the appearance of a reduction might be mistaken, and produce a wrong construction. He had no scruple in leaving the affair of dismissing the troops, when no longer wanted, to the discretion of the executive.
Mr. Carnes. Georgia and the south western territory have a frontier of at least eight hundred miles in extent. The number of troops proposed in the resolution is entirely inadequate to the defence of this frontier in general. We have had regulars in Georgia for several years, without the state receiving any benefit whatever from them. There is an antipathy between them and the regulars. At fort Maitocks (this was either the name, or a sound very like it,) an officer was applied to for a fa-
mily near that post, and whom the Indians were preparing to murder. He answered, that he had been directed by his superiors to defend the ground which he stood upon. He accordingly called in his men, and suffered the people to be murdered. For six or ten years we have been giving the Creeks presents, and they always make them come back again, as soon as their presents are disposed of, in order to commit fresh murders, and this always will be the case. He urged a declaration of war against them as the only way to reduce them to reason. He appealed then to gentlemen, if the neglect known by government to the safety of the frontier did not amount almost to a disgrace upon government. The people had published the account of their sufferings in the newspapers, in the hopes that they would reach Congress, and induce them to do something, but all in vain. "The number of troops proposed," said Mr. Carnes "is not by one twentieth part equal to the defence of your frontier." It had been said on this floor, that the troops were sent to the frontier of Georgia to protect the Indians against the white people, and it was the constant theme that the latter were always wronging the Indians. There was no evidence of this at all; and as there could be none, Mr. Carnes hoped that gentlemen would become more cautious in making such assertions. They do not care what kind of parade you make on your own side of the line, even with an hundred thousand men, if you please. They have said so. They know that declarations have been made of the garrisons being sent to protect them against the whites, and as long as they think so, there will never be any peace. You may give them presents, and make treaties with them as long as you please. It is time to give a decided stroke instead of such trifling. Experience is the best tutor that we can apply to, and if we look back for six years we shall find that the system of making presents has answered no good purpose. As to the charge of making encroachments on the Indians. Mr. Carnes knew of only two or three notorious characters at the most in Georgia, and these were mostly traders. People in general were perfectly disposed to peace. If fire and sword were once or twice carried into the Indian towns, and as assurance given that this would always be the case in future, when any murders were committed, they would soon learn to be quiet.
Mr. Murray would not believe this enormous story of an American officer permitting a family to be butchered before his eyes, unless Mr. Carnes would say, that he had seen it himself. As to the militia of Georgia, six hundred of them had once been taken out in pursuit of a party of Indians, and, after coming on their trail, refused to go farther, and came home again. From this Mr. Murray inferred the necessity of having regular troops in the state to protect it.
Mr. Carnes rose again. He said that the story was true. He was not present, but he had it from an acquaintance in the militia, on whose veracity he could entirely depend. He could produce five or six affidavits on the affair. As to the men who returned from the Indian trail, the case was this. The Governor had entered into a correspondence with the executive at Philadelphia, and it having been understood or supposed that the marching of the militia would be disagreeable to him, they were recalled on their way to the Indian country.
Mr. S. Smith, and Mr. Dayton rose both at the same time, and preparing both to speak at once. Mr. W. Smith proposed that the Chairman should decide. "He has decided already," said Mr. Dayton, "and against that gentleman, who is very much in the habit of interrupting other members. Whenever he is Chairman of the Committee, or if he chuses to call for a special Committee on the case, then I shall sit down for him and not till then." Mr. Dayton proceeded to explain the advantages which the army had been of on various occasions, in opposition to the opinion of the member from Georgia.
Mr. S. Smith. The commanding officer in Georgia is a particular friend of his; and the observations of Mr. Carnes have struck deeply at the character of that officer. If any officer had really acted so, he ought to have been disgraced. Mr. S. Smith gave a high character to the commander in Georgia Major Gaither. He read a letter from that gentleman which tended to refute the assertions of Mr. Carnes, made in last session, relative to the defenceless state of the frontier. The major said that the member from Georgia had certainly forgotten many things that he said in Congress, as well as many promises which he made when in Georgia. Mr.

And that Mr. Carnes had certainly not... the consequences of such a charge. The major is liable to punishment...
Mr. Carnes had as high a respect for... the gentleman himself, was well acquainted with him, and on amicable terms...
The question was called for. Ayes 70. The committee rose; the House agreed to the report of the chairman, and a committee are appointed to bring in a bill.
The report of the committee on fortifications was read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. W. Smith moved to go into a committee, on the report of the select committee, on the alterations requisite to be made in the duties on snuff.
The House accordingly went into a committee. They agreed to the report. The chairman reported to the House, and a committee were appointed to bring in a bill. The House next went into a committee on the bill allowing a drawback on part of the cargo of the ship Entuziaste.
The bill was read. The chairman reported to the House, and the bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. Adjourned.
L A W S OF THE UNITED STATES. Third Congress of the United States AT THE SECOND SESSION: Begun and held at the city of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, on Monday, the third of November, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four.
An ACT to authorize the settlement of the claim of Samuel Prieus. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the accounting officers of the treasury department be, and they are hereby authorized to adjust and settle the claim of Samuel Prieus for property taken from him at Charles Town for the use of the United States.
FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-President of the United States, and President of the Senate. Approved, January the twenty eighth, 1795. Geo: Washington, President of the United States. Deposited among the Rolls in the Office of the Secretary of State. EDM: RANDOLPH, Secretary of State.
An ACT for the remission of tonnage duties on certain French vessels. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the duties on the tonnage of sundry shallow and small schooners, lately employed to convey to Boston, a number of French citizens, late inhabitants of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, from Halifax and Shelburne in Nova Scotia, where they had been sent prisoners by the British, during the present war, be, and the same are hereby remitted.
Approved, January the twenty eighth, 1795. An ACT for the relief of Epaphras Jones and others. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That it shall and may be lawful for the collector for the district of New-York to remit to Epaphras Jones and others, the sum of two hundred and four dollars and forty seven cents, being the amount of the additional import and tonnage duties incurred by reason of the incompetent register of the brigantine Peru.
Approved, January the twenty eighth, 1795. An ACT further extending the time for receiving on loan the domestic debt of the United States.
SECT. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the term for receiving on loan that part of the domestic debt of the United States which has not been subscribed in pursuance of the provisions heretofore made by law for that purpose, and the same is hereby further extended until the thirty-first day of December next, on the same terms and conditions as are contained in the act, entitled, "An act making provision for the debt of the United States."
Provided, that the books for receiving the said subscriptions shall be opened only at the treasury of the United States. SECT. 2. And be it further enacted, That such of the creditors of the United States as have not subscribed and shall not subscribe to the said loan shall nevertheless receive, during the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, a rate per centum on the amount of such of their demands as have been registered or as shall be registered at the treasury conformable to the directions in the act, entitled "An act making provision for the debt of the United States," equal to the interest which would be payable to them as subscribing creditors.
Approved, January the twenty eighth, 1794. From the American Daily Advertiser. GERMANICUS, LETTER VIII.
WHAT would be the consequence, if, as a further objection imports, "no operation towards the improvement of our affairs, which depends upon the general movement of the people, can be promoted, unless it be commenced in smaller circles?" It would not follow, that those smaller circles are to be found in the societies, "where the happy varieties of sentiment, which so eminently contribute to intellectual acuteness, are lost; where activity of thought is shackled by the fear, that our associates should disclaim us; where a fallacious uniformity of opinion is produced, which carries all men along with a resistless tide; where men meet together to enforce, not to enquire." An acquiescence in the objection would amount only to this: that man flourishes, and is perfected by a communion with his fellows: that accuracy and expansion of mind are the effect of collision: that few individuals can boldly undertake for the success of a new and weighty measure, without the concert and aid of others. But let me ask those, who would aggrandize their country by some important invention, to the consummation of which he is of himself unequal, or would advance its political welfare by means, in which the majority must concur whether they stand in need of any other opportunities for obtaining social assistance, than to speak, what they please, to publish, what they please, and to assemble with whom they please? Do they want "the apparatus of articles of confederacy and committees of correspondence?"
they cease to be the artifice at least of a little knot of individuals against the body of the people. If the societies fear, that without their interpolation a people, who understand liberty, and whose command can hurl the government to the dust, may slumber under oppression, let them be comforted by the following passage of that friend of mankind, Mr. Locke: "When the people are made miserable, and find themselves exposed to the ill usage of arbitrary power, cry up their governors as much as you will, for sons of Jupiter; let them be feared and divine, descended or authorized from Heaven; give them out for whom, or what you please; the same (opposition) will happen. The people, generally ill treated and contrary to right, will be ready upon any occasion to take themselves of a burden, that sets heavy upon them. They will with and seek for the opportunity, which in the change, weakness, and accidents of human affairs, seldom delays long to offer itself. He must have lived but a little while in the world, who has not seen examples of this in his time; and he must have read very little, who cannot produce examples of it, in all sorts of governments in the world." GERMANICUS.
UNITED STATES. YORK, [Penn.] February 4. COMMUNICATIONS.
A real and faithful friend to the true interests of Great Britain, and its dependencies, who feels as keenly as any man, for the adversity which now overclouds that ill-fated country and its dependencies, thinks, that if nothing but extreme adversity will bring the governing powers of that nation to their senses, the sooner that adversity comes to a crisis, the sooner will those powers be restored to their reason (if ever they had any.)
The great Bishop Butler, walking one evening with the celebrated Dean Tuck of Gloucester, in his garden, broke out in a reverie, and said to Fletcher, "Why should not an whole nation be as well as an individual?" Has not the British nation manifested insanity through the whole of the present reign?
As Great Britain seems to be falling into humility, and will, no doubt, soon see how essential the friendship, as well as the commerce of the United States is to her happiness, would it not be wise, as well as honorable, for her Ministers to give up all those in this country, who by their false and incendiary writings in Britain, and conduct here, had nearly involved the two countries in a war with each other? Refugees and loyalists—and it is said, that some of our own people, who used to be Republicans, and friends to our Constitution, and in consequence of such their affection, are now, or have been, elected to stations of high trust and confidence, have since the peace, offered, for personal rewards, their secret services and influence to the British ministry; would it not be fair, and honest, in that ministry, to unmask such people to us; that, if for no other punishments for their perfidy, they may be rendered, during life, ineligible to any election in the United States—'tis said, a list of some of this latter description has been handed to this country.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10. The French fleet said to have lately arrived in the Chesapeake, with a French ambassador on board, who was instructed to demand a declaration of war on the part of the United States against Great Britain, turns out to be Admiral Murray's Squadron from Halifax.
From the FEDERAL ORRERY. [Published in Boston.] Mr. Paine, Thursday the 19th day of February 1795: ANTICIPATED.
This day all the religious societies and denominations, and all persons whomsoever, within the limits of the United States of America, in obedience to a requisition from the President of the Union, were assembled together, for the solemn purpose of celebrating a federal thanksgiving; in which they seriously reviewed the calamities that afflicted so many other nations, and contrasting the present flourishing condition of the United States therewith, were deeply impressed with the devoutest feelings of gratitude. One circumstance added a lustre to the solemn and affecting scene, which has never been surpassed in ancient days, and perhaps will not be equalled again in the memory of man.
The circumstance was as follows. The ministers and people of every denomination, deeming the present, the most favorable opportunity for the redemption of their brethren in slavery at Algiers, accordingly dedicated the after part of the day, to the most glorious effort of human benevolence; and although we are not authorized to say, that a sufficient sum was collected, for the full redemption of these unfortunate victims; yet, we are happy to hear, that a spark from the altar of charity has kindled the flame of benevolence throughout the continent, & that such measures are adopting, as will eventually tend to the perfect liberation of every prisoner.
It gives us the most distinguished pleasure to remark, that the town of Bolton alone came up fully to the expectations of a HERACLITUS, a philanthropic writer, in the Federal Orrery of November 26, 1794; who stated that her inhabitants were willing and able to redeem a captain and 8 privates, rating the first mentioned at 4000 dollars ransom, and the last mentioned at 2000 dollars each.
The residue of the towns in this commonwealth, recollecting that 5 vessels to wit, 1 ship, 2 brigs, and 2 schooners, were captured out of their ports, gave liberally, beyond all example; and when we remember, that Virginia, who has lost but 1 schooner, has furnished a very generous contribution, we sincerely hope that the surplus of one state will supply the deficiencies of another.
By this Day's Mail. FREDERICKSBURG, Feb. 5. On Friday last the public stage, in attempting to pass Aquia creek, which had rose much beyond its usual height, was, from the rapidity of the current, carried a considerable distance down the stream.
There were four passengers therein, one of whom, a Frenchman, in attempting to reach the shore by swimming, was drowned, as were also two of the horses. The other passengers remained by the stage, and were happily preserved after continuing in the water for near two hours. The Mail, which was immersed during this time, was recovered, and taken possession of by Messrs. Geo. and Rt. Brent and Doct. Val. Peyton, magistrates for Stafford county, who opened it, dried and repacked the letters in perfect order. The newspapers were rendered useless. Much praise is certainly due to the above gentlemen, for their attention to the public welfare.
Considerable damage has been done amongst the mills and dams upon this river, by the late fresh. NEW-YORK, Feb. 9. DAVID HUMPHREYS, Esq. our Minister, Resident at Lisbon, arrived yesterday from Newport, R. I. having landed there from the ship Patty, of this port. He proceeded immediately for Philadelphia.
Capt. Gardner, of the ship Joseph, arrived here yesterday from Cherbourg, informs, that previous to his departure he was in Paris, and dined with Mr. THOMAS PAINE, who had been liberated from the Luxembourg prison, and was admitted to take his seat in the National Convention. The remainder of the Brissotine party had also been liberated. The utmost tranquility existed at Paris, and throughout France. The Spaniards have lately experienced another most complete defeat, with immense loss of men, and warlike stores. We shall give further particulars tomorrow.
By the Patty, from Lisbon, we learn that the Queen of Portugal's palace is destroyed by fire. By the sloop Friendship, captain Cheney, in 26 days from Martinico—the St. Christopher Royal Gazette of the eighth of January, was received late last evening, from an obliging correspondent. BASSTEERRE, January 8. Yesterday the Alarm Frigate, capt. Carpenter brought in here a French frigate, armed en flute, taken by the Belona, having 450 troops on board, from Brest. She was in company with ten more, who, it is said, have got into
Point-Petrie, Guadalupe, each of which had the same number of men as the one taken. A report is current here, that another French ship, is taken and carried into Antigua, and it is supposed, that the remainder must inevitably be captured, as the English line of battle ships are so stationed, that a boat cannot get into Guadalupe.
An attempt to Poison the Duke of York. By an article in the London Evening Chronicle, we learn that an attempt of the following nature has lately been made to take off the Duke of York by poison. The Duke usually takes a glass of wine and bitters in the morning, one evening however, he received a hint to beware of his accustomed refreshment the ensuing morning, and was informed of the reason. In the morning when his cup-bearer brought the liquor the duke enquired if it was properly prepared, & being answered in the affirmative, instantly drew his sword and compelled the unhappy man to drink it, who in consequence suddenly expired.
ARRIVED. Ship Joseph, Gardner, Cherbourg. Brig, Bordeaux. Hiram, Hamstead, Martinico. Alexander, Lefingwell, Liverpool. Schooner Hannah, Gilbert, Martinico. Mary, Seal, Portland. Sloop Hector, Church, St. Eustatia. Comet, Smith, Alexandria.
PRICE OF STOCKS. 6 per Cents 20 3 per Cents 11 3/8. Deferred 13 3/8. Bank of the United States 35. Pennsylvania 35. North America 45 to 50. February 9th, 1795.
AT a meeting of the Associated Artists of Philadelphia, under the name of the COLUMBIANUM, or American Academy of Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, and Engraving, held for the present, at Mr. Peale's Museum, it was unanimously resolved, That it be announced, that the Institution has existed since the 1st day of January, 1795, and that a Constitution will shortly be laid before the public. Resolved, that the above Resolution be signed by the Chairman and countersigned by the Secretary, and be published in the public papers, and that the chairman and Secretary be a Committee to carry the Resolution into effect.
C. W. PEALE, Chairman. R. Claiborne, Sec'y. NOTICE is hereby given, that the Association of Artists is to be held at Peale's Museum on Thursday Evening, the 11th instant, at 6 o'clock precisely, when the Members are requested to attend. By order R. CLAIBORNE, Secretary.
NEW THEATRE. TO-MORROW EVENING FEBRUARY 11. Will be Presented A COMEDY, (never performed in this City,) written by R. Cumberland, called
The JEW. Sir Stephen Bertram, Mr. Whitlock. Frederick, Mr. Moreton. Charles Ratcliff, Mr. Chalmers. Saunders, Mr. Green. Sheva, Mr. Wignell. Jubal, Mr. Harwood. Waiter, Mr. Darley jun. Mrs. Ratcliff, Mrs. Shaw. Eliza Ratcliff, Mrs. Whitlock. Mrs. Goodison, Mrs. Bates. Dorcas, Mrs. Francis.
End of the Comedy, The Sailor's Landlady, Or, JACK IN DISTRESS. To which will be added, A Musical DRAMA, in one act, called The PURSE, OR, BENEVOLENT TAR.
As performed at the Theatres in London with universal applause. The Music composed by Mr. Reeve. The Accompaniment and new Airs by Mr. Reinagle. Baron, Mr. Green. Theodore, Mr. Moreton. Edmund, Mr. Marshall. Will Steady, Mr. Harwood. Page, Mrs. Marshall. Sally, Mrs. Oldmixon.
Ladies and Gentlemen are requested to send their servants to keep places by five o'clock, and order them, as soon as the company are seated, to withdraw, as they cannot on any account be permitted to remain. Box one Dollar—Pitt 1/2 of a Dollar—and Gallery 3/4 of a Dollar. Tickets and places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Wells, at the Theatre, from TEN till ONE, and on days of performance from TEN till THREE o'clock.

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FOR SALE, SEVERAL VALUABLE Tracts of LAND,
LYING in King George County, Vir- ginia, lying on the south side of Potomack Creek, near its mouth, being one mile from the river Potomack, containing by old sur- vey eleven hundred and ten acres. There is on the above tract of Land a dwelling house thirty by twenty, with three rooms on the first floor, and two above, with five places, a kitchen with a brick chimney, stables, corn- house, meat house, dairy and other out- houses; also a good framed store house by twenty- four, and a granary, both perfectly new, and agreeably situated on the Creek, com- manding a fine view of the river Potomack, and one of the best fisheries either on the ri- ver or creek. This creek is navigable for vessels of several tons, and abounds with wild fowl of every kind, particularly ducks. The land is fertile and well adapted to the culture of corn, rye, and tobacco. There is also on it a quantity of timber of superior quality, either for ship or house building, & contiguous to the water, from whence it could be raised 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 extraordi- nary 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 ve- ritable and inexhaustible fund of manure. Likewise another valuable Tract, lying in Potomack river in King George county, near- ly opposite to Port Tobacco in Maryland, containing about four hundred acres; one hundred of it is heavily timbered with white oak proper for house or ship building; about fifty acres of marsh, and the whole of the land, perfectly level, and well adapted to farming, being of a stiff quality, and excel- lent for holding manure. It bounds on the ri- ver about three quarters of a mile, has a most admirable herring and rock fishery, and for wild fowl is perhaps equal to any on the Continent.
It is well situated for a Ferry, being at a narrow part of the river, and is not more than thirty five miles from the City of Wash- ington by land. We will likewise sell a valuable Tract of Land, lying partly in King George and par- tly in Stafford county, containing five hun- dred acres. This tract is about one mile from Potomack Creek, it is well timbered and watered, the soil is of an excellent quality. For a further account apply to Mr. Charles Stuart Waugh, at Dr. Benjamin Duffield's south Front Street, No. 303, or to the Sub- scribers, living on the premises, King George county, Virginia.
LEWIS WAUGH, OR  JOHN WAUGH. Jan. 29. *18W4W
Forty Dollars Reward.
RAN away from the subscribers in Woodbury, Gloucester County, New-Jer- sey, 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 counte- nance, of a yellowish colour, and much disposed to laugh. They are sprightly active fellows, and but little short of six feet high; they were both well dressed; Jack had on a blue broad cloth coat and different kinds of clothes. Whoever takes up said servants, and secures them in any goal in the United States, so that their masters may get them again shall receive the above reward and reasonable expenses.
John Sparks,  Andrew Hunter. Oct. 14. 2awtf
Inland Navigation.
In the Press and speedily will be published by  Zachariah Poulson jun. No. 80, Chestnut Street, A NEW  HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE  Rise, progress, and present  state  of the  Canal Navigation in Penn-  sylvania.
With an Appendix, containing Abstracts of the acts of the Legislature since the year 1793, and their Grants of Money for im- proving Roads and Navigable Waters throughout the state — which is an- nexed. "An Explanatory Map." Published by Direction of the President and Managers of the Schuylkill and Susque- hanna, and the Delaware and Schuylkill Navigation Companies. "Here smooth CANALS, across the extend- ed plain Stretch their long arms to join the distant main. The sons of toil, with many a weary stroke Scoop the hard bottom of the solid rock; Resists through the stiff opposing clay, With steady patience, work their gradual way; Compel the Genius of the 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 alter'd landscape with sur- prize And doubts the magic scenes that round him rise. Now like a flock of swans, above his head, Their woven wings the flying vessels spread Now meeting dreams, in art unmatch'd, glide While each, unmoving, pours a separate tide; Now, through the hidden veins of earth they flow And visit sulphurous mines and caves be- low. The ductile streams obey the guiding hand, And social Plenty crowns the HAPPY LAND! Jan. 19. 2awtf
Scheme of a Lottery,
To raise 39,960 Dollars, on 266,000 Dollars Deducting 15 per Cent. from the Prizes— This Lottery consists of 38,000 Tickets, in which there are 14,539 Prizes, and 23,461 Blanks, being about one and an half blanks to a prize. The Directors of the Society for establis- hing Useful Manufactures, having resolved to erect LOTTERIES for raising One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Dollars, agreeably to an Act of the Legislature of the State of New-Jersey, have appointed the following persons to superintend and direct the draw- ing of the same, viz. Nicholas Low, Rufus King, Herman Le Roy, James Watson, Richard Harrison, Abijah Hammond, and Cornelius Ray, of the city of New-York— Thomas Willing, Joseph Ball, Matthew Mc- Connell and Andrew Bayard, of the city of Philadelphia—His Excellency Richard How- ell, Esq. Elias Boudinot, General Elias Day- ton, James Parker, John Bayard, Doctor Lewis Donham, Samuel W. Stockton, Joshua M. Wallace, Joseph Bloomfield, and Eliza Boudinot, of New-Jersey, who offer the following Scheme of a Lottery, and pledge themselves to the public, that they will take every assurance and precaution in their power to have the Monies paid by the Managers, from time to time, as received, into the banks at New-York and Philadelphia, to remain for the purpose of paying Prizes, which shall be immediately discharged by a check upon one of the Banks.
SCHEME.
  1 Prize of 10,000 Dollars 10,000   1 " 5,000 " 5,000   2 " 2,000 " 4,000   10 " 1,000 " 10,000   20 " 500 " 10,000   100 " 100 " 10,000   300 " 50 " 15,000   1000 " 20 " 20,000   2000 " 10 " 20,000   3000 " 5 " 15,000   8100 " 2 " 16,200   14,539 Prizes. 262,000   23,461 Blanks. First drawn number, 2,000 2,000   Last drawn number, 2,000 2,000   38,000 Tickets at 7 Dollars each 266,000 
The drawing will commence, under the inspection of a Committee of the Superin- tendants, as soon as the Tickets are sold, or which timely notice will be given. The Superintendants have appointed John N. Cumming, of Newark, Jacob R. Hays- denberg, of New-Brunswick, and Jonathan Rhea, of Trenton, as immediate Managers thereof, who have given ample security for discharging the trust reposed in them.
In order to secure the punctual pay- ment of the Prizes, the Superintendants of the Lottery have directed that the Managers shall each enter into bonds in 2,000 dollars, with four sufficient sureties, to perform their instructions, the substance of which is 1. That whenever either of the Managers shall receive the sum of Three Hundred Dol- lars, he shall immediately place the same in one of the Banks of New-York or Philadel- phia to the credit of the Governor of the Society, and such of the Superintendants as live in the city where the monies are placed, to remain there until the Lottery is drawn, for the payment of the Prizes. 11. The Managers to take sufficient se- curity for any Tickets they may trust, either to be responsible for them. 111. To keep regular books of Tickets sold, Monies received and paid into the Bank, abstracts of which shall be sent monthly, to the Governor of the Society. Paterson, January 1, 1794. On application to either of the above gen- tlemen, information will be given where tickets may be had. uadtf
FOR SALE, A Lot of Ground,
ON the west side of Third, at the corner of New or Story Street, in the City of Phila- delphia; it being 34 feet 8 inches in front on Third Street, and 86 feet deep on Story Street. On said lot are two framed dwelling houses, two stories high; the corner house almost new, with a good cellar. For terms and other particulars, apply at the Office of Edward Bonall & Co. or at No. 62, north Second Street. Jan. 26. k&gw
Wants Employment,
A Person who has a tolerable knowledge of CONVEYANCING, a general know- ledge of Accounts and Figures, and writes a good hand. He would engage by the year, either in an Office or Merchant's 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. Jan. 19. eodtf
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 an- swering to James Hardie, corner of Lombard and Fifth Street. Jan. 23. 2awtf
City of Washington.
SCHEME OF THE  LOTTERY, No. II. FOR THE  IMPROVEMENT OF THE  FEDERAL CITY.
  1 A magnificent 20,000 Dollars, and dwelling house, 5 cash 32,000 are 52,000   1 ditto 25,000 & cash 25,000 50,000   1 ditto 25,000 & cash 15,000 40,000   1 ditto 20,000 & cash 10,000 30,000   1 ditto 15,000 & cash 5,000 20,000   1 ditto 10,000 & cash 5,000 15,000   1 Cash Prize of 10,000   2 ditto 5,000 each, are 10,000   10 ditto 1,000 10,000   20 ditto 500 10,000   100 ditto 100 10,000   200 ditto 50 10,000   400 ditto 25 10,000   1,000 ditto 10 10,000   15,000 ditto 10 150,000   16,739 Prizes 33,661 Blanks   30,000 Tickets at 8 dollars 240,000 
This Lottery will afford an elegant spec- imen of the private buildings to be erect- ed in the City of Washington. Two beautiful de- signs are already selected for the entire fronts on two of the public squares; from these drawings, it is proposed to erect two centre and four corner buildings, as soon as possible after this Lottery is sold, and to convey them when completed, to the fortunate adventurers, in the manner described in the scheme to the Hotel Lottery. A net deduction of five per cent. will be made to defray the neces- sary expenses of printing, &c. and the sur- plus will be made a part of the fund intended for the National University, to be erected within the City of Washington.
The drawing will commence as soon as the Tickets are sold off. The money prizes will be payable in thirty days after it is finished, and any prizes for which fortunate numbers are not produced within twelve months after the drawing is closed are to be considered as given towards the fund for the University, it being determined to settle the whole business in a year from the ending of the drawing and to take up the bonds given as security. The real securities given for the payment of the Prizes, are held by the President and two Directors of the Bank of Columbia, and are valued at more than half the amount of the Lottery. The drawing will be under the management of 24 gentlemen approved by the Commissioners for the City of Wash- ington, for the time being, and acting on oath.
SAMUEL BLODGET.
** Tickets may be had at the Bank of Columbia; of James Webb & Co. Baltimore; of Gideon Denison, Savannah; of Peter Gilman, Boston; of John Hopkins, Rich- mond; and of Richard Wells, Cooper's Key- ston.
Notice is hereby given
To Cadwalader's Executors and Lloyd's Administrators, their heirs and assigns, that we the Subscribers residing near Dumfries, Virginia, did sometime past give you several Bonds to the amount of Five Hundred Dollars for the payment of a Tract of Land, sold in Dumfries, by a decree of the High Court of Chancery, and on the fifth day of January 1795, the first payment of our said bonds be- came due, we attended on the said first day of January 1795, in Dumfries, and tendered to the Commissioners the amount due, and demanded our bonds; but they were not in their possession; but the said Commissioners granted a Certificate of the tender aforesaid, and we not knowing the residence of the per- sons unto whom our bonds were given, we take this public method of demanding our several bonds as aforesaid, and desire all per- sons to take notice, that we will pay no inter- est that may arise by the withholding the bonds aforesaid, as we are ready to discharge the same on application to us in Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia. Jan. 5. 1795 PHILIP DAWE, HANNAH DICKINSON, MARK WARTERS, & Highfield JOHN WARTERS, & Lansford. N.B. The same Notice we give as above, for the rest of the payments as they become due. Jan. 23. 2awtf
Robert Campbell, No. 54, South Second Street, second door below the corner of Chesnut Street,
HAS FOR SALE, The most General and Extensive Assort- ment of  BOOKS
Ever offered for sale in this City, amongst which are a number of the latest Euro- pean Publications. Also a Complete Assortment of English & American Writing Paper, Dutch Quills, Playing Cards, and every Article in the Stationary Line. R. C. has lately printed the following  BOOKS,
 1. Religious cases of Con-  science, answered in an Evangelical manner, at the Calvinistic Lecture in Little St. Helen's, Bishopsgate Street, by S. Pike and S. Hay- ward, to which is now added, the Spiritual Companion, or the Profiting Christian, tried at the Bar of God—Price One Dollar. 2. Meditations and Contemplations, in 2 volume, containing Vol. 1. Meditations among the Tombs; Reflections on a Flower Garden; and a Defcant upon Creation. Vol. 2. Contemplations on the Night; Contem- plations on the Fairy Havens; and a Winter  Piece. By James Hervey. A. M. late Rec- tor of Welford, Northamptonshire—Price 80 Cents. 3. Beauties of Hervey; or descriptive pic- turesque, 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 Fairy Havens, and a Winter Piece; the most important interesting, and picturesque passages, of Theron and Aspasio; letters & let- ters. Miscellaneous tracts, religious educa- tion of daughters; and remarks on Lord Bil- ingbrook's letters. To which are added Mem- oirs of the Author's life and character, with an Elegiac Poem on his death—Price eighty Cents.