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Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-03-23

WHEREAS the underwritten has been ap-
w pointed by the PRECEDENT of the United States
Of America, with the advice and content Of the
Senate thereof, as Confu from the faid u. States,
for the Colonies Of Etiquette and Drmarayy--He
informs b. theie Prefents, alt whom il may co..
cetn, that he will facilitate any bufnef5 for ,hof
who trade at fad colonies, 10 the faIes Of their
cargoes and give them every aid and affiGance in
bis power, in whatever regards their mercantile
tranfattcns.
Having been reGdent In fIid colonies off and On
Cor thmty-fx years, ne IL well acquainted with the
good and Indifferent purchafers u advfes The
commanders Of veffeis to call him for enquiry,
70 as to dfpofe OF their cargoeS to fuch prrfons
ony,a5 the underwater will recommend; in order
TO prevent the delay Of payment, by which the
! commerce il more or lclS become Improbable to
its owners.
Crnfgnm-uts, and collecting Of protected bills,
notes and accounts, Will b. attended toby
| NJ Ro4Oslet,
Riding on Sta6roa@. Dtmaroy.
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-03-23

That 7yys are a479 IN Dry great a5uaSaaee ozs:
ts 6r'eiHes Of Pefa &c iJe s,4ea boy Of fbe zgsnoqs
Mr. S1lszo7
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-03-23

y AIN = NIIN a " " u u
d AN away from the fubfcriber, on the frf Of
N March inf. an indented apprentice, named
Jofah Bracket, twenty years old. All ptrfons are
hereby forbid harboring or truting him on my
account, as will not pay any debts fhs contratt-
ing from iaid time.
EDMUND MOUNTFORT.
JT7rr6 A. Not
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-03-23
EXTRACT

Se6t' u. And be it further enacted.
hat Letter Carriers alI be employed at fuch poa.
Otnces, as the Poitmater-Genera hall drea far H.
delivery Of letters in the place respectively, where laeb
Foit-Oihces are eabii1ed, and for the delivery IL
e@cn luch letter, the Letter Carrier may receive Of tb
Perion to whom the delivery is made, two Cents =
IIoa'a That no letter hla be delivered TO fuch Let
1T Csrrler for diiribution addreIed to any perron
VINO man have lodged the POR-OfIice written re-
qnc1 hat ms letters lhaI BE detained il the Office
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-03-23
Letter Carrier.

THE Pofmafer in Portland. gives
IL notice, that being thereto authorized 81 ~
Poitmater General, in puruance Of the z7th fe4,on
of the Poft Office Law, which is hrreunto ubione3
he has employed Mr. Gegs Burn, TO deliver letter -
iaid town who is under oath for the faithful diicharor
Of that ruf. lie is rot 20 take any letter from tS
oRice on the day Of arrival or any Of the mails Ill.
iuch only may remain therein every A1ngay. NJ
Hsaay and Friday morning eight O'Clock (unef, a.,
Gentleman 1lould requeit him 70 to do in which &c.
ne will attend at the arTvalof the mails, and tsLs
them as ioon as the mails opened) If anv nerfaH
ehooies 70 let s letters remain IN the Office until called
for, be 10 deGred intimate the fame 70 the
SAMUEL. FREEMAN
Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-03-23

NATHANIEL LIBBEY, Collector i
orr Fourteenth DR5i4, S.coad Divi ian
Limerick, February 7, BOT
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lob Holmes,
One Cent Reward.

FrJron. Marrb AZ. 1907.
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-11-24
MILFORD FOR SALE.

PUrj4ant to a Decree Of the Courl
@Cb0ncey Of Fairfax county, qViN be
J0n on fhe premyts, on the ff day IF
January nert, at II o'clock,
A TRACT of LAND on Holiness
Run, late the property of Robert Allifon,
decea'ed, containing A. acres, to fatisty
dcots duo 70 Robert Meaie and Dennis
Ranfay, both of Alexandria. On this
tract, known by the name OF MILFORD,'
there is erected a mill, fuPplied by a very
conaant itream OF water, well calculated
for grit or merchant ufe: fhe has a pair
OF good burr ~itones, and a pair of %cullens,
with boitisg cloth, @tcreen, elevators, mop
Per-boy, &c. 1t is calculated that the
burr tones alone can grind 10000 buiheIs
of wheat in the year, and that there isiuf-
hcient head of water to CONVEX her into an
over-ihot mill. There are beddes on the
premifcs, a good log houie, meat houie,
fable and cabin. The whole in fee finn
pie, as will appear by references to the re-
cords of the county court. The mill is
iituated about 81 miles from Alexandria,
! of a mile from each of the great roads
leading from the wefward, is we'll adapt
ed for the purchaie of grain, and offers to
a capataliit alluring profpeets of gain.
The terms of fale are, one third of the
purchafe money fhall be payable in eight
months, one third in fifteen months, and
one third within two years from the day
OF iale, with interef from that time. The
purchafer tc give bond and ]fccuriry for
the payment of the purchafe money at the
terms aforementioned.
CHARLES LITTLE,
VIM. PAYNE, }Com'rs.
GEO. SUMMERS,
Nov. II. eo6t 2awot
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-11-24
JAMES S. SCOTT.

THOR 0I HABIT MAKER,.
Near door 10 MD1rs. Patton and Bnfebey's
tSt6re, Fairfax reet,
ACOUAINTS his cuRomers and the
public ingeneral, that he has on hand, a
Handtome Selection of Goods,
adapted 10 his line of Notwithstanding
of fuperfne cloths and caiimeres of the
very belt quality and colour /; a variety
OF winter .yet patterns, amongtt which are
fome elegant Runian Down, the only
goods OF that defcripsion on fale here.
Ayg,
Elegant white Contribution Cord, fnit-
able for military under clothes. with a ge-
neral afiertment Of the bef buttons and
trimmings, whichhe will diipofe of with
or without the privilege OF making) on
the mot moderate terms for CATH, or on a
credit to Punctual cuitomers. He CONT
nue' 20 make up any goods purehaied el!e-
where.
Or Wanted,
Three or four good Journey
men.-AW, two boys who have rece.x-
ed their education will be taken as zp-
Prentices.
u. cow
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-11-24
Valuable PROPERTY for Sale.

Seven bsnd,eG and e;s5y-nebt acres
in the county of Ermp!sirr, on the water. of
Great Cape Capa,, about 10 miles from the
Warn, Springs, and so iron. Wincheter. Taia
land is tuli OF wood, oak and pine timber. Two
excellent firms may be made, with 80 TO SO acres
o! bottom, and rich high lands Go each and in
the heart OF the timber there isa Snc SCAT for
taw-mill. Capt. Daniel Rice will thew the lands
Three f5egyhaaS eighs bgad,.e ard 55yfy-
nv. acres in the county Of Ohio, ON tie waters Of
Grave and FHh Greeks, near the river Ohio, and
about 90 nn'es below pietiburgh. some of li,ele
Lands are very good, with coniiaefablc quantities.
OF rich bottom, and plenty of excellent timber.
Robert Woods, Efq. the Surveyor OF J,.t county
will ihew theic lands.
Twill fell all oranY OF the above lands for cath or
npon credit, or take in exchange for them lands in
faiflaX County or lots OF 'ond in the city Of "A
lexandria, or the city of Wilmington.
z. I. HCOE. =
oeeoberas 60
Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-11-24
O9obcr. ~.
Valuable PROPERTY for Sale,

Valuable PROPERTY for Sale,
III tbs htth Fax Of Potosark,
About three miles from George Town
and the City of Warrington, and ten
from Alexandria.
172 acres Of Land, uboa which
are q as0eAms b09h and /nnlsy otbey I'M
froVements, E0erai Roue gaa.res, and Ag
Ea1d5, and fsvo Uaeonf nil Eafs.
Two undivided third parts of r
ceres afLaad, n5or evbjcb are q sue,cbarf
mi, 70itb three pa~s Of F,xack barr nil
.foHe' ard evey neceDsys tomp!re, FIR
man4f0dzrTmg Goar ia tbe 5s8 aA~vnetage,
,ena 7Oib as htte ,yaxaaI kGbor 4s paMbk;
q 6,e1Oey end dyfHlry, a g,9~ayy, !
MHAer's boge, a drzqVer's .bsule, roaber's
RP, &c. and Il VHcant mAf FEAT.
s1Io undivided hsrd ga7ts of
400 acres Of lend, Attaining The 7 oryGs
end TT Acass 9boV+ne@tienrA, atap qUbicb
TIRE are JrVoral fone q~Al5,Its aad yGG
Eands.
The ~purchajcr efMe a5ove pro-
perry, q0iH base an alignment of hof
d21.f6s etber EndiUfard third parf, G0vkycb
there qoW De 6years TO come f,om the sfy3
day Of September nsxt.
! The .Bonc on the atove lands IS
stgRezYs- gaea1s1 % any, pnd N3erjor to
n9ft@.afsaaaahoa fgre, az rfbe yivrr-UlE-
lelsafay 6Rrt6ea hbat car 60 to George
AsgOn, can 20 st 10 HE mil Gax Feme
GXaryySS.' ~
Atn1 RcylsH orpeyons, sqvb0 may mdfnr
e &VSagl<, rvN groxyf UjeqD The pre-
'mye'' f5f'J0rtHH a0t fbo2gbf .ree0sy
R6e more particular.
Far terms aptL Is Ger. Uyjab FoyreR,
OF Geegt-1ocvn, oy~
PAILIP z. FENDILL,
Alexandria.
Jant 70. i04U
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SHREVE 6 IANNEY
HAVE FOR SAl

HdPE FOR SALE,
fl. their fore on Uxion 6etUvesn Prrrce ard
Duke Fr<rn,
n. England Rum in bis.
Molalies in hhds.
Sugar in bis.
Coffee III bags and his.
Pepper ofan excellent quality n bags,
HJ fon, fouchong and bohea tea by the
chen,
Cattle and white foap in boxes,
IS boxes fegars of an excellent quality,
Fine falt,
Mackarel by the barrel.
Cod hih by the box,
Florence oil in boxes of one doz. each,
Fifty barrels and 50 hhds. Of Sugar.
Ayo,
Ladies' Morocco lippers BY the box,
Mems Rrong do. by the dcz.
Ravens duck by the piece or bale,
A few bales of gurrahs and (algcchys,
and are in daily expectation Of an additi-
e'nal Mpply.
Sept. Il. d
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81 STEWART
Ravt r<eeiveG, a large rad gwexer4i
ASSORTMENT of BOOKS
IN THE %IFFEREN BRANCHES OF
POLITE +.
IL.

An'onsa which, are the following:
IEhFfRsOH's TNottccss On Virginia, hot pprels,d
"a. Kotzebne'. Plays. a vols. Laditc' MuG-
cal '-isgazrne, Parks travels, Steuart's View
or Secicty, Cheherleld'a L.ctters, a vols. Culler's
Psest;cc OF Phyfic, Wallis OH Health, Paley's
psn,ricphs, q VOLS. Gibfpn's Sui veyina III oore's
Navigation, by Blunt, Bsrns's Poems, M;liot's
Ancient Hiitory, q voIs. PgsGlicai Education, 4
vols. beauties OF st. Pierre. Rpchan'r Family Ply
tieiah, Fox's Book Of Martyr, q vols. Lees
Memoirs, plitiih State Trials, Robinfon's Admi-
raisy Reports, 2 vols. Go be continued) Gentle
man and Ladies' Prcceptor, a vols. Hunter, on
the Blood, q vols. CALDWELL MEMOIR, Willich's
Lectures, Msrtin's Law of Nations, Vat,el's
Ditto, Newton on the Prophecies, q vols. Edin-
burgh Diipcnsarory, Elegant Extracts, Confi.
7tutionc, Zimmern,aa on Solitude, Ditto on &a-
tionsi Pride, Blackitone's Commentaries, a vols
Cohesion OF Farces, 6 vols. Polite Education,
, ookcs pans'eon, Junius's Letters, a vols. Gu
thre's Geography, knoxe's Education, 2 vols,
Ditto Gdays, : vols. Cofigan'o Travels, Cook S
Voyage, 4 vols. panlbergcr's Travels, Sec. &c.
N 0 y L S.
INC armenian, Z vols Mon,cJbcrs, Q yols.
Rnaciae,se, Tslssof Wonder, (by L.ciyis) . vols,
My Uncle Thenlae, Q vols. lack Smith, Spirit
oil tao Cattle, Arthur Mervin, . vols. Clara
Howard, urrlond, Weiland, Maid of the Ham.
ieG' Vagabond. Sailor Bsy, Athlin and Dim
h"yae, Romance Of the ForeR, . vols. Myle-
rles Of udelpho, 5 vols. l~.ouits, Julia and the
Baron, Ghoa Ser, Tale Of the Times, 4 vols.
Camilla : vols. Eve.ina, a vola. Monk. q vol,.
Family OF ostenlburg, Negro, q vols. Black
Valley, Ellen and Mordaunt, 4 yoI,. Georor
Barnweh, Mountain Cottager, Children of the
Abbey. 4 vols. Roach!ort Family, Darcy. F.
mia dc s,Varnont, Oakindalc Abbey, he Fair
lmpoitor, 3 vols. Edelfrida, 4 vols. Count de
ftoentderp,.s vols. Hcnrie,,a Mortimer, . vols.
Faihiosable Daughter, Cougs Gieichen. Emms
Lsprvil!s, Scotch Heirefs, z vols. Mifs Batti-
naorcs, g vols. Adve-tifement tor \ Huiband. a
vols. Wandering laender, a vafs. Cornei;a Sed.
ley. T. vols. Tom Jones, , vols. Edward, bv
Moore, a vols. Mordapnr, by Ditto, = vols.
Hcub:a an Rachel, Girl OF inc Mountains \ vols
Asyific Cottaser, &c. &c.
ALSO,
Bibles, Ieflements, P1aIters, Common PRAYER
SOo%t; Dilworfa. Webfer, Univerfal, Pearee,
London, and N.tianal Spelling Books. Primers,
and a large cose6tien OF HifoTies and childrens'
Hooks, Writing and Letter Paper. and papcr
ttan8lngs, Waters. Quilts, Ink Powder. Violin
Strings, Playing Cards, Song Books, and Blank
ALMAHACs for the ysss Ieoa. by rho
gFocc, dozen, or Jingle.
60 Country Ssopkecrnen fnppIicd on the Iou-
eli termE. :. -
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To be Leaed

for the term OF II years, at reafonable
rents,
Sundry tracts Of L in
the counties of Berkeley and Hampfhire,
In tenernents OF conyeniene dimenGons,
from 100 to o acres.
In BERKELEY.
$40 acres upon thc river Potomac, op-
polite TO fort Frederic.
100 acres upon the river Potomac, at
the mouth OF the Warm Spring run.
600 acres upon the norsh fork OF Sleepy
Creek.
Or Mr.. Butler, living at Bath, can
thew thefe Lands.
In HAMpsHIRE.
sol acres on New Creek, at the mouth
of Kittlelick branch.
700 acres on the drains of Abraliam's
creek, on the Allegheny mountain.
o33 acres on the fouth fork of Glib
bon's run.
,o54 acres on the Allegheny ~snountain,
between the gap over to Pine Swamp and
another gap, called the way to Buffng-
TONS meadow"
SIS acres, called the pond
tract" on the drains of Great Cacapon.
The five af-mentioned tracts we... TIA
ken up near 40 years ago, and granted to
Thomas Bryan Martin, deceafed, and by
him conveyed TO the fubfcriber. Any of
rhefe tracts are to be purchaled at a rea-,
fonable price !; one half oG the money 10
be paid down, and fer the other credit will
beallowed. For further particulars apply
IN Alexandria TO the iubfcriber.
CHARLES LEE.
Sept. rs. zaw
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MIS- 81 NC

From Mr. c. Beverlcy's pat
ture, &C Elkwood. a light bay fiddle
HORSE, about IS hands high, with a
fmall ftar in his forehead, and his hip on
the near iide fomewhat larger than the
other. ALSO.
A red bag HORSE, about al hands
nigh, with = fmall ffar in his forehead,
and one hind and fore foot, on the fame
Tide, white. A liberal reward will be
given to any perfon who will deliver the
laid horles, or either of them, to Mr..
Beverly at Elkwood, to me in Northnm-
berland county, or fecure them and give
he notice 10 thstthey be recovered.
WALTER JONES.
Sept. II. go
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Il Tutor Wanted.

/ WISH to procure a Teacher Of I'm
pr owed mind, and moral, to reiidc ia tuy.
own family. An accomplished female
would be mott agreeable. The a.ary.
fhall be proPortionstc to merit. Letters
addr fed to me 1T CcnterviiIe IN Fairfax,
or at New-M Market il this county, will be
ecsiyed readily.
SpENCER BALL.
Prince VIM. zIh Nov. eeIztt.
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TIE SUBSCRIBE

o0"nemPSa''"5 removal from h.
Dllria Of COIumbia, as Ea'
as he can cfoje his ont Rdud,,,
concerns, OFFERS FOR sAIg o
The FOLLOWING
Very Ual14a6lc Proberty.
One undivided half Ola /
adjoining the Grea,.fails of Potomac Ns
Is a good Houie, a new Barn, and lon. "rNa
lent Aeado~.--Aifo, a FORGE 20 t1'0'I
feet, covered with tin, and a Coal y 90
H""'e, htuated on the Canal made by n. r ~
mac Company, and the right OF cu,,;na t 70
wood f'rs9co years on d large parcel of lara v. I'
joining--mr,h Of this wood IS convep;er, -, = o.
river, and may be readily transported to Gso, os
Town, the Federal City, or this place. +.
other hall may be purchaled. Inc
Three Eighths Of about clever,
hundred acres of LAND, in Be- KEY county ~
JOINING the lands Of the United States. a, W.
iryce Furnace and Harper's Fe,ry-morc ,Lp'
haif OF It IS in wood, and the remainder o" I
farming land. The other fve-cights NAV s aSa
be purchafed. ao
An undivided moiety of Of
TA~iS'oi - MI III the Common Of AleYan6,,
and adJoInig the Gown, chiefly under fence nf 4
dar potts aod chefnut rails.
a large and handfome Bril-
DWELLING HOUSE, SO by 40 feet. with
brick Stable, Smoke Houfe, and Wei 81 srma
lent water-Thc Garden and Yard paled ;0
n ttou.e is not quite fni;hed. It will he 81,
either IN its Prcfent 1ate, OF tiniN1ed as NAV % T';.
che purchafer. '3
e number of LOTS on th.
new wharf, made by Mr.. Herbert, Mr.. wiMo,
and the iubicriber, between Fairfax Nreet and II.
RIVER Potomac; and, alto, the diviiion of the i,d
wharf, made from Mr.. Thompfon', by a 20 fee,
liect.
An undivided half of a Lori
on the rea Gdc of Fairfax Nrcer, above Over
ftrees, on which the houfe was burnt laft wiT,.r
For particulars with reipca to titles and
terms, apply to
JOHN POTTS. |
orie' oct.I7. 1aw7t
CO. The Subscriber will
take a young man of good character to
the itudy of Medicine.
JAMES CRAlK.
oc.. 10. Iaw4tt
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ABRAHAM FAW.
land FOR SALE.

a Farm OF about 500 acres on GoceI
creek, In the county of Loudoun, abouc
3 miles from Middieburg, on which tber
are a pretty good .ftamed dwelling houfe|
and a good apple orchard of choice grated
fruit. The land is of,that quality which
may be highly improved by p;aiRer. Fol
urther particulars apply to Mr.. James
Keith, Jun. of Alexandria.
RAWLEIGH COLSTON.
Sept. z6. am law
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alexandria, Co4niy, If

HlrtAhariA, LoanD,E.
| 90 hereby certify that Dr.
Stewart, by his agent Jehe Scott, brought
Before me Abraham Faw, one of the iufa
tees OF Peace for faid county, as an earayl
treiiRafiiog on his premifcs, "a fmaIl 6nn.
die BOLL, two years. old laN fpring, s
crop In the left ear and a 6ole in the rigid
and the end Of his tail white. ApprIcd 4
fix dollars.
Given under my hand this goth day 4
October, 1901.
- AZ FAw.
The above notia Is givenj
That whichever has loft Raa. bull, nay|
have him again by apply ID DO the fabd|
icrloef, OH DIR. Stewart's farm, bs@et5
Alexandria and Georgetown, on Prov
Ing property and payirgcharges.
JESSE SOON.
OSt. 81. Ia@3tt
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. AlffHRdr1a Comfy, H.
| do hereby certify, That Ed.
card Skidrnore bro't before me Abraham
fsw, cnc Of the jufices of peace for fid
onn'y, Is an eRray taken Up by him, a
dark red cow, about 8 or Q years old
marked IN the back part of the left ear
with q Dit, end on the upper part of the
right ear with the fame /; her bag, belly
and end Of her tail white, the ends of her
horns ia"ed off, and appraiied to five
pounds. current money.
Oliver. undes my hand this I'd day of
November, 1901.
ABRAHAM FAw.
The apvc notice is given. /
That whofofr has loft faid Cow may
have her az by applying to Edwad
ak1dmore, liz about feven miles from
Alexandria nSasfhc road leading to Lee.
burg on proving property and payin.
charges.
WY. 5. IaW3tt
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PRINTED DAILY BY
s. SNOWDEN e Co.
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nMayshc 9th, / waitcaea ;he BaAaw
to cav my compliments 10 him income.
ouencs of the fettiyaI, he treated me with
great polisepels, but I could eahly dii-
C Germ that it was againft bis inclination
there was fcme,hing IN his countenance
that indicated his fmiies were not Grcers
and not to bcdependsd on.
"May the 10th. FaIia'a came TO the
American houfc, and Informed me tass
the Bahaw had concluded to write to the
prcsident of the United States himfels,
as he. enter aired ioiae :alp:cion that |
woald not write TO government with iaf..
6cient energy, that the Baihaw would
fana nc his letter the 6If opportunity
that houid prelent, to forward IT, which
be hosed / had no OBJECTION to do. l
re,lsed none in the leaf. and fseqaeaed
Fafara 70 procure me copy, il poidbie,
which k promifsd TO do. Having waited
until the date of this dilpatca withoas
having heard any thing mote on the iuo-
iea. I haaen to get my difpatches in
readiness to forward by the 6rf convey.
ance. Should any thing intervene worthy
Of notice before ! receive the, Bafhaw's
.etter, i. lhaIl be the lubjed Of another
diipatch"
(To be continued.
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congrefs Of tbf uaitfo States.
HOUSE OF RErREsENTArIvEs. :.
MONDAY, DEC. 20.

The Speaker laid before the houte a let.
terlfrom the fcretarysof aatf, accompany
ing his reports on the petition OF Pb,ip
Sloan, referred to him by order Of he
hauie, on the 18th inf. which were read
and referred to the committe OF the wfoie
houfe on Wednesday next.
Mr.. ]. c. Smith for the committe Of
claims, 10 whom was referred on the ls'h
init. the petition of Philip Wilton, pray.
ing the liquidation and iettlement of a
claim for quantity Of Riceand C!aret,
furnilhed by him for the continental ar:
my in the year 1878, of which he hd
hitherto been declared by the acts OF lim'.
tation, made report, which was READ
and confdered; whereupon.
ReioIyed. hat the faid petition ought
not to be granted.
The order of the day put of. .Adjour.
ned. - -
Tuesday Dec. zo.
Mr.. Varnam made report OF rules
and orders for the government OF the houle
which was committed to committee OF
,he whole l,oule, and made the order tor
Tomorrow.
Mr.. I. C. Smith reported fian' the
committee of claims, and. the PETITION II
Ephram Davis which was that "the
petitioner have leave to withdra" MS F'
tition.'
The houfe coneurred.
Mr.. Randolph from tn: Commute on
the reiolu,ions of the feaate on the 'ih)ees
of a congregational library, begged 's' We
TO report by bill, which beiog gian'ee' re
reported a 1reColu,ion tina, the 'hou's
difagrec to the faid sefolusions. "-l@
houie concurred.
Mr.. R. ALTO reported.a "bill concern
ing the Iibrar, for the ute Of both hoo'.
es Of coagreis" which. after berg
twice read, was committed % commit
tee Of the whole houfe MIR. RutlsoS'
in the Chair.
The bill provided that the members 1, n. .
both houfes /: the PrcGdcnt and Vice RE-
Gaent O. the United States, and the JndJf'
of the fupremc court mould have ". !ioe'y
to tske any books from the library
read. ,aar.s
Of the Diaritt of Columbia. lie Wa
supported in Argument by Mr. Den'i,9
nran the grounds that the importance %: ., :
me caules which this efpccial di.''a
would 1nrefen, !; and the great exPenee ara
extreme icarcity of fome mott va!ua1's
and neceGary law books, i ought TO 90 oS
ordered by congres, i'll the due adm'nilf'',;
ton Of Juaicc, beyond what The ia:'''s: !"
the lodges would enable them to a'qa''s'
Mi. Bayara objeaed to the notice. q,
becauie he could d;fcover no reaion 10 =.
difinsui{hiag the judges Of this d'i'''s '.
fror, Others ). but judges of the sup prev.
Court, being Ear from their nD .'.S
ries, required faca references. ne naf :.
the Congregational library "oulo ne ,'st 10
fab;cttea 10 the abuie which books u'e' "
Courts Of ;ea;ce were too liable TO.
The motion was 70, agreed TO. ,s
| Some obieryations we're mace as ~ = a.
fine which the library was to remain sD. i !,
Gen. Mr.. Grifwc!d moved to corn'' e
| to the tiae Of tue adion CT ccns''"