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BALTIMORE, December IS.


Arrived, fch'r Talbot, capt. sorenien,
IS days from Cape Francois. Left there,
.hip Orion, Payne, of Baltimore; brig
Nancy, Perkins, do. Spartan, Furbng,
do. fch'r Eleanor, Wickfarn, DO. to fail
in few days. Several others, belonging
to Bottom ana Charleaon, names not res
collected.
The fch'r Two Brothers, capt. Gille,
of this port, came out with the Talbot
was ckaled + hours in the Caicos paGage,
bya Spanilh rrivateer, who fired feveral
!hot at her. The news Of peace had ar
rived at the Cape before captain Sorenfen
failed.
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Congress Of the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

We9n;:/aay, December IS.
Mr.. Huger, IS. C.) arrived and took
his feat.
A communication was received from
the Secretary of State relative to the re-
lief of American leamen. Ordered to be
printed.
Sundry reports Of the committee Of
claims were taken Up and eoncurred in.
The committee OF elections to whom
was referred the claim of n, Hunter, elq.
from the Mi!liaiPpi Territory, to feat in
the hou:e, reported that he had right to
feat, to debate, bat not to vote.
Committed to a committee of the whole
and made the order fthe day for Friday.
The fabject of the Genius was again
called up; after debate which occupied
almoR the whole of this days ie0ion, it
wa. carried for one representative to eve
ry $4,000, and committee of three ap-
pointed to bring in bill. debate wilt
be given in cours.
Several petitions put of: laa felton,,
were referred to the committee of claims.
Adjourned.
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Publ1C Notice.

THE juaices who compoie the Levy
Court for the county Of Alexandria, have
appointed the z Sd of this infant, dec
to meet at the Court Hoaie, in order to
receive all accounts which the law may
authorize them to pay.
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CHdRLESTON Dec. 4,

Captain Sni.b iaforms, tb4t before be
kfl Gibraltar, dJpatehss hGG been reee:ve1
there, BY one eff the captains eftbe Triboli-
:zs sraysr;, sshisb suers bkoekaSss t!er.
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and cafe. g TIE ono on which eve travel"
exclaimed the three, all as cne.'' "Bue
the other appears mott in uis," anfwered
the gentleman. /" That's owing to the
ignorance Of the travellers, replied the
others" People have 70 long been accul--
toned to the cid Rad, that they are very
careful to cauticn travellers againa taking
the nezv, and they, blipciy following their
directions, go ploddmg on in the old 4vey.
But you, ir, will 90 we'll to keep the
neas road: Here you are confined by no
bounds and fences, but may, when inred-
ed, vary your eourie as much as ycu
p!eafe. But in tie I'D rscs, you are con.
fined to narrow limits; and whatever dif.
fenl.ies prelent, you have no way Of a.
voiding them" The gcntieman fmiled at
the artful reafoning of his adyiters, ana
eating a cru:ieizing look a, their tat
tered garments and difabled carriages, told
them that, {" like other ignorant travel
lers, he Mould be content to keep The ela
road."
Reader, you may gather inaruaioa
from this itory-When fuch e0tariss ef
Rrg/ou, and tr00elersefsbe nfqv road, as
Ethan Allen, Tom Paine, and Abraham
Bilhop, uie their deludve arts to turn you
into their ta.b--beho.d their filthy
ebaraae,s, and .@465y wpa!atis"i, and
follow iteadfaitly the oldrocd.
TCUCHSTONE.
BALANCED
Congress Of the United States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIYES.
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Notice..

Thofe whohaye claims againit
the eaate of Benjamin Sbrece, deceafed,
are de6red to furni.h them properly au-
thenticated thofc who are indebted to
the eiiate are requeeed to call on John
}anney and make payment.
WILLIAM PATTON, !
EDWD. STABLER, Exe'rs.
JOHN JANNEY, !
Jzmo. IS. ,@ V}sW
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Notice IS hereby gaUe0,
To the STOCKHOLDERS of the Bank

Of Alexandria,
THAT an election will be held at the
Court-Houfe in this town, On the third
Monday in January next, for the purpofe
of chooGng Nine Directors of faid Bank
for the enfa;rg year, agreeably to char
ter. By order of the PRECEDENT and Dr.
rectors.
GURDEN CHAPLIN, Gather.
Dec. 10. en-
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City Tavern Sc Hotel.

Inc Subfcrsber returns h,s
fincere thanks to his cufeomers for the !;
beral encouragement he has received. and
hopes to merit a continuance Of their,G,
vofs. He requeffs all perfons indebted a
him to come forward and icttlc Their ac.
counts, on or before the 6fa day Of April
r.cxt, otherwifc fdits win be commenced
tor the recovery Of the fame without r.
FeH toper5ons. 80 g1ls 4 80. =
From the many difficulties experienced
10 collecting the fnall fans due him, he
= under the necedity OF giving this pub.
IS notice, that after this date he win Dive
tep3lf g noperfon Whatever.
Jahshsy II.
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PROPERTY for SAFE.

Two hundred and forty acres
Of excellent FARMING L44ND. Wing
in the county Of Loudoun, about 4 miles
from Leeiburg, and one mile from the
turnpike road leading from thence TO Snic-
ker's Gap, being part Of Scotland Tract,
formerly belonging to MIR. w. Mellon.
A HOUSE. and, LOT IN
L;eeiburg, poaefled by Mr.. Dawion, MGR
chanr.
A HOUSE and LOT elipi-
bly, fituated, in Fairfax -areet, Alexao-
dria, in the pofleflion Of Mr.. Charles
Jones, coachmakcr. s,.
A L OF in Dumfries. on
which are built ftrong and connections
brick dwelling houie and akitchen, fta-
bic and gracry lin the occupancy Of Mr.
Eime Smock. This mefuage, from its3
vicinity TO the creek and other local pro-,
Pertics, is well calculated for perIosns L,
the grain or tobacco bufneis.
Il 1.-THE two frR mentioned properties are
not previouny difpcfed OF by private bar.
gain, they will be expofed to public fa1e
at Mrs. Mycfs's tavern, in Lceiburp, on
the 9th day Of March next, being the firit
day OF Loudoun county court. ~
For terms, application may Be made to
Nlr. Thomas Harrifon, Dumfries, Or Is
COLIN sAULD,
Cameron: f,ret, Ay<xordrya.
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ANTHONY SAWYER,
Hair D,eDsy ard Pesfxmer,
lately from Baluinlorey
Lower end Of Kir,s- freet, near Ramiey,s
wharf,
Begs leave tod hefn the
Ladies of Alexandsi H he c,,,,n,rv
generally, thatsHasing received the n.,.v
eft faihion. Of Ladies Wigs and 80. he
Will be thankful to receive llr orders
Tor the above articles, and will warrant
them equal to any manufactured on the
continent. -
D. ~. 2. Any Lady wifhing to fee his
..iatterns, may be accommodated by ielld-
ing iervant to his fhop.
g He has for fale, every article in
ne Perfiimery line, on the mott reafona.
bic terms. -
Gath will be given for hair by the large
or imall quantity. 4
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, Laz'e1fool Salt for SAFE.
lalt Landing from on board the fhip Sue
ceis, Capt. King, :.
SLOWED SALT.
IN Jacks and bulk. 4
Alio, a few hundred buihels Of
Liverpool Coal.
VIM. I. HALL
Merchants Wharf, Jan. z9. d

Ricketts,, Newton g "a
Have j.R ,<eeivtd and fer Sale. :, X
eo,ne, fare, etp9fte John TTanaey,,. r..
-f0llozOixg C0DS-<.vJoie/ale aud :.
tai, for CgR and Pradxe<:
Superhac and ed Cloths
Blue Plains
do. Fries
do. Kerfeys
White yellow and green Flannels
90. 90 do. Baizes
Roie and duRil Blankets
Durants, Camblets and Wildbores
RufIels and Antiloons
Cotton and linen Checks
Kericymeres and Swandowns
Velyets, Thickictts and Cords
a handicme aAortment Of Di.n;,ies
Mems and Womens' cotton 1oie
do. fix do.
Black Grape
White and black ELK and beaver Gloves
Modes, Sattins aud Pertains
Sewing Silks
Calicoes and Chintzes
Kuli'a Sheeting and Irila Linens.
They haze a1o,
Brown Sugar by the hid.
and barrel, loaf ard lump 60. and guam.
tity Of Platter Of Paris.
They give Calh for
Wheat, Rye and Corn.
Or Left BY capt. Mor,imore, of the
Baltimore packet, at their warehoufc, fun
dry MiN I,ons-The owner is requeAed
TO take them away.
January II.
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4! ! Farm for Sale.

IzuiN leNthe Farm on which
IysfdS, Gfxafe ia RE county e,c Fairfax
and qase ef Vi,giMa, : nile, t,om the
eifi<s efSW,9N6mgtou and alexandria, and
containing a60ut 1905 ceres. or tbs
REF bef1oeeu foe and ,fx bund,xa ac,es
are cleared, and the remainder IN e:xcel-
lent timber. 4 mever. failing Rre1m rms
through The centre Of tie fyae. There
are thirty zeres Of def 7;motly M<ado4v,
~ complete oydey, and ten acres Of mo1o-
able elsUcr. There are 600 bearing ~
PIE Trees 81 cxeellsnt 9xukty fos eydsr, and
TOO -young gyat7ed tree, Of tie Jea kinds
~ fable fruit. Ise,c has 9Llo been kctely.
pAaated an orchard ef a6oaf 1900 Peach
Trees. The pvbole tral7, 4y9od-land and
cleared, is iuele/eaby neao and /ubaau.ial
fences, and dipiaed INFO eoupeuiext fields.
TIE fell !, peculiarly adapted to gya/s.-.
1be Dwelling bouls and Offices are ne4u,
,Ipaeiox,, 4veN 5x;lt, eouuenisuf and com.
pletely fnJtSed. f Garden of tzvo acres,
Esontaisixg tie mgd yalxa6k fyMus end
plants, and a .lbaeisxs yard, are mels/e1
IN a durable manner. I5ere are eosd ia
6les and carriage bayfe, qynb every reeeE
.aiayy boEk for laboayrys tbe LATER qvilh
brick or foue .elimnier> There is an cid
Barn Of kb< eomm2u lind, bat tbe greater
par Of TIE materials to build a ueau barn
on TIE nsf atbro4,rd Prxx6zvauia pzau,
and ell tde material, to builda Jayee Noue
Daiyy are collected. TIE buila;ngs a1y.a-
ay eyst7ea ba1~ eef more then egbt thor
/aaa dollars. 7ber< isn good Itr;ug con-
vexis~t 70 TIE dzveA2ias bog/s, and a aurH
sfa re kitchen ya,d. There are eiebty a.
.erss o. gr0ao'ng so6raf, Je,zy, af 4vb;eb in
-fs'lloav lard prepared in tie beR manner.
aSd al 9romjfxg large c,yt; and toyty
aeyes Of RE. y.
IVeo-tb,,ds Of The 5urrba/e name, uxa
6s phil in bard, aid tie 5alanc< Eex,sd
,6y aroytgage Of the premier.
RE pUrr6sley my 0Jlo be Accommodated
s = teS/onal properly to the amount of
5000 dollars.
RICHARD BLAND LEE.
February 9. law
ANTHONY SAWYER.
y IL. II y - B
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NO =.

All perfons having claims
aagainR the eitate of the late 1Homas
PoRTHR, are requefted to bring them for.
ward on OF before the firG Of March next.
a : thoie indebted TO him are respectfully
feqdeAed 70 make payment TO
SARAH PORTER, Adm,x.
Jsn. = (zleo
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LAST NOTICE.
Whereas a CommiGion of

Whereas a Comn1iHlon Of
bankruptcy is awarded and iiIued forth a.
gainE tlifha Cullen Dick, Of the town
Of Alexandria, and he having furrendered
himielf to the major part Of the commit.
oners named in the faid cornn,iAion, at
the Warrington tavern in Alexandra, CT
the gift day of January laA, when and,
whs5eSf underwent his fecond examias-.
tiaR q W. core required again to at.
tend at the lar lavern, on Friday tn:
10th day bf this prelent month, at n
o'clock in the forenoon, to undergo his
final examination, when and where the
creditors Of the hid Eliha Cullen Dick,
ether in his feparate capacity or as one Of
fh9 firm Of James Meafe M.Rea and Com
!pany, may. attend to prove their debts
at which time and place the creditors q
forefaid are to alent TO or diaent from inc
allowance ofhis certificate and to ehoos
aaignees.
All perfons indebted to the. fad bars..
rupt, or who may have any Of his effects
are not TO pay or deliver the fame but y
whom the Commi1ioners may apPoins
but to give notice to
HENRY MOORE,
Secretary a. N< ,csmmaass'
February 8. q
I.
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T9E - - AZ - ~ n Is s
The large three tory Brick
WAREHOUSE, with lie two rory
frame one adjoining, On the next lot 20
the north-eaf corner Of King. nreet.
For Gze, hrcngth, convenience and
goodncis Of aand, this property is certain,
], " the beif N town. For terms, apply
IN Baltimore TO Metlvs. Marin 81 sJauj.
;J1sf, and IN Alexandra to the fubfcr;bsr
Wbo zvW Ren. q 90
] The three ifory brick Ware
hou1c adjoining, formerly occupied bu
Mr.. John Ridley.
A. CHARLES CAZENOvE.
February. eo3u
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FOR aAKF,
/ LOF Of GROUND

On th4cornerof Queen ahd esairafax nreet..
extending Iz3 feet hcSss on Queen
iirset, Ms feet 8 inches 81 Hfrfax Greet:
this property is liable to no iyTumbraanrsce.. )
FOR terms apply to Mr.. 1ohn, Green, Is
iexandriaL for Mr.. Hczekiah Nice, Old
Town, Baltimore.
~ Liberal credit will be allowed for
the payment, s'''s'
January =. co.af
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Far Rhsladelb,hlia.
eF.9- The SLoOp
ksNe HARMONIC
John Ellwood, Mater,
Now lying at Ramtey's wharf.
For Freight q Paaagc apply to the naaf-
ter on board, or 81
y. s. Z. .Vouell:
February s.. 3tdco
For Norfolk.
III The SLOOP
@x E l. I z "A.
13sssas'S|. ABEL WILLIS, Mater; /.
-. a ConGant Packet.
Will fail on Sunday next. For Freight
or .Paaage appiyst the mater on board,
at Voweli's wharf.
February 10. eostt
.Wf Recclved
n csgGznm<xt ef The fol2ozrixg articles.
Cotton IN bales,
i Ruilia Canvafs,
Brown Rolls,
:Hefians,
Dude Canahs,
China Cuferss 80.
Baftas, -,
Englif, AND India Latearing.,
Black Florentiaes,.
{ Srrig'd and plain jaconet Mullins,
Ladies' Shoes, SEC. &c.
iWAieh, fegsfbey .1vit6 leevcyal articles or
b0na, DIX.
Loaf, lumpe5 brown Sugar.
S S;;;: s,: e, rs1s,,
Alum Salt, s's
Liverpool do. in bulk ana Jacks,
German Oznaburgs,
Flanders Shecting,
Cloths,
Writing and wrapping Paper, sc.
VIII be fold low for Cath, Of bartcred for
Flour, Corn or Tobacco.
HcUcs 81 Msller.
February Z. 60
Property for Safe.
Two hundred and forty acres
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- eaEe notice, that an Election will be held
at the Council CHAMBER oA Monday the.
10Th initantl at s i, the afternoon, for
= pretidsnt and eleven Directors for the
- Company for tie enfuing year, agreeable
70 theast Of Incorporation.
They will ALTO pleafe TO obierve that
the library is removed to convenient
room in the central part ofKing- itfeet, at
the rear Of Mr.. William Grid, watch
maker, and nearly oppolite Mr.. Law
renee Hoof,s.
JAMES NlasNRnX. tsn..
Libruriaa.
King 1tScct, Feb =. 2winwSf
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NEW YORK, Dec.

The celebrated Nammotb Cbecie, IN
tended as preient from tie ladies OF Che
ihire 10 the PRECEDENT of the United States,
arrived in this por, yeaerday on its way
to The city of Warrington. 1t is IS feet
in circumference, is inches thick, and
weighs upwards of twelve hundred pounds.
Five hundred dollars were offered for it
By gentleman in Chehire, and refufed.
Arrived, fhip Pomona, Goodhue, Ii
verpool; briggs Enterprise, Shaw, Anti
qua; Dilpa,ch, Worth, Ncwry; Caro-
line, Clarke, Guadaloupe; ch'rs Volun-
tcer, Bell, Curacao Rebecca, Ripley,
ST. Croix.
Cleared, fhip Juliana, Roath, London
brig Minerva, M'Bride, Hull; fchooners
Rover, Miles, Tenerife VIM. and Mar
gares, Larkin, Havana; Traveller, Nj
coils, do. Lark, Parker, ST. Johns; Lap
wing, Whitney, Bermuda Eagle, Troop,
Jamaica.
Arrrved lfnee our af.
Brig Caroline, Clark, from Guadalupe,
failed with the ihip Commerce and The
feet. In lat. 80, long. 70, 20, fpoE
the. flip Alliance of Baltimore, bodnd
from Philadelphia to La Vera Cruz, out
2 days.
The Volunteer, Bell, left a, Curacao,
the i'h'g Dorothy, Jones, ofN. York, and
brig Edward of do. In lat. IS, long. rs,
iaw brig liurpoled to be Engliih) under
cur lee. Was boarded by the Engliih Fri
gate Scipio, and treated politely.
Ship Enterprise, Cumming, from Gree
mock. The ihip Commerce was to fail in
"a few days after the Enterprise, from
Port Glaigow for this port. Nov. !,
fpoke hip Odego, from Havana to Lon
don, OF, IS days, lat IS, 81 I'd, ex-
perienced tremendous gale of wind,
which lated - hours. a4;h, fpoke ich'r
Three Sii9ers, from Salem, lat. 40, 81.
Shin Pomona, Goodhue, from Liver
pool, in lat. ~, long. O., fpeke hip c.
res, from Liverpool TO n. York. Lat.
a., ipose ieh'r from St. Ubes to Mar.
blehead, out "a days.
Arrived At the quarantine ground, ich'r
Ripley, from St. Croix.
"A brig is iaid 20 behelow from Liibon.
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altrauorta acrerh5sr.
FRIDAY, DEcEMBER II.

The budget that ACCOMPANIED the preh-
dents meGge On Treidsy will probably
make 3 or 400 pages, octave. 1t was
novcd that 500 copies Of the meaage and.
Of the documents hou!d be printed for the
ufs of the members. The molten as 1t
reflected the meaage, was carried. Mr.,
Rayard tho't it would be unneceQary, to
print more than r5oof the documents, tor
he ule of the houfa. We had began q
fyRem of economy, it would COMFORT with
this economy to print only fach numbers
as would be uisful to the members, &c.
Mr.. Giles. There had been CONTEXT
in The former holae to fee sSdo @sElaLpead
mR, be hoped the con,ea would rather now
,,e 20 fee who ihould fave moa re ne.ani
TO prassiie economy, but rot the economy
Of withholding information from thespee-
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one, fnce Won are cur teacher to iurrender
your nofc to tie puoi::c amuisners. When
he had fad rhis, he pulled the nose harder.
The phiiofopaerroared. Huzza .excc..aa.snl-
ed he mob with gsea, divesdon. as !.
A cof;nopolise ihould nevs, grauaI:.!e 2.
having his noie puiisd, ,ilaid the youns
rasn with perfect good napise, bas ..sePing
his hold i:ncc he teaches ali IAen to pull
each Others notes. ! filouid doubt TIE En-
certify of your cofmopolisiim, If you do
not ceaft 70 ftruggle.
Pray let go your hold tcried the phi!o-
fofhcr pireculy.)
/ will (Gaid the young n.an, fo, think
you have amuied Us fn.Ec!en,;y Tor once !;
bur remember hereafter lha, every coinlo-
polite facaid be wiling to have his noie
pulled, Whenever 1t wlil contribute TO the
puolic amuiement. The sphilolopher rub
bed his nole, and APPEARED not little gra-
tilted to find that he Gill had nofe. For
he pu, his hard &c the irc, eseral times,
as if TO determine whether the young man
had left it in its place orncr. The audience
in the mean time, were in high coed hu-
mour at the philosophers uneadneis, and
repeated huzzas 70 c..en, and with 70 much
vivacity, that / thought the philosopher
lefs pleafed than he wilhed to be. This
probably induced him to difnifs them ear
lier than he had orig inaIly intended. They
lef, the houfe rather abruptly, and fhout-
ed as they went out, in the words of the
young man, Every cofmopoli,e hou!d
be willing to have his noie pulled, whene-
yer it VIII contribute to the public amaie-
ment.'
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BALTIMORE. December 8.

Arrived, flip William and John, capt.
Efooi>s, from Dublin failed from thence
sue 2lf October.
Arrived yesterday from Port Republi.
Can tee brig Ann, captain Vinion-Sailed
she i5sh November, ard left there brig
smdaS, captain Wright; fchooner Mil
HCrne. captain Grafton, to fail in FIVE
days, 10th OF Balsiu,are brig Tartar, OF
New York, captain Rodgers brig Mo
hawk, CT do. Captain Sage; Lovely Las,
Riley, OF DO. ihiP Jane, Odling, Phi!a-
aelpna-and number of Others NOT re-
col.caed.
Sailed IN company with iciooner -,
Nillie. for ph:ladelpkis.
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olu,ion Ps+va til Monday next
NwEAW'A@ -

!. A meAase was received fiom-the Sc.
nate, informing the Houte that they had
made choice of Chaplain, Rev. Doctor
CAN'T.
MIR. S. Smith prefen,ed rciolution,
that the Secretary of tie Trealury be re-
quoted to lay before the Houlc fcheduIe
OF the goods, wares and merchandise I'M
ported into the u. States. Ordered to lie
on the table.
Mr.. Mitchell (of N. York; preiented
petition from fundry aliens reiiding in N.
Work, the purport of which was to alter
the law concerning naturalization. This
petition, and another preitnted ty the
fame gentleman or the fame inbjees, were
referred to a committee of the whole on
the fate of the Union, to whom was re-
erred tina, part of the Prefden;'s meaage
which related to the fame iuhjett.
A committee Of leyen were appointed
to enquire whether any and what alsera-
tions we're neceGary in the laws concern
ing Poa offices and pof roads.
The houle came to a choice of chap
lain. On 6ra counting the votes, there
appeared
For Rev Mr.. Ralch. ~
For Rev. Mr.. Park;nfon, a.
For MIR. Lyle IA
On examining the votes on the econd
trial there appeared
For Mr.. Park;nion, 90
For MIR. Balch, 36
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FOR SHE,

FOR 6.4LE,
Three Invoices of hollow
GLASS WARE, neatly aGorted, linsne
Of which are forty eight liquor cafes. APP
ply at the compiling houie Of Dennis Ram
fay to ..oo,-..
Dec. IT. d3tt
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MI. Nicholton III reply. The gentle
man and himieIt differed as to the power
ofthecommis.es that had attended to the
in:sfs cation OF the Treaiury accounts !:
he believed they were net authorized to
en.eriin,o an enquiry whether all the mo-
MES received by col. Pickering were pro-
peTiy Appropriated: this was-his objvet |:
re had been informed, of late, that Mr..
Pickering had in ioneiaRancssappropriat-
Cd mo-e money THAI he was allowed, and
HAD fome,imes appropriated money to ,pur-
pcfss, tho public parpoies, oiEerwie than
ordered i, was his with that the hca!e
.hould adopt foue regulations in tlleie mat
tcrs, MT aying appropriations ,dacreu-
onary with officers, and shc better to en-
able the comptroller TO ietsleki accounts.
He was fenGble of TIE itnpcEbili,y Of
their making a tho-oug;, inscaigat;on,
and that they nuit trait to the treafary
for information but thar when the atten-
ton of the people was called to particular.
characters in this manner, it was their du-
ty to fatisfy them he did not with to FIN
gle out Mr.. Pickering alone; he wifhed
~qual reference to others. The propofed
relolution was not on account Of ary doubts
in his mind be dill act entertain the lsgf
Iylpitiou tbet Mr.. Pickering had fe'er 4p
brobriated to bis o7sn u/e or 0etiaaaed THE
public ga Msie AsAor; he Gsl,eves kin
10 be a mar Of f,eproaeba5le b0n:ey ara
integrity; bur the report of the former
committee did not fay enough.
Mr.. Grifwold. He prefumed it very
probable tha, there had been occahonally
exeefs of appropriations every man &C
qlsa;nted with public buinefs knew that
the public isrvice would have fuifered had
not this been the cafe: mott members
knew how often this had happened, and
how often Congrels lad jueided, and
granted afterwards, this excels of appro-
priation: laws cannot always touch con-
.ingenc;es it had often been the cafe in
the office of the Secretary at War; Con-
grefs Afterwards made up the expenditure,
the exceis appearing fairly ana necefarily
applied 70 it may have been in the Office
of 1he Secretary of State.
'@E.Refolu,ion Pssee-uuaf till Monday next.
~ Arn< AENM nil "a
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Cg& sspen for rags.