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    EVENING AD V E R T I S E R.
[No. 61 of Vol. V.]
Pliilofophical Lectures,
By J. M; RAY.
ROM Edinburgh, lately front Paris,
A- tcacher of Hebrew, &c. languages, au
thor of Coraprehenfive View of Philolophical,
Political# and Theological SYstems, from the
creation of the world to the present time, &c.
He will begin this second course of Le&ures
1-frbru.try 27th, at 6 o'clock in the evening, in
the Friends' grammar school 4tU street,
and will finifh it in a month The idea of it
was by fom« Ladie* for the improve
ment of the sex—hut it is calculated for both
sexes (of any age above childhood) whereby
they will discover a new world hi nature,
concealed fioiji other* as a fine Country is
from travellers in tttc night, and as the light,
*nd she appearance of natuie is from the
blind; this will be a new f'cene of enjoyment
and delight, as that of 'eeing is to one born
blind, and will reach them tdacquire the pro
per use of fheir fatO'tie*, hs a child does that
of his limbs by learning to walk :—this wtfl
elevate them to a Philosophical region of fub
-1 me enjoyments and rat onal pUafures, as
much superior to the pleasures and> amufe
oients of others as a man is to a chi'M in sta
ture, and which will endure the shock of ad
versity, and not forfake them like others, in
affl.&ion and old age ; as the use and erd of
stll real knowledge is pvatfice and happiness,
this course will tend to promote personal hap
piness, and fit for the duties of foci< ty, one
pa«'t of it will be on the preservation of In akh
of body and feremty of mind, without wbrth
riches can afford noenjoyinent ; those who ob
(crvi'd the author's regimen,efcaped the Pefti-
Icntial d feafe in the honfe were others died
©f it. 'To begin with an introductory.lec
ture on the great benefits of Philosophy to
human life.
Feb. 19.
FOR SALE,
By MATHFW CAREY, No. 418,
Market-Street,
An Efl~ay on Slavery:
to exhibit in a new poi«u «l view,
its HFcdU on mro/s, imlujiry, and the firace of
ofie/y. Some fa£H and calculation# sit oftered
<*> prf*ve ihe labor of Jretmcn to be much more
productive than that ot Jlavts ; that countries are
rich, powerful nnd happy, in propnjtion as ihe
laboring prople enjoy the fruits of their own
labor ; and hence the n< c<ffaiv contlufion, that
flsvary is impolitic as well as unjujl.
Price 25 Cents.
■February 1
Daily's Hotel.
GIFFORD DALLY,
Formerly Keeper of the City Tavern, and
of the Merchant's Coffee-Huufe of this
City :—
Rfc&PfcCTFJJJLLY informs his Friends and
ihc Public Mi general, (hat he has THIS
DAY opened a HOTEL in Shippcn-Strect, be
tween 'i'bird and Fourth-Stress, ai ib«* House
formerly occupied by Mr. T mmonj, which
has lately been greatly improved, and is now
tery commodious ; where he has turpifhed him.
I< It with t he heft ol LIQUORS, and will fur
nifh a TABl.li l»r Parties, with the bell provi.
fiont ihc Markets afford, ai any hour, on the
(Hon eft noticc. Ftom his long experience in
this line of bufinefi, he flatters himfelf he (liall
be able to give fatis'a&ion to all who may plcafe
to iavor him with their company.*
Philadelphia, Jar.narv 29,1794.
TO BE SOLD,
A large elegantHoufe,
and Lot of Ground,
IN an eligible situation, —a!fo a Country Seat
within 6 miles of the City, with 9 acres of
land, or 42 acres of Jand and meadow, the
House is not exceeded by many in the vicijjJty
of the city, in or convenience.
For terms apply to the printer.
January 23-
03* As the Editor has repeatedly been
fvbjecled to poflage on the Letters of persons,
who have in that way applied to purchase
the Fount of Long Primer which he has
for file —those who wijh to buy those types,
are informed that the priee is twenty cents
per pound, cajh—to be paid at their delive
ry—the fount weighs about 250 ft}.
Proposals having been pabli/hed lafi
autumn, for continuing the Gazette cf the
United States as an half weekly paper, in
conjunction with a daily paper, frequent ap
plications (poflage unpaid) are made by per
sons at a dtjfance for the former —but as the
terms proposed on that oceafton were not com
ptiai with, the plan qf an half weekly paper
is reTtnquifhed.
of tie fftirifei) & fate
Stock Brokers Office^
*6, Wall-llrtet, Niw-Vomt.
TULSubfcribci minuting to confine himfeH
eim rely 10 the PURCHASE fe SALE at
stocks on commission, i..g»ic«»ci« 0 f
l< r his lervi<mo his friends and other*,- in chf
line of i Stock Broker. Tbofe ho may please
to favw him with their huftnclt, may depend
«pn» having it tr»nla£tcd will) the uiinoft ftdv
t'iy at,d diCpatch.
Orders liom Phttadelphia, BoAon, or ally
othrr part of the United States, will he ftriftly
alivnded in. LtONAKD BLh.ECKKK.
For piuuing by Suofcription,
A Work, to be entitled,
THE FIRST VOLUME OF
Pennsylvania State Trials,
THE want of llitfvnni information of the
state tiials of Gieai-Bntain ig ihe early
otriod.s of that government is now lamented :
Hi her 10 there hath been but one trial in the
ft<oe of Penqfylvania on impeachment ar.d
hne also it is to be icgrcttcd, that, being ncg
le&ed at the time, the public are now left wits*
out lufeciciit information on the fobjHEfc of that
tnal, 11 if however in this work deflgned to reft
rue what c?|» be collc&ed thereof frotiV fouicci
ol mdifputaple authority ( 0 ?hat the fame (hall
be pfeferved from oblivion.
Another impeachment andthe fccrtud is now
depending. An officer is charged by Ihe lale
Honfeof Reprcfrmatives, who hath for many
years been largely confided in by this fl»te, and
hath long b' en at the head of the financial de
partment ot the farfir, and it imports the citi
zens to know his conduct, and thecircumftances
which may be brrughx ioiward OB his trial.
Ih ihil work the Editor will becarrtul to
Hale the fails, as they may be-btnught forward,
and to l?y all the evidence and papers before
llir "iibltc.—With this view—
T6r following ferms are refpeSfuflf
fulmitltd to the Pnllic :
I. The Work lhall be primed in oclavo, with a
good type, on 6ne paper, and delivered to
fubfcrlbcra at tfic refjie£live places wheie the
subscriptions aic taken in, as loon as the work
sHall be compleated,
11. As no tonj.fluie caa well U made, as M
the length*of the present trnriy the fire ol the
volume cannot he ascertained al this ftmt
But the pi ice (Hall not eyreed lhat of fomcof
tlie lareft publications ;u this city.
111. Ii will contain all the preliminaries and in
cident circumflances that may occur during
the trial ot John ;Nicholfoit, Esquire, Cump
iroller-General of this commonwealth, with
the arguments ofcounlel on both fidel, together
wiih (I* articles of impeachment, and the
pleas and replications at large, the fereral re
fc.lutiqna of the two branches of the stale Le
giftdturc, refprfling ihis impeachment, and
Ihe final decision of the SENATE tefpefliug
that officer.
To which will be prefixed , as much Mean be
cnlle&ed from authentic documents, of the im
peachment, trial, ami acquital of rhe late Francis
fiopkinfon, E(quire, Judge nf the Court ol
Admiralty for the state of lK<nnMvania, during
the la\e war, never before pnhlifhed.
No money will be lequrred before the deli,
very ol the book.
Subfi nptioirs will be received by Francis
B..r!ey, No. 116, High-ftrtei; Wrigley and Ber
rrftan, No. 149, Chefnur-Ureet, and by the dl(.
ferent bookltUcrs in this city; Jacob Bailey,'
Lancaster ; Yundt and Pattonj Baltimore, and
by the Hdilor.
EDMUND HOGAN.
N. B. The price will be enhanced 10 non
fnhfcribrrs. Feb. 18. taw f
City Commissioners Office,
January jo, 1794.
TN purfuancc of a Refoivi. ot the Common
Jt Council, dated the 20th day of January,
1794, tor dividing the City into five Diftri&s,
by lines drawn East and tyeft, whereof each of
the City Commiflioners u to take the fuperin
tcndance of one of the said Diftri&s, and to be
accountable for the clcanfing, good order and
> eguiarity of the fame.
The Commiflioners have accordingly made
the following arrangement for the prefect :
Diftttd the ift. Nathan Boy*, to have the
chaige of that part of the llreets, lanes and alley*
from Ccdar<ftreet, to the uorcft fide of Spruce
ttiert.
ni&th— tf
Dijiriil the id. Hugh Roberts, from the north
fide ot Spruce-street to the north fide of Walnut
«reel.
DiJlrifl the o</. Joseph Claypooie, from the
fioc of Walnut to the south ildc of High,
street.
DiJiiiß the 4th. William Moulder, from the
north fide of High, to the noith fide of Mulberry
street
Dijlrid the $th. Nicholas Hicks, from the
north fide ot Mulbeny, to the north fide of Vine
street.
N B. The carnage way in Mark< ufircct, is
under the charge ol the Commiflioners generally,
for the prcfrnt, ihe foot-way* on the north and
south fides thereof, arc connc&ed with the ad
joining Di(tn6U rtfpcdtivcly.
Friday, February 21, 1794.
Phi t AvK l phi . Ffhmary io, i **04
PROPOSALS
Ext'aft from the Mivutrs,
JOHN MEASE, CM.
A N D
For the Gazette of the United States.
Mr. Fen no,
In all discussions where the paflions are
those who anxieufiy seek a par
ticular and favorite object, are too ready
to atfcrib'e to their opponents motives lcfif
virtuous than those by which they are
themfekes itiftilcnced. And yet, little
>efle<fti'6n is requifitC to convince us of
the folly of fu'ch condufft- Each party
berng fixed irf a certain opinion, it is as
much the right of one fide to retort the
suspicion, as it is that of the other toffu r
gelt it. Sutfh mutual recrittiinations nei-
jjhjr convince nor throw light on the fub
jeft in cunt eft. It leaved the question where
We found it. If Peter thmks we are hound
to support France in the present war, and
Robert thinks otherwise, does it follow
that Peter is bribed by the French Mint
fter, and Robert by the Britilh ? And
will such a charge, made by the one and'
retorted by ttoe other* fettle the question ?
Peter fhoi ild make good his opinion by
reasonings, which if they do not convert
Robert, would at least convince the pub
lic, that he was right, and Robert wrong :
Robert h»s ths fame right to support his
opinion and to adduce the arguments
which he desms calculated to produce
that efTeft. If they do not produce the
effect on each other, they at any rate ena
ble the publi*. to form a proper opinion.
If one citizen of a free country believes
that his nation has been insulted by a fo
reign nation ; that if is neceflary to wage
war against that nation to vindicate the
honor of his country, and that there is a
ccrtainty of fucceft: Is it not permitted
to another citizen, without being fubjeft
to the charge of furtugn influence, to
(hew that the insult has not been received,
that if it had been received, negociatioir
ftfould fifft be attempted ; that even if ne
gociation has failed, it may be more ex
i pedient for the present to endure it, than
to hazard the calamities of war. If any
citizen entertains these sentiments, is he
not bound in duty, as well as juftified, in
declaring them ? If he considers war as
the greatest of misfortunes to his country,
atod that with a littfe prudence and mode
ration, it may be avoided—would he act
the part of a good citizen, were to fuf.
fer the fear of unpopularity to swerve him
from his duty ? If those who are eager
for war, should overrate the Itrength of
this countiy, and underate that of the
enemy, is it criminal to (hew, that tho'
stronger in some refpe6ts, we are weaker
in others, that » eonteft even if fuccefsful
mull be injurious, and that the object de
sired is moie likely to be attained by peace
than war ? When Britain, in the days of
her pride, attempted to subjugate the co
lonies, thole patriots who flood forth and
exclaimed against the folly of the attempt,
who urged the strength of America for
feltdefence, and the irapotency of the
British arms and navy against us, Burke,,
Barre, Shelburne, Fox and Chatham,
were stigmatised by the war party, as ene
mies to the British glory ; we however
considered them as Britain's truest friends ;
and yet they extolled the resources of this
country, and depreciated those of their
own,
Had their counsel been purfued,Britain
'tis-probable would not haveloftwhat was
called the brightest jewel in the British
crown. But the advocates for war, by
inflaming the paflions, pride, and preju
dices of the people,, bore down all the
oppolition which was made by the virtu
ous patriots of those days, and plunged
their country into calamities, which bro't
upon the ministry the execration of that
nation.
Thus, tho' we are strong for felkde
firnce, yet if we should eitibaik in the pre-
Cent war, expose our commerce to the
fleets and cruisers which cover the ocean
—and ourfea-ports to be laid in-afhes
our revenues to be annihilated—and our
credit destroyed, or supported with diffi
culty by recourse to a land tax. The ca
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lamitJes which vCill inevitably follow,
excite the just indignation of the people
igainlt the ihrthort of them, While tfiofe
who, even at the expence isf ear pride
and national vanity,- tinavailingly endea
voured itt stem the torrenty will be. re
garded as the genuine patriots anil true
friends of fheir country.
"1 hefe ftntiments have bien drawil from
meby aperufal of the repeated abuft in one
of your city papers against those who are
advocates for peace and whom I call my
country's btft friends. I have fuffered e
nough fav or* war ; I am flow jots getting
my farm in ort{er,. and I am not disposed
to fee, m my old agey my family beggared.
A FARMER.
BOSTON, February 8.
At a meeting of the Maffacbufetti Confti-
tutional Soriety, hclcf at Boffon, on
Thurfdaythe 6th Feb.- 1794.
The fteiofutionS of (he Democratic So
ciety of Philadelphia, under the date of
the 9th of January, 1794, were read,)and'
deliberately considered, whereupon-^
Resolved uhanimoufly, That thiis So
ciety highly the fentimeat* ani
principles therein contained.
A true copy—Atteff,
Samuel He<wct,- Rec, Sec.
ALBASF?, Feb. rov
Saturday last #as i very noble day of
t ra _de in this city; on a moderate ellimatc,
it is presumed, the purchafea and faff# of
produce and merchandize exceeded 53,000
dollars. Of the article of Wheat,befweeiv
25 and 30*000 buihels were brouglVf to
tin's market—a quantity far exceeding the
receipts of any one day since the fettie
ment of this country. The price of
wheat rose durwig the <ky, from 7s. ?d.
7 s - to Bsi or the highefl: price betw«ferr
this and iff March. This last mode of
purchase i* truly novel, and must be con
vincing to the former that the merchants
of this city are too independent to form
combinations.
The proffwtt of abundance of MAPLE
SUGAR being made the present season,
is faidto be very flattering. In the wes
tern countits, this article is already be
coming oiK of their principal remittances.
In several of which it is brought to very
great perfection, particularly in Otfego,
where it receives that degree of patronage
which is due to so important a' branch of
our manufactures.
We are aflilred, that upwards of foo
hear! of cattle have been disposed of fhc
last season, by the citizens of Otfegt*
county, and driven to different markets ;
besides the beef put up for their own eon
fuiApMßs.
Forei
Foreign Intelligence.
BRUSSELS, Dec. 10.
Prince Cobourg arrived here on Satiir.-
day last, went to court in an hour after
his arrival, and in tlie evening {hewed
himfelf at the theatre, when the whole
house resounded his name in bursts- of ip
plaufe. The arch duke Charles, who was
present, was highly affected by these marks
of love for the General, and loudly joined
in the general voice.—"Phis prince, on Ri»
part, moved even to tears, rose, made 3
low bow to the arch duke, then
to the audience, exdaimed, " Long Live
the Emperor! Long live the archduke!"
The performance was delayed half an hour
by th< general joy,
The next ifeorning Re received
nial visits from the government and the
states. He exhorted the latter »t> ast with 1
all possible zeal, that the formidable ar
mies on' the frontiers might, during the
winter, be well fcpplied* He conjured"
them, in the name of the general welfare*
so jntt an end to aS difeonf with the exe
cutive and mast solemnly as
sured them, that then the Netherlands
would be perfe&ly secure from the foe.
A grand Council of War was held vet
terday, at which the Arch-Duke, tW