Mr. H. faij, if he believed all that had been fat«f ! ° Ul "'"ahility, of tliat fibmifllve fnirit which had .ieen fpo.ien of, he would join witti gentlemen in their opinion. Sc. weak, so outcast a let of men, mould no- difrra ;e filch fentimenta by uttering them. But he believed they should do right to utter them (Mr. W. Lyman called Mi. Harper to order.) Ihe speaker said the gentleman was out of or der- r * wast about to go,on, but the fpe;ik er informed him he could rife only to explain. (The speaker read the rule on this fubjed.) Mr. Harper rose, and the fpesker wiflied to know whether he appeaieo from 'hechair to the house. He arfwer ed 111 the affirmative; and on leave being given, be explained to the house, that he meant to (hew that "the maui quellton ought to be put, as a proper de claration to be made at this time. He complained of tl.,e ..littnefi ajjainll him, whii;h was closing his mouth on an important queltion—he however sub mitted to the house. The sense of the house being t-ken, he was declared out of order, 50 votes be ing againlt him. The previous question was then taken by yeas and 'nayand carried 49 to 30. On motion of Mr. lilount, the yeas and nays were next taken on tUiking out the last sentence, and I.>ft, J4. to 24 ; and dn motion of the fame gentleman, they were also taken upon the answer as amended, and carried, 67 to 12. The yeas and nays have already appeared in the minute of the day. In Select and Common Councils of the City of Philadelphia, 22d December, M 796. " Refulved, 1 bat the Mayor be autli. used to offer a leward ot FIVE HUNDRED DOL LARS f«*r apprehending and prosecuting to con viction any person or persons who may Ve found at tempting to set fiie to any part of the city j and that the Mayor be rq ietted to dtaw an order on the Treasurer for the money.'' Ex;ra£ from the minutes, WILLIAM H. TOD. Clk. S. C. EDW. J.COALE, Clk. C. C. PROCLAMATION. City of Philadelphia, fs, WHEREAS the city 01 Savannah in the state of Georgia hath lately been greatly injured from a mod ter.ible conflagration, and by authentic infor rnition from the cities of New-York and Eakimotc, I it appears that attempts have been lately made to ft fire to those populous «nd wealthy cities; and from certain circumstances which have lately occur red in different parts of this city, there is reason to apprehe-id that there are persons lurking within its limits, who aie inftigsted with the diabolical.design ot letting it on hi e. 'Now, in order to exert the vi gilant attention of all welldrfp«fed persons to deleft ai'.d bring to punilhment fucbattrocious incendmies, I Hilary Baker, Mayor of the said city of Phila delphia, in pursuance of the foregoing rcfolutioiis of the Sele£t and Common Coßm-ilaof the said city, do hereby offer a reward of FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, to be paid to any person, or per sons who (lull apprehend and profecuteto convicti on* any prrfon or persons who may be found at tempsii.g to set lire to any part of the laid city of Philadelphia. , Gi'.en undei my band, at Philadelphia, the twenty third day of December, Anno- 1 Dominj One Thousand Seven Hundred ' and Ninetv-Six. HILARY BAKER, Mayot of the laid City of Philadelphia. 1 —_ STOCKS. I Six per Cent. - - .... l^/iotoij Three )»r Cent. ------ . jq/b I 4i per Cent. - - per Cent 16/4 1 Deferred Six per Cent. .... 11/81012/9 is.AJ\K United States, ... xjtoioperct ' P»nnfylvariia, ... . >3 to 24 do. I Korth \inerica, - . - - 40 to 45 do. \ Inlurance Comp. N. A. shares, - 37 1-2 to 40 per et. | Pennfylv 2 1-2 to 5 per ct. belsw par. , COURSh OF EXCHANGE. ! On London, at 30 days, par to iys < at 60 days, par to 170 I " at 9° days, 162 1-2 to pir. t Amsterdam, 60 days, per guilder. . 40 90 davs, 42 ' t • — a SWAN N'S 5 Riding School, fJorfc Academy Infirmary. k Adjoining the Public Square, Market bticct. l T. SWANN a URNS his finceie thaiikt to those gentlemen by whom i he has been employed, during his refideuce in thi, Ctty, and flatters himfeif thai the fucccfs ot his effbits, in the numerous, obdinate and. dangeious diseases in Horses, in which he has a been consulted, together with his moderate charges, will (e- A uie their futurctavors and recommendation. He now beg* leave to inlorm them and the public a; large that hts ipaciou and commodious premises, erected for the purposes f^ 0r being known, that,he (hall in a few days take B the liberty of waiting upon them aud folic king their support ai * n d protjftioo. pt N H. Horses are properly prepared for those JLadiet and 0 f Ceu lemen wht/wilh to be n, Nov. Hh&f' PENNST"L VJKL4 LEGISLATURE. in Extra& from the Journal of the Senate. ' Saturday, December 17, 1796. to The committee appointed to confer with the di to rectors of the bunk of Pennsylvania, chosen by thehenatc, having, according to the directions of r _ the Senate, joined the committee of the House of It Keprefeutatives, appointed "to -eceive, from the In- dircdor. of rhe bank of Pennsylvania who have er bee. appointed by the any communi lt. c*tton( they may make relating to that institution," r . report—j " r 'a""* 3t the srft conft,t ' nce w '«h the faij ' st directors, they informed your cemmiitee, that : c . John Barclay, Esq. pi fa-dent of the said bank, had •d applied, to his own use, a large sum of money, is 'he property of the bank ; that the said director,, ' j. as the immediate repr< Tentative. of the state in that K '"ft'tU'ton, conceived it to be their duty, 10 make an early commu lication of t"ne circuro(h»ce to the Le b iflaiure, not only for their information, but „ that a committed might be appointed to receive, fiom time to time, an account of any other cir rs cumllances which, on itiv C l>iga:ion, might appear ; to demand attention. Ie At a subsequent conference with the said direst- T |ors, your committee were info.med, that a more „ | accurate investigation nf the atcounts of the bank ,f :ake "- P lat ' C ' Wl '^ n il appeared, that Jonathan Mifflin, the late calhier, and several »iher persons, . had, by over drafts and other means, obtained from ! ,f the auk sundry fnms of money, the property of ! the : ank ; that, in consequence of this difeovery, 0 the diltdtors applied for payment of the several < (linn so procured, a confide*ask portion of which i has been paid in money, and security taken for the remainder, except to a fmali amount. J Upon the whole, your committee are of opinion, „ that thelffs which the ftocklioldcrs of the bank of; Pei 3, pian which may be fcen at the Coffce-Houfe or at the sa office of Abraham Shotniaker, No. 124, So. Fourth- K flrect, where the terms will b« raaJe known. W. Dseembcr *toj Philadelphia. j 1 c SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 14, 1795. ' 'y RetUKN OF VCTSS , ' R - -g y if FOR ■; *■ a £?- . ,5 J 5 , ,f PRESIDENT MV,|| .I f | I le AND 5<5 % - .S> J "*1 3 ~ VICE-PRESIDENT s >• v j_ New-Hampftiire, 61 1 " S „ I Massachusetts, 16 I ? 1 . F j Khode-Jfland, 4! 4 V | Conneflicut, 94 . G J 1 Vermont, r 1 4 1 4 V t ; New-York, ,»! IS E d New-Jersey, 7 7 G , Pemifyiviuia,' r 2 1413 D Delaware, ,1 <1 I I _ t Maryland, 741 4 1 3' a . £»,, ' 1 » y » ■ f c T i-nnciFee, I t North-Carolina, I 111 6 1 M J South Carolina, g 1 g Georgia, ' Pi - T - u! ' '7X : 59 57 15 2 5 1~ a a ,~7 • P 1,1 North - c '' r ol'na, one rote was given for Charles B< ; Pincknev ana three for Judge Iredell. M L ' '''I" Ncw : Ha mpn,ire of the firft authority, reeved yetlerday, mform, that the Kfefloh of that state F 6 gave 6 votes for Mr. Adams and 6 for Mr. Ellfworth — w , Ihe account heretofore publiftcd, of 6 votes having been D< I 6 ™ * l waitonfequently erroneous. c F! ceiled Sr were re- ° I I Notwitlißanding the .'ll fucctfs of the Adams ticket in Suuth-Carolina, produced by slanderous n.if.eprcfent.t'on.uf the Vice-Prefideot, it Is with 5 1 much fatiifachon we notice the Barnes of the eight ; candidates who were on that ticket, as they a,e all Le kntjwn 10 be among the very firft and most refpec table charafiera, hot o»lj in that Hate, but in any w part #f the United State,. We repeat their names M with pleaiure. Governor Vanderhsrft, Governor of S. C. Gi General Washington, ' Ar Mr.. H. W. Defauflure, late director of the Mint. Ril General Barnwell, g' Dr. Ramfajr, the Hiftorias, President of the No Senate. Mr. R. Barnwell, late Member of Congress, J Speaker o>f the House. No N-tliai'iel RufTcll, Esq. John Bull, Esq. late Member of Congress. Pe*. When lucb men Alport the federal inlerejl, tfiere tan be no doubt, that the aberrations tefultinu from Pl pariy and personal views, and a,want of informal!- on will be of (hurt duration, and that light and te- Ch *"*!' Wl " '" oa re ' lo " ; South-CaruKna to that dif Ho inguifhed liation in'the federal union, which flie Col has alway; held. Bm Ga Ye,»erfen by the dircdW, calhierof the Re> Bank of Pcnufylvauia. I c 1 . Bio For the lad two d.-ys the weath.r has Seen fe c ' vere-ly cold. On Thursday the Mercury in r Famibeu'i Thermometer was 26 degrees below Co: ■ erasing point ; and ycftsrday morning the Dela- ®'° ware liver was frozen, so that many persons crof Bus led 011 the ice. Nearly op-ofite to Spruce Street it broke undet a youwg man, and he fell into the t water. With gr*at diffi l uhy he was saved, after Ne> being uearly c*hati!icd with thecold. P' ai BY THIS DAY'S MAILS. Ll l NEW YORK, Dccemb.r 22. Ho We have received by Capt. Wood from Gre- His nock, London papers to 03. 17. The French r at counts aie later, but the German accounts give a r f different complexion to many tranfaitions. p l ' Private Correfpomlence. Bremen, Oflober 7. Por The enemy'* daring plan of uniting in Gtr- Far many their tinee-defolatiug aimies, has met with Tr, the fate which its temerity deserved, and, for the Thc welfaie of focietjr, is totally defeated. Jourdaa completely routed, Ins late army fcattcrcd by twen ties, anil ft ill pwiiued by the honeli peafan r ry of \y\ Germany — Moreau retreating in the utmolt difor- b der, every day alteiing his route, but now said to Frt be mauhmg towards Bnfgau j Buonaparte, necef. fiuted to abandon bis darling projeit of p netrat- r^' x irig into '1 yrol, where every man, nay where every 1 p.'' 1 woman and child, is under arms, instead of palling Trent, has retrogaded beyond Verona ! 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