CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: AT THE THIRD SESSION, Begun and held at the City of Philadelphia, on Monday the sixth of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety. AN ACT in addition to an Adi, intituled, " An Act for establishing the Salaries of the Execu tive Officers of Government, with their Affill ants and Clerks." BE it enabled by the Senate and HouTeof Representatives of the United States of America in Congress aflembled, That from and after the pafling of this ast, there (hall be allowed to the chief clerk of the auditor, the annual sum of two hundred dollars, in addition to the salary allowed to him by the ast, intituled, 44 An ast eftablilhing the falarics of the executive officers of government, with their afliftants and cleiks," to be paid at the treasury of the United States, in quarterly payments, and from like appropriations as may be afligned for the payment of the other salaries mentioned in the above recited act. And be it further ena&ed, That there be allowed to the clerks employed in the several offices attached to the feat of government, in addition to their refpeftive salaries, their rcafonable and neces sary expences incurred by the removal of Congress from the city of New-York to the city of Philadelphia. And be it further ena&ed, That there be allowed to the aflift ant secretary of the treasury, in addition to his salary for one year, commencing with the palling of this ast, four hundred dollars, to be paid in the fame manner as his salary. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS MUHLENBERG, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JOHN ADAMS, Vice-Pref dent of the United States, and President of the Senate. Approv f. d , March third, 1791 GEORGE WASHINGTON, Pjefident of the United States, Depofircd among the Rolls in the Office of the Secretary of State. THOMAS JEFFERSON, Secretary of State- This day is Publijbed, The American Museum, Or, UNIVERSAL MAGAZINE, For MARCH, 1791. ORIGINAL ARTICLES. METEOROLOGICAL ohfervations made at Philadelphia, in February 1791. Ohfervations on the weather and dif cafes for the fame month. A brief examination of lord Sheffield's ohfervations on the commerce of the United States of America. Reply to hints and conje&ural ohfervations on an American excise. Dcfence of the use of the bible as a school book. Some remarks on the policy observed towards the Indians. The Columbian Observer, No. IV and V. Our Grandmothers. To the memory of the late William Livingfton. Friendlhip Is Delia loved ? SELECTED ARTICLES. Anecdote of General Arnold. Anecdote of Capt. Trov. The negro equalled by few Europeans. Eflay on the influence of religion in civil society. Maxim. Abftraft of the exports of the United States from the commencement of the custom houses, at different times in August 1790,10 Sept. 30, 1791. Of the artifices of animals. Of national debts. Thoughts on friendfhip. Revo lutions of English literature. Premiums offered by the Philadel phia society for the promotion of agriculture. Advantages of using the tops of Indian corn as food for horses and cattle. Me thod of preserving meat freth for years together. Constitution ot the state of New York concluded. Constitution of the ftaie of New Jersey. poetry. Elegiac sonnet on the indisposition of a young lady. Invoca tion 10 horror. The adieu and recal to love. The pen, to Delia Crufca. To Anna Matilda. To a young lady. Stanzas to ill nature, Pra} er to Venus. The rose, an idylion. Philadelphia, April 1, 1791. This day is putlijhed, for the Proprietors, By WILLIAM YOUNG, Bookseller, No. 52, Second-Street, the comer oj Chef nut-Street, The Universal Asylum, For MARCH, 1791 CONTENTS. HISTOR.Y of the life and character of Dr. Franklin,(continued) On the excellency of modesty. Account of the manufac tories of cotton and wood cards in the city of Philadelphia. Lu dicrous simile. On the nature and principles of municipal law, and legislative authority. A curious fact tending to elucidate the civil policy of the Seneca Indians. American antiquities. On novel reading. of Philander Flathaway. On the fallacy of the political do{|Jtne, that civil liberty can only exist in a small territory. Petition of sundry horses to the honorable the corpor ation of the city of Philadelphia. Wisdom and Truth. Account of the Turkifli government. On the causes of famine in China, and the means used for preventing it. Proposal for aboliftiing the absurd praflice of separating the (exes, immediately after dinner. On the lolly of attempting to dcvelope the origin of civil society. Population, without relpe£l to property, theobjeft of reprtfenta tion in a free government. Anecdote of Peter the cruel. Oil penal laws. Account of a gigantic family at Cape-Cod. Result of a course of agricultural experiments. Anecdote of Sterne and a Pcnnfylvania lady. Hiftoryof the American revolution, (con tinued.) Account of the celebrated Dr. Henry Moyes. Method of puriiying common fait. IMPARTIAL REVIEW. Of the New-Ergland Farmer : Chemical and economical es says : Foreign literature. COLUMBIAN PARNASSIAD An Ode on the progress of enlightened freedom. Anacreontic ode on the approach of spring, 1791. Elegy to the memory of the American volunteers, who (ell at Lexington, on the 19th April 1775. The craw of fafhion, a new song. Senfibiliiy. Descrip tion of poetry. To a beloved fair one. On a lady who wore patches. thf. chronicle. Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the fubjefl ofa mint. HiftoricaMketcli of the proceedings of Congress. Intelligence. Appointments. Marriages and Deaths. Meteorological obser vations. To which arc prefixed the Philadelphia pr,ices-current, and course of exchange. Philadelphia, April 1, 1791. (p3T Wanted, to complete fcts, a few Copies of the Colum bian Magazine, (ot January, 1788, for which each will be given. POETRY Matthew M'Connell, In Chesnut-Strset, No. 66, BUYS and SELLS all kinds of THE PUBLIC DEBT OF THE ONION ; has frequently occasion to NEGOCIATE INLAND BILLS OF EXCHANGE—and will receive Orders for making SUBSCRIPTIONS to the BANK ot the UNITED STATES. Ph iludclpkia, Ma rch 30, 1791 Manuel Noah, BROKER, No.gi, Race-Street, between Second and Third-Streets, BUYS and SELLS Continental & State Certificates, PennfyJvania and Jersey Paper Money, And all kinds of SECURITIES of the United Slates, or of any FOR SALE, In the City of New-Brunfwick, A Commodious TWO STORY HOUSE, almost new, pleasantly fitu«ted on the banks oi the Raritan, to gether with a large Lot in the rear, and a very good Wharf im mediately in front of the House. Said House is thirty-four feet square has tour rooms on each floor, with entriesbetween thefame, and a good stone cellar under the whole. Any person inclining to purchase may have poffeflion the firft day of May next, and know the price and terms of payment which will be made easy by applying to Lewis Forman, in said city, or the fubferiber in Borden Town. J. VAN EMBURGH. N. B. If not fold, to be rented from lft day of May next. A CO-PARTNERSHIP having commenced between Joseph Anthony, and his Son, Thomas P. Anthony, under the firm of Joseph Anthony and Son, They have for Sale, at their Stores, (lately improved by Hewes and Anthony,) Northfide Chefnut-Street Wharf, NEW-ENGLAND Rum, MolafTes, Muscovado Sugars, Jamaica & Martinique Coffee, Pimento, Oaflia, Old Batavia Arrack, Spermaceti & Wax Candles, Spermaceti, Right Whale, and Tanner's Oil, Best picked Mackarel, Virginia, Culpcpcr County, 25th Jan. 1791. To be SOLD by the Subscriber, The PLANTATION, where on he resides, laying on both fides the Carolina road, in the great fork of Rappahanock river, 36 miles from the town ot Dumfries, 30 from Fredcrickfburg, and 28 from Falmouth ; in a most healthy part of ihe country :—Confiding of 2,c00 acres—half clear ed, and in good fence, well adapted for farming and grazing the foil is good, lays well, abounding with many excellent springs and streams of water, so difpcrfed as to afford great opportunity of making watered meadow of the firft quality,perhaps more than 300 acres—of which 120, in one body, is already in grass, and all wa tered and drained at pleasure by a number of ditches, forthat pur pose, passing through the whole. Orchards of about 2000 bear ing apple trees—near as many peach trees, and a variety of most other kinds of fruit, natural to the climate. A good dwelling, house, the situation whereof is remarkably beautiful and pleasant ; and many other valuable improvements of divers kinds. And one other Plantation about 5 miles nearer said towns, con sisting of about 1500 acres, on which is good merchant, grift, and saw mills, where nature, labour and art, have fully conspired to render them complete; a large constant stream, on which they stand, affords them water in great abundance ; convenient thereto is a kiln end house, for drying corn, a bake house, a dwelling house and several other improvements mostly new ; about 300 acres of the lands are in cultivation, very goodiu quality ; the other part thin foil, but abounding with timber, is an inexhauftable source for the saw-mill. Alio several detached tra&s within said county, of about 2,3, and 400 acres each,and though not offo feriilea foil,their vicinity to the towns render them valuable, on some of them there aie small improvements, and the lands so situated, that they can eafilv be made convenient little farms. The whole or any part of the abovementioned possessions will be disposed of, on very reasonable terms—a small proportion in ready money, for the balance, the paymer.ts will be made entirely to accommodate the convenicncy of the purchafeis, who may be supplied on ihe fame terms, with all kinds of (lock, work hor ses, oxen,&c. &c. &c. by JOHN STRODE, [t. f.j TO BE SOLD, The seat of the late governor L IV 1 N G S T 0 N, situate about a mile from Elizabeth-Town, on the public road to Morris Town. Ihe farm contains between 90 and 100 acrcs of land, 15 or 20 acres of which are wood land ; there is also apper taining to the laid farm about 19 acres of fait meadow. Particular attention having been paid to the cultivation of fruit ; there is on the farm a very large colleaion of various kinds of the choicest fruit trees, See. in full bearing; the house is large, convenient, well built and in vety good repair. Enquire of the Printer, for further particulars, New-York, Jan. 1791 New Line of Stages. 'T'HE Subscriber has ellabliflied a line of STAGES from Hart- A lord to ISofton, by way of Norwich and Providencc, which will rimthro twice a week during the V/inter Season, and three times a week during the Summer Season. Carriages, Horses, and careful Drivers are provided Paffcngers pay three Pence per Mile, and are allowed 14 pound iaggageeach. Extra Baggage pays at the rate of tliree Pence per MiJe for every 150 wt. As the Mail is to go in these Steves for the year 1791, fixed hours for darting from the refpe&ive Stage Moufcs is absolutely neceflary—from which there can be no devia tlDn; Norwich, Dec. 14, 1700. The Stage for the Eastward leaves Hartford Mondays and Thursdays, Norwich Tuesdays and Fridays,' Providence——Wednesdays and Saturdays, For the Weft ware, leaves Boftpn Mondays and Thursdays, Providence Tuesdays and Fridays, Norwich Wednesdays and Saturdays. JESSE BROWN. 69 —iv^m 808 particular State. Hyson, -) T£AS of thc oouchong> .. & Bo he a ) lual,t>''1 ual,t >'' Boston Sail Duck, No, i, 2, 3, 4, and 7, 6 by 8 Window Glass, Boston Prime Beef, A quantity of choice Carrot Tobacco. N. England Tow Linen. Phi/adel. March 18. [e.p. 3 W, 1 [C - All persons concerned will be pleased to take notice following advertisement has been vaneS from that nuhliO, J our paper of the 23d of March.] ™ ® 10 Treasury Department March 22, , 79l- NOTICE is hereby given, that Propotals will be received a' ,K office of the Secrruryof the Trejfurv, until the firft Monrfj. in September next inclusive, for the supply of all rations which may be required for the use ot the United States, from the firfl da of January to the thirty-firft day of December, 1 7 n 2 , both days J ciulivc, at the places, and within the diftriflj herein after mcntt" oued, viz. (96 tff At any place or places, l>ctwixt Yorktown in the state of P „ fylvania and Fort Piit, and at Fort Pitt. At anv place or places, betwixt Fort Pitt and Fort M'lntoli on the River Ohio, and at Foit M'lntolh. ' At any place or places, betwixt Fort M'lntofh and the mouth of the River Mufkingum, and at the mouth of the River Mulkineuq, At any place or places, betwixt the mouth of the River Muf" kingum, and up the said River to the Tufcarowas, and at theTuf" carowas, and thence over to the Cayoga River, and down the said River to its moulh. At any place or places, betwixt the mouth of the River Muf kingum, and the mouth of the Scioto River, and at the mouth of the fa id River Scioto. At any place or places, betwixt the mouth of Scioto River, and the mouih of the great Miami, at the mouth of the great Miami and from thence to the Rapids, on the Falls of tneOhio,and at the said Rapids. At any place or places, betwixt the mouth of the great Miami, up the said Miami, to and at Piquetown, and thence "over to ihe Miami Village, on the river ot the fame name which empties into Lake Erie. At any place or places from the rapids ofthe Ohio, to the mouth ot the Wabafh, thence up the said Wabafh to Post St. Vinccnnrs, at Port Sr. Vincennes, and thence up the said river Wabalh, to the jMiami village, before described. At any place or places, from the mouth of the Wabafh river to the mouth of the river Ohio. At any place or places, on the east fide of the river Miflifippi, from the mouth of the Ohio river,to the mouth of thc-Iliinois river' At any place or places, from the mouth of the Miami iiver to the Miami Village. At any place or places, from the Miami Village to Sandufky, and at Sandufky, and from Sandufky to the mouth of Cayoga river. At any place or places, betwixt Fort Pitt and Venango, and at Venango. At any place or places, betwixt Venango and Le Beuf, and at Le Beuf, betwixt Le Bcuf and Prefq'lfle, at Prefq'lfle, and be twixt Prefq'lfle and the mouth of Cayoga river, At the mouth of Cavoga river, and at any place or places, on the route from Fort Pitt, to the mou,th of Cayoga river, by the way of Big Beaver creek. At any place or places, on the east fide of the Mifllfippi, between the mouth of the Ohio and the river Margot inclusively. At any place or places, from the said river Margot, to the river Yazous inclusively. At any place or places, from the mouth of the river Tenefee, to Ocochappo or Bear creek, on the said river inclusively. Should any rations be requited at any places, or within other diftri&s, not fpecified inthefe proposals, the price of the fame to be hereafter agreed on, betwixt the public and the contra&or. 1 he rations to be supplied are to confiit of the following articles, viz. One pound of bread or flour, One pound of beef, or of a pound of perk, Half a jill of rum, brancy or whisky, One quart of fait, } Two quarts of vinegar, ( Two pounds of soap, ( P Cr - 100 rat,ons * One pound of candles, ) ALSO. That Proposals will be received at the said office unfit the fitft Monday in September next, inclufivc, for the supply of all rations which may be required for the use of the United States, from the fi'ft day ot January to the thirty-firft day of December, 1792, both days inclulive, at Springfield, in the Rate of Massachu setts, and the Post of Weft-Point, in the state of New~York, The rations to be supplied, are to consist of the fame articles as are above mentioned. ALSO, That proposals will he received at the said office, until the lft Monday in September next inclusive, for the fapply of all rations, which may be required for the use of the United States, fiom the lft day of January to the 31ft day of December, ljgfSy both days inclusive, at the places, and within the diftri&s herein after mentioned. At the post on the river Saint Mary, at present commanded by Capt. Henry Burbeck. Ac the pod on the river Altamaha, at present commanded by Capt. John Smith. At the post on the river Oconee, at present commanded by Capt, Joseph Savage. At the post on the river Apalachee, at present commanded by Capt. Michael Rudolph. At any place or places from the Rock Land ing on the Oconee, up to the mouth of the main south branch of the said river, from the said month up to the source of the said main south branch, and from thence to the Currahee mountain. At any other place or places within the state ol Georgia which may hereafter be occupied as permanent posts bv anv troops oi the United States. And for rations deliverable on the march to such future posts. Ihe rations are to be furnifhcd .11 such quantities as that there fliall at all times, during the said term, be fufficient for the con sumption ot the troops at each of the said posts, for the fpaceofat least two months in advance, in good and wholefomc provisions. The rations to be fupplicd arc to conlift of the fame articles, as are abovementioned. It is be understood in each cafe, that all losses fuftatnrd by the depredations of the enemy, or by means of the troops of the United States, (hall be paid for at the prices of the articles captured or des troyed, on the depohtions of two or more creditable chara&crs, and the certificate of a commiiTioned officer, ascertaining the cir cumstances of the Ipfs, and the amount of the articles for which compcnfation is claimed. 8o 3m The contrasts for the above (applies will be made either for onr year, or for two years, as may appear eligible. Persons disposed to contra£lwill therelore confine their offers to one year, or ihey may make their propositions so as to admit an election of the term of two years. The proposals may be made for the whole of the above pofls to gether r or separately for Springfield, for Weft-Point, for Yorktown , and the fevemeen places following it, and for the ports in Georgia; and they must fpecify the lowcft price per ration, for prompt pay ment. Treasury Department, March 30, 1791. NOTICE is hereby given, that the INTEREST for the Quar ter ending the 31ft inftaijt,. on all that part of the Debt of the United States which (lands on the books of the Tieafury, will be paid on demand, after that day, at the Bank of North-America- All persons concerned are rcqueftcd to apply there accordingly. gCT* 4 few copies of the CONSTITUTION of the United States y printed with Notes } may be had of the Edittr.
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