of ffee o>t&t£%> EVENING ADVERTISER. [No. 51 of Vol. V.] To be Let on Freight or Charter, or for Sale, &.HERCULES, Samuel Chuuncy, Mader, i.\, vt ta 10 he ready «>» * ff"w days t<> receive a Cargo 011 board, at Hampton R >ad, in Virginia ; is an Americah bottom, burthen 500 tons, piei ccd for «o guns, quite new and well fitted. Apply so WHARTON & LEWIS. Philadelphia, Febiuarv 4, 1794 JUST PUBLISHED, AND FOR KALI BY M. Carey, No. 118, High-fired, The PROMPTER; Commentary on Common Sayings and Subjects, which are full of Common Sense, the bejl sense in the world. THIS lillle book is written in a stile altogeth* r novel, and is adapted to all capacities, as well as to all clafteS of people, njerchan s, me chanics and farmers. Such a reputation ha* .this work acquired, thai it has pafTcd thio three iiri prcflions in the eaftein states, and many houle holders deem it so ufelul as to purchase a cooy lor ever v adult in then families ——Pk t c e •_>*. .February 4. dtl JAMES LEACH, RESPECTFULLY informs hi« friends and the public, TM from 'he encouragement he has receiv!d ; and "wheie Cotnmiflion Bufiuefs of all kinds, will be tranf-'fled on reafon*ble terms. HOUSES and VESSELS will be conllanily exposed tor lale, on commiflioii. * # * Cash paid For Salem, Providence, and Poriiinouih BILT S. N. B. Ij any Gentleman in Philadelphia, or New-York has any tiujinefs lo tranlaci at 80/lon, in Paper Neg oc'at ions, he will he nappy to he em ptoxeJ on cojnmiJ/ion. Boston, J«m. 24, 1794- TO BE SOLD, A large elegant House, and Lot of Ground, IN an eligible situation, —alio a Country Seat within 6 miles «»f the City, with 9 acres of land, or 42 acrps of larxl and meadow, the HouCe is not exceeded by many »»» the v\cin)ty of the ritr, *n fire or convenience, For terms apply to t!ic printer. January 23 Parry and Mufgrave, Goldsmiths Jewellers, No. 42, SOUTH SECOND-STREET, HAVE FOR SALE, An elegant AJfortment of SILVER y PLATED WARE, JEWELLERY y fnt CUTLERY, Which they will difpole of on the most rea sonable terms. Devices in hair, Miniatures sett, and every thing in the gold and lilver way, done a* tiiual. December 24. Daily's Hotel. GIFFORD DALLY, Formerly Keeper of the City Tavern, and of the Merchant's Cojfce-Houfe of this City RESPECTFULLY informs his Friends and the Public in general, that he has THIS DAY opened a HOTEL in Skippen-Street % be tween Third and Fourth-Streets, at the House formerly occupied by Mr. Tiromom, which has lately bern greaily improved, and is now «ery com mod out; wherr he has turnilhed hi in fer) I with the bell ot LIQUORS, and will fur nilh a TABLK lor Parties, with the best provi (ions the Markets aQord, at any hour, on the ihorteft notice. From his long experience in thislio< of business, he flatters himfelf he (hail be able to give fatisfa&ion to all who may plcafe to favor him with their company. Philadelphia, January <9,1794. THE Trustees of an Academy, or any individual wilhing to engage a pr on to r!\jtend the Education of"youth, in the c<»ui le of* ftudles usually bdopted iu Academies, or any branch of bufinels requir ing similar qualifications, naay open a com monication with a pcrfon willing to be em ployed a few year-; (for a generous compenfa tinn) by wvting (fetters to be post paid) to Mr. John' Fenvo, Philadelphia. (Ct Pri nrrrs to the Southward would pojfibly oblige some of theirfriends > by injerixng the foregoing a few times in their papers. February 8. d\v» Excellent CLARET, In hogl!«eads and in.caft&of 50 bottles each. also, A few cases Champaigne Wine; MADEIRA, In pipes, hogsheads and quarter casks, No. ij i, Suuth Front ILieei Jan. s, 1.794. City Commissioners Office, January 30, 1794. IN pursuance of a Resolve of the Common Council, dated the 20th day of January, 1 794* f° r dividing tlie City into five Diltnds, by lines drawn Enfl and Weft, whcre®f each of the City Coinmiflioners is to take the fuperin teadance of one of the said Diiln&s, and to be •ccunia.blc for the cleansing, good prder and 1 ecu;:i:: i n', ,j u. |jmc, 7he Comrht>moners have accordingly made *hc so, lowing airangement lor the prcfent : Dijirict the xji. Nathan Boys, to have the chaigc of that part of the streets, lanes and alleys from C.dar-if 1 cet, to the noith fide of Sprucc ftieet. Dijhifl the 2d. Hugh Roberts, from the nrtrth fide of Spruce-street to the north fide of Walnut Ure» t. Di/trifl the 3J. jofeph Claypoole, from the north fide ol Walnut 10 the' «>uth lide of High ftuer. 6 Dijltul the \{k. William Moulder, from the north fide ol to the north fide ps Mulberry Up. et. Dijlria the sth. Nicholas Hicks, from the north lade ol \iulbtny,to the north lide of Vine ftrcet. JZxtraflfrom the Minutcs t N B. The carriage way in Markeuftreet, is nndn the charge ol the Commiflioneis generally, for the present, the foot- ways on the north and Touth fides thereof, are connected with the ad joining Diftri&s rrCprftively. NO RRIS-COURT, Back of tlic New Library, between Chefnut George Rutter, RESPECTFULLY informs his friends and the public in generaj, that he continues carrying on the Vmfinefs of Sign and Fire-Bucket Painting, JLikenife, JAPANNED PLATES, for doors or wjndow-fhutters,donft in the mod elegant manner, and with dispatch. Orders from the country will be thankfully received. and duly attended to. December go, dtf in&th-—tf War Department. January 3oth 1704. TNFORMATION is heieby given todll the 1 military invalids of the United the lums to which they are entitled for fix months of tbc't annual penGon, from the fourth day of September 1 793, and which will bccome due ori the ,sth day of March 1794, will be paid on the said day by the Commiflioners of the Loans within the states refpe&ively, under the usual re gulations. mw&ftf Applications of executors and adminiftratora must be accpmpanifd with legal evidence of their icfpc-ftive offices, of the time the invalids died, whose pension they may claiui. By command of the President of the United State.*, Secretary oj War, The printer# in the refpedive ftatet are requeued topublilh the above in their newfpa pes (or the space of two months. Januaiy 30. Bank of the United States. January 6th, 1794. NOTICE is hereby giyen, that there will be paid at the Bank, after the fifteenth instant, to the Stockholder!or their repiefen tatives, duly authorized fifteen dollars and fifty cents for each Ihare, being the dividend declared for the la ft fix months. 3" JOHN KEAN, Cafliicr. AND Monday, February 10, 1794. FOR SALE BY JOHN i VAUGHAN, JOHN MEASE, CM. and Walnut-Streets. H. KNOX, d«m By Order, From the American Minerva. SUABILITY OF STATES. I HAVE {Lid that foreign states arc moral pcrfons, capable of right and -wrong. They are so, not only in relation to one another, but in relation to the iudividuals of which each (late is composed. There are legal and moral duties which sovereign states owe to every member of the com munity ; and if a state erer refufes to dis charge its duties, the individual should have a power, as well as an equitable right, to enforce an observance of them. To fay the contrary is to maintain a contra diction. To fay that a state owes moral, legal or political duties to its citizens, which it is not under obligations to fulfill, is an absurdity; and if there is an obliga tion on a state to perform certain duties to its citizens, there ought to be some tri bunal to which every man mar refoy, and demandjtJHce. It is not fufficient t6 fa tisfy the mind, to fay that individuals have the privilege of petitioning for their rights Petitioning (hould be limited to unli quidated claims, indefinite rights or mat ters of opinion or favor. Matters of con traß, fpecific rights, stand on a different foundation. They always entitle to de mand; and cotfne&ed with the right of demanding is the right of process to pursue and carry into effefit.—States clearly have a power to contract; and they pra&ife the right of compelling the party who con tracts with them, to fulfil his engagements. Why should states, composed of a multi tude of individuals, enjoy this lingular ex emption from laws that bind the opposite party. Is it riot the nature of a contract that it be founded on free a/sent and on consideration or equivalents ? Is it a con tract reciprocally beneficial which one party oflly is compellable to fulfil ? Is there not a prejudice, a deception in the opinions of men on this subjeCt ? Is not the opinion that sovereign states are not fuaHe, a mo narchical idea, derived to us from the haughty sovereignties of Europe. Is it not merely the effect of that impe rious pride which princes feel in indepen dant stations ? Is not this the language of it ? " It is our royal will and pleasure that every man in our dominions (hall submit to our tribunals, and be compelled to render us justice—But we princes will not be com pelled. We will not fnbmit to have claims demanded of us—Our fubjefts, however just their claims, (hall only approach our majesty with prayers and humble supplicati ons ; and it (hall reft with our gracious wills, whether to hear them or not. Com pul/ion even in a course of law, is degrad ing to princes." Such is the language of the opinion which is now so popular in A merica. It is indeed a singular fadt that the cla mor against fuabtlity of Jlatcs arises from violent democrats: tho' the opinion that states ought not to be compellable to an fsver to the suits of individuals, is, in the highest degree, artflocralkal or monarchi cal. It is to give to the legislatures of such states the mofl unbounded despotic powers againil individuals ; powers that extend to enable them to do rightor refufe it at pleasure and with impunity ; powers that are as dangerous to liberty, as the will of theTurkilh Sultan; powers, that even in this country, have been exercised to the extreme opprejjion of good citizens. BOSTON. Atih particular requrfl of the Histori cal Society, the following Letter and V'jte are inserted. Bojton, Dec. 31, 1793. Sir, IN cre&ing the center building of the Crescent, it was our intention to accommo date the Hiltorical Society with a conve nient room. We now request you to communicate to the Society, at their next meeting, our offer of the upper apartment, [Whole No. 509.] in its present date; with the addition 01 stairs and windows If our offer is accepted we wish you to furnifh us \v;th a proper form of convey aince, which shall be executed immediately- W. SCOLLAY, CHARLES BULFINCH, CHARLES VAUGHAN, Hon. James Sull(van, Esq. Pfcjtdent of the Htjlor 'ical Society, AT a special meetirfg of the Historical Society, held at the Prcfident's house, on Friday the ioth of January, 1794. A Letter from Messrs. Scoilay, Bui* finch and Vaughan, offering an apartment in the Crescent, for the use of the Histo rical Society, was read. Whereupon voted, That the offer be accepted ; and that the thanks of the So ciety be presented by the President, to MefTrs. Scoilay, Bulfinch and Vaughan, for their generou* donatkm. ExtraH from the Records, JAMES FREEMAN, Rec. Sec'ry. Bojlon, January 11, 1794. Gentlemen, YOUR obliging letter of the 31ft of Dec. last, offering to the Maflachufett» Historical Society, a room in the center building of the Crescent, I have commu nicated to the Society. That affociatiorf had its origin in a sincere wish to promote the honor and happiness of United Ame rica, and the labor of its member# hat been, and now is, employed with unremit ting zeal and industry, in colle&ing and preserving those materials, which will give a foundation to a political, as well as a natural history of the country. Our fel* low-citizens recognizing the utility of oar plan, have been very liberal and afliduous, in yielding us afliftance and support; by these means we have a staffed a great num ber of books, printed productions, ancient manuscripts, and natural curiosities. The government of this commonwealth has dire&ed the secretary to deliver us co pies of public proceedings ; and we hope that the general, and other governments will afford us aid and countenance in the" lame manner. Thn« situated, and with these profpefts nothing could be more congenial to our w i(hes, or acceptable to our interest, than the generous offer you have made. We derive no small degree of pleasure from the consideration, that the donation is made by gentlemen, whofc feelings for the pub lic interest, and talle for arc hit eft ure, have ornamented the capital with buildings so exceedingly elegant as the Crescent. 1 am directed by the Society, of which 1 have the honor of being President, to present to you their most cordial thanks for this mark of refpeft to theiVinftituti tion, and to assure you, that a grateful sense of your generosity and goodness, (hall be preserved until the Society ihall cease to exist. I have tlve honor to be, Gent'emea with sentiments of refpeft, your most obedient and humble servant, JAMES SULLIVAN. William Sco Clay, f Charles Bulfinch, ( Efq'rs. Charles Vaughan. J The abovementioned apartment ia forty feet in length, and twenty seven feet in breadth. A committee it appointed to superintend the finifhing of the work at the expense of the Society ; and it will be completed as soon as possible. TO BE SOLD, THE Fount of LONG PRIMER on which the Gazette of the United States was lately printed. The Fount will weigh about Three Hundred Pounds. The price is Twenty Cents per pound. Enquire of the Editor. (Copy.)