Philadelphia.,
FRIDAY EVENING, Jolt I, 1796.
address*
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_early the present Number commences the Tenth,
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correct as the present very fluctuating state of mar
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ged ona dollar yearly in addition for enelofing and
dire&ing. Six months fubfeription to be paid in
advance.
obw. th* milittn of the city and I
liberties of Philadelphia arc rrqnefted to meet atthe
Statehoufe on Monday next, the 4th July, at 11
o'clock precisely, to proceed from thence t* pay
their'compliments to the President of the United
-States, and to the governor of the State, on the
-aoniverfary of American Independence.
JOSIAH HARMAR, Adjutant General.
Philadelphia, June 30th, 1796.
A report was circulated last evening that the .
President of U.S. was arrived in town. This is
not true, nor is there any foundation for the re
port that he is expected in a few days. And it is
difficult o assign any just reafonfor it. As the
Hufbandmau said of the Devil who sowed Tares a-
Tnong the wheat, it may befaid of thisfetch of a cer
tain Junto —■" An Enemy hath donethis."
ABSTRACT Of the BILL
'For legulatingth'e conveyance of prii ted votes, pro
ceedings in Parliament, and printed news-papers,
'by the.pod, in Great Britain.
The preamble recites, that there is reason to he
-ttlt'velfiai wiTtrngs OWJ.IL iltljinu. > r -.
under theformof news-papers, to the detriment of
the revenue, and that from the {great increase of
their numbers it has becoirje inipoffiMe to examine
them within the space allotted. The bill repeals
in consequence all the exifcing privileges of franking
news-papers, &c.
It enadts, that every person (hall have the pow
er of fending newfpapeis, which (hall be dire'&edon
the part of the'margin adjoining the title, date and
flump, and signed with the nr.me, asd place of a
bode of the peifon transmitting the fame. The
direction to be repeated 0(1 the cover, which « to
be opened at the ends, attd the-.paper to be put into
the pott-office, two hours before the-time appoint
ed for the departure of the mails.
Dealers to be allowed to fend news-papers doty
free, on entering into a recognizance, binding each
in the Turn of fifty pounds not to inclose any thing
■in writing or cypher his name and residence as a
further security, being either written or printed on
the cover.
The pcrfons employed St the Stamp-Office are en
joined to affix the damp adjoininng conveniently to
atw-Jote and (iilt of the novsl-^apers.
The Post-Master, or his servants, are empowered
to examine every news-paper, and to fee that it
contains no writing. A penalty of Eve ponnds is
imposed on every person so employed, on proof of
iheir detaining or injuring the news-papers.
Every news-piper -unftampt, or containing any
■writing or cypher, to be charged according to the
■ufualrate of Every dealer trespassing a -
gainst this regulation to forfeit his recognizance as
above dated; every other perfoas twenty pounds.
Letters direffed to memberi of Parliament, at
the placc of their residence, to be exempted as here
tofore.
Nothing in this aftattachesto irwf-paper passing
between Great-Britain and Irelanl.
BY THIS DAY's MAILS.
NEW-YORK, June 3 o.
MARINE REGISTER.
Arrived at this Pott
Brig Patty, Snow, St- Bartholomews 16
John, Webb, Chaiiefton 7
Sloop Mary, , PKlsdelphia 3
Sally, Woodward, Trinidad 25
Capt. Woodward spoke the BritiA frigate Cleo
patra, off Block-lfland.
The reader will observe in some <f the papers
of this city, extracts from a certain Journal of a
private Citizen, attempting to prove he Fever of
last fommcrto have been taken from vsfrls arriving
from the Weft-Indira. Truth is alw.ys a defira
ble thing; but error in the present cai is a fatal
evil, i: will appear, from papers and documents
©* that fiibjeft now publilhed and publishing,
that there is not even a (hadow of gro\ n( l for the
opinion, that the difsafe, was introduceiand prop
agated by iafettion.
On the other hand, it will appear to )e cleerly
demonftiattd to have been produced by he pecu
liar lcalon, the filth of the city, and the negligence
ami irr prudence of tire people.
To be 011 our guirj a_;aintt infe&ion, 11 wife
anj proper { btlt t« attempt to make the citizens
believe the yellow is not and cannot be gener
ated in thiscity> is a mod pernicious thing. The
fame disease has appeared in this city four or five
seasons pad, and will appear whenever the caufis
ooncui —to wit, a fufficient degree of heat and a
fufficient degree of 6lth.
It is of infinite consequence to the health of the
city, for the people to know or be eonvinced that
the healthinefsof the city depends modly on them
feives. If the citizens will not be convinced of
this fail, they may be aflured no vigilance of the
government or the health officer will prote& them
from frequent Epidemics.
Yesterday the brig John, Capt. Webb, arrived
at this port fromCharlefton.
The governor of South Carolina has issued his
proclamation, dated June 20, recommending that
FRIDAY the Bth July, be set a part as a day of
FASTING, HUMILIATION, and PRAY
ER, on account of the late diftrefles of that city.
BOSTON, June IJ.
ARRIVED.
January 23, Arrived schooner Lucy, Holmes,
St. Pierre, Martinique, ill days. Left Stork
from Boston. Spoke a French 20 gun (hip soon
aftei failing.
Schr. Harriot, Godfrey, Falmouth, Jamaica.
Left (loop Peggy, Charleftori, S. C. June 20,
40 leagues fiom Bodon, spoke brig Cyprus, Blake
Z days from Boston, for Hamburg.
June 24, Brig Capt. Stone of Portland,
24 days from the Havanna.
Ship Merchant, of Portland, Captain Fitch Giles
34 days from Kingston, -{Jam.) —Left thsre brig
Sally, capt. Stubbs, of Boston, to fail in a few
days. Spoke Brig Betsey from Jamaica, for N.
Carolina, out 16 days, capt. name Argonat.
On Friday, Brig Afteon, capt, Burnham, from
Philadelphia. Monday, June 20, off Long-Island,
Montok Point, bearing «bout W. by N. was
brought to and boarded by the British (hip Afiilt
ance of 50guns, who after examining his papt-is
and people, informed (he was fr.,m Halifax, on a
cruize, to days out ; the night before, took a Da
nish brig, bound to New-York, on account of hav
ing two different sets of papers on boaid. Two
frigates failed from Halifax, in company with the
Affidance ; and had parted the next day in a fog>
June 21, at 8 a. m. wasbronght to and hoard
ed by the Huflar frigate, of 32 guns, who likewife
examined his papers and people. The 11 ighy be
fore, theyl)oarded a (hip bound to New-York, and
took out five of the people who had not got pro
teflions. The officers of bo-th fhipi behaved po
litely.
June 25, Schooner John, capt. Smith, 30 days
from Dcmarara. Left there, Ship Commerce, Cow
ell, of Boft-on ■; brig , Geyer, of do ;fchoon
er , Eathearn,-of do 4 fchr. Nancy, Derby,
of do - ; ship Hannah, Wait, of do ; capt. Laugh
ton, in a (hip from Charleftown ; capt. Lincoln,
of jfJkarl*Ann U ■■* ' /vf
Baltimore.
Same day arrived, fdtr. Sculplon, capt. Carter,
from the Havanna.
Same dty arrived, brig Fox, capt. Hurley, 13
days from Guadaloupe. Left at Petit-Canal, eppt
Wyatt, of Newbury-Port, and capt. Cole of Bos
ton. Ship Zabiah, Burgess, failed in company
with capt. H. for Boston.
Provisions at Guadaloupe plenty sndclveap.
[authentic]
Extract of a letter from a gentleman of Tefpeftabi
lity belonging to this town, now in Paris, dated
A pril •!.
•*' Wonderful to relate, you may purchhfe bills
in Paris on any part of the world (where exchange
is negociatcd) from 7to 18 percent, difcourft. I
(hall leave you toguefshowii happens, that in this
time of dijlrcfs, France has the exchang-ew Irer fa
vor againil every power in the world ; ami telling
the neutral powns (he can do without them—pro
visions are cheaper in any part of France, but espe
cially in Paris, than in any other part of Europe.
They are indeed ■' a wonderful people"—can do
perfeflly well without the Test of the world—have
proved they can live without foreign trade—and ap
pear as proud of the discovery, as a boy who has
solved a difficwlt problem." £ojlon Chronicle.
SALEM, June 24,
Capt. Samuel Lambert, in the brig Hope, ar
rived lad night from the Isle of France, in 85 days
—May to, at tlie Me of Ascension, spoke the
(hip Hamilton, from Bengal for Bodon. The
Belifarius of this port, George Crowninfliield, com
mander, may be expe&ed from the Isle of Bourdon
every day.
Capt. Hardy Ropes, arrived yesterday from St.
Domingo, spoke on the 15th inft. schooner Polly,
of Charleston, from Atix-Cayes, then bound to
Bermuda, (having been captured by the Spencer
(loop of war") for adjudication.
Capt. John Foster, ariived on Wednesday from
Baltimore. On his passage, was boarded by a
: Bermudian privateer, detained <6 hours, and then
permitted to proceed.
An En li(h (hip is cruising between Gay Head
and Block-lilland.
Capt. Hardy Rapes arrived yesterday in 19 days
from the port of St. Domingo, (in the Spanish
part of thelfland of the fame name) fays he heard
nothing of any fleet having arrived in any port of
that Island—He saw a frigate going in as he came
out, but could not tell of what nation she was.
Liverpool Pritcs 'Current—April 29.
Wheat 10 to i ts. perbufhelof 7olbs.wt» Flour
35 to 40s. per barrel—dull sale. Indian corn 3s.
6d alk'd, but no buyers. Barley 2s. 6d to 3s.
pei bushel—vast quantities at market.
iDiJlrifl of Salem and Beverly.
Arrived, June tß—24.
Brig Hope, Lambert, Isle of France
Schr. Betsey, Ropes, St..Domingo
Betsey, Townfendi Anx Cayes
An Englilh (liip is cruising between Gay-head
and Block- Iflaud. 1
DjtriH of Providence—.June 24.
jwarto.
Sloop Lucy, H'allct, Bolton
Rebecca, Hicks, Warren
Hancock, D.ivis, New-York
Lark, Godfrey, ditto.
Aurora, Jackson, St. Croix
Hiram, Earl, Charleston. '
PORTSMOUTH, June 23. .
We are authorized to inform the electors of New-
Ham pfh ire, that the Hon. John S. Sherburne,
Esq. declints being considered as a candidate at
the approaching ele&ion of members to represent
this state in Congress.
Rep»rt also fays, that the Hon. Mr. -Oilman,
another of the present members, will'likewife de- '
cline.
In the courlcof three days, the last week, there 1
were brought into this '.arbor (by veflels belonging
to this and the neighboring towns) Ten Thoufend
Quintals of Filh ! and all flaked in good order.
COOPERSTOWN, June 23. 1
On Saturday last, towards evening, information !
was received that the hon. Wm. Cooper was on his
way to this placc i immediately an escort left the
village on horseback, to attend him tp his home— •
When his carriage had pafied the bridge, he was
welcomed by a double row of citizcns, who teftifi
ed their joy on his arrival by three cheers. Never
was a cliara&er received with a more cordial wel- «
come ; all ranks of people united in manifefting
their approbation of his condutt, thro' a long, an '
arduous and an important session. in the evening '
the judge very obligingly attended his fellow citt
sens, convened at Huntington's inn, and in a con
tife and ermprehenlive manner recited the moll im- ;
portarit events Of the session. During his entrance ,
into Ceoperilown, 16 cannon were fired, and eve- ,
ry appearance of pleafute and fatisfa&ion was ex- 1
hibiied. 1
The citizens of Cherry Valley addrcfled liim, on ■
his pafl'age thro'that town as follows :
To tin Hon. Wm't Cooper. 1
Sir,
ImprcfFed with a high opiniwn ot your exeTtions
of your firm and decided conduct, dilring the im
portant qucftion which has agitated the public
mind'from New Hampshire K> Georgia. it would 4
be unpardonable, in us, not to express o» this oc
calion our highest approbation, and wflrmeit grati
tude. Permit t.9 to fay, that, in aiqiieftion in which
is involved thepeaceand happinefs.a'*not the vefy
existence of our government, all former dillinciions
give place, and private or peifonal considerations: .
cease to operate.
JOSEPH WHITE.
RICHD. EDWARDS.
InTjehalf of the inhabitatus of Cherry Valley.
June i-S.
J 1
R E PL V.
Gentlemen,
The mode in which you bsve exprefied your ap
p&ttsKjsLsx jkjsSSJHBSS 1
•Gty part of the United States, is highly pleasing to
me—and much move so coming fiom the iahabi-,
tants oif Cherry Valley ; as it prefentt to my mind
two very defirablc objects ; the-form the argument
aifamed -in Congress and the final event, will it
fecßis, have n teii3eney to cause a general unanim
ity of Sentiments among the inhabitants of your
flourifliing town, in favor of vhe general govern
ment. And, that my exertions are the cause of cx
tinguifliing former diflentions amoivg us, affords to
me a confoiaiion that -is better felt than expreflcd.
WM, -COOPER.
To joseph White, Richard Edwards, and
other inhabitants of Cherry Valley.
E~xtra& of a letter from the surgeon attending the
child of Mr. Chamberlain, whole cafe was men
tioned in our lad,
" Dear Sir,
■*' 1 have the happinefs'to inform yon, that Mr.
Chamberlain's foil, our patient, is in a likely way to
recover; the wound digests kindly, no inflamma
tory symptoms appear, his fever has subsided, his
appetite is good, and nothing new appears in the
way of his recovery.
I am your fwcere friend,
DAN. FOOT,
Dated at Mr. Chamberlain's, June 19.
Dr. Joseph White.
CHARLESTON, June 22.
In the great >fire of January 15, 1778, the follow
ing lift of houfeit were conformed viz. Currency.
East Bay, D. Houses, 56 Valuedat ,£. 177,425
Broad (Ireet, do. 28 72,700
Elliot-street, do. 51 89,900
Bedoti's alley, do. 13 28,753
Church-Street, do. tj 25,100
Tiadd-flreet, do. 34 73.100
Uunion street, do. 32 30,760
, Chalmer's alley, do. 9 9>s°°
Unity alley, do. 8 8,500
1 Qijecn-ftreet, do. 2 8,000
| Exclusive of kitchens, &c. 252 £•s°'/ >^55
In the yesr 1776, alltUe dwelling houses withifl
. Boundary street, amounted to 1434* a °d were valu
, ed at 2,523,5251. currency.
The late •fires are computed to have consumed,
p in houffs end property, nearly 500,0001. llerling.
Yefltrday arrived fchr. Either, Wells, Savannah,
1 day; sloop Fortune, Johnson, Savannah, I day.
TheSpanifh brig Yorick anchored at Fort John
r fton ye!lerday,in 8 days irom the Havannah.
June 20.
Yeftrrday arrived the brig Principe de la Pa% v
capt. Euflamante, from Havannah, 9 days ; ship
Ophir, Stevens, St. Thomas's 9 days.
A Post-Chaise wanted.
, WANTED immediately to purchase, a (econd-hand
Post-Chaise, with Harness for 2 Horses aud Biafs furniture.
1 It must be in good condition.
1 July 1.
■ Enquire at Ko. 73 South Front Street.
Philadelphia, July 1.
The United States' brig Sophia, failed a feur
days ago irom this port for Europe.—She is to
touch at L!fb >n, sot a short time, and from tlvfnre
proceed to Algiers. We learn that the Jsophia has
on hoard the means of fulfiling the terms of oi.r
Treaty with the Dey and Regency of Algiers, for
which purpole (he was difpatclied by the executive
with Capt. O'Brien on hoard.
arrivals at twjs port.
'Days.
Brig Amiable, Paul, Hav.-.nna 13
Anna, Maffet, Gonaivei 13
Sloop JLauranla, Stewart, St. Croix 11
• Capt. Paul a few days before he made tlve Capes
spoke the Danish brig Den Nye Prove, capt. Han
fen from this port to Hamburgh, out 2 days.
A febooner from Port-au-Prince is arrived at the
Fort.
Ship Old Tom, Duplex, an.! the schooner Eet
fey, M'Cullough, both from this Port arc arrived
at KingttoH.
CLE/, RED.
Ship Four Friends, Smith, Hambtirg
Brig Theodofia, VaeGtie, St. Thomas's
Sally, Bradford, Wafhingtonf N! C'.)
Polly & Betsey, Shaw, Nixontt' 1
Schr. Conception, Borniel, St. Aii'jiitli •
Mary-.ann, Swail, 4.;
Schr.Hannah, Phippen, Hifpani. !a
Sloop Wealthy, Bray, St. John's (N. B.)
STOCKS,
SfxperOnt. ------- - 17/6
Three per Cent . ------ - io/6 ( o
jt per Cent. - - - -- - -- ( J
4i per Cent. - -- -- -- -- T4/4 J £
Deferred Six per Cent. - - - - 15/7 to 3
BANK United Sttites, - - - - 17 pr. ccnt.
Ptmnfylvariia, ----- 30
■ North "Liner ica, - - - - 48 to 50
Insurance Comp. North-Amerioa, 55
———Pennsylvania, 12
Exchange, at 60 days, - - -r6jtei66 2-3
At a meeting of the undernamed judges cf the
•court of common pleas, juflices of the peiice, and
prothonotary bfthe county of Northamptnn, in the
state of Pennsylvania, convened at Bethlehem in
the said county, on the nth June, 1796, 111 con
sequence of a circular letter -of the 57th May last,
from his excellency governor MilHin, on the ftib
jeft of iutrufions 011 land within the territorial
boundaries of this kate, by reje&ed Connedticut
claimants,
Present,
Peter Rhoads, William Henry, and Robert
Trail, Efqrs. JKidges, See. George Breenig, Nicho
las Kern, John Starberd, Philip Riggs, Joh«
Serfafs, Jonas Hatzell, Isaac Shymer, Abraham
Levan, William Latimore, Joh>r Shaw, Henry
Cooper, John Thymer, Jacob ICuntz, Jacob Horn
er, Joseph Horfefield, and HenrySpieing, Efqrs.
» "•
tary See,
The said Peter Rhoads wa? nnanimoufly chosen
chairman, and the said Henry Spreing secretary of
the meeting : And on mdtion of Mr. Trail, the
letter aforefaid was read by the secretary.
it was Hated to the meeting, by William Craig,
Esq. that in travelling through the northern parts
of this county, and within the jurrfdi&ion of the
fame, heheard of a Mr. Stanton, that divers per
sons had been surveying lands" under the Connc£tf
cut claim within the said nojthenr parts of the said
county,
Wiirrerrpon on motion of Mr. Henry, it was
rtfolved, that the chairman be requested, on the
oath of the said William Craig, to the ci.cum
ftritiees, to ifiue his precept to bring she said Stan
on,and fitch other persons as may be able to give
information on the fubjefi, before him, or some,
other magistrate of the county aforefaid, to be ex
amined in the premffes and dealt with according to
law. On motion of Mr. Trail, it was resolved
that a committee of two of the magistrates be nam
ed, who (hall make it their particolar business to go
to the northern boundaries of this county, or other
wise inform tlTeltifelvcs of any intriffiong on the
lands within the commonwealth by Conncdicut
claimants ; and that the chairman name the said
committee : Whereupon the said chairman named
Nicholas Kern, and Jonas Hartzell, Efqrs. the
committee aforefaid, who were agreed to.
And on motion, it was further resolved, that the
fheriff of the county be requested to attend the said
committee, or furnifh an officer for the purpose of
executing any process that may be issued on the
oocafion. Resolved that the proceedings of this
meeting, "be signed by the chairman, attested by
' the secretary and tranfroitted by them to his excel
' lency the governor of the commonwealth of Penn
sylvania.
1 (Signed) PETER RHOADS.
| Attest, H, SPERtNG, Secretary.
Bethlehem, June 14, 1796.
' Hi 9 Excellency Governor Mifflin ;
SIR,
We have it in charge to tranfmrt to your excel
lency the enclosed proceedings of a meeting of a
number of the public officers of the county of
Northampton, in consequence of your, circular let
' ter <if the 27th May last, on the fubjeft of intrus
ions by GonneSicut claimaints on the territory of
Pennsylvania.
' Permit us to afTnre you, that there is a firm dff
pofition in the officers who composed that meeting
to afTert and maintain the authorities of the com
monwealth according to their flations ; that all
legal ways and means will be pursued in fcringinu
v tojuftice those who have or may invade, or violate
the fame ; and that any information which can be
. collected relative to any unlawful intrusions, will be
readily communicated to you.
We have the honor to be. Sir,
1 With due refpedt,
Your Excellency's molt obt. servants.
(Signed) PETER RHOADS,
HENRY SPERING.