and prove without difficulty that It w#uld h»ve o- >
perated injurioufi), in all those relationi. With
out this detail, we may fafely pronounce that,
whatever might have been the motives of Mr. Jef
ferfoa, the operation of this project would hive
been a phenomenon in politics and trade—a go
vernment attempting to aid commerce by throwing
it intt confujion—by obJlrußing the mod elTeatial
channels in which it flowed, under the pretence of
making it flow man freely, by damming up the bell
outlet for our surplus commodities and the belt inlet
f«r the supplies which we wanted, by disturbing a
beneficial course of things, in an experiment, pre
carious, if not dtfpetate, by arrelting the current j,
of a prosperous and progreflive navigation, to tranf
fer it to other countries, and by making all this R
mid ori in the criminal attempt to build up the
mailt)failures and trade of another country at the
essence of the United States. The operation of his ®
j> irft was moreover calculated to diftttrb the ex
iltuif; coutfc of three fourths of our import trade,
it--. ffths of our export trade, and the means, on C
wirn.il depended two-thirds at least of our revenues N
—to campel us to forego the use of British manu- H
failures, at a moment when they were become,
from the situation of France, more necessary than
ever, when it was impoflible to find a substitute of
our own, without a violent diflortiun of the natural
course of our indultry. p (
Altho' the project of the Secretary of State was Pr
very ill-timed in these particulars, yet it will not be
denied that it was perfectly -well timed, in refpeft to
those circumstances, on which the Secretary depen
ded more for support than on the intrinsic merit and
solidity of the work, for it was in the sequel une- Ce
quivocally demonstrated that he had relied less 011 Ke
the reasons contained in the report than on the pal
fans which he expected to find in the legi/hiture.
We have alrealy noticed that the relolution of
the representatives calling for the report, was dated
in February 1791, and that the report was not de
livered in till December 1793. What produced ]
this delay ? why was it net sent in during the feffi- is e
on of '92 ? why was the house informed, near the I Co
close of the session of '93, that, tho' completed, it cou
* might be better to delay it to the next session ? It
is not difficult to find the solution of these extraor
dinary circumstances ; in the winter, of '93, there J J
existed no violent pajions against Great-Britain, tho'
precisely the fame commercial grievances of which J I
the report complainctl. In the winter of *93, the I
session was necelfarily limited to 3d March, and the
party were occupied in another business, which en
gaged all their passions and attention, and which, j
had it fuceeeded, might have in their eltimation,' I
paved theviy to the fucceftof Mr. J.fferfon'splan. mu ,
ihat leffion was principally taken up with the per- fooi
fecutmg mea/ures against the late Secretary of the ed '
Treasury, which terminated so honorably to him and an j
iodfgracefully to his enemies, besides, there did not bro,
then ex.lt passions against. England, Efficiently frie,
strong to afford a hope of success for the commer- Vic
cial fsheme, while the symptoms of approaching him
war between Lngland and France prorr.i'fed a more Geo
favorable profpeft for the ensuing session. The as lc
events which followed during the fummcr of 'at n ; tci
ihe passions which they kindled in this, country.
some unfriendly and impolitic proceedings of Great- the
Britain prepared the national legislature for the re- so e'
ception of Mr Jefferfon's report ; all the event,, peon
on which a calculation had been made, being now vami
matured and every engine adjufkd, every train laid, ,W
which could enfu.e success, Mr. j.fferfon threw this m.Vh
firebrand of discord into the midst of the repre- V ea,s
fentatives ol the Hates, convened to preserve their thev
union and instantly decamped to Momicclli I •
PHnrmv aga ' r
so be .
A Small and Convenient BREWERY* at I '
am It* £
ALL the Apparatus (or Brewing new and in good k' rn
repair: A number of Barrels and Hjlf Barrels will ,
also be rented. PolTeffion may he had at any time. th " >
°u L ett Cottringer in Philadelphia, S ocd
Rober ' Morris, jun. or Daniel Mun at Morris- heen
llv
■ -796. mth&?2w prize
A few Pipes of WINE, th!, »
Imported in the hrig FAME, from .Madeira, to be fold ft ° rt
by MO RD EC A I LEWIS,
° { on rea^ona hle terms,
IklSMtlN-ENS, well assorted j
BANDANNA HANDKERCHIEFS
WIDE NANKEENS
COS3AS AND BAFTAS ✓
RAVENS DOCK /,
DIAPER'S / 1
QHICK SILVER / 1 a
CHINA at
ROLL BRIMSTONE, &c. v Unite
obtr l - tawrmX * ood
A t .. , i'hiladelphia, November 6, C r,dll
LL persons defirons to contraa for furnifhing of
trnrtn PK 5 , st o res, for the «° dec
•troopi in Philadelphia or Fort-Mifflin, on MuAJfiand, ed to
f J CaT 1 are requeued to fend tlie>ym- d m ; e>
pofaUfealed, on cr before the day of Decent
' TENCH FRANCIS, Purveyor. H° n
1 ne component parts of the Rations, are pppom
1 pound of Flour or Bread mo pre'
I pound of Beef or 3.4 ef a pound of Pork fthodgl
i-a a gill o A Rum, Brandy I 7an
or Whiskey i lan
1 quart of Salt , fmy ovr
a quarts of Vinegar \ Jthe U.:
a pounds of Soap ; 100 Rations Ibcfoun
x pound of Candles J* ffervc p
ITottery and BrokerVOffi^T — sI%f I %" b
No. 64, South Second street ik
T?S::w »' "X tale—a
.h, l";:!,"; ' prim f .J J"
sarrs&t Us
«■
P«t a " the P rizt ''» late New- Smith,
SS,h2; m "'' Ho "' - P "" i « "«-r. f"r Vfiiel
The fubferiber solicits the application of ,k„ ''° rt
and bis friends, who wish to purchase or fell Bank L Fur t Bi
jr.BUckbur*. |sr
live O- trnrnrnmrnm^mmmmimmmmmm— —
e Th,t Philadelphia,
It. Jef- TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 15, 1796.
d hive — — —
-ago- OFFICIAL.
rowing Return of Votes from Luzerne County.
:!Te*tial federal,«
ence of Anti, g
:hebe!l
tft inlet Majority f.r the Federal Ticket, 399
t>"pre- A ® lED , at Providence, (R. 1.) on the 4th inft. fud- '
urrent n "l y ' JoHK merchant of that place, 1
f m t |, e 34t j, yJar 0 £ hls ag( . f ,
Tt k h ' S C ' ty ' last ni E ht - ver y fi'ddenlv, Mr.
11 this Rowland Parry-, goldsmith and jeweller. t
tp the |
of his State of the Poll, for an Ele^ir.hp'tWuJper v
" T >23 il""' m " a [ "*"» tfcfc »'
trade. «» >
on Charles-City, f"' t
venues New-Kent, 57 6o *
manu- Henrico, XO4 TJO t |
come, I
than Total,
" tC °f Majority 38 O
' tUra Pot,)' 6 "" l r T Vir «^ nla » informs that Col.rLeven
e was P:i,: CWfaM£MorrfPr£ta E
lot be —
t0 thC d ffct e P °" of the 7 th dillria of Mary- [,
C P en " d? T r ( l A Ce< i ' C3nntl " 3 ' Wednef. t
it and he vot " Wis follows—
une r -i Jn °' Gl, P"»- Lambert Baird
une- Cecil county, 344 - g
Is 011 j Kent county, n of j *8o fn
Jated I M. . , ~~~ t0
it de- I for Gilpin, 606
luced r ;. L P ', n iS fu PP° ibd to antifederal. be
S i, ' te r
■J% •«», if liartbfii v *,
1 ?'it I — off
raor- I J ,. D, ? HA '*, (MasT) Nov. Nov. 8. ani
*5 „ 1"
h«h unMHuihSttS; "i, l'r',
' H.G.Otis, pr£
1 'he j Wm. Heath, I \" e
1 en- I _ an
lich i I boj
n' 1 ~ feq
jlan' I A f am '' s book was wtinen in 1786, and me.
>lan. much read and commented on in the United States off
f €r ' I ioon after it appenred Yer \f, ai in. I i
the IrAv;- t> r j r \ M ' Ad ams was cleft- ted
and I V,cc ? rcfident of 'he United States in ,789, by La
not h" a '"; oft - UDan ' moMS »ote. Mr. Adams' book was por
SafiftErVE-t*:»"».• - f<»
z r" p " u r E ->;.
3 cir 1? P " bli ?"* r '° m or
rhe a. loud Cry ,nonarcf 'yand ariftoctacy was pefi
o, , VI 1 " "" W > the of the U- C
93. "'ted States elected Mr. Are- I veatson t}v/« r v ? ' r ncar I nura
1y a son tiie death or refignatrdn of the Prrfl ♦ i
"" s«ii." w ' si " n ,it ,ie ~,=
I I the
~ Mr. Fenno, ~~ I "7.
" Schooner f J
nc. l h ;. P , e r m ff ° n granted t0 hln '' t0 la »d prohibited
:ia> gocd . fufficient to repair hi, damages. It has also
lr «rnffin l X -
iy carried into Leoganeand other French tmrts
_ P r ! ze ?— the only RO od reason that 1 know of for
(hart't' f E " S ' ;th have deftr oycd within a
(ld (h time, from 30 to 40 of the brigand boats.
Your '» M. Ship
J BY THIS DAY's MAILS. &ll ' r
RICHM OND, November 2. Sloop
/l ™r* fto / Lt OT THE ON,T " states.
j*; yuaZ: foISS £ Brig
«.0 M. r p,i„ g ,hat 5 t„ldTcX i '
d, ed to me, because of my inability to difchar-e tbl I
aV f "in a proper manner. 0 ' Slosp
tllou Sh lam not so vain as to suppose that „
piajority of the cleftors would call me to that h,lh
Appointment, yet as this communication mav te!d
jro prevent embarrafTment in the fufFrao-p* I u ® r 'K '
Thought that candor obliged me fe. 1 C
I lam conlolcd for the l -l f
J
I That wisdom and virtue may mart th- „i, ■
, fc ouc «• ° f a .
, J IC 0 yourfellow-cntzen and well-wifter, f' lc
./ Nov. 3d, ,796. HENRY.
NORFOLK, November 7. as c ">*
Yellerday arrived here the brig Norfolk ' ate Ms
veTl I 0'" fk ? art ' niqUC and Anguflla. By this lin S' ho
If w«- l«rn that there were 2 r f,;) of thr I th " o'clock
lz Llo£'j™:;
ort Bourbon, preparing to attack PiuJ 1
* *
| P,, """ d " B " b ." ICt * 111 •( Sep %
1 Nov.
In the severe gale on Tuesday last, no less than
14 fail of different sized vessels were drove on Cur
rituck shore, some of them totally loft-with part of
[796. their crews. 7
A large deputation of the Six Nation Indians ■*
have lately hnd a conference with the commanding te
7' officer of the Federal troops at Niagara, at that
port. Ihe objedl of this'conference was, to ob
tain from the Indians the piivilege of cutting a
road through their lands from Canandarqua to Ni
agara. This had been refufed to them at the trea-
held by Colonel Pickering, but has now been
t place, ctcerFu . ll r granted. The COl nplanter was among rp (
the Chiefs at the conference.
y, Mr. J ut lg e Williamfon, of Genefee, has lately eaufed
to be hmlt at Oeneva, a veffal of 50 tons. It was
launched a few days (ince into the- Seneca lake ; it pi
v - a ' ,s called the Williamfon, and is the largest vessel
e upper w hich ever before floated on the Senfca waters.
1 he London papers of the 126 September con
iffin. tain accounts from India to the 20th April, and
s the Cape of Good Hope to i6th'March, by whieh
13 lf appears that Batavia continued in the hands of
the Dutch, and that a Dutch frigate had arrived
■ there with a copy of the treaty between the French
'4 and Dutch republics. No attack had been made ]
on the Cape, but it was expected. I
Leven WILMINGTON, Nov. 14.
Vice- Electors of President and Vice-President of the J
United States, as appointed by this State : M
R-'ChAkD Basset, Thomas Robinson, and
i ary- Isaac Cooper—[Federal, republican men—truly
ednel- ihi's (late is entirely fedeial.] Po
NEW-YORK, November ja..
ST. JOHN's, NEWFOUNDI+IND.
A letter from which the following is an extract, I
was received yesterday by a gentleman in this city, I
from his correspondent at St. John's, dated Ou
tober 10, 1796. I Mri
" I am foi ry to infotm you that capt. Porte has f
been captured by a squadron of French men of war, j
Duval under the command of admiral Richery, which late
or of ly made their escape from Cadiz, confrfling of fe
-010 *2 ' all ° f lheJiue and 3 frigates. They appeared The
off this harbor early in the morning of the Ift wit. I
g- and had they tljen made an attempt on this place, £) 0
I have no doubt they would have carried it, which
am now happy to lay, fhoiild they now attack it, I a
they would fail therein, as I think we a,e now in a 1
pretty good state of defence." The .writer pro
ceeds to itate, that on the appearance of the fleet I
an immediate embargo was laid on all vessels and
boats—that a total) Ibgnation of business had in con
ltquence erifued, but which was eXpe&ed to be im- I
and mediately revived—That the French fleet had been A
tates off and landed troops at Bull's Bay (as before fla
left- ted in our former accounts) had also gone down the
1, by Labradore coast, burning and deltroying several J
was ports and confidence property-and by taking a„
now that route had intercepts the Quebec fleet of 1 j
a as fail off the ftreighls of Belle-Isle, seven of which *
' t! 'fy had captured. That as the fleet was not seen I Mr
:to or heard of lince, no further attempts were ex- I ' n S t}
was pected. Schoc
U Captauj Thempfon, by whom the above infor- I Mr * l
•by receive, l,a S dated verbally th«t about uy*
hat .00 fail of square rigged vessels, and 200 fail of w hicf
, l ° si . h,n K fl "°PS were lying embargoed at St. Johns—
the that the Brmfh naval fo'ce cenfifting of the Rom- V
wiy ney of 50 guns, Admiral Sir J. Wallace—the Ve- lhe da
, "" s a . nti Mercury frigates of 32 guns each, and the as th , £
ue o.iatk and Fuiy sloops of war—that a confiderahie 10 Si
our number of the pnfi.ners from the Quebec fleet had Tic
rn. been hbcated aud lent into different ports in small Chefn
Vessels taken on the coast—who spoke highly of $T
t>e humane treatm*nt received fioai admiral Rtche b y a PP
ry, and ,hfe oilier officers. The French fleet was icrs jj
the 1 a r tC t f 'I- abunda ";ly Applied with provisions,
K so milerably clad, that they took \-Oil
• the fails of the different vessels they destroyed and
'"H y CUt thCm UP '" t0 artid " wearing j
ted
.Iso
Ite- GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE LIST.
as '*" st
£ t PhTa, November ij. '"m,
- I " count
•5V r ARRIVED. Dav . « Cour
Ship James, Garrett, returned .n distress, havin K ' " Icls >
ct. fP ru "g a leak. B
ocn r Trial, Ropes, q . 1 In co
Periphas, Dunn New-Vork ? tates 1
I?bree Sifters, Smith i
Sloop Polly, Gladding Rhodf IflnnH t^lc u1
, Mayflower, Lo?d Khode-Ifland lo timc , d
, Brig Ariel, Gardner SainTpr I
.; •' T f he b ;'K ««»ter, Hawkins, was to iS T1 " =
■' r in a few days after captain Gardner. P ° rt Post-Os
3 c ,. . CLEARED. and at
n. Ship I hree Friends, Bradford Brcwera
3n Sch'r Mary, Douglafs SJi V C lowhlJl
:r- Maria, Hudgiu York-Town in S t 0 '
be o> Bet . fe y> AOiby, Wirt,'- S " grefs ( 0I
Slosp Swift, D»ugh >j afo'Hgton cinema
s " . North-Carolina oa.
;h New-York, Nor. 14.
Caroline, Porter a ... 5 M <
f Mermaid, HaHey A "^" lla 20 T^ER
if A - t «,r 7 do. 20 City Of I
" America, Wheedon do _ The S
Mary, Peirfon do> daily pa s
■- n . "' le,tHr y» Davidfon 'cfcarlefton K 'on. Bait
,t- d . Ihomas 22 Tea, C
lliram, Buchanan St. Bartho . 22 of Frtncl
Hannah. liunt will as al
-
n-v ti ——«—— approved
OCT lhe Officers of the Militia of Philadelphia TheLa
ling-house, in Chefnut c ' r omhii late dwel- accommoi
• o'clock tn n> n " f ' " earS ccond-ftreet, at three hours mo(
O to-morrow afternoon. reg«larly!
V * 1 at th© bar
TOnuitwaeker; —
0t 73> South Front Street requifitc.
u w n. Has for ****> cir
3 oga cadl tobaccQ of Richmond ins fti execute th
•I t £ itsssaJt- sas
mw&f 3 t. Philadel
% Jujt Landing, .
811 " r And for Sale, a quantity of
partof BOUKD£aUX BRANDY,
FROM on board the fchoouer Lydia & Polly, Oliver
Jenkins matter, lying at Wilcock's wharf. For
landing twms, enquire on board said schooner.
at that November-'isth. fxw
rt f ,°ng ob a Pantheon,
to Ni- ANn Rre SETTS'J AMPHITHEATRE.
hetrea- or EoLwsstrian and Stage Performances,
w j, een Corner of Chefnut and Sixth-streets.
* m ° ns TO-MORROW EVENING, Wedncfday,. No
caufed W M^ ber \ 6 ' ,
j t was Wl » be P'tiented,
b . A VARIETY OF
ve'fTei Pkafing and Novel Entertainments ;
rs. ACT I. \
:r con- Tight Rope Dancing,
I, and By Mr. Spinacuta.
whieh Clown to the Rope, Mr. Durang.
ids of act/f\.
; rnve f the Clown to the Horfemanlhip, Mr. Sully.
4 J ACT 111.
,~ndwL A Ballet Dance,
-trufy s^n( ' er 'be direfHon of Mr. Durang, called
Poor Jack ; or, the Benevolent Crew.
Poor Jack, Mr. Durang.
Ned Haulyard, Mr. Sully.
tract, Boatswain, Mr. Coffic.
city,' Sailors' LalTcs, "I
Q c . J Mtfs Rvbtnfon.
Mr«. Cafey, Wrapping Landlady, Mr. Tompkins.
e has And ° ran g e Gill, Mrs. Durang.
war, f CT '*■
late- Equestrian Exercises,
f f®" By the Equeftrsan Groupe. r
sared The whole to conclude with the splendid Panto
alt. mime of
Don Jnas; or the Libertine Deflroy'd.
Under the Direflion of Mr. Sully.
■ J performed at Cor;nt Garden Theatre, forty
nights, with unbounded applauift
fleet )CMI Ua "' Su"y
anj Commaudant, Mr. Tompkins, ,
Lover, Mr. Durang.
. • " Fisherman, Mr. Coffir.
een Sailor, Mr. F. Ricketts.
And Scaramouch, Mr Spinacuta.
t t j ltf Ift Filhwoman, Mrs. Durang.
rera j 2 d Ditto, Miss Robinson.
• v Donna Anna, Mrs. Spinacuta.
t An accurate description of the Pintomine to be had *t
, .? the i icket-Office
tiich x
seen Mr. RICKETTS takes this opportunity of inform*
cx- * n 8 the Ladies and Gentlemen who attend the R'ding-
School, that he lias, at considerable expense, engaged
f or . • i' ra| lklin, to give leflons in the art of riding and
iutir ™ a 'V£'"K Hcrfej, as he finds it impofiib'.e to attend to
it himfelt, m consequence of a variety of bufmefs
of which he is at present engaged in.
r>m- . Ihe Ladies and Gentlemen who secure featsi
Ve- lhe ° a y t™f, are requested to attend punflually at 7,
the as , P e ["' orm ances are so arranged as to concludes/
ibJe 10 o — t ' le d( ? ors open at 6.
i , £f Box, 7s. 6d.—Pit, 3 s. 9 d.
111 CJ/w nto hC . had ° f Mr " Ford ' at the tiiket ° ffi « I"
nail CLcfniit.flreet, from ten to three o'clock each day.
of C? Silver Tickets, to admit for the season, to be had
he. by applying to Mr. P icketts at the Panthfon, or at Oel-
S S
'18. d 3 Pr? ° f P " f ° rmance 'o &e Monday, Wednef.
>ok 1 hu ' lday and Saturday.
!" d _ No. 154.
lllg , '®'-£ r J 3 °f Pem >fylvania, to Koit t
i ZTr. CR7. " rem . emD L ere] ' S ' 7 Su PP"'. "C
regularly k*pt '?* C ° lla " on -
at th» bar. nc y, th* BiUof Fare to be had
..a .
requisite. cleanhnefs, and every otl.tr
the commands of *h' W f" be ha PPX to and
'arge; and with g ra t tule for "
himfelf that nothing on hi, VJ Zn?""' pkd *"
fcrvc that patronage with whLi h u i w J««ng- to yn -
ingly Zionored. ha#been so diHing^ ilu.
Philadelphia, April iq.
n»wt ■