" ■ ' i neat —' mvnt jPhiladelphia, If at UONPAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5 , 1; 9 6. CONGRESS. ' h o a r l .ri •. AiT. pursuant to the Confhtition of the V ' T , ' both Houses of Congress assembled. £?£££ o.e member was wanting to make " 1 rj»|, c rcqaifite number of the House of p( D q "° r ftntltires were present. Both Houses adjourn ntil ts m»rrow, when a quorum of the Senate y UcxpAtd. _ ?' £ / EGISLATURE or MASSACHUSETTS. Not. 26■ Themeffageot the governor, as stated In Satur- ' j Gazette, was committed to a joint commit -7 v,„ vefterday reported in favour of a repeal .' ' „rS* resolution. The senate .took up "/ 3 °l X emt & by a very large majority detetmined !"' e 1 "•VSS* "J'™ « £ bit. so' Tht T*\"" ? f 0 f P fete was fully and ably debated in the house, and . l.ft iveiiine, it was determined by yeas and !«., in ,ferfon» wiM)ft fate it is to be connefttd with the a .theatre must tie condemned to the fame rate of re was myneration which was received thirty years ago.— ,- 7 , It at that day the emoluments of the theatre were he *r such as to leave the parties in fiatu quo, after many i n „ years pursuit of the profeffion—)iow is it passible He v that the institution of a theatre can now be sup- ties f ported at the prices then paid far ticke;s when the qusr „ rate ot living, hibor, and every charge attendant those on a theatre is trebleil ? enouj FOR TKt GAZETTE OFTHE UNITED STATSS; Mr. Fen no, cefsf* You will much oblige many of yourfubferibers, » as well as other fitizens, by publishing the enclosed p. in to monow's paper. t Rate, To the friends of the dkama. had Messrs. Wigiull and Reinaglc have opened 'heir ftreig theatrical cireer in this place, with a pieee of po cone, licy that, I will venture to fay, is as unplesfant, as don, it was unexpected 10 the public mind. I mean the tnou: rife in the price of the box and pit tickets—Rely. O ing on the general rage for novelty a.id new per- Fren forme«, and the liberal encouragement the citizens whic of Philadelphia have always {hewn to lefpe&able ta. Adi lents in any profeffion, they believe that Mr. Coo- fever per k Mrs. Merry will be excellent pioneers to an ing, encroachment upon our purses, which, though com in th fhenced with some affectation of modesty, may be coe z purfucd, upon the fame principles, to any extent M —Th* managers pretend that the expenditures of appc the theatre will not be supplied at the present prices, trv f The firft queflion then is, Whether the mode now E adopted is the proper one to encreafe their revenue, " A and will it have that effedl ? 1 anlwer without hefi- b tation, in tht negative. j„ As the theatre is much more than large enough ta contain all who have hitherto attended it, even that at the eld prices, do tht maoagers expest to fee have this number encreafed by the advance of price? his: 1 Certainly not—The only mode of filling their is tl 1 house, and of consequence their coffers-, is by en- derc 1 larging and improving the entertainment offered— his 1 1 If this is done, at any leifonable expence, I will out . answer for it, it will be found the only certain me. the . thod of «nriching the theatre—Eriereafing the price bis i of admittance, without this encreafe of entertain- ral 1 1 ment is doubly absurd—and yet it is the precise coo- and duA of the managers—The company cannot, rvert afic with the late additions, be thought comparable to or 1 - what it was, when supported with the talents of Mr. tog Fennel, Mr. Chalmers, Mr. & Mrs. Whitlock, Mis said - Marshall, Mr. Bates, &c. Where arc these lofles ftp- tak • plied? I will not fay—W'-.re are thele talents ex- the I celled ? More money then is demanded of u;, for fcls I less consideration—From the general difi;outent at 4 this meal'ure that I find in all clafTcs and circles, his and the justness and reasonableness of that difcon- the tent, the managers will find the utter defeat of this por left-handed policy, attended with very feriouslofTes tot 1- —-A desire to fee the new perfornleis (on whole n Herculean credit this mad fchtrne is attempted) e may draw a few good houles; but when this eif»i ---■, ofity is fatisfied or disappointed, I doubt not to x fee the boxes deserted': and those people who for h merly frequented the pit at will now go to 3" 1, the gallery at —Weak mrafures are generally 5' le done in a weak manner-—lf the managers havegra- f°' 1- titude or grnercfity, let lhrm remember that thru' —- the 'aft season they were supported entirely by an r:^ exertion or public liberality—" With fmcere re Eti '• gret and great deference" I fay that t'nsir jJerform ances in general deCevved. nothing bat contempt— rer g If a good play was attempted., the charaflert weie so wretchedly cast, as to affend nothing byt disap pointment and disgust—and yet I cull tjjflJn the ' r<: managers to fay, if they left by tht lift feafor.f — id If, on the contrary, their profits were not very et handsome—is they now have it in their power, to f a^ n. offer better entertainment, they are bound to do it p e ir —and, I will venture to fay, they will find their vi s ce advantage in the taste and liberality of the public, J a ic jf they do bo: defeat it by this fhamcful and unjust re is imposition—On another occasion, 1 will more mi- vc ft nntely examine the reasons offered by the managers, c h n- whioh are as flimfy and unfounded, as th. y are un- 0 f nt just. HONEST POLICY. te v - e " The attempt tf> crush the trade of England is\ openly avowed by the French directory Confider-1 1 able proerefs is made in the execution of it, and j our jacobin news papers, either from flupidity orl at corruption already exuli that the neutral dates from! g: the Baltic quite to the Adicatic, have been compcld jj u ® ' by the French to shut their ports against the En °" glifh, if they fhoald not meet with checks they wilt* do the like in America. Already they juftify .the '»• faithlefs and wicked project of pteying upon thet 5 '' n commerce of Amsrica with England. The eyes ia- 0 f (bis country are not so blind, nor is it s spirit so deband, as to acqniefce, much less to rejoice in this or ' ufurpatien of our independent sovereignty, this vi- c( ,r - olatiori of u»t neutiality, this faithlefs and fhsme lefs breach of a solemn treaty ? If the jacobins! 0 have a spark of eiNier feofe ar patriotism, they willl fee, and will at last confefs, that French fucceffesjp are no longer to be celebrated. When France bc-l comes master of all Etirope, America will not beJ f, on mistress even of her o'wn seas. Our ships must rot re- in port, or fail only where France will permit. Is j is this independence ? Fallen jacobins do you wish all ,) to power to France, so that the United States shall lie p ng at her mercy. Degenerate, poor spirited wretches, g lif- j>o to France, and while you renounce your own jc- country, adore ycur own kind of liberty al the foo« j ra- of the guillotine—you will be at home there, in here you are strangers and traitors. •n~ . i ■ th PARIS, 15 Vendtmiaire, Oflober 7. t ■ed Severol journalists have announced that Jourdati it was at Paris. Poultier has added, that he refufed en to dine with M. Benezech. These journalists were icy milhken, and Poultier, according to curtom, has told a lie. Jourdan has not appeared at Paris. 1 ,ns LONDON, October to. I ng Li'rd Malmfbury, who is certainly appointed 1 lu 'nirtiiter to Paris, is son oi Mr. Harris, the author j al of the celebrated work called Hermes, who, about ( ;he 30 years ago, was one of the lordß of the admiral- ( jfi- ty, and afterwards a lord of the treasury. Ihe pre- ] the lent lord, who is just fifty years old, was, in 1768, 1 the appointed secretary to the embassy to Spain. He 1 ' ' "' " . wa* mr.de mini Her at BtulTels, and in orlo 1 77 2 » envoy extraordinary to Berlin. In 1776, Colu he went in the fame character to Petersbutgh, and Eliaa m 1784, he was made ambafTador to the Hague. Virjf He was particularly inflrumental in concluding trea- Betf< ties favourable to Prtiftia'and Holland; in confe- Dian quence of which he was granted certain honours in Monl those countries His lordlhip has had experience Betfi enough to make an able negotiator ; and if minis- ters are sincere, we have no doubt he will be fnc- The cefsfol on the present orcaficn.. to October 14. The A vague account yetterday leached town, bro't Oi to Deal by a veflel from Quebec, that the Pearl fr?- The Rate, Capt. Ballard, with a- convoy from thence, w< hail been taken by Richery's fqnadron in the The ftreightt of Celleifle. This intelligence, we are J fa! concerned to (late, is in part cunfi-mcd bv the Lon- Ci don, one of the cQavoy, arriv.d vefierday at Ports- mont mouth. " ' 46, On the 20th ult. this convoy fell in with two Sa French frigates cruising in the fireights of Belleide, diys which captured' the Jemima, Progress, Albion, Sa Active, Earl Marclimont, Sorrel and Convention, from feveu of the convoy. We are happy in announc-! Bofti 1 ing, that the Pearl made her escape, and is anived do; tn the Downs. She had on board governor Sim- i phia, : ooe and his family. Phil: Mr. Moore, of thpfecretary of state's ofHee, is S( f appointed secretary to the commifEon in thiscoun- day* . try for fettling Arpericar< claims. long EMBARGO ONGENOESE VESSELS. Norf , "At the court at St. Jimes's, the 12th of Ofto- 37, ber, 1796, present, the king's tnoft excellent j day* in council: 1 " Whereas his majesty has received intelligence A I thatfome (hips belonging to his majesty's fubjefts dsys c have been, are detatued in the port of Genoa ; Si ? his majesty, with thp advjee of hi| ptivy council, I *erp ris thereupon pleaftd to order, and it is hereby or- B - dered, that no (hips or belonging to any of - his niajefty's fubjefts b« permitted to enter or clear A II out for Genoa, or any poit within the territory of I dayi :• the republic of Genoa, until further order: And 1 e bis majesty is further plrsfed to order, tliata gene- dem 1- ral emhargo or flop, be made of all Genoese Slips The >• and vefiels whatsoever, new within, or which here- witl n after (hall come into, any of the port*, harbour*, 1 0 or road*, within the kingdom of Great-Britain, j Bos r. toge'her with all perfoiTs and rffefts on board the I I !. fa id (hips and vessels ; but that the utmoll care be of ] 3- taken for the preservation of all and every part of I c- the cargoes on board any of the said (hips and vef-j t ir fels ; embezzlement whatevei be fuflained : I . st •' And the right hon* the lmds commiffianers of j Oil s, his majelly's treafmy, the lords commifliotiers of j i- the aiimirghy, and the lord warden of the cir.qut I is ports,- arc to give the neceflV.ry direction herein as I wc ' es to them may mfpeftively ?.pperthi». I (e ' «W. FAWKENER." ] IV I Wi : > : 3 to BOSTON, November 28. j , r . Yesterday arrived brig Salty,' capt. Blint-hard, j dri; to 38 days from London, rhe pipers by her are to the I Jy ijih Oft. only, which is one day later than be-j a _ fo»e received—they contai i nothing very material I 1 —iMr. Sciiaw one of the King's mefiengers fc> ma ai) off on the 14th with dispatches to the jßa f . Emperor, fuupofed to contain the plan of Lord I Tl M-tlmft'.vty's iivftruftions, and defiting the concur-I lea rence ofibis Impeiial Majefly to the negotiation of bei te peace with the Freileh ' It was generally under- I flci p. Itoud that the Etnbaffy to France, would set out I 20 } le from London ott the 15th October. I *hi - FROM LISBON. - l* 1 ' ty Capt. Dagget arrived here yctterday, after a pas- J® to sage of 36 days from Lilhou. By him we did ex- j lit pest a confirmation of the part of Jer- , eir vis's fquadroa—but althout>h he left Lifbon'five it) days later than capt. Myrickj, (who brought the — repqrt,) he heard nothing of the kind till hearri ni- ved in Boston. He con&rms the account of a de- I :rs, claration of War by -Spain against England, and tn- of the failing of a large Spanilh fleet up the Medi-1 terranean. GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE LIST, j ,nd PHILADELPHIA, December j. - or AKRIYED. Day. " ro Ship Eagle, Fofdick, London 49 ti " f' 1 ' Brig Neptufie, Rhodes, New-fork ill ft, ° Lady Walterftoiff, Walker, St. Croix 30 I *'1 Schr. Rambler, Weaver, Virginia 4 the CLEARED. Schr. Har.nony, Spooner, Widiington N. C. yes The (hip Eagle arrived last night from London, 1 failed from the Down* the 15th of October. this T} ie ship William Peon dropped down to Glou- Jai v '* cefter point yeHesdsy morning, on her voyage (0 m e " London, wheic (he i» to be coppered immediately | jinsl of| |, er air ival. W' 11 ! The Dominick Terry fail* thi* day for Liver- CS ) P° 0 '- I b'-J The ship Prosperity, captain Craig had ariired t | [ from Philadelphia. rot The (hip Fame, <-apt. Jone* wa* carried into d I s Falmouth by a Etitifh (hip of war, and detained 15 c • all days." Het papers being sent up to London (he was I '" e permitted to go round, and wa* discharging her car l'e,» go when the Eagle failed. J - nwn Capta* Fofdick, spoke the (hip Factor, from foot j New-Y«rk f or London, out 15 days, but Charukstoh, No*. 15. ■) 1 ARRIVED. Brig FrienrMhip, Clarke, Philadelphia Schooner Harriot, Clarke, l\hode-lf!end - Sloop F' >ra, Whitbridge, New-Bcdford rdah Anna, sTand, do. j used Martha, Noetham, Rhode-Idand were Bojtow, Nov. ty hat Arrived, brig William, Cheney, 4a days from - 1 Liverpool. Sailed in company with the/ollowing r veflel*, vi*. / or Rebecca, Stoae, Boston nted Polly, Adaqi*, thor Jane, Piince, Portland tiout Caroline, Motley, 4°- iral- Commerce, Delano, New-York . pre- Polly, Drnmraond, New-York 768, Alliance, Wood, do. He Rtbewa, Tborapfor, Ph^adelphia " * ' Orion, Shaw, Baltimore S Columbia, Town*, ' do. Eliaa, Luce, Norfolk Virjf. Packet, Willi, do. Bet fey, Solomon, \V}l,-oin«ton Diamond, Jones, Noith Carolina Montezuma, Haward, James River Bel fey, , - WifcafTet . Kennedy, Bolton The (hip Hope, Edgarton, for New-London, left to fail when ready. Tiie Eagle, Briard, for North Carolina to fail 20th October. The Caroline. Alden, and President, Barrington, were not reported. The Sea Nymph, M'Dougal for Philadelphia to fail 20th October. Capt. Cheney spoke the Polly, Capt. Brual mond, mentioned above in loog. 41, W. and la«. 4.6, N. all well. Same day arfived brig Apollo, capt. Parker, 41 diyi from Cadiz. , Same Jay, (hip Caroline, capt. Cutter, 37 days from Havre. Left there, (hip Henry, Paiker of Boston ; Nancy, Pepper of do ; (hip Cleopatra, o£ do ; {hip Dispatch, capt. Moulton, of Philadel ; phia, failed in company with Captain Cutter, ofr Philadelphia ; brig George and Harriet for Boston. rfSame day arrived (loop President, Finley, 30 dayi from L'Orient. Spake, Nov. 2, lat. 24, long. 24, 30, brig Mary, Rich, 35 days flora Norfolk, for Cowes. Nov. 7, lat. 44, 45, long. 37, 10, spoke the rttip Olive Branch, Sands, 23 I 1 days from New-York for Amflerdam, all well. November 26. Arrived this day, fchr. Industry, Dimick, 83 days Irom Rotterdam. I Schr. Rebecca, capt. Stoae, 40 day* from Li' , verpool. Brig Delight, Dean, 40 days from Bourdeaux. : November 27. Arrived this day rtiip Sarah, capt. Dagget, 55 • I days from Li(bon. I The Ventis, of Wells, ha* bfcen con • demned at Cape Francois, as Eoglilb property- — I The principal circumstance againit her Was failing • without a sea letter or pafTport. , 1 The Sally, Blanchard, was to leave Londotvfor , I Boston, Oft. 10. : Left at Portau-Punce id October, capt. Loot r I of Portsmouth, and capt. of Kennebunk. f FROM LLOVD'S LfST—O&iert I, 1A- I Gravefend, ariived, Abigail, YtQit, Pliiledd' I phia ; Franklin, Allen, Corneiiu*, f I Gilbert, Tirginia ; Bedford, Coats, Boston j Bet ,f fey, Philips, Charleston : Sailed, Three Brothers, , I Smith, BoMon ; Martin, Colley, Virginia j Hopir s I well, Hutchinfor., Charleston, (S. C.) Callander, I do. Eagle, Philadelphia. I Deal, remain for, Charleston ; Caroline, Inglit, I Winyaw, Richards, do. Portsmouth, arrived Liberty, Robfon, Amniia. I Falmou'.h, arrived Hamilton, Farral, Alexan- I dria. Ie I Hull, arrived Molly, Temperon, New-York, e- I Dublin, arrived, Jafeph, New-Yorky al Coik, arrived Grange, Miller, New-York J Bow el man, Dickfon, Virginia ; Betley, Cunningham, >e Baltimore. rd j By an *rriva) from Ctdi%, yesterday, 41 days,.wc r. learn, that War was declared there the 141b Ofto of her, between Spain and England ; that the Spauifii r- I fleet which failed from Cadiz, Oft. I, conlrilmg of ut 20 men of war, 4 ftigates, and 3 (loops, bound up I the Streights, had full in with and captured I three Britilh frigates and transports of Admiral j- Jarvis's fleet, and sent them into Alicant, where the fleet all had arrived fafe, and that a Britilh transport had been feitt into Cadiz, I taken bv a Spanish frigate. jH RAISINS. Je- — n j A few Caflcs and Boxes of Excelle»t Frefti RAISINS, just received, ond for sale by * Joseph Anthmy h Co. Also a new 11 l-a inch CABLE, 120 fathoms long. — I December 5.. flf r * Cheap French China. . THE fukferibers finding it impoflible t» fnpply th«ir store with any more China from France, the price* being too immoderate in the manufactories, give no -49 t ice that they will fell at prime colt the remaining II stock oa hand, confißing «f 30 Dessert Setts, 1 4 Tea-Table Setts Separate Cups and Saucers r Grdupes and Figures Alabaster Vases on ' LoJUijig GlalTes, ia gilt frames, I Be fides India Japan'd Toilet Desks, Chairs, Table* ou» I and Quadrille Boxes. PASQUIER Sc Co. (o I No. 91, South becond-ftreet. Ely I December sth. tts TO BE SOLD, rer " A Lot of Ground in Spruce-ftrect, I Twenty-eight feet front, and 140 feet deep, with red the Buildings thereon erected consisting of two Houses. This estate, whieh is opposite Mr. Bingham's Gar nto den, is clear of every incumbrance, and poflcflioa 1 c can be given in two of three months. For further particulars, and terms, apply to was * WM. CRAMOND- H Dec. <■ h :om Genteel Boarding and Lodging, For Two Gentlemen, may be had it No. 63, south Third-street, opposite' the New Bank—Where any number of Gentlemen may be accommodated in the , • best manner with Boarding only. > hl ' December <■ *4 f "d "Wan t e i>, I A WOMAN of good charafler, to undertake the . care of a child r and who would occasionally do other . |' nd work in a family. Apply at No. 109, Spruce-fireet. f" I sth December. T-V. f - J For Salt at this Office, for I Twenty-fix s, upon inte ft°n resting fubje£ts, 1' a Refpcft'w the Revolution of America ; Written in Holland in the Year 1780, J" By bis Excellency JO H N ADA M 5, orlt While he was loie Mtnifttr Plenipotefitiary from the ' o| k United States of America, for negociating a Peacc, a. and a Treaty of Commerce, with Great-Britain.— phia December 5.