tbt director mentions an inftanec, Ip which out of
56,000 ounces of silver nearly 24,000
ounces were alloy, the coining of the whole cost
government jool. and yet the depositor receiv
ed the difference in coin withoot charge !
This report was referred to a fel ■ft committee of
ihree members and ordered to be printed.
Mr. D. Foster, by direction of the committee
of claims moved to have that committee discharg
ed from the further eonfideration of the petition of
William Howe, a Nova-Scotia refugee, and to
have a committee appointed on thai fubjeft.—A
greed.
Mr. Andrew Jackson presented t!y petition of
James Orr of the (late of Teaeffee, praying for
restitution for the loss of five horses which the Che
rokee Indians had taken from him. Referred to
the committee of claims.
Mr. S. Lyman prefemed the petition of Gilbert'
Deneb, praying for relief on account of service
performed during the war. Referred to the com
mittee of claims.
Mr. Dearborn said he thought there were a num
ber of claims called liquidated claims which ought
not to be affected by the aft of limitation. He
begged leave therefore to propose a resolution tot
the house on that fubjeft. It was to the following
effect :
" ltefolved that 0 ttmmittei be appointed to en
quire into and report on the expediency or inexpe
diency of designating certain claims against the li
nked States to be excepted from the power of the
»ft of limitation."
Mr. W. Smith thought as business refpefting
claims was always referred to the committee of
claims this enquiry alio might beentrufted to them.
He ihould move, therefore, to amend the refoluti.
on by striking out the words, « a nomnittee to be
appointed," and add in their place " the commit
tee of claims be inftrufted."
Mr. Dearborn said he had no objection to the
enquiry being submitted to the committee of claims.
His aim would be anfweredif the enquiry was only
made. Agreed.
The order of the day was called for on the mili
tia bill, when
Mr. Williams rose and spoke at considerable
length against the present fyttem and t also against
the bill before them, and waa decidedly in favour of
striking out the firft feflion. His observations, in
which he recommends a new military fyftcm, will
be given to-morrow.
The queflion was put for striking out the firft
clause, and carried, there being 49 votes in favour
of it.
Mr. W. Smith moved that the committee rife,
report progress, and alk leave to fit again ; which
lie hoped would be denied ihem, in order that the
bill might be re committed to a felefil committee.
Mr. W. Lyman wished before the committee
rose, that what related to exemptions might be de-_
tided upon.
Mr. Hartley was in favour of the committee's
rising, that the bill might be re committed before
it was farther discussed. The plan which had been
proposed by the gentleman from New-York had
some weight with him, and he had no doubt it
would be attended to in a feleft committee.
Mr. Dearborn said his colleague ( Mr. W. Ly
»«n) seemed to think it would be Iseft to deter
mine now on the fubjeft of exemptions. He be
lieved there Were few gentlemen who did not con
cur on that head. A great complaint against the
present system was, that the burden of military ser
vice fell only upon \few. He doubted not the bill
would be rectified in this refpeft in the feleft com
mittee ; but he was not tenacious of his opinion,
and had no particular objection to its being done
then. —
Mr. Kitahell wiihed the bill to be re-commit
ted before any further steps were taken.
The committee rose and reported, and on leave
being asked to fit again, leave was refufed.
Mr. W. Smith moved that the bill be recommit
ted to a feleft committee.
Sixteen, nine and five members were mentioned
for a committee. The sense of the house was firft
taken upon the gteateft number and loft by a ma
jority of one 5 it was then taken en niue aad. tarri-
Mr. Coit wiflied to call the the attention of tne
house to a fubieft which he thought of fom# im
portance ; it was the balances due from feversl
dates ot the union to the United States. Three
years, he said, had elapsed since a report was made
•n that fubjtft. He did not know what order
was proper to be taken with that business Some
thing however ought to he dona. He thought
the firft ftcp fnonld be to ask the debtor staPes for
payment. He wished therefote to submit to the
>house the following resolution, which he wilhed to
lie on the table till to morrow.
" Resolved that the' committee of ways and
means be directed to report whether any, and if
any what measures should be taken relative to the
balances which by report of the committee appoint,
ed to fettle the accounts, were found due from dif
ferent Hates in the union"
' Mr. Ln'iujrft o " fa'd two clauses had been omit
ted by some inadverier.cy in the bill for the relief
and protection of American feamtn. They were
the clauses refpefting certificates on which the two
houses had differed in opinion. At the clauses
werej essential, the Frefident had supplied them.
With a view of removing this difficulty, and with
'»view of bringing the fubjeft again before the
house, he moved a resolution to the following ef
feft. . 5
" Resolved that a committee be appointed to en
quire into the alterai ions of the aft for relief and
protection of Ameriean seamen, and to report
what amendments are necessary to be made there
to." .
A committee of three members was appointed.
Mr. Blount said that Congress passed a resolu
tion on the t6th September 1796, granting ceitain
bounties and grants of land to the reprefentativcs of
officers and soldiers who were (lain in battle, which
be thought equally applied to those who died in
service. He said both cases had foimerly been
onfidered as included, but latterly the secretary at
war hadmaiea diftinftion. He should propose a
resolution to the haufe, in order t» have • declara
tion of their sense upon It. The refutation was to
the following-affecj.
?' Itefolvcd that a qpmroittee be appointed to
eaquire into, andtcport their opinion, on the equi
ty and expediency of extending to the representa
tives of officers and soldiers who died in the service,
the advantages allowed hy the resolution of Con
gress, Sept. 16,1776, to representatives of those
officers and soldiers slain by tae enemy." Ordered
to lie on the table* Adjourned.
Philadelphia,•
WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER n, 1796.
Rbiurn or Cor Ei ! g 1 =<3
FOR ?? •! I s ; > §
PRESIDENT < f -! I, f>
AND -i i V" \ . S' ■*(
VICE-PftESfDENT s - d
Ncw-Hampflure, 6| 6 1 2
Maflachufetts, K>;'J 1
NHode-Ifland, 4! 4
Connecticut, 9I 4 5
Vermont, 4! 4
New-York, u 11
New-Jerfejr, , 7I 7
Pennsylvania, ij *141$,
Delaware, 3 I
Maryland, f44 3! 1
Virgiaii, 1 no nj 31
Kentucky,
T'nnefiee,
North-Carolina, 1 11 1 6 1
South-Carolina, I
Georgia, |
Total, 71 5749 13 i^ 1 a 5 ; 1 2 5
In North-Carolina, on« vots was given tor Charles
Pinckncy, and three for Judge Iredell.
Maeriid, on Thursday evening (aft, by the Rev.
Mr. Turner, Mr. Hsnry Rsynolßs te Mili Peggy
N*gle.
*•* "Two words of an European"shall appear to
morrow.
In consequence of three or four attempts on dif
ferent nights, to set fire to different parti of this
city, by some infernal incendiary, or incendiaries,
Meetings of the citizens are called at 1 lie Mer
chants' Coffee-houfe, and at the Commissioners'
Hall, in Southwarky to devise some efFediual mea
sures of security from such atrocious attempts.
The Hon. Jonathan Freeman, Efq is eledted
by the people the 4th Representative in Congress
for the State of New Hampfliire.
Daoie! Dtinfcoinb, Esq. is appionted Clerk of
the Federal Court for the Diftrift of New-York,
vice Hon. Judge Troup.
0" A special meeting of the American Philosophi
cal Society will b« held at their Hall this evening at
6 o'clock.
The ntov, December 10. j
The American citizens have often been aftonilh'd
at the f»rprizing Equeflrian abilities of the celebra
ted Rickstts. We think the following account
of his pedeftrial performance, equals, if not furpaf
ies any of his feats of Hoifemmfhip. Oil Saturday
lad he ran, on foot, from Princeton, to Shabakunk
bridge (two miles and a halt from this city) in 52
minutes, which is nine miles and a half, and at the
rate of a mile every five minutes and a half. Mr.
Ricketts, some months since, went asgreatadif
tance in near as fhortatime, which by some was
thought incredible—to fatisfy and convince such,
'he undertook thetafk again on S>«urday, in com
pany with theNew-Yerk public llage, from New-
York to Philadelphia—the passengers in which tef
tify tu the truth of this performance.
COMMUNICATIONS.
Our American Frenchmen fiy, the victorious re
public of France is irrefiftablc ; America is at her feet,
and cannot defend herfelf. If this is (which God be
thanked it is not) the deplorable and terrible condi
tion that the vineries of the IVoiich have brought the
United States into, may one make bold to «ik the ci
tizen democrats where was the good ftnfe and patri
otism of that p.>rty in rejoicing at the fucetffes which
have brought this about! Are they such aliens, or
rather traitors, in their hearts, as to rejoice full when
frefh facceffes are announced I
" The French have no commerce," fay our states
men, >vho claim to be so much wisir than th« Pre
fident —" If we go to war with that republic there
will be notking for our privateers to take " Excellent
wifdont! X*' these wisest of counlellors but lately
advised our merchants anil farmers to depend Wholly
on the Freucb trade and manufactures ! Mark the
cooCftency of this language.
GRATITUDE.
It is with this virtue as with raoft others, those
who have it molt in their months have it lead in their
hearts.
Gratitude 11 The French, and the presses devoted
to them, have mad* a constant din about this sacred
debt. When our peace, our government, and our
independence,' were nearly facrifked, these deceivers
demanded the facrifice as a token that the fin of in
gratitude (hould not lie at the door of our nation.
To whom is this obligation due? Not to Wlsl
ington, you tell us, bccauf: he did no more than his
duty, and it would be dangerous to be grateful ts
him.
Is it due to the King of France, the very man who
did the favor—the man to whom we raised flatues and
sung anthems ? O no, wi owe nothing to a King 1
and if we did, the guillotine has paid off the score.
Shall we thank the late Queen I O no, 'tis just as
bad as to thank a King. It is true {be was the firft
mover in the whole affair * but no matter; {he is as
cold in her grave as the femimeut of gratitude in
Jacobin hearts. ( <
Shall we thank the La Fayettes, the Cuflinee, the
LaUzuns, and the troops of heroes who fought for us ?
No, ne, no: the firft is baniihed i moll of the others
have had their throats cut. •
Te whom then are we »o owe fealty and homage ?
To those who cuy heir throats ? Why ? Because they
helped our revolution? No, thtj did not help it.—
Because they are good and benevolent ts all men?
Read their history for the answer. IJecaufe they are
so very just, friendly and refpeftful, to the free go
vtrnment which is 'lie i-i|vc and rich fruit of our inde
pendence ? No such thing.
What then it the blS* of the Jjcobia claith of gra
titude > Precisely this: The French emiflaries will
help the Jacobins to pull down our government. They
i lute as we hate ; and this sympathy »f pafiions, and
I community of interests, renders it ufeful to dupe as
nuny as we can. The song of gratitude his been a
fyrea-fong which in 1793 almost lulled aileephtiic true
spirit of independence.
SENATE of PENNSYLVANIA,
December »i, 1796.
On motion of Mr. Barton, seconded by Mr D. Wh*-
len ; the fallowing Resolutions were adopted and fer.t
to the -Aflembly for concurrence :
Whereas the wife, firm and patriotic administration
of George Wafiington, Piefid«nt of the United
states, has finally conduced to the prosperity and bap
pinefs which the people of America enjoy, and the best j
reward we can bestow on him, is the expression of
our gratitude and approbation. Therefore,
Rei'olved unanimonfly,
That a committee be appointed to prepare and re
port to this house, an adcirefs to the President of the
United States, e\pre/five of our fentimentj with regard
to his past conduit, and of the sensations of regret | I
with which we contemplate his intended retirement j I
from office. |
Whereas the late address of the President to tha peo- j
pie of the United States, is in the opiaien of this Le- (
giflatare, an meflimabk legacy, replete with featirnents 1
highly important to the tnterefls of our country, jnd
deserving the most' serious attention of freemen—l '
Therefore, I
Resolved, That the said address be printed and pub- I
lilhed with the laws us the present fefiion, I
Ycfterday a Committee of the Senate of this ]
commonwealth waited on the governor, with the <
following answer to his Address: 1
To Tiomat Mifflin, Governor of the Commonwealth
of Ptnnfylvania.
Sir,
The encteafing population of the
with the general prosperity aad happinefn of its ci
tizens, afford a p!eafi»j( evidence of the wisdom of
oar political iifiituuons.
Imp cSVd with a firm convi&ion, that the law*
alone lhould govern, and that by them, the will of
the community (hosld be so prescribed as to
preclude the neceffiry of exercising individual
.'ifcrction, we cannot but be sensible of the propri
ety of an attentive review of our laws rcfpeAing
elections, and (hall be wanting in duty to our con
diments, if we do not use every endeavour to a
mend and render them more dear and explicit.
The eftabliftiment and regulation of a military
force compatible with the freedom, yet adequate to
theexigencts of society, without impefing unneces
sary burthens on its members,, is an ohjedl that
will be the fuh)ȣl of our most serious deliberations.
Believing knowledge and virtue the best guar
dians of public and ptivate happiness, and sensible
of the importance of impreffiens received in early
life, we (hall not be deterred by the difficulties of
the undertaking, or by any past mifcarringes, from
attempting to fulfill a conflitutional duty, and
place the attainment of tifeful inlUuftion, within
the reach of our most indigent fellow citizens. <;
VVe finccrcly participate in your regret, th*t in
the public tranfa&ions of the ui.ion, we aie about
to be deprived of the virtues and talents of ou*
beloved Prclident, which have justly inspired ani
[ verfal confidence, am. fervently join in your wifties,
that his remaining days may be happy as his past
life has been glorious.
I n the course of our fefGon, the remaining ob
jects of you addrefiSvill,' neceflarily, eagage a dire
attention, and we (hall rely, with confidence, on
your co-operation in every measure adapted to
the welfare of the community.
By order of the Senate,
ROBERT HARE,
Speaker of the Senate.
BY THIS DAY'S MAILS.
BOSTON, December 14.
INFORMATION.
Prom Lifbtot, via Marbleh'ad.
A vessel arrived at Marblehead on Sunday even
lag, in 42 days from Lisbon. Accounts from her
confirm the intelligence of a public declaration of
war between Spain and England and a letter
from an eminent merchant in Liibon, gives an opi
nion, that a general peace may be expe&ed the
present winter.
No conSrmation of the capture of admiral Jar
vis' squadron, came in her.
NEW YORK, December 19.
We obfsrve the appointment of agents to protest
and procure the releafc of American seamen that
I have been impressed, is likely to produce good ef
! fe&s. One good effect which the declaimets against
our<govertraient did not intend nor expect, is, to
demonstrate by official dacuments, that the Briti(h
vessels imprefi very few American seamen—that
they do not wish to imprcfa any—and that as foen
as the men are proved to be Americana, they are
delivered up without difficulty.
We learn that Mr. Haven is probably re-elected"
a representative in Congress for the diftridl of Long
lfland.
: ; . ; I
ejitTTß er thi united itatss marine list.
I
PHILADELPHIA, December »t.
Captain Morse on his passage home, from Aux-
Cayes, on the Coait of Hifpaniola, fell in with a
British fleet of 11 fail of the line—bound to wind
ward.
ARRIVED. Days
Brig Fame, Churnfide, Port-au-Prince 40
Betsey, White, Isle of France 111
Scht. Sea Flower, Langfotd, Portsmouth n. h. 13
Harriet, Parker, Charleston lo
Heleno Plumftead, Green, Port-au-prince 14
Daphne, Merfe, Aux-Cayes 38
Sloop Sally, Watts, Port-au-Prince 40
Sapply Stubbs, L'Aoceveau 45
Capt. White >|| the brig Betsey, failed from the
Isle of France, August 29— and left there the fol
lowing vessels.
Ship Northern Liberties, Geddes, Philadelphia,
Ship Ganges, Elkins, Boftondo.
- ... Ketch, Br*ther»|Of Salcta, do.
S<4ioon?r Sally, Tln'ftle, Beverly, <?«.
Skip Initoflan, Lewis, Philadelphia—deftlnatU
on unknown.
Ship Five Brothers, Brown, Boston, do.
Ship Kitty, M'Pherfon, Philadelphia y— to fail
in 30 days.
Ship Raring Beach, Philadelphia—to fail in IJ
days for Hamburgh.
| Ship Grand Turk, Mallaby, N«rw-York—to fail
in 30 days.
Ship Anna Catharine, do.—arrived from Bor
deaux.
Ship Martha, Maddock, Bofton—deftiaation un
known.
Ship Nancy, Gardner, do.—for the Cape Good-
Hope.
Ship Eliza, do.—Seized, Cargo a
prize.
TO THE PUBLIC.
THE caution introduced into the public prints,
warning all pcrfons against purchasing from the
grantees of Blair M'Clenachan, any portion of the
large, real and personal eftatesJic conreyed away to
his fon-in law and to his children was the result of
a deliberation had upan thefubjeft by a general and
numerous meeting of the creditors as well of Blair
M'Clenachan and P. Moore as of Blair M'Clena
chan individually. It was do more than an execu
tion of that trull confided in the fubferibtrs by ,
those creditors: a step which it would have been a
breach of duty and honor in them to have oraitter?.
The very fiatement of the fact therefore must dis
pel the imputation that it was either " precipitate
or vindidive.'' It originated in a desire to feeurC
the property of the debtor as a ftind tor the pay
ment of his just debts. It was fanftioned by the
advice of council as a meafurc neeejfary to the fafety
of the creditors. If the advertisement has been
injuria** to Mr. M'Clenachan he owes that injury
to his own unjnftifiable conduct, not to the fub
fciibers who have merely publifhsd the truth i*
terms as mild as the fad would admit, and who
mean to investigate in a high court of jufticc the
validity of those purchasers of whieb Mr. M'Cle
nachan so confidently fpeaki.
The subscribers therefore are bound by a sense
of duty to the creditors in general to repeat their
camion againU purthafug of those grantees or
either of them, and to extend the terms of u to a
purchase from any other persons (if such there be}
to whom Mr. M'Clenachan may have made similar
conveyances.
(Signed) T. FITZSIMONS,
P. NIC KLIN,
ISAAC WHARTON,
WILLIAM M'MURTRIE,
SAMUEL W. FISHER.
Philad. Dec. 21, 1795.
Just Arrived,
Per fchoor.tr Daphne, Captain Morft, frtm Auk•
Cay ft,
A Cargo of Sugar and Coffee.
Alft, per brig Betsey, Captain White, frtm the IJlt
of France,
7* Hogtheads, 1 puncheon, and aj eanifttri, of
Batavia Sugar
45 Hogfbeads Pepper of Malabar
65,000 lb. Coffee •
4j.0c0 Cotton
4,000 Indigo—*-For Sale by
F. Coppinger,
No. aal, South Front-street
December 11 f
Readings and Recitations,
Moral, Critical, and Entertaining;
MR.' FENNELL /
RESPECTFULLY informs the Ladies and Gentlemen
of Philadelphia, and iu vicinity, that an In raduSory
Reading will be delivered at the College-Hall, o* Tnefday
avining neit, at 7 o'clock.—Where, by permission of the
honorable, the Trafteei of the University, the eourfewill
be regularly continued during the winter.
Oecafional admission tickets to be had of Mr. Poulfoa,
Jua.r.t «he Library ; at Mr. M'Elvec's looking-glafi-ftore.
No. 70, South Fourth-street; and at Mr. Carey's, Book
seller, Market-street.
Dec. >i. ___ djt.
OLD THEATRE.
To-Morrow Evening, Tliurfday, December *td, »
Signior FALCONI
Imprefled with the highest sense of the applause
which the Ladies and Gentlemen have afforded his lift
performance, proposes to give another, consisting of a
variety of experiments, never before exhibited, and
fliew his gratitude by the greateftfxertions.
He has not thought it necessary to enumerate the va
rious obje&s with which he means fc entertain the
company, as he does not wish to anticipate the pleasure
and furpriee h« flatters himfelf to afford them ; and
which he hopes he has already fuffisiently proveil by
his former exhibitions, presenting always to the fpeda
tors new experiments never announced in the bill.
However; at the request of a party, he will iatroducc
The Mysterious Candle,
Which will bring to light the most abstruse queftioa
that can be proposed—and again the
Battle between the Elephant and the
Ourang Outang.
"With some improvements to render it still pleafinj
—and other new scenery. To conclude with the celebrated
Rope Dancer,
Who will this time fliew hiralelf in a masterly manner.
Just Arrived,
In the (hip Dispatch, Captain Morton, from Havre]
de-Grace, and for fele by
Isaac Snowden, jun. No. 141,
SOUTH SECOND STREET,
An invoice of Gloves of various kinds, Men't
White Silk Hose, Black and White Laces* and a few
1 pieces of Black Silk.
December 2. ffxv.
| " For Sale,
Seven elegant Seites for Buildings,
Opposite the State-House"? Garden and Congrefi-
Hall; each Lot being 25 feet front on Sixth-street,
and 120 feet deep to a 14 'eet Court, agreeable to a
plan which may be seen at the Coffee-Houfe or at the
> office of Abraham Shoemaker, No. 114, So. Fourth
ftreet, where the terms will be made known.
December 16 *603