New Theatre. For the Benefit of the Unhappy Sufferers By the late fire at Savannah, THIS EVENING, Wednesday, Deccmbw »8, "Will be presented, A COMED"t, is four ails, called The Child of Nature. v front the French of Madam Genlis, by the authtrefs of Every one hat his Fanlt. Marquis of Alminia, Mr. Wignell Count Valantia, Mr. Mureton . Duke Murcia, Mr. Warren Seville, ' Mr. Warrell Greaada, Mr. W'etrrell, jun. jft Peafaat, Mr. Copper id Peafint, Mitchell Marckidaeft Meridi, Mrs. Morris Amanthis, Mrs. Merry End of th« Comedy (for the fecontl time) a new Ballet Dance, eompofed by mr. Byrne, called The BOUQUET. 11l which will be introduced the favorite TAMBOURINE DANCE. The-priacipal parts by mr. and mrs. Byrne, mr. War rcll, jun. and miss Milboarne. To which will be added, A COMIC OPERA, in 2 afls, (written by the au thor of the Poor called The Agreeable Surprise. Sir Felix Friendly, Mr. Warren Compton, Mr. Darley Eugene, Mr. Darley, jan. Chicane, Mr. Warrell John, Mr. Warrell, jup. Thomas, Mr. Mitchell Farmer Stump, Mr. A organ Cudden, Mr. Bltftt Lingo, (firft time) Mr. Moreton Laura, Mrs. Oldmixon Mrs. Cheshire, Mrs. L'EJlrange Cowslip, Mrs. Warrell Fringe, Mrs. Harvey 0" On Friday The Wheel of Fortune; To which will be added, A celebrated OPERA, By the FRENCH COMPANY «f COME DIANS, Called, La Melomanie, Or, / MUSICAL MANIA. There will be no performance on Saturday aext •n account of the preparations for some new pieces for the ensuing week. jgj" Box, One Dollar twenty-five cents. Pit one' Dollar. And Gsllerjr, half a dollar. Tickets to be had at H. & P. Rice's tSoak-ftore, No. j® High-street, and at the Office adjoining the Theatre. Places for the Boxesto be taken at the Office in the front of th<) theatre, from is till 1 o'clo«k, and from Ic till 4 on the days of performance. Ladies and Gentlemen are requfftcd to fend their fervanta to keep places a quarter before 5 o'clock, and to order them, as soon as the company are seated, to withdraw, as they cannot on any account be permit ted t* remain. riVA T RES PUB LICA ! College-HalL Readings and Recitations, Moral, Critical 9 and Entertaining. Mr. FENNEL! > ■RefpedUully informs the Public, that On THURSDAY EVENING, December 19, at 7 o'Jlock, will be repeated An ExriANATour Ad»ress. After which will be reeited an Allegorical Poenj, in three.parts, called The CAVE or NATURE; Or, A Pifiure of the Virtues, Vices, and Pafliens, of the Haman Mind. Oecafional admiffien tiekets to be had of Mr. Poulfoa, Jan. at the Library j at mr: M'Elwee's looking-glass-store, No. 70, South Fourth-street j and at Mr. Carey's, Book seller, Market-street. This Evening, the 28 th inft. A* 6 o'clock in the evening, will be fold at 'public auction, (if not before disposed of at private falc) at the City-Tavern, All that capital mansion-house, llables, out-houfes, &c. and three contignoustra>ftsof land situate on the Welt-fide of Schuylkill ia the township of Blockley and county of Philadelphia, generally known by the name of Lanfdown, containing 199 acres I»i perches more or Ids and a messu age plantation and trad of land in Blockley town (hip a forofaid adjoining Lanfdown, containing 64 acres one perch. The premises are f» well known as to need no particular •defctiption. Few feats in America can compare with Lanfdown for convenience and elegance; it commands a •variety of rich beautiful profpefts and is remarkably heal thy. Terms affile will be made known by PHILIP NICKLIN, -) Attoraies in \ fad to ROBERT E.GRIFFITH, j James Creenlcaf. Ttrrtory of the United Statej, N. W. of the Ohio. Tdrnir ( V. > Foreign attachment. Parkke. j Notice is hereby given, To JOSEPH PARKER, late of Kalkalkia in the (now) county of Randolph, in the aforefaid, Mer chant, that in pursuance of the laWs of the Territory in that cafe provided, a foreign attachment hath issued out of the county court of common pleas of the said county, against the lands and ten err ects, goods, chattels and ef fects, rights and credits of the said fofeph Parker, at the suit ol George Turner, Esquire ; and that unless the said Joseph Parker appear hy himfclf, or Attorney, to give special bail to l'uch suit, judgment hy default will be en tered against him, at the court to be held in and for the said county, neit, after the expiration of twelve months from this date ; and the estate or elt ares so attached, will be fold for the faii,fact ion of all creditors, who fliall ap pear to be justly intitled to a demand thereon, and shall apply for that purpose. Dated at Kalk*fkia, aforefaid, this twenty-ninth of March, 1796. JOHN RICE JONES, Attorney for Plaintiff. | CONGRESS oe ran UNITED STATES. HOUSE OF REPRESEtTrATIVPJ. \_Dekatc on the Militia Bill continued Monday, December 19. Mr. Baldwin was id favor of striking out the feftion ; but if gentlemen thought it was deciding upon an important principle too hastily, he had no ebjedtion to its lying over for the present. "it might be recolledted that this was one of the firtt great objedts which engaged the attention of the present government ; it was then discussed very fully, and a long and intelligent report had been made on the fubjedt from the military department. It was at that time thought best not to decide hastily ; but to lay'the plan befpre the people that the public opinion of the system might be ascertained. He thought that opinion now fully appeared to be a gainst the measure ; they seemed to think the plan would be a laborious,expenfive operation, not worth pursuing. He thefabjedt warnow called up to fee whether they were prepared to determine upon the principle. He acknowledged that he was ready to vote against it; if other gentkmen were not, the fnbjeft might be postponed. He believed the plan not worth pursuing, and that some other plan, perhaps the old one, might be so improved as to atrfwer the end in view. He understood the mover meant the house to determine only upon the principle ; he should vote for striking oat the "firft fe&ion for the reasons he had given. Mr. Rutherford said that thegentleman who had gone before him, had so narrowed the ground he meant to have taken, that he had little left to fay. He believed the government, of the United States had nothing to do with the militia of .the individual foveteign Hates ; this was the opinion of nine tenths of the people. The condiiution was ex press, it fays : when the militia is called in'oa&wal service, they shall be under the dire&ion of the general government. But, until that take place, the different dates have the command of their own children—their own families. If, said he, the United States, continue to grasp and go so far, they will defeat the end in view ; for, said he, as soon as individual states arc told they are unequal to their own business, all is over. For if a farmer, said he, obtrudes his authority over his foil, after he has entered upon a farm 011 his own account, and fruftrates all his plans, no good, but probably much ill, will arise fiom this officionfnefs. So it is, said he, betwixt the Union and her children, the states. With refpedt to the diftridt he represented, they wanted no new regulations as to their militia laws. The law proposed, indeed, would go to cross out all the exertions of the individual states ; and he hoped nothing farther would be done in t' at house on the fubjeft, than to recommend it to the several states to revise their militia laws, and to put their militia in the heft possible state of defencc. Mr. Sitgreaves differed in opinion wi'ih the jentle man from Ge6rgia ( Mr. Baldwin) that lhe business might be postponed without inconvenience. He hop ed the decision would not he delayed. He had his doubts on the ftrbjed ; but it was defirible that a de termination should be had, beCause those Hates which considered their systems as defe&ive, waited to fee what Congress would do. He knew this was particu larly the ease withrefpeft to the state of Pennsylvania, and therefore he wiflied the fubjedt to hive an end. Understanding, however, that this plan had undergone , much consideration, and was not likely to be fuccefs ful, he should not fay any thing more on the fubjeft. Mi. Harper said he wished noi unneceffarilv to pro tradl the bulinefs, but he did not think' it fhn'uld be so lightly difpeneed with. It had been the labour of two committees in two successive feffiens, which confided of men well versed in military concerns,&who had seen the defers of; the present system ; he thought, there fore, that a hill which had been formed with so much labour and attention, ought not to be kicked out of the house with so little ceremony. He wished gentlemen to fay what they wowld ■ give them in exchange for this bill. It waseafy to make objedlions, but a fubfti twte should be offered. Mr. H. again condemned the present system. The gentleman from Georgia had said the public voice was against this measure. He wished to know how this had been tolledted ? the pub lic voice, as far as he had heard it, ( and he had had an opportunity of.hearing.it from one end of the con tinent to th'e other ) was dire&ly the contrary —for all seemed to condemn the present system. The Gentleman from Ne\v-Jerfey (Mr.<lend<frfon) had complained that is would throw the military bur den unequally upon the citizens He believed the contrary would be the cafe, as every man in the course of his life would be called upou to perform his ftiare of service. That gentleman had spoken of certain persons being exempted from service. The bill con tained no such exemption ; nothing but inability couid exempt a man from service. The age fixed up on was a period of life before men generally enter ed into business ; and everyone passing through this military discipline, would diffufe military habits and discipline through the union, and form a nation of sold iers ready to defend theircountry whenever it 6 necessi ty should call them. Not, he said, that the rich man should be exempted, but that all men, without excep tion, should be equally liable. So that every citizen would become a soldier, without which a free govern ment could not be fspported. It had been said, if this bill were to pass, it would derange all the present military eftabliftiment. It would do no such thing, but would be engrafted upon it. They were also told that volunteer corps had equipped themselves at great expence. This ( he did not approve, because the public defence, which should be general, fell upon volunteer corps who might be more rich or more patriotie than 1 others. He hoped, therefore, the motion to strike out would not pass. , Mr. W. Lyman observed that the gentleman who condemned the present system in toto, allow ed that it was pradticabl* in some parts of the uni on, so that it could net be quite fobad as he repre sented it. JHe believed it was capablc of improve ment. The greatest objedlion to the system now in force was, that it did not fall equally upon all classes; il an improvement was made in it,' in this refpeft, one of the greatest obje&iens to it would be removed. In every free nation, the citizens must be ready to defend their country when in dan ger from attacks from without, or diftur'oances from within j but if the principle of a fcletS corps ,was introdueed, you introduce a diftindt principle, which wii! war against the other part* of the system. In a military point of view, it was impcllible he laid, to carry tliis principle into operation, for the mo ment you introduce it, you will have no other corpi. He differed from -the gentlenian from S. Carolina (Mr. Harper) ih speaking of the opinion of the people on the bill proposed ; he believed they were wholly diffatisfisd witiyit. Before this bill was re committed, he would propose amendments to other parts of it. , Mr. Hartley faijl there were several new mem bers in the had not beeo prtfent at the former dificuffions of thisfubjedfc ; and he thought it best not to hurry the bufißefs, but to give a little time for these gentlemen to make themselves ac quainted with thi fubjedl. If they now agreed to strike oat the firft fedlion, it would put an end to the plan proposed. He believed the feledt corps proposed was not a new thing ; there was such an establishment in Switzerland, and such a corps had frequently been under consideration in the date of Pcnnfylvania ; but the .greatest objection to it was, the great number of confcientkias. people in that date irho refufe to bear arms. The people of the | Eastern dates, he fair], were araied befote this go vernment was eredted ; but this was not the cafe in ; Pennsylvania and in the South This feleft corps, he said, ilverc to be anne<Tat the public expence }if ! this difficulty wasgot over, he thought there would be few left. He suggested the propriety of the committee's riling, in order to give time for consi deration of the fubjedt. For his own part, he should vote for it. Mr. Gilbert hoped the committee would rife ; for he believed this fubjedt had not been discussed daring this csngrefs, and many members were, of course, unacquainted with the business. The motion for the committee's rising was pot and carried 37 to 31. Mr. Livingflon said that there had been a com mittee appointed last session on the fubjedl of im-. proving the penal"code ; but for want of some ne ceffiry information, no report had been made. That information being now arrived, and doubting not, the house was still desirous of ameliorating the penal code, he should beg to lay the following re solution an the table. " Resolved, that a committee be appointed to en, quire whcther,any and what alterations are neceffa ryra the penal laws of the United States, and that they report by bill or otherwise." Agreed. Mr. Galiatin presented a petition from Stephen Moylan, of this city, commissioner of loans, pray ing for an increase of salary. Mr. Gallatin obtained leave of absence for ten days. , Mr. A. Foster, from the committee of enrolled bills, reported that the bill for the more effedtual promulgation of the laws of the United States, was truly enrolled, and it received the signature of the speaker accordingly. Mr. Harper enquired if it would he in order; to move that the committee of the whole be difcharg cd from a farther consideration of the militia bill ; and, on being informed it was in order,, he moved that it be so* thw purpose of recommit ting it to a feleS; committee. His ohjedt was that the bill might, be so modified as to ltand a better chance of passing ; because if this was not done, and feftion was determined to be struck out, the plan would be loft, which he thought of great importance. After fable obje&ions urged against the motion by Mr. W. Smith, Mr. Hartley, Mr. W. Lyman, Mr. Kiteheli and Mr. Heath, and 10 favour of it by Mr. Harper and Mr. Craik, it was put and loft. Mr. Heath said, owing to a want of fufficient energy in the revenue laws of the United States, conhderable films of money had been loft by reve nue officers, as was feCn by the report from the treasury department. He thought it possible for the laws to be so amended as to prevent fiinilar de falcations in future. For that purpose he wifiied the following refoltition to lie on the table: " Resolved, that a committee be appointed to enquire whether any and what alterations ire necef firy to enfoicc the payment of money due from shevarioL-t revenue.cffi«sis of the United States." Agreed. Adjourned. Mr. H'Hliamt's obfcrvaiious on the Militia- E * . Mr. Williams kid, a well regulated militia must be acknowledged as the best support in a free re public ; and as every man tfuft be intended in car tying into effect such a fydem, it became us to pay every possible attention to this very importp.nt fub jea. He thought the present fyttem very excep tionable ; and the one proposed and now under consideration, appeared to him compulsive; arbitra ry, and not agreeable to the spirit of a republican government. The annual encampments would be very expensive and injurious to morals and industry. Ihe regiments thus composed would extend over a great furface, and would want that compad* so lidity which military corps should possess. In the bill, all (except those exempted) between 20 and 25 yeats of age, are to do duty. This was -a pe riod, he fatd, that the ,purcft morals ought to be inculcated in youth, inilead of which we might reasonably expect that a greater part of therawJuM in confequet.ce of their being encamped, imbibe immoral principles, which would be exceedingly difficult to remove. Besides, this is a period that young men take upon themselves an adiive part in life, ard begin the world for themselves. As the claufc now flood, the public must be at a very great expence, such as in our present cir cuir.fti.nces, we arc unable to "bear. To agree to the firft claUse would be legislating in the dark, as it was impoflible to know what number of citizens there were within that age," ana of course we can not form an eftimateof the expenees. If such a system was to take place, he said, we ought to have been furnifhcd wi.h the number as near as circum stances would admit. But as a gentleman observed the other day, that before gentlemen negatived ihc present mode, they would do well to propose a bet ter, Mr. W. said, he was of that a le gionary system would not only preferable to the one under consideration, but more ble to the minds of the people ; fully as client, and would call but for little aid from the public. A legion, he said, was the moil efficient corps in every point of ticw. A fele& legion might ea fily fce fomed from every I rigade of militia, agree ably to a certain rule of appui uuiiittciu which fhouldi be fixed by law. Mod brigades could form o>te troop of horse, one company ot artillery and a l„t ----talioti of infaatry. The regiments which compose jhis brigade of reserved militia lhould be divided ints infantry, cavalry and artillery slaflcs. Tbcfe claflVs (hould be determined by lot, or by the ar rangement of the commandant of the brigade. li vely regiment fiiould furmfli a certain proportion of infantry, matrofles and cavalry. The clafiea lhould be obliged to furnifh the men for these corps completely equipped with arms and accoutrement*, with a military hat or cap, with a coatee, ano a pair of overalls. The classes which furnifhed these legionary soldiers to be exempted from the prelent military regnlstions. They shall be denominated the Reserved Corps, and (hall ouly meet on die regimental parade once in tkreo years, to be in. fpedted and to recruit the legion.. The cla/Frs, iq cafe of desertion or expulsion, fhquld be obligaieil, by pecuttiary penalties, t» replace the man wnode. fens or is expelled.—lf the classes refute to raise the men diredted by law, or the by-ordits of a tu perior officer, every individual of luah cl«U» fholtid be fined with severity. The teim of the legionary enlistment to be for years. During their service in tkc legim they might be exempted from all works on the ruad —from all civil duties as jurors, and from pet tonal tax. Every three years of service to be dittin guifhed by some honorary badge, and that period of service to exempt the legtorftry soldier from ail military duties except when the country was in dau- S er - . ' - The legionary soldier, when his time expires, to receive a military dipUma, expressive of nis pairi. otifm and-attachment to law and oidet.— Xhe le gionary cavalry and infantry to be iilfpeCted and exercised fn squads convenient to their ,retidence times in the year by the legionary adjutant, who fhquld be liberally-rewarded >»y govammeiit fur Ltvmiiitary ferviccs. The artilieiy ifruuld be «u> camped days, and fhcuia e excrcifed and infpeited by some able -aitiiiery officer ia each di vilion. This service to coafilt in practical experi ments, and government (hould provide fur this ex pence. This corps to be entitled to a ftipcuomy in point, of pay, and military honor. The legion* of each fiate to be mfpe&ed yearly by the adjutant-general of each Hate, whole ranlc and emoluments tliould be lefpeitabie. lie lhould make yearly repoits of the legionary corps, 01 the legionary adjutants, and of the defetls of the law, to the commander in chief of the hate, and to the secretary of war. He should be refponfibl* fur the good appearance and difcipliitt of the legion, and therefore e.very legionary adjutant fboulei oe recom. mended or appointed by him. The firft iay the artillery (hould be infpedted, the ficond day Hie ca valry, the third day the infantry, and trie tourtli day the legion fhoHid be exercised in mock engage ments. The officers and soldiers of the legW to receive a compensation for less of time. In older to accompiifh an uniformity in arms, go vernment might furnifh them, and ctiArge them'to the classes at firft colt. He believed molt of the Rates could furiiifh the legion with arms. The legion fhouid bear the nam. of the county or brigade diflriA, and should oc ofliccit'd iu the nrii firft inftaoce from the prelent officers of the uinim. The brigadier-general of the refeiveu corps always command the legion, and fupei lor encourage ment fhouid be given to the noii-commiliione«l offi cers. The brigadier-general to be relpoufiiile lor the raising of the legion, to apportion the rtquifi tion to each regiment, and the commandant or each regiment to apportion the regimental reqrtifition to each company. Any negiedt or drfobedtcncTVtf or ders to be puniflied with levcrity. ~ The penalties of neii-atteNdance and other offen ces would defervc consideration. - He believed no system would be efficient, if Jthe fines were ndt giv (ii to the officers commanding the companies, (or i their use and equipment, and no fyltem will be so just as to determine every species of guilt by a court martial. The court members (hoold receive the fame fay as if on any other duty. * the legion was colledted, to be fubjedl to the articles of war, except as to corporal p&nilli-- mcnt. If would be belt tu arrange a fyflom tor the *gk»i, ft om the annual reports of the adjutant-ge neral to the secretary of war, who (hould report annually the defedts of the law. ' Mr. Williatns said, it appcarsd to him that there was a certain proportion of out citizens better cal. eclated and more disposed for military duty than o ihers. The principles here laid down would give them an opportunity to distinguish themselves ac cording to their genius; but in the clause in the bill before them, all were to be considered as form ing the militia, let tiieir genius or abilities be ever so much at variance with the service. Of what use could it be, said Mr. W. to discipline men who dif liked the service? In his opinion, itwas only a lofl of time. Mr. W. concluded by faying, that he had throw® these ideas together, and fubmilted them to the consideration of the house. They appear to hint to obviate many objrftions which had been urged against the bill .before tltm, and to remedy exilting evils. The house would perhaps think differently ; it 10, they would of conrfe rrjedt them. He fliould at all events vote for ftrikipg out the firft of the bill before them. For the Gazette of the United Sutcs. Mr. Fbnno, I HAVE jutt returned from a rational and ele. R- nt entertainment, in which taiy feelings have been f- overpowered with enjoyment, that lam impcl '♦ to express the delighttuf impreffiens I received, and which ltill remain upon my miad. I Attended this evening, with a numerous and refptdtable au diencej at Mr. Fennell's jfiift " moral, critical, and entertaining reading," delivered in the Hall of the University, km til thecommon exprftationof enter tainment, which nsvelty generally excites ; but those expeftatfons were so greatly exceeded by the varied, exquifitc, and refined pleasure, which, with the reft of the audience, 1 received, in the coutfe
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