NEW Theatr'B. Oa F RID AYEV ENI NG, December 30, Will be presented, A CO ME DT, called The Wheel of Fortune. Written by Richard Cumberland, Esq. author of the Jew, Weft-Isdian, &c. and performing at the Theatre Drury Lane, London, with tfhbounded applauffe. Sir David Daw, Mr. Francis Terapeft, Mr. Harivood Penruddock, Mr. Cooptr Wotjilrille, Mr. Warren Sydenham, Mr. K'igneJl Henry Weadville, Mr. Mcreton Wearle, Mr. Blifett Weadville'* Servant, Mr. Mitchell Officer, Mr. H'arrell Jenkins, Mr. Darley, jun. Jainei>, Mr. Warrell, jna. Richard, Mr. \t organ Harry, ' _ Mr. M'jio/iald Thomas, Mister Wurrcll Mr*. Wood villa, Mri. Morris Emily Tempest, Mrs. Merry Dame Dunckley, Mrs. Dci&or Maid, Mis* Milbourno After which will be performed by the French Com pany, a celebrated OPERA, in one a<Jl, called La Melomanie. r Th»re will be no performance an Saturday next on account of the preparation* for forac new piece* for the ensuing week. 0- On Monday the Tragedy of RICHARD 111. • new Ballet composed by Mr. Byrne, and the favor ite farce of ANIMAL MAGNETISM. £jT Bot, One Dollar twenty-five cents. Pit one Dollar. And Gallery, half a dollar. Ticketi to be h-id at H. ic P. Rice's 4ook-ftore, No. jo High-flreet, and at the Office adjoining the Theatre. Place* for the Boxes to be taken at the OXce in th« front of the theatre, from io till j o'clock, and from till 4 on the days of performance. The Doors of the Theatre will opqe at'j, and the Curtain rife preciSfly at 6 o'cloek. Ladies and Gentlemen are requeued to fend their servant* to keep places a quarter before 5 o'clock, and to order them, as feenss the company are seated, to withdraw, as they caiinui on any account be permit ted to remain. riFAT RESPUBLICAI College-Hal]. Readings and Recitationi, Moral, Critical, and Entertaining. Mr. FENNELL Refpe&fully inform* the Public, that On SATURDAY EVENING, December 51, at j •'dock, (by particular desire, >and for the latt time) will be repeated EIFMNATOir AogRtSS. After which will be recited an Allegorical Peera, in three parts, called The C A V E or NAT U'R E ; Or, A PnAuec of the Virtues, Vices, and Paffiois, «f the Human Mind. The next Reading will be 011 'fuefday tfcV 3d of January, 1797.—The course will be continued regu larly every Tuesday and Thursday evening. No repetition (if any (hould hereafter take place) will be given on the evening of eithrr of the above day*. Sabfcribers' tiukets (not transferable) admit to all repetitions. Subfcnption* are received by Mr.Zarhariah Poulfor, jun. at the Library, where the Lames and Gentlemen who may be inclined to honor the undertaking with their patronage, are refpeafully requested to fend their names and receive their tickets. Oecafioral admifhen tickets to be/.ad of Mr. Prmlfun, Jnn. at the Library ; at mr. M'Slwee's looking-gjnfs-rtere, No. 70, South Feurth-ftreet; and at Mr. Carey's, Book fellcr, Market-street. To the Public. it . _ IT has been the wifb of almaft every class of citi zens in America, that a Gazette might be published in ' the Metropolis, once a Kveek which would exclude ad ■vertifements altogether. A large sheet , on this plan would contain all the intelligence, foreign and domes tic j—it would come to tfte fUbferiber* at a frnall ex pence, compared with that of fee Daily paper*,• a great proportion cf which is neceiTariiy filled with ad.' vertifemente ; —it would beeafily preserved and bound in a volume at the end of each year, or be convenient ly traiifmitted to correspondents in any part of the world. Tke firll number of a paper on this plan to be entit led THE UNIVERSAL GAZP.ITE, will be publi/hed in the city of Philadelphia on Thurs day the sth day of January, 1797. It will be printed with ail elegant type, on paper equal in sue and quality to that on which the Philadelphia Gazette it printed ; and it will contain every article of foreign and domestic news, including the arrival of veflels— price ot stock Sec. snd a correal aceounr of the pro ccodwg* of Congress, with an authentic copy of the laws ot the United States, from the beginiiig of the prefeat-feDion of the Federal Legislature. Ihe price of the Universal Gazette, exclusive of postage, will be fnur dollars per annum, to be paid in advance, ill Philadelphia, yearly ; unless inftru&ions ftiall be given by the fubferibers to their correfpend ent* in the city, who will engage to ygy the fubfcrip tian money as it*bccoiue« due Ort'ert for this paper, post are to be addrcfled .to Andrew Brown, at the office of the Philadelphia {Jaaette, No. ay, Chefnut-ftreet, who will be aufwer able for all money advanced on account of the Univer sal Gazette. > * A Daily Paper, by poll, sent any di/lance •within one hundred miles, cofis the fubferibers twelve dollars, and twelve cents, per annum ; any di/lance beyond one hundred miles, it cofls dollars and Jixty eigbt ecnts, per annum, inc/udi.p'jlage. The bniver/al Gatsetle, by excluding aclvertifementj swill contain all the intelligence of the week, and cojl the fubferibers by pofk, any Within one hundred miles, only four dollars e-iU fifty-two cents, per an num ; any dij.ance beyond one hundred miles, it quill eofl only four dollars and fever, ty-eigkt cents per Annum, . including r oft age. Dec. ty. » Jt CONGRESS OF the UNITED STATES. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Monday, December 26. [contin»E»t] Mr. Nicholas fa id lie had not been convinced "by the observation* of gentlemen wba had fpuken is . favout of this report.; thit all the mifchiefs would [ not follow thil measure which he before predicted He enquired into the purpose of establishing a na tional university. The President had said, and the commiffieners after him, it was to efUblifk an uni formity of principle* and nanners throughout the union. This, he believed, could not be effected by any iiillitation. If, said he, yeu incorporate men to build an university, aie you not pledging your felvn that you will makeup any deficiency ? And as the building mult be commensurate with the ob ject, they would hare an enormous empty house continually calling upon them for contribution* to its support. Whatever moderation had been obferv. Ed in framing this report, Mr. N. said, it was like many others which came before them—it was so covered, as not to (hew half the mifchiefs which woald attend it. If a plan of education was want ed for tha' didri&, let members from that part «f the country fay so, and he would be ready to af ford them every ncceflary a ft,lance s but he would not think of going into the scheme of a national university. Thediftriftof country from whence he came, mi(,'ht Rand in great need of femioarie* of learning as had been hinted by the gentleman from Mary, 'and (Mr. Craik) but their ignorance nauft conti nue, u'ltil they were sensible of their want of ia- Rm&ion. He believed there was no federal quality in knowledge, and no federal aid was neeeffary to the Ipread of it. Every diftrift of countiy was ■ competent to provide for the education of its own citizens ; and be should not give his countenance to the national plan proposed, beeaufe the eipence would be enormous, and beeaufe he did not think it would be attended with any good effect, but with tnu.-k evil. Mr. R. Sprigg, jun. eonfidered the report before them as of a vrry harmlef* nature. The President, he said, bad appropriated land upon which to erect the niiiverlity in queftioa. They were not called upon to fanftion that appropriation. His power to give it was foil and ample. The thing was done, and he had promised a future donation. The ap prehenGons of the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Nicholas) fcemed to arise from his conceiving they were about to fanftion a national university fueh as had been recommended by the PreHdent; if this were the cafe, although the reprefeil'ative of that didrift, he should not give his vote in fopport of the measure. On the contrary, he iaid, tbey were called upon merely to authorise proper perfous to receive donations for an university. .What fort of indention this should be, would he for the future consideration of Congref*. Mr. S. said, he (hoald always be ready to give his fuppott to every mea sure which had a tendency to spread knowledge throughout the United States, as he believed the progress of knowledge <nd liberty Kould accompa ny each other. The gentleman from Virginia feeined to think this inftitation would only benefit a small circle. He did not think the iate of Ma ryland would be much benefitted by it, as they had already two good universities, b»t he thought it doing no more than) justice to the owners of pro perty in the federal city, that this institution diould be encouraged. What was aflted ot them, would not commit them at all for any thing forfher; and it would be a mean of taming the attention *4 the people to the support of an inftitutiou of this kind. For these reasons, he hoped the hoafe would agree to the rvport. Mr, Livingfton said, he was in favour of tke re port of the committee, until, by a recurrent* to the aft for eftablifliing the permanent feat of gov ernment, he was convinced there was something more in th» measure than met the eye. The inten tion seemed a good one, but what hindered the (late in which this diftrift lay, from granting tke incorporation desired i There needed to have been no ditficulty in this. But something farther was intended—public patronage was wanted to the in. dilution. They were delired, at a minute's warn ing, to fay they would establish a national universi ty- It was true, they had been called by a respec table authority to do this ; but it was a matter of moment, and required consideration. How far the commissioners were aathorifed to give land for this purpose, he conld not fay. He thought the words " public use,'' would not authorise them to do so: for if they gave land upon which to erect an university, they might K ive it for any other building which was to be enjoyed by a number of people ; for school* and uniferfities, he said, were not public, put piivste concerns. The effect of the resolution would be, as had been justly said, an entering wedge ; and hereafter they should be toldt they must go on, and all the fine things which had now been urged, would then be brought forward, with ten fold force, in favour ®f a national univer. Gty. If this kufiuefs was perfectly hairalefs, as it had been represented, he should willingly have sup ported it : but, as he conceived it to be far other wifr, be conld not vote for it. Mr. Madifsn was far from thinking that this was a quedion which went to pledge Congress support a national university. He did not think the agreeing to the present proposition would pledge Congress to pay a Angle farthing. He eonfidered th« qneftion merely to be whether Congress would encourage an eftablifliment which was to be sup ported independent of them. The Prefideat had thought proper to give to this inttiiution the fifty (hares in the Potomac navigation, which had been prefer,ted to him as an acknowledgment of his f«r vices during the war, but which he declined ac cepting for his own use. All that the commilW ers prayed for was to have this property secured, with any other which might be given for the fame purpose, by grar ting due poweis for the pisrpofe. This was the simple view which he had of the fob jeft. The gentleman ftom New York (Mr. Li virgfton) firmed to think there was no necefiity for the interference of the United States in this bufinefj. Mr. M. laid Ccogufs had th ' fote jurif-' uiflion over this diftrift of country. It w.is indeeJ necefTary that the laws of Maryland (hrjuld operate over it for the prefem, but they do so, said lie, by authority of Congreic, and Coß«refs only can <aake j a law on the present fubjeft. With this idea, the commiflioiters had applied to them. The report before them, Mr. M. said, did not call the univer sity a national aniverlity ; it fp£aks of it as an uni verftry in the diftridi of Columbia. He thaugbt there was a material difference between calling it an univerlity and a national aniverfity. Congress, he said, might form an institution there, which could not be confidercd an inllitution of the Unit ed States, which Heverthcicfs, have all the good of a national inHitunun—and it was in this qualified light in which he viewed it. Mr. R. Sprigs, jun. said it had_becn enquired why the Legiflaturc »f Maryland couli not have ■ granted the what they now pray for He answered they coald make no law for that oif tridt which fttnuld extend pad the time at whivh the feat of government was to be removed there. H: mentioned some inflancci which had taken place whilll he was a member of that legiflaturc. This, he said, accounted for the application of the ; commiflioners ta Congress. On motion, the committee rose, and had leave to fit again. Mr. Ckriii* exprefied mueh diflatisfafiion with the fcttlciaent which had been made at the war of fice in relation te the accounts of captain Robert Harris, wha had only been credited with f.x'een dollars for eighteen mouths fervise, owing to his not having called at the precise time for payment at which he oaght to have eallci. He therefare moved a resolution calling upon the war department far a statement as the number of officers aad the amount of tbeir pay who flood ex;tsly in e,iptain Harris's fituatian, in order to fliew no great in convenience waald arise from a re fettlcmerit. Af ter a number as ablvrvations on the fubjeft, the motion was negatived. Mr. Nicholas obtained leave of abfrnee for Mr. Hefcth, for 20 days. Mr. Parker laid a resolution to the following ef fect upon the table': " Aefolved, that the President of the United States be requested ta cause to be laid before the house, what measures have been taken for carrying into effect the treaty between the Uaited States and the Dey and Regency of Algiers, and also whether aay aad what further legislative aid may be for thai purpafe." Mr. Gregg prefeated the petition of William Alexander, prayißg compesfatian for ferviccs as aa affiltant furveyar; which was referred to the committee of claims Adjourned. Tuesday, December 17. Tke bill from tbe Senate, granting an addition al allowance ta the clerks ia the office of the fecre Wry of the senate, was read the feccind time, and referred to tbe committee on the fubjeA of com pensations. Mr, S>vaawiek piefented tke petition of Jane Adams, praying for relief 011 account of a certifi eate for 500 dollars, which (he had received for a price in the lottery, and loft. Mi. Ljvingftoa presented the petition ps William Conllable and others, holders of what tva« termed New Eirt'Con Bills, praying far relief. Mr. Midifoa presented the petition as John Por- : { er, a {tidier ia tbe late war for compeafatioa. | The *hov« petitionj were feveralljr referred to the conauttee of el/fms. Mp Kitchell presented the memorial of John CI eve Symmes, on the fubjeft of kit contrast with the United States, for certain landa, and prayiag that his purthafe might be eompleaied. Referred ta the cammittee of the whole, t» whom was de ferred the report of the attorney-general on this fubjefl. ' * Mr. D. Foster, from the committee of claims made report* on the petitions of Gilbert Deach, Thomas Miller, Thomas Curtis, Joseph Shalk, James M'Calmant and Ricnara Keys Theie re ports were all against the petitioners, were several ly twice read, aad concurred in by the house. | Mr. Swanwick, from the committee of com merce and manufa&ares, made reports on the pe titions of Charles White, Stewart and Barr, Da vid Scudder, Elcazer Scudder, Samuel Berrien k others, Aaroa Sheffield, Legara, Pearc e and Prio lo, wliich were fevera!ly v againft the petitioners. They were twice read, and (except the two lalt, the derision on which was poftponcd to Tuesday next) agreed to by the house. Mr. Hartley presented the petition of Robert Horner, for compensation for ferviccs during the wa.', which was referred to the committee of claims. The order »f the day was eallcd for on the re port of the committee to whore was referred the memorial of the commiflioners of the Federal city, and that part of the President's fpecch, which re ferred ta the cftablifhtnent of a national Hniverlity. The house accordingly resolved itfe'.f into a com mittee of the whole ou that fubjeft, Mr. Coit in the chair, when, the resolution, reported by the felcift committee, having been read, no gentleman rifiug on the subjeCt, the chairman enquired if Jie committee were ready- for the qucllion, "and, 011 being answered in the affirmative, the queilion was put and negatived by a great majority. The committee then rose, and thf house took up thefubje&, whea Mr. Murray exprcfTed his surprise at the decifi an which had just taken place. He thought the question mud have been mistaken, or it had not been fufficiemly di feu fled. He regretted deeply that a fubjeft so intereftirig should have had so lit tle confederation. The report of the committee, he said, was moderate and just, and he coufefTed he bad heard nothing from gentlemen, who were op posed to it, that was not either founded ia millskes, or in an overheated imagination of evils, with which the repart was unconnected. One would have supposed, said he, to have heard the argu ments used oh the eccafion, that the report had propafed ta lay the foundation of a national uni versity, which should have called far rofeurces from the whole unian. On looking iuta the report, he faund na such thing ; in referring to the memorial of the commtifioncrs, aethivg like it was to be dif coveted ; the i-eqieft was (imply *St,t Congrcft would do, what Congress alone ceulii do, viz. au ihoi ife proper persons l« receive f*ch rfo«ition< a* liber?) and well difpttfed perfo'-s might be inrltucd to give towards carrying into effefl the iaftitatiort of an tsmverlity. Yet the rote of the commi'tee of the whole jaft taken, weat te crush thi* perfect ly harmless, but desirable measure—• measure which went to the planting a little feed of learn ing is that diftrift. It aflced neither for.protedi en nor bounty from the United States ; it requited nothing mote than the li«ip!ea&of incorporati»n. Hi»colleague (Mr. Sprigg) he said, had ihcwn that the legislature of Maryland could not grant the in corporating power wanted, iince they did not ex tend their power beyoud the period of lßoe, at which tiaae iht general gjveru»eul waj k) be si..cd withia that diftrift. If C»»grefs refufe to comply with the request of the petitioners, laid Mr. M.tkey will smother In the Snd the efforts of individual!, incline 1 1te give donations for the encouragement of learning in this new c.jty. Si» ungenerous a resolution ke could not have believed pafful a body, who had the ckaraAer of liberal and enlightened—such a vote would appear particularly humiliating in the eyes of foreign nations. Where, he alked, would be the evil of agreeing t» the report ! We could fee none. The Pi cfiaeut had generously fignified hit intention of giving about the valueof 5,0001. sterling, and the write <tnu liberal in all parts of the Union would probably follow hia ex ample. A seminary 01 learning would be let about, proportioned to the resources for its support. ln ftead of allowing thi» to be the cafe, every puffible abuse had been imagiaed to take plate -y was t<k be extravagantly lquandered, a large vu te he eredled, and Corigrefs wa» to be called upon t» complete tke defifn. Why, ke said, fuppei'e ail this abuse ? Wai it' not more probable, that enlightened men, desirous of promoting fwch an inititutiou would a<fti a more prudent and rational part, -particularly when~thc law held out to them no idea of support f Upon the whole, he thought no reasonable ohjeAion could be made to the report j he keped a final dei if. ion therefore would be delayed; for he could not be* litvt, when gentlemen took time to confidcr the fuis | je<!t, they could aA so unenlightened and illiberal a j part as to rejid a request so harmless and reasonable. Mr. Madil«H propol'ed to strike out the word pecu niary trom the report, that the expression might ex tend to all lortl i>f donations. The Speaker said it Was net in order to amend the report in that ft&ge of the hufinefs. '!'» amead it, tke I report must be recommitted. fTo-Jje continued.J Wadncfiiiy, December 2S. The bill fur the relief of John Sears, was read the third time and paficd. Mr. Hindman presented t.vo petition*, one tfom 1 Alexander Furitiva), poftmaftc of Baltimore pray ing for additional ccmpenfition to his prcfent al lowance ; and another trom James Curue, and o tbers, for recompencc for fe; vices the war*. The former was referred tathe committee ot eom petclation, and the latfer to the committee of claims. Mr. Coit, prefe*l k -d the meinoiial of Hannah Welch, praying for payment ol iyicarages due to Uer late hafbatid for fervicei as captain of a vcffel during the war, in which he wai killed figging oa fV'irc at Fenabfccrt, ar.J alfa for commutation due to her brother, who had aifo ierved in the war—. Refcired to the commit'ee of claim*. _Mr. Coodiich presented a pet it inn from the cem miQioner »f Loans for Conne&icutt, praying for an inereafeef salary. Referred to the committcc of cempeafatian. Mr. D. Foster moved that the petition of Mo. f«» White, which had latUcfiiun been u-ported u pon by the committee of claims, hut which report had not been decided upon by the house, (hmiid recommitted to the committee of claim#, 011 count of some r.ew facts which v.ere pioduced. Agreed. Mr. W. Smith then called up bis resolution re. littivc to affording relief to the fuffererg at t!avann»h which oceafioned confideiablc debate, and was at length negatived 55 to 24. Notice. THE Advertiser is a pcrfor. regularly bred, and ha» earned on in an extensive manner for these 30 tear, past.the various branches »f Goldsmiths' a«d Jew ellery, plated and hard ware Cutlery, and Irfimoonre ry l.ofinrfs, and has general of the Dry Good and many otherbulineffes. He has a particijar tafle for budding, las built txtcafively {». hi ßl ftlf, kas conduced buildings for others, and isaf ooi*i« a that Ins services to any gentleman that m.ght be in went of a person to conduct any 6f the aforefaid baft nefles, would not only be ufei'ui'but an acquisition M he will enirage on liberal terms, either as c salesman or to feii. as an ageut, as a.partner or take the care of a mauufa&ory, or fiiperimend build ing, Sec, He is a marked man, ansi having no family but his wife who ould a<il as a saleswoman or houle kceper. No objedlion to any par t of til* Southern ltates, or to take a voyage to Europe as a fuuercareo A line direded to J. C. to the care of the printer, will be piindtually attended to. N. B. He is well acquainted with most ef the E nr . li!h, Irilh, and Scotch mauufadloi'ies, as ke carried on business for tea years in London, but on account of unavoidable misfortunes in his country, ke is now fOP ced to leek for a living for himfelfand wife in thit way, and he Hatters himlelf that he will x i ve entire iausfa<flion to his employer. And as he is well known m this.vity, and to the molt refpeaable tharaaersou the continent, doubts nor but his chaj-atfer, moralitr and indefatigable industry, will bear tbe ltricteft ea quiry j Dcc • ' taw tf C. XV. PEAL E To the Citizens -of Philadelphia. Willing-to contribute my mits to aflift the f u ff«- e „ , t Savannah, I propoie to appropriate the nro<]u4* 01 the Museum, on Wednesday, the 4 tl> ef Jannar'y rrt- f or t h^ t express purpose. The conftan: call for my daily exerti ons, t# prapare the numerous fu'hjeAs for the museum has, aud will for along timo tsccmr, prevent me from giving my personal attendance on the visitors «f this re. pofitory : But o» this particular occaflon. it i«my inten tion to he present the w hole day 5 and it will girt me much pleasure to fee the rooms croudad from the early morn until ten o clock at night. N. B. C. W. Peali during the lad nine moaths, has made uncommon exertions to cnrich and improve the Mu seum, and although a it not yet .what it oughi te b« with, iheaid ot the C.:y of Philadclpliia, the proprietor at fures the public that it is daily pregrcfljug i n ufefulnefv*. and the conflaat visitor will always find some additi, ' ' to elevate his mind, and call forth fentinur.t.s of W . der and admiration of the wifiom oi K^u t Ci -' ' V °"7 all things. Muftum, Dcc. a. * 4—»
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